Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

348 Questions
1993 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1993
Upon mixing 45.0 ml. of 0.25 M lead nitrate solution with 25.0 ml. of 0.10M chromic sulphate solution, precipitation of lead sulphate takes place. How many moles of lead sulphate are formed? Also, calculate the molar concentrations of the species left behind in the final solution. Assume that lead sulphate is completely insoluble.
1992 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1992
A 2.0 g sample of a mixture containing sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and sodium suplphate is gently heated till the evolution of CO2 ceases. The volume of CO2 at 750 mm Hg pressure and at 298K is measured to be 123.9 ml. A 1.5g of the same sample requires 150 ml. of (M/10) HCl for complete neutralisation. Calculate the % composition of the components of the mixture.
1992 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1992
One gram of commercial AgNO3 is dissolved in 50 ml. of water. It is treated with 50 ml. of a KI solution. The silver iodide thus precipitated is filtered off. Excess of KI in the filterate is titrated with (M/10) KIO3 solution in presence of 6M HCl till all I- ions are converted into ICl. It requires 50 ml. of (M/10) KIO3 solution. 20 ml. of the same stock solution of KI requires 30 ml. of (M/10) KIO3 under similar conditions. Calculate the percentage of AgNO3 in the sample.
(Reaction : KIO3 + 2KI + 6HCl $\to$ 3ICl + 3KCl + 3H2O)
1991 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1991
Read the following statement and explanation and answer as per the options given below:

STATEMENT (S): In the titration of Na2CO3 with HCl using methyl orange indicator, the volume required at the equivalence point is twice that of the acid required using phenolphthalein indicator.

EXPLANATION (E): Two moles of HCl are required for the complete neutralization of one mole of Na2CO3
A.
Both S and E are true, and E is the correct explanation of S.
B.
Both S and E are true, and E is not the correct explanation of S.
C.
S is true but E is false
D.
S is false but E is true
1991 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1991
The oxidation state of the most electronegative element in the products of the reaction. BaO2 with dil. H2SO4 are
A.
0 and -1
B.
-1 and -2
C.
-2 and 0
D.
-2 and -1
1991 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1991
A 1.0 g sample of Fe2O3 solid of 55.2% purity is dissolved in acid and reduced by heating the solution with zinc dust. The resultant solution is cooled and made upto 100.0 ml. An aliquot of 25.0 ml of this solution requires 17.0 ml of 0.0167M solution of an oxidant for titration. Calculate the number of electrons taken by the oxidant in the reaction of the above titration.
1991 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1991
A solution of 0.2 g of a compound containing Cu2+ and $C_2O_4^{2-}$ ions on titration with 0.02M $KMnO_4$ in presence of $H_2SO_4$ consumes 22.6 ml. of the oxidant. The resultant solution in neutralized with Na2CO3, acidified with dil. acetic acid and treated with excess KI. The liberated iodine requires 11.3 ml of 0.05M Na2S2O3 solution for complete reduction.

Find out the molar ratio of Cu2+ to $C_2O_4^{2-}$ in the compound.Write down the balanced redox reactions involved in the above titrations.
1991 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1991
The weight of $1 \times 10^{22}$ molecules of CuSO4.5H2O is ____.
1990 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1990
A mixture of H2C2O4 (oxalic acid) and NaHC2O4 weighing 2.02 g was dissolved in water and solution made upto one litre. Ten millilitres of the solution required 3.0 ml. of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide solution for complete neutralization. In another experiment, 10.0 ml. of the same solution, in hot dilute sulphuric acid medium. require 4.0 ml. of 0.1 N potassium permanganate solution for complete reaction. Calculate the amount of H2C2O4 and NaHC2O4 in the mixture.
1990 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1990
Calculate the molality of 1 litre solution of 93% H2SO4 (weight/volume). The density of the solution is 1.84 g/ml
1990 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1990
A solid mixture (5.0 g) consisting of lead nitrate and sodium nitrate was headed below 600oC until the weight of the residue was constant. If the loss in weight 28.0 percent, find the amount of lead nitrate and sodium nitrate in the mixture.
1989 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1989
An equal volume of a reducing agent is titrated separately with 1M KMnO4 in acid neutral and alkaline media. The volumes of KMnO4 required are 20 ml. in acid 33.4 ml. neutral and 100 ml in alkaline media. Find out the oxidation state of manganese in each reduction product. Give the balanced equations for all three half reactions. Find out the volume of 1M K2Cr2O7 consumed; if the same volume of the reducing agent is titrated in acid medium.
1988 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1988
In which mode of expression, the concentration of a solution remains independent of temperature?
A.
Molarity
B.
Normality
C.
Formality
D.
Molality
1988 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1988
A sugar syrup of weight 214.2 g contains 34.2 g of sugar (C12H22O11). Calculate (i) molal concentration and (ii) mole fraction of sugar in the syrup
1988 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1988
A sample of hydrazine sulphate (N2H6SO4) was dissolved in 100 ml. of water, 10 ml of this solution was reacted with excess of ferric chloride solution and warmed to complete the reaction. Ferrous ion formed was estimated and it required 20 ml of M/50 potassium permanganate solution. Estimate the amount of hydrazine sulphate in one litre of the solution.

Reaction:

4Fe3+ + N2H4 $\to$ N2 + 4Fe2+ + 4H+

$MnO_4^-$ + 4Fe2+ + 8H+ $\to$ Mn2+ + 5Fe3+ + 4H2O
1986 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1986
A molal solution is one that contains one mole of solute in
A.
1000 g of solvent
B.
1.0 L of solvent (1986, 1M)
C.
1.0 L of solution
D.
22.4 L of solution
1985 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1985
Five ml of 8N nitric acid, 4.8ml of 5N hydrochloric acid and a certain volume of 17M sulphuric acid are mixed together and made upto 2 litre. Thirty ml of this acid mixture neutralise 42.9 ml of sodium carbonate solution containing one gram of Na2CO3.10H2O in 100 ml of water. Calculate the amount in gram of the sulphate ions in solution.
1984 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1984
2.68 $\times$ 10-3 moles of a solution containing an ion An+ require 1.61 $\times$ 10-3 moles of $MnO_4^-$ for the oxidation of An+ to $AO_3^-$ in acid medium. What is the value of n?
1983 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1983
4.08 g of a mixture of BaO and an unknown carbonate MCO3 was heated strongly. The residue weighed 3.64 g. This was dissolved in 100 ml of 1 N HCl. The excess acid required 16 ml of 2.5 N NaOH solution for complete neutralization. Identify the metal M. (At wt. H = 1, C = 12, O = 16, Cl = 35.5, Ba = 138)
1983 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1983
The density of a 3 M Sodium thiosulphate solution (Na2S2O3) is 1.25 g per ml. Calculate

(i) the percentage by weight of sodium thiosulphate,

(ii) the mole fraction of sodium thiosulphate and

(iii) the molalities of Na+ and $S_2O_3^{-2}$ ions
1983 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1983
3 g of a salt of molecular weight 30 is dissolved in 250 g of water. The molality if the solution is _____.
1982 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1982
Hydroxylamine reduces iron (III) according to the equation:

2NH2OH + 4Fe3+ $\to$ N2O(g) $ \uparrow $ + H2O + 4Fe2+ + 4H+

Iron (II) thus produced is estimated by titration with a standard permanganate solution. The reaction is :

$MnO_4^-$ + 5Fe2+ + 8H+ $\to$ Mn2+ + 5Fe3+ + 4H2O

A 10 ml sample of hydroxylamine solution was Diluted to 1 litre. 50 ml of this diluted solution was boiled with an excess of iron (III) solution. The resulting solution required 12 ml of 0.02 M KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation of iron (II). Calculate the weight of hydroxylamine in one litre of the original solution. (H = 1, N = 14, O = 16, K =39, Mn = 55, Fe = 56)
1981 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1981
If 0.50 mol of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.20 mol of Na3PO4, the maximum amount of Ba3(PO4)2 that can be formed is
A.
0.70
B.
0.50
C.
0.20
D.
0.10
1981 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1981
A 1.00 gm sample of H2O2 solution containing X percent H2O2 by weight requires X ml of a KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation under acidic conditions. Calculate the normality of the KMnO4 solution.
1980 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1980
Find
(i) The total number of neutrons and
(ii) The total mass of neutron in 7 mg of 14C
(Assume that mass of neutron = mass of hydrogen atom)
1980 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1980

(a) 1 litre of a mixture of CO and CO2 is taken. This mixture is passed through a tube containing red hot charcoal. The volume now becomes 1.6 litre. The volumes are measured under the same conditions. Find the composition of the mixture by volume.

(b) A compound contains 28 percent of nitrogen and 72 percent of metal by weight. 3 atoms of metal combine with 2 atoms of N. Find the atomic weight of metal.

1980 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1980
(a) One litre of a sample of hard water contains 1 mg of CaCl2 and 1 mg of MgCl2. Find the total hardness in terms of parts of CaCO3 per 106 parts of water by weight.

(b) A sample of hard water contains 20 mg of Ca++ ions per litre. How many milli-equivalent of Na2CO3 would be required to soften 1 litre of the sample?

(c) 1 gm of Mg is burnt in a closed vessel which contains 0.5gm of O2.
      (i) Which reactant is left in excess?
      (ii) Find the weight of the excess reactants.
      (iii) How many milliliters of 0.5N H2SO4 will dissolve the residue in the vessel?
1980 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1980
(i). A sample of MnSO4.4H2O is strongly heated in air. The residue is Mn3O4.

(ii). The residue is dissolved in 100 ml of 0.1N FeSO4 containing dilute H2SO4.

(iii). The solution reacts completely with 50 ml of KMnO4 solution.

(iv). 25 ml of the KMnO4 solution used in step (iii) requires 30 ml of 0.1 N FeSO4 solution for complete reaction.

Find the amount of MnSO4.4H2O present in the sample.
1980 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1980
A mixture contains NaCl and unknown chloride MCl.

(i) 1g of this is dissolved in water. Excess of acidified AgNO3 solution is added to it. 2.567 g of white ppt is formed.

(ii) 1 g of original mixture is heated to 300oC. Some vapours come out which are absorbed in acidified AgNO3 solution, 1.341 g of white precipitate was obtained.

Find the molecular weight of unknown chloride.
1980 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1980
A hydrocarbon contains 10.5 g of carbon per gram of hydrogen. 1 litre of the hydrocarbon at 127oC and 1 atmosphere weighs 2.8 g. Find the molecular formula.
1980 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1980
The total no of electron present in 18 ml of water is ______.
1980 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1980
The modern atomic unit is based on the mass of ______.
1979 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1979
2.76 g of silver carbonate on being strongly heated yields a residue weighing
A.
2.16 g
B.
2.48 g
C.
2.32 g
D.
2.64 g
1979 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1979
The total number of electrons is one molecule of carbon dioxide is
A.
22
B.
44
C.
66
D.
88
1979 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1979
The largest number of molecules is in
A.
32 g of water
B.
28 g of carbon monoxide
C.
46 g of ethyl alcohol
D.
54 g of nitrogen pentoxide
1979 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1979
A gaseous mixture contains oxygen and nitrogen in the ratio of 1 : 4 by weight. Therefore the ratio of their no of molecules is
A.
1 : 4
B.
1 : 8
C.
7 : 32
D.
3 : 16
1979 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1979
4.215 g of a metallic carbonate was heated in a hard glass tube and the CO2 evolved was found to measure 1336 ml at 27oC and 700 mm pressure. What is the equivalent weight of metal?
1979 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1979
In the analysis of 0.5 g sample feldspar, a mixture of chlorides of sodium and potassium is obtained which weighs 0.1180g. Subsequent treatment of mixed chlorides with silver nitrate gives 0.2451 g of silver chloride. What is the percentage of sodium oxide and potassium oxide in feldspar.
1979 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1979
5 ml of a gas containing only carbon and hydrogen were mixed with an excess of oxygen (30 ml) and the mixture exploded by means of an electric spark. After the explosion, the volume of the mixed gases remaining was 25 ml. On adding a concentrated solution of potassium hydroxide, the volume further diminished to 15 ml of the residual gas being pure oxygen. All volumes have been reduced to N.T.P. Calculate the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon gas.
1979 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1979
(a). 5.5 g of a mixture FeSO4.7H2O and Fe2(SO4)3.9H2O requires 5.4 ml of 0.1 N KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation. Calculate the number of gram mole of hydrated ferric sulphate in the mixture.

(b). The vapour density (hydrogen = 1) of a mixture consisting of NO2 and N2O4 is 38.3 at 26.7oC. Calculate the number of moles of NO2 in 100 g of the mixure.
1979 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1979

Account for the following : Limit your answer to two sentences.

"Atomic weights of most of the elements are fractional."

1978 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1978
A compound was found to contain nitrogen and oxygen in the ratio 28 gm and 80 gm respectively. The formula of compound is
A.
NO
B.
N2O3
C.
N2O5
D.
N2O4
1978 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1978
27 g of Al will react completely with how many grams if oxygen?
A.
8 g
B.
16 g
C.
32 g
D.
24 g
1978 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1978
Igniting MnO2 converts it quantitatively to Mn3O4. A sample of pyrolusite is of the following composition : MnO2 80%, SiO2 and other inert constituents 15%, rest being water. The sample is ignited in air to constant weight. What is the percentage of Mn in the ignited sample? [O = 16, Mn = 54.9]
1978 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1978
One gram of an alloy of aluminium and magnetism when treated with excess of dil. HCl forms magnesium chloride, aluminium chloride and hydrogen. The evolved hydrogen, collected over mercury at ${0^o}C$ has a volume of 1.20 litres at 0.92 atm. pressure. Calculate the composition of the alloy. [H = 1, Mg = 24, Al = 27]
1978 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1978
What weight of AgCl will be precipitated when a solution containing 4.77 g of NaCl is added to a solution of 5.77g of AgNO3?
1978 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1978
What is the molarity and molality of a 13% solution (by weight) of sulphuric acid with a density of 1.02 g/ml? To what volume should 100 ml of this acid be diluted in order to prepare a 1.5 N solution?
1978 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1978
Naturally occurring boron consists of two isotopes whose atomic weighs are 10.01 and 11.01. The atomic weight of natural oron is 10.81. Calculate the percentage of each isotope in natural boron.