34 Chemical Arithmetic

1.

8.

A mixture of sand and iodine can be separated by

[Kerala CEE 2002]

2.

2.

(a) Crystallisation

(b) Sublimation

(c) Distillation

(d) Fractional distillation

The element similar to carbon is

(a) Mg

(b) Mn

(c)

(d) Po

Sn

The law of multiple proportions was proposed by

10.

(c)

(d) PbSO4 , NiSO4

ZnSO4 , MgSO4

M is the molecular weight of KMnO4 . The equivalent

(a) M

(b) M / 3

(c)

(d) M / 7

M/5

(b) Dalton

(c) Proust

(d) Gay-Lussac

solution is

[IIT 2001]

1 L of N 2 combines with 3 L of H 2 to form 2L of

(a) 40 ml

(b) 20 ml

NH 3 under the same conditions. This illustrates the

(c) 10 ml

(d) 4 ml

11.

(c) Law of reciprocal proportions

(d) Gay-Lussacs law of gaseous volumes
One sample of atmospheric air is found to have 0.03% of
carbon dioxide and another sample 0.04%. This is evidence
that

12.

The normality of orthophosphoric acid having purity of 70%

by weight and specific gravity 1.54 would be [CPMT 1992]
(a) 11N

(b) 22N

(c) 33N

(d) 44N

The equivalent weight of phosphoric acid (H3 PO4 ) in the

reaction, NaOH H3 PO4 NaH 2PO4 H2O is
[AIIMS 1999; BHU 2005]

(a) The law of constant composition is not always true

(a) 25

(b) 49

(b) The law of multiple proportions is true

(c) 59

(d) 98

(c) Air is a compound

13.

(d) Air is a mixture

Volume of 0.6 M NaOH required to neutralize 30 cm3 of

0.4 M HCl is

One part of an element A combines with two parts of

another B. Six parts of the element C combine with four
parts of the element B. if A and C combine together the ratio
of their weights will be governed by
[AMU 1984]

(a) 30 cm
(c)
14.

50 cm3

[KCET 1995]
3

(b) 20 cm

(d) 45 cm3

(b) Law of multiple proportion

One mole of potassium dichromate completely oxidises the

following number of moles of ferrous sulphate in acidic
medium
[MP PET 1998]

(c) Law of reciprocal proportion

(a) 1

(b) 3

(d) Law of conservation of mass

(c) 5

(d) 6

(a) Law of definite proportion

7.

(b) MgSO4 , CaSO4

(a) Lavoisier

(b) Law of multiple proportions

6.

(a) ZnSO4 , SnSO4

An aqueous solution of 6.3 g of oxalic acid dihydrate is

made up of to 250 ml. The volume of 0.1
N NaOH required to completely neutralise 10 ml of this

(a) Law of constant composition

5.

[MP PMT 1985]

weight of KMnO4 when it is converted into K2 MnO4 is

[IIT 1992]

4.

9.

Crystals of which pair are isomorphous

The maximum amount of BaSO4 precipitated on mixing

equal volumes of BaCl 2 (0.5 M) with H2SO4 (1M) will
correspond to

15.

The number of equivalents of Na 2S2O3 required for the

volumetric estimation of one equivalent of Cu 2 is
[Kerala MEE 2000]

[AIIMS 1997]

(a) 0.5 M

(b) 1.0 M

(c) 1.5 M

(d) 2.0 M

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3/2

(d) 3

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1.

(b) Iodine shows sublimation and hence volatalizes on

heating, the vapour condenses on cooling to give pure
iodine.

10.

(a) Oxalic acid

NaOH

N1V1 N 2 V2

2.

(c) Carbon and tin both are same group elements so have
similarities in properties.

W 1000
E V V1 N 2 V2

3.

(b) Law of multiple proportions was proposed by Dalton

and verified by Berzelius.

6.3 1000

10 0.1 V V= 40ml.
63 250

4.

(d) Gay- Lussac's law : The volumes of the reacting gases

and those of the gaseous products bear the simple ratio
(also called the law of gaseous volumes).

5.

(d)

6.

(c) The weights of two elements combining with a fixed

amount of the third element will bear the same ratio(or
simple multiple of it) in which they themselves react.

7.

11.

(a) 70% by weight 70gm H 3 PO4 100gm

solution/sample
V

12.

(a) BaCl 2 H 2 SO4 BaSO4 2HCl

NaOH H 3 PO 4 NaH 2 PO 4
(PO43 )
( NaPO 42)
EW

One mole of BaCl 2 reacts with one mole of H 2 SO4 .

13.

Hence 0.5 mole will react with 0.5 mole of H 2 SO4 i.e.
8.

(c) Isomorphous substance molecules contain the same

number of atoms bonded in similar fashion.

9.

(a) KMnO4 K2 MnO4

14.

(b) NaOH HCl

(d) Cr2 O7 Cr 3 ; Fe Fe
n1
n6
eq. of K2Cr2O7 = eq. of FeSO4

1 6 x 1

Change in 0.5 per atom 7 6 1

Equivalent weight of KMnO4

MW
98

1
no. of ionisable H

N1V1 N2V2 ; 0.6 V1 0.4 30 ; V1 20ml .

BaCl 2 is the limiting reagent.

(d)

W 100
70 1000

N
11N .
d 1.54
98 100 / 1.54

15.

(b) Cu

2I CuI 2

2CuI 2 Cu2 I 2 I 2

I 2 2Na 2S2O3 2NaI Na 2S4 O6

M
Molecular weight of KMnO4

M.
1
Change of 0.5 per atom

Cu 2 2 Na 2S2O3

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