PROBLEM SOLVING

TECHNIQUES OF
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
FOR NEET

BY
JITENDRA HIRWANI

REDOX REACTION

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BASIC EXERCISE
Oxidation Number
1. In Ni(CO)4, the oxidation state of Ni is :
(1) 4 (2) 0 (3) 2 (4) 8
Ans. 2
2. Of the following elements, which one has the same oxidation state in all of its compounds ?
(1) Hydrogen (2) Fluorine (3) Carbon (4) Oxygen
Ans. 2
3. Oxidation number of fluorine in OF2 is :

A
(1) +1 (2) +2 (3) –1 (4) –2

I
Ans. 3
4. Phosphorus has the oxidation state of +3 in :
(1) Ortho phosphoric acid (2) Phosphorus acid

D
(3) Meta phosphoric acid (4) Pyrophosphoric acid
Ans. 2

N
5. Oxidation state of oxygen in hydrogen peroxide is

I
(1) –1 (2) +1 (3) 0 (4) –2
Ans. 1
–
6. The oxidation number of Pt in [Pt(C2H4)Cl3] is :

S
(1) +1 (2) +2 (3) +3 (4) +4
Ans. 2
7. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

O O
(1) Oxidation state of S in (NH4)2S2O8 is +6
(2) Oxidation number of Os in OsO4 is +8
(3) Oxidation state of S in H2SO5 is +8

T
(4) Oxidation number of O in KO2 is –
2

Ans. 3

E
8. Which of the following shows highest oxidation number in combined state :
(1) Os (2) Ru (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) None
Ans. 3
9. Oxidation state of nitrogen is incorrectly given for :
Compound Oxidation State
(1) [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 –3
(2) NH2OH –1
(3) (N2H5)2SO4 +2
(4) Mg3N2 –3
Ans. 3
10. Oxidation number of C in HNC is :
(1) +2 (2) –3 (3) +3 (4) Zero
Ans. 1

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11. Oxidation number of Fe in Fe0.94 O is :

(1) 200 (2) 200/94 (3) 94/200 (4) None
Ans. 2
12. Oxidation number of carbon in carbon suboxide (C3O2) is :

2 4 4
(1) (2) (3) +4 (4)
3 3 3

Ans. 2
13. Oxidation number of sulphur in Na2S2O3 would be :-
(1) +2 (2) +4 (3) –2 (4) 0

A
Ans. 1

I
14. Two oxidation states for chlorine are found in the compound :
(1) CaOCl2 (2) KCl (3) KClO3 (4) Cl2O7

D
Ans. 1
15. Compounds O.N.
(A) KMn*O4 (1) +4

N
(B) Ni*(CO)4 (2) +7

I
(C) [Pt*(NH3)Cl2]Cl2 (3) 0
(D) Na2O2* (4) –1

S
The correct code for the O.N. of asterisked atom would be :
A B C D
(1) 1 2 3 4

Ans.
(2)
(3)
(4)
3

O O 4
2
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
4
3

T
16. –1/3 oxidation state of nitrogen will be obtained in case of :
(1) Ammonia (NH3) (2) Hydrazoic acid (N3H)

E
(3) Nitric oxide (NO) (4) Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Ans. 2
17. Compound YBa 2Cu 3O 7 is a super conductor. The O.N. of the copper in the compound will be:[O.No. of
Y=+3]
(1) +7/3 (2) zero (3) +2 (4) +1
Ans. 1

18. The oxidation state of iodine in H 4 IO 6 is :-

(1) +7 (2) –1 (3) +5 (4) +1

Ans. 1
19. Amongst the following, identify the species with an atom in + 6 oxidation state:-

(1) MnO 4 (2) Cr(CN)36  (3) NiF62  (4) CrO2Cl2

Ans. 1

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20. The oxidation state of + 1 for phosphorous is found in:-

(1) Phosphorous acid (H3PO3) (2) Orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4)
(3) Hypo phosphorous acid (H3PO2) (4) Hypo phosphoric acid (H4(P2O6)
Ans. 3
21. Match List - I (compound) with list - II (Oxidation state of N) and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the list:-
List - I List-II
(A) KNO3 (a) – 1/3
(B) HNO2 (b) – 3
(C) NH4Cl (c) 0

A
(D) NaN3 (d) + 3

Codes are:-

(1)
A
e
B
d
(e) + 5

C
b
D
a

D I
N
(2) e b d a

I
(3) d e a c
(4) b c d e
Ans. 1
22.

Ans.
23.
(1) K3Fe(CN)6, Fe2O3

O
(3) Fe2O3, FeO
1 S
In which of the following pair oxidation number of Fe is same :-
(2) Fe(CO)5, Fe2O3
(4)Fe2(SO4)3, K4Fe(CN)6

In which of the following compounds of Cr, the oxidation number of Cr is not +6 :-

O
(1) CrO3 (2) CrO2Cl2
(3) Cr2O3 (4) K2Cr2O7

T
Ans. 3
24. Oxidation state of cobalt in [Co(NH3)4 (H2O)Cl]SO4 is

E
(1) 0 (2) +4 (3) –2 (4) +3
Ans. 4
25. Oxidation number of 'N' in N3H (hydrazoic acid) is :-

1 2
(1) – (2) –3 (3) +3 (4) +
3 3

Ans. 1
26. The oxidation number of arsenic atom in H3AsO4 is :-
(1) –1 (2) –3 (3) +3 (4) +5
Ans. 4
27. In substance Mg(HXO3), the oxidation number of X is :-
(1) 0 (2) +2 (3) +3 (4) +4
Ans. 3

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28. The oxidation number of phosphorus in PH4+, PO23–, PO43– and PO33– are respectively :–
(1) –3, +1, +3, +5 (2) –3, +3, +5, +1 (3) +3, –3, +5, +1 (4) –3, +1, +5, +3
Ans. 4
29. Which of the following compounds are arranged in increasing oxidation number of S :–
(1) H2SO3, H2S, H2SO4, H2S2O3 (2) H2S2O3, H2SO3, H2S, H2SO4
(3) H2S, H2SO3, H2SO4, H2S2O3 (4) H2S, H2S2O3, H2SO3, H2SO4
Ans. 4
30. Iodine shows the highest oxidation state in the compound :–
(1) KI (2) KI3 (3) IF5 (4) KIO4

A
Ans. 4

31.

Ans.
The sum of the oxidation states of all the carbon atoms present in the compound C6H5CHO is :
(1) –4
1
Application of Redox Reaction
(2) 3 (3) + 5

D
(4) – 4/7

I
N
32. The reaction H2S + H2O2  S + 2H2O manifests :

I
(1) Oxidising action of H2O2 (2) Reducing nature of H2O2
(3) Acidic nature of H2O2 (4) Alkaline nature of H2O2

S
Ans. 1
33. In a reaction of H2O (steam) + C (glowing)  CO + H2
(1) H2O is the reducing agent (2) H2O is the oxidising agent

O
(3) carbon is the oxidising agent (4) oxidation-reduction does not occur
Ans. 2

O
34. The compound that can work both as an oxidising as well as reducing agent is :
(1) KMnO4 (2) H2O2 (3) Fe2(SO4)3 (4) K2Cr2O7

T
Ans. 2
35. Reaction(A) S–2 + 4 H2O2 SO42– + 4 H2O
(B) Cl2 + H2O2 2HCl + O2

E
The true statement regarding the above reactions is :
(1) H2 O2 acts as reductant in both the reactions.
(2) H2O2 acts as oxidant in reaction (A) and reductant in reaction (B).
(3) H2O2 acts as an oxidant in both the reactions.
(4) H2O2 acts as reductant in reaction (A) and oxidant in reaction(B)
Ans. 2
36. A compound contains atoms A, B and C. The oxidation number of A is +2, of B is +5 and of
C is –2. The possible formula of the compound is :
(1) ABC2 (2) B2(AC3)2 (3) A3(BC4)2 (4) A3(B4C)2
Ans. 3

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37. Equivalent weight of N2 in the change N2 NH3 is

28 28 28
(1) (2) 28 (3) (4)
6 2 3

Ans. 1
38. In the reaction, 2S2O32– + I2 S4O62– + 2I–, the eq. wt. of Na2S2O3 is equal to its :
(1) Mol. wt. (2) Mol. wt./2 (3) 2 x Mol. wt. (4) Mol. wt./6
Ans. 1
39. In the reaction, VO + Fe2O3 FeO + V2O5 , the eq. wt. of V2O5 is equal to its :
(1) Mol. wt. (2) Mol. wt./8 (3) Mol .wt./6 (4) None of these

A
Ans. 3

I
40. The eq. wt. of iodine in, I2 + 2S2O32– 2I– + S4O62– is :
(1) Its Mol. wt. (2) Mol. wt./2 (3) Mol. wt./4 (4) None of these
Ans. 2
41.
BrO3– Br– (acidic medium)
(1) M (2) M/4 (3) M/6

N D
Molecular weight of KBrO3 is M. What is its equivalent weight, if the reaction is :

(4) 6M

I
Ans. 3
42. In the reaction : A–n2 + xe– A–n1, here x will be

S
(1) n1 + n2 (2) n2 – n1 (3) n1 – n2 (4) n1 . n2
Ans. 3
43. What would be the equivalent weight of the reductant in the reaction :

O
[Fe(CN)6]–3 + H2O2 + 2OH– 2[Fe(CN)6]4–+ 2H2O + O2
[Given : Fe = 56, C = 12, N = 14, O = 16, H = 1]
(1) 17 (2) 212 (3) 34 (4) 32
Ans.
44.

Ans.
1

O
The eq. wt. of Na2S2O3 as reductant in the reaction, Na2S2O3+H2O+Cl2  Na2SO4+2HCl+S is :

T
(1) (Mol. wt.)/1
4
(2) (Mol. wt.)/2 (3) (Mol. wt.)/6 (4) (Mol. wt.)/8

E
45. Equivalent weight of FeC2O4 in the change : FeC2O4 Fe3+ + CO2 is :
(1) M/3 (2) M/6 (3) M/2 (4) M/1
Ans. 1
46. Oxidising product of substance Na3AsO3 would be
(1) As2O33– (2) AsO3–3 (3) AsO2–4 (4) AsO4–3
Ans. 4
47. The equivalent weight of MnSO4 is half of its molecular weight when it is converted to :-
(1) Mn2O3 (2) MnO2 (3) MnO4– (4) MnO4–2
Ans. 2
48. In which of the following reaction H2O2 acts as reducing agent :-
(1) 2FeCl2 + 2HCl + H2O2 2FeCl3 + 2H2O (2) Cl2 + H2O2 2HCl + O2
(3) 2HI + H2O2 2H2O + I2 (4) H2SO3 + H2O2 H2SO4 + H2O
Ans. 2

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49. A sulphur containing species that can not be a reducing agent is :-

(1) SO2 (2) SO 32 (3) H2SO4 (4) S 2 O 23 
Ans. 3
50. Which one is the oxidising agent in the reaction given below
2CrO42– + 2H+ Cr2O7–2 + H2O
(1) H+ (2) Cr2O 72 (3) Cr++ (4) None
Ans. 4
51. In the following change, 3Fe + 4H2O Fe3O4 + 4H2
If the atomic weight of iron is 56, then its equivalent weight will be :-

A
(1) 42 (2) 21 (3) 63 (4) 84

I
Ans. 2
52. Cr2O7–2 + I– + H+  Cr+3 + I2 + H2O
The equivalent weight of the reductant in the above equation is :– (At. wt. of Cr=52, I=127)

D
(1) 26 (2) 127 (3) 63.5 (4) 10.4
Ans. 2

N
Redox Reaction

I
53. How many moles of KMnO4 are reduced by 1 mole of ferrous oxalate in acidic medium:-

1 5 1 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)

S
5 3 3 5
Ans. 4
54. The reaction

O
2K2MnO4 + Cl2 2KMnO4 + 2KCl is an example of
(1) Redox (2) Reduction only (3) Neutralization (4) Disproportionation
Ans. 1

O
55. Which one of the following is a redox reaction ?
(1) H2 + Br2  2HBr (2) 2NaCl + H2SO4  Na2SO4 + 2HCl

T
(3) HCl + AgNO3  AgCl + HNO3 (4) NaOH + HCl  NaCl + H2O
Ans. 1

E
56. Which of the following is not a redox change ?
(1) 2H2S + SO2  2H2O + 3S (2) 2BaO + O2  2BaO2
(3) BaO2 + H2SO4  BaSO4 + H2O2 (4) 2KClO3  2KCl + 3O2
Ans. 3
57. In the reaction 4Fe + 3O2 4Fe3+ + 6O2– which of the following statements is incorrect ?
(1) It is a redox reaction (2) Metallic iron is a reducing agent
(3) Fe3+ is an oxidising agent (4) Metallic iron is reduced to Fe3+
Ans. 4
58. In the reaction, Cl2 + OH– Cl– + ClO4– + H2O, chlorine is :
(1) Oxidised (2) Reduced
(3) Oxidised as well as reduced (4) Neither oxidised nor reduced
Ans. 3

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59. Which of the following example does not represent disproportionation -

(1) MnO2 + 4HCl MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O (2) 2H2O2 2H2O + O2
(3) 4KClO3 3KClO4 + KCl (4) 3Cl2 + 6NaOH 5NaCl + NaClO3 + 3H2O
Ans. 1
60. The decomposition of KClO3 to KCl and O2 on heating is an example of :
(1) Intermolecular redox change (2) Intramolecular redox change
(3) Disproportionation or auto redox change (4) None
Ans. 2
61. Which of the following change represents a disproportionation reaction (s) :

A
(1) Cl2 + 2OH– ClO– + Cl– + H2O (2) Cu2O + 2H+ Cu + Cu2+ + H2O

I
dilution with
(3) 2HCuCl2 
Water
 Cu + Cu2+ + 4Cl– + 2H+
 (4) All of the above

Ans. 4

D
62. One mole of iron [55.8 gm], when oxidised to +2 oxidation state gives up :
(1) 1NA electron (2) 2NA electron

N
(3) 3NA electron (4) 0.5 mole of electron

I
Ans. 2
63. How many electrons should X2H4 liberate so that in the new compound X shows oxidation number of -½ (E.N. X > H)

S
(1) 10 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 2
Ans. 3
64. Which of the following reaction represents the oxidising behaviour of H2SO4 :-

O
(1) 2PCl5 + H2SO4 2POCl3 + 2HCl + SO2Cl2 (2) 2NaOH + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + 2H2O
(3) NaCl + H2SO4 NaHSO4 + HCl (4) 2HI + H2SO4 I2 + SO2 + 2H2O
Ans. 4

O
65. Which one of the following is not a redox reaction :-
(1) CaCO3 CaO + CO2 (2) 2H2 + O2 2H2O

Ans.

66.
1

E T
(3) Na + H2O NaOH +

Balancing of Redox Reaction

In the balanced equation
1
H
2 2
(4) MnCl3 MnCl2 +
1
Cl
2 2

MnO 4 + H+ + C 2 O 24  Mn2+ + CO2 + H2O, the moles of CO2 formed are :-

(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 10

Ans. 4
67. Balance given following half reaction for the unbalanced whole reaction :
CrO42– CrO2– + OH– is :
– –
(1) CrO 4–2 + 2H2O + 3e–  CrO 2– + 4OH (2) 2CrO 4–2 + 8H2O  CrO 2– + 4H2O + 8OH
– –
(3) CrO4–2 + H2O CrO2– + H2O + OH (4) 3CrO4–2 + 4H2O + 6 e– 2CrO2–1 + 8OH
Ans. 1

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68. Choose the set of coefficients that correctly balances the following equation :
x Cr2O72– + yH+ + z e– a Cr+3+ + bH2O
x y z a b
(1) 2 14 6 2 7
(2) 1 14 6 2 7
(3) 2 7 6 2 7
(4) 2 7 6 1 7
Ans. 2
69. In the reaction:MnO4– + xH+ + ne– Mn2+ + yH2O

A
What is the value of n :

I
(1) 5 (2) 8 (3) 6 (4) 3
Ans. 1
70. The number of electrons required to balance the following equation –

D
NO3– + 4H+ + e–  2H2O + NO is
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 2

N
Ans. 3

I
71. The molar mass of CuSO4.5 H2O is 249. Its equivalent mass in the reaction (a) and (b) would be
(a) Reaction CuSO4 + KI product
(b) Electrolysis of CuSO4 solution.

S
(1) (a) 249 (b) 249 (2) (a) 124.5 (b) 124.5 (3) (a) 249 (b) 124.5 (4) (a) 124.5 (b) 249
Ans. 3

O
72. 2KMnO4+5H2S+6H+2Mn2+ + 2K+ + 5S + 8H2O. In the above reaction, how many electrons would be involved in
the oxidation of 1 mole of reductant?
(1) Two (2) Five (3) Ten (4) One

O
Ans. 1

73. The value of n in : MnO 4 +8 H++ ne Mn2+ + 4 H2O is

T
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 2
Ans. 1

E
74. For the redox reaction

Zn + NO 3  Zn2+ + NH4+ in basic medium, coefficients of Zn, NO 3 and OH– in the balanced equation
respectively are :
(1) 4, 1, 7 (2) 7, 4, 1 (3) 4, 1, 10 (4) 1, 4, 10
Ans. 3
75. In the following reaction the value of 'X' is
H2O + SO32–  SO42– + 2H+ + X

(1) 4e– (2) 3e– (3) 2e– (4) 1e–

Ans. 3

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ANALATYCICAL EXERCISE
1. The ratio of number of moles of KMnO4 and K2Cr2O7 required to oxidise 0.1 mol Sn2+ to Sn+4 in acidic medium
(1) 6 : 5 (2) 5 : 6 (3) 1 : 2 (4) 2 : 1
Ans. (1)
NaOH
2. Cl 2   NaCl  NaClO 3  H 2 O

The equivalent mass of Cl2 in the above reaction is

M M 3M
(1) M (2) (3) (4)
3 2 5

A
Ans. (4)

I
3. KCl is used as an electrolyte in salt bridge because
(1) K+ and Cl– are isoelectronic (2) Monovalent ions are required
(3) Both the ions have almost same velocity (4) They are having similar size

D
Ans. (3)
2 2
4. EMF of the given cell, A (s) | A (aq) || B(aq) | B(s)

o o
Given E A/ A 2 : 1.4V and E B/ B2 : 1.4V

(1) 2.8 V (2) 1.8 V

I
(3) 0 V
N (4) – 1.8 V

S
Ans. (1)
5. Electrode potential depends upon
(1) Size of electrode (2) Surface area of electrode

O
(3) Temperature (4) Shape of electrode
Ans. (3)

O
6. Oxidation number of Cr atom in CrO5 and K3CrO8 respectively
(1) +6 , +6 (2) +5, +6 (3) +6, +5 (4) +5, +5

T
Ans. (3)
7. Number of electrons involved in the reaction when 0.1 mol NH3 dissolved in water
(1) 2 (2) 0.4 (3) 0.9 (4) Zero
Ans.

8.
E
(4)

1
2
F2  e  
 F E° = +3.02 V

Electrode potential for given reaction

F2 + 2e–  2F–
(1) 3.02 V (2) 6.04 V (3) 1.5 V (4) –3.02 V
Ans. (1)
9. Three metals A, B and C are arranged in increasing order of standard reduction electrode potential, hence their
chemical reactivity order will be
(1) A < B < C (2) A > B > C (3) B > C > A (4) A = B = C
Ans. (2)

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10. Find the incorrect statement

(1) Higher reduction potential of non-metal means stronger reducing agent
(2) Lower oxidation potential of a metal means strong oxidising agent
(3) Oxidation state of oxygen in O3 is –1
(4) All of these
Ans. (4)
11. When an alkali metal is reacted with hydrogen then metallic hydride is formed. In this reaction
(1) Hydrogen is oxidised
(2) Hydrogen is reduced

A
(3) Hydrogen is neither oxidised nor reduced

I
(4) Hydrogen is oxidised as well as reduced
Ans. (2)
12. In case of CH3COOH, the oxidation number of carbon of carboxylic group is

D
(1) –3 (2) Zero (3) +1 (4) +3
Ans. (4)

N
13. How many moles of KMnO4 are required to oxidise one mole of SnCl2 in acidic medium ?

I
1 2 3 4
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5 5 5 5

S
Ans. (2)
14. Which compound acts as oxidising agent only ?
(1) SO2 (2) H2S (3) H2SO4 (4) HNO2

O
Ans. (3)
15. The average oxidation state of chlorine in bleaching powder is

O
(1) –1 (2) +1 (3) Zero (4) –2 as well as +2
Ans. (3)

T
16. When benzaldehyde is oxidised to give benzoic acid then the oxidation state of carbon of aldehydic group is
changed from
(1) +2 to +3 (2) +1 to +3 (3) Zero to +2 (4) No change

E
Ans. (2)
17. Which of the following is incorrect regarding salt bridge solution ?
(1) Solution must be a strong electrolyte
(2) Solution should be inert towards both electrodes
(3) Size of cations and anions of salt should be much different
(4) Salt bridge solution is prepared in gelatin or agar-agar to make it semi-solid
Ans. (3)
18. Standard electrode potentials of redox couples A2+/A, B2+/B, C/C2+ and D2+/D are 0.3 V, –0.5 V, –0.75 V and 0.9 V
respectively. Which of these is best oxidising agent and reducing agent respectively ?
(1) D2+/D and B2+/B (2) B2+/B and D2+/D (3) D2+/D and C2+/C (4) C2+/C and D2+/D
Ans. (1)

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19. The number of moles of H2O2 required to completely react with 400 ml of 0.5 N KMnO4 in acidic medium are
(1) 0.1 (2) 0.2 (3) 1.0 (4) 0.5
Ans. (1)
20. Cl2(g) + XOH  YClO3– + ZH2O + 10e–
The coefficient X, Y and Z are
(1) 6, 2, 2 (2) 5, 1, 3 (3) 12, 2, 6 (4) 12, 1, 6
Ans. (3)
21. In the reaction CH3OH HCOOH, the number of electrons that must be added to the right is :-
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 1
Ans. 1
22. Which statement is wrong :–
(1) Oxidation number of oxygen is +1 in peroxides
(2) Oxidation number of oxygen is +2 in oxygen difluoride

I A
1
(3) Oxidation number of oxygen is – in superoxides
2

(4) Oxidation number of oxygen is –2 in most of its compound

N D
I
Ans. 1
23. In the reaction 8Al + 3Fe3O4 4Al2O3 + 9Fe, the number of electrons transferred from reductant to oxidant is :-

S
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 16 (4) 24
Ans. 4
24. In which of the following reaction hydrogen is acting as an oxidising agent :-

O O
(1) With iodine to give hydrogen iodide
(2) With lithium to give lithium hydride
(3) With nitrogen to give ammonia
(4) With sulphur to give hydrogen sulphide

T
Ans. 2

25. Oxidation number of Xe in XeF5– is :

E
(1) +1 (2) +2 (3) +3 (4) +4
Ans. 4
26. Which is the best description of the behaviour of bromine in the reaction given below :-
H2O + Br2  HOBr + HBr
(1) Both oxidized and reduced (2) Oxidized only
(3) Reduced only (4) Proton acceptor only
Ans. 1
27. In the following reaction
2FeCl3 + H2S  2FeCl2 + 2HCl + S
(1) FeCl3 is oxidant (2) FeCl3 & H2S are oxidised
(3) FeCl3 is oxidised & H2S is reduced (4) None of these
Ans. 1

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28. Consider the following reaction

xMnO4– + yC2O4–2 + zH+  xMn+2 + 2y CO2 + z/2 H2O. The values of x, y, z in the reaction are
(1) 2, 5, 16 (2) 16, 5, 2 (3)2, 16, 5 (4) 5, 2, 16
Ans. 1
29. Which of the following act both as oxidant & reductant :–
(1) H2S (2) SO3 (3) H2O2 (4) F2
Ans. 3
30. Which of the following reaction is spontaneous oxidation–reduction reaction
(1) Mn+2+ 5Fe+3 + 4H2O MnO4– + 5Fe+2 + 8H+
(2) MnO4– + 5Fe+3 + 8H+ Mn+2 + 5Fe+2 + 4H2O

Ans.
(3) MnO4– + 5Fe+2 + 8H+Mn+2 + 5Fe+3 + 4H2O
(4) Mn+2+5Fe+2 + 4H2O  MnO4– + 5Fe+3 + 8H+
3

I A
D
31. In Redox reaction :
Fe + HNO3 Fe(NO3)2 + NH4NO3 + H2O

N
the coefficient of HNO3, Fe(NO3)2, NH4NO3 is :-

I
(1) 1 : 10 : 4 (2) 10 : 4 : 1 (3) 4 : 10 : 1 (4) 10 : 1 : 4
Ans. 2

S
32. From the following statements regarding H2O2 choose the incorrect statement.
(1) It can act only as an oxidising agent.
(2) It decomposed on exposure to light.

O
(3) It has to be stored in plastic or wax lined glass bottles in dark.
(4) It has to be kept away from dust.
Ans. (1)

O
33. In which of the following reactions, hydrogen peroxide acts as an oxidizing agent ?
(1) HOCl + H2O2  H3O+ + Cl– + O2 (2) I2 + H2O + 2OH–  2I– + 2H2O + O2

T
(3) PbS + 4H2O  PbSO4 + 4H2O (4) 2MnO4 + 3O2 + 2H2O + 2OH–
Ans. (3)

E
34. Which of the following reactions is an example of a redox reaction ?
(1) XeF4 + O2F2  XeF6 + O2 (2) XeF2 + PF5  [XeF]+ PF6–
(3) XeF6 + H2O  XeOF4 + 2HF (4) XeF6 + 2H2O  XeO2F2 + 4HF
Ans. (1)
35. Consider the reaction
4 2  
H 2SO3(aq)  Sn (aq) H 2O(1)  Sn (aq)  HSO4(aq)  3H (aq )

Which of the following statements is correct?

(1) H2SO3 is the reducing agent because it undergoes oxidation
(2) H2SO3 is the reducing agent because it undergoes reduction
(3) Sn4+ is the reducing agent because it undergoes oxidation
(4) Sn4+ is the oxidizing agent because it undergoes oxidation
Ans. (1)

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36. How many electrons are involved in the following redox reaction ?
Cr2O72– + Fe2+ + C2O42–  Cr3+ + Fe3+ + CO2 (Unbalanced)
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6
Ans. (4)
37. In the standardisation of Na2S2O3 using K2Cr2O7 by iodometry, the equivalent weight of K2Cr2O7 is
(1) (Molecular weight) / 2 (2) (Molecular weight) / 6
(3) (Molecular weight) / 3 (4) Same as molecular weight
Ans. (B)
– – –
38. In basic medium I oxidises by MnO4 . In this process I replaces by :
– – –
(1) IO3 (2) I2 (3) IO4 (4) IO

A
Ans. (1)

I
39. The oxidation number of Mn in the product of alkaline oxidative fusion of MnO2 is :
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8

D
Ans. (1)
40. Hydrogen peroxide in its reaction with KIO4 and NH2OH respectively, is acting as a
(1) reducing agent, oxidising agent (2) reducing agent, reducing agent

N
(3) oxidising agent, oxidising agent. (4) oxidising agent, reducing agent

I
Ans. (1)

O S
TO
E
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7. Assertion :– In NH4NO3, the oxidation number of the two N-atoms is not equal.
Reason :– One N atom is present in the ammonium ion while the other is present in the nitrate ion.
Ans. A

8. Assertion :– Oxidation state of Hydrogen is +1 in H2O while –1 in CaH2.

Reason :– CaH2 is a metal hydride and for metal hydrides, hydrogen is assigned the oxidation number of –1.
Ans. A
9. Assertion :– Oxidation number of carbon in CH2O is zero.
Reason :– CH2O (formaldehyde) is a covalent compound.
Ans. B

A
10. Assertion :– Nitrous acid (HNO2) may act as an oxidising agent as well as a reducing agent.

I
Reason :– The oxidation number of Nitrogen remains same in all the compounds.
Ans. C

D
11. Assertion :– Oxidation number of Ni in [Ni(CO)4] is zero.
Reason :– Nickel is bonded to neutral ligand, carbonyl.
Ans. A

N
12. Assertion :– A reducing agent is a substance which accepts electron.

I
Reason :– A substance which helps in oxidation is known as reducing agent.
Ans. D

S
13. Assertion :– Bromide ion is serving as a reducing agent in the reaction.
–
2MnO–4(aq.) + Br (aq.) + H2O  2MnO2(aq.) + BrO–3(aq.) + 2OH–(aq.)
Reason :– Oxidation number of Br increases from –1 to +5.

O
Ans. A
14. Assertion :– Equivalent weight of NH3 in the reaction N2  NH3 is 17/3 while that of N2 is 28/6.

O
Molecular weight
Reason :– Equivalent weight =
number of e - lost or gained/ mole

Ans.
15.

Ans.
16.
A

T
Assertion :– In acidic medium, equivalent weight of K2Cr2O7 is equal to 294/6.

E
Reason :– In acidic medium, Cr 2O7–2 is reduced in Cr+3.
A
Assertion :– In a redox reaction, the oxidation number of the oxidant decreases while that of reductant increases.
Reason :– Oxidant gains electron(s) while reductant loses electron(s).
Ans. A
17. Assertion :– H2SO4 can not act as reducing agent.
Reason :– Sulphur can not increase its oxidation number beyond +6.
Ans. A
18. Assertion :– In HClO4 , Chlorine has the oxidation number of +4.
Reason :– HClO4 (perchloric) acid has two peroxide linkages.
Ans. D

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19. Assertion :– Oxidation number of S in HSO3– is +4.

Reason :– Sulphur is in different oxidation state in different compounds.
Ans. B
20. Assertion :– Oxidation number of Carbon in all it's compounds is +4.
Reason :– An element has a fixed oxidation state.
Ans. D

21. Assertion :– H2 is the reducing agent and Cl2 is reduced in the reaction.
H2 + Cl2  2HCl

A
Reason :– Reducing agent is the one which has been oxidised and decrease of oxidation number means reduction.

I
Ans. A

D
22. Assertion :– MnO4– is always reduced to Mn+2.
Reason :– Decrease in oxidation number or gaining of electron means oxidation.

N
Ans. D

I
23. Assertion :– KClO3  KClO4 + KCl
This is a disproportionation type reaction.

S
Reason :– The reaction in which one substance oxidise or reduce is known as disproportionation reaction.
Ans. C

O
24. Assertion :– Oxidation number of Cr in CrO5 is +6.
Reason :– In CrO5, four oxygen atoms are involved in peroxide linkage.
Ans. A

O
25. Assertion :– Oxidation number of Cr in Cr(CO)6 is zero.
Reason :– Cr is a metal.
Ans.
26.

Ans.
27.
B

T
Assertion :– Cr+2 is a reducing agent and Mn +3 is oxidising agent.

E
Reason :– Mn+3 has d5 configuration.
C
Assertion :- The formal oxidation no. of sulphar in Na2S4O6 is 2.5

Reason :- Two S-atoms are not directly linked with O-atoms

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Ans. A

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