Physical World, Units and Measurements P-1

Some Basic Concepts

of Chemistry

Numerical
Q.1 If 80 g of copper sulphate CuSO4 . 5H2O is dissolved in deionised water to make
5L of solution. The concentration of the copper sulphate solution is x × 10−3 mol L−1.
The value of x is _____________.
[Atomic masses Cu : 63.54u, S : 32u, O : 16u, H : 1u]
1st Sept Evening Shift 2021

Q.2 The number of atoms in 8g of sodium is x × 1023. The value of x is ____________.

(Nearest integer)
[Given : NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol−1 Atomic mass of Na = 23.0 u]
1st Sept Evening Shift 2021

Q.3 Sodium oxide reacts with water to produce sodium hydroxide. 20.0 g of sodium
oxide is dissolved in 500 mL of water. Neglecting the change in volume, the
concentration of the resulting NaOH solution is ______________ × 10−1 M. (Nearest
integer)
[Atomic mass : Na = 23.0, O = 16.0, H = 1.0]
31st Aug Evening Shift 2021

Q.4 The molarity of the solution prepared by dissolving 6.3 g of oxalic acid
(H2C2O4.2H2O) in 250 mL of water in mol L−1 is x × 10−2. The value of x is ____________.
(Nearest integer)
[Atomic mass : H : 1.0, C : 12.0, O : 16.0]
31st Aug Morning Shift 2021
Q.5 100 g of propane is completely reacted with 1000 g of oxygen. The mole fraction
of carbon dioxide in the resulting mixture is x × 10−2. The value of x is ____________.
(Nearest integer)
[Atomic weight : H = 1.008; C = 12.00; O = 16.00]
27th Aug Evening Shift 2021

Q.6 When 10 mL of an aqueous solution of KMnO4 was titrated in acidic medium,

equal volume of 0.1 M of an aqueous solution of ferrous sulphate was required for
complete discharge of colour. The strength of KMnO4 in grams per litre is
__________ × 10−2. (Nearest integer)
[Atomic mass of K = 39, Mn = 55, O = 16]
27th Aug Morning Shift 2021

Q.7 In Carius method for estimation of halogens, 0.2 g of an organic compound gave
0.188 g of AgBr. The percentage of bromine in the compound is ______________.
(Nearest integer)
[Atomic mass : Ag = 108, Br = 80]
27th Aug Morning Shift 2021

Q.8 A chloro compound "A".

(i) forms aldehydes on ozonolysis followed by the hydrolysis.
(ii) when vaporized completely 1.53 g of A, gives 448 mL of vapour at STP.
The number of carbon atoms in a molecule of compound A is ___________.
26th Aug Evening Shift 2021

Q.9 100 mL of Na3PO4 solution contains 3.45 g of sodium. The molarity of the
solution is _____________ ×× 10−2 mol L−1. (Nearest integer)
[Atomic Masses - Na : 23.0 u, O : 16.0 u, P : 31.0 u]
26th Aug Evening Shift 2021

Q.10 In the sulphur estimation, 0.471 g of an organic compound gave 1.44 g of

barium sulphate. The percentage of sulphur in the compound is ____________%.
(Nearest integer)
(Atomic Mass of Ba = 137 u)
26th Aug Evening Shift 2021

Q.11 An aqueous KCl solution of density 1.20 g mL−1 has a molality of 3.30 mol kg−1.
The molarity of the solution in mol L−1 is ____________ (Nearest integer)
[Molar mass of KCl = 74.5]
26th Aug Morning Shift 2021

Q.12 10.0 mL of 0.05 M KMnO4 solution was consumed in a titration with 10.0 mL of
given oxalic acid dihydrate solution. The strength of given oxalic acid solution is
_________ × 10−2 g/L. (Round off to the nearest integer)
27th July Evening Shift 2021
Q.13 An organic compound is subjected to chlorination to get compound A using
5.0g of chlorine. When 0.5g of compound A is reacted with AgNO3 [Carius Method],
the percentage of chlorine in compound A is ____________ when it forms 0.3849 g of
AgCl. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
(Atomic masses of Ag and Cl are 107.87 and 35.5 respectively)
27th July Morning Shift 2021

Q.14 The density of NaOH solution is 1.2 g cm−3. The molality of this solution is
_____________ m. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
[Use : Atomic mass : Na : 23.0 u, O : 16.0 u, H : 1.0 u, Density of H2O : 1.0 g cm−3]
27th July Morning Shift 2021

Q.15 0.8 g of an organic compound was analyzed by Kjeldahl's method for the
estimation of nitrogen. If the percentage of nitrogen in the compound was found to
be 42%, then ______________ mL of 1 M H2SO4 would have been neutralized by the
ammonia evolved during the analysis.
25th July Evening Shift 2021

Q.16 The number of significant figures in 0.00340 is ____________.

25th July Evening Shift 2021

Q.17 Consider the complete combustion of butane, the amount of butane utilized to
produce 72.0 g of water is ___________ × 10−1 g. (in nearest integer)
25th July Morning Shift 2021

Q.18 If the concentration of glucose (C6H12O6) in blood is 0.72 g L−1, the molarity of
glucose in blood is ____________ × 10−3 M. (Nearest integer)
[Given : Atomic mass of C = 12, H = 1, O = 16 u]
22th July Evening Shift 2021

Q.19 Methylation of 10 g of benzene gave 9.2 g of toluene. Calculate the percentage

yield of toluene __________. (Nearest integer)
22th July Evening Shift 2021

Q.20 An aqueous solution of NiCl2 was heated with excess sodium cyanide in
presence of strong oxidizing agent to form [Ni(CN)6]2−. The total change in number
of unpaired electrons on metal centre is _______________.
20th July Evening Shift 2021

Q. 21 When 0.15 g of an organic compound was analyzed using Carius method for
estimation of bromine, 0.2397 g of AgBr was obtained. The percentage of bromine in
the organic compound is ______________. (Nearest integer)
[Atomic mass : Silver = 108, Bromine = 80]
20th July Evening Shift 2021

Q.22 4g equimolar mixture of NaOH and Na2CO3 contains x g of NaOH and y g of

Na2CO3. The value of x is ____________ g. (Nearest integer)
20th July Evening Shift 2021

Q.23 An average person needs about 10000 kJ energy per day. The amount of
glucose (molar mass = 180.0 g mol−1) needed to meet this energy requirement is
____________ g.
(Use : ΔCH(glucose) = -2700 kJ mol−1)
20th July Morning Shift 2021

Q.24 250 mL of 0.5 M NaOH was added to 500 mL of 1 M HCl. The number of
unreacted HCl molecules in the solution after complete reaction is ___________ × 1021.
(Nearest integer)
(NA = 6.022 × 1023)
20th July Morning Shift 2021

Q.25 10.0 mL of Na2CO3 solution is 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, 5.0 mL and 5.0 mL
Based on these readings, and convention of titrimetric estimation the concentration
of Na2CO3 solution is ___________ mM. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
18th March Evening Shift 2021

Q.26 Complete combustion of 3g of ethane gives x × 1022 molecules of water. The

value of x is __________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
[Use : NA = 6.023 × 1023; Atomic masses in u : C : 12.0; O : 16.0; H : 1.0]
18th March Morning Shift 2021

Q.27 A reaction of 0.1 mole of Benzylamine with bromomethane gave 23 g of Benzyl

trimethyl ammonium bromide. The number of moles of bromomethane consumed
in this reaction are n × 10−1, when n = __________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
(Given : Atomic masses : C : 12.0 u, H : 1.0 u, N : 14.0 u, Br : 80.0 u]
18th March Morning Shift 2021
Q.28 __________ grams of 3-Hydroxy propanal (MW = 74) must be dehydrated to
produce 7.8 g of acrolein (MW = 56) (C3H4O) if the percentage yield is 64. (Round off
to the Nearest Integer).
[Given : Atomic masses : C : 12.0 u, H : 1.0 u, O : 16.0 u ]
18th March Morning Shift 2021

Q.29

Consider the above reaction. The percentage yield of amide product is __________.
(Round off to the Nearest Integer).
(Given : Atomic mass : C : 12.0 u, H : 1.0 u, N : 14.0 u, O : 16.0 u, Cl : 35.5 u)
17th March Evening Shift 2021

Q.30 The mole fraction of a solute in a 100 molal aqueous solution is

___________ × 10−2. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
[Given : Atomic masses : H : 1.0 u, O : 16.0 u ]
17th March Morning Shift 2021

Q.31

In the above reaction, 3.9 g of benzene on nitration gives 4.92 g of nitrobenzene. The
percentage yield of nitrobenzene in the above reaction is ________%. (Round off to the
Nearest Integer).
(Given atomic mass : C : 120 u, H : 1.0 u, O : 16.0 u, N : 14.0 u)
17th March Morning Shift 2021

Q.32 15 mL of aqueous solution of Fe2+ in acidic medium completely reacted with 20

mL of 0.3 M aqueous Cr2O72- . The molarity of the Fe2+ solution is __________ × 10-2 M.
(Round off to the Nearest Integer).
17th March Morning Shift 2021

Q.33

If the above equation is balanced with integer coefficients, the value of c is ___________.
(Round off to the Nearest Integer).
16th March Morning Shift 2021

Q.34 Complete combustion of 750 g of an organic compound provides 420 g of

CO2 and 210 g of H2O. The percentage composition of carbon and hydrogen in
organic compound is 15.3 and ___________ respectively. (Round off to the Nearest
Integer).
16th March Morning Shift 2021

Q.35 The NaNO3 weighed out to make 50 mL of an aqueous solution containing 70.0
mg Na+ per mL is _________ g. (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
[Given : Atomic weight in g mol−1 - Na : 23; N : 14; O : 16]
26th Feb Evening Shift 2021

Q.36 The number of significant figures in 50000.020 × 10−3 is _____________.

26th Feb Morning Shift 2021

Q.37 In basic medium CrO42− oxidises S2O32− to form SO42− and itself changes
into Cr(OH)4− . The volume of 0.154 M CrO42− required to react with 40 mL of 0.25
M S2O32− is __________ mL. (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
25th Feb Morning Slot 2021

Q.38 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 ____________.
24th Feb Evening Slot 2021
Q.39 4.5 g of compound A (MW = 90) was used to make 250 mL of its aqueous
solution. The molarity of the solution in M is x × 10-1.
The value of x is _______. (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
24th Feb Morning Slot 2021

Numerical Answer Key

1. Ans. (64) 21. Ans. (68)

2. Ans. (2) 22. Ans. (1)
3. Ans. (13) 23. Ans. (667)
4. Ans. (20) 24. Ans. (226)
5. Ans. (19) 25. Ans. (50)
6. Ans. (316) 26. Ans. (18)
7. Ans. (40) 27. Ans. (3)
8. Ans. (3) 28. Ans. (16)
9. Ans. (50) 29. Ans. (77)
10. Ans. (42) 30. Ans. (64)
11. Ans. (3) 31. Ans. (80)
12. Ans. (1575) 32. Ans. (24)
13. Ans. (19 ) 33. Ans. (16)
14. Ans. (5) 34. Ans. (3)
15. Ans. (12) 35. Ans. (13)
16. Ans. (3) 36. Ans. (7)
17. Ans. (464) 37. Ans. (173)
18. Ans. (4) 38. Ans. (8)
19. Ans. (78) 39. Ans. (2)
20. Ans. (2)

Numerical Explanation
Ans 1. Given, mass of CuSO4 . 5H2O = 80 g
The concentration of copper sulphate solution is x × 10−3 mol/L.

Molar mass of CuSO4 . 5H2O = 63.54 + 32 + 16 × 4

= 5 × 18 = 249.54 g/mol

Volume of solution = 5 L
From Eq. (i),
Molarity = 0.3205/5= 64.11 ×× 10−3 mol/L
∴ x = 64.11
or x ≈ 64
Hence, answer is 64.

Ans 2. Given, mass of Na = 8g

Molar mass of Na = 23 gmol−1

Number of atoms = 2.09 × 1023

x≈2
Hence, answer is 2.

Ans 3.
Ans 4.

Ans5.
Ans 6.
Let molarity of KMnO4 = x

(Equivalents of KMnO4 reacted) = (Equivalents of FeSO4 reacted)

⇒ (5 × x × 10 ml) = 1 × 0.1 × 10 ml
⇒ x = 0.02 M
Molar mass of KMnO4 = 158 gm/mol
⇒ Strength = (x × 158) = 3.16 g/l
Ans 7.

⇒ nBr = nAgBr = 0.001 mol

⇒ massBr = (0.001 × 80) gm = 0.08 gm

Ans 8.

Ans 9.
Ans 10.
Molecular mass of BaSO4 = 233 g
∵ 233 BaSO4 contain → 32 g sulphur

Ans 11.
1000 kg solvent has 3.3 moles of KCl
1000 kg solvent → 3.3 × 74.5 gm KCl → 245.85
Weight of solution = 1245.85 gm

Ans 12.
Ans 13.
Mass of organic compound = 0.5 gm.
Mass of formed AgCl = 0.3849 gm

= 19.06
≈ 19

Ans 14.
Consider 1 litre solution
mass of solution = (1.2 × 1000)g = 1200 gm
Neglecting volume of NaOH
Mass of water = 1000 gm
⇒ Mass of NaOH = (1200 − 1000)gm = 200 gm
Ans 15.

Ans 16.
Number of significant figures = 3
Ans 17.
Ans 18.

Ans 19.

Ans 20.
Ans 21.

Ans 22.
Ans 23.
Ans 24.

Ans 25.
From the given value of HCl, it is clear that most appropriate volume of HCl used is 5
ml because it occurs most number of times.
Na2CO3 + 2 HCl → 2 NaCl + CO2 + H2O
n factor of Na2CO3 = 2
n factor of HCl = 1
equivalent of Na2CO3 = equivalent of HCl

= 0.05 M
= 50 × 10−3 M
= 50 mM
Ans 26.

Ans 27.
Ans 28.

Ans 29.

= 76.9%

≃ 77%
Ans 30.

Ans 31.
Ans 32.

Ans 33.

Ans 34.

Ans 35.
Na+ = 70 mg/mL
WNa+ in 50 mL solution
= 70 ×× 50 mg
= 3500 mg
= 3.5 gm
Ans 36. 10−3 has no role in significant digits. Here in 50000.020, Number of
significant figure = 7 as all zeroes between non zero digits are counted as significant
digits.

Ans 37.

Ans 38.
Ans 39.
Given, weight of compound A = 4.5 g
Molecular weight of compound A = 90 g/mol
Volume of solution (in mL) = 250 mL
Now, molarity is defined as number of moles of solute or compound A divided by
volume of solution (in L).

Hence, x × 10-1 μ
x=2
 MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

Q.1 Consider the given reaction, identify 'X' and 'Y' :

26th Aug Evening Shift 2021

Q.2 The type of hybridisation and magnetic property of the complex [MnCl6]3−,
respectively, are:

27th July Morning Shift 2021

Q.3 An organic compound A (C6H6O) gives dark green colouration with ferric
chloride. On treatment with CHCl3 and KOH, followed by acidification gives
compound B. Compound B can also be obtained from compound C on reaction with
pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC). Identify A, B and C.

22th July Evening Shift 2021

Q.4 Benzene on nitration gives nitrobenzene in presence of HNO3 and

H2SO4 mixture, where :

20th July Evening Shift 2021

Q.5 In the given reaction 3-Bromo-2, 2-dimethyl butane

Product A is :
20th July Morning Shift 2021

Q.6 Fex2 and Fey3 are known when x and y are :

16th March Evening Shift 2021

Q.7

The products ''A'' and ''B'' formed in above reactions are :

16th March Morning Shift 2021

Q.8 Complete combustion of 1.80 g of an oxygen containing compound (CxHyOz)
gave 2.64 g of CO2 and 1.08 g of H2O. The percentage of oxygen in the organic
compound is :

25th Feb Morning Slot 2021

MCQ Answer Key

1. Ans. (C)
2. Ans. (D)
3. Ans. (A)
4. Ans. (D)
5. Ans. (C)
6. Ans. (C)
7. Ans. (B)
8. Ans. (D)

MCQ Explanation

Ans 1.
Ans 2.

Ans 3.

Ans 4.
Reagent for nitration of Benzene
Ans 5.

Ans 6.

Ans 7.
Ans 8.