CLASS - XII (CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL)

Viva Questions on Titrations And Food Tests

Question.1. What is a standard solution ?
Answer.  A solution whose strength is known is called a standard solution.

Question.2. What is the molar mass of KMnO4 

Answer : 158g/mol

Question.3. What is the basicity of H2SO4 ?

Answer.  2.

Question.4. What is the weight of a rider ?

Answer. 10 mg.

Question.5. What is the use of a rider ?

Answer.  A rider is used for weights less than 10 mg.

Question.6. What is titration ?

Answer. The process of adding one solution from the burette to another in the conical
flask in order to complete the chemical reaction involved, is known as titration.

Question.7. What is indicator ?

Answer.  Indicator is a chemical substance which changes colour at the end point.

Question.8. What is end point ?

Answer. When the reaction is just complete is known as the end point of titration.

Question.9. Why a titration flask should not be rinsed ?

Answer. This is because during rinsing-some liquid will remain sticking to the titration
flask therefore the pipetted volume taken in the titration flask will increase.

Question.10. Burette and pipette must be rinsed with the solution with which they
are filled, why ?
Answer. To remove any water sticking to their sides, which otherwise would decrease
the cone, of the solutions to be taken in them.

Question.11. It is customary to read lower meniscus in case of colourless and

transparent solutions and upper meniscus in case of highly coloured solutions,
why ?
Answer. Because it is easy to read the lower meniscus in case of colourless solutions,
while the upper meniscus in case of coloured solutions. In case of coloured solutions
lower meniscus is not visible clearly.

Question.12. What is a molar solution ?

Answer. A molar solution is a solution, which contains one gm-mole of the substance
in 1 L. This is symbolised as 1M.

Question.13. Why the last drop of solution must not be blown out of a pipette?
Answer. Because it is extra of the volume measured by the pipette.

Question.14. Which is an oxidising agent and a reducing agent in the reaction

between KMnO4 and Mohr’s salt?
Answer. KMnO4 acts as oxidising agent and Mohr’s salt acts as reducing agent.

Question.15. What is the indicator used in KMnO4 titration ?

Answer. No indicator is used because KMnO4 acts as a self-indicator.

Question.16. Why does KMnO4 act itself as an indicator ?

Answer. In the presence of dilute sulphuric acid, KMnO 4 reacts with reducing agent
(oxalic acid or . Mohr’s salt ). When all the reducing agent has been oxidised, the
excess of KMnO4 is not decomposed and imparts pink colour to the solution.

Question.17. What is the end point in KMnO4 titrations ?

Answer. From colourless to permanent light pink.

Question.18. Why is Mohr’s salt preferred as a primary standard in volumetric

analysis ?
Answer. This is because of the fact that Mohr’s salt is stable and is not readily oxidised
by air.

Question.19. Why are a few drops of dilute sulphuric acid added while preparing a
standard solution of Mohr’s salt ?
Answer. Few drops of H2SO4 are added to prevent the hydrolysis of ferrous sulphate.

Question.20. Why should you heat the oxalic acid solution to about 60-70°C
before titrating with KMnO4 solution ?
Answer. In cold, the reaction is very slow due to the slow formation of Mn 2+ ions. Oxalic
acid is heated to speed up the liberation of Mn 2+ ions and thus the reaction proceeds
rapidly .
Question.21. What is the formula for Mohr’s salt?
Answer. The formula for Mohr’s salt is (NH4)2.FeSO4.6H2O.

Question.22 What is meant by redox titration?

Answer. In redox titrations, both oxidation and reduction reactions take place simultaneously.
During titration, one will get oxidised at the same time the other reactant will get reduced also called
a redox reaction.

Ionic equations of titration of KMnO4 and Oxalic acid solution solution

Reduction Half reaction:- MnO4– + 8H+ + 5e– → Mn2+ + 4H2O)x 2
Oxidation Half reaction:- C2O42- → 2CO2 + 2e– ) X 5
Overall Ionic reaction:- 2MnO4– + 16H+ + 5C2O42- → 2Mn2+ + 10CO2 + 8H2O
Ionic equations of titration of KMnO4 and Mohr’s salt solution
Oxidation half reaction – [Fe2+ → Fe3+ – e–] x 5
Reduction half reaction – MnO4– + 8H+ + 5e– → Mn2+ + 4H2O
Overall ionic equation – MnO4– + 8H+ + 5Fe2+ → Mn2+ + 5Fe3+ + 4H2O

Questions on food tests

Question.1. What are carbohydrates?
Answer. Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polydroxy ketones or the
compounds which yield these on hydrolysis. .

Question.2. Give two examples of monosaccharides.

Answer. Glucose and fructose.

Question.3. Give two examples of disaccharides.

Answer. Sucrose and maltose.

Question.4. What is Tollen’s reagent?

Answer. Ammoniacal silver nitrate

Question.5. Why do we get a red ppt. in Fehling’s test?

Answer. Because of the formation of cuprous oxide (Cu 20).

Question.6. Why do we get a shining mirror in Tollen’s test?

Answer. Due to the formation of silver which deposits on the walls of test-tube.

Question.7. Name some reducing and non-reducing sugars.

Answer. Glucose and fructose are examples of reducing sugar and sucrose is an
example of non-reducing sugar.
Question.8. What are proteins?
Answer. Proteins are naturally occurring complex nitrogenous organic substances with
high molecular masses. Chemically, they are polypeptides formed by the condensation
of alpha-amino acids.

Question.9. How are proteins affected by heat?

Answer. They undergo coagulation.

Question.10. What is biuret test for proteins?

Answer. To 2-3 ml of protein solution in a test-tube, add NaOH solution. Mix thoroughly
and add a few drops copper sulphate solution. A purple-violet colour is obtained, if
protein is present.