MOST IMPORTANT JEE PYQs

Some Basic Concepts of

Chemistry

Single Correct Type Questions

1. Hemoglobin contains 0.34% of iron by mass. The number 5. 250 g solution of D-glucose in water contains 10.8% of
of Fe atoms in 3.3 g of hemoglobin is (Given: Atomic carbon by weight. The molality of the solution is nearest to
mass of Fe is 56 u, NA = 6.022 ×1023 mol–1.) (Given : Atomic weights are, H,1u ; C,12u ; O, 16u)
[26 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] [27 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(a) 1.21 ×10 5
(b) 12.0 ×1016 (a) 1.03 (b) 2.06
(c) 1.21 ×1020 (d) 3.4 ×1022 (c) 3.09 (d) 5.40
2. Match List-I with List-II. [10 April, 2023 (Shift-II)] 6. 5 moles of AB2 weigh 125 × 10–3 kg and 10 moles of A2B2
List - I
List - II weigh 300 × 10–3 kg. The molar mass of A (M A) and molar
(A) 16g of CH4(g) (I) Weighs 28 g mass of B(M B ) in kg mol­–1 are: [12 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(B) 1g of H2(g) (II) 60.2 × 1023 electrons
(a) MA = 50 × 10–3­ and MB = 25 × 10–3
(C) 1 mole of N2(g) (III) Weighs 32g
(b) MA = 25 × 10–3­ and MB = 50 × 10–3
(D) 0.5 mol of SO2(g) (IV) Occupies 11.4 L volume
at STP (c) MA = 5 × 10–3­ and MB = 10 × 10–3
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: (d) MA = 10 × 10–3­ and MB = 5 × 10–3
(a) (A)-(I), B-(III), C-(II), D-(IV)
7. 120 g of an organic compound that contains only carbon
(b) (A)-(II), B-(III), C-(IV), D-(I)
(c) (A)-(II), B-(IV), C-(III), D-(I) and hydrogen gives 330 g of CO2 and 270 g of water
(d) (A)-(II), B-(IV), C-(I), D-(III) on complete combustion. The percentage of carbon and
3. Production of iron in blast furnace follows the following hydrogen, respectively are [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
equation Fe3O4(s) + 4CO(g) → 3Fe(l) + 4CO2(g) (a) 25 and 75 (b) 40 and 60
When 4.640 kg of Fe3O4 and 2.520 kg of CO are allowed (c) 60 and 40 (d) 75 and 25
to react then the amount of iron (in g) produced is:
8. Compound A contains 8.7% Hydrogen, 74% Carbon and
[Given: Molar Atomic mass (g mol–1); Fe = 56
Molar Atomic mass (g mol–1); O = 16 17.3% Nitrogen. The molecular formula of the compound is,
Molar Atomic mass (g mol–1); C = 12]
Given : Atomic masses of C, H and N are 12, 1 and 14
[29 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] amu respectively. The molar mass of the compound A is
(a) 1400 (b) 2200 162 g mol-1. [28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(c) 3360 (d) 4200 (a) C4H6N2 (b) C2H3N
4. SO2Cl2 on reaction with excess of water results into acidic (c) C5H7N (d) C10H14N2
mixture
9. Complete combustion of 1.80 g of an oxygen containing
SO2Cl2 + 2H2O → H2SO4 + 2HCl
compound (Cx Hy Oz) gave 2.64 g of CO2 and 1.08g of H2O.
16 moles of NaOH is required for the complete neutralisation
The percentage of oxygen in the organic compound is
of the resultant acidic mixture. The number of moles of
SO2Cl2 used is: [25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
(a) 16 (b) 8 (a) 53.33 (b) 50.33
(c) 4 (d) 2 (c) 63.53 (d) 51.63

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 10. When a hydrocarbon A undergoes combustion in the 17. Chlorophyll extracted from the crushed green leaves
presence of air, it requires 9.5 equivalents of oxygen and was dissolved in water to make 2 L solution of Mg of
produces 3 equivalents of water. What is the molecular concentration 48 ppm. The number of atoms of Mg in this
formula of A? [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] solution is x × 1020 atoms. The value of x is __________.
(a) C8H6 (b) C9H9 (Nearest Integer)
(c) C6H6 (d) C9H6 (Given: Atomic mass of Mg is 24 g mol–1; NA = 6.02 ×
11. When a hydrocarbon A undergoes complete combustion 1023 mol–1) [26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
it requires 11 equivalents of oxygen and produces 4 18. 1 L aqueous solution of H2SO4 contains 0.02 m mol H2SO4.
equivalents of water. What is the molecular formula of A ? 50% of this solution is diluted with deionized water to give
[31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] 1 L solution (A). In solution (A), 0.01 m mol of H2SO4
(a) C9H8 (b) C11H4 are added. Total m mols of H2SO4 in the final solution is
(c) C5H8 (d) C11H8 ______ × 103 m moles. [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
12. If a rocket runs on a fuel (C15H30) and liquid oxygen, the 19. Two elements A and B forms 0.15 moles of A2B and AB3
weight of oxygen required and CO2 released for every litre type compounds. If both A2B and AB3 weigh equally, then
of fuel respectively are: [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] the atomic weight of A is______ times of atomic weight
(Given: density of the fuel is 0.756 g / mL) of B. [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
20. Ferrous sulphate heptahydrate is used to fortify foods with
(a) 1188 g and 1296 g (b) 2376 g and 2592 g
iron. The amount (in grams) of the salt required to achieve
(c) 2592 g and 2376 g (d) 3429 g and 3142 g 10 ppm of iron in 100 kg of wheat is _________
13. Consider the reaction Atomic weight : Fe = 55.85; S = 32.00; O = 16.00
[8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
4HNO3(l) + 3KCl(s) → Cl2(g) + NOCl(g) + 2H2O(g) + 3KNO3(s) 21. NaClO3 is used, even in spacecraft, to produce O2. The
The amount of HNO3 required to produce 110.0 g of KNO3 daily consumption of pure O2 by a person is 492L at
is (Given: Atomic masses of H, O, N and K are 1, 16, 14 1  atm, 300 K. How much amount of NaClO3, in grams,
and 39, respectively) [29 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] is required to produce O2 for the daily consumption of a
person at 1 atm, 300 K?
(a) 32.2g (b) 69.4g
NaClO3(s) + Fe(s) → O2(g) + NaCl(s) + FeO(s)
(c) 91.5g (d) 162.5g R = 0.082 L atm mol–1 K–1. [8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)]
14. For the following reaction, the mass of water produced 22. Aluminium reacts with sulfuric acid to form aluminium
from 445 g of C57H110O6 is: sulfate and hydrogen. What is the volume of hydrogen
2C57H110O6 (s) + 163 O2 (g) → 114 CO2 (g) + 110 H2O (l) gas in liters (L) produced at 300 K and 1.0 atm pressure,
[9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)] when 5.4 g of aluminium and 50.0 mL of 5.0 M sulfuric
(a) 490 g (b) 445 g acid are combined for the reaction?
(c) 495 g (d) 890 g (Use molar mass of aluminium as 27.0 g mol–1, R = 0.082
atm L mol–1 K–1) [JEE Adv 2020]
15. 5 g of zinc is treated separately with an excess of
23. 116 g of a substance upon dissociation reaction yields
(A) dilute hydrochloric acid and
7.5 g of hydrogen, 60g of oxygen and 48.5 g of carbon.
(B) aqueous sodium hydroxide.
Given that the atomic masses of H, O and C are 1,16 and
The ratio of the volumes of H2 evolved in these two 12 g/mol respectively. The data agrees with how many
reactions is:  [9 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)] formulae of the following? [27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 1
(a) CH3COOH (b) HCHO
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 1
(c) CH3OOCH3 (d) CH3CHO
Integer Type Questions
24. The complete combustion of 0.492 g of an organic
16. CNG is an important transportation fuel. When 100 g
compound containing ‘C’, ‘H’ and ‘O’ gives 0.793g of CO2
CNG is mixed with 208 g oxygen in vehicles, it leads to
the formation of CO2 and H2O and produces large quantity and 0.442 g H2O. The percentage of oxygen composition in
of heat during this combustion, then the amount of carbon the organic compound is _________. (nearest integer)
dioxide produced in grams is______. (nearest integer) [28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
[Assume CNG to be methane] [26 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]

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25. Zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid to give hydrogen and 28. When 200 mL of 0.2 M acetic acid is shaken with 0.6 g of
zinc chloride. The volume of hydrogen gas produced at wood charcoal, the final concentration of acetic acid after
STP from the reaction of 11.5 g of zinc with excess HCl
is ______ L (Nearest integer) adsorption is 0.1M. The mass of acetic acid adsorbed per
(Given : Molar mass of Zn is 65.4g mol–1 and Molar gram of carbon is _____ g. [24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
volume of H2 at STP = 22.7L) [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
29. The formula of a gaseous hydrocarbon which requires
26. Assume carbon burns according to following equation :
2C(s) +O2(g) → 2CO(g) 6 times of its own volume of O2 for complete oxidation
When 12 g carbon is burnt in 48 g of oxygen, the volume and produces 4 times its own volume of CO2 is CxHy. The
of carbon monoxide produced is ______× 10−1 L at STP value of y is _________.  [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
[nearest integer]
[Given : Assume CO as ideal gas, Mass of C is 12 g mol−1, 30. 100 g of propane is completely reacted with 1000 g
Mass of O is 16 g mol−1and molar volume of an ideal gas of oxygen. The mole fraction of carbon dioxide in the
at STP is 22.7 L mol−1] [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] resulting mixture is x ×10–2. The value of x is _______.
27. In the given reaction, X + Y + 3Z  XYZ3 (Nearest integer)
If one mole of each of X and Y with 0.05 mol of Z gives [Atomic weight : H = 1.008; C = 12.00; O = 16.00]
compound XYZ3. (Given: Atomic masses of X, Y and Z
 [27August 2021 (Shift-II)]
are 10, 20 and 30 amu, respectively.) The yield of XYZ3 is
_________ g. (Nearest integer)[28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]

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 ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (a)
10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. [143] 17. [24] 18. [0]
19. [2] 20. [496] 21. [2130] 22. [6.15] 23. [2] 24. [46] 25. [4] 26. [227] 27. [2]
28. [2] 29. [8] 30. [19]

EXPLANATIONS

1. (c) Number of iron atoms in 3.3 g of hemoglobin 4. (c) SO2Cl2 + 2H2O → H2SO4 + 2HCl
0.34 3.3 (Given: Moles of NaOH required for complete
= × × 6.022 × 1023
100 56 neutralisation = 16)
= 1.206 × 1020 Let a moles of SO2Cl2 is taken
Weight Then no. of moles of H2SO4 = a moles
2. (d) n =
Molar mass
No. of moles of HCl = 2a moles
16g CH4 = 1 mole CH4
No. of moles of NaOH required = 2a + 2a = 4a = 16
1 mole CH4 → 10 × 6.02 × 1023 electrons
⇒ a = 4 moles
= 60.2 × 1023 electrons
5. (b) C6H12O6 → Glucose
1g H2 = 0.5 mole H2
1 mole H2 at STP → 22.4 L Mass of C
% of C = 10.8 = × 100
0.5 mole H2 at STP → 11.2 L ≈ 11.4 L mass of solution
1 mole of N2 = 28 g 10.8 × 250
Mass of C = = 27g
(⸪ MN = 28 g/mol) 100
2
0.5 mole of SO2 = 32 g \ Mass of glucose = 67.5 gm
(⸪ MSO = 64 g/mol) \ Moles of glucose = 0.375 moles
2

3. (c) Molar mass of Fe3O4 = 232 g/mol Mass of solvent = 250 – 67.5 = 182.5 gm
Molar mass of CO = 28 g/mol 0.375
\ Molality = = 2.06 m
Given weight 0.1825
Moles =
Molar mass 6. (c) 5[MA + 2MB] = 125
3
4.64 × 10
Moles of Fe3O4 = = 20 MA + 2MB = 25  ...(i)
232
2MA + 2MB = 30  ...(ii)
2.52 × 103
Moles of CO = = 90 from eq. (i) & (ii)
28
According to the reaction: MA = 5
4 moles of CO reacts with 1 mol of Fe3O4 MB = 10
⇒ 90 moles of CO reacts with 22.5 mole of Fe3O4 7. (d) Number of moles of C = Number of moles of CO2
Thus, limiting reagent = Fe3O4
Given weight 330
Thus, moles of Fe formed = 60 = = = moles
Molar mass 44
Weight of Fe = 60 × 56 = 3360g

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 Number of moles of H = 2 × no. of moles of H2O = y
x+ 9.5
=
 270  4
 × 2  moles
 18  y
= 3 (\ given 3 equivalents of water)
2
330
Mass of C = × 12 gm = 90 gm ⇒ x = 8, y = 6
44
11. (a) The general form of combustion reaction is:
270
Mass of H = × 2 × 1 gm = 30 gm  y y
18 C x H y +  x +  O 2 → xCO 2 + H 2O
 4 2
90
% of C = × 100% = 75% y
120 = 4∴ y = 8
2
30 8
% of H = × 100% = 25% x+ =11
120 4
8. (d) The empirical formula for the compound A can be \x=9
calculated as: Hydrocarbon formula will be = C9H8
12. (c) Mass of C15H30 = volume × Density
Moles = 1000 mL × 0.756 gm / mL = 756 gram
Simplest
Mass Weight C15H30 + 22.5 O2 → 15CO2 + 15H2O
= Ratio
Molar Mass
756
No. of moles of C15H30 needed = moles
74 6.17 210
C 74g = 6.17 = 4.9 ≈ 5
12 1.24 756 

No. of moles of O2 needed =  22.5 ×  moles
8.7 8.7  210 
H 8.7g = 8.7 =7
1 1.24
756
Mass of O2 needed = 22.5 × × 32 = 2592 gm
17.3 1.24 210
N 17.3g = 1.24 =1
14 1.24
 756 
No. of moles of CO2 liberated = 15 ×   moles
Hence, empirical formula is C5H7N and empirical mass  210 
is 81 g/mol 756
Mass of CO2 liberated = 15 × × 44 = 2376 gm
Given: Molecular mass = 162 g/mol 210
13. (c) 4HNO3(l) + 3KCl(s) →
Molecular Mass 162
⇒ n= = = 2  Cl2(g) + NOCl(g) + 2H2O(g) + 3KNO3 (s)
EmpiricalMass 81
According to the reaction
Molecular formula = n × Empirical formula = C10H14N2 4 moles of HNO3 gives 3 mol of KNO3
9. (a) First calculate the percentage of C and H as:
110
% of C Here, mole of produced KNO3 =
101
Wt of CO 2 12 2.64 12
= × × 100= × × 100= 40% (MKNO =101g/mol)
Wt of comp. 44 1.8 44 3

% of H If 3 mol of KNO3 produced by 4 moles of HNO3

Wt of H 2 O 2 1.08 2 4
= × × 100= × × 100= 6.67% ∴ 1 mole of KNO3 produced by moles of HNO3
Wt of comp. 18 1.8 18 3
Now, % of O = 100 – (40 + 6.67) = 53.33% 110 4 × 110
and mole of KNO3 produced by moles
y y 101 3 × 101
10. (a) C x H y +  x +  O 2 → xCO 2 + H 2 O
 4 2 of HNO3 = 1.45 mole of HNO3

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 Hence, the mass of HNO3 = mole × molecular weight Hence, atomic weight of A is two times of atomic
= 1.45 × 63 = 91.48 ≈ 91.5 g weight of B.
14. (c) 2C57H110O6 (s) + 163 O2 (g) → 114 CO2 (g) + 110 H2O (l) 20. [496]
Ferrous sulphate heptahydrate is FeSO4⋅7H2O.
Moles of C57 H110O6 Moles of H 2O
= Mass of Iron
2 110 PPM = ×106
Mass of Wheat
mass of H 2O
445 Mass of Iron
= 18 10 = ×106
890 110 100×103
2 Mass of Fe = 1 gm
Mass of H2O = 495 g 1
Mole of Fe =
15. (b) The reaction between Zn and dil. HCl is, 56
FeSO4 7H2O contain = 1 mole of Fe atom
Zn + 2 dil.HCl → ZnCl2 + H2
\ 56 g in 1 mole
The reaction between Zn and aq. NaOH is,
1
Zn + 2NaOH → Na2ZnO2 + H2 1 g in mole
56
1
Mole of dil. HCl Mole of NaOH \ Mass = × 277.85 = 496
Mole of Zn = = 56
2 2
21. [2130] Acc. to reaction, moles of NaClO3 = moles of
volume of HCl 1 O2
=
volume of NaOH 1 1× 492 PV
Moles of O2 = = 20 mole (Q n = )
0.082 × 300 RT
16. [143] CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
Mass of NaClO3 = 20 × 106.5 = 2130 g.
100 208  Mass 
Mole  Moles =  22. [6.15]
16 32  Molar mass 
↓ ↓ 2Al+3H2SO4 → Al2(SO4)3+3H2
6.25 6.5 (Here, O 2 is the limiting reagent)
5.4
6.5 =
Moles of Al takes = 0.2
Mole of CO2 formed = 27
2
50 × 5.0
6.5 Moles of H2SO4=
taken = 0.25
Mass of CO2 in gm = × 44 = 143 g 1000
2
0.2 0.25
17.   [24] Mass of solute = 48 × 2 ×10–3 gram As > , H 2SO 4 is limiting reagent
2 3
 mass of solute  3
 ppm
= × 106  Now, moles of H2 formed =× 0.25 = 0.25
 mass of solution  3

nRT
Atoms of Mg = 24.08 ×1020 ∴ Volume of H2 gas formed =
P
18. [0] 50% of 0.02mmol and 1L of H2SO4 = 0.01 m mol
Total moles of H2SO4 after adding 0.01 mol of H2SO= 0.25 × 0.082 × 300
4 = 6.15L
= 0.01 + 0.01 = 0.02 mmol 1
= 0.00002 × 103 mmol 23. [2] The empirical formula of the given compound can
19. [2] According to question, molecular weight of A2B = be calculated as:
Molecular weight of AB3
Amount of element
Thus, 2A + 3 = A + 3B % of element = × 100
Amount of substance
⇒ A = 2B

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 48.5 25. [4] The reaction takes place as follows:
Hence, % of C = × 100 = 41.8%
Zn + 2HCl → ZnCl2 + H2
116

7.5 11.5
% of H = × 100 = 6.5% Moles of Zn = moles
116 65.4
According to the reaction,
60 1 mole of Zn produces 1 mole of H2 gas
% of O = × 100 = 51.7%
116
 11.5   11.5 
Thus,   moles of Zn produce   moles
w  65.4   65.4 
Mass Moles = Simplest Ratio
m of H2 gas.

C 41.8g At STP
41.8 3.48
= 3.48 ≈1 1 mol of H2 produces 22.7 L of volume.
12 3.23
H 6.5g  11.5 
6.5 6.5 Hence, for   moles of H2, Volume
= 6.5 ≈2  65.4 
1 3.23
O 51.7g 51.7 3.23  11.5 
22.7 × 
= =3.99 L =
4L
= 3.23 =1  65.4 
16 3.23
26. [227] 2C(s) + O2(g) → 2CO(g)
Given the ratio of moles of C, H and O is 1:2:1
1mol 1.5 mol
A. CH3COOH ⇒ C: H:O = 2: 4:2 = 1: 2: 1
Here, C acts a limiting reagent.
B. HCHO ⇒ C: H: O = 1 : 2: 1
C. CH3OOCH3 ⇒ C: H: O = 2: 6: 2 = 1: 3:1 1 mol C = 1 mol CO
D. CH3CHO ⇒ C: H: O = 2: 4: 1 Hence, volume at STP is 227 × 10−1 litre
So, only two compounds CH3COOH and HCHO agrees 27. [2] X + Y + 3Z = XYZ3
with given data. 1 mole 1mole 0.05 mole
Hence, 13% MnO2 is present in the sample. \ nX = 1
24. [46] Moles of C = moles of CO2
nY = 1
Weight of CO 2 0.793
= = mol 0.05
Molar mass of CO 2 44  nX = = 0.0167 (Here, Z acts as a limiting reagent).
3
Mass of C = Moles of CO 2 × Molar mass of
0.793 0.05
=C × 12g = 0.216g Q mole Z gives 1 mole XYZ3
44 3
0.442
Moles of H = 2 × mol
18 \ Mass of XYZ3 = n × molecular mass
0.442 0.05
Mass of H = 2× × 1g = 0.049g = × 120 = 0.05 × 40 = 2g
18 3
Given: Total mass of compound = 0.492g
28. [2] Mass of charcoal = 0.6g
So; mass of O =(0.492 – 0.216 – 0.049)g
= 0.227g M1V1 – M 2 V2
Mass of acetic acid adsorbed = × 60
1000
Mass of oxygen
% of O = × 100
Total mass of compound 0.2 × 200 – 200 × 0.1
= × 60 =
1.2 g
1000
0.227 1.2
   = × 100 = 46.14% ≈ 46% Mass of acetic acid adsorbed/per gram = =2g
0.492 0.6

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29. [8] The general combustion reaction is: y
= 2;=
y 8
4
 y y
CxHy(g) +  x +  O 2 (g) → xCO2(g) + H 2 O()
 4 2 100
30. [19] n C =
3 H8 = 2.27 mol
V 6V        -  
- 44
  -    - 4V   - n 1000
O 2 = 31.25 mol
=
According to question, 32
Volume of CO2 = 4 × VCxHy C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) → 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(l)
Vx = 4V At t = 0; 2.27 mol 31.25 mol 0 0
x=4 At t = ∞; 0 19.9mol 6.81mol 9.08 mol
Volume of O2 = 6 × VCxHy
x 6.81
CO 2 = = 0.1902 = 19.02 × 10–2
 y 19.9 + 6.81 + 9.08
Vx +  =6V
 4 
≈ 19 × 10–2
Hence, x = 19.

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