Unit - 1

Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry

1. The total number of electrons present in 18 ml of water (density of water
is 1 g ml-1) is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

2. Four one–litre flasks are separately filled with the gases hydrogen, helium,
oxygen and ozone at the same room temperature and pressure. The ratio of
total number of atoms of these gases present in the different flasks would be
(a) 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 : 2 : 3 (c) 2 : 1 : 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2 : 2 : 1

3. If 0.5 mol of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.2 mol of Na3PO4, the maximum number of
moles of Ba3 (PO4)2 that can be formed is
(a) 0.7 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.30 (d) 0.10

4. Which one of the following properties of an element is not variable?

(a) Valency (b) Atomic weight
(c) Equivalent weight (d) All of the above

5. Vapour density of a metal chloride is 66. Its oxide contains 53% metal. The
atomic weight of the metal is
(a) 21 (b) 54 (c) 27.06 (d) 2.086

6. One gram of hydrogen is found to combine with 80 g of bromine. One gram of

calcium (valency = 2) combines with 4 g of bromine. The equivalent weight of
calcium is
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 80

7. If 1021 molecules are removed from 200 mg of CO 2, then the number of moles
of CO2 left are
(a) (b) (c) (d)

8. What is the normality of 1 M solution of H3PO4 ?

(a) 0.5 N (b) 1 N (c) 2 N (d) 3 N

9. Number of molecules in 100 ml of each of O2, NH3 and CO2 at STP are
(a) in the order CO2 < O2 < NH3 (b) in the order NH3 < O2 < CO2
(c) the same (d) NH = CO2 < O2
10. Two samples of lead oxide were separately reduced to metallic lead by heating
in a current of hydrogen. The weight of lead from one oxide was half the
weight of lead obtained from the other oxide. The data illustrates
(a) law of reciprocal proportions (b) law of constant proportions
(c) law of multiple proportions (d) law of equivalent proportions
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equivalent weight of metal is
(a) 1.520 (b) 0.995 (c) 19.00 (d) 9.00

12. In known elements, the maximum number is of

(a) metals (b) non – metals (c) metalloids (d) none of the above

13. Which of the following weighs the least?

(a) 2 g atom of N (at. wt. of N = 14)
(b) 31023 atoms of C (at. wt. of C = 12)
(c) 1 mole of S (at. wt. of S = 32)
(d) 7 g silver (at. wt. of Ag = 108)

14. Crystals of which pair are isomorphous ?

(a) ZnSO4, SnSO4 (b) MgSO4, CaSO4
(c) ZnSO4, MgSO4 (d)PbSO4, NiSO4

15. 3.92 g/l of a sample of ferrous ammonium sulphate reacts completely with 50
ml. KMnO solution. The percentage purity of the sample is:
(a) 50 (b) 78.4 (c) 80.0 (d) 39.2

16. A molar solution is one that contains one mole of a solute in

(a) 1000 g of the solvent (b) One litre of the solvent
(c) One litre of the solution (d) 22.4 litres of the solution.

17. 1 mol of CH4 contains

(a) 6.02  1023 atoms of H (b) 4 g atoms of hydrogen
(c) 1.811023 molecules of CH4 (d) 3.0 g of carbon

18. The density of gas A is three times that of gas B. If the molecular weight of A
is M, the molecular weight of B is
(a) 3 M (b) (c) M/3 (d) M/

19. Which of the following has smallest number of molecules?

(a) 0.1 mol of CO2 gas (b) 11.2 L of CO2 gas at N.T.P
(c) 22g of CO2 gas (d) 22.4 103 ml of CO2 gas.

20. The equivalent weight of an element is 4. Its chloride has a V.D. 59.25. Then
the valency of the element is
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

21. At S.T.P. the density of CCl4 vapour in g/L will be nearest to:
(a) 6.84 (b) 3.42 (c) 10.26 (d) 4.57
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(a) (b)

(c) (d) all the above.

23. A metal oxide has the formula Z2O3. It can be reduced by hydrogen to give free
metal and water. 0.1596 g of the metal oxide requires 6 mg of hydrogen for
complete reduction. The atomic weight of the metal is
(a) 27.9 (b) 159.6 (c)79.8 (d) 55.8

24. Ratio of Cp and Cv of a gas ‘X’ is 1.4. The number of atoms of the gas ‘X’
present in 11.2 litres of it at NTP will be :
(a) (b) (c) (d)

25. What is the weight of oxygen required for the complete combustion of 2.8 kg
of ethylene ?
(a) 2.8 kg (b) 6.4 kg (c) 9.6 kg (d) 96 kg

26. The number of gram molecules of oxygen in CO molecules is

(a) 10 gm molecules (b) 5gm molecules
(c) 1gm molecules (d) 0.5 gm molecules

27. Boron has two stable isotopes, (19%) and (81%). The atomic mass that
should appear for boron in the periodic table is
(a) 10.8 (b) 10.2 (c) 11.2 (d) 10.0

28. The molecular weight of O2 and SO2 are 32 and 64 respectively. At 150C and
150 mm Hg pressure, one litre of O 2 contains ‘N’ molecules. The number of
molecules in two litres of SO2 under the same conditions of temperature and
pressure will be :
(a) N/2 (b) N (c) 2N (d) 4N

29. The weight of molecules of CuSO4 .5H2O is

(a) 41.59 g (b) 415.9 g (c) 4.159 g (d) none of the three

30. The sulphate of a metal M contains 9.87% of M. This sulphate is isomorphous

with ZnSO4. 7H2O. The atomic weight of M is
(a) 40.3 (b) 36.3 (c) 24.3 (d) 11.3

31. A 5 molar solution of H2SO4 is diluted from 1 litre to a volume of 10 litres, the
normality of the solution will be :
(a) 1N (b) 0.1N (c) 5N (d) 0.5 N

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Ba(OH)2 solution. Molecular mass of the acid is
(a) 100 (b) 150 (c) 120 (d) 200

33. The law of multiple proportions was proposed by

(a)Lavoisier (b) Dalton (c) Proust (d) Gay- Lussac

34. 0.115 g of pure sodium metal was dissolved in 500 mL distilled water. The
normality of the solution would be
(a) 0.010 N (b) 0.00115 N (c) 0.023 N (d) 0.046 N

35. How many millilitres (mL) of 1 M H 2SO4 solution is required to neutralise 10

mL of 1 M NaOH solution ?
(a) 2.5mL (b) 5.0 mL (c) 10.0mL (d) 20.0mL

36. Rearrange the following (I to IV ) in the order of increasing masses and choose
the correct answer from (a), (b) ,(c) and (d) ( Atomic mass :N =14, O=16,
Cu =63).
I. 1 molecule of oxygen
II. 1 atom of nitrogen
III. 1  10-10 g molecular weight of oxygen
IV. 1  10-10 g atomic weight of copper
(a) II < I < III < IV (b) IV < III< II < I (c) II < III< I < IV (d) III< IV <I <II
37. If NA is Avogadro’s number then number of valence electrons in 4.2 g of nitride
ions (N3–) is
(a) 2.4 NA (b) 4.2 NA (c) 1.6 NA (d) 3.2 NA

38. In the final answer of the expression the number of

significant figures is :
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

39. Two containers P and Q of equal volume (1litre each) contain 6g of O 2 and SO2
respectively at 300 K Then
(a) Number of molecules in P is less than that in Q
(b) Number of molecules in Q is less than that in P
(c) Number of molecules in P and Q are same
(d) Either (a) or (b)

40. The number of moles of oxygen in one litre of air containing 21% oxygen by
volume, in standard conditions, is :
(a) 0.186 mole (b) 0.21 mole (c) 2.10 mole (d) 0.0093 mole
41. Dimensions of pressure are same as that of
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42. The amount of zinc required to produce 224 ml of H 2 at STP on treatment

with dil. H2SO4 will be
(a) 0.65 g (b) 6.5 g (c) 65 g (d) 0.065g
43. Given the numbers: 161cm, 0.161 cm, 0.0161cm. The number of significant
figures for the three numbers are
(a) 3, 4 and 5 respectively (b) 3, 3 and 3 respectively
(c) 3, 3 and 4 respectively (d) 3, 4 and 4 respectively
44. A molal solution is one that contains 1 mole of a solute in
(a) 1000 g of the solvent (b) one litre of the solvent
(c) one litre of the solution (d) 22.4 litres of the solution

45. One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess of water gives
(a) one mole of phosphine (b) two moles of phosphoric acid
(a) two moles of phosphine (d) one mole of phosphorus pentoxide
46. Assuming fully decomposed, the volume of CO 2 released at STP on heating
9.85 g of BaCO3 (Atomic mass , Ba =137) will be
(a) 0.84 L (b) 2.24 L (c) 4.06 L (d) 1.12 L
47. A compound contains atoms of three elements in A, B and C. If the oxidation
number of A is +2, B is +5 and that of C is -2, the possible formula of the
compound is
(a) A3(BC4)2 (b) A3(B4C)2 (c) ABC2 (d) A2(BC3)2.

48. An aqueous solution of 6.3 g of oxalic acid dihydrate is made up to 250 ml.
The volume of 0.1 N NaOH required to completely neutralise 10 ml of this
solution is
(a) 40 ml (b) 20 ml (c) 10 ml (d) 4 ml
49. The set of numerical coefficients that balances the equation
is
(a) 1, 1, 2, 2, 1 (b) 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 (c) 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 (d) 2, 2, 1, 2, 1
50. Among the following pairs of compounds, the one that illustrates the law of
multiple proportions is
(a) NH3 and NCl3 (b) H2S and SO2 (c) CuO and Cu2O (d) CS2 and FeSO4

51. Irrespective of the source, pure sample of water always yields 88.89% mass of
oxygen and 11.11% mass of hydrogen. This is explained by the law of
(a) conservation of mass (b) constant composition
(c) multiple proportions (d) constant volume

52. If 224 ml of a triatomic gas has a mass of 1 g at 273 K and 1 atm pressure,
then the mass of one atom is
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53. If isotopic distribution of C -12 and C -14 is 98% and 2% respectively, then
the number of C-14 atoms in 12 g of carbon is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

54. 4.0 g of caustic soda (mol.mass 40) contains same number of sodium ions as
are present in :
(a) 10.6 g of Na2CO3 (mol. mass 106)
(b) 58.5g of NaCl (formula mass 58.5)
(c) 100 ml of 0.5 M Na2SO4 (formula mass 142)
(d) 1 gm equivalent of Na NO3 (mol. mass 85 )

55. Number of atoms in 558.5 g Fe (at wt. of Fe = 55.85 g mol-1) is

(a) twice that in 60 g carbon (b)
(b) half that in 8 g He (d)

56. Which has maximum number of atoms ?

(a) 24 g of C (12) (b) 56 g of Fe (56)
(c) 27 g of Al (27) (d) 108 g of Ag (108)

57. 2.6 g of a mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate is strongly

heated to constant weight of 1.3 g. The atomic weights of calcium and
magnesium are 40 and 24 respectively. State which of the following weights
expresses the weight of calcium carbonate in the original mixture?
(a) 980 mg (b) 400 mg (c) 1.75 g (d) 0.74 g

58. If potassium chlorate is 80% pure, then 48 g of oxygen would be produced

from (atomic mass of K = 39):
(a) 153.12 g of KClO3 (b) 122.5 g of KClO3
(c) 245 g of KClO3 (d) 98.0 g of KCIO3
59. 3.92 g of ferrous ammonium sulphate crystals are dissolved in 100 ml of
water. 20 ml of this solution requires 18 ml of potassium permanganate
during titration for complete oxidation. The weight of KMnO 4 present in one
litre of the solution of
(a) 34.76 g (b) 12.38 g (c) 1.238 g (d) 3.476 g
60. What volume of hydrogen gas, at 273 K and 1 atm pressure will be consumed
in obtaining 21.6 g of elemental boron (atomic mass = 10.8) from the
reduction of boron tri chloride by hydrogen ?
(a) 67.2 L (b) 44.8L (c) 22.4 L (d) 89.6 L
61. In alkaline medium, KMnO4 reacts as follows :

Therefore, the equivalent weight of KMnO4 will be

(a) 31.6 (b) 52.7 (c) 7.0 (d) 158.0
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62. The simplest formula of a compound containing 50% of element X (atomic
mass 10) and 50% of element Y (atomic mass 20) is
(a) XY (b) X2Y (c) XY3 (d) X2Y3

63. KMnO4 reacts with oxalic acid according to the equation

Here 20 ml of 0.1 M KMnO4 is equivalent to

(a) 20 ml of 0.5 M oxalic acid (b) 20 ml of 0.1 M oxalic acid
(c) 50 ml of 0.5 M oxalic acid (d) 50 ml of 0.1 M oxalic acid

64. If an iodized salt contains 1% of KI and a person takes 2g of the salt every
day, the iodide ions going into his body everyday would be approx
(a) (b) (c) (d)

65. If the density of water is 1 g cm -3 then the volume occupied by one molecule of
water is approximately
(a) 18 cm3 (b) 22400 cm3 (c) (d)

66. Zinc sulphate contains 22.65% of zinc and 43.9% of water of crystallization. If
the law of constant proportions is true, then the weight of zinc required to
produce 20 g of the crystals will be
(a) 45.3 g (b) 4.53 g (c) 0.453 g (d) 453 g

67. n g of a substance X reacts with m g of substance Y to form p g of substance R

and q g of substance S.
This reaction can be represented as follow : X +Y = R + S
The relation which can be established in the amounts of the reactants and the
products will be
(a) n – m = p – q (b) n + m = p +q (c) n = m (d) p = q

68. 100 ml of 0.1 N hypo decolourised iodine by the addition of x g of crystalline

copper sulphate to excess of KI. The value of ‘x’ is :
(molecular wt. of CuSO4. 5H2O is 250).
(a) 5.0 g (b) 1.25 g (c) 2.5 g (d) 4 g
69. A gaseous mixture contains CH 4 and C2H6 in equimolecular proportion. The
weight of 2.24 litres of this mixture at NTP is :
(a) 4.6 g (b) 1.6 g (c) 2.3 g (d) 23 g

Unit - 1
Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry
Answer key

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1. c 15. a 29. c 43. b 57. d
2. c 16. c 30. c 44. a 58. a
3. d 17. b 31. a 45. c 59. d
4. b 18. c 32. d 46. d 60. a
5. c 19. a 33. b 47. a 61. d
6. b 20. b 34. a 48. a 62. b
7. a 21. a 35. b 49. d 63. d
8. d 22. d 36. a 50. c 64. b
9. c 23. d 37. a 51. b 65. d
10. c 24. a 38. b 52. c 66. b
11. d 25. c 39. b 53. a 67. b
12. a 26. b 40. d 54 c 68. c
13. b 27. a 41. c 55. a 69. c
14. c 28. c 42. a 56. a

SOLUTIONS

1. 18ml H2O = 18gH2O = 1 mol

2. Equal volumes contain equal no. of molecules.

Hence no. of atoms of H2, He, O2 and O3 will be in the ratio 2:1:2:3.

3. Limiting reactant is Na3PO4

0.2mol Na3PO4 will give Ba3(PO4)2 =

4. Atomic weight of an element is not variable.

5. Eq. wt of metal =

Valency of metal (x) =

6. As 1 g H2 combines with 80 g Br2, eq. wt. of Br = 80.
4 g Br2 combine with 1 g Ca

Hence eq.wt.of Ca = 20

7.

= = 1.66  10-3 mol.

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9. Equal volumes under similar conditions contain equal no. of molecules.

10. This shows that the weights of lead combining with fixed weight of oxygen
are in the ratio or 1:2
which is in accordance with law of multiple proportions.

11. =

. Or 0.525 E=16.915 -12.16 = 4.755 Or

12. Based on facts.

13. 2g atom N =28 g, 3  1023 atoms of C

1 mol of S =32 g, 7g Ag = 7g

14. ZnSO4 and MgSO4 have similar molecular formula and crystal structure.
Hence they are isomorphous.

15.
KMnO4, or N1 =

= 392.

16. A molar solution contains solute = 1 mol L-1.

17. 1 mol of CH4= 4g atoms of H .

18. Put We get or

19. 0.1 mol CO2 = 0.1 NA molecules, 11.2 L CO2 = 0.5 NA molecules
22 g CO2 =0.5 NA molecules, 22.4 103 ml CO2 =NA molecules.

20. Mol. wt .of MClx = 59.25

= At. wt .of M +35.5  x
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21. 1 mol CCl4 vapour = 12 + 4

= 154g = 22.4 L at STP.

22. 22400 cc= 6.02  1023 molecules

molecules

23. Valency of metal in Z2O3 = 3

0.1596 g of Z2O3 react with H2 = 6 mg = 0.006 g

 At. Wt. of Z = 18.6  3 = 55.8

24. Cp/Cv = 1.4 shows that the gas is diatomic

11.2L at NTP = 3.01  1023 molecules
= 6.02  1023 atoms

25.
2.8 Kg C2H4 = 9.6 Kg O2
26. 6.02  1024 CO molecules = 10 moles CO
=10g atoms of O= 5g molecules of O2.

27. Average atomic mass = = 10.81

28. If 1 L of one gas contains N molecules, 2L of any gas under the same
conditions will contain 2 N molecules.

29. = 63.5 + 32 + 64 + 90 =249.5 g.

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 1022 molecules of CuSO4 .5H2O

30. As the given sulphate is isomorphous with ZnSO 4. 7H2O, its formula would
be MSO4. 7H2O. If m is the atomic weight of M, molecular weight of
MSO4. 7H2O
= m + 32 + 64 + 126 = m + 222.
Hence % of M =
or 100 m = 9.87 m + 222  9.87
or 90.13 m = 222  9.87 or m = 24.3.

31. 5 M H2SO4 =10 NH2SO4, N1V1 =N2V2,

10 1 =N2 10 or N2 = 1N

32. 0.25 M Ba(OH)2 = 0.5 N Ba(OH)2

25 mL of 0.5 N Ba(OH)2 neutralize acid = 1.25 g
1000 mL of 1N Ba (OH)2 will neutralize acid =
Eq. wt of the acid = 100
and mol.wt. =100 2 = 200.

33. Law of multiple proportions was proposed by Dalton.

34.

0.115 g Na Normality =

35. 1M H2SO4=2NH2SO4
1M NaOH =1N NaOH
N1V1 = N2V2,
(H2SO4) (NaOH)
2  V1 = 1  10 or V1 =5 mL.
36. I. 1 molecule of O2 =

II. 1 atom of N =
III. 10-10g mol wt. of oxygen =
IV. =

37.

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Least precise term viz 9.0 has only two significant figures. Hence final
answer will have two significant figures.

39. 6 gO2 =

40. 1 L of air = 210 cc of O2, 22400 cc  1 mol

Hence 210 cc =

41. Pressure =

42.
224ccH2 =0.65 g Zn
43. Each has three significant figures.

44. By definition of molal solution.

45.

46.
1mole BaCO3 gives 22.4 L of CO2 at STP. Hence

47. Sum of the oxidation states should be equal to zero.

48. Normality of oxalic acid sol. = =0.4 N
or V= 40 ml

49.

50. Cu and O combine to form two compounds CuO and Cu2O.

51. H2O contains H and O in a fixed ratio by mass. It illustrates law of constant
composition.

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52. Gram mol mass = Mass of 22400 cc = 100g
atoms
have mass = 100 g
= 5.53

53. C -14 in 12 g of C = =
=

54. 4 g NaOH = 0.1 mol NaOH = 0.1 mol Na+

(a) 10.6 g Na2CO3 =0.1 mol Na2CO3 = 0.2 mol Na+
(b) 58.5 g NaCl = 1 mol NaCl = 1 mol Na+
(c) 100 ml of 0.5 mol Na2SO4 = = 0.05 mol Na2SO4 = 0.1 mol Na+.

55. 558.5 g Fe 10 moles =

60 g C  5 moles =

56. (a) 24 g C =

(b) 56 g Fe =

(c) 27 g Al =

(d) 108 g Ag =

57. Suppose weight of CaCO3 = xg. Then MgCO3 = (2.6 – x) g

7.04x = 5.2 or x = 0.74g

58.

48 g O2 will be produced from KClO3 =

80 % pure KClO3 required =

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59. Eq . wt of ferrous ammonium sulpate = 392
Normality of salt sol. = = 0.1N
20 ml of 0.1 N salt sol. 18 ml of KMnO4 sol.
Normality of KMnO4 sol Eq. wt. of KMnO4 =31.6.

Strength of KMnO4 sol = =

60.
3  22.4 L 2  10.8 g
= 67.2 L = 21.6 g

61. O
16 parts
8 parts O = 158 parts of KMnO4.
Hence eq .wt. = 158

62. Element % At. wt. %/ At.wt. Ratio

X 50 10 50/10 =5 2
Y 50 20 50/20 =2.5 1
Simplest formula = X2 Y

63. 20 ml of 0.1M KMnO4 = 20  0.1 millimoles = 2 millimoles

2 millimoles of KMnO4 will react with millimoles
(d) contains 5 millimoles of oxalic acid
64. 2 g of the salt will contain KI

65. Mass of one molecule of H2O

= =

66. To prepare 20 g of the crystals, zinc required =

67.
n + m = p + q by law of conservation of mass

68.
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2CuSO4.5H2O + 4KI 2K2SO4 + Cu2I2 +I2
Eq.wt of CuSO4.5H2O =Mol. wt.= 250
100 ml of 0.1 N hypo =

69. Equal volumes contain equal no. of molecules

Hence volume of CH4 = volume of
.
Mass of 1.12 L of CH4

Mass of 1.12 L of C2H6 =

Total mass of the mixture = 0.8 + 1.5 = 2.3g

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