EXERCISE I

Acid Base Titration

Q.1 Calculate volume of 1N H3PO4 required to react with 20ml 2N Ca(OH)2 solution.

Q.2 Calculate volume of 1N H2SO4 required to react with 20ml 1M Al(OH)3 solution.

Q.3 Calculate volume of 0.4 M NaOH required to react with following mixture
HCl (1 mol) + H2SO4 (2 mol)

Q.4 Calculate volume of 0.2 M H2SO4 required to ract with following mixture
NaOH (1mol) + Ca(OH)2 (2 mol)

Q.5 A solution containing 4.2 g of KOH and Ca(OH)2 is neutralized by an acid. It consumes 0.1 equivalent
of acid, calculate the percentage composition of the sample.

Q.6 How many ml of 0.1 N HCl are required to react completely with 19 gm mixture of Na 2CO3 and
NaHCO3 containing equimolar amounts of two?

Q.7 H3PO4 is a tri basic acid and one of its salt is NaH2PO4. What volume of 1 M NaOH solution should be
added to 12 g of NaH2PO4 to convert it into Na3PO4?

Redox Titration

Q.8 It requires 40 ml of 1M Ce4+ to titrate 20ml of 1M Sn2+ to Sn4+. What is the oxidation state of the
cerium in the product.

Q.9 A volume of 10.0 ml of 1 M SeO2 reacted with exactly 20 ml of 2 M CrSO4. In the reaction, Cr2+ was
oxidized to Cr3+. To what oxidation state was selenium converted by the reaction.

Q.10 Potassium acid oxalate K2C2O4 · 3H2C2O4·4H2O can be oxidized by MnO4– in acid medium. Calculate
the volume of 0.1M KMnO4 reacting in acid solution with 5.08 gm of the acid oxalate.

Q.11 A 1 g sample of H2O2 solution containing x % H2O2 by mass requires x cm3 of a KMnO4 solution for
complete oxidation under acidic conditions. Calculate the normality of KMnO4 solution.

Q.12 Metallic tin in the presence of HCI is oxidized by K2Cr2O7 to stannic chloride, SnCl4. What volume of
deci-normal dichromate solution would be reduced by 11.9 gm of tin. [Sn = 119]

Q.13 Calculate the number of millimoles of K2Cr2O7 which will completely react with 40 ml 0.1 M KI solution.

Q.14 Calculate volume of 0.4 M KMnO4 required to react with following in acidic medium.
KHC2O4 (1 mol) + H2C2O4 (2 mol)

Q.15 Calculate volume of 0.4 M NaOH required to react with following mixture.
KHC2O4 (1 mol) + H2C2O4 (2 mol)

Q.16 Calculate volume of 0.2 M KMnO4 required to react with following mixture in acidic medium.
KHC2O4 (128 gm) + H2C2O4 (180 gm)

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Q.17 520 gm mixture of Fe2O3 & FeO reacts completely with 158 gm KMnO4 in acidic medium. Calculate
the mole % of Fe2O3 in mixture.

Q.18 Calculate the millimoles of Br2 produced when 10 ml of 0.1 M BrO3¯ reacts with excess of Br¯.

Q.19 5g sample of brass was dissolved in one litre dil. H2SO4. 20 ml of this solution were mixed with KI,
liberating I2 and Cu+ and the I2 required 20 ml of 0.03 N hypo solution for complete titration. Calculate
the percentage of Cu in the alloy.

Q.20 A 0.96 g sample of Fe2O3 solid of 50% purity is dissolved in acid and completely 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 30 mL of 0.01 M solution of an oxidising agent for titration. Calculate the
number of moles of electrons taken up by oxidising agent in the reaction of the above titration.

Q.21 0.84 g iron ore containing x percent of iron was taken in a solution containing all the iron in ferrous
condition. The solution required x ml of a dichromatic solution for oxidizing the iron content to ferric
state. Calculate the normality of dichromatic solution.

Q.22 5g of pyrolusite (impure MnO2) were heated with conc. HCl and Cl2 evolved was passed through
N
excess of KI solution. The iodine liberated required 40 mL of hypo solution. Find the % of MnO2 in
10
the pyrolusite.
Back Titration

Q.23 50gm of a sample of Ca(OH)2 is dissolved in 50ml of 0.5N HCl solution. The excess of HCl was titrated
with 0.3N – NaOH. The volume of NaOH used was 20cc. Calculate % purity of Ca(OH)2.

Q.24 One gm of impure sodium carbonate is dissolved in water and the solution is made up to 250ml. To 50ml
of this made up solution, 50ml of 0.1N – HCl is added and the mix after shaking well required 10ml of
0.16N – NaOH solution for complete titration. Calculate the % purity of the sample.

Q.25 10 g CaCO3 were dissolved in 250 ml of 1 M HCl. What volume of 2 M KOH would be required to
neutralise excess HCl.

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 EXERCISE II
Q.1 A mixture of FeO and Fe2O3 is reacted with acidified KMnO4 solution having a concentration of 2/5 M,
100 ml of which was used. The solution was then titrated with Zn dust which converted Fe 3+ of the
solution to Fe2+. The Fe2+ required 1000 ml of 2/15 M K2Cr2O7 solution. Find the % by mol of FeO &
Fe2O3.

Q.2 A substance of crude copper is boiled in H2SO4 till all the copper has reacted. The impurities are inert
to the acid. The SO2 liberated in the reaction is passed into 100 mL of 0.4 M acidified
KMnO4(SO2  SO4–2) The solution of KMnO4 after passage of SO2 is allowed to react with oxalic
acid and requires 25 mL of 1 M oxalic acid. If the purity of copper is 95.25%, what was the weight of
the sample.

Q.3 24 mL of a solution containing HCl was treated with excess of 0.004M KIO 3 and KI solution of
unknown concentration where I2 liberated is titrated against a standard solution of 0.02M Na2S2O3
solution whose 24 mL were used up. Find the molarity of HCl and volume of KIO3 solution consumed.

Q.4 A mixture containing equal moles of CuS and Cu2S was treated with 100 mL of 1.5 M K2Cr2O7. The
products obtained were Cr3+, Cu2+ and SO2. The excess oxidant was reacted with 50 mL of Fe2+
solution. 25 ml of the same Fe2+ solution required 0.3M acidic KMnO4 the volume of which used was
20 mL. Calculate moles of each substance in original mixture.

Q.5 H2O2 is reduced rapidly by Sn2+, the products being Sn4+ & water. H2O2 decomposes slowly at room
temperature to yield O2 & water. Calculate the volume of O2 produced at 273 & 1.00 atm when 200g
of 10.0 % by mass H2O2 in water is treated with 88.2 ml of 1 M Sn2+ & then the mixture is allowed to
stand until no further reaction occurs.

Q.6 80 gm of a sample of Anhydrous CuSO4 was dissolved in water and made to 250ml. 25 ml of this
solution after taking usual precautions was treated with a little excess of KI solution. A white ppt. of
Cu2I2 and iodine was evolved. The iodine so evolved required 40 ml of 1 M of hypo solution. What is
the approximate purity of CuSO4 solution.[Mol. wt. of CuSO4 = 160]

Q.7 Calculate the % of MnO2 in a sample of pyrolusite ore, 4.35 g which was made to react with
25 ml of 1 M Mohr’s salt solution (FeSO4,(NH4)2SO4, 6H2O) and dilute H2SO4, where MnO2 was
converted to Mn2+. After the reaction the solution was diluted to 250 ml and 50 ml of this solution when
titrated with 0.1 N K2Cr2O7 to oxidise un reacted Mohr’s salt only , required 10 ml of the dichromate
solution.

Q.8 A 458 g sample containing Mn3O4 was dissolved and all manganese was converted to Mn2+. In the presence
of fluoride ion, Mn2+ is titrated with 3 lit of KMnO4 solution (which was 1.25 N against oxalate in acidic
medium), both reactants being converted to a complex of Mn(III). What was the % of Mn3O4 in the
sample?

Q.9 0.5 g of fuming H2SO4 (oleum) is diluted with water. The solution requires 30 ml of 0.4 N NaOH for
complete neutralization. Find the % of free SO3 in the sample of oleum.

Q.10 A 2.024g sample containing Ba(SCN)2 was dissolved in a bicarbonate solution. 50.0 mL of 1 N iodine
solution was added, and the mixture was allowed to stand for five minutes. The solution was then acidified,
and the excess I2 was titrated with 26 mL of 1 M sodium thiosulphate. Write a balanced equation for the
oxidation of SCN  into SO42 and HCN . Calculate the percent Ba(SCN)2 in the sample.

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 EXERCISE III

Q.1 Fill in the blanks with appropriate items :

1. The balancing of chemical equation is based upon _________.

2. The atomic mass of iron is 56. The equivalent mass of the metal in FeCl2 is ___________ and that in
FeCl3 is _________.

3. The Eq. weight of Na2HPO4 when it reacts with excess of HCl is ______________.

4. A metallic oxide contains 60% of the metal. The Eq. weight of the metal is __________.

5. The number of gm of anhydrous Na2CO3 present in 250 ml of 0.25 N solution is___________.

6. ________ ml of 0.1 M H2SO4 is required to neutralize 50 ml of 0.2 M NaOH solution.

7. Value of n-factor of H2CO3 ___________ in presence of NaOH if product is NaHCO3.

Q.2 True or False Statements :

1. The equivalent mass of KMnO4 in alkaline medium is molar mass divided by five.

2. The equivalent mass of Na2S2O3 in its reaction with I2 is molar mass divided by two.

3. In a reaction, H2MoO4 is changed to MoO2+. In this case, H2MoO4 acts as an oxidising agent.

4. KBrO3 acts as a strong oxidising agent. It accepts 6 electrons to give KBr.

5. 0.1 M sulphuric acid has normality of 0.05 N.

6. The reaction, 2H2O2  2H2O + O2 is not an example of a redox reaction.

7. The disproportionation reaction,

2Mn3+ + 2H2O  MnO2 + Mn+2 + 4H+

is an example of a redox reaction.

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8. The oxidation number of hydrogen is always taken as + 1 in its all compounds.

9. The increase in oxidation number of an element implies that the element has undergone reduction.

10. The oxidation state of oxygen atom in potassium super oxide is  1 .

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Comprehension

Question No. 3 to 6 (4 questions)

Chromium exists as FeCr2O4 in the nature and it contains Fe0.95O & other impurity. To obtain pure
chromium from FeCr2O4, the ore is fused with KOH and oxygen is passed through the mixture when
K2CrO4 and Fe2O3 are produced.

FeCr2O4 + KOH + O2  K2CrO4 + Fe2O3

Fe0.95O + O2  Fe2O3

2 g of ore required 270 mL of O2 at 273 K and 1 atm for complete oxidation of ore. K 2CrO4 is
precipitated as BaCrO4 when Barium salt is added . To remaining solution 10 mL of 1 M K4Fe(CN)6 is
added when Fe3+ ions react with it to form KFe[Fe(CN)6], often called ‘Prussian Blue’. To determine
excess of K4Fe(CN)6 in solution 7mL of 0.2 N of Fe2+ is added when all the K4Fe(CN)6 is precipitated
as K2Fe[Fe(CN)6].

Q.3 Weight of BaCrO4 precipitated

(A) 1.64 (B) 6.29
(C) 0.82 (D) 3.29

Q.4 % by mass of Fe0.95O in the ore

(A) 9.6% (B) 10.1%
(C) 8.55% (D) 20.2%

Q.5 n factor for Fe0.95O

2
(A) 0.9 (B) 0.85 (C) (D) 1.8
0.95

Q.6 Weight of impurities present in the ore

(A) 0.421 (B) 0.123 (C) 0.341 (D) 0.206

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 Question No. 7 to 9 (3 questions)
A steel sample is to be analysed for Cr and Mn simultaneously. By suitable treatment Cr is oxidized as
Cr2O72 and the Mn to MnO4.
Cr  Cr2O72
MnMnO4
A 10 gm sample of steel is used to produce 250.0 mL of a solution containing Cr2O72 and MnO4.
A 10 mL portion of this solution is added to a BaCl2 solution and by proper adjustment of the acidity, the
chromium is completely precipitated as BaCrO4; 0.0549 g is obtained.

Cr2O72 H
 BaCrO4
A second 10 mL portion of this solution requires exactly 15.95 mL of 0.0750M standard Fe2+ solution
for its titration (in acid solution).

Q.7 % of chromium in the steel sample

(A) 1.496 (B) 2.82 (C) 1.96 (D) 5

Q.8 Equivalent of Fe2+ required for reduction of MnO4— is

(A) 5.44 × 10–4 (B) 0.544 × 10–2
(C) 1.196 × 10–3 (D) 11.96 × 10–4

Q.9 Amount of BaCl2 required for conversion of Cr2O72 to BaCrO4 in steel sample
(A) 0.045 (B) 0.0549 (C) 1.125 (D) 2.82

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 EXERCISE IV

Q.1 A 5.0 cm3 solution of H2O2 liberates 0.508g of iodine from an acidified KI solution. Calculate the
strength of H2O2 solution in terms of volume strength at STP. [ JEE’ 1995 ]

Q.2 A 3.00g sample containing Fe3O4, Fe2O3 and an inert impure substance, is treated with excess of KI
solution in presence of dilute H2SO4. The entire iron is converted into Fe2+ along with the liberation of
iodine. The resulting solution is diluted to 100 ml. A 20 ml of the diluted solution require 11.0 ml of 0.5 M
Na2S2O3 solution to reduce the iodine present. A 50 ml of the diluted solution, after complete extraction
of the iodine requires 12.80 ml of 0.25 M KMnO4 solution in dilute H2SO4 medium for the oxidation of
Fe2+. Calculate the percentages of Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 in the original sample. [ JEE’96, 5 ]

Q.3 The number of moles of KMnO4 that will be needed to react completely with one mole of ferrous
oxalate in acid solution is [JEE 1996 ]
(A) 3/5 (B) 2/5 (C) 4/5 (D) 1

Q.4 The number of moles of KMnO4 that will be needed to react with one mole of sulphite ions in acidic
solution is [JEE 1997 ]
(A) 2/5 (B) 3/5 (C) 4/5 (D) 1

Q.5 One litre of a mixture of O2 and O3 (O3  O2 + O2– )at NTP was allowed to react with an excess
of acidified solution of KI. The iodine liberated required 40 ml of M/10 sodium thiosulphate solution for
titration. What is the percent of ozone in the mixture? Ultraviolet radiation of wavelength 300 nm can
decompose ozone. Assuming that one photon can decompose one ozone molecule, how many photons
would have been required for the complete decomposition of ozone in the original mixture?
[ JEE’97, 5 ]

Q.6 An aqueous solution containing 0.10g KIO3 (formula wt. = 214.0) was treated with an excess of KI
solution. The solution was acidified with HCl. The liberated I2 consumed 45.0 ml of thiosulphate solution
to decolourise the blue starch  iodine complex. Calculate the molarity of the sodium thiosulphate
solution. [ JEE’ 1998]

Q.7 How many millilitre of 0.5 M H2SO4 are needed to dissolve 0.5 gm of copper II carbonate?
[JEE’ 1999]

Q.8 The normality of 0.3 M phosphorus acid (H3PO3) is [JEE 1999 ]

(A) 0.1 (B) 0.9 (C) 0.3 (D) 0.6

Q.9 An aqueous solution of 6.3 gm of oxalic acid dihydrate is made upto 250 ml. The volume of 0.1 N
NaOH required to completely neutralize 10 ml of this solution is [JEE 2001 ]
(A) 40 ml (B) 20 ml (C) 10 ml (D) 4 ml

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Q.10 In the standarization of Na2S2O3 using K2Cr2O7 by iodometry the equivalent mass of K2Cr2O7 is
M. Mass M. Mass M. Mass
(A) (B) (C) (D) Same as M. Mass.
2 6 3
[JEE 2001 ]

Q.11 Hydrogen peroxide solution (20 mL) reacts quantitatively with a solution of KMnO4 (20 mL) acidified
with dilute H2SO4. The same volume of the KMnO4 solution is just decolorized by 10mL of MnSO4 in
neutral medium simultaneously forming a dark brown precipitate of hydrated MnO2. The brown precipitate
is dissolved in 10mL of 0.2M sodium oxalate under boiling condition in the presence of dilute H2SO4.
Write the balanced equations involved in the reactions and calculate the molarity of H2O2.
[JEE’ 2001]

Q.12 Consider a titration of potassium dichromate solution with acidified Mohr’s salt solution using diphenylamine
as indicator. The number of moles of Mohr’s salt required per mole of dichromate is [JEE’ 2007]
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

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 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE I
Q.1 40 ml Q.2 60 ml Q.3 12.5 l Q.4 12.5 l

Q.5 KOH = 35%, Ca(OH)2 = 65% Q.6 V = 3 lit. Q.7 200 mL Q.8 +3

2
Q.9 zero Q.10 V = 160 ml Q.11 0.588 N Q.12 4 lit. Q.13
3

Q.14 3l Q.15 12.5 l Q.16 6l Q.17 16.66% Q.18 3

Q.19 38 % Q.20 5 Q.21 0.15 N Q.22 0.174g; 3.48%

Q.23 1.406% Q.24 90.1% Q.25 V = 25 mL

EXERCISE II
Q.1 FeO = 40%; Fe2O3 = 60% Q.2 5g Q.3 VKIO = 20 mL, [HCl] = 0.02
3

Q.4 0.06 Q.5 5.6L Q.6 80 % Q.7 20% Q.8 50%

Q.10 SCN¯+3I2+ 4H2O l SO42 + HCN + 7H+ + 6I¯, 25%

EXERCISE III
Q.1
1. Laws of conservation of mass 2. 56/2, 56/3 3. M/2
4. 12 5. 3.3125 g 6. 50 7. 1

Q.2
1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True

5. False 6. False 7. True 8. False

9. False 10. True

Q.3 D Q.4 B Q.5 B Q.6 C Q.7 B

Q.8 A Q.9 C

EXERCISE IV

Q.1 4.48 % Q.2 Fe2O3 = 49.33%, Fe3O4 = 34.8% Q.3 A

Q.4 A Q.5 6.57% O3(by weight), 1.2 × 1021 photons

Q.6 0.0623M Q.7 8.097 ml Q.8 D Q.9 A

Q.10 B Q.11 0.1M Q.12 D

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