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5. STOI CHI OMETRY

PREVI OUS EAMCET BI TS
1. Match the following : (2008 E)
List I List II
A) 10g.
D
3 decomposition
CaCO
i) 0.224 lit. CO
2

B) 1.06 g
excessHCl
2 3
Na CO
ii) 4.48 lit. CO
2
C) 10g.
2
excessO
3 combustion
CaCO
iii) 0.448 lit. CO
2

D) 0056g.
2
excessO
combustion
CO
iv) 2.24 lit. CO
2
A B C D A B C D
1) iv i ii iii 2) v i ii iii
3) iv i iii ii 4) i iv ii iii
Ans: 1
Sol . (A)
3 2
CaCO CaO CO +

100 gm of CaCO
3
gives 22.4 lit CO
2
at STP
10 gm of CaCO
3
gives 2.24 lit of CO
2

(B)
2 3 2 2
Na CO 2HCl 2NaCl H O CO + + +

106 gm of Na
2
CO
3
gives 22.4 lit of CO
2
at STP
1.06 gm of Na
2
CO
3
gives 0.224 lit of CO
2

(C)
2 2
C O CO +

12 gm of C on combustion gives 22.4 lit of CO
2
at STP 2.4 gm of C give 4.4 lit of CO
2

(D)
2 2
2C O 2CO +

2x 28 gm of CO gives 2 x 22 .4 lit of CO
2
at STP
0.56 gm of CO gives 0.448 lit CO
2

2. 40 grams of a sample of carbon on combustion left 10% of it unreacted. The volume of oxygen
required at STP for this combustion reaction is (2008 M)
1) 22.4 l 2) 67.2 l 3) 11.2 l 4) 44.8 l
Ans: 2
Sol.
2 2
C O CO +

Amount of C reacts =40 4 =36 gm
According to equation 12 gm of C requires 22.4 lit of O
2

36 gm of C requires
3 22.4 67.2 =
lit of O
2

3. In an oxidation reduction reaction, dichromate
( )
2
2 7
Cr O

ion is reduced to Cr
+3
ion. The equivalent
weight of
2 2 7
K Cr O
in this reaction is (2008 7)
1)
Molecular weight
3
2)
Molecular weight
6

3)
Molecular weight
1
4)
Molecular weight
2

Ans: 2
Sol.
2 3
2 7
Cr O 2Cr
+

change in oxidation number of Cr =6 units
Equivalent weight =
molecular weight
6

4. In the redox reaction,
4 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 4 2 2
2KMnO 3H SO 5H C O K SO 2MnSO 8H O 10CO + + + + +

Stoichiometry
2

the volume of 0.1 M. KMnO
4
required to oxidises 25mL of 0.25 M H
2
C
2
O
4
solution
1) 25 L 2) 125 mL 3) 25 mL 4) 1.25 L
Ans : 3
Sol.
( ) ( )
1 1 2 2
4 2 2 4
1 2
M v M v
KMnO H C O
n n
=


1
0.1 v 0.25 25
2 5

=


0.5 25
25ml
0.5

=

5. 'X' grams of calcium carbonate was completely burnt in air. The weight of the solid residue formed is
28 g. What is the value of 'X' (in grams) (2005 E)
1) 44 2) 200 3) 150 4) 50
Ans: 4
Sol.
3 2
CaCO CaO CO +

56 gm of CaO is formed from

100 gm of CaCO
3

28 gm of CaO is formed from

?

28 100
50gm
56

= =

6. An organic compound containing C and H has 92.3% of carbon. Its emperical formula is
1) CH 2) CH3 3) CH2 4) CH4 (2004 E)
Ans: 1
Sol. Element Atomic ratio =
%
At.wt
Simplest ratio
C
92.3
7.7
12
=

7.7
1
7.7
=

H
7.7
7.7
1
=

7.7
1
7.7
=

EF is CH
7. What is the volume (in litres) of oxygen required at S.T.P. to completely convert 1.5 moles of sulphur
into sulphur dioxide? (2003 E)
1) 11.2 2) 22.4 3) 33.6 4) 44.8
Ans: 3
Sol.
2 2
S O SO +

1 mole of S required

22.4 lit of O
2
at STP
1.5 mole of S is required

?
=
1.5 22.4
33.6lit
1

=

8. 'X' litres of carbon monoxide is present at STP. It is completely oxidized to CO2. The volume of CO2
formed is 11.207 litres at STP. What is the value of 'X' in litres? (2002 E)
1) 22.414 2) 11.207 3) 5.6035 4) 44.828
Ans: 2
Sol.
2 2
1
CO O CO
2
+

Stoichiometry
3

According to equation 22.4 lit of CO
2
is formed from

22.4 lit of CO
11.207 lit of CO
2
is formed from

?

11.207 22.4
22.4

=
=11.207 lit of CO =X
9. 4gms of a hydrocarbon on complete combustion give 12.571 gms of CO2 and 5.143
gms of water. What is the empirical formula of the Hydrocarbon? (2002 E)
1) CH 2) CH2 3) CH3 4) C2H3
Ans: 2
Sol.
2
12 wt of CO
%C 100
44 wt of O.C
=


12 12.571
100 85.71%
44 4
= =


2
2 Wt of H O
%H 100
18 Wt of O.C
=


2 5.143
100 14.28%
18 4
= =

Element Atomic ratio =
%
At.wt
Simplest ratio
C
85.71
7.14
12
=

7.14
1
7.14
=

H
14.28
14.28
1
=

14.28
d
7.14
=

EF is CH
2

10. What is the minimum quantity (in grams) of Methyl iodide required for preparing 1 mole of ethane by
Wurtz reaction? (Atomic weight of iodine =127) (2002 E)
1) 142 2) 568 3) 326 4) 284
Ans: 4
Sol.
dry either
3 2 6
2CH I 2Na C H 2NaI + +

According to equation 1 mole of
2 6
C H
is formed from 2 mole of
3
CH I

Wt of 2 moles of CH
3
I =
2 142 284g =

11. What is the volume (in litres) of oxygen at STP required for complete combustion of 32 gms of CH4?
(Molecular wt. Of CH4 is 16) (2002 E)
1) 44.8 2) 89.6 3) 22.4 4) 179.2
Ans: 2
Sol.
4 2 2 2
CH 2O CO 2H O + +

16 gm of CH
4
is required

2 22.4
lit of O
2
at STP
32 gm of CH
4
is required

?

32 2 22.4
44.8
16

= =
lit of O
2
12. What are the oxidation nos. of nitrogen in NH4NO3? (2002 E)
Stoichiometry
4

1) +3, -5 2) -3, +5 3) +3, - 6 4) +2, +2
Ans: 2
Sol.
4 3 4 3
NH NO NH NO
+
+

In
4
NH
+
oxidation state of N is 3

x 4 1 x 3 + = + =

In
3
NO

oxidation state of N is +5

x 6 1 x 5 = = +

13. How many litres of oxygen (at STP) are required for complete combustion of 39 gms of liquid
Benzene? (Atomic weights : C =12, H =1, O =16) (2002 E)
1) 84 2) 22.4 3) 42 4) 11.2
Ans: 1
Sol.
6 6 2 2 2
15
C H O 6CO 3H O
2
+ +

78 gm of C
6
H
6
requires
2
15
22.4lit of O at STP
2

39 gm of C
6
H
6

requires

?

15 1 22.4
39 84
2 78

=

14. Four grams of hydro carbon (CxHy) on complete combustion gave 12 grams of CO2. What is the
emperical formula of the hydro carbon ? (C =12; H =1) (2005 M)
1) CH3 2) C4H9 3) CH 4) C3H8
Ans: 4
Sol.
3 8 2 2 2
C H 5O 3CO 4H O + +

44gm of C
3
H
8
gives
3 44
gm of CO
2

So 4gm of C
3
H
8
gives 12 gm of CO
2

15. 10 grams of CaCO3 is completely decomposed to x and CaO. 'x' is passed into an aqueous solution
containing 0.1 mole of sodium carbonate. What is the number of moles of sodium bicarbonate formed?
(mol. wts : CaCO3 =100; NaCO3 =106; NaHCO3 =84) (2004 M)
1) 0.2 2) 0.1 3) 0.01 4) 10
Ans: 1
Sol.
( )
3 2
CaCO CaO CO x +

100 gm CaCO
3
gives 1 mole of CO
2

10 gm CaCO
3
gives 0.1 mole of CO
2

Na
2
CO
3
+H
2
O +CO
2

2 NaHCO
3

1 mole of CO
2
gives 2 moles of NaHCO
3

0.1 mole of CO
2
gives 0.2 mole of NaHCO
3

16. Study the following table: Which two compounds have least weight of oxygen (molecular weights of
compounds are given in brackets) (2004 M)
Compound (mol. wt.) Weight of compound
(in g) taken
I. CO2 (44) 4.4
II. NO2 (46) 2.3
Stoichiometry
5

III. H2O2 (34) 6.8
IV. SO2 (64) 1.6
1) II & IV 2) I & III 3) I & II 4) III & IV
Ans: 1
Sol.
wt of organic compound
%O 100
gram molecular wt of compound
=


hence, (1) is correct.
17. Assertion (A) : 8 grams of methane occupies 11.207 litres of volume at 273 K and 1 atm. pressure.
Reason (R) : One mole of any gas at S.T.P. occupies 22.414 litres of volume.
The correct answer is (2004 M)
1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3) (A) is true and (R) is not true
4) (A) is not true but (R) is true
Ans: 1
Sol. 8 gms of methane=
1
mole of methane
2

1 mole occupies 22.4 lit at STP
hence half mole occupies 11.2 lit
hence (1) is correct
18. In a balanced equation H2SO4 +xHI H2S +yI2 +zH2O the values of x, y and z are (2003 M)
1) x =3, y =5, z =2 2) x =4, y =8, z =5 3) x =8, y =4, z =4 4) x =5, y =3, z =1
Ans: 3
Sol.
( )
2 4 2 2 2
X
(Y ) (Z)
H SO 8HI H S 4I 4H O + + +

19. 0.078 grams of a hydrocarbon occupy 22.414 ml volume at STP. The emperical formula of the
hydrocarbon is CH. The molecular formula of the hydrocarbon is ............. (2002 M)
1) C2H2 2) C6H6 3) C8H8 4) C4H4
Ans: 2
Sol. 22.4 ml volume of a hydrocarbon weight is 0.078 gm
22, 400 ml volume of a hydrocarbon weight

?

22,400 0.078
22.4

=
78 gm (molecular weight)
molecular weight of C
6
H
6
=78 g
20. When ammonium nitrate is gently heated, an oxide of nitrogen is formed. What is the oxidation state
of nitrogen is this oxide? (2002 M)
Stoichiometry
6

1) +4 2) +2 3) +3 4) +1
Ans: 4
Sol.
4 3 2 2
NH NO N O 2H O +

oxidation state of nitrogen in N
2
O is +1
21. Two grams of sulphur is completely burnt is oxygen to form SO2. In this reaction, what is the volume
(in litres) of oxygen consumed at STP ? (2002 M)
(At. Wts. of sulphur and oxygen are 32. and 16 respectively)
1) 16/22.414 2) 22.414/16 3) 22.414/30 4) 32/22.414
Ans: 2
Sol.
2 2
S O SO +

32 gm of S consumes 22.4 lit of O
2
at STP
2 gms of S consumes =
22.4 2
32

lit of O
2
at STP

22.4
16
=

22. Which one of the following is an example for exothermic reaction? (2002 M)
1) H2(g) +Cl(g) 2HCl(g) H =-184.6KJ
2) N2(g) +O2 (g) 2NO (g) H =+180.80
3) C(graphite) +H2O(g) CO(g) +H2(g) - 181.4 KJ
4) C(graphite) +2S (s) +91.9KJ CS2 (I)
Ans: 1
Sol. (1) choice is a correct answer,
Because exothermic reaction have H value negative
23. What is the oxidation state of Fe in the product formed when acidified potassium ferrocyacide is
treated with H2O2? (2002 M)
1) +2 2) +6 3) +1 4) +3
Ans: 4
Sol.
( ) ( )
4 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 2
6 6
2K Fe CN H O H SO 2K Fe CN K SO 2H O + + + +


Oxidation state of Fe in
( )
3
6
K Fe CN

is +3

x 3 6 0 x 3 + = = +


24. What the oxidation state of chlorine in hypochlorous acid? (2001 M)
1) +7 2) +5 3) +3 4) +1
Stoichiometry
7

Ans: 4
Sol. Hypochlorous acid =HOCl

x 1 2 0 + =


x 1 = +

25. 50 grams of calcium carbonate was completely burnt in air. What is the weight (in grams) of the
residue? Atomic weights of Ca, C and O are 40,12 and 16 respectively) (2001 M)
1) 2.8 2) 28 3) 4.4 4) 44
Ans: 2
Sol.
3 2
CaCO CaO CO +

100gm of CaCO
3
gives 56 gm of CaO
50 gm of CaCO
3
gives
50 56
28
100