STOICHIOMETRY REVISION

Single Correct Questions

1. When an inorganic compound reacts with SO2 in aqueous medium, produces (A). (a)on reaction with Na2CO3,
gives compound (b)which with sulphur, gives a substance (C) used in photography. Compound (C) is
(a)Na2S (b)Na2S2O7 (c) Na2SO4 (d) Na2S2O3

2. H3PO4 is a tribasic acid and one of its salt is NaH 2PO4. What volume of 1 M NaOH would be added to 12 g
NaH2PO4 (molecular weight of 120) to exactly convert it into Na3PO4.
(a)100 mL (b)300 mL (c)200 mL (d)80 mL

3. 100 ml of each of 0.5 N NaOH, N/5 HCl and N/10 H2SO4 are mixed together. The resulting solution will be
(a) Acidic (b) Neutral (c)Alkaline (d)None

4. The chloride of a metal (M) contains 65.5% of chlorine. 100 ml of the vapour of the chloride of the metal at STP
weight 0.72g. the molecular formula of the metal chloride is
(a)MCl3 (b) MCl (c)MCl2 (d)MCl4

5. Which of he following compound will have S-S linkage?

(a) pyro sulphourous acid (b) pyro sulphuric acid
(c) peroxo disulphuric acid (d) peroxo monosulphuric acid

6. Which of the following interhalogen compounds is not formed?

(a) ClF3 (b) FCl3 (c) IBr (d) BrF5

7. For the reaction

MnO 4 C 2 O 24 H Mn 2 CO 2 H 2 O
the correct coefficients of the reactants for the balanced reaction are
MnO 4 C 2 O 24 H
(a) 2 5 16
(b) 16 5 2
(c) 5 16 2
(d) 2 16 5

8. A sample of uranium-bearing mineral weighing 1.6g yielded 0.4g of U 3O8 ( M .W 842) . Percentage of U (at
wt=238) in the sample is given by (Assume in mineral U exists only as U3O8)
238
(a) 0.4 1.6 100 (b) 0.4 1.6 100
842
842 238
(c) 0.4 1.6 3 100 (d) 0.4 1.6 3 100
238 842

9. 521 mg of pure iron wire (at wt=56) was dissolved in excess of aq, HCl in an inert atmosphere. 253 mg of
KNO3 ( MW 101) was added to the solutions, when then reaction was complete and KNO3 was reduced to NO, the
uncreacted Fe2 required 18mL of 0.1N K 2Cr2 O7 solution. Molar ratio of Fe2 and NO3 reacted is
(a)2:1 (b)1:3 (c) 3:1 (d) 1:2
2
10. The number of moles of Cr2 O 7 needed to oxidize 0.136 equivalent of N 2 H 5 by the reaction.
N 2 H 5 Cr2 O72

Cr 3
N 2 H 2 O is
(a)0.136 (b)0.272 (c)0.816 (d)0.0227
11. A mixture of magnesium chloride and magnesium sulphate is known to contain 0.6 moles of chloride ions and 0.2
moles of sulphate ions. The number of moles of magnesium ions present is
(a)0.4 (b)0.5 (c)0.8 (d)1.0

12. Element X reacts with oxygen to produce a pure sample of X 2O3. In an experiment it is found that 1.00g of X
produces 1.16g of X2O3. Calculate the atomic weight of X.
Given: atomic weight of oxygen, 16.0 g mol1.
(a)67 (b)100.2 (c)125 (d)150

13. 36 mL 0.5 M Br2 solution upon being made alkaline undergoes complete disproportionation into Br and BrO3 . The
resulting solution requires 45 mL As(III) solution to reduce BrO3 to Br. Given that As(III) is oxidised to As(V),
what is the molarity of As(III) solution?
(a)0.2 (b)0.1 (c)0.4 (d)0.5

14. Hydroxyl amine reduces iron (III) according to following equation

NH 2 OH Fe 2 (SO 4 )
3 N2 (g) H
2 O FeSO
4 H 2SO 4
which statement is correct
(a)n-factor for Hydroxyl amines is 1
(b)equivalent weight of Fe2(SO4)3 is M/2
(c) 6 meq of Fe2(SO4)3 is contained in 3 millimoles of ferric sulphate
(d) all of these.

15. Transition elements having more tendency to form complex than representative elements (s and p-block elements)
due to
(a)availability of d-orbitals for bonding
(b)variable oxidation states are not shown by transition elements
(c) all electrons are paired in d-orbitals
(d) f-orbitals are available for bonding

16. Pick out the incorrect statement:

(a)MnO2 dissolves in conc. HCl, but does not form Mn4+ ions
(b)MnO2 oxidizes hot concentrated H2SO4 liberating oxygen
(c) K2MnO4 is formed when MnO2 in fused KOH is oxidised by air, KNO3 , PbO2 or NaBiO3
(d) Decomposition of acidic KMnO4 is not catalysed by sunlight.

17. Pick out the incorrect statement:

(a) is quite strongly oxidizing and stable only in very strong alkalies. In dilute alkali, neutral solutions, it
disproportionates.
(b)In acidic solutions, is reduced to Mn2+ and thus, KMnO4 is widely used as oxidising agent
(c) KMnO4 does not acts as oxidising agent in alkaline medium
(d) KMnO4 is manufactured by the fusion of pyrolusite ore with KOH in presence of air or KNO3,
followed by electrolytic oxidation in alkaline solution.

18. The Ziegler-Natta catalyst used for polymerisation of ethene and styrene is TiCl 4 + (C2H5)3Al, the catalysing
species (active species) involved in the polymerisation is
(a)TiCl4 (b)TiCl3 (c) TiCl2 (d) TiCl
 19. The correct order of acidic strength of oxy-acids of chlorine is
(a)HCIO < HCIO2 < HCIO3 < HCIO4 (b)HCIO4 < HCIO3 < HCIO2 < HCIO
(c) HCIO > HCIO4 > HCIO3 > HCIO2 (d) HCIO4 < HCIO2 > HCIO3 > HCIO

20. Anhydrous halides can be prepared by

1. heating a metal such as Al with dry HCl gas
2. treating a hydrated halide such as CrF3.6H2O with 2,2-dimethoxy propane
3. heating a hydrated halide such as FeCl3.6H2O to a High temperature
4. by heating a Hydrated chloride such as VCl3.6H2O with SOCl2.
(a) All (b) all Except 2 (c) All Except 3 (d) All Except 4

20.

Integer Type Questions

N1. When 20 mL mixture of CH4, CO and He is exploded with excess of O2, there is an initial contraction of 12 ml.
the resultant mixture is passed through KOH solution, and a further contraction of 15 ml was observed . Find out
the percentage of CO in the mixture(x). Report the answer as (x/10).

100 cm3 of a solution of an acid (Molar mass = 98) containing 29.4g of the acid per litre were completely
N2.
neutralized by 90.0 cm3 of aq. NaOH containing 20g of NaOH per 500 cm3 . The basicity of the acid is:

N3. A gas is found to have the formula C3O2 n . Its vapour density is 34. The value of n will be
______.

N4.
A gaseous alkane Cn H 2n 2 is exploded with oxygen. The volume of O2 used and CO2 formed
are in the ratio of 7:4. Deduce the value of n.

N5. 3.175g of copper is dissolved in an excess of H 2SO 4 to prepare a CuSO 4 solution. This solution is treated with
excess of KI and the liberated iodine is titrated against 0.1 m hypo. Volume of Na 2S2 O3 solution consumed is x
mL. Report the value of (x/100).

N6. How many moles of electrons are required to reduce 1.5 mol of N2O3 to N2(g)?

N7. How many moles of electron is needed for the reduction of each mole of Cr in the reaction,.
CrO 5 H 2SO 4 Cr2 (SO 4 ) 3 H 2 O O 2

N8. Number of pseudohalides among the following:

SCN- NCN-2 OCN- CO2- C2O4-2 ONC- N3-

N9. One gm of CuFeS2 mineral is boiled with dil.H2SO4 and diluted to one litre. 25ml of this solution is treated with
excess KI and the iodine liberated required 1.97ml of 0.01M S2O3-2 solution. (atomic weight of Cu =63.5) Mass
percentage of Cu in the sample is

N10.
2K2MnF6 + 4SbF
5 4KSbF6 + 2MnF3 + F2
Number of electrons transferred per mole of K2MnF6 is ______.
1.D 2.C 3. C 4. A 5. A

6. C 7. A 8.D 9. C 10. D

11. B 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. A

16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A

N1. 6 N2.3 N3. 1 N4. 2 N5. 5

N6. 9 N7.3 N8. 5 N9.5 N10.1