10 Chemical Arithmetic

Significant figures, Units for measurement,

Matter and Separation of mixture
1. One fermi is [Haryana CEET 1994; DPMT 2004]
(a)
13
10

cm (b)
15
10

cm
(c)
10
10

cm (d)
12
10

cm
2. A picometre is written as
(a)
9
10

m (b)
10
10

m
(c)
11
10

m (d)
12
10

m
3. One atmosphere is equal to
(a) 101.325 pa (b) 1013.25 K pa
(c)
5
10
Nm (d) !one of these
4. "imensions of pressure are same as that of
[CBSE PMT 1995]
(a) #ner$% (b) &orce
(c) #ner$% per unit 'olume (d) &orce per unit
'olume
5. (he pre)*
1+
10
is [Kerala MEE 2002]
(a) ,i$a (b) !ano
(c) -e$a (d) #*a
6. ,i'en the numbers . 1/1cm0 0.1/1cm0 0.01/1 cm.
(he number of si$ni)cant )$ures for the three
numbers are
[CBSE PMT 1998]
(a) 30 1 and 5 respecti'el% (b) 30 3 and 3
respecti'el%
(c) 30 3 and 1 respecti'el% (d) 30 1 and 1
respecti'el%
7. 2i$ni)cant )$ures in 0.00051 are
(a) 5 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 1
8. 3hich of the followin$ halo$en can be puri)ed b%
sublimation [Man!al PMT 2001]
(a)
2
F (b)
2
Cl
(c)
2
Br (d)
2
I
9. "i4erence in densit% is the basis of
[Kerala MEE 2002]
(a) 5ltra)ltration (b) -olecular sie'in$
(c) ,ra'it% 2eparation (d) -olecular attraction
10. 3hich of the followin$ elements of matter would
best con'e% that there is life on earth
(a) O*%$en (b) 6%dro$en
(c) 7arbon (d) 8ron
11. (he compound which is added to table salt for
maintainin$ proper health is
(a) KCl (b)
KBr
(c)
NaI
(d)
2
MgBr
12. 3hich of the followin$ contains onl% one element
(a) -arble (b) "iamond
(c) ,lass (d) 2and
13. 8n 9nown elements0 the ma*imum number is of
[CPMT 1985]
(a) -etals (b) !on:metals
(c) -etalloids (d) !one of these
14. 3hich one of the followin$ is not an element
(a) "iamond (b) ,raphite
(c) 2ilica (d) O;one
15. A mi*ture of
2
ZnCl and
2
PbCl can be
separated b%
["#MC 1989]
(a) "istillation (b) 7r%stalli;ation
(c) 2ublimation (d) Addin$ aceitic acid
16. A mi*ture of meth%l alcohol and acetone can be
separated b%
[Man!al PMT 2001]
(a) "istillation
(b) &ractional distillation
(c) 2team distillation
(d) "istillation under reduced pressure
17. 8n the )nal answer of the e*pression
3< . 1
) 10 <9 . 1 ( ) 2 . 20 2 . 29 (
5

. (he number of
si$ni)cant )$ures is
[CBSE PMT 1994]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 1
18. +1.1 g sample of eth%l alcohol contains 0.002 g of
water. (he amount of pure eth%l alcohol to the
proper number of si$ni)cant )$ures is
(a) +1.39+ g (b) <1.10 g
(c) 91.1 g (d) +1 g
19. (he unit J
1
Pa
is equi'alent to
(a)
3
m
(b)
3
cm
(c)
3
dm
(d) !one of these
20. &rom the followin$ masses0 the one which is
e*pressed nearest to the milli$ram is
(a) 1/ g (b) 1/.1 g
(c) 1/.12+ g (d) 1/.12+1 g
21. (he number of si$ni)cant )$ures in
23
10 02 . /
is
(a) 23 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 2/
22. (he pre)* ;epto stands for [DPMT 2004]
11 Chemical Arithmetic
(a)
9
10
(b)
12
10

(c)
15
10

(d)
21
10

23. (he si$ni)cant )$ures in 3100 are [BH$ 2004]

(a) 2 (b) 5
(c) / (d) 1
24. (he number of si$ni)cant )$ures in /.0023 are
[P%.CET 2001]
(a) 5 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) 1
25. ,i'en
m P 0030 . 0 =
0 m Q 10 . 2 = 0
m R 3000 =
0 2i$ni)cant )$ures in
Q P0
and
R
are respecti'el% [P%. CET 2002]
(a) 20 20 1 (b) 20 30 1
(c) 10 20 1 (d) 10 20 3
26. (he number of si$ni)cant )$ures in /0.0001 is
[P%. CET 2000]
(a) 5 (b) /
(c) 3 (d) 2
27. A sample was wei$hted usin$ two di4erent
balances. (he result=s were (i) 3.929 g (ii) 1.0 g.
6ow would the wei$ht of the sample be reported
(a) 3.929 g (b) 3 g
(c) 3.9 g (d) 3.93 g
Laws of chemical combination
1. 3hich of the followin$ pairs of substances
illustrate the law of multiple proportions
[CPMT 1972& 78]
(a) CO and CO2 (b) O D O H
2 2
and
(c)
NaBr NaCl and
(d)
2
) ( and OH Mg MgO
2. 1.0 g of an o*ide of A contained 0.5 g of A. 1.0 g of
another o*ide of A contained 1./ g of A. (he data
indicate the law of
(a) >eciprocal proportions (b) 7onstant
proportions
(c) 7onser'ation of ener$% (d) -ultiple
proportions
3. Amon$ the followin$ pairs of compounds0 the one
that illustrates the law of multiple proportions is
(a)
3 3
andNCl NH (b)
2 2
andSO S H
(c) O CuO
2
7u and (d)
1 2
andFeSO CS
4. (he percenta$e of copper and o*%$en in samples
of
CuO
obtained b% di4erent methods were
found to be the same. (his illustrates the law of
["M$ 1982& 92]
(a) 7onstant proportions (b) 7onser'ation of mass
(c) -ultiple proportions (d) >eciprocal
proportions
5. (wo samples of lead o*ide were separatel%
reduced to metallic lead b% heatin$ in a current of
h%dro$en. (he wei$ht of lead from one o*ide was
half the wei$ht of lead obtained from the other
o*ide. (he data illustrates
["M$ 1983]
(a) ?aw of reciprocal proportions
(b) ?aw of constant proportions
(c) ?aw of multiple proportions
(d) ?aw of equi'alent proportions
6. 7hemical equation is balanced accordin$ to the
law of
["M$ 1984]
(a) -ultiple proportion (b) >eciprocal proportion
(c) 7onser'ation of mass(d) "e)nite proportions
7. A'o$adro number is
(a) !umber of atoms in one $ram of element
(b) !umber of millilitres which one mole of a
$aseous substances occupies at !(@
(c) !umber of molecules present in one $ram
molecular mass of a substance
(d) All of these
8. "i4erent proportions of o*%$en in the 'arious
o*ides of nitro$en pro'e the
[MP PMT 1985]
(a) #qui'alent proportion(b) -ultiple proportion
(c) 7onstant proportion (d) 7onser'ation of
matter
9. (wo elements X and ha'e atomic wei$hts of 11
and 1/. (he% form a series of compounds A0 B0 C0
D and ! in which the same amount of element X0
is present in the ratio 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 5. 8f the
compound A has 2+ parts b% wei$ht of X and 1/
parts b% wei$ht of 0 then the compound of C will
ha'e 2+ parts wei$ht of X and ['CE(T 1971]
(a) 32 parts b% wei$ht of (b) 1+ parts b% wei$ht
of
(c) /1 parts b% wei$ht of (d) +0 parts b% wei$ht
of
10. 7arbon and o*%$en combine to form two o*ides0
carbon mono*ide and carbon dio*ide in which the
ratio of the wei$hts of carbon and o*%$en is
respecti'el% 12 . 1/ and 12 . 32. (hese )$ures
illustrate the
(a) ?aw of multiple proportions
(b) ?aw of reciprocal proportions
(c) ?aw of conser'ation of mass
(d) ?aw of constant proportions
11. A sample of calcium carbonate ) (
3
CaCO has the
followin$ percenta$e composition . Ca A 10BC C A
12BC O A 1+B
8f the law of constant proportions is true0 then the
wei$ht of calcium in 1 g of a sample of calcium
carbonate obtained from another source will be
Chemical Arithmetic 12
(a) 0.01/ g (b) 0.1/ g
(c) 1./ g (d) 1/ g
12. n g of substance X reacts with m g of substance
to form p g of substance R and " g of substance S.
(his reaction can be represented as0
S R X + = +
. (he relation which can be established in the
amounts of the reactants and the products will be
(a)
" p m n =
(b)
" p m n + = +
(c) m n= (d)
" p =
13. 3hich of the followin$ is the best e*ample of law
of conser'ation of mass ['CE(T 1975]
(a) 12 g of carbon combines with 32 g of o*%$en
to form 11 g of
2
CO
(b) 3hen 12 g of carbon is heated in a 'acuum
there is no chan$e in mass
(c) A sample of air increases in 'olume when
heated at constant pressure but its mass
remains unaltered
(d) (he wei$ht of a piece of platinum is the same
before and after heatin$ in air
14. (he law of multiple proportions is illustrated b% the
two compounds ['CE(T 1972]
(a) 2odium chloride and sodium bromide
(b) Ordinar% water and hea'% water
(c) 7austic soda and caustic potash
(d) 2ulphur dio*ide and sulphur trio*ide
15. 8n compound A0 1.00 g nitro$en unites with 0.5< g
o*%$en. 8n compound B0 2.00 g nitro$en combines
with 2.21 g o*%$en. 8n compound C0 3.00 g
nitro$en combines with 5.11 g o*%$en. (hese
results obe% the followin$ law [CPMT 1971]
(a) ?aw of constant proportion
(b) ?aw of multiple proportion
(c) ?aw of reciprocal proportion
(d) "altonDs law of partial pressure
16. 6%dro$en combines with o*%$en to form O H
2
in
which 1/ g of o*%$en combine with 2 g of
h%dro$en. 6%dro$en also combines with carbon to
form
1
CH in which 2 g of h%dro$en combine with
/ g of carbon. 8f carbon and o*%$en combine
to$ether then the% will do show in the ratio of
(a) / . 1/ or 12 . 32 (b) / . 1+
(c) 1 . 2 (d) 12 . 21
17. 2 g of h%dro$en combine with 1/ g of o*%$en to
form water and with / g of carbon to form
methane. 8n carbon dio*ide 12 g of carbon are
combined with 32 g of o*%$en. (hese )$ures
illustrate the law of
(a) -ultiple proportions (b) 7onstant proportions
(c) >eciprocal proportions (d) 7onser'ation of
mass
18. An element forms two o*ides containin$
respecti'el% 53.33 and 3/.3/ percent of o*%$en.
(hese )$ures illustrate the law of
(a) 7onser'ation of mass(b) 7onstant proportions
(c) >eciprocal proportions (d) -ultiple
proportions
19. After a chemical reaction0 the total mass of
reactants and products [MP PMT 1989]
(a) 8s alwa%s increased (b) 8s alwa%s decreased
(c) 8s not chan$ed (d) 8s alwa%s less or
more
20. A sample of pure carbon dio*ide0 irrespecti'e of its
source contains 2<.2<B carbon and <2.<3B
o*%$en. (he data support
["))MS 1992]
(a) ?aw of constant composition
(b) ?aw of conser'ation of mass
(c) ?aw of reciprocal proportions
(d) ?aw of multiple proportions
21. (he law of de)nite proportions is not applicable to
nitro$en o*ide because [E"MCET 1981]
(a) !itro$en atomic wei$ht is not constant
(b) !itro$en molecular wei$ht is 'ariable
(c) !itro$en equi'alent wei$ht is 'ariable
(d) O*%$en atomic wei$ht is 'ariable
22. 3hich one of the followin$ pairs of compounds
illustrates the law of multiple proportion
[E"MCET 1989]
(a) O Na O H
2 2
0 (b) MgO0 O Na
2
(c) BaO O Na 0
2
(d)
1 2
0 SnCl SnCl
Atomic, Molecular and Equivalent masses
1. 3hich propert% of an element is alwa%s a whole
number
[MP PMT 1986]
(a) Atomic wei$ht (b) #qui'alent wei$ht
(c) Atomic number (d) Atomic 'olume
2. 3hich one of the followin$ properties of an
element is not 'ariable [B*ar M"DT 1981]
(a) Ealenc% (b) Atomic wei$ht
(c) #qui'alent wei$ht (d) All of these
3. (he modern atomic wei$ht scale is based on
[MP PMT 2002]
(a)
12
C
(b)
1/
O
(c)
1
H
(d)
13
C
4. 1 amu is equal to
(a) 12 of
12
1
C (b) 1/ : O of
11
1
(c)
2
of 1 H g (d)
23
10 // . 1

9$
13 Chemical Arithmetic
5. 2ulphur forms the chlorides
2 2 2
andSCl Cl S .
(he equi'alent mass of sulphur in
2
SCl is
[E"MCET 1985; P%. CET 2001]
(a) + gFmole (b) 1/ gFmole
(c) /1.+ gFmole (d) 32 gFmole
6. (he sulphate of a metal - contains 9.+<B of M.
(his sulphate is isomorphous with
O H ZnSO
2 1
< . . (he atomic wei$ht of M is
[))T 1991]
(a) 10.3 (b) 3/.3
(c) 21.3 (d) 11.3
7. 3hen 100 ml of 1
NaOH M
solution and 10 ml of
10
1 2
SO H N solution are mi*ed to$ether0 the
resultin$ solution will be [DPMT 1982]
(a) Al9aline (b) Acidic
(c) 2tron$l% acidic (d) !eutral
8. 8n chemical scale0 the relati'e mass of the isotopic
mi*ture of o*%$en atoms ) 0 0 (
1+ 1< 1/
O O O is
assumed to be equal to
[B*ar M"DT 1981]
(a) 1/.002 (b) 1/.00
(c) 1<.00 (d) 11.00
9. &or preparin$ 0.1 N solution of a compound from
its impure sample of which the percenta$e purit%
is 9nown0 the wei$ht of the substance required will
be [MP PET 1996]
(a) -ore than the theoretical wei$ht
(b) ?ess than the theoretical wei$ht
(c) 2ame as the theoretical wei$ht
(d) !one of these
10. 1 mol of
1
CH contains
(a)
23
10 02 . /
atoms of H
(b) 1 g atom of 6%dro$en
(c)
23
10 +1 . 1
molecules of
1
CH
(d) 3.0 g of carbon
11. 8n the reaction
NaI O S Na I O S Na 2 2
/ 1 2 2 3 2 2
+ + 0 the
equi'alent wei$ht of
3 2 2
O S Na (mol. wt. A M) is
equal to
(a) M (b) 2 F M
(c) 3 F M (d) 1 F M
12. 3hen potassium perman$anate is titrated a$ainst
ferrous ammonium sulphate0 the equi'alent
wei$ht of potassium perman$anate is
[CPMT 1988]
(a) -olecular wei$ht F10 (b) -olecular wei$ht F5
(c) -olecular wei$ht F2 (d) -olecular wei$ht
13. Goron has two stable isotopes0
B
10
(19B) and
B
11
(+1B). (he atomic mass that should appear
for boron in the periodic table is
[CBSE PMT 1990]
(a) 10.+ (b) 10.2
(c) 11.2 (d) 10.0
14. 3hat is the concentration of nitrate ions if equal
'olumes of 0.1
3
AgNO M and 0.1
NaCl M
are
mi*ed to$ether
[CPMT 1983; 'CE(T 1985]
(a) 0.1 M (b) 0.2 M
(c) 0.05 M (d) 0.25 M
15. (otal number of atoms represented b% the
compound CuSO1.5H2O is [BH$ 2005]
(a) 2< (b) 21
(c) 5 (d) +
16. <1.5 g of a metallic chloride contain 35.5 $ of
chlorine. (he equi'alent wei$ht of the metal is
[CPMT 1986]
(a) 19.5 (b) 35.5
(c) 39.0 (d) <+.0
17. <.5 $rams of a $as occup% 5.+ litres of 'olume at
2(@ the $as is
(a)
NO
(b) O N
2
(c)
CO
(d)
2
CO
18. (he number of atoms in 1.25 g of
3
NH is
appro*imatel%
[CBSE PMT 1999; MH CET 2003]
(a)
23
10 1
(b)
23
10 2
(c)
23
10 1
(d)
23
10 /
19. One litre of a $as at 2(@ wei$ht 1.1/ g it can
possible be
["M$ 1992]
(a)
2 2
H C (b)
CO
(c)
2
O (d)
1
CH
20. (he 'apour densit% of a $as is 11.2. (he 'olume
occupied b% 11.2 g of the $as at A(@ will be HB*ar
CET 1995]
(a) 11.2 # (b) 22.1 #
(c) 1 # (d) 11.+ #
21. #qui'alent wei$ht of cr%stalline o*alic acid is
[MP PMT 1995]
(a) 30 (b) /3
(c) 53 (d) 15
22. (he equi'alent wei$ht of an element is 1. 8ts
chloride has a E." 59.25. (hen the 'alenc% of the
element is [BH$ 1997]
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 1
23. 1.25 g of a solid dibasic acid is completel%
neutralised b% 25 ml of 0.25 molar
2
) (OH Ba
solution. -olecular mass of the acid is
(a) 100 (b) 150
(c) 120 (d) 200
Chemical Arithmetic 14
24. (he o*ide of a metal has 32B o*%$en. 8ts
equi'alent wei$ht would be
[MP PMT 1985]
(a) 31 (b) 32
(c) 1< (d) +
25. (he mass of a molecule of water is
[B*ar CEE 1995]
(a)
2/
10 3

$g (b)
25
10 3

$g
(c)
2/
10 5 . 1

$g (d)
2/
10 5 . 2

$g
26. 1.21 gm P is present in 2.2 gm
(a)
3 1
S P (b)
2 2
S P
(c)
2
PS (d)
1 2
S P
27. (he atomic wei$hts of two elements A and B are
10 and +0 respecti'el%. 8f % g of A contains &
atoms0 how man% atoms are present in 2% g of B
(a)
2
&
(b)
1
&
(c) & (d) 2&
28. Assumin$ full% decomposed0 the 'olume of
2
CO
released at 2(@ on heatin$ 9.+5g of
3
BaCO
(Atomic mass of BaA13<) will be [CBSE PMT 2000]
(a) 0.+1 # (b) 2.21 #
(c) 1.0/ # (d) 1.12 #
29. 8f
A
N is A'o$adro=s number then number of
'alence electrons in 1.2 g of nitride ions ) (
3
N
(a) 2.1
A
N (b) 1.2
A
N
(c)
A
N / . 1 (d)
A
N 2 . 3
30. (he wei$ht of
22
10 1
molecules of
O H CuSO
2 1
5 . is
[))T 1991]
(a) 11.59 g (b) 115.9 g
(c) 1.159 g (d) !one of these
31. >earran$e the followin$ (8 to 8E) in the order of
increasin$ masses and choose the correct answer
from (a)0 (b)0 (c) and (d) (Atomic mass. NA110
OA1/0 CuA/3).
8. 1 molecule of o*%$en
88. 1 atom of nitro$en
888.
10
10 1

$ molecular wei$ht of o*%$en

8E.
10
10 1

$ atomic wei$ht of copper

(a) 88I8I888I8E (b) 8EI888I88I8
(c) 88I888I8I8E (d) 888I8EI8I88
32. 1.520 g of the h%dro*ide of a metal on i$nition
$a'e 0.995 gm of o*ide. (he equi'alent wei$ht
of metal is
[DPMT 1984]
(a) 1.520 (b) 0.995
(c) 19.00 (d) 9.00
33. 6ow much coulomb char$e is present on 1g ion of
3
N
(a)
/
10 2 . 5
7ouloumb(b)
5
10 +91 . 2
7ouloumb
(c)
/
10 / . /
7ouloumb(d)
/
10 2 . +
7ouloumb
34. >atio of p
C
and
'
C of a $as J is 1.10 the number
of atom of the $as KJ= present in 11.2 litres of it at
!(@ will be
[CBSE 1999]
(a)
23
10 02 . /
(b)
23
10 2 . 1
(c)
23
10 01 . 3
(d)
23
10 01 . 2
35. 8f we consider that 1F/0 in place of 1F120 mass of
carbon atom is ta9en to be the relati'e atomic
mass unit0 the mass of one mole of a substance
will [")EEE 2005]
(a) "ecrease twice
(b) 8ncrease two fold
(c) >emain unchan$ed
(d) Ge a function of the molecular mass of the
substance
36. 3hat should be the equi'alent wei$ht of
phosphorous acid0 if PA31C OA1/C HA1
(a) +2 (b) 11
(c) 20.5 (d) !one of these
37. (he number of molecule at !(@ in 1 ml of an ideal
$as will be
(a)
23
10 /
(b)
19
10 /9 . 2
(c)
23
10 /9 . 2
(d) !one of these
38. (he speci)c heat of a metal is 0.1/ its
appro*imate atomic wei$ht would be
(a) 32 (b) 1/
(c) 10 (d) /1
39. (he wei$ht of a molecule of the compound
122 /0
H C is
["))MS 2000]
(a)
21
10 1 . 1

$ (b)
21
10 09 . 1

$
(c)
23
10 025 . 5
$ (d)
23
10 023 . 1/
$
40. 3hat is the wei$ht of o*%$en required for the
complete combustion of 2.+ $g of eth%lene
[CBSE PMT 1989]
(a) 2.+ $g (b) /.1 $g
(c) 9./ $g (d) 9/ $g
41. 3hat 'olume of
3
NH $as at 2(@ would be
needed to prepare 100ml of 2.5 molal (2.5m)
ammonium h%dro*ide solution
(a) 0.05/ litres (b) 0.5/ litres
(c) 5./ litres (d) 11.2 litres
15 Chemical Arithmetic
42. 8f the densit% of water is 1 g
3
cm
then the
'olume occupied b% one molecule of water is
appro*imatel% [P%. PMT 2004]
(a)
3
1+ cm (b)
3
22100cm
(c)
3 23
10 02 . / cm

(d)
3 23
10 0 . 3 cm

43. 7a4eine has a molecular wei$ht of 191. 8f it

contains 2+.9B b% mass of nitro$en0 number of
atoms of nitro$en in one molecule of ca4eine is
(a) 1 (b) /
(c) 2 (d) 3
44. A 100 mg iron capsule contains 100 m$ of ferrous
fumarate0 Fe CHCOO
2
) ( . (he percenta$e of
iron pasent in it is appro*imatel%
(a) 33B (b) 25B
(c) 11B (d) +B
45. (he element whose a atom has mass of
2/
10 +/ . 10

$g is
(a) Goron (b) 7alcium
(c) 2il'er (d) Linc
46. (he number of $ram atoms of o*%$en present in
0.3 $ram mole of O H COOH
2 2
2 . ) ( is
(a) 0./ (b) 1.+
(c) 1.2 (d) 3./
47. A $aseous mi*ture contains
1
CH and
/ 2
H C in
equimolecular proportion. (he wei$ht of 2.21 litres
of this mi*ture at !(@ is
(a) 1./ g (b) 1./ g
(c) 2.3 g (d) 23 g
48. Eapour densit% of a metal chloride is //. 8ts o*ide
contains 53B metal. (he atomic wei$ht of the
metal is
[B*ar M"DT 1982]
(a) 21 (b) 51
(c) 2<.0/ (d) 2.0+/
49. One $ram of h%dro$en is found to combine with
+0g of bromine one $ram of calcium 'alenc%A2
combines with 1g of bromine the equi'alent
wei$ht of calcium is
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 10 (d) +0
50. (he equi'alent wei$ht of
1
MnSO is half its
molecular wei$ht when it is con'erted to
[))T 1988; CPMT 1994]
(a)
3 2
O Mn (b)
2
MnO
(c)
1
MnO (d)
2
1
MnO
51.
m# 100
of
3
PH on decomposition produced
phosphorus and h%dro$en. (he chan$e in 'olume
is [M'( 1986]
(a)
m# 50
increase (b)
m# 500
decrease
(c)
m# 900
decrease (d) !il.
52. g 12 of Mg(at. mass 21) on reactin$ completel%
with acid $i'es h%dro$en $as0 the 'olume of which
at 2(@ would be
[CPMT 1978]
(a)
# 1 . 22
(b)
# 2 . 11
(c)
# + . 11
(d)
# 1 . /
53. 3hich of the followin$ has least mass [P%. PET
1985]
(a)
g 2
atom of nitro$en (b)
23
10 3
atoms of
C
(c) 1 mole of
S
(d)
g 0 . <
of Ag
54. 6ow man% mole of helium $as occup%
# 1 . 22
at
C
(
0
at 1 atm. pressure [K+r+,-*e.ra CEE 1992;
CET 1992]
(a) 0.11 (b) 0.90
(c) 1.0 (d) 1.11
55. Eolume of a $as at 2(@ is
<
10 12 . 1

cc.
7alculate the number of molecules in it
[BH$ 1997]
(a)
20
10 01 . 3
(b)
12
10 01 . 3
(c)
23
10 01 . 3
(d)
21
10 01 . 3
56.
g 1 . 1
of an un9nown $as occupies
# 21 . 2
of
'olume at standard temperature and pressure.
(he $as ma% be
[MP PMT 1995]
(a) 7arbon dio*ide (b) 7arbon mono*ide
(c) O*%$en (d) 2ulphur dio*ide
57. (he number of moles of o*%$en in
# 1
of air
containin$ 21B o*%$en b% 'olume0 in standard
conditions0 is
[CBSE PMT 1995; P%. PMT 2004]
(a) 0.1+/ m(l (b) 0.21 m(l
(c) 2.10 m(l (d) 0.0093 m(l
58. (he number of molecules in
# 9/ . +
of a $as at
C
(
0
and 1 atmosphere pressure is
appro*imatel% [BH$ 1993]
(a)
23
10 02 . /
(b)
23
10 01 . 12
(c)
23
10 0/ . 1+
(d)
22
10 0+ . 21
59. (he equi'alent wei$ht of a metal is 9 and 'apour
densit% of its chloride is 59.25. (he atomic wei$ht
of metal is
[P%. CET 2002]
(a) 23.9 (b) 2<.3
(c) 3/.3 (d) 1+.3
Chemical Arithmetic 16
60. (he molecular wei$ht of a $as is 15. 8ts densit% at
2(@ is
[P%. PMT 2004]
(a) 22.1 (b) 11.2
(c) 5.< (d) 2.0
61. #qui'alent wei$ht of a bi'alent metal is 3<.2. (he
molecular wei$ht of its chloride is [MH CET 2003]
(a) 112.2 (b) 21/
(c) 115.1 (d) 10+.2
62. On reduction with h%dro$en0 3./ $ of an o*ide of
metal left 3.2 $ of metal. 8f the 'apour densit% of
metal is 320 the simplest formula of the o*ide
would be
[DPMT 2004]
(a)
MO
(b)
3 2
O M
(c) O M
2
(d)
5 2
O M
63. (he number of molecules in 1.25 g of ammonia
are
[P%. CET 2000]
(a)
23
10 5 . 0
(b)
23
10 5 . 1

(c)
23
10 5 . 3
(d)
32
10 + . 1
The mole concept
1. 3hich one of the followin$ pairs of $ases contains
the same number of molecules
[E"MCET 1987]
(a) 1/ g of
2
O and 11 g of
2
N
(b) + g of
2
O and 22 g of
2
CO
(c) 2+ g of
2
N and 22 g of
2
CO
(d) 32 g of
2
O and 32 g of
2
N
2. !umber of gm of o*%$en in 32.2 g
O H SO Na
2 1 2
10 . is
[Haryana PMT 2000]
(a) 20.+ (b) 22.1
(c) 2.21 (d) 2.0+
3. 250 ml of a sodium carbonate solution contains
2./5 $rams of
3 2
CO Na . 8f 10 ml of this solution
is diluted to one litre0 what is the concentration of
the resultant solution (mol. wt. of
3 2
CO Na A10/)
[E"MCET 2001]
(a) 0.1 M (b) 0.001 M
(c) 0.01 M (d)
1
10

M
4. A molar solution is one that contains one mole of a
solute in
[))T 1986]
(a) 1000 g of the sol'ent (b) One litre of the
sol'ent
(c) One litre of the solution (d) 22.1 litres of the
solution
5. (he number of o*%$en atoms in 1.1 g of
2
CO is
appro*.
[CBSE PMT 1990]
(a)
23
10 2 . 1
(b)
22
10 /
(c)
23
10 /
(d)
23
10 12
6. (he 'olume occupied b% 1.1 g of
2
CO at 2(@ is
["#MC 1997& 2004; P%. CET 1997& 2002]
(a) 22.1 # (b) 2.21 #
(c) 0.221 # (d) 0.1 #
7. (he number of water molecules present in a drop
of water ('olume 0.001+ ml) at room temperature
is [DCE 2000]
(a)
19
10 023 . /
(b)
1+
10 0+1 . 1
(c)
1<
10 +1 . 1
(d)
23
10 023 . /
8. One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with
e*cess of water $i'es [))T 1999]
(a) One mole of phosphine
(b) (wo moles of phosphoric acid
(c) (wo moles of phosphine
(d) One mole of phosphorus pento*ide
9. 19.< $g of $old was reco'ered from a smu$$ler.
6ow man% atoms of $old were reco'ered (Au
A19<) [P%. CET 1985]
(a) 100 (b)
23
10 02 . /
(c)
21
10 02 . /
(d)
25
10 02 . /
10. (he total number of protons in 10 g of calcium
carbonate is (
23
0
10 023 . / = N )
(a)
21
10 505< . 1
(b)
21
10 01<+ . 2
(c)
21
10 0115 . 3
(d)
21
10 095/ . 1
11. (he number of molecules in 1/ g of methane is
(a)
23
10 0 . 3
(b)
23
10 02 . /
(c)
23
10
02 . /
1/
(d)
23
10
0 . 3
1/

12. !umber of molecules in 100 ml of each of

2 3 2
and 0 CO NH O at 2(@ are
[B*ar M"DT 1985]
(a) 8n the order
3 2 2
NH O CO < <
(b) 8n the order
2 2 3
CO O NH < <
(c) (he same
(d)
2 2 3
O CO NH < =
13. (he molecular wei$ht of h%dro$en pero*ide is 31.
3hat is the unit of molecular wei$ht
[MP PMT 1986]
(a)
g
(b)
m(l
(c)
1
m(l g (d)
1
g m(l
17 Chemical Arithmetic
14. (he number of water molecules in 1 litre of water
is
[E"MCET 1990]
(a) 1+ (b)
1000 1+
(c)
A
N (d)
A
N 55 . 55
15. (he number of electrons in a mole of h%dro$en
molecule is
[CPMT 1987]
(a)
23
10 02 . /
(b)
23
10 01/ . 12
(c)
23
10 0115 . 3
(d) 8nde)nite
16. (he numbers of moles of
3
BaCO which contain
1.5 moles of o*%$en atoms is
[E"MCET 1991]
(a) 0.5 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d)
23
10 02 . /
17. 3hich of the followin$ is ?oschmidt number
(a)
23
10 /
(b)
19
10 /9 . 2
(c)
23
10 3
(d) !one of these
18. 6ow man% molecules are present in one $ram of
h%dro$en
["))MS 1982]
(a)
23
10 02 . /
(b)
23
10 01 . 3
(c)
23
10 5 . 2
(d)
23
10 5 . 1
19. (he total number of $m:molecules of
2 2
Cl SO in
g 5 . 13 of sulphur%l chloride is
[CPMT 1992]
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.1
20. (he lar$est number of molecules is in [BH$ 1997]
(a) g 31 of water (b) g 2+ of
2
CO
(c) g 1/ of OH CH
3
(d) g 51 of
5 2
O N
21. (he number of moles of sodium o*ide in g /20 of
it is
[BH$ 1992]
(a) 1 mol (b) 10 moles
(c) 1+ moles (d) 100 moles
22. g 2 of o*%$en contains number of atoms equal to
that in
[BH$ 1992]
(a) g 5 . 0 of h%dro$en (b) g 1 of sulphur
(c) g < of nitro$en (d) g 3 . 2 of sodium
23. -olarit% of liquid
HCl
with densit% equal to
cc gF 1< . 1 is
[CBSE PMT 2001]
(a) 3/.5 (b) 1+.25
(c) 32.05 (d) 1./5
24. 6ow man% atoms are contained in one mole of
sucrose ) (
11 22 12
O H C [P%. PMT 2002]
(a)
23
10 02 . / 15
atomsFmole
(b)
23
10 /2 . / 5
atomsFmole
(c)
23
10 02 . / 5
atomsFmole
(d) !one of these
25. (he number of molecules of CO2 present in 11g of
CO2 is
[BCECE 2005]
(a)
23
10 0 . /
(b)
23
10 3
(c)
23
10 12
(d)
10
10 3
26. A sample of phosphorus trichloride ) (
3
PCl
contains 1.1 moles of the substance. 6ow man%
atoms are there in the sample [Kerala PMT 2004]
(a) 1 (b) 5./
(c)
23
10 131 . +
(d)
21
10 3<2 . 3
(e)
21
10 109 . 2
27. (he number of sodium atoms in 2 moles of sodium
ferroc%anide is [BH$ 2004]
(a)
23
10 12
(b)
23
10 2/
(c)
23
10 31
(d)
23
10 1+

ercentage composition ! Molecular formula
1. (he percenta$e of o*%$en in
NaOH
is [CPMT
1979]
(a) 10 (b) /0
(c) + (d) 10
2. (he percenta$e of nitro$en in urea is about [KCET
2001]
(a) 1/ (b) +5
(c) 1+ (d) 2+
3. 8f two compounds ha'e the same empirical
formula but di4erent molecular formula0 the% must
ha'e
[MP PMT 1986]
(a) "i4erent percenta$e composition
(b) "i4erent molecular wei$hts
(c) 2ame 'iscosit%
(d) 2ame 'apour densit%
4. A compound (+0 g) on anal%sis $a'e C A 21 $0 H A
1 g0 O A 32 g. 8ts empirical formula is
[CPMT 1981]
(a)
2 2 2
O H C (b) O H C
2 2
(c)
2 2
O CH (d) O CH
2
5. (he empirical formula of a compound is .
2
O CH
0.0+35 moles of the compound contains 1.0 g of
h%dro$en. -olecular formula of the compound is
(a)
/ 12 2
O H C (b)
5 10 5
O H C
(c)
+ + 1
O H C (d)
3 / 3
O H C
Chemical Arithmetic 18
6. (he empirical formula of an acid is
2 2
O CH 0 the
probable molecular formula of acid ma% be
["#MC 2000]
(a) O CH
2
(b)
2 2
O CH
(c)
2 1 2
O H C (d)
1 / 3
O H C
7. 8n which of the followin$ pairs of compounds the
ratio of C) H and O is same
(a) Acetic acid and meth%l alcohol
(b) ,lucose and acetic acid
(c) &ructose and sucrose
(d) All of these
"hemical stoichiometr#
1. 6ow much of NaOH is required to neutralise 1500
3
cm
of 0.1
HCl N
(Na A 23)
[KCET 2001]
(a) 10 g (b) 1 g
(c) / g (d) /0 g
2. 6ow much water should be added to 200 c.c of
semi normal solution of
NaOH
to ma9e it e*actl%
deci normal
["#MC 1983]
(a) 200 cc (b) 100 cc
(c) +00 cc (d) /00 cc
3. 2.</ g of sil'er carbonate on bein$ stron$l%
heated %ield a residue wei$hin$
[P%. CET 2003]
(a) 2.1/ g (b) 2.1+ g
(c) 2./1 g (d) 2.32 g
4. 8n the reaction0
) ( / ) ( 1 ) ( 5 ) ( 1
2 2 3
g O H g NO g O g NH + + 0
3hen 1 mole of ammonia and 1 mole of
2
O are
made to react to completion
(a) 1.0 mole of O H
2
is produced
(b) 1.0 mole of
NO
will be produced
(c) All the o*%$en will be consumed
(d) All the ammonia will be consumed
5. 6aemo$lobin contains 0.33B of iron b% wei$ht.
(he molecular wei$ht of haemo$lobin is
appro*imatel% /<200. (he number of iron atoms
(At. wt. of Fe A 5/) present in one molecule of
haemo$lobin is [CBSE PMT 1998]
(a) / (b) 1
(c) 1 (d) 2
6. 3hat quantit% of ammonium sulphate is necessar%
for the production of
3
NH $as suMcient to
neutrali;e a solution containin$ 292 g of
HCl
N
HHClA3/.5C
1 2 1
) ( SO NH A132C
3
NH A1<O
[CPMT 1992]
(a) 2<2 g (b) 103 g
(c) 52+ g (d) 105/ g
7. (he percenta$e of
5 2
O P in diammonium
h%dro$en phosphate
1 2 1
) ( HPO NH is
[CPMT 1992]
(a) 23.1+ (b) 1/.9/
(c) 53.<+ (d) <1.00
8. 8f
2
1
1 moles of o*%$en combine with Al to form
3 2
O Al the wei$ht of Al used in the reaction is
(AlA2<) [E"MCET 1980]
(a) 2< g (b) 51 g
(c) 19.5 g (d) 31 g
9. (he percenta$e of Se in pero*idase anh%drous
en;%me is 0.5B b% wei$ht (atomic wei$htA<+.1).
(hen minimum molecular wei$ht of pero*idase
anh%drous en;%me is
[CBSE PMT 2001]
(a)
1
10 5/+ . 1
(b)
3
10 5/+ . 1
(c)
/+ . 15
(d)
1
10 13/ . 3
10.
2
H e'ol'ed at 2(@ on complete reaction of 2< g
of Aluminium with e*cess of aqueous
NaOH
would be
[CPMT 1991]
(a) 22.1 (b) 11.+
(c) /<.2 (d) 33./ l*+re,
11. 3hat is the B of O H
2
in O H CNS Fe
2 3
3 . ) (
(a) 15 (b) 30
(c) 19 (d) 25
12. 3hat wei$ht of
2
SO can be made b% burnin$
sulphur in 5.0 moles of o*%$en
(a) /10 gram, (b) 1/0 gram,
(c) +0 gram, (d) 320 gram,
13. 3hat is the normalit% of a 1 M solution of
1 3
PO H
["))MS 1982]
(a) 0.5 N (b) 1.0 N
(c) 2.0 N (d) 3.0 N
14. !ormalit% of 2M sulphuric acid is
["))MS 1992]
19 Chemical Arithmetic
(a) 2N (b) 1N
(c)
2
N
(d)
1
N
15. 6ow man% g of a dibasic acid (-ol. wt. A 200)
should be present in 100 ml of its aqueous
solution to $i'e decinormal stren$th
["))MS 1992]
(a) 1 g (b) 2 g
(c) 10 g (d) 20 g
16. (he solution of sulphuric acid contains +0B b%
wei$ht
1 2
SO H . 2peci)c $ra'it% of this solution is
1.<1. 8ts normalit% is about
[CBSE 1991]
(a) 1+.0 (b) 2<.9
(c) 1.0 (d) 10.0
17. -ohrDs salt is dissol'ed in dil.
1 2
SO H instead of
distilled water to
(a) #nhance the rate of dissolution
(b) @re'ent cationic h%drol%sis
(c) 8ncrease the rate of ionisation
(d) 8ncrease its reducin$ stren$th
18. Acidi)ed potassium perman$anate solution is
decolourised b%
[M'( 1984]
(a) Gleachin$ powder (b) 3hite 'itriol
(c) -ohrDs salt (d) -icrocosmic salt
19. Appro*imate atomic wei$ht of an element is
2/.+9. 8f its equi'alent wei$ht is +.90 the e*act
atomic wei$ht of element would be
[DPMT 1984]
(a) 2/.+9 (b) +.9
(c) 1<.+ (d) 2/.<
20. Eapour densit% of a $as is 22. 3hat is its molecular
mass
["#MC 2000]
(a) 33 (b) 22
(c) 11 (d) 11
21. #qui'alent wei$ht of
1
KMnO actin$ as an
o*idant in acidic medium is [CPMT 1990; MP PET
1999]
(a) (he same as its molecular wei$ht
(b) 6alf of its molecular wei$ht
(c) One:third of its molecular wei$ht
(d) One:)fth of its molecular wei$ht
22. 0.1/ g of dibasic acid required 25 ml of decinormal
NaOH solution for complete neutralisation. (he
molecular wei$ht of the acid will be
[CPMT 1989]
(a) 32 (b) /1
(c) 12+ (d) 25/
23. (o neutralise 20 ml of 10 F M sodium h%dro*ide0
the 'olume of 20 F M h%drochloric acid required
is
["n/*ra MBBS 1980]
(a) 10 ml (b) 15 ml
(c) 20 ml (d) 10 ml
24. 6%drochloric acid solutions A and B ha'e
concentration of 0.5 N and 0.1 N respecti'el%. (he
'olume of solutions A and B required to ma9e 2
l*+re, of 0.2 N h%drochloric are
[KCET 1993]
(a) 0.5 l of A P 1.5 l of B
(b) 1.5 l of A P 0.5 l of B
(c) 1.0 l of A P 1.0 l of B
(d) 0.<5 l of A P 1.25 l of B
25. 5 ml of N HCl0 20 ml of
1 2
2 F SO H N and 30 ml
of
3
3 F HNO N are mi*ed to$ether and 'olume
made to one l*+re. (he normalit% of the resultin$
solution is [M'( 1991]
(a) 5 F N (b) 10 F N
(c) 20 F N (d) 10 F N
26. 5nder similar conditions of pressure and
temperature0 10 ml of sli$htl% moist h%dro$en
chloride $as is mi*ed with 20 ml of ammonia $as0
the )nal 'olume of $as at the same temperature
and pressure will be [CBSE PMT 1993]
(a) 100 ml (b) 20 ml
(c) 10 ml (d) /0 ml
27.
1
KMnO reacts with o*alic acid accordin$ to the
equation0
O H CO Mn H O C MnO
2 2
2 2
1 2 1
+ 10 2 1/ 5 2 + + + +
+ +
0 here 20 ml of 0.1 M
1
KMnO is equi'alent to
[CBSE PMT 1996]
(a) 20 ml of 0.5 M
1 2 2
O C H (b)
50 ml of 0.1 M
1 2 2
O C H
(c) 50 ml of 0.5 M
1 2 2
O C H (d)
20 ml of 0.1 M
1 2 2
O C H
28. 8n order to prepare one l*+re normal solution of
1
KMnO 0 how man% gram, of
1
KMnO are
required if the solution is used in acidic medium
for o*idation [MP PET 2002]
(a) 15+ g (b) 31./ g
(c) <90 g (d) /2 g
29. 3hat is the concentration of nitrate ions if equal
'olumes of 0.1 M
3
AgNO and 0.1 M NaCl are
mi*ed to$ether
['CE(T 1981; CPMT 1983]
Chemical Arithmetic 20
(a) 0.1 N (b) 0.2 M
(c) 0.05 M (d) 0.25 M
30. 30 ml of acid solution is neutrali;ed b% 15 ml of a
0.2 N base. (he stren$th of acid solution is [CPMT
1986]
(a) 0.1 N (b) 0.15 N
(c) 0.3 N (d) 0.1 N
31. A solution containin$
3 2
CO Na and NaOH
requires 300 ml of 0.1 N HCl usin$ phenolpthalein
as an indicator. -eth%l oran$e is then added to the
abo'e titrated solution when a further 25 ml of 0.2
N HCl is required. (he amount of NaOH present in
solution is ) 10/ 0 10 (
3 2
= = CO Na NaOH
[CPMT 1992]
(a) 0./ g (b) 1.0 g
(c) 1.5 g (d) 2.0 g
32. 8n the preceedin$ question0 the amount of
3 2
CO Na present in the solution is
[CPMT 1992]
(a) 2./50 g (b) 1.0/0 g
(c) 0.530 g (d) 0.2/5 g
33. 6ow man% ml of 1 (M)
1 2
SO H is required to
neutralise 10 ml of 1 (M) NaOH solution
[MP PET 1998; M'( 1982; MP PMT 1987]
(a) 2.5 (b) 5.0
(c) 10.0 (d) 20.0
34. 3hich of the followin$ cannot $i'e iodometric
titrations
["))MS 1997]
(a)
+ 3
Fe
(b)
+ 2
Cu
(c)
+ 2
Pb
(d)
+
Ag
35.
1
KMnO reacts with ferrous ammonium sulphate
accordin$ to the equation
O H Fe Mn H Fe MnO
2
3 2 2
1
1 5 + 5 + + + +
+ + + +
0
here 10 ml of 0.1 M
1
KMnO is equi'alent to
[CPMT 1999]
(a) 20 ml of 0.1 M
1
FeSO
(b) 30 ml of 0.1 M
1
FeSO
(c) 10 ml of 0.1 M
1
FeSO
(d) 50 ml of 0.1 M
1
FeSO
36. O H CaHPO PO H OH Ca
2 1 1 3 2
2 ) ( + + the
equi'alent wei$ht of
1 3
PO H in the abo'e
reaction is [P%. PMT 2004]
(a) 21 (b) 2<
(c) 3+ (d) 19
37. (he mass of
3
BaCO produced when e*cess
2
CO is bubbled throu$h a solution of 0.205 mol
2
) (OH Ba is
[$PSE"T 2004]
(a) +1 g (b) 10.5 g
(c) 20.25 g (d) 1/2 g
38. (he amount of water that should be added to 500
ml of 0.5 N solution of
NaOH
to $i'e a
concentration of 10 mg per ml is
(a) 100 (b) 200
(c) 250 (d) 500
39. !umber of moles of
1
KMnO required to o*idi;e
one mole of ) (
1 2
O C Fe in acidic medium is
[Haryana CEE 1996]
(a) 0./ (b) 0.1/<
(c) 0.2 (d) 0.1
40. A h%drocarbon contains +/B carbon0 1++ml of the
h%drocarbon wei$ht 1./+ g at 2(@. (hen the
h%drocarbon is an
(a) Al9ane (b) Al9ene
(c) Al9%ne (d) Arene
41. (he ratio of amounts of S H
2
needed to
precipitate all the metal ions from 100 ml of 1 M
3
AgNO and 100 ml of 1 M
1
CuSO will be
(a) 1.1 (b) 1.2
(c) 2.1 (d) !one of these
42. An electric dischar$e is passed throu$h a mi*ture
containin$ 50 c-c- of
2
O and 50 c-c. of
2
H . (he
'olume of the $ases formed (i) at room
temperature and (ii) at 110
0
7 will be
(a) (i) 25 c-c- (ii) 50 c-c- (b) (i) 50 c-c- (ii) <5 c-c-
(c) (i) 25 c-c- (ii) <5 c-c- (d) (i) <5 c-c- (ii) <5 c-c-
43. 100 ml of 0.1 N h%po decolourised iodine b% the
addition of % g of cr%stalline copper sulphate to
e*cess of KI. (he 'alue of K%= is (molecular wt. of
O H CuSO
2 1
5 . is 250)
(a) 5.0 g (b) 1.25 g
(c) 2.5 g (d) 1 g
44. 6ow man% $rams of caustic potash required to
completel% neutralise 12./ gm
3
HNO
(a) 22.1 KOH (b) 1.01 KOH
21 Chemical Arithmetic
(c) /.02 KOH (d) 11.2 KOH
45. 8f isobutane and n:butane are present in a $as0
then how much o*%$en should be required for
complete combustion of 5 $g of this $as
(a) 1<.9 $g (b) 9 $g
(c) 2< $g (d) 1.+ $g
46. 1/.+ l*+re $as containin$
2
H and
2
O is formed at
!(@ on electrol%sis of water. 3hat should be the
wei$ht of electrol%sed water
(a) 5 g (b) 9 g
(c) 10 g (d) 12 g
47. On electrical decomposition of 150 ml dr% and
pure
2
O 0 10B of
2
O $ets chan$ed to O0 then the
'olume of $aseous mi*ture after reaction and
'olume of remainin$ $as left after passin$ in
turpentine oil will be
(a) 115 ml (b) 119 ml
(c) 12+ ml (d) 125 ml
48. 3hat should be the wei$ht of 50B HCl which
reacts with 100 g of limestone
(a) 50B pure (b) 25B pure
(c) 10B pure (d) +B pure
49. 3hat should be the wei$ht and moles of AgCl
precipitate obtained on addin$ 500ml of 0.20 M
HCl
in 30 g of
3
AgNO solutionN (
3
AgNO A
1<0)
(a) 11.35 g (b) 15 g
(c) 1+ g (d) 19 g
50. A solution of 10 ml
1
10
FeSO
M
was titrated with
1
KMnO solution in acidic medium. (he amount
of
1
KMnO used will be [CPMT 1984]
(a) 5 ml of 0.1 M (b) 10 ml of 1.1 M
(c) 10 ml of 0.5 M (d) 10 ml of 0.02 M
51. 1.12 ml of a $as is produced at 2(@ b% the action
of 1.12 mg of alcohol0 with meth%l ma$nesium
iodide. (he molecular mass of alcohol is
[(00r,ee 1992; ))T 1993]
(a) 1/.0 (b) 11.2
(c) +2.1 (d) 15/.0
52. (he simplest formula of a compound containin$
50B of element J (atomic mass 10) and 50B of
element (atomic mass 20) is
[(00r,ee 1994]
(a)
X
(b) X
2
(c)
3
X (d)
3 2
X
53. A compound contains atoms of three elements in
A) B and C. 8f the o*idation number of A is P20 B is
P5 and that of C is Q 20 the possible formula of the
compound is
[CBSE PMT 2000]
(a)
2 1 3
) (BC A
(b)
2 1 3
) ( C B A
(c)
2
ABC
(d)
2 3 2
) (BC A
54. 3hat will be the 'olume of
2
CO at !(@ obtained
on heatin$ 10 $rams of (90B pure) limestone [P%.
CET 2001]
(a) 22.1 l*+re
(b) 2.01/ l*+re
(c) 2.21 l*+re
(d) 20.1/ l*+re
55. (he ratio of the molar amounts of S H
2
needed
to precipitate the metal ions from
m# 20
each of
2 3
) ( 1 NO Cd M and
1
5 . 0 CuSO M is [CPMT
1997]
(a) 1 . 1
(b) 2 . 1
(c) 1 . 2
(d) 8nde)nite
56. g 12 of Mg(at. mass 21) will react completel%
with acid to $i'e [M'( 1985]
(a) One mole of
2
H
(b) 1F2 mole of
2
H
(c) 2F3 mole of
2
O
(d) Goth 1F2 mol of
2
H and 1F2 mol of
2
O
57.
5 . 1
m(l of
2
O combine with Mg to form
o*ide MgO. (he mass of Mg (at. mass 21) that
has combined is
[KCET 2001]
(a)
g <2
(b)
g 3/
(c)
g 1+
(d)
g 21
58. 100 g CaCO3 reacts with 1l*+re 1 N HCl. On
completion of reaction how much wei$ht of
2
CO
will be obtain
[Kerala CET 2005]
(a)
g 5 . 5
(b)
g 11
(c)
g 22
(d)
g 33
(e)
g 11
Chemical Arithmetic 22
1. -i*ture of sand and sulphur ma% best be
separated b%
[Kerala CET 2001]
(a) &ractional cr%stallisation from aqueous solution
(b) -a$netic method
(c) &ractional distillation
(d) "issol'in$ in
2
CS and )lterin$
2. 8rrespecti'e of the source0 pure sample of water
alwa%s %ields ++.+9B mass of o*%$en and 11.11B
mass of h%dro$en. (his is e*plained b% the law of
[Kerala CEE 2002]
(a) 7onser'ation of mass(b) 7onstant composition
(c) -ultiple proportions (d) 7onstant 'olume
3. Linc sulphate contains 22./5B of ;inc and 13.9B
of water of cr%stalli;ation. 8f the law of constant
proportions is true0 then the wei$ht of ;inc
required to produce 20 g of the cr%stals will be
(a) 15.3 g (b) 1.53 g
(c) 0.153 g (d) 153 g
4. 10
3
dm
of
2
N $as and 10
3
dm
of $as X at the
same temperature contain the same number of
molecules. (he $as X is
(a)
CO
(b)
2
CO
(c)
2
H (d) NO
5. (he molar heat capacit% of water at constant
pressure is <5
1 1
m(l JK . 3hen 1.0 $J of heat
is supplied to 100 g of water which is free to
e*pand0 the increases in temperature of water is
[CBSE PMT 2003]
(a) /./ K (b) 1.2 K
(c) 2.1 K (d) 1.+ K
6. A compound possesses +B sulphur b% mass. (he
least molecular mass is ["))MS 2002]
(a) 200 (b) 100
(c) 155 (d) 355
7. 3hich of the followin$ contains ma*imum number
of atoms
[1)PME( 2000]
(a)
21
10 023 . /
molecules of
2
CO
(b) 22.1 # of
2
CO at 2(@
(c) 0.11 g of
2
CO
(d) !one of these
8. 8n a mole of water 'apour at 2(@0 the 'olume
actuall% occupied or ta9en b% the molecules (i.e.0
A'o$adro=s !o. Eolume of one molecule) is
[Kerala EEE 2000]
(a) Lero
(b) ?ess than 1B of 22.1 litres
(c) About 10B of the 'olume of container
(d) 1B to 2B of 22.1 litres
(e) Getween 2B to 5B of 22.1 litres
9. 8f
21
10
molecules are remo'ed from 200mg of
2
CO 0 then the number of moles of
2
CO left are
[))T 1983]
(a)
3
10 +5 . 2

(b)
3
10 + . 2+

(c)
3
10 2++ . 0

(d)
2
10 /+ . 1

10. (he set of numerical coeMcient that balances the

equation
O H KCl O Cr K HCl CrO K
2 < 2 2 1 2
+ + + is
[Kerala CEE 2001]
(a) 10 10 20 20 1 (b) 20 20 10 10 1
(c) 20 10 10 20 1 (d) 20 20 10 20 1
11. One litre hard water contains 12.00 mg
+ 2
Mg
milli equi'alent of washin$ soda required to
remo'e its hardness is
[CBSE PMT 2001]
(a) 1 (b) 12.15
(c)
3
10 1

(d)
3
10 15 . 12

12. 8n standardi;ation of
3 2 2
O S Na usin$
< 2 2
O Cr K b% iodometr%0 the equi'alent wei$ht
of
< 2 2
O Cr K is [))T 2000]
(a) 2 F M. (b) 3 F M.
(c) / F M. (d) 1 F M.
13. 3.92 g of ferrous ammonium sulphate cr%stals are
dissol'ed in 100 ml of water0 20 ml of this solution
requires 1+ ml of
1
KMnO durin$ titration for
complete o*idation. (he wei$ht of
1
KMnO
present in one l*+re of the solution is
[Ta2lna/+ CET 2002]
(a) 3.1</ g (b) 12.3+ g
(c) 31.</ g (d) 1.23+ g
14. A 100 ml solution of 0.1 n HCl was titrated with 0.2
N NaOH solution. (he titration was discontinued
after addin$ 30 ml of NaOH solution. (he
remainin$ titration was completed b% addin$ 0.25
N KOH solution. (he 'olume of KOH required for
completin$ the titration is [DCE 1999]
(a) <0 ml (b) 32 ml
(c) 35 ml (d) 1/ ml
15. 3hat 'olume of 6%dro$en $as0 at 2<3 K and 1 atm
pressure will be consumed in obtainin$ 21./ g of
elemental boron (atomic mass A 10.+) from the
reduction of boron trichloride b% 6%dro$en
[")EEE 2003]
(a) 22.1 # (b) +9./ #
23 Chemical Arithmetic
(c) /<.2 # (d) 11.+ #
16. (he mass of
3
112cm of
1
CH $as at 2(@ is
[Karna.a,a CET 2001]
(a)
g 1/ . 0
(b)
g + . 0
(c)
g 0+ . 0
(d)
g / . 1
17. 7omplete combustion of
g +5+ . 0
of compound
X $i'es
g /3 . 2
of
2
CO and
g 2+ . 1
of O H
2
. (he lowest molecular mass X can ha'e
[Kerala MEE 2000]
(a)
g 13
(b)
g +/
(c)
g 129
(d)
g 1<2
18. 8n the followin$ reaction0 which choice has 'alue
twice that of the equi'alent mass of the o*idisin$
a$ent
O H S O H SO
2 2 2
2 3 + + [DPMT 2000]
(a) /1 (b) 32
(c) 1/ (d) 1+
>ead the assertion and reason carefull% to mar9 the
correct option out of the options $i'en below .
/a0 I1 b(+2 a,,er+*(n and rea,(n are +rue and +2e
rea,(n *, +2e c(rrec+ e%plana+*(n (1 +2e a,,er+*(n-
/b0 I1 b(+2 a,,er+*(n and rea,(n are +rue bu+ rea,(n *,
n(+ +2e c(rrec+ e%plana+*(n (1 +2e a,,er+*(n-
/c0 I1 a,,er+*(n *, +rue bu+ rea,(n *, 1al,e-
/d0 I1 +2e a,,er+*(n and rea,(n b(+2 are 1al,e-
/e0 I1 a,,er+*(n *, 1al,e bu+ rea,(n *, +rue-
1. Assertion . Eolume of a $as is in'ersel%
proportional to the number of moles
of a $as.
>eason . (he ratio b% 'olume of $aseous
reactants and products is in
a$reement with their mole ratio.
["))MS 1995]
2. Assertion . -olecular wei$ht of o*%$en is 1/.
>eason . Atomic wei$ht of o*%$en is 1/.
["))MS 1996]
3. Assertion . Atoms can neither be created nor
destro%ed.
>eason . 5nder similar condition of
temperature and pressure0 equal
'olume of $ases does not contain
equal number of atoms.
["))MS 1994&2002O
4. Assertion . One mole of
2
SO contains double the
number of molecules present in one
mole of
2
O .
>eason . -olecular wei$ht of
2
SO is double
to that of
2
O .
5. Assertion . 1.231 has three si$ni)cant )$ures.
>eason . All numbers ri$ht to the decimal
point are si$ni)cant.
6. Assertion . 22.1 # of
2
N at !(@ and 5./ #
2
O
at !(@ contain equal number of
molecules.
>eason . 5nder similar conditions of
temperature and pressure all $ases
contain equal number of molecules.
7. Assertion . One atomic mass unit (amu) is mass
of an atom equal to e*actl% one:
twelfth the mass of a carbon:12
atom.
>eason . 7arbon:12 isotope was selected as
standard.
8. Assertion . -olecular mass of A is
1
M
if the
molecular mass of B is M.
>eason . Eapour densit% of A four times that
of B-
9. Assertion . @ure water obtained from di4erent
sources such as0 ri'er0 well0 sprin$0
sea etc. alwa%s contains h%dro$en
and o*%$en combined in the ratio
+ . 1
b% mass.
>eason . A chemical compound alwa%s
contains elements combined
to$ether in same proportion b%
mass0 it was disco'ered b% &rench
chemist0 Roseph @roust (1<99).
10. Assertion . As mole is the basic chemical unit0
the concentration of the dissol'ed
solute is usuall% speci)ed in terms
of number of moles of solute.
>eason . (he total number of molecules of
reactants in'ol'ed in a balanced
chemical equation is 9nown as
molecularit% of the reaction.
11. Assertion . A certain element X) forms three
binar% compounds with chlorine
containin$ 59./+B0/+.95B and
<1.<5B chlorine respecti'el%. (hese
data illustrate the law of multiple
proportions.
>eason . Accordin$ to law of multiple
proportions0 the relati'e amounts of
an element combinin$ with some
)*ed amount of a second element in
Chemical Arithmetic 24
a series of compounds are the ratios
of small whole numbers.
12. Assertion . #qui'alent wei$ht of
Cu
in
CuO
is /3./ and in O Cu
2
31.+.
>eason . #qui'alent wei$ht of an element
element of the Ealenc%
element of the $ht Atomic wei
=
13. Assertion . -ass spectrometer is used for the
determination of isotopes.
>eason . 8sotopes are the atoms of same
element di4erin$ in mass numbers.
14. Assertion . ,ases combine in simple ratio of
their 'olume but0 not alwa%s.
>eason . ,ases de'iate from ideal beha'iour.
15. Assertion . 8somorphous substances form
cr%stals of same shape and can
$row in saturated solution of each
other.
>eason . (he% ha'e similar constitution and
chemical formulae.
16. Assertion . Atomicit% of o*%$en is 2.
>eason . 1 mole of an element contains
23
10 023 . /
atoms.
17. Assertion . 1 amu equals to g
21
10 // . 1

.
>eason . g
21
10 // . 1

equals to +2
12
1
of mass of a
12
C
atom.
Significant figures, Units for measurement,
Matter and Separation of mixture
1 a 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 d
6 b 7 c 8 d 9 c 10 c
11 c 12 b 13 a 14 c 15 b
16 b 17 b 18 a 19 a 20 c
21 b 22 d 23 a 24 a 25 b
26 b 27 d
Laws of chemical combination
1 a 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 c
6 c 7 c 8 b 9 b 10 a
11 c 12 b 13 a 14 d 15 b
16 a 17 c 18 d 19 c 20 a
21 c 22 d
Atomic, Molecular and Equivalent masses
1 c 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b
6 c 7 d 8 b 9 a 10 b
11 a 12 b 13 a 14 c 15 b
16 c 17 a 18 d 19 a 20 a
21 b 22 b 23 d 24 c 25 a
26 a 27 c 28 d 29 a 30 c
31 a 32 d 33 b 34 a 35 c
36 b 37 b 38 c 39 a 40 b
41 c 42 d 43 a 44 d 45 d
46 b 47 c 48 c 49 b 50 b
51 a 52 b 53 b 54 c 55 b
56 a 57 d 58 d 59 a 60 d
61 c 62 d 63 b
The mole concept
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 a
6 b 7 a 8 c 9 d 10 c
11 b 12 c 13 c 14 d 15 a
16 a 17 b 18 b 19 a 20 a
21 b 22 b 23 c 24 a 25 a
26 c 27 d
ercentage composition ! Molecular formula
1 a 2 a 3 b 4 d 5 a
6 b 7 b
"hemical stoichiometr#
1 c 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 c
6 c 7 c 8 b 9 a 10 d
11 c 12 d 13 d 14 b 15 a
16 b 17 b 18 c 19 d 20 c
21 d 22 c 23 d 24 a 25 d
26 b 27 b 28 b 29 c 30 a
31 b 32 c 33 b 34 c 35 d
36 d 37 b 38 d 39 a 40 b
41 b 42 c 43 c 44 d 45 a
46 b 47 a 48 a 49 a 50 d
51 c 52 b 53 a 54 b 55 b
56 b 57 a 58 c
"ritical Thin$ing %uestions
1 d 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 c
6 b 7 b 8 b 9 a 10 d
11 a 12 c 13 a 14 d 15 c
16 c 17 a 18 b
25 Chemical Arithmetic
Assertion ! &eason
1 e 2 e 3 c 4 e 5 d
6 d 7 a 8 c 9 a 10 b
11 a 12 e 13 e 14 a 15 a
16 b 17 a
Significant figures, Units of measurement,
Matter and Separation of mixture
4. (c) @ressure
Area
&orce
=
O H
O H
O H
2 1
2
2

= = 3 M#
#
M#3
#ner$% per unit 'olume
O H
O H
O H
2 1
3
2 2

= = 3 M#
#
3 M#

17. (b)
3< . 1
) 10 <9 . 1 ( ) 2 . 20 2 . 29 (
5

3< . 1
10 <9 . 1 0 . 9
5

=
?east precise terms *-e-) 9.0 has onl% two
si$ni)cant )$ures. 6ence0 )nal answer will ha'e
two si$ni)cant )$ures.
18. (a) @ure eth%l alcohol
39+ . +1 002 . 0 1 . +1 = =
.
19. (a) JPa
Q1
C 5nit of wor9 is J(ule and unit of pressure is
Pa,cal.
"imension of J(ule *-e- wor9
# F =
# M#3 =
2

[ ]
2 2
= 3 M#
[ ]
1
1 1
@ressure
1 1

=

= = = M#3
F
A
A
F
Pa
2o0 R@a
Q1
[ ]
2 2
3 M# = [ ] [ ]
3 2
# # # = = .
22. (d) 1 ;epto
21
10

=
23. (a) As we 9now that all non ;ero unit are
si$ni)cant number. (herefore si$ni)cant )$ure
is 2.
24. (a) !umber of si$ni)cant )$ures in /.0023 are 5
because all the ;eroes stand between two non
;ero di$it are counted towards si$ni)cant
)$ures.
25. (b) ,i'en
m P 0030 . 0 =
0 m Q 10 . 2 = S
m R 3000 =
8n ) 0030 . 0 ( P initial ;eros after
the decimal point are not si$ni)cant. (herefore0
si$ni)cant )$ures in ) 0030 . 0 ( P are 2.
2imilarl% in ) 10 . 2 ( Q si$ni)cant )$ures are 3
as in this case )nal ;ero is si$ni)cant. 8n
) 3000 ( = R all the ;eroes are si$ni)cant
hence0 in
R
si$ni)cant )$ures are 1.
26. (b) All the ;eroes between two non ;ero di$it are
si$ni)catn. 6ence in /0.0001 si$ni)cant
)$ures is /.
27. (d) >ound o4 the di$it at 2
nd
position of decimal
3.929
A 3.93.
Laws of chemical combination
12. (b)
mg ng
X+
3
"g pg
S R+
" p m n + = +
b% low of conser'ation of mass.
Atomic, Molecular and Equivalent masses
5. (b) (he atomic wei$ht of sulphur A32
8n
2
SCl 'alenc% of sulphur A2
2o equi'alent mass of sulphur 1/
2
32
= = .
6. (c) As the $i'en sulphate is isomorphous with
O H ZnSO
2 1
< . its formula would be
O H MSO
2 1
< . .m is the atomic wei$ht of M0
molecular wei$ht of O H MSO
2 1
< .
12/ /1 32 + + + = m

222 + = m
6ence B of M 100
222

+
=
m
m
+< . 9 =
($i'en) or
+< . 9 222 +< . 9 100 + = m m or
+< . 9 222 13 . 90 = m
or 3 . 21
13 . 90
+< . 9 222
=

= m .