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EXERCISE - 1 : BASIC OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Atoms Molecules
1. Which of the following contains atoms equal to those in 8. The number of molecules in 4.25 g of ammonia is about
12 g Mg ? (At. wt. Mg = 24)
(a) 1.0 × 1023 (b) 1.5 × 1023
(a) 12 gm C (b) 7 gm N2
(c) 2.0 × 1023 (d) 2.5 × 1023
(c) 32 gm O2 (d) None of These
9. If 20% nitrogen is present in a compound, its minimum
molecular weight can be
1
2. If 1 moles of oxygen combine with Al to form Al2O3, the
2 (a) 144 (b) 28
weight of Al used in the reaction is (Al = 27)
(c) 100 (d) 70
(a) 27 g (b) 54 g
10. The weight of molecule of the compound C60H122 is
(c) 40.5 g (d) 81 g
(a) 1.4 × 10–21 g (b) 1.09 × 10–21 g
3. Which has the highest mass ?
(c) 5.025 × 1023 g (d) 16.023 × 1023 g
(a) 50 g of iron (b) 5 moles of N2
11. Choose the wrong statement :
(c) 0.1 mol atom of Ag (d) 1023 atoms of carbon
(a) 1 mole means 6.02 × 1023 particles
4. The number of atoms present in 0.5 mole of nitrogen is
same as the atoms in (b) Molar mass is mass of one molecule
(a) 12 g of C (b) 64 g of S (c) Molar mass is mass of one mole of a substance
(c) 8 g of O (d) 48 g of Mg
(d) Molar mass is molecular mass expressed in grams
5. Which of the following weighs the least ?
12. Which among the following is the heaviest ?
(a) 2 g atom of N (at. wt. of N = 14)
(a) One mole of oxygen
(b) 3 × 1023 atoms of C (at. wt. of C = 12)
(b) One molecule of sulphur trioxide
(c) 1 mole of S (at. wt. of S = 32)

(d) 7 g silver (at. wt. of Ag = 108) (c) 100 amu of uranium

6. If NA is Avogadro’s number then number of valence (d) 44g of carbon dioxide

electrons in 4.2 g of nitride ions (N3–) is
13. Rearrange the following I to IV in order of increasing
(a) 2.4 NA (b) 4.2 NA masses and choose the correct answer [At. wt. of N = 14 u,
O = 16 u, Cu = 63 u]
(c) 1.6 NA (d) 3.2 NA
I 1 molecule of oxygen
7. Haemoglobin contains 0.33% of iron by weight. The
molecular weight of haemoglobin is approximately 67200. II 1 atom of nitrogen
The number of iron atoms (at. wt. of Fe = 56) present in III 1 × 10–10 mol molecule of oxygen
one molecule of haemoglobin is
IV 1 × 10–10 mol atom of copper
(a) 6 (b) 1
(a) II < I < III < IV (b) IV < III < II < I
(c) 4 (d) 2
(c) II > I > III > IV (d) I < II < IV < III
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form
14. The number of moles of SO2Cl2 in 13.5 g is : 21. A sample of pure calcium weighing 1.35 g was
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2 quantitatively converted to 1.88 g of pure calcium oxide.
Atomic mass of calcium would be :
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.4
15. The largest number of molecules is in (a) 20 (b) 40

(a) 36 g of water (c) 16 (d) 35.5

(b) 28 g of carbon monoxide 22. 30g of magnesium and 30g of oxygen are reacted, then the
(c) 46 g of ethyl alcohol residual mixture contains
(d) 54 g of nitrogen pentoxide. (a) 60g of Magnesium oxide only
16. Which of the following contains maximum number of
(b) 40g of Magnesium oxide and 20 g of oxygen
atoms ?
(a) 6.023 × 1021 molecules of CO2 (c) 45 g of Magnesium oxide and 15g of oxygen

(b) 22.4 L of CO2 at STP (d) 50 g of Magnesium oxide and 10g of oxygen

(c) 0.44 g of CO2 23. Silicon carbide, is produced by heating SiO2 and C to high
temperatures according to the equation :
(d) None of these
Stoichiometric Calculations SiO2 (s) + 3C (s)  SiC (s) + 2CO (g)

17. If 0.5 mol of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.2 mol of Na3PO4, the How many grams of SiC could be formed by reacting 2.00
maximum number of mole of Ba3(PO4)2 that can be formed g of SiO2 and 2.0 g of C ?
is (a) 1.33 (b) 2.56
(a) 0.7 (b) 0.5
(c) 3.59 (d) 4.0
(c) 0.30 (d) 0.10
24. Given the reaction
18. One mole of a mixture of CO and CO2 requires exactly 20 gram
Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + 2KI  PbI2 (s) + 2KNO3 (aq)
of NaOH in solution for complete conversion of all the CO2
into Na2 CO3. How many moles more of NaOH would it require What is the mass of PbI2 that will precipitate if 10.2 g of
for conversion into Na2CO3 if the mixture (one mole) is Pb(NO3)2 is mixed with 5.73 g of KI in a sufficient quantity
completely oxidised to CO2. of H2O ?
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.5
(a) 2.06 g (b) 4.13 g
(c) 0.4 (d) 1.5
(c) 7.96 g (d) 15.9 g
19. The number of water molecules present in a drop of water
(volume = 0.0018 ml) at room temperature is (density of 25. If 9 moles of O2 and 14 moles of N2 are placed in a container
H2O = 1 g/mL) and allowed to react according to the equation :

(a) 6.023 × 1019 (b) 1.084 × 1018 3O2 + 2N2  2N2O3

(c) 4.84 × 1017 (d) 6.023 × 1023 The reaction proceeds until 3 moles of O2 remain, how
many moles of N2O3 are present at that instant ?
20. What is the weight of oxygen required for the complete
combustion of 2.8 kg of ethylene ? (a) 6 (b) 3
(a) 2.8 kg (b) 6.4 kg (c) 4 (d) 12

(c) 9.6 kg (d) 96 kg

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26. Iron (III) oxide can be reduced with CO to foum metalic
we
smmms.mn
32.
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Mole fraction of ethanol in ethanol ­ water mixture is 0.25.
iron as described by unbalanced chemical reaction Hence, percentage concentration of ethanol (C2H6O) by
Fe2O3 + CO  Fe + CO2 weight of mixture is
(a) 25 (b) 75
The number of moles of CO required to form one mole of
Fe from its oxide is (c) 46 (d) 54
(a) 1 (b) 1.5 Strength : Molality
(c) 2 (d) 3 33. A molal solution is one that contains one mole of a
solute in
Percentage Purity
(a) 1000 g of the solvent
27. The mass of CaO that shall be obtained by heating 20 kg
of 90% pure lime­stone (CaCO3) is (b) one litre of the solvent

(a) 11.2 kg (b) 8.4 kg (c) one litre of the solution

(c) 10.08 kg (d) 16.8 kg (d) 22.4 litres of the solution

28. If potassium chlorate is 80% pure, then 48 g of oxygen 34. An aqueous solution of ethanol has density 1.025 g/mL
would be produced from (atomic mass of K = 39) and it is 2 M. What is the molality of this solution ?
(a) 153.12g of KClO3 (b) 122.5 g of KClO3 (a) 1.79 (b) 2.143
(c) 245 g of KClO3 (d) 98.0 g of KClO3 (c) 1.951 (d) None of these
Percentage Yield
35. What volume of 0.4 M FeCl3 . 6H2O will contain 600 mg of
29. Antimony reacts with sulphur according to the equation
Fe3+ ?
2Sb(s) + 3S(s)  Sb2S3(s)
(a) 49.85 mL (b) 26.78 mL
The molar mass of Sb2S3 is 340 g mol–1.
(c) 147.55 mL (d) 87.65 mL
What is the percentrage yield for a reaction in which 1.40
g of Sb2S3 is obtained from 1.73 g of antimony and a slight 36. A sample of H2SO4 (density 1.8 g/ml) is 90% by weight.
excess of sulphur ? What is the volume of the acid that has to be used to make
(a) 80.9 % (b) 58.0 % 1 litre of 0.2 M H2SO4?
(c) 40.5 % (d) 29.0 % (a) 16 mL (b) 10 mL
30. NH3 is produced according to the following reaction :
(c) 12 mL (d) 18 mL
N2(g) + 3H2(g)  2NH3(g)
37. The density (in g mL–1) of a 3.60 M sulphuric acid
In an experiment 0.25 mol of NH3 is formed when 0.5 mol of
solution that is 29% H2SO4 (molar mass = 98 g mol–1) by
N2 is reacted with 0.5 mol of H2. What is % yield ?
mass will be
(a) 75% (b) 50%
(c) 33% (d) 25% (a) 1.45 (b) 1.64

Strength : Mass Percent (c) 1.88 (d) 1.22

31. What is the weight % sulhuric acid in an aqueous solution 38. An antifreeze mixture contains 40% ethylene glycol
which is 0.502 M in sulphuric acid ? The specify gravity of
(C2H6O2) by weight in the aqueous solution. If the density
the solution is 1.07
of this solution is 1.05 g mL, what is the molar
(a) 4.77 % (b) 5.67 % concentration?
(c) 9.53 % (d) 22.0 % (a) 6.77 M (b) 6.45 M

(c) 0.0017 M (d) 16.9 M

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39.
molests
What is the molarity of SO 24  ion in aqueous solution that 46.
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A sample of H2SO4 (density 1.8 g mL–1) is 90% by weight.
What is the volume of the acid that has to be used to make
contain 34.2 ppm of Al2(SO4)3 ? (Assume complete 1 L of 0.2 M H2SO4 ?
dissociation and density of solution 1 g/mL)
(a) 16 mL (b) 18 mL
(a) 3 × 10–4 M (b) 2 × 10–4 M
(c) 12 mL (d) 10 mL
–4
(c) 10 M (d) None of these
Strength : Stoichiometric Calculations
Strength : Mole Fraction
47. What is the concentration of nitrate ions if equal volumes
40. The mole fraction of a given sample of I2 in C 6 H 6 is 0.2. of 0.1 M AgNO3 and 0.1 M NaCl are mixed together ?

The molality of I2 in C6H6 is (a) 0.1 M (b) 0.2 M

(a) 0.32 (b) 3.2 (c) 0.05 M (d) 0.25 M

(c) 0.032 (d) 0.48 48. How many grams of NaBr could be formed if 14.2 g of NaI
are reacted with 40.0 mL of a 0.800 M Br2 ?
Strength : Variation
2NaI + Br2  2NaBr + I2
41. In which mode of expression, the concentration of a
solution remains independent of temperature ? (a) 3.30 (b) 4.80

(a) Molarity (b) Normality (c) 6.59 (d) 9.75

(c) Formality (d) Molality 49. If AgBr is assumed to be completely insoluble, What mass
of AgBr precipitates when 30.0 mL of a 0.500 mol/L solution
42. With increase of temperature, which of these changes ? of AgNO3 is added to 50.0 mL of an 0.400 mol/L solution of
NaBr ?
(a) molality
(a) 3.76 g (b) 1.28 g
(b) weight fraction of solute
(c) 2.82 g (d) 3.76 kg
(c) fraction of solute present in unit volume of water
50. In a titration, 15.0 cm3 of 0.100 M HCl neutralizes 30.0 cm3
(d) mole fraction. of Ca(OH)2. What is the molarity of Ca(OH)2 solution ?

43. Molarity and Normality changes with temperature (a) 0.0125 (b) 0.0250
because they involve :
(c) 0.0500 (d) 0.200
(a) Moles (b) equivalents
51. 10 mL of 1 M BaCl2 solution and 5 mL 0.5 M K2SO4 are
(c) weights (d) volumes mixed together to precipitate out BaSO4. The amount of
BaSO4 precipated will be
44. When 500.0 mL of 1.0 M LaCl3 and 3.0 M NaCl are mixed.
What is molarity of Cl– ion ? (a) 0.005 mol (b) 0.00025 mol

(a) 4.0 M (b) 3.0 M (c) 0.025 mol (d) 0.0025 mol

(c) 2.0 M (d) 1.5 M Molar Volume of Gas based Calculations

45. When 50 mL of 2.00 M HCl, 100 mL of 1.00 M HCl and 100 52. M g of a substance when vaporised occupy a volume of
5.6 litre at NTP. The molecular mass of the substance will
mL of 0.500 M HCl are mixed together, the resulting HCl
be :
concentration of the solution is
(a) M (b) 2M
(a) 0.25 M (b) 1.00 M
(c) 3M (d) 4M
(c) 3.50 M (d) 6.25 M
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53. Number of molecules in 1 litre of oxygen at NTP is :
its 61. The Ew of an element is 13. It forms an acidic oxide which
with KOH forms a salt isomorphous with K2SO4. The atomic
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6.02 10 23 6.02 10 23 weight of element is

(a) (b)
32 22.4
(a) 13 (b) 26
32 (c) 52 (d) 78
(c) 32 × 22.4 (d)
22.4
62. A hydrate of Na2SO3 losses 22.2% of H2O by mass on
54. The number of molecules in 89.6 litre of a gas at NTP are : strong heating. The hydrate is
(a) 6.02×1023 (b) 2×6.02×1023 (a) Na2SO3  4H2O (b) Na2SO3  6H2O
(c) 3×6.02×1023 (d) 4×6.02×1023 (c) Na2SO3  H2O (d) Na2SO3  2H2O
55. The mass of 112 cm3 of CH4 gas at STP is Laws of Chemical Combination
(a) 0.16 g (b) 0.8 g 63. One of the following combinations illustrate law of
(c) 0.08 g (d) 1.6 g reciprocal proportions

Empirical Formula (a) N 2 O 3 , N 2 O 4 , N 2 O 5 (b) NaCl, NaBr, Nal

56. An oxide of metal (M) has 40% by mass of oxygen. Metal M (c) CS2 , CO 2 , SO 2 (d) PH 3 , P2 O 3 , P2 O 5
has atomic mass of 24. The empirical formula of the oxide is
64. If water samples are taken from sea, river, clouds, lake or
(a) M2O (b) M2O3
snow, they will be found to contain H 2 and O2 in the
(c) MO (d) M3O4 approximate ratio of 1 : 8. This indicates the law of
57. What is the empirical formula of a compound composed (a) Multiple proportion (b) Definite proportion
of O and Mn in equal weight ratio ?
(c) Reciprocal proportions (d) none of these
(a) MnO (b) MnO2 65. The law of multiple proportion is illustrated by
(c) Mn2O3 (d) Mn2O7 (a) Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
58. Determine the empirical formula of Kelvar, used in making (b) Potassium bromide and potassium chloride
bullet proof vests, is 70.6% C, 4.2% H, 11.8% N and 13.4%
(c) Water and heavy water
O:
(d) Calcium hydroxide and barium hydroxide
(a) C7H5NO2 (b) C7H5N2O
66. The percentage of copper and oxygen in samples of CuO
(c) C7H9NO (d) C7H5NO obtained by different methods were found to be the same.
59. A compound contains atoms of three elements A, B and C. This illustrates the law of
If the oxidation number of A is +2, B is +5 and C is –2, the (a) constant proportions (b) conservation of mass
possible formula of the compound is :
(c) multiple proportions (d) reciprocal proportions
(a) A(BC3)2 (b) A3(BC4)2
67. Two samples of lead oxide were separately reduced to
(c) A3(B4C)2 (d) ABC2 metallic lead by heating in a current of hydrogen. The
60. The carbonate of a metal is isomorphous (similar formula) weight of lead from one oxide was half the weight of lead
with magnesium carbonate and contains 6.091 percent of obtained from the other oxide. The data illustrates.
carbon. The atomic weight of metal is (a) law of reciprocal proportions
(a) 24 (b) 56 (b) law of constant proportions

(c) 137 (d) 260 (c) law of multiple proportions

(d) law of equivalent proportions
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One part of an element A combines with two parts of 73.
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H2S contains 5.88% hydrogen, H2O contains 11.11%

another element B. Six parts of the element C combine
hydrogen while SO2 contains 50% sulphur. These figures
with four parts of the element B. If A and C combine
illustrate the law of :
together the ratio of their weights will be governed by
(a) law of definite proportions (a) conservation of mass (b) constant proportions

(b) law of multiple proportions (c) multiple proportions (d) reciprocal proportions
(c) law of reciprocal proportions 74. Hydrogen combines with chlorine to form HCl. It also
(d) law of conservation of mass. combines with sodium to form NaH. If sodium and chlorine
69. n g of substance X reacts with m g of substance Y to form also combine with each other, they will do so in the ratio of
p g of substance R and q g of substance S. This reaction their masses as :
can be represented as follows : (a) 23 : 35.5 (b) 35.5 : 23
X+Y=R+S
(c) 1 : 1 (d) 23 : 1
The relation which can be established in the amounts of
the reactants and the products will be
Principle of Atom Conservation

(a) n – m = p – q (b) n + m = p + q 75. x g of Ag was dissolved in HNO3 and the solution was
treated with excess of NaCl when 2.87 g of AgCl was
(c) n = m (d) p = q
precipitated. The value of x is
70. Which one is the best example of law of conservation of
mass ? (a) 1.08 g (b) 2.16 g

(a) 6 g of carbon is heated in vacuum, there is no change (c) 2.70 g (d) 1.62 g
in mass 76. A 1.50 g sample of an ore containing silver was dossolved,
(b) 6 g of carbon combines with 16 g of oxygen to form 22 g and all the Ag+ was converted to 0.125 g Ag2S. What was
of CO2 the percentage of silver in the ore ?

(a) 14.23% (b) 10.8%

(c) 6 g water is completely converted into steam
(d) A sample of air is heated at constant pressure when its (c) 8.27% (d) 7.2%
volume increases but there in no change in mass. 77. NaOH is formed according to the reaction

71. SO2 gas was prepared by (i) burning sulphur in oxygen,

1
2Na  O 2  Na 2O
(ii) reacting sodium sulphite with dilute H2SO 4 and 2
(iii) heating copper with conc. H2SO4. It was found that in
Na 2O  H 2O  2NaOH
each case sulphur and oxygen combined in the ratio of
1 : 1. The data illustrates the law of : To make 4g of NaOH, Na required is
(a) conservation of mass (b) multiple proportions (a) 4.6g (b) 4.0g
(c) constant proportions (d) reciprocal proportions
(c) 2.3g (d) 0.23g
72. A sample of CaCO3 has Ca = 40%, C = 12% and O = 48%. If
Equivalent Concept
the law of constant proportions is true, then the mass of
Ca in 5 g of CaCO3 from another source will be : 78. 2H3PO4 + 3 Ca(OH)2  Ca3(PO4)2 + 6 H2O

(a) 2.0g (b) 0.2g Equivalent weight of H3PO4 in this reaction is

(c) 0.02g (d) 20.0g (a) 98 (b) 49

(c) 32.66 (d) 24.5

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79. The Ew of H3PO4 in the reaction is
mills 87. Normality of 0.74 g Ca(OH)2 in 5 mL solution is
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Ca(OH)2 + H3PO4  CaHPO4 + 2H2O (a) 8 N (b) 4 N

(Ca = 40, P = 31, O = 16) (c) 0.4 N (d) 2 N

(a) 49 (b) 98 88. Normality of a 2 M sulphuric acid is

(c) 32.66 (d) 147 (a) 2 N (b) 4 N

80. What weight of a metal of equivalent weight 12 will give (c) N / 2 (d) N / 4
0.475 g of its chloride ? 89. 1 L of a normal solution is diluted to 2000 ml. The
(a) 0.12 g (b) 0.24 g resulting normality is :

(c) 0.36 g (d) 0.48 g (a) N / 2 (b) N/ 4

81. How many grams of phosphoric acid would be needed to (c) N (d) 2 N
neutralise 100 g of magnesium hydroxide ? (The molecular
90. What volume of 0.232 N solution contains 3.17
weights are : H3PO4 = 98 and Mg (OH)2 = 58.3)
milliequivalent of solute ?
(a) 66.7 g (b) 252 g
(a) 137 mL (b) 13.7 mL
(c) 112 g (d) 168 g
(c) 27.3 mL (d) 12.7 mL
82. 0.116 g of C4H4O4 (A) is neutralised by 0.074 g of Ca(OH)2.
Hence, protonic hydrogen (H  ) in (A) will be 91. 1L solution of NaOH contains 4.0 g of it. What shall be
the difference between molarity and the normality ?
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 0.10 (b) zero
(c) 3 (d) 4

83. 4.2 g of metallic carbonate MCO3 was heated in a hard (c) 0.05 (d) 0.20
glass tube and CO2 evolved was found to have 1120 mL of 92. 100 ml of 0.3 N HCl is mixed with 200 ml of 0.6 N H2SO4. The
volume at STP. The EW of the metal is
final normality of the resulting solution will be
(a) 12 (b) 24
(a) 0.1 N (b) 0.2 N
(c) 18 (d) 15
(c) 0.3 N (d) 0.5 N
84. 1.0 g of a monobasic acid when completely aceted upon
Mg gave 1.301 g of anhydrous Mg salt. Equivalent weight 93. Normality of a mixture of 30 mL of 1N H2SO4 and 20 mL
of acid is
of 4N H2SO 4 is
(a) 35.54 (b) 36.54
(a) 1.0 N (b) 1.1 N
(c) 17.77 (d) 18.27
85. 0.1 g of metal combines with 46.6 mL of oxygen at STP. The (c) 2.0 N (d) 2.2 N
equivalent weight of metal is
94. Normality of solution obtained by mixing 10 mL of
(a) 12 (b) 24 1N HCl, 20 mL of 2N H2SO4 and 30 mL of 3N HNO3 is
(c) 6 (d) 36
(a) 1.11 N (b) 2.22 N
Normality
(c) 2.33 N (d) 3.33 N
86. When 100 ml of 1 M NaOH solution and 10 ml of 10 N
(Use the Final volume as sum of all volumes).
H2SO4 solution are mixed together, the resulting solution
will be :

(a) alkaline (b) acidic

(c) strongly acidic (d) neutral

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EXERCISE - 2 : PREVIOUS YEAR JEE MAINS QUESTION
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1. Number of atoms in 558.5 Fe (at. wt. 55.85) is 7. 25 mL of a solution of Ba(OH)2 on titration with a 0.1 M
(2002) solution of HCl gave a titre value of 35 mL. The molarity
of barium hydroxide solution was (2003)
(a) Twice that in 60 g carbon
(a) 0.07 (b) 0.14
(b) 6.023 × 1022
(c) 0.28 (d) 0.35
(c) Half in 8 g He (d) 558.5 × 6.023 × 1023
8. If we consider that 1/6, in place of 1/12, mass of carbon
2. –1
In an organic compound of molar mass 108 g mol C, H atom is taken to be the relative atomic mass unit, the mass
and N atoms are present in 9 : 1 : 3.5 by weight. of one mole of a substance will (2005)
Molecular formula can be (2002)
(a) be a function of the molecular mass of the substance
(a) C6H8N2 (b) C7H10N (b) remain unchanged

(c) C5H6N3 (d) C4H18N3 (c) increase two fold (d) decrease twice

3. Number of atoms in 560g of Fe (atomic mass 56 g 9. Density of a 2.05 M solution of acetic acid in water is
mol–1) is (2002) 1.02 g/mL. The molality of the solution is (2006)

(a) twice that of 70 g N (b) half that of 20 g H (a) 0.44 mol Kg–1 (b) 1.14 mol kg–1

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above (c) 3.28 mol kg–1 (d) 2.28 mol kg–1

4. To neutralize completely 20 mL of 0.1 M aqueous 10. How many moles of magnesium phosphate, Mg3 (PO4)2
solution of phosphorus (H3PO3) acid, the volume of will contain 0.25 mole of oxygen atoms ? (2006)
0.1 M aqueous KOH solution required is (2004)
(a) 0.02 (b) 3.125×10–2
(a) 60 mL (b) 20 mL
(c) 1.25×10–2 (d) 2.5×10–2
(c) 40 mL (d) 10 mL
11. The density (in g mL–1) of a 3.60 M sulphuric acid
5. 6.023 × 1020 molecules of urea are present in 100 mL of
solution that is 29% H2SO4 (Molar mass = 98g mol–1)
its solution. The concentration of urea solution is
by mass will be (2007)
(2004)
(a) 1.64 (b) 1.88
(a) 0.001 M (b) 0.1 M
(c) 1.22 (d) 1.45
(c) 0.02 M (d) 0.01 M
12. Amount of oxalic acid present in a solution can be
6. What volume of H 2 gas at 273 K and 1 atm pressure determined by its titration with KMnO4 solution in the
will be consumed in obtaining 21.6 g of boron (At. presence of H2SO4. The titration gives unsatisfactory
mass 10.8 u) from reduction of boron trichloride by H 2 result when carried out in the presence of HCl because
(2003) HCl (2008)

(a) 89.6 L (b) 67.2 L (a) gets oxidised by oxalic acid to chlorine

(c) 44.8 L (d) 22.4 L (b) furnishes H+ ions in addition to those from oxalic acid

(c) reduces permanganate to Mn2+

(d) oxidises oxalic acid to carbon dioxide and water

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13.
other
The mass of potassium dichromate crystals required to
19.
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The percent loss in weight after heating a pure sample of

oxidise 750 cm3 of 0.6 M Mohr’s salt solution is (Given
molar mass = 392) (2011) potassium chlorate (mol. wt. = 122.5) will be (2015)
(a) 12.25 (b) 24.50
(a) 0.49 g (b) 0.45 g
(c) 39.18 (d) 49.0
(c) 29.4 g (d) 2.2 g
20. The most abundant elements by mass in the body of a
14. The density of a solution prepared by dissolving 120g of
healthy human adult are : Oxygen (61.4%); Carbon
urea (mol. mass = 60 u) in 1000 g of water is 1.15g/mL. The
molarity of this solution is (2012) (22.9%), Hydrogen (10.0%); and Nitrogen (2.6%). The

(a) 0.50 M (b) 1.78 M weight which a 75 kg person would gain if all 1H atoms
are replaced by 2H atoms is : (2017)
(c) 1.02 M (d) 2.05 M
(a) 37.5 kg (b) 7.5 kg
15. The molarity of a solution obtained by mixing 750 mL of
(c) 10 kg (d) 15 kg
0.5 (M) HCl with 250 mL of 2 (M) HCl will be (2013)
21. 1 gram of a carbonate (M2CO3) on treatment with excess
(a) 0.875 M (b) 1.00 M
HCl produces 0.01186 mole of CO2. The molar mass of
(c) 1.75 M (d) 0.0975 M
M2CO3 in g mol–1 is : (2017)
16. For the estimation of nitrogen, 1.4g of an organic
(a) 84.3 (b) 118.6
compound was digested by Kjeldahl method and the
(c) 11.86 (d) 1186
M
evolved ammonia was absorbed in 60 mL of sulphuric 22. The ratio of mass percent of C and H of an organic
10
compound (CXHYOZ) is 6 : 1. If one molecule of the above
M
acid. The unreacted acid required 20 mL of sodium
10 compound (CXHYOZ) contains half as much oxygen as
hydroxide for complete neutralization. The percentage of required to burn one molecule of compound C XH Y
nitrogen in the compound is : (2014)
completely to CO2 and H2O. The empirical formula of
(a) 10% (b) 3%
(c) 5% (d) 6% compound CXHYOZ is: (2018)
17. The ratio of masses of oxygen and nitrogen in a particular (a) C2H4O3 (b) C3H6O3
gaseous mixture is 1 : 4. The ratio of number of their (c) C2H4O (d) C3H4O2
molecule is : (2014)
(a) 7 : 32 (b) 1 : 8
(c) 3 : 16 (d) 1 : 4 JEE MAINS ONLINE QUESTION
18. In Carius method of estimation of halogens, 250 mg of an
organic compound gave 141 mg of AgBr. The percentage 1. Dissolving 120 g of a compound of (mol. wt. 60) in
of bromine in the compound is : 1000 g of water gave a solution of density
(at. mass Ag =108; Br =80) (2015)
1.12 g mL–1. The molarity of the solution is:
Online 2014 SET (1)
(a) 48 (b) 60
(a) 1.00 M (b) 2.00 M
(c) 24 (d) 36
(c) 2.50 M (d) 4.00 M
2. The amount of oxygen in 3.6 mol of water is:
Online 2014 SET (1)
(a) 115.2 g (b) 57.6 g
(c) 28.8 g (d) 18.4 g
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A gaseous compound of nitrogen and hydrogen 9.
Rat
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What quantity (in mL) of a 45% acid solution of a
contains 12.5% (by mass) of hydrogen. The density mono­protic strong acid must be mixed with a 20%
of the compound relative to hydrogen is16. The solution of the same acid to produce 800 mL of a
molecular formula of the compound is: 29.875% acid solution ? Online 2017 SET (2)
Online 2014 SET (2) (a) 320 (b) 325
(a) N2H4 (b) NH3 (c) 316 (d) 330
(c) N3H (d) NH2 10. A sample of NaClO3 is converted by heat to NaCl
4. The amount of BaSO4 formed upon mixing 100 mL with a loss of 0.16 g of oxygen. The residue is
of 20.8% BaCl2 solution with 50 mL of 9.8% H2SO4 dissolved in water and precipitated as AgCl. The
solution will be: (Ba = 137, Cl = 35.5, S = 32, mass of AgCl (in g) obtained will be : (Given : Molar
H = 1 and Q = 16) Online 2014 SET (3) mass of AgCl = 143.5 g mol-1)
(a) 33.2 g (b) 11.65 g Online 2018 SET (1)
(c) 30.6 g (d) 23.3 g (a) 0.35 (b) 0.41
(c) 0.48 (d) 0.54
5. 
A + 3B + 3C  AB2C3
11. For per gram of reactant, the maximum quantity of
Reaction of 6.0 g of A, 6.0 × 10 atoms of B, &
23
N2 gas is produced in which of the following thermal
0.036 mol of C yields 4.8 g of compound AB2C3. decomposition reactions ? (Online 2018 SET 2)
If the atomic mass of A and C are 60 and 80 amu, (Given : Atomic wt. ­ Cr = 52 u, Ba = 137 u)
respectively, the atomic mass of B is (Avogadro no.
= 6 × 1023) : Online 2015 SET (1) (a)  NH4  2 Cr2O7  s   N2  g  + 4H2O  g   Cr2O3  s 
(a) 50 amu (b) 60 amu
(b) 2NH4NO3  s   2N2  g  + 4H2O  g   O2  g 
(c) 70 amu (d) 40 amu
6. 44 g of a sample on complete combustion gives 88 (c) Ba  N3 2  s   Ba  s  + 3N2  g 
gm CO2 and 36 gm of H2O. The molecular formula
(d) 2NH3  g   N2  g  + 3H2  g 
of the compound may be Online 2016 SET (1)
(a) C4H6 (b) C2H6O 12. An unknown chlorohydrocarbon has 3.55 percent
of chlorine. If each molecule of the hydrocarbon
(c) C2H4O (d) C3H6O
has one chlorine atom only; chlorine atoms present
7. The volume of 0.1 N dibasic acid sufficient to in 1 g of chlorohydrocarbon are :
neutralize 1g of a base that furnishes 0.04 mole of
(Atomic wt. of Cl =35.5 u;
OH– in aqueous solution is :Online 2016 SET (2)
(a) 200 mL (b) 400 mL Avogadro constant = 6.023× 1023 mol-1)
(c) 600 mL (d) 800 mL (Online 2018 SET 3)
8. Excess of NaOH (aq) was added to 100 mL of (a) 6.023× 1020 (b) 6.023× 109
FeCl3 (aq) resulting into 2.14 g of Fe(OH)3. The
molarity of FeCl3 (aq) is : (c) 6.023× 1021 (d) 6.023× 1023
(Given molar mass of Fe = 56 g mol”1 and molar
mass of Cl = 35.5 g mol”1) Online 2017 SET (1)
(a) 0.2 M (b) 0.3 M
(c) 0.6 M (d) 1.8 M
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EXERCISE - 3 : ADVANCED OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. All questions marked “S” are single choice questions

2. All questions marked “M” are multiple choice questions
3. All questions marked “C” are comprehension based questions
4. All questions marked “A” are assertion–reason type questions
(A) If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(D) If reason is true but assertion is false.
5. All questions marked “X” are matrix–match type questions
6. All questions marked “I” are integer type questions

Atoms Molecules
1. (S) If we consider that 1/6 in place of 1/12, mass of carbon 5. (S) If 1021 molecules are removed from 200mg of CO2, then
atom is taken to be the relative atomic mass unit, the the number of moles of CO2 left are
mass of one mole of a substance will
(a) 2.85 × 10–3 (b) 28.8 × 10–3
(a) decrease twice
(c) 0.288 × 10–3 (d) 1.68 × 10–2
(b) increase two fold
6. (S) A gaseous mixture contains oxygen and nitrogen in
(c) remain unchanged the ratio of 1 : 4 by weight. Therefore, the ratio of
(d) be a function of the molecular mass of the substance their number of molecules is
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 8
2. (A) Assertion : Both 138 g of K2CO3 and 12 g of carbon
have same number of carbon atoms. (c) 7 : 32 (d) 3 : 16
Reason : Both contains 1 g atom of carbon which 7. (S) A compound possesses 8% sulphur by mass. The least
contains 6.022 × 10 23 carbon atoms. molecular mass is
(a) 200 (b) 400
(a) A (b) B
(c) 155 (d) 355
(c) C (d) D
8. (M) 8 g O2 has same number of molecules as that in :
3. (A) Assertion : 1 Avogram is equal to 1 amu.
(a) 14 g CO (b) 7 g CO
Reason : Avogram is reciprocal of Avogadro’s number.
(c) 11 g CO2 (d) 22 g CO2
(a) A (b) B
9. (M) Which of the following have same number of atoms ?
(c) C (d) D
(a) 6.4 g of O2 (b) 0.1 mol of NH3
4. (X) Column I Column II (c) 4.0 g of He (d) 22.4 L of Cl2 at STP

(A) 5.4 g of Al (P) 0.5 NA electrons 10. (A) Assertion : Number of molecules present in SO2 is
twice the number of molecules present in O2.
(B) 1.2 g of Mg2+ (Q) 15.9994 amu
Reason : Molecular mass of SO2 is double to that of
(C) Exact atomic weight of (R) 0.2 mole atoms mixture
O2.
of oxygen isotopes (a) A (b) B
(D) 0.9 ml of H2O (S) 0.05 moles (c) C (d) D
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Or KClO3 2Al.
11. (S) P and Q are two elements which forms P 2Q3 and PQ2.
If 0.15 mole of P2Q3 weights 15.9g and 0.15 mole of I : CaO + 3C  CaC2 + CO
PQ2 weights 9.3g, the atomic weight of P and Q is
(respectively) : II : CaC2 + 2H2O  Ca(OH)2 + C2H2
(a) 18, 26 (b) 26,18 CaC2 (calcium carbide) is prepared in step I. It is used to
(c) 13, 9 (d) None of these
prepare acetylene (C2H2) in step II. Suppose we want to
12. (S) 1 mole of oxalic acid is treated with conc. H2SO4. The
resultant gaseous mixture is passed through a solution determine amount of CaO that can give enough CaC2 to
of KOH. The mass of KOH consumed will be (where converted required amount of C2H2. Amount of CaO is
KOH absorbs CO2.)
determined in step I and then amount of C2H2 in step II.
(COOH)2 H2SO4 CO + CO2 + H2O
We can relate CaO and C2H2 stoichiometrically by writing
2 KOH + CO2 K2CO3 + H2O
net reaction which is
(a) 28 g (b) 56 g
CaO + 3C + 2H2 O  Ca(OH)2 + C2H2 + CO
(c) 84 g (d) 112 g
13. (M) 0.2 mole of K3PO4 and 0.3 mole of BaCl2 are mixed in 1 L of Thus, CaO  C2H2
solution. Which of these is/are correct ?
14. (C) NX is produced by the following step of reactions
(a) 0.2 mole of Ba3(PO4)2 will be formed
M + X2  M X2
(b) 0.1 mole of Ba3(PO4)2 will be formed
MX2 + X2  M3X8
(c) 0.6 mole of KCl will be formed
M3X8 + N2CO3  N X + CO2 + M3O4
(d) 0.3 mole of KCl will be formed
How much M (metal) is consumed to produce 206 gm of
Comprehension
NX. (Take At. wt of M = 56, N=23, X = 80)
Often more than one reaction is required to change
starting materials into the desired product. This is true (a) 42 gm (b) 56 gm
for many reaction that we carry out in the laboratory and
for many industrial process. These are called sequential 14 7
(c) gm (d) gm
reactions. The amount of desired product from each 3 4
reaction is taken as the starting material for the next
15. (C) The following process has been used to obtain iodine
reaction.
from oil­field brines in California.
I : 2KClO3  2KCl + 3O2
NaI + AgNO3  AgI + NaNO3
II : 4Al + 3O2  2Al2 O3
AgI + Fe  FeI2 + Ag
KClO3 decomposes in step I to give O2, which in turn, is
used by Al to form Al2O3 in step II. First we determine FeI2 + Cl2  FeCl3 + I2
O2 formed in step I and then Al used by this O2 in step II. If 381 kg of iodine is produced per hour then mass of
Both reactions can be added to determine amount of
AgNO3 required per hour will be
KClO3 that can give required amount of O2 needed for
Al. [atomic mass Ag– 108, I– 127, Fe–56, N–14, Cl–35.5]
Net : 2KClO3 + 4Al  2KCl + 2Al2O3 (a) 170 kg (b) 340 kg
Thus, 2KClO3 4Al (c) 255 kg (d) 510 kg
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16. (C) 120 gm Mg was burnt in air to give a mixture of MgO and
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18. (S) If 7.0 moles of Y is placed in a container and allowed to
react with X until equilibrium is reched according to the
Mg3N2. The mixture is now dissolved in HCl to form reaction :
MgCl2 and NH4Cl, if 107 grams NH4Cl is produced. The
2X + Y  2Z
reaction are follows
It is found that the equilibrium mixture contains 8.0 moles
1 of X and 5.0 moles of Y. How many moles of X were
I. Mg + O2  MgO ,
2 present in the original container ?
II. 3Mg  N2  Mg 3 N2 (a) 10 (b) 12

III. MgO + 2HCl  MgCl2 + H2O, (c) 14 (d) 16

19. (S) Consider the given reversible reaction at equilibrium
IV. Mg3 N2 + 8HCl  2NH4Cl + 3MgCl2
2NO + Cl2  2ClNO(g)
Then the moles of MgCl2 formed is : (At. wt.
Suppose that 0.30 mol NO, 0.20 mole of Cl2 and 0.50 mole
Mg = 24, N = 14, Cl = 35.5)
of ClNO were placed in a 25.00L vessel and allowed to
reach the equilibrium. At equilibrium, the concentration
(a) 3 moles (b) 6 moles
of ClNO was found to be 0.024 molar. Molar
concentration of NO present at equilibrium is
(c) 5 moles (d) 10 moles
(a) 0.004 M (b) 0.006 M
17. (X) On the left column, some reactions are indicated and on
the right column, properties of reactions are described. (c) 0.008 M (d) 0.01 M
Match them appropriately, and select the correct code.
20. (I) A mixture of FeO and Fe3O4 when heated in air to a
Column I Column II constant weight, gains 5% of its weight. Find the
percentage of Fe3O4.
(A) N 2 (5.00g)  H 2 (1.00g) (p) First reactant is the limiting
21. (I) Igniting MnO2 in air converts it quantitatively to Mn3O4.

 NH 3 reagent. A sample of pyrolusite is of the following composition :
MnO2 = 80%, SiO2 and other inert constituents = 15%
(B) N 2 (3g)  F2 (10g) (q) Mass of reactant = Mass and rest bearing H2O. The sample is ignited to constant
weight. What is the % of Mn in the ignited sample ?

 N 2 F4 of product
22. (I) A mixture contains equi­molar quantities of carbonates
of two bivalent metals. One metal is present to the extent
(C) S (1.0g) + O2 (1.0 g) (r) Stoichiometric amounts of of 13.5% by weight in the mixture and 2.50 gm of the
mixture on heating leaves a residue of 1.18 gm. Calculate

 SO 2 reactants. the % age by weight of the other metal.

23. (I) A 0.01 moles of sample of KClO3 was heated under such
conditions that a part of it decomposed according to the
(s) Second reactant is the equation :
limiting reactant. (a) 2KClO3  2KCl + 3O2 and the remaining undergoes
p q r s change according to the equation :

(a) B A A C (b) 4KClO3  3KClO4 + KCl

(b) B C B A If the amount of O2 evolved was 134.4 mL at S.T.P.,

calculate the % age by weight of KClO4 in the residue.
(c) B C C A

(d) C A B C
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24. (M) Three metals of alkaline earth metal group (A, B, and C)
SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
27. (M) Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
when reacted with a fixed volume of liquid Br2 separately The following reaction occurs :
gave a product (metal bromides) whose mass is plotted

against the mass of metals taken as shown in the figure. 2Al  3MnO   CCl4  S2Cl 2

108.0g of Al and 213.0g of MnO was heated to initiate

the reaction . (Mw of MnO = 71, atomic weight of
Al = 13)
(a) Al is present in excess.
(b) MnO is present is excess.
(c) 54.0g of Al is required.
(d) 159.0g of MnO is in excess.
From the plot, predict what relation can be concluded Percent Purity
between the atomic weights of A, B, and C ?
28. (S) To 1 L of 1.0 M impure H2SO4 sample, 1.0 M NaOH
(a) C > B solution was added and a plot was obtained as follows :
(b) B > A
(c) C < A < B
(d) Data is insufficient to predict
25. (I) One commercial system removes SO2 emission from
smoke at 95ºC by the following set of reaction :

SO 2 (g)  Cl2 (g) 

 SO 2Cl 2 (g)

SO 2Cl2 (g)  H 2O(l ) 

 H 2SO 4  HCl

H 2SO 4  Ca(OH) 2 
 CaSO 4  H 2O

How many grams of CaSO4 may be produced from 3.78g

of SO2 ?
The % purity of H 2 SO 4 and the slope of curve,
26. (M) Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
respectively, are :
1.0g mixture of CaCO3(s) and glass beads liberate 0.22g
(a) 75%, –1/2 (b) 75%, –1
of CO2 upon treatment with excess of HCl. Glass does
(c) 50%, –1/3 (d) 50%, –1/2
not react with HCl.
Percent Yield
CaCO3  2HCl 
 CO 2  H 2O  CaCl 2
29. (S) In the preparation of iron from haematite (Fe2O3) by the
[Mw CaCO3 = 100. Mw of CO2 = 44, [Atomic weight of reaction with carbon
Ca = 40]
Fe 2O3  C 
 Fe  CO 2
(a) The weight of CaCO3 in the original mixture is 0.5g.
How much 80% pure iron could be produced from 120 kg
(b) The weight of calcium in the original mixture is 0.2g.
of 90% pure Fe2O3 ?
(c) The weight percent of calcium in the original mixture
is 40% Ca. (a) 94.5 kg (b) 60.48 kg

(d) The weight percent of Ca in the original mixture is (c) 116.66 kg (d) 120 kg
20% Ca.
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30. (S) NH3 is formed in the following steps :
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I. Ca + 2C  CaC2 50% yield (a) 100 mL (b) 40.24 mL

II. CaC2 + N2  CaCN2 + C 100% yield (c) 63.38 mL (d) 70.68 mL

III. CaCN2 + 3H2O  2NH3 + CaCO3 50% yield 37. (C) Volume of water required to make 1N solution from 2 mL
conc. HNO3.
To obtain 2 mol NH3, calcium required is :
(a) 1 mol (b) 2 mol (a) 29.56 mL (b) 30.56 mL

(c) 3 mol (d) 4mol (c) 28.56 mL (d) 31.56 mL

Strength : Mass Percent 38. (S) An aqueous solution of glucose (C6H12O6) is 0.01 M. To
31. (S) If 100 ml of H2SO4 (A) and 100 ml of H2O (B) are mixed. 200 mL of this solution, which of the following should
be carried out to make it 0.02 M ?
Then the mass per cent of H2SO4 would be (Given density
of H2SO4 = 0.9 g/ml; density of H2O = 1.0 g/ml) I. Evaporate 50 ml of solution
(a) 60 (b) 50 II. Add 0.180 gm of glucose
(c) 47.36 (d) 90
III. Add 50 mL of water
32. (S) If 100 mL of H2SO4 and 100 mL of H2O are mixed, the
The correct option is :
mass percent of H2SO4 in the resulting solution is
(a) I (b) II
(d H2SO4  0.09g mL1 , d H2O  1.0g mL1 )
(c) I, II (d) I, II, III
(a) 90 (b) 47.36
39. (S) Equal volumes of 0.200 M HCl and 0.400M KOH are mixed.
(c) 50 (d) 60
The concentrations of the ions in the resulting solution are :
Strength : Molality
(a) [K+] = 0.40M, [Cl–] = 0.20 M, [H+] = 0.20 M
33. (A) Assertion : Molality and mole fraction units of
concentration do not change with temperature. (b) [K+] = 0.20 M, [Cl–] = 0.10 M, [OH–] = 0.10 M
Reason : These concentration units are defined in terms
(c) [K+] = 0.10 M, [Cl–] = 0.10 M, [OH–] = 0.10 M
of mass rather in terms of volume and mass is
independent of temperature. (d) [K+] = 0.20 M, [Cl–] = 0.10 M, [OH–] = 0.20 M
(a) A (b) B
40. (M) You are provided with 1 M solution of NaNO3 whose
(c) C (d) D
density = 1.25 g/ml
34. (M) Select dimensionless quantity(ies) :
(a) The percentage by mass of NaNO3 = 6.8
(a) vapour density (b) molality
(c) specific gravity (d) mass fraction (b) The percentage by mass of H2O = 93.2
Comprehension (c) The molality of the solution is 10.72
–1
HNO3 used as a reagent has specific gravity of 1.42g mL
(d) The solution has 0.2 moles of NaNO3.
and contains 70% by strength HNO3.
41. (A) Assertion : In laboratory, reagents are made to a specific
35. (C) Normality of acid is.
molarity rather molality.
(a) 16.78 (b) 15.78
Reason : The volume of sulution is easier to measure
(c) 14.78 (d) 17.78 than its mass.

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D
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Strength : Mole Fraction

The analytical molarity of a solution gives the total 47. (M) The mole fraction of NaCl in aqueous solution is 0.2.
number of moles of a solute in one litre of the solution. The solution is
The equilibrium molarity represents the molar
(a) 13.9 m
concentration of particular species in a solution at
equilibrium. In order to specify the equilibrium molarity (b) Mole fraction of H2O is 0.8
of a particular species it is necessary to know how the (c) acidic in nature
solute behaves when it is dissolved in a solvent. e.g., if
(d) neutral
analytical molarity of HCl is 0.1 M then equilibrium
molarity of NaOH equal to zero because HCl is Strength : Variation
completely dissociated.
48. (M) When 100 ml of 0.1 M KNO3, 400 ml of 0.2 M HCl and 500
42. (C) Calculate the analytical molarity of Cl– ion in solution ml of 0.3 M H2SO4 are mixed. Then in the resulting
which is prepared by mixing 100 ml of 0.1 M NaCl and solution
400 ml of 0.01 M BaCl2.
(a) The molarity of K+ = 0.01 M
(a) 0.018 M (b) 0.036 M
(b) The molarity of SO42– = 0.15 M
(c) 0.084 M (d) 0.046 M
(c) The molarity of H+ = 0.38 M
43. (C) The molarity of 68 % of H2SO4 whose density is 1.84 g/
cc is (d) The molarity of NO3– = 0.01 M and Cl– = 0.08 M
(a) 12.76 M (b) 6.84 M 49. (A) Assertion : Molality of solution is independent of
(c) 18.4 M (d) 6.8 M temperature while mole fraction depends on temperature.
Reason : Normality is the ratio of moles of solute and
44. (C) HCl is 80% ionised in 0.01 M aqueous solution. The volume of solution while mole fraction is the ratio of
equilibrium molarity of HCl in the solution is moles of solute and weight of solvent present in solution.
(a) 0.002 (b) 0.06 (a) A (b) B
(c) 0.02 (d) 0.008 (c) C (d) D
45. (M) Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
50. (A) Assertion : When a solution is diluted from volume V1
20.0 mL of 6.0 M HCl is mixed with 50.0 mL of 2.0 M to V2 by adding solvents, its molarity before dilution
Ba(OH)2, and 30 mL of water is added.
M1 and after dilution M2 are related as :
(a) The concentration remaining in solution is 0.8 M1V1 = M2V2
M.
Reason : During dilution, moles of the solute remains
(b) The concentration of remaining in solution is 1.2 conserved.
M.
(a) A (b) B
2+
(c) The concentration of Ba remaining in solution is (c) C (d) D
1.0M
51. (A) Assertion : For a binary solutiokn of two liquids, A and
(d) 80 mmoles of is in excess. B, with the knowledge of density of solution, molarity
can be converted into molality.
46. (M) The density of a solution of H2SO4 is 1.84 gm/ml and it
Reason : Molarity is defined in terms of volume and
contain 93% H2SO4 by volume. Then
molality in terms of mass, and mass and volume are related
(a) Molarity of H2SO4 is 10.42 by density.

(b) Mass of H2O = 91 gm (a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D
(c) Mass of 100 gm solution = 184 gm
(d) None of the above
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52. (I)
Gtfo
50 mL of 1 M HCl, 100 mL of 0.5 M HNO3, and x mL of 5
M H2SO4 are mixed together and the total volume is
(d) 100 mL of 2.0 M HCl (s) [Ca2+] = 1.2 M
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made upto 1.0 L with water. 100 mL of this solution exactly +200 mL of 1.0 M NaOH [Na  ] = 0.4 M
neutralises 10 mL of M/3 Al2(CO3)3. Calculate the value
of x. +150 mL of 4.0 M CaCl2 [Cl ] = 2.8 M
53. (I) HCl gas is passed into water, yielding a solution of
+50 mL of H2O
density 1.095 g mL–1 and containing 30% HCl by weight.
Calculate the molarity of the solution. 58. (S) 100 mL of mixture of NaOH and Na2SO4 is neutralised
54. (I) A solution contains 75 mg NaCl per mL. To what extent by 10 mL of 0.5 M H2SO4. Hence, NaOH in 100 mL
must it be diluted to give a solution of concentration 15 solution is
mg NaCl per mL of solution.
(a) 0.2 g (b) 0.4 g
Strength : Stoichiometric Calculations
(c) 0.6 g (d) None
55. (S) How much NaNO3 must be weighed out to make 50 ml of
an aqueous solution containing 70 mg of Na+ per ml? 59. (S) BrO3  5Br   Br2  3H2 O
(a) 12.394 g (b) 1.29 g
1f 50 mL 0.1 M BrO3 is mixed with 30 mL of 0.5 M Br 
(c) 10.934 g (d) 12.934 g
solution that contains excess of H ions, the moles of
56. (S) 11.4 gm of a mixture of butene, C4H8 and butane C4H10,
was burned in excess oxygen. 35.2 gm of CO2 and 16.2 Br2 formed are
gm of H2O were obtained. Calculate the percentage by (a) 6.0 × 10–4 (b) 1.2 × 10–4
mass of butane in original mixture.
(a) 50.87% (b) 49.13% (c) 9.0 × 10–3 (d) 1.8 × 10–3

(c) 50% (d) None of these Molar Volume of Gas based Calculations
57. (X) Match the solution mixtures given in column I with the 60. (S) 1 g alloy of Cu and Zn reacted with excess of dil. H2SO4
concentrations given in column II.
to give H2 gas which occupies 60 ml at STP. The
Column I Column II percentage of Zn in the alloy (Given only Zn reacts with
H2SO4)
(a) 11.1 g CaCl2 and 29.25g (p) [Ca2+] = 0.8 M
(a) 17% (b) 34%
of NaCl are diluted [Na  ] = 1.2 M
(c) 83% (d) 40%
with water to 100 mL 
[Cl ] = 2.8 M 61. (S) A solution of NaOH is prepared by dissolving 4.0 g of
NaOH in 1 L of water. Calculate the volume of the HCl
(b) 3.0 L of 4.0 M NaCl and (q) [Ca2+] = 0.001 M gas at STP that will neutralize 50 mL of this solution.
(a) 224 mL (b) 56 mL
4.0 L of 2.0 M CaCl2 are [Na  ] = 0.005 M
(c) 112 mL (d) 448 mL

combined and diluted [Cl ] = 0.007 M 62. (M) 11.2 L of a gas at STP weighs 14 g. The gas could be :
to 10.0 L (a) N2 (b) CO
(c) 3.0 L of 3.0 M NaCl (r) [Ca2+] = 1.6 M (c) NO2 (d) N2O

is added to 200 mL of [Na  ] = 1.8 M

4.0 M CaCl2 [Cl ] = 5.0 M

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Empirical Formula mild
63. (M) An oxide of nitrogen has 30.43% nitrogen (At. wt. of
SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
Laws of Chemical Combination
69. (S) Two elements X and Y have atomic weights of 14 and 16.
N=14) and its one molecule weight 1.527 × 10–22 g. Which They form a series of compounds A, B, C D and E in
of the following statement regarding the oxide is (are) which for the same amount of element X, Y is present in
true ? the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5. If the compound A has 28 parts by
weight of X and 16 parts by weight of Y, then the
(a) Its empirical formula is N2O
compound C will have 28 parts by weight of X and
(b) Its empirical formula is NO2. (a) 32 parts by weight of Y
(c) Its molecular formula is N2O4. (b) 48 parts by weight of Y
(d) Its molecular formula is N4O2. (c) 64 parts by weight of Y
Comprehension (d) 80 parts by weight of Y
A crystalline hydrated salt on being rendered anhydrous 70. (S) One part of an element A combines with two parts of B
loses 45.6% of its weight. (another element). Six parts of element C combine with
The percentage composition of anhydrous salt is : Al = four parts of element B. If A and C combine together, the
10.5%, K = 15.1 %, S = 24.8% and oxygen = 49.6% Answer ratio of their masses will be governed by :
the following four questions based on these information.
(a) law of definite proportions
[Molar masses are : Al = 27, K = 39, S = 32]
64. (C) What is the empirical formula of the salt ? (b) law of multiple proportions

(c) law of reciprocal proportions

(a) K 2 AlS2O 7 (b) K 2 Al 2S2O 7
(d) law of conservation of mass
(c) KAlS2O8 (d) K 3AlS2O12
71. (S) Zinc sulphate contains 22.65% Zn and 43.9% H2O. If the
65. (C) What is the empirical formula of the hydrated salt ? law of constant proportions is true, then the mass of
(a) K 2 AlS2O7 .10H 2O (b) K 2 Al2S2O7 .16H 2O zinc required to give 40g crystals will be :
(a) 90.6 g (b) 9.06 g
(c) K 3AlS2O12 .8H 2O (d) KAlS2O8 .12H 2O
(c) 0.906 g (d) 906 g
66. (C) If 50 g of the above hydrated salt is dissolved in 150
gram of water, molality of the resulting solution will be 72. (S) 3 g of a hydrocarbon on combustion in excess of oxygen
produces 8.8g of CO 2 and 5.4 g of H2O. The data
(a) 0.7 (b) 0.6 illustrates the law of :
(c) 0.5 (d) 0.4 (a) conservation of mass(b) multiple proportions
67. (S) The percentage of Fe in Fe3+ in Fe0.93O1.00 is (c) constant proportions (d) reciporcal proportions
(a) 15.0% (b) 84.2% 73. (S) Potassium combines with two isotopes of chlorine
(35Cl and 37Cl) respectively to form two samples of KCl.
(c) 16.98% (d) 18.49 %
Their formation follows the law of :
68. (S) When a hydrate of Na2CO3 is heated until all the water is
(a) constant proportions (b) multiple proportions
removed, it loses 543 per cent of its mass. The formula of
the hydrate is (c) reciprocal proportions

(a) Na2CO3.10H2O (b) Na2CO3.7H2O (d) none of these.

(c) Na2CO3.5H2O (d) Na2CO3.3H2O

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Principle of Atom Conservation
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80. (A) Assertion : 1mole of H2SO4 is neutralised by 2 moles of

74. (S) 2.76 g of silver carbonate on being strongly heated yields NaOH but 1 equivalent of H2SO4 is neutralised by 1
a residue weighing equivalent of NaOH.
(a) 2.16 g (b) 2.48 g Reason : Equivalent weight of H2SO4 is half of its
(c) 2.32 g (d) 2.64 g molecular weight while equivalent weight of NaOH is 40.

75. (I) Igniting MnO2 in air converts it quantitatively to Mn3O4. (a) A (b) B
A sample of pyrolusite is of the following composition :
(c) C (d) D
MnO2 = 80%, SiO2 and other inert constituents = 15%,
and rest bearing H2O. The sample is ignited to constant 81. (A) Assertion : Equivalent volume of H2 is 11.2 L at 1 atm
weight. What is the percent of Mn in the ignited sample ? and 273 K.

76. (S) How many moles of ferric alum Reason : 1/2 mole H2 has produced when 1 mole of H+(aq)
accepted 1 mole of e–.
(NH 4 )2 SO 4 Fe 2 (SO 4 )3 . 24H 2O can be made from the
(a) A (b) B
sample of Fe containing 0.0056 g of it ?
(c) C (d) D
(a) 10–4 mol (b) 0.5 × 10–4 mol
82. (A) Assertion (A) : The equivalent mass of an element is
(c) 0.33 × 10–4 mol (d) 2 × 10–4 mol variable.

77. (I) A sample of a mixture of CaCl2 and NaCl weighing 4.22g Reason (R) : It depends on the valency of the element.
was treated to precipitate all the Ca as CaCO3, which (a) A (b) B
was then heated and quantitatively converted to 0.959g (c) C (d) D
of CaO. Calculate the percentage of CaCl2 in the mixture.
83. (S) N2 + 3H2  2NH3
(Ca = 40, O = 16, C = 12 and Cl = 35.5)
Molecular weight of NH 3 and N 2 are x 1 and x 2 ,
Equivalent Concept respectively. Their equivalent weights are y1 and y2,
respectively. Then (y1 – y2) is
78. (S) A metal oxide has the formula Z2O3. It can be reduced by
hydrogen to give free metal and water. 0.16 gm of the
 2x1  x 2 
metal oxide requires 6 mg of hydrogen for complete (a)   (b) (x1 – x2)
 6 
reduction. The atomic weight of the metal is :
(a) 27.9 (b) 159.6 (c) (3x1 – x2) (d) (x1 – 3x2)
(c) 79.8 (d) 55.8 84. (S) The vapour density of a chloride of an element is 39.5.
The Ew of the elements is 3.82. The atomic weight of the
79. (M) For the reaction element is
H3PO4 + Ca(OH)2  CaHPO4 + 2 H2O (a) 15.28 (b) 7.64

1 mol 1 mol (c) 3.82 (d) 11.46

85. (M) Which of the following statements regarding the
Which are true statements?
compound AxBy is/are correct ?
(a) Equivalent weight of H3PO4 is 49
(a) 1 mole of AxBy contains 1 mole of A and 1 mole B
(b) Resulting mixture is neutralised by 1 mol of KOH
(b) 1 equivalent of AxBy contains 1 equivalent of A and
(c) CaHPO4 is an acidic salt 1 equivalent of B

(d) 1 mol of H3PO4 is completely neutralized by 1.5 mol (c) 1 mole of AxBy contains x moles of A and y moles of B
of Ca(OH)2 (d) equivalent weight of AxBy = equivalent weight of B
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86. (M) Which of the statements are true ?
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92. (X) Match the items given in column I with those in column
II.
(a) The equivalent weight of Ca3(PO4)2 is Mw/6.
Column I Column II
(b) The equivalent weight of Na3PO4. 12H2O is Mw/3. (a) 9.8% H2SO4 by weight (p) 3.6 N
–1
(c) The equivalent weight of K2SO4 is Mw/2. (density = 1.8g mL )
(d) The equivalent weight of potash alum (b) 9.8 % H3PO4 by weight (q) 1.2 M
K2SO4Al2(SO4)3. 24H2O is Mw/8. (density = 1.2g mL–1)
Normality (c) 1.8 NA molecules of (r) 1.8 Equivalents
87. (S) 10 mL of N/2 HCl, 20 mL of N/2 H2SO4 and 30 mL N/3 HCl is 500 mL
HNO3 are mixed together and solution made to one (d) 250 mL of 4N NaOH (s) 1.10 m
litre. The normality of the resulting solution is + 250 mL of 1.6 M Ca(OH)2
(a) 0.20 N (b) 0.10 N 93. (S) 10 mL of 0.2 N HCl and 30 mL of 0.1 N HCl together
exactly neutralises 40 mL of solution of NaOH, which is
(c) 0.50 N (d) 0.025 N also exactly neutralised by a solution in water of 0.61 g
of an organic acid.What is the equivalent weight of the
88. (S) 0.115 g of pure sodium metal was dissolved in 500 ml organic acid ?
distilled water. The normality of the above solution,
(a) 61 (b) 91.5
whose resulting volume is 400 mL, would be
(c) 122 (d) 183
(a) 0.010 N (b) 0.0115 N
94. (M) 1 gm Mg sample is treated with 125 ml 0.1 N HCl and the
(c) 0.0125 N (d) 0.046 N excess of HCl is neutralised by 50 ml 0.5 N NaOH
completely. The correct statement is/are :
89. (S) 50 ml of 10 N H2SO4, 25 ml of 12 N HCl and 40 ml of 5N
(a) Mass of Mg present in the sample is 0.12 gm
HNO3 were mixed together and the volume of the
(b) Mass of Mg sample unreacted is 0.88 gm
mixture was made 1000 ml by adding water. The
normality of the resulting solution will be (c) % of Mg present in the sample is 12%
(d) Mass of impurities present in the sample is 0.88 gm.
(a) 1 N (b) 2 N
95. (X) Match the Column
(c) 3 N (d) 4 N Column Column
90. (S) Which of the following 1 g L–1 solution has the highest (a) 20 ml (N) HCl reacts (p) No. of molecules of HCl
normality ? N
with 50 mL NaOH. left = 0
5
(a) NaOH (b) H2SO4
N
(c) HCl (d) HNO3 (b) 10 ml HCl reacts (q) No. of molecules of HCl
2
91. (A) Assertion :- 0.1 M H3PO3 (aq) solution has normality N
with 50 ml NaOH. left = 6.02 × 1021
equal to 0.3N when completely reacted with NaOH. 10
N
Reason : H3PO3 is dibasic acid. (c) 50 ml HCl reacts (r) No. of molecules of HCl
10
(a) A (b) B N
with 100 ml NaOH. left = 2.71 × 1022
(c) C (d) D 50
N
(d) 100 ml HCl reacts (s) No. of molecules of HCl
2

N
with 50 ml NaOH. left = 1.8 × 1021
10
SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY

96. (M) An aqueous solution of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) being

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97. (M) An aqueous solution of 6.3g of a hydrated oxalic acid
(H2C2O4.xH2O) is made up to 250 mL. The 40 mL of 0.10
titrated has molarity equal to 0.25 M. Which of the
N NaOH was required to completely neutralize 10mL of
following could be normality of this solution ?
the above prepared stock solution. Which of the
(a) 0.25 N (b) 0.50 N following statements(s) about is (are) correct ?
(c) 0.75 N (d) 1.00 N (a) The acid is dehydrate.
(b) Equivalent weight of the hydrated acid is 45.
(c) Equivalent weight of the anhydrous acid is 45.
(d) 20 mL of the same stock would require 40 mL of 0.10
M Ca(OH)2 solution for complete neutralization.
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EXERCISE - 4 : PREVIOUS YEAR JEE ADVANCED QUESTION
SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY

1. Dissolving 120g of urea (mol. wt. 60) in 1000g of water (a) 0.1 (b) 0.9
gave a solution of density 1.15 g/mL. The molarity of (c) 0.3 (d) 0.6
the solution is (2011)
8. The weight of 1 × 1022 molecules of CuSO4. 5H2O is
(a) 1.78 M (b) 2.00 M
(1991)
(c) 2.05 M (d) 2.22 M
(a) 41.59 g (b) 415.9g
2. Given that the abundances of isotopes Fe, Fe and
54 56 (c) 4.159 g (d) none of the three
Fe are 5%, 90% and 5%, respectively, the atomic mass
57
9. The sulphate of a metal M contains 9.87% of M. This
of Fe is (2009)
sulphate is isomorphous with ZnSO4.7H2O. The atomic
(a) 55.85 (b) 55.95 weight of M is (1991)
(c) 55.75 (d) 56.05 (a) 40.3 (b) 36.3
3. Mixture X = 0.02 mole of [Co(NH3)5SO4] Br and 0.02 (c) 24.3 (d) 11.3
mole of [Co(NH3)5Br] SO4 was prepared in 2 L solution. 10. If 0.5 mol of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.2 mol of Na3PO4, the
1 L of mixture X + excess of AgNO3 solution  Y maximum number of moles of Ba3 (PO4)2 that can be formed
is (1981)
1 L of mixture X + excess of BaCl2 solution  Z
(a) 0.7 (b) 0.5
Number of moles of Y and Z are (2003)
(c) 0.30 (d) 0.10
(a) 0.01, 0.01 (b) 0.02, 0.01
11. The total number of electrons present in 18 ml of water
(c) 0.01, 0.02 (d) 0.02, 0.02 (density of water is 1 g ml–1) is (1980)
4. Which has maximum number of atoms ? (2003) (a) 6.02 × 1023 (b) 6.02 × 1023
(a) 24g of C (12) (b) 56g of Fe (56)
(c) 6.02 × 1024 (d) 6.02 × 1025
(c) 27g of Al (27) (d) 108g of Ag (108)
12. 29.2% (w/W) HCl stock solution has density of
5. How many moles of electron weighs one kilogram ?
1.25 g mL–1. The molecular weight of HCl is 36.5g mol–1.
The volume (mL) of stock solution required to prepare
1
(a) 6.023 × 10 23
(b)  1031 a 200 mL solution 0.4 M HCl is (2013)
9.108
13. 20% surface sites have adsorbed N2. On heating N2
6.023 1 gas evolved from sites and were collected at 0.001 atm
(c)  1054 (d)  108
9.108 9.108  6.023 and 298 K in a container of volume is 2.46 cm3. Density
6. 6.3g of oxalic acid dihydrate have been dissolved in of surface sites is 6.023 × 10 14/cm2 and surface area is
water to obtain a 250 mL solution. How much volume of 1000 cm2, find out the number of surface sites occupied
0.1 N NaOH would be required to neutralise 10 mL of per molecule of N2. (2005)
this solutions ? (2001)
(a) 40 mL (b) 20 mL 14. A compound H2X with molar weight of 80g is dissolved
in a solvent having density of 0.4 g ml–1. Assuming no
(c) 10 mL (d) 4 mL
change in volume upon dissolution, the molality of a
7. The normality of 0.3 M phosphorous acid (H 3PO3) is 3.2 molar solution is (2014)
(1999)
SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
15.
idles
The mole fraction of a solute in a solution in 0.1 At
298K, molarity of this solution is the same as its molality.
19.
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The weight of 1×1022 molecules of CuSO4  5H2O is :

....... (1991)
Density of this solution at 298 K is 2.0 g cm–3 . The
ratio of the molecular weights of the solute and solvent, 20. A sugar syrup of weight 214.2 g contains 34.2 g of
sugar (C12H22O11). Calculate : (i) molal concentration
 MWsolute  and (ii) mole fraction of sugar in the syrup. (1988)
 MW  , is (2016)
solvent
21. Galena (an ore) is partially oxidized by passing air
16. In a solution of 100 mL 0.5 M acetic acid, one gram of through it at high temperature. After some time, the
passage of air is stopped, but the heating is continued
active charcoal is added, which adsorbs acetic acid. It
in a closed furnace such that the contents undergo
is found that the concentration of acetic acid becomes
self­reduction. The weight (in kg) of Pb produced per
0.49 M. If surface area of charcoal is 3.01 × 10 2m2, kg of O2 consumed is ........... .
calculate the area occupied by single acetic acid
molecule on surface of charcoal. (2003) (Atomic weights in g mol–1 : O = 16, S = 32, Pb = 207)

(2018)
17. Calculate the molarity of water if its density is
1000 kg/m3. (2003)

18. 3 g of a salt of molecular weight 30 is dissolved in 250

g of water. The molality of the solution is : ..........
(1983)

ANSWER KEY

Exercise-1 : (Basic Objective Questions)

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)

11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (c)

21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (a)

31. (a) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (b) 36. (c) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (b)

41. (d) 42. (c) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (b) 46. (c) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b)

51. (d) 52. (d) 53. (b) 54. (d) 55. (c) 56. (c) 57. (d) 58. (d) 59. (a,b) 60. (c)

61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (c) 64. (b) 65. (a) 66. (a) 67. (c) 68. (c) 69. (b) 70. (b)

71. (c) 72. (a) 73. (d) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (d) 77. (c) 78. (c) 79. (a) 80. (a)

81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (a) 84. (b) 85. (a) 86. (d) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (a) 90. (b)

91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (c)

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Exercise - 2 : (Previous Year JEE Mains Questions)

1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (b)

9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (a)

17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (b) 21. (a) 22. (a)

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1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (a)
9. (c) 10. (c) 11. (d) 12. (a)

Exercise - 3 : (Advanced Objective Questions)

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (A)  (R) (B)  (P, S), (C)  (Q), (D)  (P),(S) 5. (a)

6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (bc) 9. (ab) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (bc)

14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (0080) 21. (0059)

22. (0014) 23. (0060) 24. (a,b) 25. (0008) 26. (abd) 27. (ac) 28. (b) 29. (a)
30. (d) 31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (a,c,d) 35. (b) 36. (c) 37. (a)
38. (c) 39. (d) 40. (a,b) 41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (abcd)
46. (abc) 47. (abd) 48. (a,b,c,d) 49. (d) 50. (a) 51. (d) 52. (0010) 53. (0009)
54. (0005) 55. (d) 56. (a)
57. (a  q), (b  p), (c  r), (d  s) 58. (b) 59. (c) 60. (a) 61. (c) 62. (ab)
63. (bc) 64. (c) 65. (d) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (a) 69. (b) 70. (c)
71. (b) 72. (a) 73. (d) 74. (a) 75. 59.36% 76. (b) 77. 45.04% 78. (d)
79. (abcd) 80. (b) 81. (a) 82. (a) 83. (a) 84. (b) 85. (b,c,d) 86. (abcd)
87. (d) 88. (c) 89. (a) 90. (c) 91. (d)
92. (a – p, s; b – p, q, s; c – p, r; d – r) 93. (c) 94. (abcd ) 95. (a – q; b – q; c – s; d – r)
96. (abc) 97. (acd)

Exercise - 4 : (Previous Year JEE Advanced Questions)

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (c)

9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (8) 13. (2) 14. (8) 15. (9)

16. 5 × 10 –19 m2 17. 55.55M 18. 0.4m 19. 4.14g 20. (i) 0.56, (ii) 0.0099 21. 6.47

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