Practice Exercise

ROUND I Topically Divided Problems

Oxidation and Reduction 8. The oxidation states of nitrogen in NO, NO 2 , N 2 O
(Classical and Modern Concept) and NO -3 are in the order of (JEE Mains 2021)

1. Which conversion is an oxidation ? (a) NO3- > NO2 > NO > N2O
(a) SO24- ¾® SO32- (b) Cu 2+ ¾® Cu (b) NO2 > NO3 > NO > N2O
(c) H+ ¾® H (d) H- ¾® H (c) N2O > NO2 < NO > NO3
(d) NO > NO2 > N2O > NO3-
2. In the following reaction,
4P + 3KOH + 3H 2O ¾® 3KH 2 PO 2 + PH 3
9. What are the oxidation numbers of the three I atoms,
(a) P is only oxidised
in KI 3? (NCERT)

(b) P is only reduced (a) 0, 0, –1 (b) -1, 0, - 1

1 1 1
(c) P is both oxidised as well as reduced (c) 0, - , 0 (d) - , - , 0
(d) None of the above 3 3 3

3. In the given reaction, 10. A metal ion M 3+ loses three electrons. Its oxidation
2 K 4 [ Fe(CN) 6 ] ( aq) + H 2O 2 ( aq) ¾® 2 K 3[ Fe(CN) 6 ] ( aq) number will be
(a) + 3 (b) + 6 (c) 0 (d) - 3
+ 2 KOH( aq)
Which of the following processes takes place ? 11. Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
(a) Oxidation due to the removal of potassium (a) The oxidation number of S in H2SO5 is + 8
(b) Oxidation due to the removal of iron (b) The oxidation number of O in KO2 is -1 /2
(c) Reduction due to removal of potassium (c) The oxidation number of O in OsO4 is + 8
(d) Oxidation due to removal of electronegative element (d) The oxidation number of S in (NH4 )2S 2O8 is + 6

Oxidation State 12. In which of the following compounds, an element

exhibits two different oxidation states?
4. The oxidation number of an element in a compound [NCERT Exemplar]
is evaluated on the basis of certain rules. Which of
(a) NH2OH (b) NH4NO3
the following rules is not correct in this respect ?
(c) N2H4 (d) N3 H
(NCERT Exemplar)
(a) The oxidation number of hydrogen is always + 1. 13. The oxidation number of oxygen in OF2 is
(b) The algebraic sum of all the oxidation numbers in (a) + 2 (b) - 2 (c) + 1 (d) - 1
a compound is zero. 14. The oxidation number of Cr in CrO 5 is
(c) An element in the free or the uncombined state (a) + 3 (b) + 5 (c) + 6 (d) 0
bears oxidation number zero.
(d) In all its compounds, the oxidation number of 15. The oxidation states of iodine in HIO 4 , H 3IO 5 and
fluorine is -1 H 5 IO 6 are respectively
(a) +1, + 3, + 7 (b) +7, + 7, + 3
5. Oxidation number of S in SO 24 - (c) +7, + 7, + 7 (d) +7, + 5, + 3
(a) + 6 (b) + 3 (c) + 2 (d) - 2
16. In which of the following compounds, the oxidation
6. Oxidation number of nitrogen is highest in number of iodine is fractional ?
(a) N3 H (b) N2O4 (c) NH2OH (d) NH3 (a) IF3 (b) IF5 (c) I 3- (d) IF7
7. The oxidation number of chromium in potassium 17. In permonosulphuric acid ( H 2SO 5 ), the oxidation
dichromate is number of sulphur is
(a) + 2 (b) + 4 (c) + 6 (d) + 8 (a) + 8 (b) + 4 (c) + 5 (d) + 6
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18. The oxidation number of N and Cl in NOClO 4 28. Oxidation number of Cl in CaOCl 2 (bleaching
respectively are powder) is [AIEEE 2004]
(a) + 2 and + 7 (b) + 3 and + 7 (a) zero, since it contains Cl2
(c) - 3 and + 5 (d) + 2 and - 7 (b) -1, since it contains Cl-
19. The largest oxidation number exhibited by an (c) +1, since it contains ClO-
element depends on its outer electronic (d) +1 and -1, since it contains ClO- and Cl-
configuration. With which of the following outer 29. Oxidation number of X , Y and Z are + 2 , + 5 and - 2
electronic configurations the element will exhibit respectively. The formula of the compound formed
largest oxidation number ? (NCERT Exemplar) by these will be
(a) 3d1 4s2 (b) 3d3 4s2 (c) 3d5 4s1 (d) 3d5 4s2 (a) X 2YZ 6 (b) XY 2Z 6
20. Find the oxidation state of C1 and C2 in the (c) XY5 (d) X3YZ 4
following compound. CH3CH2 OH [NCERT]
(a) 0, 2 (b) - 2, 0 Oxidising and Reducing Agents
(c) - 2, - 2 (d) - 2, + 2 30. Which of the following is the strongest reducing
agent in aqueous medium ?
21. Oxidation state of C in CH 3COOH is [NCERT]
(a) Mg (b) Na (c) Li (d) Ca
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
31. Which of the following is the strongest oxidising
22. The oxidation state of two sulphur atoms in H 2S 2O 8
agent?
is (a) I2 (b) F2 (c) Cl2 (d) Br2
(a) - 6 (b) - 2 (c) + 6 (d) - 4
32. In the reaction, SO 2 + 2H 2S ¾® 3S + 2H 2O
23. When K 2Cr2O7 is converted into K 2CrO 4 , the
change in oxidation number of chromium is the substance that oxidises is
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9 (a) H2S (b) SO2 (c) S (d) H2O

24. Consider the following unbalanced redox reaction 33. Which of the following acts as an oxidising agent?
(a) HNO3 (b) Cl2
H 2O + AX + BY ¾® HA + OY + X 2 B
(c) FeCl3 (d) All of the above
The oxidation number of X is - 2, and neither X nor
34. In the reaction,
water is involved in the redox process.
2FeCl3 + H 2S ¾® 2FeCl2 + 2HCl + S
The element(s) undergoing oxidation is / are
(a) FeCl3 acts as an oxidising agent
(a) A (b) B
(b) Both H2S and FeCl3 are oxidised
(c) Y (d) B or Y or both
(c) FeCl3 is oxidised while H2S is reduced
25. Which of the following has/have been arranged in (d) H2S acts as an oxidising agent
order of decreasing oxidation state of sulphur ?
(a) H2S 2O7 > Na 2S 4O6 > Na 2S 2O3 > S 8
35. The reaction,
Cl2 ( g ) + 2OH - (aq) ¾® ClO - (aq) + Cl- (aq) + H 2O (l)
(b) SO2+ > SO24- > SO32- > HSO4-
(c) H2SO5 > SCl2 > H2SO3 > H2S
represents the process of bleaching. Identify and
(d) H2SO5 > SO2 > H2S > H2 S 2 O 8 name the species that bleaches the substances due
to its oxidising action. (NCERT Exemplar)
26. MnO -4 is a good oxidising agent in different (a) Cl- (b) Cl2 (c) OH- (d) ClO-
medium changing to
MnO4- ¾® Mn 2+ 36. Whenever a reaction between an oxidising agent
¾® MnO24- and a reducing agent is carried out (NCERT)
¾® MnO 2 (a) a compound of lower oxidation state is formed if
¾® Mn 2O3 the reducing agent is in excess
Changes in oxidation number respectively are (b) a compound of higher oxidation state is formed if
(a) 1, 3, 4, 5 (b) 5, 4, 3, 2 [AIEEE 2002] the oxidising agent is in excess
(c) 5, 1, 3, 4 (d) 2, 6, 4, 3 (c) Both (a) and (b)
27. In oxygen difluoride (OF2 ) and dioxygen difluoride (d) None of the above
(O 2 F2 ), the oxygen is assigned an oxidation number 37. Which of the following acts as an oxidising as well
of as reducing agent?
(a) + 1 and + 2 respectively (b) + 2 and + 2 respectively (a) Na 2O (b) Na 2O2
(c) + 1 and + 1 respectively (d) + 2 and + 1 respectively (c) NaNO3 (d) NaNO2
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38. In which of the following reactions H 2O 2 acts as a 45. The redox reaction among the following is
reducing agent? (JEE Main 2014) (a) reaction of H2SO4 with NaOH (JEE Main 2020)
1. H 2O 2 + 2 H + + 2 e- ¾® 2 H 2O (b) reaction of [Co(H2O)6 ]Cl 3 with AgNO3
2. H 2O 2 - 2 e- ¾® O 2 + 2 H + (c) combination of dinitrogen with dioxygen at 2000 K
(d) formation of ozone from atmospheric oxygen in the
3. H 2O 2 + 2 e- ¾® 2OH - presence of sunlight
4. H 2O 2 + 2 OH - - 2 e- ¾® O 2 + 2 H 2O
(a) 1, 2 (b) 3, 4 (c) 1, 3 (d) 2, 4 46. Which of the following is a redox reaction ?
(a) H2SO4 with NaOH
39. Which of the following chemical reactions depicts (b) In atmosphere, O3 from O2 by lightening
the oxidising behaviour of H 2SO 4 ? [AIEEE 2006] (c) Nitrogen oxides from nitrogen and oxygen by
(a) 2HI + H2SO4 ¾® I2 + SO2 + 2H2O lightening
(b) Ca(OH)2 + H2SO4 ¾® CaSO4 + 2H2O (d) Evaporation of H2O
(c) NaCl + H2SO4 ¾® NaHSO4 + HCl 47. Which of the following reactions do not involve
(d) 2PCl5 + H2SO4 ¾® 2POCl3 + 2HCl + SO2Cl2 oxidation reduction ?
I. 2Rb + 2H 2O ¾® 2RbOH + H 2
Redox Reactions II. 2CuI 2 ¾® 2CuI + I 2
40. Which of the following is the best description of the III. NH 4 Br + KOH ¾® KBr + NH 3 + H 2O
behaviour of bromine in the reaction given below ? IV. 4KCN + Fe(CN) 2 ¾® K 4 [Fe(CN) 6 ]
H2O + Br2 ¾® HOBr + HBr
(a) I, II (b) I, III (c) I, III, IV (d) III, IV
(a) Proton acceptor only
(b) Both oxidised and reduced Types of Redox Reactions
(c) Oxidised only 48. Which of the following statements(s) is/are not true
(d) Reduced only about the following decomposition reaction?
41. In basic medium, H 2 O 2 exhibits which of the 2KClO ¾® 2KCl + 3O 2 (NCERT Exemplar)
following reactions ? (JEE Main 2021) (a) Potassium is undergoing reduction
2+ 4+ (b) Chlorine is undergoing oxidation
I. Mn ¾® Mn
II. I2 ¾® I (c) Oxygen is reduced
(d) None of the species are undergoing oxidation or
III. PbS ¾® PbSO4
reduction
Choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below : 49. White phosphorus reacts with caustic soda, the
(a) I, III only (b) I only products are PH 3 and NaH 2 PO 2 . This reaction is an
(c) II only (d) I, II only example of
(a) oxidation (b) reduction
42. Of the following reactions, only one is a redox (c) disproportionation (d) neutralisation
reaction. Identify this reaction.
(a) Ca(OH)2 + 2HCl ¾® CaCl2 + 2H2O 50. Identify disproportionation reaction. (NCERT Exemplar)

(b) 2S 2O72- + 2H2O ¾® 2SO42- + 4H+ (a) CH4 + 2O2 ¾® CO2 + 2H2O
(c) BaCl2 + MgSO4 ¾® BaSO4 + MgCl2 (b) CH4 + 4Cl2 ¾® CCl4 + 4HCl
(d) Cu 2S + 2FeO ¾® 2Cu + 2Fe + SO2 (c) 2F2 + 2OH- ¾® 2F- + OF2 + H2O
(d) 2NO2 + 2OH- ¾® NO2- + NO3- + H2O
43. Which of the following is not a redox reaction ?
(a) CaCO3 ¾® CaO + CO2 51. MnO 24 - undergoes disproportionation reaction in
1 acidic medium but MnO -4 does not because
(b) Na + H2O ¾® NaOH + H2
2 (NCERT Exemplar)
1 (a) In MnO2-
(c) MnCl3 ¾® MnCl2 + Cl2 4 , Mn is in intermediate oxidation state
2 (b) In MnO-4, Mn is in lowest oxidation state
(d) O2 + 2H2 ¾® 2H2O (c) In MnO4- , Mn is in intermediate oxidation state
44. Which of the following is a redox reaction ? (d) None of the above
(a) NaCl + KNO3 ¾® NaNO2 + KCl (AIEEE 2002) 52. What products are expected from the disproportion-
(b) CaC2O4 + 2HCl ¾® CaCl2 + H2C2O4 ation reaction of hypochlorous acid ? (AIEEE 2006)
(c) Ca(OH)2 + 2NH4Cl ¾® CaCl2 + 2NH3 + 2H2O (a) HClO3 and Cl2O (b) HClO2 and HClO4
(d) 2K[Ag(CN)2] + Zn ¾® 2Ag + K 2[Zn(CN)4 ] (c) HCl and Cl2O (d) HCl and HClO3
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53. An example of a disproportionation reaction is 63. The value of ‘n’ in the reaction
(JEE Main 2019) Cr2O72 – + 14H + + nFe 2 + ¾® 2Cr 3+ + nFe 3+ + 7H 2O
(a) 2MnO-4 + 10 I- + 16H+ ¾® 2Mn 2+ + 5I2 + 8H2O will be
(b) 2NaBr + Cl2 ¾® 2NaCl + Br2 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 7
(c) 2KMnO4 ¾® K 2MnO4 + MnO2 + O2 3+
(d) 2CuBr ¾® CuBr2 + Cu
64. The Mn ion is unstable in solution and
undergoes disproportionation to give Mn 2 + , MnO 2
Balancing of Redox Reactions and H + ion. The balanced ionic equation for the
reaction is (NCERT)
54. For the reaction,
K 4[Fe(CN) 6 ] ¾® Fe 3+ + CO 2 + NOs (a) Mn3 + + 2H2O ¾® Mn 2+ + 4H+ + MnO2
3
(b) 2Mn3 + + H2O ¾® Mn 2+ + 2H+ + MnO2
the n-factor is
5 (c) 2Mn3 + + 2H2O ¾® Mn 2+ + MnO2 + 4H+
(a) 1 (b) 11 (c) (d) 61
3 (d) None of the above
55. For the reaction,
FeS 2 ¾® Fe 3+ + SO 2
65. During a redox titration involving a solution
containing Fe 2 + ions against MnO -4 in the
the n-factor is
presence of excess of H+ ions, the number of
(a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 28 (d) 61
electrons that gets transferred is
56. For the reaction, (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
2Br2 + 2NaOH ¾® NaBrO 3 + NaBr + H 2O
66. When sulphur dioxide is passed in an acidified
the n-factor is
K 2Cr2O7 solution, the oxidation state of sulphur
5
(a) 11 (b) 28 (c) 61 (d) is changed from
3
(a) 4 to 0 (b) 4 to 2 (c) 4 to 6 (d) 6 to 4
57. The oxidation state of chromium in the final product
formed by the reaction between KI and acidified 67. In the following reaction,
1
potassium dichromate solution is (AIEEE 2005) M x + + MnO 4- ¾® MO 3- + Mn 2 + +
O2
2
(a) + 3 (b) + 2 (c) + 6 (d) + 4 -
If one mole of MnO 4 oxidises 2.5 moles of M x+
58. The coefficients of I -
, IO 3-
and H in the redox + then the value of x is
reaction, I - + IO -3 + H ¾® I 2 + H 2O in the
+ (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
balanced form respectively are 68. Match the reactions in Column I with the
(a) 5,1,6 (b) 1,5,6 coefficients x and y given in Column II.
(c) 6,1,5 (d) 5,6,1
Column I Column II
59. 2MnO 2 + bC 2O 42 - + cH - ¾® xMn 2 + + yCO 2 + zH 2O (Reaction) (Coefficients
If the above equation is balanced with integer of x and y)
coefficients, the value of c is … . (JEE Mains 2021) A. x Cu + yHNO3 ¾® Cu(NO3 )2 + NO p. 2, 6
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 10 + NO2 + H2O
60. The value of n in B. xKI + yH2SO4 ¾® I2 + H2S + K2SO4 q. 8, 5
MnO -4 + 8H + + ne- ¾® Mn 2 + + 4H 2O is
H + r. 6, 2
(a) 5 (b) 4 C. xKI + yBaCrO4 ¾® I2 + CrCl3

(c) 2 (d) 3 s
D. 4 P + 3OH- + 3H O ¾® xPH + yH P O2 s. 1, 3
2 3 2
61. aK 2Cr2O7 + bKCl + cH 2SO 4 ¾®
Codes
xCrO 2Cl 2 + yKHSO 4
A B C D A B C D
The above equation balances when + zH 2O
(a) q p r s (b) r s p q
(a) a = 2, b = 4, c = 6 and x = 2, y = 6, z = 3
(c) p q r s (d) p s r q
(b) a = 4, b = 2, c = 6 and x = 6, y = 2, z = 3
(c) a = 6, b = 4, c = 2 and x = 6, y = 3, z = 2 69. When KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent and
(d) a = 1, b = 4, c = 6 and x = 2, y = 6, z = 3 ultimately from MnO24 - , MnO2 , Mn 2 O3 and Mn 2+ ,
then the numbers of electrons transferred in each
62. In the reaction, 8Al + 3Fe 3O 4 ¾® 4Al 2O 3 + 9Fe the case, respectively are
number of electrons transferred from the reductant (a) 4, 3, 1, 5 (b) 1, 5, 3, 7
to the oxidant is (c) 1, 3, 4, 5 (d) 3, 5, 7, 1
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 24
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ROUND II Mixed Bag

1. In which of the following pairs is there the greatest (b) in O3 and HNO3 , N and O are in their highest
difference in the oxidation numbers of the oxidation state
underlined elements? (c) in O3 and HNO3 , N and O are in their lowest
(a) NO2 and N2O4 (b) P2O5 and P4O10 oxidation state
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(c) N2O and NO (d) SO2 and SO3
9. Thiosulphate reacts differently with iodine and
2. Cerric ammonium sulphate and potassium
bromine in the reactions given below :
permanganate are used as oxidising agents in
(NCERT Exemplar, NCERT)
acidic medium for the oxidation of ferrous
2S 2O 23- + I2 ¾® S 4O 62- + 2I-
ammonium sulphate to ferric sulphate. The ratio of
number of moles of cerric ammonium sulphate S 2O 23- + 2Br2 + 5H 2O ¾® 2SO 24- + 4Br - + 10H +
required per mole of ferrous ammonium sulphate to Which of the following statements justifies the
the number of moles of KMnO 4 required per mole
above dual behaviour of thiosulphate ?
of ferrous ammonium sulphate, is
(a) Bromine is a stronger oxidant than iodine
(a) 5.0 (b) 0.2
(b) Bromine is a weaker oxidant than iodine
(c) 0.6 (d) 2.0
(c) Thiosulphate undergoes oxidation by bromine and
3. In the following reaction: reduction by iodine in these reactions
Fe 3O 4 + MnO 4- ¾® Fe 2O 3 + MnO 2 (d) Bromine undergoes oxidation and iodine undergoes
reduction in these reactions
the number of moles of OH - liberated as per the
balanced equation in the basic medium is 10. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) The oxidation number of S in (NH4 )2S 2O8 is + 6
(c) 3 (d) 4 (b) The oxidation number of Os in OsO4 is + 8
(c) The oxidation number of S in H2SO5 is + 8
4. In which of the following reactions hydrogen is (d) The oxidation number of O in KO2, is -1 /2
acting as an oxidising agent?
(a) With Li to form LiH (b) With I 2 to give HI 11. Which of the following reactions should be balanced
(c) With S to give H2S (d) None of these in basic medium?
(a) NH3 + MnOs 4 ¾® 2MnO2 + NO2
5. The number of peroxide bonds in perxenate ion
(b) Cr(OH)2 + I2 ¾® Cr(OH)3 + 2Is
[ XeO 6 ] 4 - is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) HNO3 + Fe 2 + ¾® Fe3 + + NO2
(c) 3 (d) 1 (d) H2O2 + Fe3 + ¾® O2 + Fe2+

6. Oxidation states of the metal in the minerals 12. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
haematite and magnetite, respectively, are In the reaction,
2+
(a) II, III in haematite and III in magnetite xCu 3P + yCr2O72 - ¾® Cu + H 3PO 4 + Cr 3 +
(b) II, III in haematite and II in magnetite (a) Cu in Cu3 P is oxidised to Cu 2 + whereas P in Cu3 P
(c) II in haematite and II, III in magnetite is also oxidised to PO34-
(d) III in haematite and II, III in magnetite (b) Cu in Cu3 P is oxidised to Cu 2+ whereas P in Cu3 P is
reduced to H3 PO4
7. Mn 2 + can be converted into Mn7 + by reacting with (c) In the conversion of Cu3 P to Cu 2+ and H3 PO4
(a) SO2 11 electrons are involved
(b) Cl2
(d) The value of x is 6
(c) PbO2
(d) SnCl2 13. Which of the following statements about the
following reaction is / are correct ?
8. While sulphur dioxide and hydrogen peroxide can
2Cu 2O(s) + Cu 2S(s) ¾® 6Cu(s) + SO 2 ( g)
act as oxidising as well as reducing agents in their
reactions, ozone and nitric acid act only as (a) Both Cu 2O and Cu 2S are reduced
oxidants. This is because (NCERT)
(b) Only Cu 2S is reduced
(c) Cu 2S is the oxidant
(a) in SO2 and H2O2, S and O are in their lowest
oxidation state (d) Only Cu 2O is reduced
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14. Which combination appears odd w.r.t. oxidation (a) Hydroquinone is the oxidant
number per atom of the underlined ? (b) Ag + is the oxidant
(a) H2SO5 , H2S 2O8 , K 2Cr 2O7 (c) Br - is the oxidant
(b) CrO5 ,CrO42- ,0 SO2-
4
(d) Ag + is the reductant
(c) Both (a) and (b) 20. Match the reactions in coloum I with nature of
(d) None of the abvoe the reaction type of the products in coloumn II.
15. In [Cr (O 2 ) ( NH 3) 4 ( H 2O)] Cl 2 oxidation number of Cr is
+ 3, then O 2 will be in the form Coloumn I Coloumn II
(a) dioxo (b) peroxo A. FeSO4 ¾¾® D
P. One of the product
(c) superoxo (d) oxo is coloured due to
16. Which of the following is not a disproportionation charge transfer
reaction? B. Mn 2+ + S2O28+ + H2O ¾® Q. One of the product
Al (OEt)3
in +VI oxidation
(a) 2 CHO COOCH2 state
C. Na 2Cr2O7 (saturated salt) R. Redox reaction
CHO CH2OH COO s + H2SO4 (conc). ¾®
(b) ½ + OHs ¾® ½ +½ D. N2H4 + CuSO4 ¾® S. One of product is
COOH COOs COOs acidic oxide
(c) NaH + H2O ¾® NaOH + H2
Codes
(d) All of the above A B C D A B C D
17. Out of the following redox reactions : (a) S P Q R (b) P Q R S
D (c) R S P Q (d) Q R P S
I. NH 4 NO 3 ¾® N 2O + 2H 2O
D
II. NH 4 NO 2 ¾® N 2 + 2H 2O
D
III. PCl 5 ¾® PCl 3 + Cl 2
Numeric Value Questions
21. For the reaction,
Disproportionation is not shown in As 2S 3 ¾® As 5+ + SO 24-
(a) I and II
the value of n-factor is …… .
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
22. A mole of N2 H4 loses 10 moles of electrons to
form a new compound Y. Assuming that all the
(d) I, II and III
nitrogen appears in the new compound, what is
18. Out of the following, select species with different the oxidation state of nitrogen in Y ? (There is
oxidation states of the underlined atoms: no change in the oxidation number of
I. CaOCl 2 II. H 2 S 2 O 8 hydrogen.)
III. Na 2 S 4O 6 IV. CrO5 23. The oxidation states of iron atoms in
V. N 2 H 4O 3 compounds (A), (B) and (C), respectively, are
x, y and z. The sum of x, y and z is
(a) All except I (b) All except II
(c) All except III (d) All except IV Na 4 [Fe (CN)5 (NOS)], Na 4 [FeO4 ] , [Fe2 (CO)9 ]
( A) (B) (C)
19. Photographic paper is developed with alkaline (JEE Main 2020)

hydroquinone. 24. The oxidation states of transition metal atoms

OH of K 2 Cr2 O7 , KMnO4 and K 2 FeO4 respectively
s
are x, y and z. The sum of x, y and(JEE
z is Main 2020)
2AgBr(s) + 2OH (aq) + 2Ag(s) + 2H2O(l) 25. Consider the following equations :
O 2Fe2+ + H2 O2 ¾® xA + yB (in basic medium)
OH +
2MnO -4 + 6H + 5H 2O 2 ¾® x¢ C + y¢ D + z¢ E
+ 2Br – (aq) +
(in acidic medium)
The sum of the stoichiometric coefficients
O
Select correct statement. x, y, x¢ , y¢ and z¢ for products A, B, C, D and E
respectively, is ……… . (JEE Main 2020)
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26. MnO-4 can oxidise NO-2 to NO-3 in basic medium. The
moles of NO-2 are oxidised by 1 mole of MnO-4 is ……
´ 10 -1.
27. In an experiment, 20 g of vanadium (V) oxide was
reduced by excess of zinc dust in acidic solution to
vanadium (II) ions. The required number of moles
of iodine to reoxidise vanadium (II) to VO2 + is
………´ 10 -2 .
28. If 10 g N2 O5 is dissolved in acid and reduced to
V2 + by treatment with zinc metal.
The moles of I2 could be reduced by the
resulting V2 + solution, as it is oxidised to V4 +
………´ 10 -2 .
V2O 5 + 10 H + + 6 e- ¾® 2 V 2 + + 5 H 2O
V 2 + + I 2 + H 2O ¾® 2 I - + 5 VO 2 + + 2 H +

Answers
Round I
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (a) 35. (d) 36. (c) 37. (d) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (b)
41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (a) 44. (d) 45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48. (a) 49. (c) 50. (d)
51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (d) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (a)
61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (c) 64. (c) 65. (b) 66. (c) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (c)

Round II
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (28) 22. (3) 23. (6) 24. (19) 25. (19) 26. (1.5) 27. (22) 28. (11)

Solutions
Round I 7. Let the oxidation number of Cr be x.
1. Loss of an electron or increase in oxidation number is \ For K 2Cr2O7
oxidation process. i.e.
H- ¾® H + e- (+1) ´ 2 + 2x + 7(-2) = 0
2 + 2x - 14 = 0 or 2x = 12 Þ x = + 6
+1 unit increases
0 +1 -3 8. The oxidation states of nitrogen in following molecules
2. 4 P + 3KOH + 3H2O ¾® 3KH2 P O2 + P H3 are as follows
–3 unit decreases NO3- ® +5, NO2 ® +4, NO ® +2, N2O ® + 1
+1 x
5. The sum of oxidation states of all elements in an ion is 9. K I3
equal to charge on it. 1
1(+1)+ 3x = 0 or x = -
Let the oxidation state of S in SO2- 4 = x 3
1
\ x + (- 2 ´ 4) = - 2 Therefore, the average oxidation number of I is - 3. It is
or x= +6 wrong because oxidation number cannot be fractional.
Let us consider the structure of KI3 .
6. In N3 H , +
1 K(I - I ¬ I)-1 , In this structure, a coordinate bond is
Oxidation number of N = -
3 formed between I2 molecule and I- ion. Hence, the
oxidation number of three I atoms in KI3 are 0, 0 (in
In N2O4, oxidation number of N = + 4
I2) and –1 respectively.
In NH2OH, oxidation number of N = - 1
In NH3 , oxidation number of N = - 3 10. A metal ion M 3 + loses three electrons. Its oxidation
number will be + 6.
Hence, in N2O4 the oxidation number of nitrogen is
highest. M 3 + ¾® M 6+ + 3e-