CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM

NTS PAST PAPERS MCQS

Q1) In a reaction:
NO + O2 NO2 + heat
Le Chatelier's principle can be favoured by: (NTS 2006)
a) High pressure – High temperature
b) High pressure – Low temperature
c) Low pressure – Low temperature
d) Low pressure – High temperature
Q2) Point the incorrect statement in case of equilibrium state: (NTS 2006)
a) It is dynamic in nature
b) It readjusts itself in the changing conditions
c) It can be attained from the side of reactants only
d) It can be attained from either side of the reaction
Q3) N2 + O2 2NO ; Heat = +ve , the yield of N2 can be increased in this reaction by: (NTS 2007)
a) Increasing the pressure
b) Increasing the temperature
c) Decreasing the temperature
d) Decreasing the pressure
Q4) NaNO3 + heat NaNO2 + O2 in this reaction: (NTS 2008)
a) Kp = Kc
b) Kp > Kc
c) Kp < Kc
d) Kp = Ksc
Q5) When the reaction is in equilibrium: (NTS 2008)
a) Production is equal to reaction
b) Rate of forward reaction is equal to backward reaction
c) Product is not equal to reaction
d) All of these
Q6) Equilibrium is established when: (NTS 2008)
a) Rate of forward reaction = rate backward reaction
b) Rate of forward reaction > rate backward reaction
c) Rate of forward reaction < rate backward reaction
d) Rate of forward reaction ≠ rate backward reaction
Q7) According to law of mass action, The rate of chemical reaction is proportional to: (NTS 2009)
a) Products
b) Product of molar concentration of reactants
c) Initial concentrations of reactants
d) Catalyst
e) Pressure
Q8) For, the reaction N2 + 3H2 2NH3:
The production of NH3 will be favoured at: (NTS 2009)
a) High pressure and catalyst
b) Low pressure only
c) Low pressure and catalyst
d) High pressure only
e) Catalyst only
Q9) When 18×10-3 moles/dm3 of acetic acid react with 22×10-3 moles/dm3 of ethyl alcohol to form 40×10-3 moles/dm3 of ethyl acetate and
40×10-3 moles/dm3 of water. Find the value equilibrium constant (Kc): (NTS 2009)
a) 4.04
b) 3.14
c) 3.04
d) 2.02
e) 1.04

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Q10) For the reaction: 𝐴 + 𝐵 ⇌ 𝐶 + 𝐷 The equilibrium constant can be expressed as: (NTS 2010)
[𝐴] [𝐵] [𝐶][𝐵] [𝐶][𝐷]
Kc = [𝐶] [𝐵] b) Kc = [𝐴] [𝐵] c) Kc = [𝐴] [𝐵]

𝐶. 𝐷 𝐴. 𝐵
d) Kc = 𝐴 . e) Kc = 𝐶 .
𝐵 𝐷

Q11) In a reaction A + B 2C
when equilibrium was attained, the concentration was [A] = [B] = 4 moles/dm3
[C] = 6 moles/dm3, The equilibrium concentration Kc of this reaction is: (NTS 2011)
a) 1.25
b) 2.25
c) 3.25
d) 2.75
e) 3.75
Q12) If the ratio of initial concentration of the reagents is greater than the Kc then: (NTS 2011)
a) The reaction will shift towards reverse direction
b) More quantity of product is obtained
c) The ration increased to the value of Kc
d) The reaction decreased to the value of K
e) None of these

Q13) Nitrogen dioxide decomposes on heating according to the following equation: (NTS 2012)
2NO2 ⇌ 2NO + O2 ;
When 4 mole of nitrogen dioxide were put into a 1 dm3 container and heated to a constant temperature, the equilibrium mixture
contained 0.8 mole of oxygen. What is the numerical value of the equilibrium constant, 𝑲𝑪, at the temperature of the experiment?
0.8 2×0.8 1.6×0.8 1.62 ×0.8 1.62 ×0.8
a) b) c) d) e) None of the above
42 2.4 2 42 2.4 2
Q14) AgCl ⇌ Ag - + Cl +
The ksp for the reaction will be: (NTS 2012)
[AgCl] [Ag+ ][Cl+ ] [Ag+ ]
a) Ksp = [Ag+ ][Cl+ ]
b) Ksp = c) Ksp = [Ag + ][Cl+ ] d) Ksp = [AgCl] e) Ksp =
[AgCl] [Cl+ ]

Q15) A system at equilibrium can be distributed by : (NTS 2013)

a) Concentration change
b) Pressure change
c) Temperature
d) All of the above

Q16) In which of the following gaseous equilibrium, more yield of the product is formed by decreasing pressure? (NTS 2014)

a) 𝑁2 + 𝑂2 ⇌ 2𝑁𝑂
b) 𝑃𝐶𝑙5 ⇌ 𝑃𝐶𝑙3 + 𝐶𝑙2
c) 2𝑁𝑂2 ⇌ 𝑁2𝑂4
d) 2𝑁𝐻3 ⇌ 𝑁2 + 3𝐻2

Q17) Which of the following statement is NOT true for the first law of thermodynamics? (NTS 2014)

a) Total energy of the system and surrounding is conserved.

b) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
c) It is the same as law of conservation of energy.
d) Total energy of the system is increasing.

Q18) How will the equilibrium of the following reaction be affected if additional nitrogen is added?

N + 3H 2 ⇌ NH (NTS SMC & DMC 2015)

a) It will be shifted to the right

b) It will be shifted to the left
c) It will be unaffected
d) The effect on the equilibrium cannot be determined without more information
e) More NH3 will be produced

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Q19) The solubility product for BaSO4 at 18-25 ̊ C is: (NTS SMC & DMC 2015)

a) 1.0 × 10-10 𝑚𝑜𝑙2 𝑑𝑚-6

b) 8.7 × 10-36 𝑚𝑜𝑙2 𝑑𝑚-6
c) 1.8 × 10-21 𝑚𝑜𝑙2 𝑑𝑚-6
d) 8.4 × 10-28 𝑚𝑜𝑙2 𝑑𝑚-6
e) 3.5 × 10-52 𝑚𝑜𝑙2 𝑑𝑚-6

Q20) Consider the following reaction: N2 + O2  2NO. Kc = 0.1 at 2000 ̊ C

If original concentration of N2 and O2 were 0.1M each. Calculate the concentration of NO at equilibrium.

(NTS DUHS & JSMU 2016)

a) 0.028 M
b) 0.0012 M
c) 0.18 M
d) 0.0018 M
e) 0.002 M

Q21) A catalyst: (NTS DUHS & JSMU 2016)

a) increases the rate of forward reaction

b) increases the rate of both forward and reverse reaction
c) changes equilibrium position
d) increases the rate of reverse reaction

Q22) 1 mole of N2O4 was placed in an empty 1 dm3 container and allowed to reach equilibrium according to the following equation:

N2O4  2NO2

At equilibrium, x mole of N2O4 had dissociated. What is the value of the equilibrium constant, Kc, at the temperature of the experiment?
(NTS SMBBMC Lyari 2016)

2𝑥 4𝑥 2 2𝑥 4𝑥 2
a) b) c) d)
(1−𝑥) (1−𝑥)2 (1−𝑥)2 (1−𝑥)

Q23) If 4.6 gm of ethyl alcohol and 6.0 gm of acetic acid kept at constant temperature until equilibrium was established 2.0 gm of
unused acetic acid were present. What is the Kc? (NTS SMBBMC Lyari 2016)

a) 2.0
b) 3.0
c) 4.0
d) 5.0

Q24) At 100 ̊ C, 0.1 mole of N2O4 is heated in a one dm3 flask. At equilibrium concentration of NO2 was found to be 0.12 moles.
Calculate Kc for the reaction. (NTS KMDC 2016)

a) 0.12
b) 0.36
c) 0.21
d) 0.012
e) 0.02

Q25) In which of the following reactions Kp > Kc ? (NTS KMDC 2016)

a) 2SO2 + O2 ⇌ 2SO3
b) N + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3
c) PCl5 ⇌ PCl3 + Cl2
d) N2 + O2 ⇌ 2NO
e) Both C and D

Q26) For the equilibrium reaction 2NO2  N2O4 +61KJ, increase of temperature would: (NTS 2017)

a) Favour the formation of N2O4

b) Favour the decomposition of N2O4
c) No effect on equilibrium
d) Stop the reaction

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Q27) The value K for

H2 + CO2  H2O + CO is 1.80 at 1000 ̊ C

If 1.0 mole of each H2 and CO2 are place in 1 litre flask, the final equilibrium concentration of CO at 1000 ̊ C will be: (NTS 2017)

a) 0.295 M
b) 0.385 M
c) 0.531 M
d) 0.473 M

Q28) In which of the following nitrogen compounds, N has the highest oxidation state? (NTS 2018)

a) NH2OH
b) N2H4
c) HNO3
d) NH3

Q29) The rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the product of active masses of the reactants, it is referred to as: (NTS
2018)

a) Law of conservation of energy

b) Law of mass action
c) Law of conservation of mass
d) Active mass law

Q30) For the following exothermic reaction, decrease in temperature will shift the equilibrium towards:

2NO + O2 2NO2 (NTS 2018)

a) Left
b) The point of equilibrium
c) Both direction
d) Right

Q31) Which statement about the following equilibrium is correct? (NTS 2019)

2SO2 + O2 ⇌ 2SO3 ΔH = -395 KJ/mole

a) The value of Kp falls with rise in temperature

b) The value of Kp falls with increase in pressure
c) The value of Kp equals to Kc
d) The value of Kp remains constant with rise in temperature

Q32) The units of Ksp for the following reaction are:

PbCl2 ⇌ Pb+2 + 2Cl-1 (NTS 2019)

a) mol dm-6
b) mol2 dm-3
c) mol3 dm-9
d) mol dm-9

Q33) Solubility product of AgCl is 2.0 × 10-10 mol2 dm-6 maximum concentration of Ag-1 ions in the solution is: (NTS 2019)

a) 2.0 × 10-12 mol dm-3

b) 1.4 × 10-12 mol dm-3
c) 1.0 × 10-12 mol dm-3
d) 2.5 × 10-10 mol dm-3