JEE-Main (Previous Year Questions)

1. The correct order of the oxidation states of nitrogen in NO, N2O, NO2 and N2O3 is:
[JEE(Main) 2019]
(1) N2O < NO < N2O3 < NO2 (2) N2O < N2O3 < NO < NO2
(3) NO2 < NO < N2O3 < N2O (4) NO2 < N2O3 < NO < N2O

2. An example of a disproportionation reaction is: [JEE(Main) 2019]

(1) 2CuBr → CuBr2 + Cu
(2) 2KMnO4 → K2MnO4 + MnO2 + O2
(3) 2MnO4 + 10 I + 16H+ → 2Mn2+ + 5I2 + 8H O
(4) 2NaBr + Cl2 → 2NaCl + Br2

3. Cl2 on reaction with hot & cone. NaOH gives two chlorine having products X and Y. On treatment
with AgNO3, X gives precipitate. Determine average bond order of Cl and O bond in 'Y' ?
[JEE(Main) 2020]

4. Amongs the following which is redox reaction ? [JEE(Main) 2020]

(1) N2 + o2 ⎯⎯⎯⎯
2000K
→ (2) Formation of O3 from O2
(3) Reaction between NaOH and H2SO4 (4) Reaction between AgNO3 and NaCl

5 The volume (in ml) of 0.1 N NaOH required to neutralise 10 ml of 0.1 N phosphinic acid is
[JEE(Main) 2020]

6. A 20 ml Solution containing 0.2 g impure H2 reacts completely with 0.316 g of KMn04 in

acid Solution: The purity of H2O2 (in %) is (mol. wt. of H2O2 = 34; mol. wt. of KMn04 = 158)
[JEE(Main) 2020]

7. Consider the following equations: [JEE(Main) 2020]

2Fe2+ + H2O2 ⎯⎯→ xA + yB
(in basic medium)
2MnO4 + 6H+ + 5H2O2 ⎯⎯→ x'C + y'D + z'E
(in acidic medium)
The sum of the stoichiometric coefficients
x, y, , x', y' and z' for products A, B, C, D and E,
respectively, is

8. The volume, in mL, of 0.02M K2Cr2O7 solution required to react with 0.288g of ferrous oxalate
in acidic medium is (Molar mass of Fe = 56 gmol 1) [JEE(Main) 2020]

9. Potassium chlorate is prepared by the electrolysis of KCI in basic solution

6OH + Cl → ClO3 + 3H2O + 6e
If only 60% of the current is utilized in the reaction, the time (rounded to the nearest hour)
required to produce 10g of KClO3 using a current of 2A is
(Given: F = 96, 500Cmol 1; molar mass of KClO3 = 122gmol 1) [JEE(Main) 2020]

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10. Amongs the following which is redox reaction? [JEE(Main) 2020]
2000 K
(1) N2 + O2 ⎯⎯⎯⎯→
(2) Formation of O3 from O2
(3) Reaction between Na0H and H2 S04
(4) Reaction between AgN03 and NaCl

K Cr O did.H SO
11. NaCl ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
2 2 7
Conc.H O
→ (A) ⎯⎯⎯⎯
NaOH
→ (B) ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
2
+H O
4
→ (C) [JEE(Main) 2020]
2 4 2 2

Determine total number of atoms in per unit formula of (A), (B) & (C)

12. The compound that cannot act both as oxidising and reducing agent is: [JEE(Main) 2020]
(1) H2SO3 (2) HNO2 (3) H3PO4 (4) H2O2

13. (A) HOCl + H2O2 3O + Cl + O2

+
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(B) I2 + H2O2 + 2OH → 2I + 2H2O + O2
Choose the correct option
(1) H2O2 act as oxidizing and reducing agent respectively in equations (A) and (B).
(2) H2O2 acts as oxidizing agent in equations (A) and (B).
(3) H2O2 acts as reducing agent in equations (A) and (B).
(4) H2O2 acts as reducing and oxidising agent respectively in equation (A) and (B).

14. The reaction of sulphur in alkaline medium is given below: [JEE(Main) 2021]
S8(s) + aOH (aq) ⎯→ bS (aq) + CS2O 3 (aq) + dH2O()
The values of 'a' is

15. The formula of a gaseous hydrocarbon which requires 6 times of its own volume of O2 for
complete oxidation and produces 4 times its own volume of CO2 is CxHy. The value of y is
[JE(Main) 2021]

N
16. 0.4 g mixture of NaOH, Na2CO3 and some inert impurities was first titrated with HCl using
10
phenolphthalein as an indicator, 17.5 mL of HCl was required at the end point. After this methyl
orange was added and titrated. 1.5 mL of same HCl was required for the next end point. The
weight percentage of Na2CO3 in the mixture is. (Rounded-off to the nearest integer)
[JEE(Main) 2021]
17. Consider titration of NaOH solution versus 1.25M oxalic acid Solution: At the end point following
burette readings were obtained.
(i) 4.5 ml. (ii) 4.5 ml. (iii) 4.4 ml (v) 4.4 ml
If the volume of oxalic acid taken was 10.0 ml. then the molarity of the NaOH solution is ____
M. (Rounded- off to the nearest integer) [JEE(Main) 2021]

18. In mildly alkaline medium, thiosulphate ion is oxidized by MnO4− to "A". The oxidation state of
sulphur in "A" is [JEE(Main) 2021]

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 19. 2MnO4− + bC2O24− + cH+ → xMn2+ + yCO2 + zH2O
If the above equation is balanced with integer coefficients, the value of c is____ (Round off to
the Nearest Integer). [JEE(Main) 2021]

20. The exact volumes of 1MNaOH solution required to neutralise 50 ml of 1MH3PO3 solution and
100 ml of 2MH3PO2 [JEE(Main) 2021]
(1) 100 ml and 100 ml (2) 100 ml and 50 ml
(3) 100 ml and 200 ml (4) 50 ml and 50 ml

21. 15 mL of aqueous solution of Fe2+ in acidic medium completely reacted with 20 ml 0.03M
aqueous Cr2O27− The molarity of the Fe2+ solution is______×10 2M
(Round off to the Nearest Integer). [JEE(Main) 2021]

22. 10.0 ml of Na2CO3 solution titrated against 0.2 M HCl Solution: The following titre values were
obtained in 5 readings.
4.8 ml. 4.9 ml, 5.0 ml and 5.0 ml Based on these readings, and convention of titrimetric
estimation of concentration of Na2CO3 solution is________mM
(Round off to the Nearest integer ) [JEE(Main) 2021]

23. Which one of the following is an example of disproportionation reaction? [JEE(Main) 2022]
(1) 3MnO24− + 4H+ ⎯→ 2MnO4− + MnO2 + 2H2O
(2) MnO24− + 4H+ + 4e ⎯→ MnO2 + 2H2O
(3) 10I + 2MnO + 16H+ ⎯→ 2Mn+2 + 8H2O + 5I2
−
4

(4) 8MnO4− + 3S2O23− + H2O ⎯→ 8MnO2 + 6SO24− + 2OH

24. A 2.0 g sample containing MnO2 is treated with HCl liberating Cl2. The Cl2 gas is passed into a
solution of KI and 60.0 mL of 0.1 M Na2S2O3 is required to titrate the liberated iodine. The
percentage of MnO2 in the sample is __________. (Nearest integer)
[Atomic masses (in u) Mn = 55; Cl = 35.5; O = 16, I = 127, Na = 23, K = 39, S = 32]
[JEE(Main) 2022]

25.
(1) H2S2O3 (2) H2S2O6 (3) H2S2O7 (4) H2S2O8
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26. 0.01 M KMnO4 solution was added to 20.0 mL of 0.05 M Mohr‟s salt solution through a burette.
The initial reading of 50 mL burette is zero. The volume of KMnO4 solution left in the burette
after the end point is _______ mL. (nearest integer)
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27. Which one of the following reactions indicates the reducing ability of hydrogen peroxide in basic
medium ? [JEE(Main) 2022]
(1) HOCl + H2O2 → H3O + Cl + O2
+

(2) PbS + 4H2O2 → PbSO4 + 4H2O

(3) 2MnO4− + 3H2O2 → 2MnO2 + 3O2 + 2H2O + 2OH
(4) Mn2+ + H2O2 → Mn4+ + 2OH

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28. For the reaction given below: [JEE(Main) 2022]
CoCl3.xNH3 + AgNO3 (aq) →
If two equivalents of AgCl precipitate out, then the value of x will be _____.

ANSWER KEY
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (67) 4. (1) 5. (10) 6. (85) 7. (19)
8. (50) 9. (11) 10. (1) 11. (18) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (12)
15. (8) 16. (3) 17. (6) 18. (6) 19. (16) 20. (3) 21. (24)
22. (50) 23. (1) 24. (13) 25. (1) 26. (30) 27. (3) 28. (5)

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