Redox Reaction _ Module (Only PDF) __ NSEC 2024
Redox Reaction _ Module (Only PDF) __ NSEC 2024
Redox Reaction _ Module (Only PDF) __ NSEC 2024
EXERCISE # 1
GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF CHEMISTRY & CHARACTERISTICS OF CHEMICAL
REACTIONS
1. Which of the following statements is/are true?
(A) The total mass of the system remains same in a chemical change
(B) A chemical change is permanent and irreversible
(C) A physical change is temporary and reversible
(D) All of these
2. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(A) A chemical equation tells us about the substances involved in a reaction.
(B) A chemical equation informs us about the symbols and formulae of the substances involved in a
reaction.
(C) A chemical equation tells us about the atoms or molecules of the reactants and products involved in
a reaction.
(D) All are correct
3. Match the column-I with column-II and select the correct option from the codes given below:
Column-I Column-II
a. Expansion of metals on heating. i. Neither physical nor chemical change
b. A stone kept in the sunlight ii. Chemical change
c. Burning of a candle iii. Combination of physical and chemical changes
d. Curdling of milk iv. Physical change
(A) a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii (B) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
(C) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (D) a-i, b-iv, c-ii, d-iii
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6. The reaction between aqueous solutions of sodium chloride and silver nitrate is –
(A) displacement reaction (B) synthesis reaction
(C) double displacement reaction (D) analysis reaction
8. A Brown and bright element “x” when heated in presence of air turns into black substance “y”. If
Hydrogen gas is passed over this heating material again “x” is obtained. “x” and “y” are –
(A) Cu & CuO (B) S & SO2 (C) C & CO2 (D) Na & NaH
9. Which of the following is endothermic reaction?
(A) C(s) + O2(g) ⎯→ CO2(g) (B) N2(g) + O2(g) ⎯→ 2NO(g)
(C) 2H2(g) + O2(g) ⎯→ 2H2O(l) (D) 2CH3OH (l) + 3O2(g) ⎯→ 2CO2(g)+4H2O(l)
10. When a burning splinter is brought near the gas jar containing hydrogen gas a popping sound is observed.
It is ___________ reaction.
(A) exothermic (B) endothermic
(C) exothermic and endothermic (D) none of these
CHEMICAL EQUATIONS & BALANCING
1. In the balanced equation -
aFe2O3 + bH2 ⎯→ cFe + dH2O
The values of a, b, c, d are respectively -
(A) 1, 1, 2, 3 (B) 1, 1, 1, 1 (C) 1, 3, 2, 3 (D) 1, 2, 2, 3
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3. Which of the following statements is correct for oxidation reaction?
(A) Gain or addition of electronegative radical or element
(B) Removal of hydrogen atom
(C) Removal or loss of electropositive radical or element
(D) All the above statements are correct.
4. CuO + H2 ⎯→ H2O + Cu, reaction is an example of -
(A) redox reaction (B) synthesis reaction (C) neutralisation (D) analysis reaction
12. When KMnO4 acts as an oxidizing agent and ultimately forms MnO42–, MnO2, Mn2O3 and Mn2+, then the
number of electrons transferred in each case is:
(A) 4, 3, 1, 5 (B) 1, 5, 3, 7 (C) 1, 3, 4, 5 (D) 3, 5, 7, 1
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4. Chemical reaction 2Na + Cl2 ⎯→ 2NaCl is an example of -
(A) combination reaction (B) decomposition reaction
(C) displacement reaction (D) double displacement reaction
5. Which of the following equations is representing combination of two elements?
(A) CaO + CO2 ⎯→ CaCO3 (B) 4Na + O2 ⎯→ 2Na2O
(C) SO2 + 1/2 O2 ⎯→ SO3 (D) 2Na + 2H2O ⎯→ 2NaOH + H2
13. The reaction in which two compounds exchange their ions to form two new compounds is -
(A) a displacement reaction
(B) a decomposition reaction
(C) an addition reaction
(D) a double displacement reaction
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14. Stainless steel form by mixing iron, chromium and nickel is a -
(A) a displacement reaction (B) a decomposition reaction
(C) an oxidation reaction (D) None of these
16. H2S(g) + Cl2 (g) ⎯→ 2 HCl(g) + S(s), The reaction is interpreted as:
(A) H2S is getting oxidized and Cl2 is getting reduced
(B) H2S is getting reduced and Cl2 is getting oxidized
(C) Only H2S is oxidized
(D) Both H2S and Cl2 are reduced
17. Oxidation is defined as:
(A) loss of electron (B) gain of electron (C) loss of proton (D) gain of proton
10. Arsenic estimation can be done by Bettendorff's process. The reaction is given below:
As4O6 + SnCl2 + HCl ⎯⎯ → As4 + SnCl4 + H2O
Find out the exact stoichiometric coefficient of the reactants respectively: (in the order as given in
question)
(A) 2, 4, 6 (B) 1, 6, 12 (C) 2, 8, 20 (D) None of these
11. When white phosphorus reacts with caustic soda, the products are PH3 and NaH2PO2. This reaction is an
example of:
(A) Oxidation (B) Reduction (C) Disproportionation (D) Neutralisation
REDOX REACTIONS
6. In the reaction X– + XO3– + H+ ⎯⎯ → X2 + H2O, the molar ratio in which X– and XO3– react is:
(A) 1: 5 (B) 5: 1 (C) 2: 3 (D) 3: 2
7. The compound that can work both as an oxidising as well as a reducing agent is:
(A) KMnO4 (B) H2O2 (C) Fe2(SO4)3 (D) K2Cr2O7
12. In which of the following reactions is there a change in the oxidation number of nitrogen atom:
(A) 2 NO2 ⎯⎯ → N2O4 (B) NH3 + H2O ⎯⎯ → NH4+ + OH–
(C) N2O5 + H2O ⎯⎯
→ 2HNO3 (D) None of these
2. When HNO3 is converted into NH3, the equivalent weight of HNO3 will be:
(M = molecular weight of HNO3)
(A) M/2 (B) M/1 (C) M/6 (D) M/8
3. In the ionic equation 2K++ BrO3– + 12H+ + 10e– ⎯⎯ → Br2 + 6H2O + 2K+, the equivalent weight of
KBrO3 will be: (where M = molecular weight of KBrO3)
(A) M/5 (B) M/2 (C) M/6 (D) M/4
4. If molecular weight of KMnO4 is 'M', then its equivalent weight in acidic medium would be:
(A) M (B) M/2 (C) M/5 (D) M/4
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5. In the conversion NH2OH ⎯⎯ → N2O, the equivalent weight of NH2OH will be:
(M = molecular weight of NH2OH)
(A) M/4 (B) M/2 (C) M/5 (D) M/1
6. In the reaction between SO2 and O3, the equivalent weight of ozone is:
(A) the same as its molecular weight
(B) half the molecular weight
(C) one-third of the molecular weight
(D) one-fourth of the molecular weight
8. The equivalent weight of MnSO4 is half its molecular weight when it is converted into
(A) Mn2O3 (B) MnO4– (C) MnO2 (D) MnO42–
10. 2 g of a base whose eq. wt. is 40 reacts with 3 g of an acid. The eq. wt. of the acid is-
(A) 40 (B) 60 (C) 10 (D) 80
11. How many millilitres of 0.1N H2SO4 solution will be required for complete reaction with a solution
containing 0.125 g of pure Na2CO3:
(A) 23.6 mL (B) 25.6 mL (C) 26.3 mL (D) 32.6 mL
12. If 25 mL of a H2SO4 solution reacts completely with 1.06 g of pure Na2CO3, what is the normality of this
acid solution:
(A) 1 N (B) 0.5 N (C) 1.8 N (D) 0.8 N
14. 250 ml of 0.1 N solution of AgNO3 are added to 250 ml of a 0.1 N solution of NaCl. The concentration of
nitrate ion in the resulting solution will be -
(A) 0.1N (B) 1.2 N (C) 0.01 N (D) 0.05 N
15. 2g of NaOH and 4.9 g of H2SO4 were mixed and volume is made 1 litre. The normality of the resulting
solution will be -
(A) 1N (B) 0.05 N (C) 0.5 N (D) 0.1N
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16. The volume of water to be added to 200 mL of seminormal HCl solution to make it decinormal is -
(A) 200 mL (B) 400 mL (C) 600 mL (D) 800 mL
19. The mass of oxalic acid crystals (H2C2O4 . 2H2O) required to prepare 50 mL of a 0.2 N solution is:
(A) 4.5 g (B) 6.3 g (C) 0.63 g (D) 0.45 g
20. 125 mL of 63% (w/v) H2C2O4.2H2O solution is made to react with 125 mL of a 40% (w/v) NaOH solution.
The resulting solution is: (ignoring hydrolysis of ions)
(A) neutral
(B) acidic
(C) strongly acidic
(D) alkaline
21. If equal volumes of 0.1 M KMnO4 and 0.1 M K2Cr2O7 solutions are allowed to oxidise Fe2+ to Fe3+ in
acidic medium, then Fe2+ oxidised will be:
(A) more by KMnO4
(B) more by K2Cr2O7
(C) equal in both cases
(D) cannot be determined.
22. How many grams of NaHCO3 are required to neutralise 1 mL of 0.0902 N vinegar?
(A) 8.4 × 10–3 g (B) 1.5 × 10–3 g (C) 0.758 × 10–3 g (D) 1.07 × 10–3 g
23. 0.7 g of Na2CO3.xH2O was dissolved in water and the volume made up to 100 mL, 20 mL of it required
19.8 mL of 10 N HCl for complete neutralisation. The value of x is:
(A) 7 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 5
24. Calculate the equivalent mass of Na2CO3 when it is titrated against HCl in presence of phenolphthalein
(A) 106 (B) 53 (C) 26.5 (D) 212
26. Which of the following gives equivalent mass of Na2CO3 when titrated against HCl in the presence of
methyl orange?
(A) 5.3 (B) 53 (C) 10.6 (D) 106
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8. The colour of the chemical that changes when it is left open in sunlight is -
(A) FeSO4 (s) (B) Pb(NO3) 2 (s) (C) AgCl (s) (D) BaCl2 (aq)
10. Heating of calcium carbonate to give calcium oxide and carbon dioxide is -
(A) An oxidation process (B) A reduction process
(C) Disproportionation (D) Decomposition
12. The elements undergoing reduction and oxidation during the reaction,
(NH4) 2Cr2O7 ⎯→ N2 + Cr2O3 + 4H2O are respectively
(A) N and Cr (B) Cr and N (C) N and O (D) Cr and O
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14. Which of the following can act as oxidant?
(A) H2O2 (B) H2S (C) NH3 (D) None of these
22. Which of the following statement about the following reaction is correct?
ZnO + CO ⎯→ Zn + CO2
(A) ZnO is being oxidized (B) CO is being reduced
(C) CO2 is being oxidized (D) ZnO is being reduced
24. Which of the following fuels has the highest calorific value?
(A) Petrol (B) Hydrogen (C) LPG (D) Natural gas
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25. In which zone of a candle flame does complete combustion take place?
(A) Inner (B) Outer (C) Middle (D) All three zones
29. Combustion is a -
(A) physical process (B) chemical process
(C) biological process (D) mechanical process
30. A circular blackish ring on the glass plate kept over the candle flame indicates-
(A) complete combustion
(B) dark zone of the flame
(C) non-luminous zone
(D) luminous zone
31. The oxidation number of sulphur in S8, S2F2 and H2S respectively are:
(A) 0, + 1 and – 2 (B) + 2, + 1 and – 2 (C) 0, + 1 and + 2 (D) – 2, + 1 and – 2
32. Which of the following compounds have sulphur atom in its maximum oxidation state:
X = H2SO4 ; Y = H2SO5 ; Z = H2S2O8
(A) Z only (B) Y and Z only (C) Y only (D) X, Y and Z
33. Manganese achieves its maximum oxidation state in which of these compounds:
(A) MnO2 (B) Mn3O4 (C) KMnO4 (D) K2MnO4
35. Which of the following changes does not involve either oxidation or reduction:
(A) VO2+ → V2O3 (B) Na → Na+ (C) Zn+2 → Zn (D) CrO4–2 → Cr2O7–2
37. Vapour density of a metal chloride is 66. Its oxide contains 53% metal. The atomic weight of metal is -
(A) 21 (B) 54 (C) 26.74 (D) 2.086
40. A certain weight of pure CaCO3 is made to react completely with 200 mL of a HCl solution to give 224
mL of CO2 gas at STP. The normality of the HCl solution is:
(A) 0.05N (B) 0.1 N (C) 1.0 N (D) 0.2 N
41. 0.2 g of a sample of H2O2 required 10 mL of 1N KMnO4 in a titration in the presence of H2SO4. Purity of
H2O2 is-
(A) 25% (B) 85% (C) 65% (D) 95%
42. 150 ml of 10N HCl is required to react completely with 1.0 g of a sample of limestone. The percentage
purity of calcium carbonate is -
(A) 75% (B) 50% (C) 80% (D) 90%
43. An oxide of metal have 20% oxygen, the eq. wt. of metal oxide is -
(A) 32 (B) 40 (C) 48 (D) 52
44. For the redox reaction MnO4– + C2O42– + H+ ⎯⎯ → Mn2+ + CO2 + H2O, the correct stoichiometric
coefficients of MnO4–, C2O42– and H+ are respectively:
(A) 2, 5, 16 (B) 16, 5, 2 (C) 5, 16, 2 (D) 2, 16, 5
46. 1g of a metal carbonate neutralises completely 200 mL of 0.1N HCl. The equivalent weight of metal
carbonate is
(A) 25 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 75
47. 100 mL of 0.5 N NaOH were added to 20 ml of 1N HCl and 10 mL of 3 N H2SO4. The solution is -
(A) acidic (B) basic (C) neutral (D) none of these
48. 1M solution of H2SO4 is diluted from 1 litre to 5 litres, the normality of the resulting solution will be -
(A) 0.2 N (B) 0.1 N (C) 0.4 N (D) 0.5 N
49. 0.7 g of Na2CO3 .xH2O is dissolved in 100 mL. 20 mL of which required to neutralize 19.8 mL of 0.1 N
HCl. The value of x is -
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
50. 0.45 g of an acid of molecular weight 90 was neutralised by 20 mL of 0.5 N caustic potash. The basicity
of the acid is -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
51. 1 litre of 18 molar H2SO4 has been diluted to 100 litres. The normality of the resulting solution is -
(A) 0.09 N (B) 0.18 (C) 1800 N (D) 0.36
N N
52. 50 ml of HCl is treated with 70 ml NaOH. Resultant solution is neutralized by 100 ml of
10 10
sulphuric acid. The normality of H2SO4 -
(A) N/50 (B) N/25 (C) N/30 (D) N/10
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53. 200 mL of HCl were added to 1 g calcium carbonate, what would remain after the reaction?
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(A) CaCO3 (B) HCl (C) Neither of the two (D) Part of both
54. An element A in a compound ABD has oxidation number –n. It is oxidised by Cr2O72– in acid medium. In
the experiment, 1.68 × 10–3 moles of K2Cr2O7 were used for 3.36 × 10–3 moles of ABD. The new
oxidation number of A after oxidation is:
(A) 3 (B) 3 – n (C) n – 3 (D) +n
55. The eq. wt. of an element is 4. Its chloride has a VD 59.25. Then the valency of the element is.
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
56. If 250 mL of a solution contains 24.5 g H2SO4 the molarity and normality respectively are -
(A) 1 M, 2 N (B) 1M, 0.5 N (C) 0.5 M, 1N (D) 2M, 1N
58. What mass of Na2S2O3.5H2O is needed to make 500 cm3 of 0.200 N solution for the reactions
2S2O3 2– + I2 → S4O6 2– + 2I–
(A) 4.8 gm (B) 14.8 gm (C) 24.8 gm (D) 16.8 gm
59. What volume of 3 molar HNO3 is needed to oxidise 8 g of Fe2+ to Fe3+, HNO3 gets converted to NO:
(A) 8 mL (B) 16 mL (C) 32 mL (D) 64 mL
63. In the chemical reaction, K2Cr2O7 + X H2SO4 + Y SO2 →K2SO4 + Cr2(SO4)3 + ZH2O X, Y and Z are -
(A) 1, 3, 1 (B) 4, 1, 4 (C) 3, 2, 3 (D) 2, 1, 2
EXERCISE # 3
2. In alkaline medium, KMnO4 reacts as follows (Atomic weights K = 39.09, Mn = 54.94, O = 16.00)
2KMnO4 + 2KOH → 2K2MnO4 + H2O + [O] Hence, its equivalent weight is : [NSEC-2000]
(A) 31.6 (B) 63.2 (C) 126.4 (D) 158
5. The volume of water which must be added to 0.4 dm3 of 0.25 N oxalic acid in order to make it exactly
decinormal is : [NSEC-2002]
3 3 3 3
(A) 0.2 dm (B) 0.4 dm (C) 0.6 dm (D) 0.8 dm
6. The quantity of electricity required to reduce 0.05 mol of MnO4– to Mn2+ in acidic medium would be
[NSEC-2003]
(A) 0.01 F (B) 0.05 F (C) 0.15 F (D) 0.25 F
7. You are given a solution of an alkali. In order to estimate its concentration in terms of normality, you
need to know [NSEC-2003]
(A) the volume of the solution, the volume of the alkali present in it and its formula weight
(B) the mass of the solution, the mass of the alkali present in it and its equivalent weight.
(C) the volume of the solution, the mass of the alkali present in it and its equivalent weight
(D) the mass of the solution, the volume of the alkali present in it and its equivalent weight.
9. Hydrazine N2H4 acts as a reducing agent. To prepare 100 ml of 2 N hydrazine solution, the weight required
will be [NSEC-2006]
(A) 6.4 g (B) 1.6 g (C) 3.2 g (D) 0.8 g
10. For the reaction shown below, which statement is true ? [NSEC-2007]
2Fe + 3CdCl2 2FeCl3 + 3Cd
(A) Fe is the oxidizing agent
(B) Cd undergoes oxidation
(C) Cd is the reducing agent
(D) Fe undergoes oxidation
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11. Oxalic acid (H2C2O4) reacts with permanganate ion according to the balanced equation given below:
5H2C2O4(aq) + 2MnO4 (aq) + 6H+(aq) → 2Mn2+ (aq) + 10CO2(g) + 8H2O(l)
How many mL of 0.0154 M KMnO4 solution are required to react with 25.0 mL of 0.0208 M H2C2O4
solution? [NSEC-2008]
(A) 13.5 mL (B) 18.5 mL (C) 33.8 mL (D) 84.4 mL
12. What volume of water should be added to 1600 ml of a 0.205 N solution so that the resulting solution
will be 0.2 N ? [NSEC-2008]
(A) 40 mL (B) 50 mL (C) 100 mL (D) 20 mL
13. The compound which can act as an oxidizing agent as well as reducing agent is [NSEC-2010]
(A) HNO2 (B) HI (C) HCN (D) HCOOH
14. Oxalic acid, H2C2O4, reacts with paramanganate ion according to the balanced equation
5H2C2O4(aq) + 2MnO4–(aq) + 6H+(aq) 2Mn2+(aq) + 10 CO2(g) + 8 H2O(l). The volume in mL of 0.0162
M KMnO4 solution required to react with 25.0 mL of 0.022 M H2C2O4 solution is [NSEC-2011]
(A) 13.6 (B) 18.5 (C) 33.8 (D) 84.4
15. A 500 g toothpaste sample has 0.4 g fluoride concentration. The fluoride concentration in terms of ppm
will be [NSEC-2012]
(A) 200 (B) 400 (C) 500 (D) 800
16. The number of moles of KMnO4 that will be needed to react completely with one mole of ferrous oxalate
[Fe(C2O4)] in acidic solution is [NSEC-2012]
(A) 1 (B) 2/5 (C) 3/5 (D) 4/5
17. The rate of the reaction MnO4–(aq.) + 8H+(aq.) + 5Fe2+(aq.) → Mn2+(aq.) + 5Fe3+(aq.) + 4H2O can be best
measured by monitoring colorimetrically the concentration of : [NSEC-2012]
– 2+ 2+ 3+
(A) MnO4 (aq.) (B) Mn (aq.) (C) Fe (aq.) (D) Fe (aq.)
19. A bottle of H3PO4 solution contains 70% acid. If the density of the solution is 1.54 g cm–3, the volume of
the H3PO4 solution required to prepare 1L of IN solution is. [NSEC-2015]
(A) 90mL (B) 45mL (C) 30mL (D) 23mL
20. The unbalanced equation for the reaction of P4S3 with nitrate in aqueous acidic medium is given below.
P4S3 + NO3– → H3PO4 + SO42– + NO
The number of mol of water required per mol of P4S3 is [NSEC-2015]
(A) 18 (B) 8/3 (C) 8 (D) 28
23. Battery acid (H2SO4) has density 1.285 g cm–3. 10.0 cm3 of this acid is diluted to 1L. 25.0 cm3 of this diluted
solution requires 25.0 cm3 of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide solution for neutralization. The percentage of
sulphuric acid by mass in the battery acid is : [NSEC-2016]
(A) 98 (B) 38 (C) 19 (D) 49
24. A sample of water from a river was analyzed for the presence of metal ions and the observations were
recorded as given below
Reagent added Observation
dil. HCl No change
aq. Na2CO3 White precipitate
aq. Na2SO4 No change
The water sample is likely to contain [NSEC-2018]
(A) Ba2+ (B) Cu2+ (C) Li+ (D) Mg2+
25. An ion exchange resin, RH2 can replace Ca2+ in hard water as RH2 + Ca2+ → RCa2+ + 2H+. When a 1.0 L
hard water sample was passed through the resin, all H+ ions were replaced by Ca2+ ions and the pH of
eluted water was found to be 2.0. The hardness of water (as ppm of Ca2+) in the sample of water treated is
[NSEC-2018]
(A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 125 (D) 200
26. Among the following, the reaction/s that can be classified as oxidation-reduction is/are. [NSEC-2018]
(i) Cr2O72− (aq.) 2OH− (aq) → 2CrO42− + H2O(l )
(ii) SiCl4(l) + 2Mg(s) → 2MgCl2(l) + Si(s)
(iii) 6Cl2(l) + 12KOH(l) → 2KClO3(g) + 10 KCl + 6H2O(l)
(iv) 2H2O2 → 2H2O(l) + O2(g)
(A) I and IV (B) I, II and III (C) II, III and IV (D) IV only
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Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. D C B D D A A C C D D B B A A D A A D B
Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. B D D B B D C B B D A D C D D D C A B B
Ques. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. B A B A A B C C C B D A C B B A C C B C
Ques. 61 62 63 64 65 66
Ans. B C A D B B
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