BASIC QUES. OF ST.

- (CPP-1)
Q.1
Reduction involves
(1) Loss of electrons (2) Gain of electrons
(3) Increase in the valency of positive part (4) Decrease in the valency of negative part
Q.2
Oxidation involves
(1) Loss of electrons (2) Gain of electrons
(3) Increase in the valency of negative part (4) Decrease in the valency of positive part
Q.3
The process in which oxidation number increases is known as
(1) Oxidation (2) Reduction (3)Auto-oxidation (4) None of the above
Q.4
Which of the following statements is correct
(1) Oxidation of a substance is followed by reduction of another
(2) Reduction of a substance is followed by oxidation of another
(3) Oxidation and reduction are complementary reactions
(4) It is not necessary that both oxidation and reduction should take place in the same reaction
Q.5
Zn 2 (aq)  2e  Zn(s) . This is
(1) Oxidation (2) Reduction (3) Redox reaction (4) None of these
Q.6
2CuI  Cu  CuI2 , the reaction is
(1) Redox (2) Neutralisation (3) Oxidation (4) Reduction
Q.7
In which of the following reactions there is no change in valency
(1) 4KClO3  3KClO 4  KCl (2) SO 2  2H 2S  2H 2O  3S
(3) BaO2  H 2SO 4  BaSO4  H 2O 2 (4) 2BaO  O 2  2BaO2
Q.8
When P reacts with caustic soda, the products are PH3 and NaH 2 PO 2 . This reaction is an example of
(1) Oxidation and reduction (Redox)
(3) (2) Neutralization
(4) Reduction

Q.9 The conversion of PbO to Pb ( NO 3 ) 2 is

(1) Oxidation (2) Reduction
(3) Neither oxidation nor reduction (4) Both oxidation and reduction

Q.10 In the following reaction : 3Br2  6CO32  3H 2 O 5Br  BrO3  6HCO3 ?

(1) Bromine is oxidised and carbonate is reduced
(2) Bromine is reduced and water is oxidised
(3) Bromine is neither reduced nor oxidised
(4) Bromine is reduced as well as oxidised also
Q.11 The reaction of KMnO4 and HCl results in
(1) Oxidation of Mn in KMnO4 and production of Cl 2
(2) Reduction of Mn in KMnO4 and production of H 2
(3) Oxidation of Mn in KMnO4 and production of Cl 2
(4) Reduction of Mn in KMnO4 and production of H 2

Q.12 In the reaction 3Cl2 + 6OH–  5Cl– + ClO3– + 3H2O chlorine is :

(1) Oxidised (2) Reduced
(3) Oxidised as well as reduced (4) Neither oxidised nor reduced

OXIDISING AND REDUCING AGENTS

Q.13 H 2O2 is used as
(1) An oxidant only (2) A reductant only
(3) An acid only (4) An oxidant, a reductant and an acid

Q.14 Strongest reducing agent is

(1) F– (2) Cl– (3) Br– (4) I–

Q.15 The compound that can work both as oxidising and reducing agent is
(1) KMnO4 (2) H2O2 (3) BaO2 (4) K2Cr2O7

Q.16 Which one is oxidising substance

(1) C2 H 2O 2 (2) CO (3) H 2S (4) CO2

Q.17 In C  H 2O  CO  H 2 , H 2O acts as
(1) Oxidising agent (2) Reducing agent (3) (1) and (2) both (4) None of these

Q.18 In a reaction between zinc and iodine, in which zinc iodide is formed, what is being oxidised
(1) Zinc ions (2) Iodide ions (3) Zinc atom (4) Iodine

Q.19 Which one is an oxidising agent

(1) FeSO4 (2) HNO3
(3) FeSO4 .( NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 .6H 2O (4) None of these

Q.20 In the reaction the reductant is

(1) C 2 O 42  (2) MnO 4 (3) Mn 2 (4) H 

Q.21 Which of these substances is a good reducing agent

(1) NaOCl2 (2) HI (3) FeCl3 (4) KBr
Q.22 In a conjugate pair of reductant and oxidant, the oxidant has
(1) Higher oxidation number (2) Lower oxidation number
(3) Same oxidation number (4) Either of these

Q.23 One gas bleaches the colour of the flowers by reduction while the other by oxidation. The gases are
(1) CO, Cl2 (2) H 2S, Br2 (3) SO 2 , Cl 2 (4) NH 3 , SO 3

Q.24 In the reaction, 8Al  3Fe3O 4  4Al2 O3  9Fe, the number of electrons transferred from reductant
to oxidant is
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 16 (4) 24

Q.25 In the compounds KMnO4 and K2Cr2O7, the highest oxidation state is of the element :
(1) Potassium (2) Manganese (3) Chromium (4) Oxygen

Q.26 A gas X bleaches a flower by reduction and another gas Y by oxidation these gases are , respectively
(1) NH3 & SO3 (2) NO2 & N2O5 (3) SO2 & Cl2 (4) SO2 & PCl3

Q.27 Which of the following reactions depict the oxidising behavior of H2SO4 :
(1) 2PCl5 + H2SO4  2POCl3 + 2HCl + SO2Cl2
(2) 2NaOH + H2SO4  Na2SO4 + 2H2O
(3) NaCl + H2SO4  NaHSO4 + HCl
(4) 2HI + H2SO4  I2 + SO2 + 2H2O

Q.28 In C + H2O  CO + H2, H2O acts as :

(1) Oxidising agent (2) Reducing agent (3) Both (4) None
Q.29 In a reaction between zinc and iodine in which zinc iodide is formed, which of the following undergo
oxidation :
(1) Zinc ions (2) Iodide ions (3) Zinc atom (4) Iodine
Q.30 Which one of the following compounds can act as an oxidising as well as reducing agent -
(1) KMnO4 (2) H2O2 (3) BaO (4) K2Cr2O7

OXIDTION NUMBER OR OXIDATION STATE

Q.31 The oxidation number of chlorine in HOCl

(1) – 1 (2) 0 (3) + 1 (4) + 2

Q.32 Oxidation number of N in HNO3 is

(1) – 3.5 (2) + 3.5 (3) – 3, +5 (4) +5

Q.33 Oxidation number of P in KH 2 PO 2 is

(1) + 1 (2) + 3 (3) + 5 (4) – 4
Q.34 The oxidation number of ‘As’ is
(1) + 2 and + 3 (2) + 3 and + 5 (3) + 3 and + 4 (4) None of these

Q.35 Chlorine is in + 1 oxidation state in

(1) HCl (2) HClO4 (3) ICl (4) Cl 2O

Q.36 The oxidation number of sulphur in H 2SO 4 is

(1) - 2 (2) + 2 (3) + 4 (4) + 6

Q.37 Oxidation number of P in Mg 2 P2 O 7 is

(1) + 3 (2) + 2 (3) + 5 (4) – 3

Q.38 The oxidation number of sulphur in S8 , S2F2 , H 2S respectively, are

(1) 0, + 1 and - 2 (2) + 2, + 1 and - 2
(3) 0, + 1 and + 2 (4) - 2, + 1 and - 2

Q.39 The charge on cobalt in CoCN 6 3 is

(1) - 6 (2) - 3 (3) + 3 (4) + 6

Q.40 The oxidation number of sulphur in and iron in is respectively

(1) + 6 and + 2 (2) + 2 and + 2 (3) + 8 and + 2 (4) + 6 and + 4

Q.41 Oxidation number of C in C6 H12 O 6 is

(1) + 6 (2) - 6 (3) 0 (4) + 4

Q.42 The oxidation number of carbon in CH 2O is

(1) – 2 (2) + 2 (3) 0 (4) + 4

Q.43 Maximum oxidation state of Cr is

(1) + 3 (2) + 4 (3) + 6 (4) + 7
Q.44 The oxidation number of N in NH 4Cl is
(1) + 5 (2) + 3 (3) – 5 (4) - 3

Q.45 Oxidation number of S in Na 2SO 4 is

(1) - 2 (2) + 2 (3) - 6 (4) + 6

Q.46 Oxidation number of Fe in K 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ] is

(1) + 2 (2) + 3 (3) + 1 (4) + 4

Q.47 Select the compound in which chlorine is assigned the oxidation number + 5
(1) HClO4 (2) HClO2 (3) HClO3 (4) HCl
Q.48 The highest oxidation state of Mn is shown by
(1) K 2 MnO4 (2) KMnO4 (3) MnO2 (4) Mn 2O 2

Q.49 In which of the following compounds transition metal is in oxidation state zero
(1) [Co( NH 3 ) 6 ]Cl 2 (2) [Fe(H 2 O) 6 SO 4 ] (3) [ Ni(CO) 4 ] (4) [Fe(H 2 O)3 ](OH) 2

Q.50 Oxidation number of osmium (Os) in OsO4 is

(1) + 4 (2) + 6 (3) + 7 (4) + 8

Q.51 Oxidation number of oxygen in ozone (O 3 ) is

(1) + 3 (2) - 3 (3) - 2 (4) 0

Q.52 Oxidation number of cobalt in is

(1) + 1 (2) + 3 (3) - 1 (4) - 3

Q.53 Oxidation state of Fe in Fe3O 4 is

3 4 5 8
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 5 4 3

Q.54 In XeO3 and XeF6 the oxidation state of Xe is

(1) + 4 (2) + 6 (3) + 1 (4) + 3

Q.55 The valency of Cr in the complex [Cr ( H 2 O ) 4 Cl 2 ]

(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 6

Q.56 If three electrons are lost by a metal ion M3+, its final oxidation number should be :
(1) 0 (2) + 6 (3) + 2 (4) + 4

Q.57 Oxidation number of Fe in K3[Fe(CN)6] is :

(1) + 2 (2) + 3 (3) + 1 (4) + 4

Q.58 Oxidation number of sulphur in S2Cl2 is :

(1) + 1 (2) 0 (3) – 1 (4) + 6

Q.59 Oxidation number of sulphur in S2O22– is :

(1) – 2 (2) + 1 (3) + 6 (4) 0

Q.60 The oxidation number of nitrogen in NH2OH is :

(1) + 1 (2) – 1 (3) – 3 (4) – 2

Q.61 A compound contains atoms X, Y and Z the oxidation number of X is + 2, Y is + 5 and Z is – 2 therefore
a possible formula of the compound is :
(1) XY Z2 (2) X2(YZ3)2 (3) X3(YZ4)2 (4) X3(Y4Z)2
Q.62 The atomic number of an element which shows the oxidation state of + 3 is :
(1) 13 (2) 32 (3) 33 (4) 17

Q.63 The normal oxidation state of an element is – 2. The number of electrons in its outermost shell will be
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 6 (4) 8

Q.64 Oxidation number of Ni in Ni(CO)4 is :

(1) 0 (2) 4 (3) 8 (4) 2

Q.65 The oxidation number of nitrogen in NH4NO3 is :

(1) + 3 (2) + 5 (3) – 3 and + 5 (4) + 3 and + 5

Q.66 The oxidation number of cobalt in [Co(CN)6]3- is -

(1) + 3 (2) - 3 (3) + 6 (4) - 6
Q.67 The oxidation number of Mn in MnC2O4 is -
(1) + 3 (2) + 8/3 (3) + 1 (4) +2

Q.68 The following reaction is used in the extraction of chromium from its ore
2Fe2O3.Cr2O3 + 4Na2CO3 + 3O2  2Fe2O3 + 4Na2CrO4 + 4CO2
What is true about the oxidation states of the substance in the reaction -
(1) Chromium is oxidised from + 3 to + 6 oxidation state.
(2) Iron is reduced from + 3 to + 2 oxidation state.
(3) Carbon is oxidised from + 3 to + 4 oxidation state
(4) There is no change in the oxidation states of the substances.
Q.69 Oxidation state of nitrogen is incorrectly given for -
Compounds Oxidation states Compounds Oxidation states
(1) [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 – 3 (2) NH2OH –1
(3) (N2H5)2SO4 +2 (4) Mg3N2 –3
Q.70 The oxidation number of each sulphur in Na2S4O6 is -
(1) 2.5
(2) 2 and 3 (two S have + 2 and the other two have + 3)
(3) 2 and 4 (three S have + 2 and one S has + 4)
(4) 5 and 0 (two S have + 5 and the other two S have 0)

Q.71 In a triatomic molecule the oxidation states of atoms A, B and C are + 6, + 1 and – 2 respectively. The
molecular formula of the compound will be -
(1) B2AC4 (2) B2A2C7 (3) Both of the above. (4) None of the above

METHODS FOR BALANCING REDOX REACTIONS

Q.72 In the following reaction Cr2 O7 2  14H   6I   2Cr 3  3H 2 O  3I 2 . Which element is reduced
(1) Cr (2) H (3) O (4) I

Q.73 The number of electrons to balance the following equation NO3  4H   xe   2H 2 O  NO is

(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 2
Q.74 The value of x in the partial redox equation MnO 4  8H   xe Mn 2  4 H 2 O is
(1) 5 (2) 3 (3) 1 (4) 0

Q.75 In a balanced equation : H 2SO 4  x HI  H 2S  y I 2  z H 2O, the values of x, y, z are

(1) x = 3, y = 5, z = 2 (2) x = 4, y = 8, z = 5
(3) x = 8, y = 4, z = 4 (4) x = 5, y = 3, z = 4

Q.76 C 2 H 6 (g )  nO 2  CO 2 (g)  H 2O (l )
In this equation, the ratio of the coefficients of CO2 and H2O is
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 3 : 2 (4) 1 : 3

Q.77 For the redox reaction, MnO 4  C 2 O 42   H   Mn 2  CO 2  H 2 O

the correct coefficients of the reactants for the balanced reaction are
MnO4– C2O4– H+
(1) 2 5 16
(2) 16 5 2
(3) 5 16 2
(4) 2 16 5

Q.78 What is 'A' in the following reaction : 2 Fe 3 (aq )  Sn 2  (aq )  2 Fe 2 (aq )  A

(1) Sn 3 (aq ) (2) Sn 4 (aq ) (3) Sn 2 (aq ) (4) Sn

Q.79 2 MnO 4  5H 2 O 2  6H   2 Z  5O 2  8H 2 O. In this reaction ‘Z’ is

(1) Mn+2 (2) Mn+4 (3) MnO2 (4) Mn

Q.80 In the following equation ClO3— + 6 H+ + X  Cl— + 3H2O, then X is

(1) O (2) 6e— (3) O2 (4) 5e—

AUTOXIDATION, DISPROPORTIONATION & APPLICATION OF REDOX REACTION

Q.81 Which of the following change represents a disproportionation reaction (s)

(1) Cl 2  2OH   ClO   Cl   H 2 O
(2) Cu 2 O  2 H   Cu  Cu 2  H 2 O
dilution with 2  
(3) 2HCuCl2    Cu  Cu  4Cl  2H
water
(4) All of the above

Q.82 During the disproportionation of I2 to iodide and iodate ions, the ratio of Iodate and Iodide ions formed
in alkaline medium is
(1) 1 : 5 (2) 5 : 1 (3) 3 : 1 (4) 1 : 3
 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE - I

Q.1 2 Q.2 1 Q.3 1 Q.4 3 Q.5 2

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