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CHEM Viva
7. What is an indicator?
A substance that facilitates the color change at the end point in
titrations is called an indicator.
E.g. methyl orange, phenolpthalein, starch.
OR
Equivalent weight of an oxidising agent =molecular
weight/number of electrons gained.
E.g. pottasium dichromate is an oxidising agent & in acid solution its
reaction is represented as
no. of
= 294 / 6 = 49.
18. 0.6 g of K2Cr2O7 crystals are present in 250 cm3 of the solution. calucate the
normality of the solution.
Equivalent weight of K2Cr2O7=49
20. How is 250 cm3 of 0.25N HCL prepared? given the normality of conc. HCl= 11.8
N1V1= N2V2
0.25* 250 = 11.8 *V2
V2 = 5.3 cm3
5.3 cm3 of the given conc. HCl on dilution upto 250
cm3 with water gives 0.25N HCl solution.s
4. What is a potentiometer?
It is a device or circuit uesd for comparing potential sources.
Fe3+ + e-
10.What bis the reaction that occurs b/w FAS & pottasium dichromate?
Acidified pottasium dichromate oxidises ferrous sulphate to ferric
sulphate & itself getsreduced to chromic sulphate i.e. redox reaction.
6FeSO4 + 7H2S04 + k2Cr207.......> 3Fe(S04)3 + k2S04 + Cr2(S04)3
+ 7H20
12.Why is the beaker solution gradually changes into green during the course of
titration?
When FAS, in breaker reacts with k2Cr207 to Cr2(S04)3 which is a
green sait solution.
13.Why is the EMF rises steeply soon after the equivalence point?
This is because,the potentional of the solution before the
equivalence point is determined by Fe2+.......> Fe3+ system only i.e., 0.75v, while
at equivalence point, it is determined by both Fe3+ and Cr2O72- is = 1.04V. But
beyond equivalence point, the potentional of the solution is determined by Cr2O72-/
Cr3+ only i.e. = 1.33V. Therefore, just after the equivalence point, the potentional of
the solution.
1. What is calorimetry?
Chemical analysis through measurements of absorption of light
radiation in the visible region of the spectrum (400-700 nm) w.r.t a known
concentration of the substance is known as calorimetry.
6.What is wavelength?
The distance b/w any two successive peaks or troughs of waves is
called wavelength.
7. What is frequency?
It is the number of waves passing through a point per second.
equation of calorimetry.
16. Can different Nesslers tubes be used during optical density measurements of
solutions?
Different nesslers tubes (if they vary in thickness) cannot be used
during optical density measurents of solutions because, absorbance is depends on
the path length of the solution. If thickness is same, different Nesslers tubes can be
used.
22. Why is ammonia added? Why is the same amount of ammonia added to
different volumes of CuSO4 solution?
Ammonia is added to get cuprammonium sulphate,a dark blue
complex. Same amount of ammonia is added to nullify the absorbence due to any
colouring impurities present in ammonia.
24.Why are strong acids such as hydrocloric acid or nitric acid added to ferric alum
solution before the addition of KSCN solution?
1) they supress the hydrolysis of ferric ions.
2) high conc. of acid reduces the influence of interfering ions
if any.
26.What is the red colour due to after adding pottasium thiocyanate reagent (in
excess) to ferric alum solution?
Red colour is due to the formation of ferric thiocyanate complex.
28. Why is large excess of pottasium thiocyanate solution used in the colorimetric
determination of iron?
Because pottasium thiocyanate increases the intencity & also the
stability of the colour.
2.What is conductance?
The reciprocal of resistance is called conductance.
3. What is conductivity?
It is the reciprocal of resistivity.
10.What is a cell?
A device which produces an electromotive force and delivers an
electric currenrt as the result of a chemical reaction is known as a cell.
1. What is viscosity?
Viscosity arises due to internal friction between moving layers of
molecules. A moving layer exerts a drag or friction on its nearest moving layer
backward. This property of a liquid by which it retards or opposes motion between
the layer is called viscosity.
10.Why should the viscometer be dried before the measurments are done?
The viscometer should be dried to avoid the formation of an
emulsion,which changes the rate of flow of the liquid.
1. What is cement?
Cement is a lime based building material used to bind together coarse
aggregates.
MgO
SO3
1 - 3% ;
0 - 75 mg / litre
75 -150 mg / litre
150 - 300 mg / litre
4. How are the bicarbonates are introduced into water Ca(or Mg) is in the
insoluble form in the nature?
Limestone and dolomite onsist of carbonates of calsium and magnesium
which are insoluble in water. The rain water containing dissolved CO2 when comes
in contact with these carbonates form soluble bicarbonates.
16.Why is the indicator Eriochrome black T(EBT) shows wine red colour at
the begining and blue colour at the end of the titration?
When a small amount of Eriochrome Black T,which is blue in colour,is
added to hard water with a pH of about 10.0,it combines with a few of the calcium
and magnesium ions to form a weak complex which is wine red in colour as shown
in the equation.
M2++ +EBT----->M - EBT
During the titration with EDTA,all free hardness ions are complexed
according to the equation,
M - EBT + EDTA----->M - EDTA + EBT
This action frees the Eriochrome Black T indicator from the complex,(MEBT),and the wine red colour changes to a blue colour heralding the end of the
titration.
18.Why are the titrations involving EDTA carried out slowly towards the end
point?
Titrations involving EDTAcarried out slowly towards the end
point,because,the rate of formation of the metal complex of EDTA is very slow.
is
the
need
to
sulphate
convert
into
manganous
manganous
sulphate
into
manganous hydroxide?
Manganous hydroxide takes up dissolved oxygen in
molecular form to form basic manganic oxide , a
tetravalent manganese compound.
5.Why is sulphuric acid added?
It is added to reduce tetravalent manganese to divalent
manganese & to liberate nascent oxygen.
6.How is iodine liberated?
The oxygen liberated oxides potassium iodide in acidic
medium to iodine.
7.Mention the factors that determine the amount of oxygen that
dissolves in water.
a.adiquate time & adequate mixing to fully saturate the
water.
b.the water temperature
c.the air pressure
d.the salt content of the water
e.the substances in water which consume oxygen.
8.How is Henry's law related to DO in water?
Henry's law states that " the partial pressure of gas in a
liquid is equal to the partial pressure of the
gas in the vapour above the liquid".
Oxygen gets dissolved in water so that the level of DO of
water will be in equilibrium with the
atmosphere, which is approx.20.9%.
1.What is an ore?
An ore is a mineral , from which a metal can be con
extracted.
2.What is a mineral?
It is a naturally occuring metallic compound.
3.What is the main constituent of haematite ore?
Ferric oxide.
4.Give the other forms of iron ore.
Magnetite,siderite,iron pyrites etc
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1.What is an ore?
An ore is a mineral , from which a metal can be conveniently &
economically extracted.
2.What is a mineral?
It is a naturally occuring metallic compound.
11.Why is the colour of the indicator drop remins the same at the end point?
At the end point there are no more ferrous ions available to rect with
the indicator,as they areoxidised to ferric ions by the time the end point is
reached.
b. N-phenylanthranilic acid.
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