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Redox reactions
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Instructions:

1. For Single Answer MCQs, you need to select only ONE option. 2. For Multiple Answer MCQs, you need to select ALL correct options ONLY. 3. For Integer Type questions, you need to select the correct integer (between 0 and 9) to mark your answer. 4. In Paragraph Type questions, two or more questions will be based on the given paragraph. For these questions, you need to select ONLY the correct option. 5. For Matrix Type questions, you need to select ALL the correct options in each row.

Section I
Q1) The equivalent mass of oxidising agent in the reaction SO2+ 2H2S 3S + 2H2O is

A) B) C) D)

32 64 16 8

Q2) The oxidation number of two chlorine atoms in CaOCl2 are

A) B) C)

1 and 1 + 2 and 2 3 and 1

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D)

2 and 1

Q3) P, Q, R and S are four metals with standard electrode potential as 3.05,1.66,0.40 and 0.8V.Which of the following will be most oxidising?

A) B) C) D)

R Q P S

Q4) Stock notation of HAuCl4 is

A) B) C) D)

HAu(I)Cl4 HAu(II)Cl4 HAu(III)Cl4 HAu(IV)Cl4

Q5) Among the following species, identify the species with an atom in +6 oxidation state?

A) B) C) D)

MnO4 [Cr(CN)6]3 [NiF6]2 CrO2Cl2

Q6) Which of the following reactions is not a redox reaction?

A) B) C) D)

NH4Cl + KOH NH3 + H2O +KCl 2Rb + H2O 2RbOH + H2 Zn + 2AgCN 2Ag + Zn(CN)2 2CuI2 2CuI + I2

Q7) The oxidation number of Cr in CrO5 is

A) B) C)

10 8 6
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D)

Q8) On reduction of KMnO4 by oxalic acid in acidic medium, the oxidation number of Mn changes from

A) B) C) D)

7 to 2 6 to 2 5 to 2 7 to 4

Q9) The oxidation number and covalency of sulphur in S8 molecule is

A) B) C) D)

0 and 2 +6 and 8 0 and 8 +6 and 2

Q10) The chemical that undergoes selfoxidation and selfreduction in the same reaction is

A) B) C) D)

Benzyl alcohol Acetone Formaldehyde Acetic acid

Q11) In which of the following reaction, there is no change in oxidation number

A) B) C) D)

SO2 + 2H2S 2H2O + 3S 2Na + O2 Na2O2 Na2O + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + H2O 4KClO3 3KClO4 + KCl

Q12) The oxidation numbers of chlorine in Cl2O, Cl2 and ClO3 are respectively

A) B) C)

+1, 1, +5 +1,0,1 1,0,1

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D)

+1, 0, +5

Q13) Oxidation number of S in S2O82 is

A) B) C) D)

2 +2 +6 0

Q14) In which of the following reaction, H2O2 is a reducing agent?

A) B) C) D)

2FeCl3 +2HCl + H2O2 2FeCl3 + 2H2O Cl2 + H2O2 2HCl + O2 2HI + H2O2 2H2O + I2 H2SO3 + H2O2 H2SO4 + H2O

Q15) The oxidation number of iron in the brown ring complex compound [Fe(H2O)5(NO)]SO4 is

A) B) C) D)

+1 0 1 +2

Q16) In the standardization of Na2SO3 using K2Cr2O7 by iodometry, the equivalent weight of K2Cr2O7 is

A) B) C) D)

molecular weight/2 molecular weight/6 molecular weight/3 molecular weight

Q17) The number of electrons involved in the reduction of nitrate ion to hydrazine is

A) B)

8 5
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C) D)

3 7

Q18) The reaction 3ClO(aq) ClO3(aq) + 2Cl(aq) is an example of

A) B) C) D)

Disproportionation reaction Decomposition reaction Oxidation reaction Reduction reaction

Q19) Which of the following can act as reducing agent only?

A) B) C) D)

H2O2 H2S SO2 HNO2

Q20) xMnO4 + yH2SO42Mn2+ + 5H2O + 9O2 + ze In this reaction, values of x, y and z are

A) B) C) D)

2,5,6 5,4,9 6,7,9 4,3,6

Q21) In a laboratory, the instructor asked the students to arrange the Mn containing chemicals in the increasing order of oxidation state and the following chemicals were provided: (i) Mn2+ (ii) MnO2 (iii) KMnO4 (iv) K2MnO4 In which sequence will the students arrange the chemicals for the proper arrangement?

A)

(a) > (b) > (c) > (d)

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B) C) D)

(a) < (b) < (d) < (c) (b) < (c) < (a) < (d) (c) < (a) < (d) <(b)

Q22) In a science quiz Shyam was asked to identify the oxidation number of Cr in K2Cr2O7? He gave the right answer and what could be his right answer?

A) B) C) D)

+2 +4 +6 none of these

Q23) Among the several oxidation states of iron (Fe) in K4Fe(CN)6, Fe has a particular oxidation state. Determine its oxidation number.

A) B) C) D)

+2 +4 +6 none of these

Q24) There are several oxidation states aka oxidation numbers of Mn. In a team of chemistry students, team leader asked the team members to find out the compound where Mn has the highest oxidation number and provided the following compound. For the correct answer what would be the choice among them?

A) B) C) D)

KMnO4 K2MnO4 MnO Mn2O3

Q31) Find out the value of x in the following reaction using ion electron method and balance the equation.

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A) B) C) D)

1 3 5 7

Q32) Use the ion electron method and balance the following reaction equation to get the value of x.

A) B) C) D)

12 16 18 none of these

Q33) Jeevan was asked to use the ion electron method and balance the following reaction equation to get the value of x. He found the correct answer and what is it?

A) B) C) D)

2 4 6 none of these

Q34) Neha used the ion electron method and balanced the following reaction equation to get the value of x. She got the right answer and what is it?

A) B) C)

3 2 1

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D)

none of these

Q35) By ion electron method, balance the following reaction equation to get the value of x.

A) B) C) D)

1 2 3 none of these

Q36) Use the ion electron method and balance the following reaction equation to get the value of x.

A) B) C) D)

1 2 3 none of these

Section II
Q25) In a science fair, Ramesh found a puzzle game of statement identification. He found there was a set of statements where he had to find out the correct statement or statements to win the prize. The statements were about the oxidation number of Mn in KMnO4 and of Sin Na2S2O3 and he won the prize. Here are the statements. Find out the correct statement or statements that were answered by Ramesh.

A) B) C) D)

Oxidation number of Mn in KMnO4 is +5 Oxidation number of Mn in KMnO4 is +7 Oxidation number of S in Na2S2O3 is +1 Oxidation number of S in Na2S2O3 is +2

Q26) Prakash was asked to find out the compounds having +4 oxidation number and provided the following set of compounds:
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Which are the compounds that should be chosen by Prakash?

A) B) C) D)

S in SO42 ion S in HSO3 ion Pt in (PtCl66)2 ion Mn in (MnO4) ion

Q37) For the reaction

Choose the correct statements.

A) B) C) D)

Cu+ ion is more stable than Cu2+. Cu+ disproportionates readily. G will be negative. Cu+ is coloured due to d-d spectra.

Q38) Which of the following reaction is feasible?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Q39) Which of the following pair of compounds have different oxidation states for the starred
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element?

A) B) C) D)

Q40) For the reaction The correct statements are

A) B) C) D)

acts as reductant acts as oxidant Mole ratio of /NO is 1 in balanced reaction

Total electrons involved in balancing is 30

Q41) Which of the following compound have equivalent weight per unit total change in oxidation number below 10?

A) B) C) D)

KMnO4 in acidic medium K2Cr2O7 in acidic medium H2O2 FeSO4

Section III
Q27) Ion Electron Method: Ion electron method is a kind of half reaction method where chemical reaction is balanced by oxidation reduction and the method consists of four steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify the species that are getting oxidized or reduced. Write half reactions of the oxidation process and reduction process separately. Balance the half-reactions on the basis of atoms and charges. After balancing the half-reactions, combine them to get the balanced REDOX reaction.
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Find out the value of x in the following reaction using ion electron method and balance the equation. 2FeCl3 + H2S xFeCl2 + 2HCl + S

A) B) C) D)

1 2 3 4

Q28) Ion Electron Method: Ion electron method is a kind of half reaction method where chemical reaction is balanced by oxidation reduction and the method consists of four steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify the species that are getting oxidized or reduced. Write half reactions of the oxidation process and reduction process separately. Balance the half-reactions on the basis of atoms and charges. After balancing the half-reactions, combine them to get the balanced REDOX reaction.

Use the ion electron method and balance the following reaction equation to get the value of x. 3Cu + 8HNO3 xCu(NO3)2 + 2NO + 4H2O

A) B) C) D)

1 2 3 4

Q29) Ion Electron Method: Ion electron method is a kind of half reaction method where chemical reaction is balanced by oxidation reduction and the method consists of four steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify the species that are getting oxidized or reduced. Write half reactions of the oxidation process and reduction process separately. Balance the half-reactions on the basis of atoms and charges. After balancing the half-reactions, combine them to get the balanced REDOX reaction.

Use the ion electron method and balance the following reaction equation to get the values of x and y. MnO2 + xHCl MnCl2 + yH2O + Cl2
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A) B) C) D)

x = 2, y = 1 x = 2, y = 4 x = 1, y = 2 none of these

Q30) Ion Electron Method: Ion electron method is a kind of half reaction method where chemical reaction is balanced by oxidation reduction and the method consists of four steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify the species that are getting oxidized or reduced. Write half reactions of the oxidation process and reduction process separately. Balance the half-reactions on the basis of atoms and charges. After balancing the half-reactions, combine them to get the balanced REDOX reaction.

Find out the values of x and y in the following reaction using ion electron method and balance the equation. H2S + xHNO3 yH2SO4 +8NO2 + 4H2O

A) B) C) D)

x = 2, y = 6 x = 4, y = 6 x = 8, y = 4 none of these

Q42) The standard electrode potential of many electrodes has been determined using standard hydrogen electrode as reference electrode. They are arranged in electrochemical series. It helps in comparison of reactivity of metals, feasibility of reaction, strength of reducing and oxidizing agent, etc. They also help in calculating of Kc, G, pH etc, directly or indirectly. For the reaction:

The value of

at 25C would be 0.059 V 0.590 V

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C) D)

0.890 V 1.980 V

Q43) The standard electrode potential of many electrodes has been determined using standard hydrogen electrode as reference electrode. They are arranged in electrochemical series. It helps in comparison of reactivity of metals, feasibility of reaction, strength of reducing and oxidizing agent, etc. They also help in calculating of Kc, G, pH etc, directly or indirectly. For the reaction:

If

A) B) C) D)

101 102 1010 1020

Q44) The standard electrode potential of many electrodes has been determined using standard hydrogen electrode as reference electrode. They are arranged in electrochemical series. It helps in comparison of reactivity of metals, feasibility of reaction, strength of reducing and oxidizing agent, etc. They also help in calculating of Kc, G, pH etc, directly or indirectly. For the reaction:

For the following half-cell Pt/H2/H2SO4 and oxidation electrode potential at + 0.39 V, the pH of this half cell would be

A) B)

6.6 5.6
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C) D)

4.0 3.7

Q45) An electrochemical cell is a device to convert chemical energy of redox reaction into electrical energy. It consists of two half cells or redox couple i.e. cathode and anode the two cells are connected by wire and salt bridge. Electrode potential of each electrode is measured against standard hydrogen electrode.

The electrode potential of SHE is zero because

A) B) C) D)

It uses platinum electrode which is inert. Hydrogen atom upon oxidation has zero electrons. Electrode potential is assumed to zero. There is no other reference electrode available.

Q46) An electrochemical cell is a device to convert chemical energy of redox reaction into electrical energy. It consists of two half cells or redox couple i.e. cathode and anode the two cells are connected by wire and salt bridge. Electrode potential of each electrode is measured against standard hydrogen electrode.

In the measurement of electrode potential of Zn2+/Zn, which of the following statement is not correct?

A) Pt. B) C) D)

The cell for Zn2+/Zn can be represented as Zn/Zn2+ (1 m) || H+ (1 m) H2 (1 atom), The electrons flow from Zn electrode to hydrogen electrode. Hydrogen electrode acts as anode and Zn electrode acts as cathode. Zn rod in 0.01 M of ZnSO4 (90% dissociation) has electrode potential > 1.

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Q47) An electrochemical cell is a device to convert chemical energy of redox reaction into electrical energy. It consists of two half cells or redox couple i.e. cathode and anode the two cells are connected by wire and salt bridge. Electrode potential of each electrode is measured against standard hydrogen electrode.

Using the standard electrode potential, which of the following observation is incorrect?

A) B)

Zn reacts with dil.H2SO4 but Ag does not. Oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+ by mixing H2O2 is spontaneous. shows that Cu+ is stable , the complex formed is very

C) The equilibrium constant for so does not readily disproportionate. D) For the reaction stable

Section IV
Q48)

Q49) Match the following column I and column II Column II Number of electrons transferred respectively p. q. r. s. 1, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 6 6, 2, 7, 8 3, 4, 0, 1
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Column I A. B. C. D. HBrO4 can form HOBr, Br2 and Br1 K2Cr2O7 can form Cr2O3, CrCl2 , CrO3, CrF5 KMnO4 can form Mn+2 can form , , MnO2, Mn2O3 and ,Am4+, Am3+

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and Am Q50) A. B. C. D. Column I Intra-molecular redox reaction Maximum oxidation state Auto redox Acting both as oxidant and reductant p. q. r. s. t. Column II HNO3 KClO3 Cu2O H2O2 OsO4

Q51) Column I A.

Column II Metal-metal ion electrode Amalgam electrode Gas electrode p. It comprises an inert metal foil, like platinum, immersed in the solution capable of furnishing ions of gas It includes a metal strip dipped in the solution of its own cation It includes metal in contact with its sparingly soluble salt and aqueous solution of salt containing same anion It is similar to metal-metal ion type electrode. Here, metal is replaced by its amalgam with Hg. It improves the activity of metal.

B. C.

q. r.

D.

Metal-metal insoluble saltsalt anion

s.

Section V
Q52) For the reaction between A and B given below

200.25 mL of 0.2 M

is titrated with 16 ml of 1.25 M that changes

The oxidation state of reduced product would be

Q53) How many applications of electrochemical series are correct out of given applications? (i) The substances with lower reduction potentials are stronger oxidizing agent and those which have higher reduction potential stronger reducing agent. (ii) Cu2+ is a better oxidizing agent then Fe2+

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(iii) The metals having lower reduction potential will not be reduced easily. (iv) If silver foils are added to CuSO4 solution, Cu is displaced from solution. (v) If is ve, the reaction must be occurring in reverse direction.

(vi) Pb2+ + 2Ag Pb + 2Ag+ is feasible (vii) Zn, Mg, Ag, Ni can liberate H2 from HCl, H2SO4 (viii) It is possible to store CuSO4 in gold vessel (ix) (a) (b) (x) = 2.02V for the spontaneous reaction between the following half cell reactions

Q54) A solution is consists of ions of X and Y. The solution which contains X2+ and ion is titrated against 0.02 M KMnO4 solution in presence of sulphuric acid and 8.98 ml of KMnO4 was used. Following this, the resulting solution was neutralized by Na2CO3 (acidified by dil acetic acid) and titrated with excess KI. Finally, 15.0 ml of 0.01 M sodium thiosulphate solution is added to the solution for complete titration of liberated iodine. The number of moles of is Z times the no of moles of X2+. The value of Z would be Q55) Using the following table of standard E0 values, calculate E0 for the reaction in which overall cell reaction gives the highest cell voltage.

Q56) The number of moles of H2O obtained by passing of 639.0 g chlorine gas through concentrated solution of KOH resulting in other products like chloride and chlorate ions is

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