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1. A 250 mL sample of a 0.2 M Cr3+ is electrolysed 7. For the cell reaction,
with a current of 96.5 amp; if the remaining
concentration of Cr3+ ion is 0.1 M, the duration Mg(s) + 2Ag+ (aq) Mg2+ (aq) + 2Ag(s),
of electrolysis is : (Atomic wt. of Cr = 52)
Assume volume of solution remains constant E ocell is 3.17 V at 298 K. The value of Ecell, Gº
during electrolysis :- and Q at Ag+ and Mg2+ concentrations of 0.001 M
(1) 75 sec (2) 150 sec and 0.02 M respectively are :-
(3) 225 sec (4) 25 sec
(1) 3.04 V, – 605.8 kJ mol–1, 20000
2. Electrolysis of hot aqueous solution of NaCl (2) 3.04 V, 611.8 kJ mol–1, 20000
gives NaClO4, i.e., sodium perchlorate, (3) 3.13 V, – 604 kJ mol–1, 20
NaCl + 4H2O NaClO4 + 4H2 (4) 3.04 V, – 611.8 kJ, 20000
How many faraday are required to obtain
1000 g of sodium perchlorate :-
8. Consider the following four electrodes,
(1) 66 (2) 40.3 (3) 18.3 (4) 31.6
P = Cu2+ (0.0001 M) / Cu(s)
3. Which of the following equation is incorrect ? Q = Cu2+ (0.1 M) / Cu(s)
R = Cu2+ (0.01 M) / Cu(s)
(1)

(2)
o
m(KCl)

o
m(KBr)
o
m(NaCl)

o
m(NaBr)
o
m(KBr)

o
m(KI)
o
o
m(NaBr )

m(NaI)
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If the standard reduction potential of Cu2+ / Cu
(3) o o o o is 0.34 V, the reduction potential in volt of the
m(NaBr) m(NaCl ) m(KBr) m(NaI)

o o o o
above electrodes follow the order :-
(4) m(NaCl) m(NaI) m(KCl) m(NaI)
(1) Q > R > S > P
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(2) P > S > R > Q

4. Which of the following reaction is preferred at (3) R > S > Q > P
anode during the electrolysis of H 2 SO 4 at
(4) P > Q > R > S
higher concentration ?
(1) 2H2O( O2(g) + 4H+ + 4e–
) 9. Which is correct about fuel cell :-
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(2) 2SO–2
4(aq) S2O–2
8(aq) + 2e
–
(1) Cell continuously run as long as fuels are
(3) Both (1) and (2) supplied
(4) None of the above (2) These are more efficient and free from
pollution
5. Efficiency of the following cell is 84%.
(3) These are used to provide electrical power
A(s) + B2+ (aq) A2+ (aq) + B(s);
and drinking water to astronauts in space
H° = –285 kJ
Then the standard electrode potential of the cell programme
will be :- (4) All of these
(1) 1.20 V (2) 2.40 V (3) 1.10 V (4) 1.24 V
10. The density of Cu is 8.94 g cm–3. The quantity
6. The pressure of hydrogen gas is increased from
of electricity needed to plate an area 10 cm × 10 cm
1 atm to 100 atm. Keeping the H + (1M)
to a thickness of 10–2 cm using CuSO4 solution
constant, the voltage of the hydrogen half-cell
would be
at 25ºC will be :-
(1) 0.059 V (2) 0.59 V (1) 13586 C (2) 27172 C
(3) 0.0259 V (4) – 0.0591 V (3) 40758 C (4) 20348 C

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11. Salts of A (at wt. 7), B (at wt. 27) and C(at wt. (1) Pb+2 is more powerful reducing agent than
48) were electrolysed under identical Sn+2
conditions using the same quantity of (2) Sn+4 is more powerful oxidising agent than
electricity. It was found that when 2.1 g of A Pb+4
was deposited, the weights of B and C (3) Sn+2 is more powerful reducing agent than
deposited were 2.7 g and 7.2 g. The valencies Hg 2 +2
of A, B and C are respectively :- (4) Hg+2 is more powerful oxidising agent than
(1) 3, 1 and 2 (2) 1, 3 and 2 Pb+4
(3) 3, 1 and 3 (4) 2, 3 and 2
16. The Eº in the given diagram is :-
12. The electrical resistance of a column of 0.50 V 1 1.36 V –
ClO 0.40 V
–
ClO3 Cl2 Cl
0.05 mole/litre NaOH solution of diameter 2
1 cm and length 50 cm is 5.55 × 10 3 ohm. 0.88 V
Calculate its molar conductivity :-
(1) 229.6 Scm2 mol–1 (2) 119.5 Scm2 mol–1 Eº
(3) 190.2 Scm2 mol–1 (4) None of these (1) 0.5 (2) 0.63 (3) 0.7 (4) 0.8

17. If same quantity of electricity is passed through

13. A cell in which the following reaction takesEN CuCl and CuSO4, the ratio of the weights of
place :-
Cu deposited from CuSO4 and CuCl is :-
Mg (s) +2Ag +(0.0001 M) Mg +2 (0.120 M) +
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 1 (4) 4 : 1
2Ag(s)
if Ecell = 3.17 volt then calculate Ecell 18. The k = 4.95 × 10–5 S cm –1 for a 0.00099 M
solution. Calculate the degree of dissociation
(1) 2.0 volt (2) 2.96 volt
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of acetic acid, if for acetic acid is
(3) 3.50 volt (4) 3.17 volt M
2 –1
400 S cm mol :-
(1) 7 (2) 0.125 (3) 8 (4) 10
14. An electrochemical cell is set up as follows'
Pt(H2 1atm)/0.1 M HCl | | 0.1 M Acetic Acid/
19. Value of m for SrCl2 in water at 25º from the
(H2 1atm) Pt. following data :
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E.M.F. of the cell will not be zero because : Conc. (mol/L) 0.25 1
(1) The pH of 0.1 M HCl and 0.1 M acetic acid –1
cm2 mol–1)
m( 260 250
is not the same (1) 270 (2) 260 (3) 250 (4) 255
(2) Acids used in the two compartments are
different 20. The standard reduction potentials Eº of the
(3) EMF of a cell depends on the molarities of acids following reactions are
used Eº (Volt)
(4) The temperature is constant (i) MnO4– + 8H+ + 5e– Mn2+ + 4H2O 1.51
(ii) Sn4+ + 2e– Sn2+ 0.15
2– + – 3+
(iii) Cr2O7 +14H +6e 2Cr +7H2O 1.33
15. Standard electrode potential of some half cell
(iv) Ce4++ e– Ce3+ 1.61
reactions are given below -
The oxidising power of the various species
(A) Sn+4 + 2e– Sn2+ , E° = +0.15 V
decreases in the order :-
(B) 2Hg+2 + 2e– Hg2+2 , E° = +0.92 V
(1) Ce4+ > Cr2O72– > Sn4+ > MnO4–
(C) PbO 2 + 4H + + 2e – Pb +2 + 2H 2 O,
(2) Ce4+ > MnO4– > Cr2O72– > Sn4+
E° = +1.45 V
(3) Cr2O72– > Sn4+ > Ce4+ > MnO4–
for these which statement is correct –
(4) MnO4– > Ce4+ > Sn4+ > Cr2O72–
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21. The reduction potential of a half-cell consisting 24. The ionization constant of a weak electrolyte
of a Pt electrode immersed in 1.5 M Fe2+ and is 25 × 10–6 while the equivalent conductance
0.015 M Fe3+ solution at 25º C is of its 0.01 M solution is 19.6 S cm2 eq-1. The
E oFe3 / Fe 2
0.770 V equivalent conductance of the electrolyte at
(1) 0.652 V (2) 0.88 V infinite dilution (in S cm2 eq–1) will be :-
(3) 0.710 V (4) 0.850 V (1) 250 (2) 196 (3) 392 (4) 384

22. The number of Faradays required to produce 25. Three moles of electrons are passed through
one mole of water from a hydrogen-oxygen three solutions in succession containing
fuel cell containing aqueous alkali as electrolyte is AgNO3, CuSO4 and AuCl3, respectively. The
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 4 molar ratio of amounts of cations reduced at
cathode will be :-
23. 4 mole of electrons were transferred from (1) 1 : 2 : 3 (2) 2 : 1 : 3
anode to cathode in an experiment on (3) 3 : 2 : 1 (4) 6 : 3 : 2
electrolysis of water. The total volume of the
two dry gases (at STP) produced will be
approximately (in L) :-
(1) 22.4 (2) 44.8 (3) 67.2 (4) 89.4 EN
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ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 1 4 2 4 4 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 3
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 4

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