INORGANIC EXAMS QUESTIONS

1) In the preparation of the iron complex, the experiment is conducted at a temperature below
50 0C to?
a) Prevent explosion.
b) Prevent peroxide attack.
c) Increase the rate of reaction.
d) Decrease the rate of reaction.

2) Calculate the concentration of iron (ii) ammonium sulphate in 7.9g of 55ml solution of
Iron (ii) ammonium sulphate.
a) 0.2925
b) 0.3664
c) 2.9250
d) 3.6640

3) Oxalic acid was added to the solution of iron ammonium sulphate and sulphuric acid to
convert ____________.
a) Fe (ii) to Fe(iii)
b) Fe (iii) to Fe (ii)
c) Fe (iii) to Fe (i)
d) Fe (iv) to Fe(iii)

4) Peroxide was used in the experiment to act as an _____________ agent, and convert
___________
a) Oxidizing agent, Fe (ii) to Fe(iii)
b) Oxidizing, Fe (iii) to Fe (ii)
c) Reducing, Fe (iii) to Fe (i)
d) Reducing, Fe (iv) to Fe(iii)
5) The yellow precipitate formed denotes the presence of _________________.
a) Fe(C2O4)3
b) FeC2O4
c) Fe2(C2O4)3
d) Fe(C2O4)2

6) In what state is the iron before the titration procedure?

a) Fe (ii)
b) Fe (iii)
c) Fe (i)
d) Fe(iv)

7) The liquid on top of the yellow precipitate is known as the _______________

a) Filtrate.
b) Distillate.
c) Supernatant liquid.
d) Superfluous liquid.

8) The brown solution formed after the addition of the peroxide indicates the presence of
______________
a) Fe(OH)2
b) Fe(OH)3
c) Fe(OH)
d) Fe(OH)5

9) No indicator was used in the titration procedure because _____________

a) KMnO4 is a self-indicator.
b) Addition of an indicator will mask the active sites of the complex.
c) Addition of an indicator will increase the endpoint of the reaction.
d) Addition of an indicator will decrease the endpoint of the reaction.
10) The green precipitate indicates the formation of ________________
a) Potassium tris (oxalato) ferrate (iii)
b) Potassium tris (oxalate) ferrate (iii)
c) Potassium tris (oxalato) ferrate (ii)
d) Potassium mono (oxalate) ferrate (iii)

11) In the formation of the brown precipitate, a yellow patch indicates the presence of
_____________. Thus ___________ is added to convert it completely to the brown
precipitate.
a) Unreacted Iron oxalate, Oxalic acid
b) Unreacted iron chromate, Peroxide
c) Unreacted iron chromate, Oxalic acid
d) Unreacted Iron Oxalate, Peroxide

12) The different masses of the complex used in the titration procedure resulted in titre values
that were ___________
a) Precise but not accurate
b) Precise and accurate
c) Accurate but not precise
d) Inconsistent

13) The colour changes in the preparation of the iron complex are
a) Light brown to yellow to green to deep green
b) Yellow to brown to green to blue
c) Light green to green to yellow to brown
d) Light green to yellow to brown to green

14) The crystal formed is photosensitive, This means

a) It is sensitive to electricity.
b) It decomposes in the presence of light.
c) It decomposes in the dark.
d) It decomposes in the presence of an acid.
Use the following preamble to answer question 15-17
In the titration of the K3[Fe(C2O4)3].3H2O against 0.05M of KMnO4. The average titre value
obtained was 40.05ml.

15) Calculate the mole of the K3[Fe(C2O4)3].3H2O

a) 2.0025 x 10-3
b) 2.0025
c) 1.6688 x 10-3
d) 2.403 x 10-3

16) Calculate the percent yield of the Iron crystal, if the two masses of the crystal used for the
titration procedure are 0.7g and 0.5g respectively.
a) 68.42
b) 82.42
c) 146.16
d) 48.50

17) A percent yield below 50 indicates ______________.

a) Poor performance of the experiment
b) Good performance of the experiment
c) Average performance of the experiment
d) Maximum performance of the experiment
 Use the following equations to answer questions 19 – 21
(NH4)2[Fe(H2O)2(SO4)2]*4H2O + H2C2O4*2H2O FeC2O4 + H2SO4 + (NH4)2SO4 +8H2O
5g of the ammonium sulphate reacted with 15ml of 70% w/v Oxalic acid.

H2C2O4*H2O + 2FeC2O4 + 3K2C2O4*H2O + H2O2 2K3[Fe (C2O4)3*3H2O + H2O

3g of the iron oxalate reacted with 12ml of 50% hydrogen peroxide.

18) What is the limiting reagent in equation 1

a) FeC2O4
b) H2C2O7
c) Fe (NH4)2(SO4)3.6H2O
d) H2SO4

19) What is the excess reagent in equation 2

a) FeC2O4
b) H2C2O7
c) Fe (NH4)2(SO4)3 ͦ 6H2O
d) H2O2

20) Calculate the mass of the iron oxalate produced in equation 1.

a) 18.36
b) 1.836
c) 0.012
d) 0.821

21) What is the mass of oxalic acid in 50ml of 20% w/v oxalic acid solution?
a) 40g
b) 10g
c) 25g
d) 100g
22) Ethanol was added to K3[Fe(C2O4)3].3H2O because the iron complex is __________ in
ethanol and thus will ____________.
a) Insoluble, Precipitate.
b) Soluble, Dissolve.
c) Insoluble, Dissolve.
d) Soluble, precipitate.

23) Find the mass of H2O2 in 17ml of 16% w/v solution of H2O2
a) 94.11g
b) 106.25g
c) 2.72g
d) 272g

Use the information provided below to answer questions 25-28

24) Dissolve 15g of ferrous ammonium sulphate in 50ml of warm distilled water containing
1ml of 2moldm-3 sulphuric acid. Add 75ml of a 10% oxalic acid solution. Suspend 3g of
the ferrous oxalate produced in a warm solution of potassium oxalate. Dissolve the iron
hydroxide formed in 10ml of 10% oxalic acid.

25) Calculate the mole of the Ammonium Sulphate

a) 0.0305
b) 0.0191
c) 0.0205
d) 0.0380

26) Calculate the mass of the Iron oxalate formed

a) 5.472g
b) 3g
c) 4.05g
d) 10.0g
27) Calculate the percent yield of the iron complex formed, if the experimented mass of the
complex formed is 12.5g.
a) 10
b) 82
c) 121.95
d) 50

28) Continuous stirring as utilized in the preparation of the iron complex was to
a) Prevent clumping.
b) Aid crystallization.
c) Prevent bumping.
d) Aid chelation.

29) K3[Fe(C2O4)3].3H2O is an example of a _______________.

a) Chelate
b) Masking agent
c) Polydentate ligand
d) Demasking agent

Use the information provided below to answer questions 31-35

(A) (B) (D)

Fe2+ ----------→ FeC2O4.2H2O ---------→ Fe(OH)3 -----------→ K3[Fe(C2O4)3].3H2O

30) What reagent is A

a) Oxalic acid
b) Peroxide
c) Potassium chromate
d) Ethanol

31) what reagent is B

a) Oxalic acid
b) Peroxide
c) Potassium chromate
d) Ethanol
e)
32) What reagent is D
a) Oxalic acid
b) Peroxide
c) Potassium chromate
d) Ethanol
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