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 Marked Questions may have for Revision Questions.

PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Section (A) : Galvanic cell, its Representation & salt bridge

Commit to memory :
Notation for Galvanic cell :

 LOAN  left oxidation- Anode-negative

A-1. In the galvanic cell Cu | Cu2+ || Ag+ | Ag, the electrons flow from Cu-electrode to Ag-electrode. Answer the
following questions regarding this cell :
(a) Which is the anode ?
(b) Which is the cathode ?
(c) What happens at anode-reduction or oxidation ?
(d) What happens at cathode-oxidation or reduction ?
(e) Which electrode loses mass ?
(f) Which electrode gains mass ?
(g) Write the electrode reactions.
(h) Write the cell reaction
(i) Which metal has greater tendency to loss electron-Cu or Ag ?
(j) Which is the more reactive metal-Cu or Ag ?
(k) What is the function of salt bridge represented by the symbol || ?
A-2. Write cell reaction of the following cells :
(a) Cu Cu2 (aq) Ag (aq) Ag (b) Pt Fe2 ,Fe3  MnO –4 , Mn2  ,H Pt

(c) Pt,Cl2 Cl (aq) Ag (aq) Ag (d) Cd Cd2 (aq) H (aq) H2 Pt

A-3. Write cell notation of each cell with following cell reactions :
(a) Zn (s) + 2H+ (aq)  Zn2+ (aq) + H2 (g)
(b) 2 Fe3+ (aq) + Sn2+ (aq)  2Fe2+ (aq) + Sn4+ (aq)
(c) Pb (s) + Br2 (I)  Pb2+ (aq) + 2Br– (aq)

Section (B) : Electrochemical series & its Applications

Commit to memory :

1 1
SRP  Oxidising power  reducing power  Non-metallic character  Metallic character

B-1. The reduction potential values are given below

Al3+/Al = –1.67 volt, Mg2+/Mg = –2.34 volt, Cu2+/Cu = +0.34 volt
2 /¯ = +0.53 volt. Which one is the best reducing agent ?
B-2. The standard reduction potential value of the three metallic cations X, Y and Z are 0.52, – 3.03 and – 1.18 V
respectively. Write the decreasing order of reducing power of the corresponding metals :
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B-3. (i) Which of the following oxides is reduced by hydrogen ?
MgO, CuO and Na2O
(ii) Which of the following oxides will decompose most easily on heating ?
ZnO, CuO, MgO, and Ag2O
(iii) The value of EºOX for electrode reactions,
Fe  Fe2+ + 2e– Cu  Cu2+ + 2e– and Zn  Zn2+ + 2e–
are 0.444, –0.337 and 0.763 volt respectively. State which of these metals can replace the other two
from the solution of their salts ?

B-4. For the cell reaction 2Ce4+ + Co  2Ce3+ + Co2+

ECell is 1.89 V. If E 2  is – 0.28 V, what is the value of E 4  3  ?
Co |Co Ce |Ce

B-5. Determine the standard reduction potential for the half reaction :
Cl2 + 2e–  2Cl–
Given Pt2+ + 2Cl–  Pt + Cl2, ECell = – 0.15 V
Pt2+ + 2e–  Pt E° = 1.20 V

B-6. What is ECell if :

2Cr + 3H2O + 3OCl–  2Cr3+ + 3Cl– + 6 OH–
Cr3+ + 3e–  Cr, E° = – 0.74 V
OCl– + H2O + 2e–  Cl– + 2OH– E° = 0.94 V

Section (C) : Concept of G

Commit to memory :
Eºcell is an intensive property, so on multiplying or dividing electrode reaction, Eºcell remains same.
Calcualte Eºcell for 3rd reaction with the help of 1st and 2nd reaction using Gº = –nF Eºcell.

n1E1  n 2E 2
Eºtarget = n target where n1 = electrons participating in 1st reaction.

n2 = electrons participating in 2nd reaction.

ntarget = electrons participating in target reaction.

  
C-1. If EFe2  |Fe =–0.44 V, EFe3  |Fe2  = 0.77 V. Calculate EFe3  |Fe

C-2. Consider the standard reduction potentials (in volts) as shown in Fig. Find Eº.

 0. 936  0.576 1
SO 24      SO 32      S 2 O 23 
2
E  ? __________ 
|__________ __________

 1.5 V  1.0 V
C-3. The standard oxidation potentials for Mn3+ ion acid solution are Mn2+  Mn3+   MnO2 . Is the
reaction 2 Mn3+ + 2 H2O  Mn2+ + MnO2 + 4H+ spontaneous under conditions of unit activity ? What is the
change in free energy ?

C-4. Using the G0 for the reactions

C + O2  CO2 G0 = 395 kJ / mole,
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2Al(l) + 3/2O2  Al2O3(s) G0 = 1269 kJ/mole
Al2O3(s)  Al2O3 (melt) G0 = 16 kJ/mole
Calculate the EMF for the cell reaction
2Al2O3 (melt) + 3C  4Al() + 3CO2(g)
The number of electrons involved in the reaction is 12.

Section (D) : Nernst equation & its Applications (including concentration cells)

Commit to memory :
RT
Nernst equation : Ecell = Eºcell – ln Q
nf
0. 0591
At 25ºC, Ecell = Eºcell – log Q
n
where, n = number of transferred electron, Q = reaction quotient.
For concentration cell Eºcell = 0

D-1. Calculate the oxidation potential of a hydrogen electrode at pH = 1 (T = 298 K).

D-2. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction :

Fe2+ + Ce4+  Fe3+ + Ce3+ , [Given : E0Ce4  / Ce3  = 1.61 V; EFe

0
3
/ Fe2  = 0.77V]

D-3. The standard reduction potential of Cu2+ / Cu couple is 0.34 V at 25°C. Calculate the reduction potential at
pH = 14 for this couple.
(Given : Ksp, Cu (OH)2 = 1.0 × 10–19).
D-4. The EMF of the cell M |Mn+ (0.02 M) || H+ (1M) | H2 (g) (1 atm) , Pt at 25°C is 0.81V. Calculate the valency
of the metal if the standard oxidation potential of the metal is 0.76V.
D-5. Consider the following electrochemical cell :
(a) Write a balanced net ionic equation
for the spontaneous reaction that take
place in the cell.
(b) Calculte the standard cell potential
Eº for the cell reaction.
(c) If the cell emf is 1.6 V, what is the
concentration of Zn2+ ?
(d) How will the cell potential be affected
if KI is added to Ag+ half-cell ?

D-6. NO3  NO2 (acid medium), E0 = 0.790 V

NO3  NH3OH+ ( acid medium), E0 = 0.731 V..
At what pH, the above two will have same E value? Assume the concentration of all other species NH3OH+
except [H+] to be unity.
D-7. The standard oxidation potential of Zn referred to SHE is 0.76V and that of Cu is –0.34V at 25ºC. When
excess of Zn is added to CuSO4, Zn displaces Cu2+ till equilibrium is reached. What is the approx value of

[Zn2 ]
log at equilibrium?
[Cu2  ]

Section (E) : Electrolysis

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Commit to memory :
Higher SOP means higher tendency of oxidation.
Higher SRP means higher tendency of reduction.
SOP order : SO42– < NO3– < Cl– < H2O < Br– < Ag < I– < OH– < Cu....< Li
SRP order : Follow ECS

E-1. ELECTROLYTE ANODE Product CATHODE Product

1 NaCl (Molten) with Pt electrode
2 NaCl (aq) with Pt electrode
3 Na2SO4 (aq) with Pt electrode
4 NaNO3 (aq) with Pt electrode
5 AgNO3 (aq) with Pt electrode
6 CuSO4 (aq) with Inert electrode
7 CuSO4 (aq) with Copper electrode

Section (F) : Faraday laws & its Applictions

Commit to memory :
Faraday's law of electrolysis :
EQ
Ist law W = ZQ =
96500
Q = it
W1 Z1 E1
2nd law W2 = Z2 = E 2 (Q = same)

actual amount of product

Current efficiency () = theortical amount of product × 100

 EQ  
W actual =  96500  100

F-1. Find the number of electrons involved in the electrodeposition of 63.5 g of copper from a solution of copper
sulphate is :

F-2. A current 0.5 ampere when passed through AgNO3 solution for 193 sec. deposited 0.108 g of Ag . Find the
equivalent weight of Ag :

F-3. A certain metal salt solution is electrolysed in series with a silver coulometer. The weights of silver and the
metal deposited are 0.5094 g and 0.2653g. Calculate the valency of the metal if its atomic weight is nearly
that of silver.

F-4. 3A current was passed through an aqueous solution of an unknown salt of Pd for 1Hr. 2.977g of Pd+n was
deposited at cathode. Find n. (Given Atomic mass of Pd = 106.4)

F-5. How long a current of 2A has to be passed through a solution of AgNO3 to coat a metal surface of 80cm2 with
5m thick layer? Density of silver = 10.8g/cm3.
F-6.^ A certain electricity deposited 0.54g of Ag from AgNO3 Solution. What volume of hydrogen will the same
quantity of electricity liberate at STP (Vm = 22.4 L/mol).
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F-7. A current of 3.7A is passed for 6hrs. between Ni electrodes in 0.5L of 2M solution of Ni(NO3)2. What will be
the molarity of solution at the end of electrolysis?
F-8. Cd amalgam is prepared by electrolysis of a solution of CdCl2 using a mercury cathode. How long should a
current of 5A be passed in order to prepare 12% Cd-Hg amalgam when 2 g Hg is used as cathode (atomic
weight of Cd = 112.4)

F-9. Electrolysis of a solution of HSO4– ions produces S2O82–. Assuming 75% current efficiency, what current
should be employed to achieve a production rate of 1 mole of S2O82– per hour ?
Section (G) : Commercial Cells & Corrosion

Commit to memory :
At STP, Vm (molar volume of the gas) = 22.4 L/mol
Volume of gas required at STP = moles of gas × 22.4

G-1. A fuel cell uses CH4(g) and forms CO32– at the anode. It is used to power a car with 80 Amp. for 0.96 hr. How
many litres of CH4(g) (STP) would be required ? (Vm = 22.4 L/mol) (F = 96500). Assume 100% efficiency.

G-2. Find Eº of cell formed for rusting of iron ?

0
E Fe / Fe 2  = +0.44 V

EH0 O|O  = –1.23 V

2 2 |H

Section (H) : Electrical Conductance

Commit to memory :
 1 
Conductivity () = C × = ×
A R A

where, = cell constant, C = conductance, R = resistance.
A
A = surface area of electrodes,  = distance between electrodes.
  1000
Molar conductance (m) = S cm2 mol–1
M
  1000
Equivalent conductance (eq) = S cm2 eq–1
N
where, M = molarity, N = normality and N = M × valence factor

H-1.^ The resistance of a M/10 KCl solution in 245 ohms. Calculate the specific conductance and the molar
conductance of the solution if the electrodes in the cell are 4 cm apart and each having an area of 7.0 sq. cm.
H-2.^ The resistance of a solution 'A' is 50 ohms and that of solution 'B' is 100 ohms, both solutions being taken in
the same conductivity cell. If equal volumes of solution A. and B are mixed, what will be the resistance of the
mixture using the same cell. (Assume that there is no increase in the degree of dissociation of A and B on
mixing.
H-3.^ In a conductivity cell the two platinum electrodes, each of area 10 sq, cm, are fixed 1.5 cm apart. The cell
contained 0.05 M solution of a salt. If the two electrodes are just half dipped into the solution which has a
resistance of 50 ohms, find molar conductance of the salt solution.
H-4.^ The equivalent conductance of 0.10 N solution of MgCl2 is 97.1 mho cm2 eq.–1 at 25°C. A cell with electrodes
that are 1.50 cm2 in surface area and 0.50 cm apart is filled with 0.1N MgCl2 solution. How much current will
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flow when the potential difference between the electrodes is 5 volts ?
H-5. The specific conductance of a N/10 KCl solution at 18°C is 1.12 × 10–2 mho cm–1. The resistance of the
solution contained in the cell is found to be 65 ohms. Calculate the cell constant.

Section (I) : Kohlrausch law and its applications

Commit to memory :

Kohlrausch law : At infinite dilution, ºm, electrolyte =    ºm +    ºm 

where, + = number of cations in one formula unit of electrolyte.
– = number of anions in one formula unit of electrolyte.
At infinite dilution equivalent conductance : ºeq, electrolyte = ºeq+ + ºeq–

m  eq
Degree of dissociation (D.O.D.) =  = º = 0
m  eq

C 2
For weak electrolyte, dissociation constant (Ka) = , where, C = concentration of electrolyte.
1 

  1000
Solubility (s) =  ºm and Ksp = S2 for AB type salt.

I-1.^ The molar conductance of an infinitely dilute solution of NH4Cl is 150 and the ionic conductances of OH¯ and
Cl¯ ions are 198 and 76 respectively. What will be the molar conductance of the solution of NH4OH at infinite
dilution. If the molar conductance of a 0.01 M solution NH4OH is 9.6, what will be its degree of dissociation?

I-2.^ Given the molar conductance of sodium butyrate, sodium chloride and hydrogen chloride as 83, 127 and 426
mho cm2 mol–1 at 25°C respectively. Calculate the molar conductance of butyric acid at infinite dilution.

I-3. Calculate Ka of acetic acid if its 0.05 N solution has equivalent conductance of 7.36 mho cm 2 at 25°C.

( CH 3 COOH  390 .7 ) .

I-4.^ The specific conductance of a saturated solution of AgCl at 25°C after subtracting the specific conductance
of conductivity of water is 2.28 × 10 –6 mho cm –1. Find the solubility product of AgCl at 25°C.

( AgCl  138 .3 mho cm 2 )

Section (J) : Conductometric Titration

Commit to memory :
H+ and OH– ions are highly conducting.

J-1. Draw approximate titration curve for following –

(1) HCl(aq) is titrated with NaOH (2) CH3COOH(aq) is titrated with NaOH
(3) Equimolar mixture of HCl and HCN titrated withNaOH (4) NH4Cl(aq) is titrated withNaOH

PART - II : ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE

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* Marked Questions are having more than one correct option.
Section (A) : Galvanic cell, its Representation & salt bridge
A-1. In a galvanic cell
(A) Chemical reaction produces electrical energy (B) electrical energy produces chemical reaction
(C) reduction occurs at anode (D) oxidation occurs at cathode

A-2. Which of the following is/are function(s) of salt - bridge ?

(A) It completes the electrical circuit with electrons flowing from one electrode to the other through external
wires and a flow of ions between the two compartments through salt - bridge
(B) it minimises the liquid - liquid junction potential
(C) both correct
(D) none of these

A-3. Salt bridge contains :

(A) calomel (B) sugar (C) H2O (D) agar-agar paste
A-4. The emf of the cell, Ni | Ni2+ (1.0 M) || Ag+ (1.0M) | Ag [E° for Ni2+ / Ni = – 0.25 volt, E° for Ag+/Ag = 0.80
volt] is given by :
(A) –0.25 + 0.80 = 0.55 volt (B) –0.25 – (+0.80) = –1.05 volt
(C) 0 + 0.80 – (–0.25) = + 1.05 volt (D) –0.80 – (–0.25) = – 0.55 volt

Section (B) : Electrochemical series & its Applications

1
B-1. E0 for F2 + 2e  2F– is 2.8 V, E0 for F + e  F– is
2 2
(A) 2.8 V (B) 1.4 V (C) – 2.8 V (D) – 1.4 V
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B-2. Consider the cell potentials EMg 2
| Mg
= – 2.37 V and EFe 3
| Fe
= – 0.04 V. The best reducing agent would be
2+ 3+
(A) Mg (B) Fe (C) Mg (D) Fe

B-3. If a spoon of copper metal is placed in a solution of ferrous sulphate -

(A) Cu will precipitate out (B) iron will precipitate
(C) Cu and Fe will precipitate (D) no reaction will take place
B-4. The position of some metals in the electrochemical series in decreasing electropositive character is given as
Mg > Al > Zn > Cu > Ag. What will happen if a copper spoon is used to stir a solution of aluminium nitrate ?
(A) The spoon will get coated with aluminium (B) An alloy of aluminium and copper is formed
(C) The solution becomes blue (D) There is no reaction

B-5. For Zn2+ / Zn, E° = –0.76 V, for Ag+/Ag E° = 0.799 V. The correct statement is -
(A) the reaction Zn getting reduced Ag getting oxidized is spontaneous
(B) Zn undergoes reduction and Ag is oxidized
(C) Zn undergoes oxidation Ag+ gets reduced
(D) No suitable answer

B-6. Electrode potential data are given below.

Fe3+ (aq) + e–  Fe2+ (aq); E0 = + 0.77
3+ – 
Al (aq) + 3e  Al (s); E0 = – 1.66 V
Br2 (aq) + 2e–  2Br– (aq) ; E0 = + 1.08 V
Based one the data given above, reducing power of Fe2+, Al and Br – will increase in the order :
(A) Br – < Fe2+ < Al (B) Fe2+ < Al < Br – (C) Al < Br – < Fe2+ (D) Al < Fe2+ < Br –
B-7. KCl can be used in salt bridge as electrolyte in which of the following cells?
(A) Zn | ZnCl2 || AgNO3 | Ag (B) Pb | Pb(NO3)2 || Cu(NO3)2 | Cu
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(C) Cu | CuSO4 || AuCl3 | Au (D) Fe | FeSO4 || Pb(NO3)2 | Pb

B-8. Consider the following Eº values :

0
EFe 3
/ Fe2  = + 0.77 V ; E 0Sn2  / Sn = – 0.14 V

Under standard conditions the potential for the reaction is

Sn (s) + 2 Fe3+ (aq)  2Fe2+ (aq) + Sn2+ (aq)
(A) 1.68 V (B) 1.40 V (C) 0.91 V (D) 0.63 V

Section (C) : Concept of G

C-1. Given standard electrode potentials :
Fe3+ + 3e¯  Fe ; E° = –0.036 volt

Fe2+ + 2e¯  Fe; E° = –0.440 volt

The standard electrode potential E° for Fe3+ + e¯  Fe2+

(A) –0.476 volt (B) –0.404 volt (C) 0.440 volt (D) 0.772 volt

C-2. Cu+ + e–  Cu, E° = x1 volt; Cu2+ + 2e–  Cu, E° = x2 volt, then for Cu2+ + e–  Cu+, E° (volt)
will be :

(A) x1 – 2x2 (B) x1 + 2x2 (C) x1 – x2 (D) 2x2 – x1

C-3. Which of the following statements about the spontaneous reaction occurring in a galvanic cell is always
true?
(A) Eºcell > 0, Gº < 0, and Q < K (B) Eºcell > 0, Gº < 0, and Q > K
(C) Eºcell > 0, Gº > 0, and Q > K (D) Ecell > 0, G < 0, and Q < K

Section (D) : Nernst equation & its Applications (including concentration cells)
D-1. The standard emf for the cell reaction Zn + Cu2+  Zn2+ + Cu is 1.10 volt at 25°C. The emf for the cell
reaction when 0.1 M Cu2+ and 0.1 M Zn2+ solutions are used at 25°C is
(A) 1.10 volt (B) 0.110 volt (C) –1.10 volt (D) –0.110 volt


H2 (Pt ) H3 O  (aq) Ag
D-2. Consider the cell 1 atm Ag. The measured EMF of the cell is 1.0 V. What is the value of
pH  5.03 x M

x ? E 0Ag  ,Ag = + 0.8 V. [T = 25°C]

(A) 2 × 10–2 M (B) 2 × 10–3 M (C) 1.5 × 10–3 M (D) 1.5 × 10–2 M

D-3. Zn | Zn2+ (C1)|| Zn2+ (C2)|Zn. for this cell G is negative if -

(A) C1 = C2 (B) C1 > C2 (C) C2 > C1 (D) None

H H H H
D-4. Pt (p21) (1M) (1M) (p22 ) Pt (where p1 and p2 are pressures) cell reaction will be spontaneous if :

(A) p1 = p2 (B) p1 > p2 (C) p2 > p1 (D) p1 = 1 atm

D-5. Pt | (H2) | pH = 1 || pH = 2 | (H2)Pt
1 atm 1 atm
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The cell reaction for the given cell is :
(A) spontaneous (B) non - spontaneous (C) equilibrium (D) none of these

M
D-6. The EMF of a concentration cell consisting of two zinc electrodes, one dipping into sol. of zinc sulphate
4
M
& the other into sol. of the same salt at 25C is
16
(A) 0.0125 V (B) 0.0250 V (C) 0.0178 V (D) 0.0356 V

Section (E) : Electrolysis

E-1. In an electrolytic cell of Ag/AgNO3/Ag, when current is passed, the concentration of AgNO3
(A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains same (D) None of these

E-2. If 0.224 L of H2 gas is formed at the cathode, the volume of O2 gas formed at the anode under identical
conditions, is
(A) 0.224 L (B) 0.448 L (C) 0.112 L (D) 1.12 L

E-3. The two aqueous solutions, A (AgNO3) and B (LiCl) were electrolysed using Pt. electrodes. The pH of the
resulting solutions will
(A) increase in A and decrease in B (B) decrease in both
(C) increase in both (D) decrease in A and increase in B.

E-4. In the electrolysis of aqueous CuBr2 using Pt electrodes :

(A) Br2 gas is not evolved at the anode
(B) Cu (s) is deposited at the cathode
(C) Br2 gas is evolved at anode and H2 gas at cathode
(D) H2 gas is evolved at anode.

E-5. During electrolysis of CuSO using Pt-electrodes, the pH of solution

4

(A) increases (B) decreases

(C) remains unchanged (D) cannot be predicted

Section (F) : Faraday laws & its Applictions

F-1. How many faradays are required to reduce one mol of MnO4¯ to Mn2+ -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

F-2. Three faradays of electricity was passed through an aqueous solution of iron (II) bromide. The mass of iron
metal (at. mass 56) deposited at the cathode is -
(A) 56 g (B) 84 g (C) 112 g (D) 168 g

F-3. A current of 2 A was passed for 1 h through a solution of CuSO4 0.237g of Cu2+ ions were discharged at
cathode. The current efficiency is
(A) 42.2% (B) 26.1% (C) 10% (D) 40.01%

F-4. A current of 9.65 ampere is passed through the aqueous solution NaCl using suitable electrodes for 1000 s.
The amount of NaOH formed during electrolysis is
(A) 2.0 g (B) 4.0 g (C) 6.0 g (D) 8.0 g

F-5. Salts of A (atomic mass 15), B (atomic mass 27) and C (atomic mass 48) were electrolysed using same
amount of charge. It was found that when 4.5 g of A was deposited, the mass of B and C deposited were 2.7g
and 9.6 g. The valencies of A, B and C respectively.
(A) 1, 3 and 2 (B) 3, 1 and 3 (C) 2, 6 and 3 (D) 3, 1 and 2

Section (G) : Commercial Cells & Corrosion

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G-1. During discharge of a lead storage cell the density of sulphuric acid in the cell :
(A) Increasing (B) decreasing
(C) remians unchanged (D) initially increases but decrease subsequently

G-2. In H2  O2 fuel cell the reaction occuring at cathode is :

(A) 2 H2O + O2 + 4 e  4 OH (B) 2 H2 + O2  2 H2 O (l)
1
(C) H+ + OH  H2O (D) H+ + e  H .
2 2

G-3. Which is not correct method for prevention of iron from Rusting -
(A) Galvanisation (B) Connecting to sacrificial electrode of Mg
(C) Making medium alkaline (D) Making medium acidic

Section (H) : Electrical Conductance

H-1. Which of the following curve represents the variation of M with C for AgNO3 ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

C C C C

H-2. Which has maxmium conductivity :

(A) [Cr(NH3)3 Cl3] (B) [Cr(NH3)4 Cl2]Cl (C) [Cr(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 (D) [Cr(NH3)6]Cl3

H-3. Resistance of decimolar solution is 50 ohm. If electrodes of surface area 0.0004 m2 each are placed at a
distance of 0.02 m then conductivity of solution is :
(A) 1 s cm– (B) 0.01 s cm– (C) 0.001 s cm– (D) 10 s cm–

H-4. V1 Litre of solution A (Resistance = 50 ohm) is mixed with V2 Litre of solution B (Resistance = 100 ohm).
V2
Resistance of final solution is 80 ohm then V will be (using same cell)
1

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Section (I) : Kohlrausch law and its applications

I-1. The ionization constant of a weak electrolyte (HA) is 25 × 10–6 while the equivalent conductance of its 0.01
M solution is 19.6 S cm 2 eq–1. The equivalent conductance of the electrolyte at infinite dilution
(in S cm2 eq–1 ) will be
(A) 250 (B) 196 (C) 392 (D) 384

I-2. The conductivity of a saturated solution of BaSO4 is 3.06 × 10–6 ohm–1 cm–1 and its equivalent conductance
is 1.53 ohm–1 cm2 equiv –1. The Ksp for BaSO4 will be
(A) 4 × 10–12 (B) 2.5 × 10–13 (C) 25 × 10–9 (D) 10–6

I-3. Molar conductance of 0.1 M acetic acid is 7 ohm 1 cm2 mol 1. If the molar cond. of acetic acid at infinite
dilution is 380.8 ohm 1 cm2 mol 1, the value of dissociation constant will be :
(A) 226  10 5 mol dm 3 (B) 1.66  10 3 mol dm 1
(C) 1.66  10 2 mol dm 3 (D) 3.442  10 5 mol dm 3

I-4. The conductivity of a solution of AgCl at 298 K is found to be 1.382 × 10–6 –1 cm–1. The ionic conductance
of Ag+ and Cl– at infinite dilution are 61.9 –1 cm2 mol–1 and 76.3 –1 cm2 mol–1, respecitvley. The solubility
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of AgCl is
(A) 1.4 × 10–5 mol L–1 (B) 1 × 10–2 mol L–1 (C) 1 × 10–5 mol L–1 (D) 1.9 × 10–5 mol L–1
I-5. Molar conductances of BaCl2, H2SO4 and HCl at infinite dilutions are x1, x2 and x3, respectively. Equivalent
conductance of BaSO4 at infinite dilution will be :
[ x1  x 2  x 3 ] [ x1  x 2  x 3 ] [ x1  x 2  2 x 3 ]
(A) (B) (C) 2 (x1 + x2 – 2x3) (D)
2 2 2

Section (J) : Conductometric Titration

J-1. 20 ml KOH solution was titrated with 0.2 mol/l H2SO4 solution in conductivity

Conductivity
cell
Concentration of KOH solution was :
(A) 0.3 M
(B) 0.15
(C) 0.12 15 30
(D) None of these 0 Volume of H2 SO 4 (ml)
J-2. Following curve for conductometric titration is obtained when –


Conduction

x = Equivalence point
x

Volume of Solutions 

(A) NaOH solution is added in to HCl solution (B) NaOH solution is added in to CH3COOH solution
(C) NH4OH solution is added in to HCl solution (D) NH4OH solution is added in to CH3COOH solution

PART - III : MATCH THE COLUMN

1. Match the column
Column I Column II
(A) Zn | Zn+2 | | Mg2+ | Mg (p) Ecell = 0
c1 c2 (c1 = c2)
(B) Zn | Zn | | Ag+ | Ag
+2
(q) E0cell 0
at. equilibrium
(C) Ag | Ag+ | | Ag+ | Ag (r) E0cell = +ve
c1 c2 (c1 = c2)
(D) Fe | Fe | | Ag | Ag+
+2
(s) E0cell = –ve
c1 c2 (c1 = c2)
0
2.^ Match Matrix ( EAg / Ag = 0.8).

Column – I Column – II
(A) Pt | H2 (0.1 bar) | H+ (0.1 M) || H+ (1 M) | H2 (0.01 bar) | Pt (p) Concentration cell
(B) Ag | Ag+ (10–9 M) || Ag+ (10–2 M) | Ag (q) Ecell > 0
(C) Cu | Cu2+ (0.1 M) || Cu2+ (0.01 M) | Cu (r) Eºcell = 0 but cell is working.
(D) Pt | Cl2 (1bar) | HCl (0.1 M) || NaCl (0.1M) | Cl2 | Pt (1 bar) (s) non working condition
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EXERCISE - 1
PART - I
A-1. (a) Cu (b) Ag
(c) oxidation (d) reduction
(e) Cu (f) Ag
(g) anode-Cu  Cu2+ + 2e– ; cathode-Ag+ + e–  Ag
(h) Cu + 2Ag+  Cu2+ + 2Ag (i) Cu
(j) Cu (k) to complete circuit and maintain electrical neutrality in solution

A-2. (a) 2Ag+ + Cu  2Ag + Cu2+ (b) 8H  MnO –4  5Fe 2  5Fe3   Mn2  4H2 O

(c) 2Ag   2Cl –  2Ag  Cl2 (d) Cd  2H  Cd2   H2

2  2 4 3 2 2 –
A-3. (a) Zn Zn H H2 Pt (b) Pt Sn , Sn Fe , Fe Pt (c) Pb Pb Br Br2 Pt

B-1. Mg B-2. Y>Z>X

B-3. (i) CuO : Cu is below hydrogen in series, so it can reduce from CuO to Cu.
(ii) Ag2O : Lower in series stability of oxide become lesser.
(iii) Lower S.R.P. metal can displace higher S.R.P. metals ions from solution.

B-4. 1.61 V B-5. 1.35 V B-6. 1.68 V C-1. – 0.036 V

C-2. 0.756 V C-3. Spontaneous,  48250 J C-4. 1.14 volt

D-1. 0.059 volt D-2. 1014 D-3. – 0.2214 V D-4. n=2

D-5. (a) The spontaneous cell reaction : Zn + 2Ag+ (aq) Zn2+ (aq) + 2Ag (s)
(b) 1.56 V (c) [Zn2+] = 4 × 10–4 M
(d) As we add KI to cathode chamber, some Ag+ will precipitate out as :
Ag+ + I–  AgI
The above reaction reducing [Ag+] from cathode chamber. This will reduce Ecell according to Nernst’s equation.

D-6. pH = 1.5. D-7. log [Zn2+] / [Cu2+] = 37.22

ELECTROLYTE ANODE Product CATHODE Product

E-1.
1 NaCl (Molten) with Pt electrode Cl2(g) Na
2 NaCl (aq) with Pt electrode Cl2(g) H2(g)
3 Na2SO4 (aq) with Pt electrode O2(g) H2(g)
4 NaNO3 (aq) with Pt electrode O2(g) H2(g)
5 AgNO3 (aq) with Pt electrode O2(g) Ag
6 CuSO4 (aq) with Inert electrode O2(g) Cu
7 CuSO4 (aq) with Copper electrode Cu dissolve Cu

F-1. 12.04 x 1023 F-2. 108. F-3. 2 F-4. n=4

F-5. t = 193 sec. F-6.^ v (H ) = 56.0 mL. F-7. Ni2+ = 2M F-8. t = 93.65 sec.
2

F-9.  71.5 amp G-1. 8 G-2. 1.67 V

–3 –1 2 –1
H-1.^ 2.332 × 10 mho cm , 23.32 mho cm mol . H-2.^ R = 66.67 ohms
H-3.^ 120 mho cm2 mol–1 H-4.^ 0.1456 amp H-5. 0.728 cm–1. I-1.^ 272, 0.0353
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I-2.^ 382 mho cm2 mol–1. I-3. 1.76 × 10–5 mole/litre.

I-4.^ 2.70 × 10–10 (mole/litre)2.

Conductance

Conductance
J-1. (1) (2)

Volume of NaOH Volume of NaOH

Conductance

(3) (4)

Volume of NaOH

PART - II
A-1. (A) A-2. (C) A-3. (D) A-4. (C) B-1. (A)
B-2. (C) B-3. (D) B-4. (D) B-5. (C) B-6. (A)
B-7. (C) B-8. (C) C-1. (D) C-2. (D) C-3. (D)
D-1. (A) D-2. (A) D-3. (C) D-4. (B) D-5. (B)
D-6. (C) E-1. (C) E-2. (C) E-3. (C) E-4. (B)
E-5. (B) F-1. (D) F-2. (B) F-3. (C) F-4. (B)
F-5. (C) G-1. (B) G-2. (A) G-3. (D) H-1. (A)
H-2. (D) H-3. (B) H-4. (C) I-1. (C) I-2. (D)
I-3. (D) I-4. (C) I-5. (D) J-1. (A) J-2. (C)

PART - III
1. (A - s) ; (B - p,r) ; (C - p,q) ; (D - r) 2.^ (A - p, q, r) ; (B - q) ; (C - p, s) ; (D - p, s)