Subject: chemistry-Oxidation numbers

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1.The oxidation state of carbon in CH2O is
1) 2
2) +2

3) 0

2 .Oxidation number of phosphorus in Ba(H2PO2)2 is

1)
0
2) +1 3) +3

4) +5

4) +4

3.The oxidation states of the most electronegattive element in the products of the reaction of BaO2 with dil. H2SO4 are
1)
O and 1 2) 1 and 2
3) 2 and O
4) 2 and +1
4.

Oxidation number of Fe in Na4[Fe(CN)5NOS] is

1)
0
2) +1 3) +2

4) +3

150. The oxidation state of sodium in sodium amalgum is

1)
+1
2) 1 3) Zero
151. Oxidation state of chlorine changes in this reaction
1)
+1 to 1 2) 1 to +1
3) +1 to 0
4) 1 to 0

OCl

4) +2
+ SO2 > Cl + SO3 from

152. Identify the element that can exhibit higher oxidation number relatively
1)
O
2) Cl 3) C
4) N
153. In which of the following compounds does oxygen have an oxidation state of +2 ?
1)
F2O
2) Cl2O
3)
Na2O2
4) Na2O
154. The sum of the oxidation numbers of all the carbon atoms in C6H5CHO is
1)
Zero
2) +4 3) 4
4) 6
155. In which of the folowing compounds the oxidation state of sulphur is least ?
1)
SO2
2) SO3
3) Na2S4O6
4) H2SO4
156. The brown ring complex compound is formulated as [Fe(H2O)5NO]SO4. The oxidation state of iron is
1)
+1
2) +2 3) +3
4) +4
157. The oxidation state of chlorine in perchloric acid is
1)
+5
2) 7 3) 1

4) +7

158. Which of the following changes is correct for the reaction Br2 > BrO3 ?
1)
1 to O
2) O to +5
3)
O to 5
4) 1 to 2
159. In the reaction C2O42 + MnO4 + H+
1) C2O42
3)

> Mn2+ + CO2 + H2O, the reductant is

2) MnO4
Mn+2

4) CO2

160. With which of the following reactants, SO2 acts as an oxidising agent ?
1)

Acidified KMnO4 2) Acidified K2Cr2O7

3)

C2H5OH 4) H2S

161. In the redox reaction Zn + Cu++ > Cu + Zn+2, the oxidant is

1)
Zn
2) Zn+2
3) Cu++
4) Cu
162. In the redox reaction 3Br2 + 6CO32 + 3H2O > 5Br + BrO3 + 6HCO3, bromine is
1)
Oxidised and carbonate is reduced
2)
Reduced and water is oxidised

3)
Reduced as well as oxidised
4) Neighter oxidised nor reduced
163. Which can act as oxidant ?
1)
H2O2
2) H2S 3) NH3

4) None

164. Conversion of PbSO4 to PbS is

1)
Reduction of S 2) Oxidation of S
3)
Dissociation
4) None
165. The missing term in equation is
2Fe3+ (aq) + Sn2+(aq) > 2Fe2+(aq) + ?
1)
Sn4+
2) Sn2+
3) Sn
4) None
166. How many moles of electrons are involved in the reduction of one mole of MnO4 ion in alkaline medium to
MnO42
1)
2
2) 1
3) 3
4) 4
167. Which of the following changes represents a disproportionation reaction (s)
1)
Cl2 + 2 OH > ClO + Cl + H2O
2)
Cu2O+2H+ > Cu+Cu+2 + H2O
3)
2HCHO+OH > CH3OH + HCOO
4) All of the above
168. In NH4NO2 > N2 + 2H2O ; N is
1) Oxidised
2) Reduced
3) Both 1 and 2
4) None
169. In the reaction, NaH + H2O > NaOH +H2
1) H is oxidised 2) Na+ is reduced
3)
Both NaH and H2O are reduced
4) None
170. In the reaction, Zn + 2H++ 2Cl > Zn2+ + 2Cl + H2, the spectator ion is
1) Cl
2) Zn2+
+
3) H
4) All
171. In which of the following a transfer of five electrons takes place ?
1)
MnO4 > Mn2+
2)

CrO42 > Cr3+

3)

MnO4 > MnO2

4) Cr2O72 > 2Cr3+

172. Which is not a redox change ?
1)
CaCO3 > CaO + CO2
2)
2H2 + O2 > 2H2O
3)
Na + H2O > NaOH + 1/2 H2
4) MnCl3 > MnCl2 + 1/2 Cl2
173. Which acts as reducing agent as well as oxidising agent ?
1)
SO2
2) ClO4
4) MnO4
3)
F2
174. The oxidation state of Ni in Ni(CO)4 is
1) 0
2) +4
3) +8
4) +2
175. Which substance serves as a reducing agent in the following reaction ?
14H++Cr2O72 +3Ni >2Cr3++7H2O+ 3Ni2+

1)
3)

H2O
H+

2) Ni
4) Cr2O72

176. With respect to O2, I2 exhibits a maximum oxidation state of

1)

+5

2) +7

3) +1

4) 1

177. Which is the reducing agent in the reaction

8H+ + 4NO3+ 6Cl + Sn(S) > SnCl62 + 4NO2 + 4H2O ?
1)
3)

2) Cl
4) NO2(g)

Sn(s)
NO3

178. In the reaction

Cl2 + OH > Cl + ClO3 + H2O
1)
Chlorine is oxidised
2)
Chlorine is reduced
3)
Chlorine is oxidised as well as reduced
4) Chlorine is neither oxidised nor reduced
179. Fluorine exhibits only 1 oxidation state. This is due to
1)
Fluorine being a gas
2)
Its electronegativity is maximum
3)
Nonavailability of dorbitals in fluorine
4) None
180. The most common oxidation state of an element is 2. The number of electrons present in its outer most shell is
1)
2
2) 4
3) 6
4) 8
181. The oxidation number of phosphorus in Mg2P2O7 is
1) +5

2) 5

3) +6

4) 7

182.In which compound oxidation number of carbon is equal to zero ?

1)

C6H6

2) CH3

3)

C2H4

4) C2H4O2

183. A compound contains atoms, x, y, z. The oxidation number of x is +2, y is +5 and z is 2. The possible formula of
the compound is
1)
xy1z2
2) y2(xz3)2
3) x3(yz4)2 4) x3(y4z)2
184. In the unbalanced redox reaction,
1)
6
2) 3
3) 2

I2 + HNO3 > HIO3 + NO + H2O ; the coefficient for HIO3 is

4) 10

185. H2O2 oxidises Cr(OH)3 to CrO42 in alkaline mediums. In the balanced equation no. of OH ions on left hand side
is
1) 5
2) 8
3) 3
4) 4
186. In the reduction of dichromate by Fe(II), the number of electrons involved per chromium atom is
1)
3
2) 1
3) 2
4) 4
187. Cu + H+ + NO3 > Cu+2 + NO2 + H2O ; the correct order of coefficients of reactants in the balanced equation is
1)
1, 4, 2
2) 1, 2, 4
3) 2, 3, 4
4) 1, 2, 2
188. The number of electrons involved in the reduction of Cr2O72 ion in acidic solution to Cr3+ is
1)
3
2) 4
3) 2
4) 6
189. N2O4 + H+ > NO3 + H2O ; the number of electrons involved in this change
1) 1
2) 2
3) 4
4) 5
190. The maximum oxidation number of transition metals may be
1)
+4
2) +6
3) +8
4) +2
191. In the reaction, An++MnO4 > A5++Mn2+, if 0.05 mol of An+ is oxidised by 0.02 mol of MnO4, the value of n is
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4

192. N2H4 > + 10e ; oxidation state of nitrogen in the product formed is
1) +5
2) +3
3) +6 4) +4
193. In the reaction, CH3OH > HCOOH, the number of electrons that must be added to the right is
1)
4
2) 3
3) 2
4) 1

194. In balancing the half reaction, S2O32

> S(s), the number of electrons that must be added is
1)
2 on the right
2) 2 on the left
3)
3 on the right
4) 4 on the left
195. The oxidation states of Fe in Fe3O4 are
1) +2, +3, +3
2) +2, +2, +3
3)
+3, +3, 0 4) +2, +2, + 4
196. The oxidation states of I in KI3 are
1)
1, 2, +2
2) 1, 1, +1
3)
1, 1, +3
4) 0, 0, 1
197. For the redox reaction, MnO4 + C2O42 + H+> Mn2+ + CO2 + H2O, the correct coefficients of the reactants in the
balanced equation respectively are
1) 2, 5, 16
2) 16, 5, 2
3) 5, 16, 2
4) 2, 16, 5