BASARA GNANASARASWATHI CAMPUS KAKATIYA HILLS

Sec: Star SC Qualitative analysis Date: 12-05-2021

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MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE
1. Which of the following pairs of cations can be separated by using NaOH solution?
A) Fe3 , Al3 B) Cr3 , Al3 C) Sn2 , Pb2 D) Cu2 , Pb2
2. A white precipitate is obtained when:
A) a solution of BaCl2 is treated with Na2SO3
B) a solution of NaAlO2 is heated with NH4Cl
C) H2S is passed through a solution of ZnSO4
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D) a solution of ZnSO4 is treated with Na2CO3

3. The ion that can be precipitated when BaCl2 solution is added to it is
A) CrO42 B) SO42 C) Pb2 D) Ag+
4. Choose the correct statement
A) PbCrO4 is yellow coloured B) CHI3 is yellow coloured
C) AgI is yellow coloured D) FeS is green coloured
5. How many of the following ions can be detected by the flame test
A) NH4 B) K+ C) Mg 2 D) Ca2+
6. Which of the following hydroxide dissolves in NaOH?
A) Fe(OH)3 B) Cu(OH)2 C) Al(OH)3 D) Pb(OH)2
7. K 4  Fe  CN  6  gives the precipitate by the reaction with
A) Fe2+ B) Fe3+ C) Cu2+ D) Zn2+
8. An inorganic salt in its aqueous solution produced a white ppt. with NaOH which
dissolves in excess of NaOH. Also its aqueous solution produced light yellow ppt. with
AgNO3 sparingly soluble in NH4OH. The probable salt is
A) AlBr3 B) BeBr2 C) SnCl2 D) ZnCl2
9. A green coloured compound A on heating gives two products B and C. A metal D is
deposited by passing hydrogen through heated B. The solution of B in HCl on treatment
with potassium ferrocyanide gives brown coloured precipitate. C turns lime water
milky. Which of the following cannot be A
A) CuSO4 B) CuCO3 C) CuCl2 D) Cu(NO3)2
10. Yellow coloured solution of FeCl3 changes to light green when
A) SnCl2 is added B) Zn is added C) H2 gas is passedD) HBr is added
11. Which of the following change the colour of the aqueous solution of FeCl3
A) K4[Fe(CN)6] B) K3[Fe(CN)6] C) NH4CNS D) KCNS
12. Which one of the following does not produce metallic sulphide with H2S?
A) ZnCl2 B) CdCl2 C) CoCl2 D) CuCl2
13. Ni  H2SO4  (hot and concentrated)  X(g)
The liberated gas (select the correct statements)
A) Develops blue colour spots on the filter paper moistened with potassium iodate and
starch solution.
 B) Turns acidified K2Cr2O7 solution green.
C) Produces black precipitate with lead acetate solution.
D) Reacts with Cl2 water to produce an acid which gives white fumes with ammonia.
14. Co2  KCN (not in excess)  precipitate.
Select the correct statement(s) with respect to the precipitate.
A) It is yellow in colour.
B) It is reddish-brown in colour.
C) It dissolves in excess of the reagent forming a brown solution.
D) It is obtained when brown solution (option (C)) is acidified with dilute HCl in the
cold.
15. Potassium ferrocyanide is used to distinguish
A) Cu2 and Zn2 B) Fe3  and Ca 2 C) Ag   and Zn2 D) Th4  and Cu2
16. Which of the following combinations in an aqueous solution will give a red coloured
compound?
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4
A) Fe3  SCN B) Fe3  Fe  CN 6 
C) Ni2  dimethylglyoxime + NH3 D) Cu2+ + NH3
17. Which of the statement (s) is(are) correct with reference to the ferrous and ferric ions?
A) Fe3+ gives brown colour with potassium ferricyanide
B) Fe2+ gives blue precipitate with potassium ferricyanide
C) Fe3+ give red colour with potassium thiocyanate
D) Fe2 give brown colour with ammonium thiocyanate
18. A light green crystalline compound responds to the following tests.
(i) Its aqueous solution gives a brown precipitate on treatment with a K 2 HgI4  solution
(Nessler’s reagent).
(ii) Its aqueous solution turns blue on treatment with a K 3  Fe  CN  6  solution.
(iii) Its solution in dilute HCl gives a white precipitate on reaction with a BaCl2 solution.
The solution of light green crystalline compound contain
A) Fe2 B) Cl C) SO24 D) NH4
19. A compound on heating with an excess of caustic soda solution liberates a gas (B) which
gives white fumes on exposure of HCl. Heating it continued to expel the gas completely.
The resultant alkaline solution again liberates the same gas (B) when heated with zinc
powder. However the compound (A), when heated alone does not give nitrogen. Identify
(A) and (B).
A) A is NH4NO3 B) A is NH4NO2 C) B is N2O D) B is NH3
20. A colourless solid A, when placed in water, produces a heavy white precipitate B. Solid
A gives a clear solution in conc. HCl; however when added to large amount of water, it
again gives precipitate of B which dissolves in dilute HCl. When H2S is passed through
a suspension of A or B, a brown black precipitate (C) is obtained. Compound A liberates
a gas D with conc. H2SO4. The gas D is water soluble and gives white precipitate E with
solution of mercurous salts but not with mercuric salts. Which of the following options
satisfy the compounds that are used in this contest.
 A) A is BiCl3 B) B is BiOCl C) C is Bi2S3 D) D is HCl
21. Which of the following will give the same colour in oxidising flame as well as in the
reducing flame in borax bead test (when cold)?
A) Chromium B) Copper C) Cobalt D) Nickel
22. A black mineral (A) on heating in presence of air gives a gas (B). The mineral (A) on
reaction with dilute H2SO4 gives a gas (C) and solution of a compound (D). On passing
gas (C) into an aqueous solution of (B) a white turbidity is obtained. The compounds
(A) to (D) are
A) FeS B) SO2 C) H2S D) FeSO4
23. A white sublimable solid, when boiled with NaOH solution, gives a colourless gas that
turns Nessler’s reagent brown. The solid, on being heated with solid K2Cr2O7 and
concentrated H2SO4 , gives red brown vapours. The white solid can be:
A) NH4I B) NH4Br C) NH4Cl D)  NH4 2 SO4
24. Choose the correct statement(s)
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A) Pb+2, Al+3, Zn+2 are soluble in excess NaOH

B) Cu+2, Cr+3, Zn+2 are soluble in excess NH3(aq.)
C) Pb+2, Hg+2, Bi+3 are soluble in excess KI
D) Cu+2, Fe+2, Zn+2 form complexes with K4Fe(CN)6
25. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A) Nickel salts give rosy red precipitate with dimethyl glyoxime in excess of NH4OH.
B) Fe (III) salts give red colour with potassium sulphocyanide.
C) In nitroprusside, the iron and NO exist as Fe(III) and NO.
D) Mn (II) salts give white precipitate with NaOH which turns brown on adding Br2
water.
INTEGER TYPE
26. How many of the following salts impart characteristic colours to the Bunsen flame?
NaCl, KCl, CuCl2, BaCl2, CaCl2, SrCl2, ZnCl2, MgCl2, AlCl3
27. How many of the following liberate coloured vapour/gas with concentrated H2SO4?
KCl (s) + K2Cr2O7 (s), KNO2 (s), KI(s), KBr(s), KCl(s)
28. How many of the following pairs of ions can be separated by H2S in dilute HCl?
3+ 4+ 3+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 3+ 2+ 3+ 3+
Bi and Sn , Al and Hg , Cd and Zn , Fe and Cu , As and Sb
29. Amongst the following, the total number of compounds soluble in concentrated NH3
solution is
(A) Ag2CrO4, (B) Cu(OH)2 . CuSO4, (C) PbSO3,
(D) Al(OH)3, (E) Ni(OH)2, (F) Zn3(PO4)2
(G) BaSO4, (H) Bi(OH)2NO3, (I) Mn(OH)2
30. An alcoholic solution of dimethylglyoxime is added to an aqueous solution of
nickel(II) chloride. Slow addition of ammonium hydroxide led to the
precipitation of a bright-red coloured metal complex.
Find out the number of hydrogen bonds present in the structure of the
complex.
2+ 2+ 2+ + 3+ 2+
31. An aqueous solution contains Hg , Hg2 , Pb , Ag , Bi and Cd . Out of these,
how many ions will produce white precipitate with dilute HCl?
 MATRIX MATCHING TYPE
23. Match the colour of the precipitates with their respective compounds (molecular
formula) obtained in the analysis of different cations.
Column-I Column-II

A) White crystalline precipitate p) K3[Co(NO2)6]

B) Reddish brown precipitate q) Cr(OH)3

C) Yellow precipitate r) Fe(OH)3

D) Green precipitate s) PbCl2

t) Cu3[Fe(CN)6]2
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24. Match the reactions/reaction conditions listed in column-I with the characteristics/
precipitate colour of the reaction products listed in column-II.
Column-I Column-II
A) 2NiS + 2HNO3 + 6HCl p) Black precipitate and its chloride
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
extract with water
 imparts greenish blue flame.
amyl alcohol
B) CoCl2 + 4NH4 CNS   q) Blue colour in organic layer
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C) CuCl2 + NaOH  r) Yellow precipitate soluble in NaOH
D) HgCl2 + KI (Not in excess)  s)
White precipitate and its chloride
imparts crimson flame.
25. Match the products of the reactions listed in column-I with the colour of the
precipitate(s) listed in column-II.

Column-I Column-II
A) Hg 2I2  green) p) Grey/Black precipitate
B) BiI3  (black) q) Orange precipitate
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C) Fe3  OH 2  CH3COO 6  r) Reddish-brown precipitate
 
(deep-red salt.)
D) Ag 2SO3  (white) s) Red precipitate
t) Green
KEY
1. ABD 2. ABCD 3. ABCD 4. ABC 5. BD 6. CD 7. ABCD
8. AB 9. CD 10. AB 11. ABCD 12. AC 13. ABD 14. BCD
15. ABCD 16. AC 17. ABC 18. ACD 19. AD 20. ABCD 21. AC
22. ABCD 23. BC 24. ABCD 25. ABD 26. 6 27. 7 28. 3
29. 4 30. 2 31. 3 32. A–s, B–r, C–p, D–qt
33. A–r, B–q, C–p, D–s 34. A-ps ; B - q ; C - r ; D - p)
 BASARA GNANASARASWATHI CAMPUS KAKATIYA HILLS
Sec: Star SC Qualitative Analysis Date: 13-01-2021
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SINGLE ANSWER TYPE
1. An aqueous solution of a given salt was made alkaline with solid NH4Cl and NH4OH
solution. H2S gas was then passed through the test tube. A black precipitate appeared.
Which of the following conclusions is most appropriate about the precipitate. It could
be
a) CuS or PbS b) CoS or NiS
c) FeS or NiS or CoS d) FeS or NiS or CoS or CuS or PbS
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2. Statement-I : The blue precipitate formed by the action of K 4  Fe  CN 6  on Fe3 and

by that of K 3  Fe  CN 6  on Fe2 have the same composition.
3
Statement-II :  Fe  CN 6  oxidises Fe 2 to Fe3 and itself gets reduced to
 
4
 Fe  CN 6  Correct relation is
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a) both are correct statements and statement –ii is correct explanation for statement-i
b) both are correct statements and statement –ii is not correct explanation for
statement-i
c) statement –I is correct but statement –II is false
d) statement –I is incorrect but statement – II is correct
3. In which of the following all salts are almost insoluble in water?
a) LiF, AgF, Li 2CO3 b) Fe  OH 3 , PbCl2 , MgF2 c) CaCl2 d) KCl, AgBr, ZnS
4. A solid mixture of Hg2Cl2, K2Cr2O7 is heated with conc. H2SO4 and it produces
a) greenish-yellow gas b) Colourless gas c) red coloured gas d) no gas
5. A metal nitrate reacts with KI to give a brown precipitate which on addition of excess
of KI convert into orange colour solution. The cation of metal nitrate is:
a) Hg2+ b) Bi3+ c) Pb2+ d) Cu+
6. An aqueous solution of a substance gives a white precipitate on treatment with dilute
hydrochloric acid, which dissolves on heating. When hydrogen sulphide is passed
through the hot acidic solution, a black precipitate is obtained. The substance is a :
a) mercurous salt b) Cr2+ salt c) Ag+ salt d) Pb2+ salt
7. Read of the following statements and choose the correct code w.r.t true(T) and
false(F).
I) manganese salts give a violet borax bead test in reducing flame
II) from a mixed precipitate of AgCl and AgI, ammonia solution dissolves only AgCl
III) ferric ions give a deep green precipitate, on adding potassium ferrocyanide
solution
IV) on boiling the solution having K+, Ca2+ and HCO3– we get a precipitate of
K2Ca(CO3)2
a) TTFF b) FTFT c) FTFF d) TTFT
 8. Which one of the following metal sulphides has maximum solubility in water?
a) HgS b) CdS c) SrS d) ZnS
9. What happens when ammonium thiocyanate is added to the aqueous solution of
CuSO4 followed by passing SO2 through the solution.
a) First black ppt appears, which reduced to white ppt
b) first white ppt appears, which reduced to back ppt
c) first black ppt appears, which on reduction also appears as black ppt
d) first white ppt appears, which on reduction also appears as white ppt.
10. Which of the following pair of salts forms precipitate with excess of NH 4OH
a) CuSO4 , CdSO4 b) Cu  NO3 2 , ZnSO4 c) FeCl3 , AlCl3 d) all the above
MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE
11. AgCl is soluble in
a) water b) NH3 (aq) c) KCN d) dil HCl
12. A yellow precipitate is obtained when
a) A lead acetate solution is treated with K 2CrO4
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b) A Pb  NO3 2 solution is treated with KI

c) An AgNO3 solution treated with KI
d) H 2 S is passed through a solution of CdSO4
13. A metal nitrate on reaction with excess sodium hydroxide solution gives a white
precipitate, but it rapidly turns to brown on adding bromine water. Aqueous solution of
metal nitrate produces a pink precipitate with disodium hydrogen phosphate solution in
the presence ammonia. The cation is
a) Cu2+ b) Mn2+ c) Mg2+ d) Zn2+
14. A black mineral (A) in solid state is fused with KOH and KNO3 and the mixture
extracted with water to get a green coloured solution (B). On passing CO2 gas through
the solution the colour changes to pink with a black residue (C)
Which of the following is/are correct
a) The pink colouration is decolourised by acidified ferrous sulphate solution
b) The black residue is same as compound (A)
c) When O3 is passed through the green colour solution is changes to pink.
d) Shape of the anion of pink substance is tetrahedral
15. A  Black   dil H 2 SO4  B  aq   C  gas 
C   CH 3COO 2 Pb  Black
B  NaOH  green ppt  D  changing to brown (E) by atmospheric O2
B  K 3  Fe  CN 6   Blue  F 
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E  HCl   deep yellow solution  G  F  KCNS  Red coloured solution  H 
Correct statements about this are / is
a) Green ppt is insoluble in excess of NaOH
b) Deep yellow compound (G) can give red/reddish brown ppt with alkali
c) Blue coloured F has both +2 and +3 oxidation states for metal
d) Metal in A is iron
16. From the following information,
X  H 2 SO4  Y (a colourless and irritating gas )
 Y  K 2Cr2O7  H 2 SO4  (Green coloured solution )
Identify the pair X and Y from the list given below:
a) Cl  , HCl b) S 2 , H 2 S c) CO32 , CO2 d) SO32 , SO2
17. A white crystalline salt A reacts with dilute HCl to liberate a suffocating gas B and
also forms a yellow precipitate. The gas turns potassium dichromate acidified with
dilute H 2 SO4 to a green coloured solution C. A, B and C are respectively:
a) Na2 SO3 , SO2 , Cr2  SO4 3 b) Na2 S 2O3 , SO2 , Cr2  SO4 3
c) Na2 S , SO2 , Cr2  SO4 3 d) Na2 SO4 , SO2 , Cr2  SO4 3
18. Which of the following reagents cannot be useful in separating a mixture of Zn 2 and
Cu 2
a) H 2 S in acidic medium b) H 2 S in alkali medium
c) NaOH solution d) NH 3 Solution
19. Which of the following reagents canbe used to distinguish between SO2 and CO2
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a) Lime water b) BaCl2 c) H 2O2  BaCl2 d) Acidified dichromate paper

20. A solution of a metal ion, when treated with KI, gives a red precipitate which
dissolves in an excess of KI to give a colourless solution. However the solution of the
metal ion on treatment with a solution of cobalt(II) thiocyanate gives rise to a deep
blue crystalline precipitate. The metal ion is
a) Pb 2 b) Cu 2 c) Hg 2 d) Co 2
21. Which of the following will dissolve in a mixture of NaOH, H 2O2
a) Fe  OH 3 b) Cr  OH 3 c) Al  OH 3 d) Zn  OH 2
22. The pair of ions can be separated by using dil HCl
a) Ag  and Cu 2 b) Ag  and Hg 22 c) Hg 22 and Cd 2 d) Ag  and Al 3
23. Identify the compound which does not respond to chromyl chloride test?
a) NH4Cl b) KCl c) HgCl2 d) SnCl4
INTEGER TYPE
24. How many of the following are black coloured compounds
Ag2S , PbS ,HgS , CuS , FeS , CoS ,NiS , ZnS , CdS , Sb2S3 , MnS
25. Dimethyl glyoxamate ion with Ni +2 forms rosy red colour in alkaline medium. The
coordination number of metal ion in complex is
26. Residue Mn (OH)2 is added with few drops of conc. Nitric acid followed by a
compound to get purple colour. This is conformation of Mn. the compound can be how
many of the following Na3 BiO4 , PbO2, Pb3O4 , SnO, Bi2O3, NaIO4, (NH4)2S2O8
27. On adding excess of chlorine water to potassium iodide solution containing little carbon
tetra chloride gives first violet colour to carbon tetrachloride and then violet colour is
discharged. The change in the oxidation state of iodine from initial to final compound is
28. How many of the following metal sulphides are soluble in hot dilute nitric acid PbS,
HgS, Ag2S, CuS, CdS, Bi2S3, NiS, CoS
PASSAGE-1
A white solid A reacts with dilute H2SO4 to produce a colourless gas B and a
colourless solution C. The reaction between B and acidified dichromate yields a green
solution and a slightly coloured precipitate D. The substance D, when burnt in air, gives
a gas E which reacts wih B to yield D and a colourless liquids. Anhydrous copper
sulphate turns blue with this colourless liquid. The addition of aqueous NH3 or NaOH
 to C produces a precipitate that dissolves in an excess of the reagent to form a clear
solution.
Answer the following questions based on above passage.
29. Which of the following gases are B and E respectively?
a) CO2 and SO2 b) SO2 and H2S c) H2S and SO2 d) CO2 and H2S
30. What would appear if the gas B is passed through an aqueous solution of Pb(NO3)2?
a) White precipitate soluble in hot dilute HNO3
b) A black precipitate soluble in hot dilute HNO3
c) A black precipitate insoluble in hot dilute HNO3
d) A yellow precipitate soluble in hot concentrated HNO3
PASSAGE-2
A white amorphous powder (A) on strong heating gives a colourless non combustible
gas (B) and a solid (C). The gas (B) turns lime water milky and turbidity disappears
with the passage of excess gas. The solution of (C) in dilute HCl give a white
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precipitate with an aqueous solution of K 4 Fe  CN6  . The solution of (A) in dil. HCl
gives a white precipitate (D) on passing H2S in presence of excess NH4OH .
31. The compound (A) is
a) ZnCO3 b) PbCO3 c) Na2CO3 d) NH4 2 CO3
32. The compound (C) is
a) PbO b) ZnO c) Na2O d) Ag2O
PASSAGE-3
HgS, CuS, PbS, Bi2S3, CdS
HNO3 /  and Filter
Filterate
Residue Add dil. H2SO4 + 1 ml EtOH and
Filter
Part A Filterate
Residue Add NH4OH (excess) and
Filter
Part B Residue Filterate
of
blue colour
Part C
33. The metal sulphide insoluble in HNO3 or residue in Part A will be
a) CuS b) Bi2S3 c) CdS d) HgS
 2
34. Residue of part B + CH3COO– NH4  P  SO 4
P + 2KI  Q  + CH3COO– : Q will be
a) HgI2 b) PbI2 c) CdI2 d) CuI2

KEY
1 D 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 C
9 A 10 C 11 BC 12 ABCD 13 B 14 ABCD 15 ABCD 16 D
17 B 18 BD 19 CD 20 C 21 BCD 22 ACD 23 CD 24 7
25 4 26 5 27 6 28 5 29 C 30 B 31 A 32 B
33 D 34 B
 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
Q.1 A glassy bead formed by heating borax on a platinum wire loop is –
(A) sodium tetraborate (B) sodium metaborate
(C) sodium metaborate and boric anhydride (D) boric anhydride and sodium tetraborate
Q.2 Conc. sulphuric acid is put into two test tubes. A containing nitrate salt and B containing bromide salts
and the contents are heated to evolve reddish brown gases which were passed through water. Water
will
(A) turn yellow by gas coming from A (B) turn yellow by gas coming from B
(C) turn brown by gas coming from A (D) turn blood red by gas coming from B
Q.3 The evolution of SO2 gas from dry heating test can be recognised by –
(A) its pungent smell (B) its ability to decolourise KMnO4
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(C) its ability to turn dichromate paper green (D) all the above factors
Q.4 Which of the following salt will give evolution of SO2 gas along with the formation of yellowish turbidity
when treated with dilute sulphuric acid. –
(A) sodium sulphide (B) sodium sulphite (C) sodium sulphate (D) sodium thiosulphate
Q.5 Which of the following salt liberate reddish brown gas on treatment with dilute H2SO4 ?
(A) ZnBr2 (B) KBr (C) KNO2 (D) KNO3
Q.6 For the confirmatory tests of acid radicals, sodium carbonate extract is prepared because –
(A) all anions react with Na (B) Na is more reactive
(C) Na2CO3 is water soluble (D) all anion of sodium salts are water soluble
Q.7 The chromyl chloride test is meant for which of the following ion ?
(A) Cl– ions (B) SO4– – ions (C) I– ions (D) Cl– and CrO42– ions
Q.8 Sulphuric acid is not used for the preparation of original solution in the analysis of basic radical because–
(A) it forms insoluble sulphates with some of the basic radicals
(B) it is a strong oxidising agent
(C) it is strong reducing agent
(D) it decomposes many of the anions
Q.9 In the second group of qualitative analysis, H2S is passed through a solution acidified with HCl in order
to –
(A) limit the concentration of S2– ions (B) increase the solubility of H2S
(C) increases the concentration of S2– ions (D) add the Cl– ions
Q.10 All ammonium salts liberate ammonia gas when –
(A) heated with water (B) heated with caustic soda
(C) heated with H2SO4 (D) heated with NaNO2
Q.11 To avoid the precipitation of hydroxides of Ni2+ Co2+, Zn2+ and Mn2+ along with those of Fe3+ , Al3+
and Cr3+ the third group solution should be –
(A) heated with a few drops of conc. HNO3 (B) boiled by adding excess of NH4Cl
(C) concentrated by evaporation (C) made alkaline by NaOH
Q.12 H2S will precipitate the sulphides of all the metals, Cu, Zn and Cd from the solution of their chlorides
if–
(A) the solution is alkaline (B) the solution is acidic
(C) the solution is acidified with H2SO4 (D) any of the above solution is present

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 Q.13 Sodium sulphide react with sodium nitroprusside to form a purple coloured compound. During the
reaction, the oxidation state of iron –
(A) changes from +2 to +3 (B) changes from +3 to +2
(C) change from + 2 to +4 (D) remain unchanged
Q.14 To the aqueous solution of the salt acidified potassium permanganate is added and its colour is discharged.
It indicates the presence of –
(A) Fe2+ (B) Sn2+ (C) Ba2+ (D) NO3–
Q.15 Lead sulphate is soluble in –
(A) ammonium acetate (B) conc. HNO3 (C) ammonium hydroxide (D) conc. HCl
Q.16 Sodium borate on reaction with conc. H2SO4 and C2H5OH gives a compound ‘A’ which burns with a
green edged flame. The compound ‘A’ is –
(A) H2B4O7 (B)(C2H5)2B4O7 (C) H3BO3 (D) (C2H5)3BO3
Q.17 On addition of aqueous NaOH to a salt solution, a white gelatinous precipitate is formed, which
dissolves in excess alkali, The salt solution contains –
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(A) chromous ions (B) aluminium ions (C) barium ions (D) iron ions
Q.18 Brown ring test is used to detect –
(A) iodide (B) nitrate (C) iron (D) bromide
Q.19 Microcosmic salt is –
(A) Na(NH4)HPO4.4H2O (B) Na(NH4).HPO4
(C) Na(NH3)HPO4.4H2O (D) K(NH4)HPO4.2H2O
Q.20 On passing H2S gas in II group sometimes the solution turns milky. It indicates the presence of –
(A) oxidising agent (B) acidic salt (C) thiosulphate (D) reducing agent
Q.21 When sodium thiosulphate solution is shaken with iodine, thiosulphate is changed to –
(A) sulphide ion (B) sulphate ion (C) tetrathionate ion (D) sulphide ion
Q.22 In the qualitative analysis, NH4Cl is added before NH4OH to –
(A) decreases OH– ions conc. (B) increase OH– ion conc.
(C) form HCl (D) form complexes of group II radicals
Q.23 Which of the following pairs is not distinguished by passing H2S ?
(A) Hg2+, Pb2+ (B) Cd2+, Pb2+ (C) Sb3+, Cd2+ (D) Zn2+, Mn2+
Q.24 CrO3 dissolves in aqueous NaOH to give –
(A) CrO42– (B) Cr2O72– (C) Cr(OH)3 (D) Cr(OH)2
Q.25 When dil. HNO3 is dropped into the palm and washed with water, it turns yellow. It shows the presence of–
(A) NO2 (B) N2O (C) NO (D) N2O5
Q.26 Identify the correct order of solubility of Na2S, CuS and ZnS in aqueous medium –
(A) CuS > ZnS > Na2S (B) ZnS > Na2S > CuS
(C) Na2S > CuS > ZnS (D) Na2S > ZnS > CuS
2+
Q.27 In the borax bead test of Co , the blue colour of the bead is due to formation of –
(A) B2O3 (B) Co3B2 (C) Co(BO2)2 (D) Co3O4
Q.28 Mercurous ion is represented as –
(A) Hg+ (B) Hg2+ (C) 3Hg3+ (D) Hg22+
Q.29 Which of the following metals sulphides are soluble in hot and 50% HNO3 ?
(A) HgS (B) Bi2S3 (C) CuS (D) all these
Q.30 Which of the following halide is soluble in water –
(A) AgF (B) AgCl (C) AgBr (D) AgI
Q.31 Which of the following gives blood red colour with KCNS ?
(A) Cr+2 (B) Fe3+ (C) Al3+ (D) Zn2+
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(A) FeSO4. NO (B) [Fe(H2O)5NO]2+ (C) [Fe(H2O)5NO]+ (D) [Fe(H2O)5NO]3+
Q.33 An aqueous solution of a substance gives a white precipitate on treatment with dil. HCl which dissolves
on heating. When H2S is passed through the hot acidic solution, a black precipitate is obtained. The
substance is a –
(A) Hg22+ salt (B) Cu2+ salt (C) Ag+ salt (D) Pb2+ salt
Q.34 When H2S gas is passed through the HCl containing aqueous solution of CuCl2, HgCl2, BiCl3 and
CoCl2, it does not precipitate out –
(A) CuS (B) HgS (C) Bi2S3 (D) CoS
Q.35 Which of the following salt will not produce any gas with dilute sulphuric acid ?
(A) sodium nitrite (B) strontium nitrate (C) calcium oxalate (D) barium carbonate
Q.36 An orange coloured solid errupts like volcano producing a colourless, inert gas igniting. The anion
present in the solid is –
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(A) NO3– (B) CrO42– (C) Cr2O72– (D) NH2–

Q.37 The aqueous solutions of which of the following pairs of salts will give yellow precipitate separately
with aqueous solution of barium bromide ?
(A) K2CrO4, AgNO3 (B) AgNO3, K2SO4 (C) K2CrO4, K2SO4 (D) AgNO3, Na2CO3
Q.38 Which of the following reagent can cause the separation of precipitate of Fe(OH)3 and Cr(OH)3 in
IIIrd group analysis ?
(A) dil H2SO4 (B) Aq. NH3 (C) H2SO4 (D) NaOH/H2O
Q.39 An aqueous solution is prepared by dissolving a mixture containing ZnCl2, CdCl2 and CuCl2. H2S gas
is now passed through the aqueous solution of salt to form black ppt. The ppt. contains –
(A) CdS, CuS (B) CdS, CuS, ZnS (C) CuS, ZnS (D) only CuS

Q.40

(A) NH4NO3 (B) NH4Cl (C) KNO3 (D) Ba(NO3)2

Q.41 Which of the following compound will turn black on adding NH4OH to it ?
(A) lead chloride (B) silver chloride (C) mercurous chloride (D) barium chloride
Q.42 Which of the following pairs contain species, which react with each other on mixing their aqueous
solution to give yellow precipitate ?
(A) KI and silver nitrate (B) KI and lead (II) nitrate
(C) KI and KBr (D) KI and I2
Q.43 Which of the following salts will form coloured beads in borax bead test ?
(A) Ba(NO3)2 (B) CoCl2 (C) cobalt oxalate (D) potassium oxalate
Q.44 Freshly prepared chlorine water is added to the aqueous solution of some halide salt containing some
CS2. After shaking the contents, a violet colour appeared in CS2 layer. The halide ion in solution is –
(A) iodide (B) bromide (C) chloride (D) iodide as well as bromide
Q.45 An orange precipitate of group II is dissolved in conc. HCl ; the solution when treated with excess of

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 water turns milky. The milkiness is due to formation of –
(A) Sn(OH)Cl (B) Sb(OH)Cl2 (C) SbOCl (D) Sb(OH)2Cl
Q.46 The gradual addition of a ammonium hydroxide to the aqueous solution of a salt A results in brownish
precipitate which does not dissolve in excess of NH4OH. However, when HCl is added to the original
solution a white precipitate is formed. The salt A is –
(A) lead salt (B) silver salt (C) mercurous salt (D) copper salt
Q.47 In qualitative analysis of basic radicals, hydrochloric acid is preferred to nitric acid for preparing a
solution of given substance. This is because –
(A) nitrate are not decomposed to sulphides (B) nitric acid contains nitrogen
(C) hydrochloric acid is not an oxidising acid (D) chlorides are easily converted to sulphides
Q.48 In the dry heating test, a white crystalline salt produces crackling noise and also brownish fumes. The
residue after heating is seen to be yellow-brown in colour. When a glowing splint is held in the fumes it
is relighted. The fumes consist of –
(A) bromine only (B) nitrogen dioxide only
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(C) mixture of O2 and Br2 (D) a mixture of nitrogen dioxide and oxygen
Q.49 Aqueous solution of a gas ‘X’ is treated with hydrogen peroxide and there after allowed to react with
barium chloride solution. A white precipitate appears which is insoluble in conc. HNO3. The gas ‘X’
is–
(A) H2S (B) CO (C) SO2 (d) CO2
Q.50 Some pale green crystals are strongly heated. The gases given off are passed into a container surrounded
by ice and then through a solution of acidified KMnO4. The KMnO4 is decolourized, a waxy white
solid is formed in the ice container; this is dissolved in water. The solution will –
(A) give a precipitate with silver nitrate solution (B) give a precipitate with barium chloride solution
(C) turn red litmus blue (D) give blue colour with starch solution
Q.51 Which of the following compounds gives a red precipitate with AgNO3 ?
(A) KI (B) Kr2CrO4 (C) NaBr (d) NaNO3
Q.52 A pale green crystalline inorganic salt (A) dissolve freely in water. It gives brown precipitate on addition
of aqueous solution NaOH. The solution of (A) also gives a black precipitate on bubbling H2S in
alkaline medium. An aqueous solution of (A) decolourized the pink colour of the permanganate solution.
The metal in the salt solution is –
(A) copper (B) aluminium (C) lead (D) iron
Q.53 Dimethyl glyoxime in a suitable solvent was refluxed for 10 minutes with pure pieces of nickel sheet, it
will result in –
(A) red precipitate (B) blue precipitate (C) yellow precipitate (D) no precipitate
Q.54 A mixture of chlorides of copper, cadmium, chromium, iron and aluminium was dissolved in water
acidified with HCl and hydrogen sulphide gas was passed for sufficient time. It was filtered, boiled and
a few drops of nitric acid were added while boiling. To this solution ammonium chloride and sodium
hydroxide were added and filtered. The filtrate shall give test for –
(A) sodium and iron (B) sodium and aluminium
(C) aluminium and iron (D) sodium, iron, cadmium and Al
Q.55 When K2Cr2O7 crystals are heated with conc. HCl, the gas evolved is –
(A) O2 (B) Cl2 (C) CrO2Cl2 (D) HCl
Q.56 Which of the following is not efflorescent ?
(A) Na2SO4.10H2O (B) hydrated Na2CO3 (C) NaOH (D) all of these
Q.57 K2 [HgI4] detects the ion/group –
(A) NH2– (B) NO (C) NH4+ (D) Cl–
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 Q.58 Which one of the following on reaction with H2S does not produce metallic sulphide ?
(A) ZnCl2 (B) CdCl2 (C) CoCl2 (D) CuCl2
Q.59 Which of the following cannot give iodometric titrations ?
(A) Fe3+ (B) Cu2+ (C) Pb2+ (D) Ag+
Q.60 Which of the following compound on reaction with NaOH and Na2O2 gives yellow colour ?
(A) Cr(OH)3 (B) Zn(OH)2 (C) Al(OH)3 (D) none of these
Q.61 Which of the following is not precipitated as sulphides by passing H2S in presence of conc HCl ?
(A) copper (B) arsenic (C) chromium (D) lead
Q.62 Which statement is/are correct with reference to the ferrous and ferric ions ?
(A) Fe2+ gives brown colour with potassium ferricyanide
(B) Fe2+ gives blue precipitate with potassium ferricyanide
(C) Fe3+ gives red colour with potassium thiocyanate
(D) both (B) & (C)
Q.63 Mark the correct statement –
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(A) I group basic radicals precipitate as chlorides

(B) IV group basic radicals precipitate as sulphides
(C) V group basic radicals precipitate as carbonates
(D) all the above statements are correct
Q.64 A red solid is insoluble in water. However it becomes soluble if some KI is added to water. Heating red
solid in a test tube produces violet coloured fumes and droplets of metal appears on the cooler parts of
test tube. The red solid is –
(A) (NH4)2Cr2O7 (B) HgI2 (C) HgO (D) Pb3O4
Q.65 Which of the following nitrates will leave behind a metal on strong heating ?
(A) ferric nitrate (B) copper nitrate (C) manganese nitrate (D) silver nitrate
Q.66 A light green coloured salt (X) does not react with dilute and conc. H2SO4. Its aqueous solution
becomes dark brown when sodium nitrite solution is added to it. X can be –
(A) some salt of Ni (B) some salt of copper(C) FeSO4 (D) unpredictable
Q.67 A brown precipitate formed by reaction of NH3 and alkaline solution of Nessler’s reagent are due to
the formation of –
(A) HgI42– (B) Hg + Hg(NH2)I
(C) iodide of millon’s base (D) mercuric hydroxide
Q.68 A certain light green salt gives ammonia on heating with caustic soda. At the same time its aqueous
solution gives white ppt. with BaCl2 solution. Aqueous solution also shows the presence of iron (II)
ion. The salt is likely to be –
(A) potash alum (B) ferrous sulphate (C) ferric alum (D) Mohr’s salt
Q.69 Which of the following salt gives green mass in cobalt nitrate test ?
(A) zinc salt (B) aluminium salts (C) alums (D) copper salts
Q.70 A metal salt solution forms a yellow precipitate with potassium chromate in acetic acid, and a white
precipitate with dil. sulphuric acid, but gives no precipitate with sodium chloride or iodide. The white
precipitate obtained when sodium carbonate is added to the metal salt solution consists of –
(A) lead carbonate (B) basic lead carbonate
(C) barium carbonate (D) strontium carbonate
Q.71 Certain yellow coloured solid gives reddish brown precipitate in group III of qualitative analysis. The
solid does not react with dilute H2SO4 but when few drops of KMnO4 solution is added to the hot
suspension of salt in dilute H2SO4, its pink colour is discharged with effervescence and evolution of
CO2. the salt is likely to be –
(A) iron (II) oxalate (B) ferrous sulphate (C) ferric carbonate (D) ferric chloride
Q.72 A gas “X” is passed through water to form a saturated solution. The aqueous solution on treatment

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 with the AgNO3 gives a white precipitate. The saturated aqueous solution also dissolves magnesium
ribbon with evolution of a colourless gas “Y”. Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’
(A) X = CO2, Y = Cl2 (B) X = Cl2, Y = CO1
(C) X = Cl2, Y = H2 (D) X = H2, Y = Cl2
Q.73 [X] + H2SO4 [Y] a colourless with irritating smell
[Y] + K2Cr2O7 + H2SO4 green solution
[X] and [Y] are –
(A) SO32–, SO2 (B) Cl–, HCl (C) S2–, H2S (D) CO32–, CO2
Q.74 During analysis of basic radicals of a mixture containing cations of group IV, a solution of NaHCO3 is
added instead of Na2CO3 along with NH4OH. this would result in formation of –
(A) white ppt (B) yellow ppt (C) brick red ppt (D) no ppt at all
Q.75 A mixture containing KBr + Ca(NO3)2 is warmed with dilute H2SO4 –
(A) no reaction will occur (B) evolution of Br2 will take place
(C) gas evolved will be HBr (D) mixture of NO2 and Br2 is evolved.
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Q.76

The formula and colour of X are respectively –

(A) CrO2Cl2, red (B) Pb CrO4, yellow (C) BaCrO4, green (D) Cr2(SO4), green
Q.77 A yellow coloured aqueous solution of ferric chloride acquires light green tinge on addition of reagent
Y. The reagent Y can be –
(A) aq. SnCl2 (B) Zn dust/ HCl (C) H2S gas (D) any of the three A, B, C.
Q.78 A freshly prepared aqueous solution of ferrous sulphate is added to aqueous solution of potassium
ferrocyanide no ppt appear the addition of which of the reagent given below can cause appearance of
blue ppt of colouration ?
(A) HCl (B) dil H2SO4 (C) NH4OH (D) MnO4–/H+
Q.79 In the green edged flame test for borate, the flame is green only on the edges because –
(A) edges represent hottest part of flame where combustion of ethyl borate is complete
(B) it is characteristic property of ethyl borate
(C) ethyl borate vapourises only on the edges
(D) ethyl borate decomposes only on the edges
Q.80 What is correct about carbonate salts –
(A) all carbonates are white or colourless
(B) they produce CO2 on treatment with dil. H2SO4
(C) all carbonate decompose to give CO2 and respective oxide
(D) heavy metal carbonates are generally insoluble in water
Q.81 A colourless salt on treatment with dilute HCl gave a colourless gas which turned lime water milky. The
salt could be –
(A) sodium bicarbonate (B) Sodium oxalate (C) sodium carbonate (D) both (A) & (C)
Q.82 Which of the following acid radical is/are decompose by dilute HCl ?
(A) NO2– (B) SO32– (C) C2O42– (D) I–
Q.83 A white crystalline salt gave colourless pungent smelling vapours with hot conc. H2SO4. On adding the
piece of paper to the contents, the colourless vapour becomes reddish brown. The paper act as –
(A) oxidising agent (B) catalyst (C) reducing agent (D) dehydrating agent

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 Q.84 A substance on treatment with dil. H2SO4 liberates a colourless gas which produces (i) turbidity with
baryta water and (ii) turns acidified dichromate solution green. The reaction indicates the presence of–
(A) CO32– (B) S2– (C) SO32– (D) NO2–
Q.85 The cation present in slightly acidic soltuion are Fe3+, Ni2+, and Cu2+. Which reagent, wehn added
excess to this soltuion will identify and separate Fe3+ in one step -
(A) 2 M HCl (B) 6 M NH3 (C) 6 M NaOH (D) H2S gas
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KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans C B D D C D A A A B
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans B A D B A D B B A A
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans C A A A A A C D B, C A
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans B B D D C C A A B A
Que. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans C A,B B,C A C C C D C B
Que. 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans B D D B C C C C A A
Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Ans C D D B D C C D A C
Que. 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans A C A D D B D D A D
Que. 81 82 83 84 85
Ans A,C A,B C C B