Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas Talisay City, Negros Occidental JUNIOR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS SOCIETY ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES

II Midterm Exam Review 2012 MULTIPLE CHOICE. _____ 1. In the titration by the use of potassium permanganate, permanganate ions are considered asa. oxidizing agent b. reducing agent c. catalyst _____ 2. Endpoint is reached if the appearance of what color is taken in permanganate process? a. Pink b. yellow c. colorless _____ 3. Decomposition of permanganate ions results to+2 a. The formation of Mn ions b. the formation of MnO2
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c. deterioration of MnO4

_____ 4. If the permanganate is taken with arsenic (III) ions, arsenic (III) ions+5 a. Oxidizes into As ions b. produces H3AsO4 c. does not participate in the reaction _____ 5. The equivalent weight of KMnO4 in the permanganate titration in acidic medium is the molar mass of KMnO4 divided bya. 5 b. 1 c. 3 _____ 6. Which of the following methods in permanganate titration will not cause errors in the analysis? a. The permanganate solution is in contact with rubber. b. Boil the solution before standardizing. c. The permanganate solution is exposed in light. _____ 7. Which of the following solutions is not oxidized with air? a. Permanganate b. arsenite

c. ferrous solution

_____ 8. Which of the following is false about permanganate process? a. If the titration is made slowly, back-titration with ferrous sulfate should not be necessary. b. A permanganate endpoint is always permanent. c. Permanganate will oxidize chloride ions in hot solutions in the presence of iron salts. _____ 9. Which of the following reactions is the main reaction of Volhard method? a. MnO4 + 2 H2O + 3 e -----> MnO2(s) + 4 OH +2 b. 3 Mn + 2 MnO4 + 4 OH -------> 5 MnO2 + 2 H2O + +2 c. MnO2 + C2O4 + 4 H -------> Mn + 2 CO2 + H2O _____ 10. It is a soluble organic substance which exists in two states of oxidations. a. Redox indicators b. oxidizing agents c. catalysts _____ 11. Ferrous ions in dichromate process are considered asa. oxidizing agent b. reducing agent

c. redox indicators

______ 12. What phenomenon do you prevent when you use ferrous solutions in the presence of acid? +2 a. Precipitation of basic salts b. hydrolysis c. decomposition of Fe ions ______ 13. The gram-equivalent of potassium dichromate isa. 1/6 of the gram molecular weight of potassium dichromate b. 1/3 of the gram molecular weight of potassium dichromate c. 1/2 of the gram molecular weight of potassium dichromate ______ 14. Which of the following phrases is not correct? +2 a. Oxidation of Fe ions by chlorine +2 b. reduction of Fe ions by chlorine
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c. oxidation of Fe
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ions by dichromate ions

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______ 15. In the reaction: 5 Sn + 2 MnO4 + 16 H -------> 5 Sn + 2 Mn + 8 H2O Which of the following is false? a. The reaction is in the presence of an acid +2 b. Sn ions serves as reducing agents in the reaction +2 c. Mn in MnO4 oxidizes to form Mn ions

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