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WORKSHEET NO.: 1 (MCQ + CBQ + AR TYPE QUESTIONS)
Class: XI SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY UNIT: 7 EQUILIBRIUM

Multiple Choice Type Questions

1. Consider the following equilibrium in a closed container N2O4 (g) ⇌ 2NO2 (g).
At a fixed temperature, the volume of the reaction container is halved. For this change, which of the
following statements hold true regarding the equilibrium constant (Kp) and degree of dissociation (α)?
(a) Neither Kp nor α changes (b) Both Kp and α change
(c) Kp changes but α does not change (d) Kp does not change but α changes.
2. For the reversible reaction
N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH2(g)
at 500°C, the value of Kp is 1.44 × 10-5. when the partial pressure is measured in atmosphere, the
corresponding value of Kc. with concentration in mol L-1 is
(a) 1.44 × 10-5/(0.082 × 500)-2 (b) 1.44 × 10-5/(8.314 × 773)-1
(c) 1.44 × 10-5/(0.082 × 773)-1 (d) 1.44 × 10-5/(0.082 × 772)-2
3. When two reactants A and B are mixed to give products C and D, the concentration quotient (Q) at initial
stage of the reaction
(a) Is zero (b) Decreases with time
(c) Is independent of time (d) Increases with time.
4. At constant temperature, the equilibrium constant (Kp) for the decomposition reaction
N2O4 ⇌ 2NO2 is expressed by
Kp = 4x2P(1−x2) P
where P = pressure, x = extent of decomposition.
Which one of the following statements is true?
(a) Kp increases with increase of P (b) Kp increases with increase of x
(c) Kp decreases with decrease of x (d) Kp remains constant with change in P and x.
5. For the chemical reaction
3X (g) + Y (g) ⇌ X3Y (g)
the amount of X3Y at equilibrium is affected by
(a) Temperature and pressure (b) Pressure only
(c) Temperature only (d) Temperature, pressure and catalyst.
6. ZnCO3 (s) ⇌ ZnO (s) + CO2 (g) Expression of the partial pressure of the above reaction is
2A + B s, C, the units of Kp is
(a) Kp = [ZnO][CO2][ZnCO3] (b) Kp = [ZnO]p[CO2]p[ZnCO3]
(c) Kp = p2(ZnO)p(CO2) (d) Kp = pCO2
7. For the chemical reaction:
2A + B ⇌ C, the units of Kp is
(a) atm-2 (b) atm-3 (c) atm-1 (d) Dimensionless
8. In which manner, the increase of the pressure will affect the following equilibrium?
C(s) + H2O (g) ⇌ CO (g) + H2 (g)
(a) Shifts in the forward direction (b) Shifts in the reverse direction
(c) Increase the yield of hydrogen (d) No effect.
9. One mole of N2O4 (g) at 300 K is kept in a closed container under one atmosphere. It is heated to 600 K
when 20% by mass of N2O4 (g) decomposes to NO2 (g). The resultant pressure is
(a) 1.2 atm (b) 2.4 atm (c) 2.0 atm (d) 1.0 atm.
10. The following equilibria are given
N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 K1
N2 + O2 ⇌ 2NO K2
H2 + 1/2O2 ⇌ H2O K3
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 The equilibrium constant for the reaction
2NH3 + 52O2 ⇌ 2NO + 3H2O
in terms of K1, K2, K3, is
(a) K1 K2 K3 (b) K1 K2/K3 (c) K1 K23/K2 (d) K2K23/K1
11. Kp/Kc for the reaction CO (g) + 12 O2 (g) ⇌ CO2 (g) is
(a) 1 (b) RT (c) (RT)-1/2 (d) (RT)1/2
12. In the reaction PCl5 (g) ⇌ PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g) the equilibrium concentrations of PCl5 and PCl3 are 0.4 and
0.2 mole/litre respectively. If the value of Kc. is 0.5, what is the concentration of Cl2 in moles/ litre?
(a) 2.0 (b) 1.5 (c) 1.0 (d) 0.5
13. The reaction quotient (Q) for the reaction
N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ⇌ 2NH3 (g) is given by
Q = [NH3]²/[N2][H2]³
The reaction will proceed from right to left if
(a) Q = Kc. (b) Q < Kc (c) Q > Kc. (d) Q = 0
14. In which of the following equilibrium, change in the volume of the system does not alter the number of
moles?
(a) N2 (g) + O2 (g) ⇌ 2NO (g) (b) PCl5 (g) ⇌ PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g)
(c) N2(g) + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 (g) (d) SO2Cl2 (g) ⇌ SO2 (g) + Cl2 (g)
15. 1 mole of N2 and 2 moles of H2 are allowed to react in a 1 dm³ vessel. At equilibrium 0.8 mole of NH3 is
formed. The concentration of H2 in the vessel is
(a) 0.6 mole (b) 0.8 mole (c) 0.2 mole (d) 0.4 mole.
16. The rate of forward reaction is two times that of the reverse reaction at a given temperature and identical
concentration, k(equilibrium) is
(a) 0.5 (b) 1.5 (c) 2.5 (d) 2.0
17. For a reversible reaction, if the concentrations of the reactants are doubled, the equilibrium constant will
be
(a) halved (b) doubled (c) the same (d) one fourth
18. If N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ⇌ 2NH3 (g); K, then
2N2 (g) + 6H2 (g) ⇌ 4NH3; K-1
(a) K² (b) √K (c) 1/√K (d) 1/K²
19. In the case of a gaseous homogeneous reaction, the active mass of the reactant is obtained by the
expression
(a) PV/RT (b) P/RT (c) RT/P (d) nV RT
20. For the reaction N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 + heat
(a) Kp = K.(RT)2- (b) Kp = Kc (c) Kp = KcRT (d) Kp = Kc (RT)-1
21. What happens to the yield of this reaction when temperature is increased?
N2 + O2 ⇌ 2NO; 43 k cal
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains same (d) none of these
22. The pH of 10-8 M HCl is
(a) 8 (b) 7 (c) between 7 and 8 (d) between 6 and 7
23. The Ksp for HgS, Ag2S and PbS are 10-3, 10-45 and 10-50 respectively. The solubilities are in the order
(a) HgS > Ag2S > PbS (b) HgS < PbS < Ag2S
(c) PbS > Ag2S > HgS (d) Ag2S > HgS > PbS
24. The solubility of M2S is 3.5 × 10-6. The solubility product of the salt is
(a) 1.7 × 10-6 (b) 3.4 × 10-16 (c) 1.7 × 10-16 (d) 6.8 × 10-12
25. Aluminium chloride is
(a) Bronsted Lowry acid (b) Arrhenius acid (c) Lewis acid (d) Lewis base

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