Worksheet–1

Chemistry XI
Redox Reactions – Oxidation Number

1. Can the reaction be regarded as a redox reaction?

Cr2O27− + H2O 


2−
 2CrO4 + 2H
+

2. Identify the oxidant and reductant in the following reactions :

(a) 10H+ + 4Zn + NO3− → 4Zn2 + + NH+4 + 3H2O
(b) I2 + H2S → 2HI + S
3. What is the difference between valency and oxidation number?
4. Find out the oxidation numbers of
(i) S atoms in Na2S2O3
(ii) Cl atoms in bleaching powder, CaOCl2
(iii) C atoms in C3O2
(iv) Br atoms in Br3O8
(v) S4O62– sulphur atoms
(vi) Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 for both type of Fe atoms
5. Nitric acid acts only as an oxidising agent while nitrous acid acts both as an oxidising as well
as a reducing agent. Why?
6. Cl2 + 2OH– → ClO– + Cl– + H2O
Identify and name the species that bleaches the substances due to its oxidising action.
7. When magnesium ribbon is burnt in air, two products are formed, magnesium oxide and
magnesium nitride. Point out the oxidising and reducing agents.
8. Find the oxidation number of the clement inbold :
(i) BH3 (ii) HPO4­2–
(iii)
U2O74– (iv) K2MnO4
(v) S2O7 2–
(vi) LiAlH4
(vii)
S2Cl2 (viii) H3PO2
(ix) K2Cr2O7 (x) (COOH)2
9. Find out the oxidation number of (i) Cr in CrO5 and Cl atoms in bleaching powder CaOCl2.
10. Which of the following species, do not show disproportionation reaction and why?
ClO− , ClO2− , ClO3− , ClO4−

11. The oxidation states of S atoms in S4O62– from left to right respectively are
O O
–
O—S—S—S—S—O–

O O
(a) + 6, 0, 0, + 6 (b) + 3 , + 1 , + 1 , + 3
(c) + 5, 0, 0, + 5 (d) + 4, + 1, + 1, + 4
12. The oxidation states of the two nitrogen atoms from left to right NH4NO3 respectively are
(a) +1 , –1 (b) –3, + 5 (c) +3, + 5 (d) –1, + 1

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13. The pair of compounds having metals in their highest oxidation state is
(a) MnO2, FeCl3 (b)
MnO4– , CrO2Cl2
(c) [Fe(CN)6]3–, [Co(CN)6]3– (d) [NiCl4]– , [CoCl4]–
14. The oxidation number of the sulphur atoms in peroxomono sulphuric acid (H2SO5) and
peroxodisulphuric acid (H2S2O8) are respectively
(a) + 8 and + 7 (b) + 3 and + 3 (c) + 6 and + 6 (d) + 4 and + 6
15. Oxidation states of P in H4P2O5, H4P2O6, H4P2O7 are respectively
(a) + 3, + 5, + 4 (b) + 5, + 3, + 4 (c) + 5, + 4, + 3 (d) + 3, + 4, + 5

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