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UNIT 13
HYDROGEN H2O, H2O2

1.

Hydrogen resembles both halogens and

alkali metal in that
(a) it can forms hydride ion, H
(b) it can form H+ (g
(c) it can form H3O+ (aq)
(d) all the above

8.

One Characteristic of an oxidizing agent is

that always
(a) gain electrons
(b) contains oxygen
(c) oxidized in a redox reaction
(d) a non-metal

2.

An example of salt-like hydride is

(a) CaH2
(b) NH3
(c) LiAlH4
(d) PdH2

9.

In the Reactions between CuO and H2 the

hydrogen
(a) is reduced
(b) is a catalyst
(c) loses electrons
(d) acts as an oxidising agent

3.

Hydrogen is prepared on an industrial scale

(a) from marsh gas
(b) from water-gas (Borch process)
(c) Uyanos method
(d) Lanes Process

4.

Ortho and para-hydrogen differ essentially

in
(a) Physical properties
(b) chemical properties
(c) Spins of electrons
(d) Spin of protons

5.

6.

7.

Tritium, 31H
(a) is an isotope of hydrogen
(b) is obtained by bombardment of 63Li with
neutrons
(c) is a beta-emitter (t1/2 12.3 Yrs.)
(d) all the ab0ve
An acidified solutions of KMnO4 is
decolorized if it is added to Zn and dilute
H2SO4, while no change is observed if
hydrogen gas is bubbled through solution of
KMnO4 reductions
(a) Cannot be brought about molecular
hydrogen
(b) Can be brought about by nascent
hydrogen
(c) is brought about by Zn metal
(d) is brought about by atomic hydrogen
Atomic hydrogen is produced by
(a) action of Zn on dilute H2SO4
(b) action of water on CaH2
(c) passing molecular bydrogen through
electric arc
(d) electrolysis of acidified water

10. In which of the following reactions does

hydrogen behave as an oxidizing agent ?
(a) H2 + S H2S
(b) 2K + H22KH
(c) C2H2 + H2 C2H4
(d) 2H2 + O2 2H2O
11. Oxygen is prepared in a large scale by
(a) heating oxygen-containing compounds
like KMnO4,KClO3
(b) fractional distillation of liquid air
(c) by action of water on ozone
(d) heating nitrates of Na and K
12. Which one of the following represents a
group of acidic oxides ?
(a) P4O10, Cl2O7, Mn2O7
(b) Na2O, CaO,BaO
(c) ZnO, Al2O3,, SnO2
(d) CO, N2O , H2O
13. Which one of the following would give Cl2
when heated with conc. HCl?
(a) Na2O2 and BaO2
(b) PbO2and MnO2
(c) ZnO and Al2 O3
(d) Fe2O3 and Fe3O4
14. Refer to question 13, which one would give
H2O2 when treated with ice cold dil H2SO4?
15. H2O2 is prepared on a large scale by
(a) electrolysis of NH4HSO4 solution
(b) action of acid an BaO2
(c) by hydrogenation of 2. Alkyl
anthraquinone
(d) by electrolysis of 50% H2SO4

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16. The precentage strenght of 10 volume H2O2

is nearly ?
(a) 3%
(b) 6%
(c) 9%
(d) 30%

24. Which of the following is generally not

considered as a water pollutant ?
(a) Na+
(b) Ca2+
(c) Fe3+
(d) all my be pollutants

17. In which of the following reactions is H2O2

not acting as oxidising agent ?
(a) PbS + 4 H2O2 PbSO4 + 4H2O
(b) 2FeSO4 + H2SO4+ H2O2Fe(SO4)3 +
2H2O
(c) 2KI + 2H2O2 2KOH + I2
(d) Ag2O + 2H2O2 2Ag + O2 + H2O

25. Which of the following substances would

increase the BOD of a water supply ?
(a) CO2
(b) O3
(c) C2H5OH
(d) H2O

18. In which are of the following reactions is

H2O2 acting as an acid ?
(a) 2KMnO4+ 3H2SO4+ 5H2O2 K2SO4 +
MnO4+ 2MnSO4 + 8H2O + 5O2
(b) 2K6Fe(CN)6 + 2KOH + 8H2O
+5O22k4Fe(CN)6+ 2H2O + O2
(c) O3 + H2O2 H2O +2O2
(d) Ba(OH)2 + H2O2 BaO2 + H2O2
19. Deuterium oxide has a gram molecular
mass of
(a) 20
(b) 2
(c) 22.4
(d) 44.8
20. O2 is obtained commercially from liquid air
by the process of
(a) Cracking
(b) electrolysis
(c) polymerisation
(d) fractional distillation
21. Which chemical is used to recove water
vapour form gases ?
(a) washing soda
(b) copper oxide
(c) Sodium bicarbonate
(d) Calcium chloride
22. Permanent hard warer cannot be softened
by
(a) boiling
(b) ion-exchange
(c) purification
(d) permutite
23. Boiling temporary hard water may produce
(a) Ca(HCO3)2
(b) CaCO3
(c) Ca(OH)2
(d) CaSO4

26. The hardness of water

(a) is expressed in parts per millions in
terms of CaCO3
(b) is estimated by Clarks Soda Test
(c) is esimaed by tittraion wih versene
(d) all the above
27. An anion which apparently produces the
growwth of algae in water is
(a) Cl
(b) SO42
(c) PO43
(d) CN
28. Residual Cl2 in drinking water may be
present at concentration of one part per
million. This corresponds to molar
concentrations of about
(a) 1 106
(b) 1 105
(c) 1 103
(d) 1
29. One way to remove unpleasant taste of
chlorinated water is to
(a) filter
(b) use activated charcoal
(c) add NaOH
(d) Soften by heating
30. A certain water supply contains Ca2+ and
HCO32 in a 1 : 2 mole ratio. To soften this
water by
(a) only lime
(b) only soda
(c) both lime & soda
(d) CO2
31. The natural decomposition of organic water
in the absence of O2is likely to result in the
formation of all the following exept
(a) H2S
(b) CH4
(c) NH3

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(d) CO2
note of the species, O2,O2 , O2,O22
(a) which are para magnetic ? O2,O2
(b) which contain covalent bonds ? O2,O22,
O2
(c) which react with water to form

H2O2? O2 ,O2
(d) which react with water to from O3? none
(e) which one is most stable to thermal
decomposition ?
32. H2O2 has the structure :
(a) H O O H
H
O=O
(b)
H
(c) tautomeric froms of (a) and (b)
H
O

(d)

O
H

33. O3
(a) is a mild oxidizing and bleaching agent
(b) Forms Ozonides with unsaturated
organic compounds
(c) layer in stratosphere shields the earth
from solar U.V. radiations
(d) all the above
34. which one of the following statement is
false?
(a) O3 layer is destroyed by flurocarbons ?
(b) O3 is invlved in photo chemical smog ?
(c) a product of photo chemical smog is
PAN
(d) Temperature inversion is caused by
smog formation
35. The formula of PAN is
(a) CH3COONO2
(b) CH3 C O NO2
(c) NO3 O O CH3
(d) None of these
36. A monoprohellant is rockt fuel that
combines with its molecules both as fuel
and oxidising agent of the following, the
substance that best fits the decription is
(a) H2O2
(b) HNO3
(c) nitromethane
(d) dicarborane

37. Which statement is not correct ?

(a) H2O oxidixes Na
(b) H2 oxidises Li
(c) SO2 reduces H2 S
(d) H2O2 reduces Ag2O
38. In H2O2 proton (H) exists as
(a) H3O+
(b) H9O4+
(c) H(H2O)n+
(d) all the above
39. The most abundant element in the universe
(a) Hydrogen
(b) helium
(c) oxygen
(d) silicon
40. When molten LiH is electrolysed
(a) Li is liberated at anode
(b) H2 is liberated at anode
(c) H2 and Li are liberated at Cathode
41. Glacial acetic acid is used as a
differentiating solvent to determine relative
strengths of acids because
(a) acetic acid is a proton donor
(b) it is a proton acceptor
(c) only a stronger acid than acetic acid
would donate proton
(d) the dissolved acid forces acetic acid to
accept proton
42. In the following reactions, which is not a
Lewis acid-base reaction
(a) BF3with NH3
(b) Ni and CO
(c) H+ and NH3
(d) CaO + SiO2
43. Disalination of sea-water iscarried out using
(a) reverse osmosis
(b) electro dialysis
(c) ion-exchange resins
(d) all of these
44. Anaerobic decomposition
demanding wastes produces
(a) CH4,NH3 , H2S , PH3
(b) CO2,NH3 , H2SO4, H3PO4
(c) CH3OH, C2H5OH
(d) HCHO, CH3CHO

of

oxygen

45. Mecury - poisoning byfish is du to

(a) accumulation of Hg in the fish
(b) accumulation of HgCl2in the fish
(c) accumulation of (CH3)2 Hg in the fish

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(d) accumulation
of
bacterial in the fish

HG-containging

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