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CHEMISTRY
CLASS : IX
TOPIC : MOLE CONCEPT
DATE :

1. The percentage of copper and oxygen in samples of CuO obtained by different methods were
found to be the same. This illustrates the law of
(a) Constant proportions (b) Conservation of mass
(c) Multiple proportions (d) Reciprocal proportions

2. Two samples of lead oxide were separately reduced to metallic lead by heating in a current of
hydrogen. The weight of lead from one oxide was half the weight of lead obtained from the other
oxide. The data illustrates
(a) Law of reciprocal proportions (b) Law of constant proportions
(c) Law of multiple proportions (d) Law of equivalent proportions

3. The chemical equation is balanced according to the law of

(a) Multiple proportion (b) Reciprocal proportion
(c) Conservation of mass (d) Definite proportions

4. Avogadro number is
(a) Number of atoms in one gram of the element
(b) Number of millilitres which one mole of a gaseous substances occupies at NTP
(c) Number of molecules present in one gram molecular mass of a substance
(d) All of these

5. Different proportions of oxygen in the various oxides of nitrogen prove the

(a) Equivalent proportion (b) Multiple proportion
(c) Constant proportion (d) Conservation of matter

6. The law of multiple proportions is illustrated by the two compounds

(a) Sodium chloride and sodium bromide (b) Ordinary water and heavy water
(c) Caustic soda and caustic potash (d) Sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide

7. Which of the following pairs of substances illustrate the law of multiple proportions
(a) CO and CO2 (b) H2O and D2O (c) NaCl and NaBr (d) MgO and Mg(OH)2

8. Among the following pairs of compounds, the one that illustrates the law of multiple
proportions is
(a) NH3 and NCl3 (b) H2S and SO2 (c) CuO and Cu2O (d) CS2 and FeSO4

9. Elements X and Y combine to form two compounds XY and X2Y. Find the atomic weight of X and
Y, if the weight of 0.1 moles of XY is 10g and 0.05 moles of X2Y is 9g
(a) 30, 20 (b) 80, 20 (c) 60, 40 (d) 20, 30

10. Which one will have maximum numbers of water molecules?

(a) 18 molecules of water (b) 1.8 grams of water
(c) 18 grams of water (d) 18 moles of water

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11. The number of atoms present in 0.1 moles of a triatomic gas is
(a) 1.806 × 1023 (b) 1.806 × 10 22 (c) 3.600 × 1023 (d) 6.026 × 1022

12. Find the volume of O2 required to burn 1 L of propane completely, measured at 0℃ temperature and
1 atm pressure
(a) 10 L (b) 7 L (c) 6 L (d) 5 L

13. A gas X has Cp and Cv ratio as 1.4, at NTP 11.2 L of gas X will contain_______ number of atoms
(a) 1.2 × 1023 (b) 3.01 × 1023 (c) 2.01 × 1023 (d) 6.02 × 10 23

14. Which of the species is not paramagnetic?

(a) As+ (b) Cl– (c) Ne2+ (d) Be+

15. Pressure has the same dimension as ____________

(a) energy per unit volume (b) energy
(c) force per unit volume (d) force

16. A container has an equal mass of H2, O2 and CH4 at 27℃, the ratio of their volume is
(a) 16:8:1 (b) 8:1:2 (c) 16:1:2 (d) 8:16:1

17. There are two chlorides of sulphur S2Cl2 and SCl2. What is the equivalent mass of S in SCl2
(a) 64.8 g/mole (b) 32 g/mole (c) 16 g/mole (d) 8 g/mole

18. Boron exists as two stable isotopes; 10B(19%) and 11B(81%). Find out the average atomic weight of
boron in the periodic table
(a) 10.0 (b) 11.2 (c) 10.2 (d) 10.8

19. 4.4gm of an unknown gas occupies 2.24L of volume at standard temperature and pressure. The gas
may be
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Carbon monoxide (c) Oxygen (d) Sulphur dioxide

20. The volume occupied by 4.4 g of Co2 at STP is

(a) 22.4 L (b) 2.24 L (c) 0.224 L (d) 0.1 L

21. The numbers of moles of BaCo3 which contain 1.5 moles of oxygen atoms is
(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2

22. If two compounds have the same empirical formula but different molecular formula, they must have
(a) Different percentage composition (b) Different molecular weights
(c) Same viscosity (d) Same vapour density

23. A water sample from a lake, ocean, rain or pond must have _____ proportions of hydrogen to
oxygen.
(a) similar (b) different (c) reciprocal (d) can’t tell

24. If water sample are taken from sea, rivers or lake, they will be found to contain hydrogen and oxygen
in the approximate ratio of 1 : 8.This indicates the law of :
(a) Multiple proportion (b) Definite proportion
(c) Reciprocal proportions (d) None of these

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25. Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form H2O2 and H2O containing 5.93% and 11.2 % hydrogen
respectively. The data illustrates :
(a) Law of conservation of mass (b) Law of constant proportion
(c) Law of reciprocal proportion (d) Law of multiple proportion

26. One of the following combinations illustrate law of reciprocal proportions:

(a) N 2 O3 , N 2O4 , N 2O5 (b) NaCl, NaBr, Nal (c) CS2, CO2, SO2 (d) PH3, P2O3, P2O5

27. All the substances listed below are fertilizers that contribute nitrogen to the soil. Which of these is
the richest source of nitrogen on a mass percentage basic?
(a) Urea, (NH2)2CO (b) Ammonium nitroate , NH4 NO3
(c) NItric oxide, NO (d) Ammonia, NH3

28. Cisplatin an anticancer drug, has the molecular formula Pt (NH3)2 Cl2. What is the mass (in gram)
of one molecule? (atomic weights : Pt = 195, H =1.0, N= 14, Cl = 35.5)
(a) 4.92 1021 (b) 4.98 10 22 (c) 6.55 1021 (d) 3.85  1022

29. Aspirin has the formula C9H8O4. How many atoms of oxygen are there in a table weighing 360 mg?
(a) 1.204 10 23 (b) 1.08  10 22 (c) 1.204 10 24 (d) 4.81 1021

30. 20 g of an ideal gas contains only atoms of S and O occupies 5.6 L at NPT. What is the mol. wt. of
gas ?
(a) 64 (b) 80 (c) 96 (d) None of these

31. A sample of ammonium phosphate, (NH4)3 PO4, contains 6 moles of hydrogen atoms. The number
of moles of oxygen atoms in the sample is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6

32. Total number of moles oxygen atoms in 3 litre O3 (g) at 270C and 8.21 atm are:
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) None of these

33. One atoms of an element x weigh 6.64310-23 g. Number of moles in 20 kg is :

(a) 4 (b) 40 (c) 100 (d) 500

34. Mass of one atom of the element A is 3.985410-23. How many atoms are contained in 1 gm of the
element A?
(a) 2.509 1023 (b) 6.022 1023 (c) 12.044 1023 (d) None of these

35. Which of the following contains the largest mass of hydrogen atoms?
(a) 5.0 moles C2H2O4 (b) 1.1 moles C3H8O3 (c) 1.5 moles C6H8O6 (d) 4.0 moles C2H4O2

36. Which has minimum number of atoms of oxygen?

(a) 10 mL H2O(l) (b) 0.1 mole of V2O5
(c) 12 gm O3 (g) (d) 12.044 1022 molecules of CO2

37. Rearrange the following (I to IV) in the order of increasing masses :

(I) 0.5 mole of O3 (II) 0.5 gm atom of oxygen
(III) 3.011 1023molecules of O2 (IV) 5.6 litre of CO2 at STP
(a) II < IV < III < I (b) II < I < IV <III (c) IV < II < III < I (d) I < II < III < IV

38. The total no. of neutrons present in 54 mL H2O (l) are :

(a) 3 NA (b) 30 NA (c) 24 NA (d) None of these

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39. Total no. of electrons present in 48 g Mg 2+ are
(a) 24 NA (b) 2 NA (c) 20 3 NA (d) None of these

40. The number of neutron in 5 g of D2O (D is H) are :

(a) 0.25 NA (b) 2.5 NA (c) 1.1 NA (d) None of these

41. It is known that atom contain protons, neutrons and electrons. If the mass of neutron assumed to half
of its original value whereas that of proton is assumed to be twice its of original value then the
atomic mass of will be :
(a) Same (b) 14.28 % less (c) 14.28 % more (d) 28.56 % less

42. The hydrated salt Na2CO3 x H2O undergoes 63 % loss in mass on heating and become anhydrous.
The value of x is:
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 18

43. Ammonia contains 82.65 % N2 and 17.65% H2. If the law of constant proportions is true, then the
mass of nitrogen required to give 10 g Ammonia will be:
(a) 8.265 g (b) 0.826 g (c) 82.65 g (d) 826.5 g

44. Irrespective of the source, pure sample of water always yields 88.89% mass of oxygen and 11.11%
mass of hydrogen. This is explained by the law of:
(a) conservation of mass (b) constant composition
(c) multiple proportion (d) constant volume

45. In the reaction, the ratio of volumes of nitrogen, hydrogen and ammonia is 1 : 3 : 2. These figures
illustrate the law of:
(a) constant proportions (b) Gay-Lussac
(c) multiple proportions (d) reciprocal proportions

46. Which of the following laws states that “For any chemical change total mass of active reactants are
always equal to the mass of the product formed.”
(a) Law of Conservation of Mass (b) Law of Constant Composition
(c) Law of Multiple Proportions (d) Gay Lussac’s law

47. What would be the mass of water formed by reaction of two gram hydrogen with 16 gram oxygen?
(a) 16 g (b) 32 g (c) 18 g (d) 20 g

48. The statement ”Chemical compound always contains same elements in definite proportion by mass
and it does not depend on the source of compound” belongs to
(a) Law of Conservation of Mass (b) Law of Constant Composition
(c) Law of Multiple Proportions (d) Gay Lussac’s law

49. Hydrogen combines with chlorine to form HCl. It also combines with sodium to form NaH. If
sodium and chlorine also combine with each other, they will do so in the ratio of their masses as
(a) 23 : 35.5 (b) 35.5 : 23 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 23 : 1

50. Which one of the following contains the most number of molecules?
(a) 1 mole of water (b) 1g of hydrogen (c) 1g of water (d) 1g of methane

51. Which of the following has the least volume of gas at STP?
(a) 5 g of HF (b) 5g of HBr (c) 5g of HI (d) 5 g of HCl

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52. The number of moles of solute dissolved per dm3 of the solution is
(a) molality (b) percentage (c) concentration (d) molarity

53. The molarity of solution which contains 40 g urea dissolved in 500cm3 is

(a) 1.2 M (b) 1.389 M (c) 1.334 M (d) 1.5 M

54. The mole fraction of the solute in one molal aqueous solution is
(a) 0.009 (b) 0.018 (c) 0.027 (d) 0.036

55. 5 cm3 of acetone is added to 100 cm3 of water, the vapour pressure of water over the solution will be
(a) equal to the vapour pressure of pure water.
(b) less than the vapour pressure of pure water.
(c) greater than the vapour pressure of pure water.
(d) very large.

56. The density of a solution prepared by dissolving 129g of urea in 1000g of water is 1.15g/ml. The
molarity of this solution is
(a) 1.78M (b) 1.02M (c) 2.05M (d) 0.50M

57. If at a certain temperature the vapour pressure of pure water is 25 mm Hg and that of a very dilute
aqueous urea solution is 24.5 mm Hg, the molality of the solution is:
(a) 0.02 (b) 1.2 (c) 1.11 (d) 0.08

58. The relationship between osmotic pressure at 273K when 10g glucose (P1), 10g urea (P2) and 10g
sucrose (P3) are dissolved in 250ml of water is
(a) P1 > P2 > P3 (b) P3 > P1 > P2 (c) P2 > P1 > P3 (d) P2 > P3 > P1

59. Two liquids X and Y form an ideal solution. At 300K vapour pressure of the solution containing
1mol of X and 3 mol of Y is 550 mm Hg. At the same temperature, if 1 mol of Y is further added to
this solution, the vapour pressure of the solution increases by 10 mm Hg. Vapour pressure of X and
Y in the pure states will be respectively
(a) 300 and 400 (b) 400 and 600 (c) 500 and 600 (d) 200 and 300

60. Mixing up equal volumes of 0.1M NaOH and 0.1M CH3COOH yields a solution which is
(a) basic (b) acidic (c) neutral (d) None

61. Equal volumes of 0.1M AgNO3 and 0.2M NaCl are mixed. The concentration of NO3– ions in the
mixture will be
(a) 0.1M (b) 0.05M (c) 0.2M (d) 0.15M

62. Which of the following should be done in order to prepare 0.4M NaCl starting with 100ml of 0.3M
NaCl?
(a) add 5.85g of NaCl (b) and 20ml water (c) add 0.01 mol NaCl (d) evaporate 10ml of water

63. The volume of 0.025M H3PO4 required to neutralise 25ml of 0.03M Ca(OH)2 is
(a) 20ml (b) 25ml (c) 40ml (d) 50ml

64. Two solutions of a substance (non electrolyte) are mixed in the following manner. 480 mL of 1.5 M
first solution + 520 mL of 1.2 M second solution. What is the molarity of the final mixture?
(a) 1.20 M (b) 1.344 M (c) 1.50 M (d) 2.70 M

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65. The density (in g mL–1) of a 3.60 M sulphuric acid solution that is 29% H2SO4 (Molar mass = 98 g
mol–1) by mass will be:
(a) 1.45 (b) 1.64 (c) 1.88 (d) 1.22

66. 25 mL of a solution of barium hydroxide on titration with 0.1 molar solution of hydrochloric acid
gave titer value of 35 mL. The molarity of barium hydroxide solution was :
(a) 0.07 (b) 0.14 (c) 0.28 (d) 0.35

67. The density of a solution prepared by dissolving 120 g of urea (mol.mass = 60 u) in 1000 g of water
is 1.15 g/mL. The molarity of this solution is:
(a) 1.02 M (b) 2.05 M (c) 0.50 M (d) 1.78 M

68. Density of a 2.05 M solution of acetic acid in water is 1.02 g/mL. The molality of the solution is:
(a) 1.14 mol kg-1 (b) 3.28 mol kg-1 (c) 2.28 mol kg-1 (d) 0.44 mol kg-1

69. With increase in temperature, which of these changes?

(a) molality (b) fraction of solute present in water
(c) weight fraction of solute (d) mole fraction

70. A 5.2 molal aqueous solution of methyl alcohol, CH3OH is supplied. What is the mole fraction of
methyl alcohol in the solution?
(a) 0.050 (b) 1.100 (c) 0.190 (d) 0.086

71. When a solute is present in trace quantities the following expression is used
(a) Gram per million (b) Milligram percent
(c) Microgram percent (d) Parts per million

72. When the concentration is expressed as the number of moles of a solute per litre of solution it known
as
(a) Normality (b) Molarity (c) Mole fraction (d) Mass percentage

73. 10 litre solution of urea contains 240g urea. The active mass of urea will be
(a) 0.04 (b) 0.02 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.2

74. 25ml of a solution of barium hydroxide on titration with a 0.1molar solution of hydrochloric acid
gave a litre value of 35 ml. The molarity of barium hydroxide solution was
(a) 0.07 (b) 0.14 (c) 0.28 (d) 0.35

75. 2.0 molar solution is obtained, when 0.5 mole solute is dissolved in
(a) 250 ml solvent (b) 250g solvent (c) 250ml solution (d) 1000 ml solvent

76. How many gram of HCl will be present in 150 ml of its 0.52 M solution
(a) 2.84 gm (b) 5.70 gm (c) 8.50 gm (d) 3.65 gm

77. The number of moles present in 2 litre of 0.5 M NaOH is

(a) 0.5 (b) 0.1 (c) 1 (d) 2

78. 36g water and 828g ethyl alcohol form an ideal solution. The mole fraction of water in it, is
(a) 1.0 (b) 0.7 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.1

79. 100 g solute is dissolved in 1400 g of solvent. Density of resultant solution is 1.5 g/mL. The ratio of
its molarity and molality will be
(a) 1.5 (b) 1.3 (c) 1.4 (d) 1.2

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80. As scuba drivers come towards water surface from underwater, solubility of gases in their blood
(a) increases (b) decreases
(c) firstly increases then decreases (d) firstly decreases then increases

81. The molarity of H2SO4 solution that has a density of 1.84 g/cc at 35 degree C and contains 98% by
weight is
(a) 4.18 M (b) 8.14 M (c) 18.4 M (d) 18 M

82. 11.2 litres of a gas at STP weighs 14g. The gas could not be
(a) N2O (b) CO (c) B2H6 (d) N2

83. 5 moles of a gas in closed vessel was heated from 300 K to 600 K. The pressure of gas doubled the
number of moles of the gas will be
(a) 5 (b) 2.5 (c) 10 (d) 20

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Answer Key

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (b)
31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (d) 36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (b)
41. (c) 42. (a) 43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (b) 49. (a) 50. (a)
51. () 52. (d) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (b) 56. (c) 57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (a)
61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (a) 64. (b) 65. (d) 66. (a) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (b) 70. (d)
71. (d) 72. (b) 73. (b) 74. (a) 75. (c) 76. (a) 77. (c) 78. (d) 79. (c) 80. (b)
81. (c) 82. (a) 83. (a)

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