Single Option Correct Type

1. Among which of following pairs of

the ions, the lower
Oxidation state in aqueous solution is more stable than
10. Which of the following pairs of ions is colourless?
(a) Ti", Cu" (b) Sc", Zn2*
the other?
(c) Co*, Fe (d) Ni2, V
(a) Ti', Ti (b) V2, VvO 11. Which of the following pairs of ions have same para-
(c) Cr, Cr* d) Cu', Cu? magnetic moment?
2. Which of these ions is coloured as well as paramag- (a) Cu2, T (b) TP, Ni*
netic in nature? (c) Ti*, Cu2* (d) Mn*, Cu
(a) Cu (b) Cu
(c) NP 12. Which of the following does not exist?
(d) Both a and c
(a) [Cu CIP- (b) [CulJ
3. The aqueous solution
containing which one of the fol- (c) [Zn (CN),1 (d) [Hgl,P
lowing ions will be colourless?
13. Lanthanides and actinides resemble each other in
(a) Sc (b) Fe
(c) Fe (d) Mn2 (a) oxidation state
(b) ionization energy
4. Which of the following is a highly corrosive salt? (c) formation of complexes
(a) FeCI (b) HgCl, (d) electron configuration
(c) PbC1,1 d) Hg,Cl, 14. Among the following series of transition metal ions.
5. A complex compound of Co* with molecular formula the one where all metal ions have 3d electronic con-
CoCl yNH, gives a total of 3 ions when dissolved in figuration is
water. How many CH ions satisfy both primary as well (a) Ti', V4*, Cr*, Mn
as the secondary valencies in this (b) Ti2, V3*, CA*, MnS*
complex?
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) Ti*, V2, C*, Mnt
(c) 4 (d) zero (d) Ti*, V3*, Cr2*, Mn
6. In which of the following metal complex, does the 15. Which of the following are coloured due to charge
centralmetal atom have zero Oxidation state? transfer spectra
(a) [Cu(NH),JsO, (b) K,[Fe(CN)DJ (a) CrO, (b) [Fe (H0) NOJ SO,
c) [Ni(CO)J (d) [Pt(NH),CL] (c) K, Cr,0, (d) All of these
7. Misch metal is 16. How many electrons are involved in the oxidation by
KMnO, in basic medium?
(a) an alloy of copper
(6) an alloy of lanthanoid metal (a) 5 (b) 3
(c) an alloy of aluminium (c) 2 (d) 1
(d) a mixture of chromium and lead chromate 17. For which lanthanide are +2 and +3 oxidation states
8. Which one of the following forms, with an excess of are common?
CN, a complex having coordination number two? (a) Eu (b) Na
(a) Ni2* (c) Ce (d) La
(b) Cu
(c) Ag (d) Fe2 18. An alkaline solution of. and citrate ions is
called
9. Which of the following order is correct for the size of (a) silver chloride; Tollen's reagent
Fe, Fe and Fe2*?
(b) cupric sulphate; Benedict's solution
(a) Fe < Fe2* < Fe (6) Fe <Fe <Fe* (c) silver nitrate; Fehling's solution
(c) Fe <Fe?*< Fe3* (d) Fe?*< Fe3* < Fe
(d) cupric sulphate; Schift's reagents
19. Ferrous ion changes to X ion, on reacting with acidified 30. What is the oxidation state of Fe in the product formed
hydrogen peroxide. The number of d-electrons present when acidified potassium ferrocyanide is treated with
in X and its magnetic moment (in B.M.) are
respectively HO?
(a) 5 and 4.9 (b) 4 and 5.92 (a)+2 b)+6
(c) 6 and 6.95 (d) 5 and 5.92 (c) +I (d)+3
20. Which one of the following characteristics of the tran-
31. Stainless steel vessels are made from steel containing
ition metal is associated with their catalytic activity?
(a) W b) Mn
(a) variable oxidation states
(b) colour of hydrated ions (c) Cr (d) Ni

(c) paramagnetic behaviour 32. Which of the following reacts with concentrated sul-
(d) high enthalpy of atomization phuric acid?
21. Iron loses its magnetic property at (a) Pb b) Pt
(a) melting point (b) curie point c) Ag (d) Au
(c) 1000 KK (d) boilingg point 33. Silver chloride dissolves in excess of NH,OH. The
22. In the extraction of zinc, the formation of blue flame cation present in this solution is
is due to the burning of
(a) [Ag(NH,)J
(a) C (b) CO (b) [AgNH)J
(c) Zn (d) ZnO (C) [AgNH,)
23. Which one of the following ions exhibits colour in (d) Ag
aqucous solution? 34. The number of moles of AgCI precipitated when
(a) Ti b) Zn excess
AgNO, is added to one mole of [Cr (NH), C1
(c) Ni2 (d) Sc Cl is
24. The number of un-paired electrons in (a) 3.0 b) 2.0
[Fe (H,O), NOJ
(c) 1.0 (d) zero
SO
(a) I b) 2 35. The element that can exhibit the highest number of
(c) 3 (d) 4 oxidation states amongst the following is
25. Which one of the following ions is colourless in its (a) Mn (b) CO
(c) V (d) Ni
aqueous solution?

(a) Ti (b) Cu2 36. The oxidation number of cobalt in K_[Co(NO)Jis

(c) Ni2 (d) Zn (a)-3 b)+3
26. Which one of the following ions exhibit highest mag-
(c) 4 (d) +4
netic moment? 37. Which of the following is not corectly matched
(a) Cu2 (b) TP ListI List II
(c) Ni2 (d) Mn2
(a) Cu,O Red
27. Which one of the following is a diamagnetic ion? b) Cu Blue
(a) Cu b) Mn ()Fe,[Fe(CN)J, Blue
(c) Sc (d) Co2 (d) CuO Black

28. Which one of the following pairs of ions has the same 38. If NaOH is added to an aqueous solution of zinc ions
electronic configuration? a white precipitate appears and on adding excess of
NaOH, the precipitate dissolves. In this solution, zinc
(a) Cr, Fe (b) Fe, Mn
exists in the
(c) Fe3*, Co (d) Sc, C
(a) anionic part
29. Iron sulphide is heated in air to form 'A', an oxide of
sulphur. 'A' is dissolved in water to give an acid. The b) cationic part
basicity of this acid is (c) both in cationic and anionic parts
(b) 1 (d) there is no zinc in the solution
(a) zero
(c) 2 (d) 3
39. The black compound formed during the reaction 48. In the equation
between sodium thiosulphate and silver nitrate is 4M+8CN +2H,0+ 0,- 4[M(CN),)+
(a) silver sulphite (Ag,SO,) 4OH
(b) silver sulphate (Ag,SO,) identify the metal M.
(c) silver sulphide (Ag,S) (a) zinc (b) iron
(d) silver thiosulphate (Ag,S,O,) (c) copper (d) silver
40. Zn gives H, gas with H,SO, and HCI but not with 49. Lanthanoides are
HNO, because (a) 14 elements in the VI period (atomic number 58
(a) in electrochemical series Zn is above hydrogen to 71) that are filling the 4f-sublevel
(6) NO, ion is reduced in preference to hydronium ion (b) 14 elements in the VII period (atomic number =

(c) Zn acts as an oxidizing agent when reacts with HNO 50 to 71) that are filling the 4f-sublevel
(d) HNO, is weaker acid than H,SO, and HCI (c) 14 elements in the VII period (atomic number =

90 to 103) that are filling the 5f-sublevel

41. Which of the following is obtained when Fe reacts
(d) 14 elements in the VI period (atomic number 9
with dilute HNO,?
to 103) that are filling the 4f-sublevel
(a) NO (b) N,O
(c) NO (d) none of these 50. Which of the following compound is both paramag-
netic and coloured?
42. In the reaction
Zn + NaOH A
>, the product A is
(a) (NH),[TiCIJ b) Voso,
(c) KCr,O, (d) K,[Cu(CN)J
(a) Zn(OH) (b) 2NaZnO,
() Na,ZnO (d) none of these 51. Gold is extracted by hydrometallurgical process
based on its property
43. Which one of the following metals is found in gun
(a) of being electropositive
metal, monel metal and constantan alloys?
(b) of being less reactive
(a) Cu (b) Fe (c) to form complexes which are soluble
(c) Hg (d) Zn (d) to form salts which are water soluble
44. The basic character of the transition metal monoxides 52. A
follow the order
pair of amophoteric oxides from the following is
(a) Vo, and CrO (b) VO, and Cro,
(a) CrO>vO> Feo >TiO
(b) TiO > VO > CrO > FeO
(c)VO and V,0, (d) Vo, and CrO,
(c) TiO> Fe0 > VO > CrO 53. Corrosion of iron is
essentially an electro-chemical
(d) VO>CrO > TiO > FeO phenomenon, where the cell reactions are
(a) Fe is oxidized to Fe and dissolved oxygen in
45. The correct order of ionic radii of Y3*, La", Eu" and
water is reduced to OH
Lu is
(a) Lu < Eu < La*<Y3+
(b) Fe is oxidized to
Fe and HO is reduced to O
6) La" < Eu'" < Lu" <Y
(c) Fe is oxidized to Fe and
H,O is reduced to 0
(d) Fe is oxidized to Fe and
HO is reduced to 0,
(c) Y <La <Eu < Lu*
(d) Y < Lu < Eu*< La* 54. Ifthe spin only
magnetic moment of Cu is 1.73 BM,
then the number of
46. Two stable ions of first transition series which have unpaired electron's present are
(a) 2
the largest number of unpaired electrons and have the (b) 3
(c) 0
highest magnetic moment are (d) 1
(a) Ni and Co (b) Cr and Fe? 55. ldentify the correct order in which the covalent radius
(c) Fe and Mn2 (d) Ti" and Cr of the following elenments inereases
1.Ti 2. Ca
47. What is the general outer configuration of the coinage 3. Se
metals? (a) 3, 2,1 (b) 2, 1,3
(o) 1,3, 2 (d) 1,2,3
(a) ns'np (b) (n-1) d' ns?
(c) (n- 1)d ns' (d) (n - 1) d" ns
56. What is the current onder ofspin only magnetic 63. In nitroprusside ion, the iron and NO exist as Fe" and
moment (in B.M.) of Mn', Cr and V2"? NO' rather than Fel" and NO. These forms can be dif-
(a) Mn >V >CP ferentiatedby
(b) V> O > Mn (a) estimating the concentration of iron
(c) Mn >CP> V? (b) measuring the concentration of CN
(d) CP>V >Mn" (c) measuring the solid state magnctic moment
57. Which statement is not correct with respect to transi- (d) thermally decomposing the compound
tion metals?
64. Which of the following compounds is expected to be
(a) the colour of the hydrated ions is due to transi- coloured?
tions of electrons from different 'd' orbitals of the (a) Ag,SO, (b) CuF
same principal quantum number
(c) MgF, (d) CuCl
(b) most transition metals should, on thermodynamic
considerations, liberate hydrogen from acids 65. The aqueous solution of the following salts will be
(c) the complex formation of transition metal ions coloured in the case of
is often accompanied by a change of colour and (a) Zn(NO0,), (b) LiNO,
sometimes by a change in the intensity of the colour (c) Co(NO,) (d) potash alum
(d) the compounds of the elements in low oxidation
states are generally ionic 66. The correct ground state clectronic configuration for
the atom (Z = 24) is
58. Which of the following statements is not correct? (a) [Ar] 3d' 4s (b) [Ar) 3d' 4s
(a) in oxyhaemoglobin, Fe is paramagnetic. (c) [Ar] 3d* 4s° (d) [Ar] 3d' 4s*
(b) during respiration, the size of Fe? increases when
67. How many unpaired electrons are present in Ni*?
it changes from diamagnetic to paramagnetic state.
(c) four heme groups are present in haemoglobin. (a) 8 (b) 4
(c) 2 (d) 0
(d) heme is the prosthetic group and it is non protein
part of haemoglobin. 68. Zinc-copper couple that be used
can as a reducing
59. The pair in which both species have the same mag- agent is obtained by
netic moment (spin only valuc) is (a) zinc coated with copper
(b) zinc and copper wires welded together
(a) [Cr(H 0),]".[CoCI,}
(c) mixing zinc dust and copper gauze
6) [CnH,O),F. [Fe(H,0),13*
(d) copper coated with zinc
(c) [Mn(H,O)JF.[Cr(H,O)F"
(d) [CoCIF, [Fe(H,O)J 69. The pair of which salts is expected to have the same
60. Transition metals despite having higher values of colour in their freshly prepared aqueous solutions
standard reduction potentials, are poor reducing (a) VOCl,, CuCl,
agents. This is due to (b) CuC1, FeCl,
(a) low heat of hydration (c) FeCl, VOCI,
(b) high ionization energies (d) MnCl, FeC1,
(c) low ionization energies 70. When sodium argentocyanide is treated with zine
(d) high enthalpy of vapourization dust, silver precipitates because
61. The pair in which both species have iron is (a) zinc forms a complex readily with eyanide
(b) zinc is more electropositive than silver
(a) nitrogenase, cytochromes (c) silver is more electropositive than zine
6) carboxypeptidase, haemoglobin
(d) both 2n*" and Ag ions have d" eectronic
(c) hacmocyanin, nitrogenase
configurntion
(d) hacmoglobin cytochromes
62. Amongst the following, identify the species with an 71. Which one of the following netals will not reduce tl,0?
atom in +6 oxidation state (a) Li (6) Fo
(c) Cu (d) Ca
(a) MnO, (b) CrCN)
(c) NiF (d) Cro,Ci,