LT ATUL KATARYA MEMORIAL SCHOOL

Academic Session: 2023-24

Grade-XI
Subject- Chemistry
Question Bank

CHAPTER-1: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY

General Instructions:
(i) Section–A contains multiple-choice and assertion reason type questions carrying one mark each.
(ii) Section–B contains very short answer type questions carrying two marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
(iii) Section–C contains short answer type questions carrying three marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
(iv) Section–D contains long answer Type questions carrying five marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
(v) Section –E contains case-based questions with four sub parts carrying one mark
each.
SECTION- A
1. The smallest particle that can take part in a chemical reaction is:
a. atom
b. molecule
c. both a and b
d. none of these

Answer: a. atom

2. What will be the molarity of a solution, which contains 5.85 g of NaCl(s) per 500 mL?
a. 4 mol L-1
b. 20 mol L-1
c. 0.2 mol L-1
d. 2 mol L -1

Answer: c. Molarity of the given solution is 0.2 mol/L

3. What is the mass percent of carbon in carbon dioxide?

a. 0.034%
b. 27.27%
c. 3.4%
d. 28.7%

Answer: b. The mass percent of carbon in CO2 is 27.27%

4. 12.044 x 1023 atoms of oxygen contains _______.

a. 1 mole of oxygen
b. 2 moles of oxygen
c. 3 moles of oxygen
d. 4 moles of oxygen

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 Answer: b. 2 moles of oxygen
Explanation: One mole of any substance contains Avogadro’s number of particles. Its value
is 6.022×1023 atoms. But here it’s given 12.044 x 1023 atoms, thereby dividing it by
Avogadro’s number; 12.044 x 1023 atoms/6.022×1023 atoms = 2 moles.
Hence, it contains 2 moles of oxygen.

5. If one mole of ammonia contains “y” number of particles, then how many particles does 1
mole of glucose contain?
a. 2y
b. 0.5y
c. 3y
d. y
Answer: d. y
Explanation: Let it be any compound, but one mole of a substance always contains
Avogadro’s number of particles. In the above question, Avogadro’s number (6.022×1023) is
given by the letter “y”. Therefore, in 1 mole of glucose, there is y number of particles.
6. Which of the following cannot be an empirical formula?
a. NH3
b. C5H10
c. H2O
d. NaCl

Answer: b
Explanation: C5H10 cannot be an empirical formula because the carbon and hydrogen ratio
in this compound is 5:10 respectively. They are not in the simplest possible whole number
ratio (1:2 is the simplest for this compound). Hence, it cannot be an empirical compound.

7. 1 mole of ammonia contains 17 g. Then what is the mass of 0.3 moles of ammonia?
a. 21g
b. 2.1g
c. 17g
d. 1g

Answer: b
Explanation: Given that, 1 mole of ammonia contains 17g. Therefore, 0.3 mole of ammonia
contains 17 x 0.3 = 2.1 g of mass.

8. The volumes of hydrogen & oxygen when combined bear a simple ratio of 2:1.This is
explained by ________.
a. Law of Multiple Proportions
b. Avogadro’s Law
c. Law of Definite Proportion
d. Gay Lussac’s Law of Gaseous Volumes

Answer: d. Gay Lussac’s Law of Gaseous Volumes

9. Assertion : The empirical mass of ethene is half of its molecular mass.

Reason : The empirical formula represents the simplest whole-number ratio of various
atoms present in a compound.
a. Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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 b. Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c. Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Answer: a. Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.

10. Assertion : Equal moles of different substances contain same number of constituent
particles.
Reason : Equal weights of different substances contain the same number of constituent
particles.
a. Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c. Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Answer: c. Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

11. Assertion: 1 mole of sulphuric acid contains 32 g each of sulphur and oxygen element.
Reason: 1 mole of sulphuric acid represents 98 g of the species.
a. Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c. Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Answer: d. Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

SECTION-B

12. 45.4 L of dinitrogen reacted with 22.7 L of dioxygen and 45.4 L of nitrous oxide was formed.
The reaction is given below:
2N2(g) + O2(g) → 2N2O(g)
Which law is being obeyed in this experiment? Write the statement of the law.
Answer: In the reaction given as :
2N2(g) + O2(g) → 2N2O(g)
The volumes of dinitrogen and dioxygen, which combine (i.e. 45.4 L and 22.7 L), bear a
simple ratio of 2:1. Therefore, it obeys Gay Lussac’s law of gaseous volumes. This law states
that “when gases combine or are produced in a chemical reaction they do so in a simple ratio
by volume provided all gases are at same temperature and pressure.
13. When ten volumes of dihydrogen gas react with five volumes of dioxygen gas, how many
volumes of water vapour will produce?

Answer: The two volumes of dihydrogen react with one volume of oxygen to produce two
volumes of water vapour. So, the ten volumes of dihydrogen would react with the five volumes
of dioxygen to produce the required ten volumes of water vapour.

14. How many significant figures should be present in answer to the following calculation?

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 2.5 𝑋 1.25 𝑋 3.5
2.01
Answer: The number of significant figures that should be present in the calculation:
2.5 𝑋 1.25 𝑋 3.5
2.01
is 2.

15. Calculate the number of molecules present in 0.5 moles of CO2?

Answer: 1 mole of CO2 contains exactly 6.022 × 1023 molecules, then 0.5 moles will contain:
6.022 × 1023 × 0.5 = 3.011 × 1023 molecules.
Therefore, 0.5 moles of CO2 contains 3.011 × 1023 molecules.

16. Calculate the mass percent of calcium, phosphorus and oxygen in calcium phosphate
Ca3(PO4)2.
Answer: Molecular formula of calcium phosphate is Ca3(PO4)2
Its molar mass = 3(40) + 2(31) + 8(16) = 310 g/mol.

Mass percent of calcium = (120/310) ×100

Percentage of Calcium = 38.71%

Mass percent of phosphorus = (62/310) ×100

Percentage of Phosphorus =20%

Mass percent of oxygen = (128/310)×100

Percentage of Oxygen = 41.29%

17. Hydrogen gas is prepared in the laboratory by reacting dilute HCI with granulated zinc.
The following reaction takes place.
Zn + 2HCl → ZnCl2 + H2
Calculate the volume of hydrogen gas liberated at STP when 32.65 g of zinc reacts with HCI.
1 mol of a gas occupies 22.7 L volume at STP; atomic mass of Zn = 65.3 u.
Answer: 65.3 g of Zn reacts with HCl to form 22.7 of H2 gas.
∴ 32.65 g of Zn at STP reacts with HCl to form:
= (22.7 x 32.65) / 65.3
= 11.35L of H2 gas
Hence , the volume is 11.35 L.

18. Volume of a solution changes with change in temperature, then, will the molality of solution
be affected by temperature? Give reason for your answer.

Answer: The temperature has no effect on the molality of the solution because molality is
expressed in mass and mass remains constant as temperature changes.

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 SECTION -C

19. In the reaction 2A + 4B → 3C + 4D, when 5 moles of A react with 6 moles of B, then
a. Which is the limiting reagent?
b. Calculate the amount of C formed?
Answer: 2A + 4B ⟶ 3C + 4D
According to the above equation, 2 moles of A require 4 moles of B for the reaction. As a
result, the moles of B required for 5 moles of A are 10 moles.
a. The limiting reagent is B, as 5 moles of A requires 10 moles of B but only 6 moles are
present.
b. The amount of C formed will be determined by the amount of B formed. Since 4 moles of B
produce 3 moles of C. As a result, 6 moles of B will produce (3 X 6)/4 = 4.5 moles.

20. What volume of 10M HCl and 3M HCl should be mixed to obtain 1L of 6M HCl solution ?
Answer: Let the required volume of 10M HCl be V litres.
The required volume of 3M HCl be (1 – V) litres.
Using the resultant Molarity formula,
M1V1 + M2V2 = M3V3
Putting the values, we get:
= 10 × V + 3 × (1-V) = 6 × 110 × V + 3 × (1-V) = 6 × 1
= 10V + 3 – 3V = 6
=7V=3
= V = 3/7 = 0.428 L = 428 mL
Then the volume of 10M HCl required = 428 ml and volume of 3M HCl required will be:
1000ml – 428 ml = 572ml

SECTION-D

21. Define the law of multiple proportions. Explain it with two examples. How does this law
point to the existence of atoms?

Answer: Law of multiple proportions was first studied by Dalton in 1803, which may be
defined and follows:
When two elements combine to form two or more chemical compounds, then the masses of
one of the elements which combine with a fixed mass of the other, bear a simple ratio to one
another.
e.g., hydrogen combines with oxygen to form two compounds, namely, water and hydrogen
peroxide.
H2 + ½ O2 → H2O
2g 16g 18g
H2 + O2 → H2O2
2g 32g 34g
Here the masses of oxygen (i.e. 16g and 32g) which combine with a fixed mass of hydrogen
(2g) bear a simple ratio i.e. 16:32 or 1:2.
As we know, when compounds are mixed in different proportions then they form different
compounds. In the above example when hydrogen is mixed with different proportions of

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 oxygen then they form water or hydrogen peroxide.
It shows that there are constituents, which combine in a definite proportion These
constituents may be atoms. Thus the law of multiple proportions shows the existence of
atoms, which combine into molecules.

22. Caffeine has the following composition: 49.48% of carbon, 5.19% of hydrogen, 16.48% of
oxygen and 28.85% of nitrogen. The molecular weight is 194.19 g/mol. Find out the
molecular and empirical formula.
Answer:
Step 1
Multiply percent composition with the molecular weight
Carbon : 194.19 x 0.4948 = 96.0852
Hydrogen : 194.19 x 0.0519 = 10.07846
Oxygen :194.19 x 0.1648 = 32.0025
Nitrogen : 194.19 x 0.2885 = 56.0238
Step 2
Divide each value by the atomic weight
Carbon : 96.0852 / 12.011 = 7.9997
Hydrogen : 10.07846 / 1.008 = 9.998
Oxygen : 32.0025 / 15.9994 = 2.000
Nitrogen : 56.0238 / 14.0067 = 3.9997
Step 3
Round off the values to closest whole number
8: Carbon
10: Hydrogen
2: Oxygen
4: Nitrogen
Hence, the molecular formula is C8H10N4O2.
23. Calcium carbonate reacts with aqueous HCl to give CaCl2 and CO2 according to the reaction
given below:
CaCO3 (s) + 2HCl (aq) → CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
What mass of CaCl2 will be formed when 250 mL of 0.76 M HCl reacts with 1000 g of CaCO3?
Name the limiting reagent. Calculate the number of moles of CaCl2 formed in the reaction.
Answer:
Number of moles of HCl =(250 ×0.76)/1000=0.19 mol
Mass of CaCO3 = 1000 g
Number of moles of CaCO3 = 1000 g/100g = 10 mol

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 According to the equation, 1 mol of CaCO3 requires 2 mol of HCl.
Hence, for the reaction of 10 mol of CaCO3 number of moles of HCl required would be:
10 ×2 =20 mol of HCl
There is only 0.19 mol of HCl available; hence, HCl is a limiting reagent.
Therefore, the amount of CaCl2 formed will depend on the amount of HCl would give:
(0.19) ×1 / 2 =0.095 mol of CaCO3
= 0.095 × molar mass of CaCl2 = 0.095 × 111 = 10.54 g.
Hence, 0.095 moles of CaCl2 formed in the reaction.

24. a. How much potassium chlorate should be heated to produce 2.24 L of oxygen at NTP?
Answer: The reaction for heating of potassium chlorate is:
2 KClO3→ 2 KCl +3O2
From the reaction, it is evident that 2 moles of potassium chlorate liberate 3 moles of oxygen.
Therefore, we have:
67.2 L of oxygen is produced from 245g of KClO3
Then, 2.24L of oxygen will be produced from:
= ( 245/67.2) × 2.24
= 8.17 g of KClO3

b. 4 litres of water is added to 2L of 6 molar HCl solution. What is the molarity of the resulting
solution?
Answer: Let the initial volume V1 = 2 L
The final volume, V2 = 4 L + 2 L = 6 L
Given, Initial Molarity, M1 = 6 M
Final molarity = M2
Using the following relationship,
M1V1=M2V2
6 M × 2 L = M2 × 6L
We have, M2=6 M × 2 L/6 L = 2M
Therefore , the molarity of the resulting solution is 2M.

SECTION – E

25. The identity of a substance is defined not only by the types of atoms or ions it contains, but
by the quantity of each type of atom or ion. The experimental approach required the
introduction of a new unit for the amount of substances, the mole, which remains
indispensable in modern chemical science. The mole is an amount unit similar to familiar
units like pair, dozen, gross, etc. It provides a specific measure of the number of atoms or
molecules in a bulk sample of matter. A mole is defined as the amount of substance
containing the same number of discrete entities (atoms, molecules, ions, etc.) as the number
of atoms in a sample of pure 12C weighing exactly 12g. One Latin connotation for the word
“mole” is “large mass” or “bulk,” which is consistent with its use as the name for this unit.
The mole provides a link between an easily measured macroscopic property, bulk mass, and
an extremely important fundamental property, number of atoms, molecules and so forth.
The number of entities composing a mole has been experimentally determined to be
6.02214179 × 1023.The molar mass of an element (or compound) is the mass in grams of 1
mole of that substance, a property expressed in units of grams per mole (g/mol).

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a. Calculate the number of moles present in 1.8 g of water.
b. What is the volume occupied by 64 g of oxygen gas at NTP?
c. Calculate the number of molecules present in 2.24 L of nitrogen gas.
d. Calculate the number of atoms present in 64 g of oxygen gas

Answer: a. Moles present in 1.8 g of water = 1.8 / 18 = 0.1 mol.

b. Volume occupied by 64 g of oxygen = 22.4 x 64/32 = 44.8 L at NTP.
c. Number of molecules present in 2.24 L of nitrogen gas are given as:
22.4 L = 6.022 x 1023 molecules
So,
2.24 L = (6.022 x 1023/ 22.4) x 2.24
= 6.022 x 1022 molecules
d. 1 mole of O2 gas = 6.022 x 1023 molecules
32 g = 6.022 x 1023 molecules
64 g = 6.022 x 1023 x 2 = 12.044 x 1023 molecules
Since one molecule contains 2 atoms; So the atoms present in 12.044 x 1023 molecules =
12.044 x 2 x 1023 = 24.088 x 1023 atoms

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