Equivalent Concept - Titration Exercise
Equivalent Concept - Titration Exercise
A-3. 1.12 litre dry chlorine gas at STP was passed over a heated metal when 5.56 g of chloride of the metal
was formed. What is the equivalent weight of the metal?
Section (B) : Equivalent weight, n-factor and Normality for Oxidant and Reductant
B-1. A mixture of CuS (molecular weight = M1) and Cu2S (molecular weight = M2) is oxidised by KMnO4
(molecular weight = M3) in acidic medium, where the product obtained are Cu2+, Mn2+ and SO2. Find the
equivalent weight of CuS, Cu2S and KMnO4 respectively.
B-2. Determine the equivalent weight of the following oxidising and reducing agents :
(a) KMnO4 (reacting in acidic medium MnO4– Mn2+)
(b) KMnO4 (reacting in neutral medium MnO4– MnO2)
Section (C) : Equivalent Concept for Acid Base Titration and Precipitation Reactions
C-1. 0.98 g of the metal sulphate was dissolved in water and excess of barium chloride was added. The
precipitated barium sulphate weighted 0.95 g. Calculate the equivalent weight of the metal.
C-2. A dilute solution of H2SO4 is made by adding 5 mL of 3N H2SO4 to 245 mL of water. Find the normality
and molarity of the diluted solution.
C-3. What volume at NTP of gaseous ammonia will be required to be passed into 30 cm3 of 1 N H2SO4
solution to bring down the acid strength of the latter to 0.2 N ?
Section (D) : Equivalent Concept for Redox reactions, KMnO4 / K2Cr2O7 v/s Reducing
Agents & their Redox Titration
D-1. 1.60 g of a metal A and 0.96 g of a metal B when treated with excess of dilute acid, separately,
produced the same amount of hydrogen. Calculate the equivalent weight of A if the equivalent weight of
B is 12.
D-2. It requires 40 mL of 1 M Ce4+ to titrate 20 mL of 1M Sn2+ to Sn4+. What is the oxidation state of the
Cerium in the product ?
D-3. 25 mL of a solution of Fe2+ ions was titrated with a solution of the oxidizing agent Cr2O72–. 50 mL of 0.01
M K2Cr2O7 solution was required. What is the molarity of the Fe2+ solution ?
D-4. How many mL of 0.3M K2Cr2O7 (acidic) is required for complete oxidation of 5 mL of 0.2 M SnC2O4
solution.
Section (E) : Iodometric/Iodimetric Titration, Calculation of Available Chlorine from a
sample of Bleaching Powder
E-1. 10 g sample of bleaching powder was dissolved into water to make the solution one litre. To this
solution 35 mL of 1.0 M Mohr salt solution was added containing enough H2SO4. After the reaction was
complete, the excess Mohr salt required 30 mL of 0.1 M KMnO4 for oxidation. The % of available Cl2
approximately is (mol wt = 71)
E-2. A mixture containing As2O3 and As2O5 required 20 mL of 0.05 N iodine solution for titration. The
resulting solution is then acidified and excess of KI was added. The liberated iodine required 1.116 g
hypo (Na2S2O3.5H2O) for complete reaction. Calculate the mass of the mixture. The reactions are:
As2O3 + 2I2 + 2H2O As2O5 + 4H+ +4I–
As2O5 + 4H+ + 4I– As2O3 + 2I2 + 2H2O (Atomic weight : As = 75)
F-2. A 100 mL sample of water was treated to convert any iron present to Fe2+. Addition of 25 mL of 0.002 M
K2Cr2O7 resulted in the reaction :
6Fe2+ + Cr2O72– + 14H+ 6Fe3+ + 2Cr3+ + 7H2O
The excess K2Cr2O7 was back-titrated with 7.5 mL of 0.01 M Fe2+ solution. Calculate the parts per
million (ppm) of iron in the water sample.
F-4. Define two method by which we can soften the water sample.
A-3. 3 g of an oxide of a metal is converted to chloride completely and it yielded 5 g of chloride. Equivalent
weidht of the metal is :
(A) 33.25 (B) 3.325 (C) 12 (D) 20
Section (B) : Equivalent weight, n-factor and Normality for Oxidant and Reductant
B-1. An ion is reduced to the element when it absorbs 6 × 1020 electrons. The number of equivalents of the
ion is:
(A) 0.1 (B) 0.01 (C) 0.001 (D) 0.0001
B-2. When N2 is converted into NH3, the equivalent weight of nitrogen will be :
(A) 1.67 (B) 2.67 (C) 3.67 (D) 4.67
B-3. In the ionic equation 2K+BrO3– + 12H+ + 10e– Br2 + 6H2O + 2K+, the equivalent weight of KBrO3
will be:
(A) M/5 (B) M/2 (C) M/6 (D) M/4
(where M = molecular weight of KBrO3)
Section (C) : Equivalent Concept for Acid Base Titration and Precipitation Reactions
C-1. If one mole of H2SO4 reacts with one mole of NaOH, equivalent weight of H2SO4 will be :
(A) 98 (B) 49 (C) 96 (D) 48
C-2. How many millilitres of 0.1N H2SO4 solution will be required for complete reaction with a solution
containing 0.125 g of pure Na2CO3 :
(A) 23.6 mL (B) 25.6 mL (C) 26.3 mL (D) 32.6 mL
C-3. One litre of a solution contains 18.9 g of HNO3 and one litre of another solution contains 3.2 g of NaOH.
In what volume ratio must these solution be mixed to obtain a neutral solution?
(A) 3 : 8 (B) 8 : 3 (C) 15 : 4 (D) 4 : 15
Section (D) : Equivalent Concept for Redox reactions, KMnO4 / K2Cr2O7 v/s Reducing
Agents & their Redox Titration
D-1. If equal volumes of 0.1 M KMnO4 and 0.1 M K2Cr2O7 solutions are allowed to oxidise Fe2+ to Fe3+ in
acidic medium, then Fe2+ oxidised will be :
(A) more by KMnO4 (B) more by K2Cr2O7
(C) equal in both cases (D) cannot be determined.
D-2. Which of the following solutions will exactly oxidize 25 mL of an acid solution of 0.1 M iron () oxalate:
(A) 25 mL of 0.1 M KMnO4 (B) 25 mL of 0.2 M KMnO4
(C) 25 mL of 0.6 M KMnO4 (D) 15 mL of 0.1 M KMnO4
D-3. An element A in a compound ABD has oxidation number –n. It is oxidised by Cr2O72– in acid medium. In
the experiment, 1.68 × 10–3 moles of K2Cr2O7 were used for 3.36 × 10–3 moles of ABD. The new
oxidation number of A after oxidation is :
(A) 3 (B) 3 – n (C) n – 3 (D) +n
D-4. The number of moles of oxalate ions oxidized by one mole of MnO4– ion in acidic medium is :
(A) 5/2 (B) 2/5 (C) 3/5 (D) 5/3
E-2. A 0.2 g sample containing copper () was analysed iodometrically, where copper() is reduced to
copper () by iodide ions. 2Cu2+ + 4– 2 Cu + 2
If 20 mL of 0.1 M Na2S2O3 solution is required for titration of the liberated iodine, then the percentage of
copper in the sample will be :
(A) 31.75 % (B) 63.5 % (C) 53 % (D) 37 %
Section (F) : Volume strength of H2O2, Hardness of water
F-1. A substance which participates readily in both acid-base and oxidation-reduction reactions is :
(A) Na2 CO3 (B) KOH (C) KMnO4 (D) H2 C2 O4
F-2._ A fresh H2O2 solution is labeled as 11.2 V. Calculate its concentration in wt/vol percent.
(A) 3.4 (B) 6.8 (C) 1.7 (D) 13.6
F-3. The amount of lime, Ca(OH)2 required to remove the hardness in 60 L of pond water containing 1.62
mg of calcium bicarbonate per 100 ml of water, will be :
(A) 4.44 g (B) 0.222 g (C) 2.22 g (D) 0.444 g
F-4. What will the concentration of [Ca+2] in a sample of 1 litre hard water if after treatment with washing
soda 10 g insoluable CaCO3 is precipitated.
(A) 0.2 M (B) 0.1 M (C) 0.3 M (D) 0.4 M
2. Oxalic acid, H2C2O4, reacts with paramagnet ion according to the balanced equation 5H2C2O4 (aq) +
2MnO4– (aq) 2 Mn2+ (aq) + 10 CO2 (g) + 8 H2O (l). The volume in mL of 0.0162 M KMnO4 solution
required to react with 25.0 mL of 0.022 M H2C2O4 solution is :
(A) 13.6 (B) 18.5 (C) 33.8 (D) 84.4
3. x mmol of KMnO4 react completely with y mmol of MnSO4 in presence of fluoride ions to give MnF4
quantitatively. Then :
(A) x = y (B) 4x = y (C) x > y (D) x < y
4. 1 mol each of H3PO2, H3PO3 and H3PO4 will neutralise respectively x mol of NaOH, y mol of Ca(OH)2
and z mol of Al(OH)3 (assuming all as strong electrolytes). x, y, z are in the ratio of :
(A) 3 : 1.5 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 : 3 (C) 3 : 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 1 : 1
5. The amount of wet NaOH containing 15% water required to prepare 70 litres of 0.5 N solution is :
(A) 1.65 kg (B) 1.4 kg (C) 16.5 kg (D) 140 kg
8. 125 mL of 63% (w/v) H2C2O4.2H2O solution is made to react with 125 mL of a 40%(w/v) NaOH solution.
The resulting solution is: (ignoring hydrolysis of ions)
(A) neutral (B) acidic (C) strongly acidic (D) alkaline
9. 25 mL of a 0.1 M solution of a stable cation of transition metal Z reacts exactly with 25 mL of
0.04 M acidified KMnO4 solution. Which of the following is most likely to represent the change in
oxidation state of Z correctly :
(A) Z+ Z2+ (B) Z2+ Z3+ (C) Z3+ Z4+ (D) Z2+ Z4+
10. How many litres of Cl2 at STP will be liberated by the oxidation of NaCl with 10 g KMnO4 in acidic
medium: (Atomic weight : Mn = 55 and K = 39)
(A) 3.54 (B) 7.08 (C) 1.77 (D) None of these
11. One gram of Na3AsO4 is boiled with excess of solid KI in presence of strong HCl. The iodine evolved is
absorbed in KI solution and titrated against 0.2 N hypo solution. Assuming the reaction to be
AsO43– + 2H+ + 2– AsO33– + H2O + 2
calculate the volume of hypo consumed. [Atomic weight of As = 75]
(A) 48.1 mL (B) 38.4 mL (C) 24.7 mL (D) 30.3 mL
12. If 10 g of V2O5 is dissolved in acid and is reduced to V2+ by zinc metal, how many mole of 2 could be
reduced by the resulting solution, if it is further oxidised to VO2+ ions :
[Assume no change in state of Zn2+ions] (Atomic masses : V = 51, O = 16, = 127)
(A) 0.11 (B) 0.22 (C) 0.055 (D) 0.44
13. During the disproportionation of Iodine to iodide and iodate ions, the ratio of iodate and iodide ions
formed in alkaline medium is :
(A) 1 : 5 (B) 5 : 1 (C) 3 : 1 (D) 1 : 3
14. If 1 mL of a KMnO4 solution react with 0.140 g Fe2+ and if 1 mL of KHC2O4. H2C2O4 solution react with
0.1mL of previous KMnO4 solution, how many millilitres of 0.20 M NaOH will react with 1 mL of previous
KHC2O4. H2C2O4 solution in which all the protons (H+) are ionisable ?
(A)15/16 mL (B) 13/16 (C) 11/14 (D) None of these
2. A certain weight of pure CaCO3 is made to react completely with 20 mL of a HCl solution to give 224
mL of CO2 gas at STP. The normality of the HCl solution is:
3._ The volume of 3 M Ba(OH)2 solution required to neutralize completly 120 mL of 1.5M H3PO4 solution is:
5. When tetracarbonylnickel(0) is heated, it dissociates into its components. If 5 moles of this compound is
heated and the resulting gaseous component is absorbed by sufficient amount of 2O5, liberating 2.
What volume of 4M Hypo solution will be required to react with this 2 : Ni(CO)4 Ni + 4CO
6. 1 mole of OH– ions is obtained from 85 g of hydroxide of a metal. What is the equivalent weight of the
metal?
7. An oxide of a metal contains 40% oxygen, by weight. What is the equivalent weight of the metal?
8. In the following reaction, 3Fe + 4H2O Fe3O4 + 4H2, if the atomic weight of iron is 56, then its
equivalent weight will be :
9. What volume of 0.05 M Ca(OH)2 solution is needed for complete conversion of 10 mL of 0.1 M H3PO4
into Ca(H2PO4)2?
10. Potassium acid oxalate K2C2O4.3H2C2O4.4H2O can be oxidized by MnO4– in acid medium. Calculate the
volume of (in mL) 1 M KMnO4 reacting in acid solution with 5.08 gram of the acid oxalate.
3. Which of the following samples of reducing agents is /are chemically equivalent to 25 mL of 0.2 N
KMnO4 to be reduced to Mn2+ and water :
(A) 25 mL of 0.2 M FeSO4 to be oxidized to Fe3+
(B) 50 mL of 0.1 M H3AsO3 to be oxidized to H3AsO4
(C) 25 mL of 0.1 M H2O2 to be oxidized to H+ and O2
(D) 25 mL of 0.1 M SnCl2 to be oxidized to Sn4+
4. To a 25 ml H2O2 solution excess acidified solution of KI was added. The iodine liberated 20 ml of 0.3 N
sodium thiosulphate solution. Use these data to choose the correct statements from the following :
(A) The weight of H2O2 present in 25 ml solution is 0.102 g
(B) The molarity of H2O2 solution is 0.12 M
(C) The weight of H2O2 present in 1 L of the solution is 0.816 g
(D) The volume strength of H2O2 is 1.344 L
5. There are two sample of HCl having molarity 1N and 0.25 N. Find volume of these sample taken in
order to prepare 0.75 N HCl solution. (Assume no water is used) :
(A) 20 mL, 10 mL (B) 100 mL, 50 mL (C) 40 mL, 20 mL (D) 50 mL, 25 mL
6. If mass of KHC2O4 (potassium acid oxalate) required to reduce 100 mL of 0.02 M KMnO4 in acidic
medium is x g and to neutralise 100 mL of 0.05 M Ca(OH)2 is y g, then which of the following options
may be correct :
(A) 2x = y (B) x = 2y
(C) x = y (D) absolute values of x & y cannot be determined.
PART - IV : COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Comprehension # 1
Equivalent Mass :
The equivalent mass of a substance is defined as the number of parts by mass of it which combine with
or displace 1.0078 parts by mass of hydrogen, 8 parts by mass of oxygen and 35.5 parts by mass of
chlorine.
The equivalent mass of a substance expressed in grams is called gram equivalent mass.
The equivalent mass of a substance is not constant. It depends upon the reaction in which the
substance is participating. A compound may have different equivalent mass in different chemical
reactions and under different experimental conditions.
(A) Equivalent mass of an acid : It is the mass of an acid in grams which contains 1.0078 g of
replaceable H+ ions or it is the mass of acid which contains one mole of replaceable H+ ions. It may be
calculated as :
Molecular mass of acid
Equivalent mass of acid =
Basicity of acid
Basicity of acid = number of replaceable hydrogen atoms present in one molecule of acid
(B) Equivalent mass of a base : It is the mass of the base which contains one mole of replaceable
OH– ions in molecule.
Molecular mass of base
Equivalent mass of base =
Aciditiy of base
Acidity of base = Number of replaceable OH– ions present in one molecule of the base
1. Equivalent mass of Ba(MnO4)2 in acidic medium is : (where M stands for molar mass)
(A) M/5 (B) M/6 (C) M/10 (D) M/2
3. Equivalent weight of oxalic acid salt in following reaction is : (Atomic masses : O = 16, C = 12, K = 39)
H2C2O4 + Ca(OH)2 CaC2O4 + H2O
(A) 90 (B) 45 (C) 64 (D) 128
Comprehension # 2
Some amount of “20V” H2O2 is mixed with excess of acidified solution of KI. The iodine so liberated
required 200 mL of 0.1 N Na2S2O3 for titration.
5. The mass of K2Cr2O7 needed to oxidise the above volume of H2O2 solution is :
(A) 3.6 g (B) 0.8 g (C) 4.2 g (D) 0.98 g
6. The volume of O2 at STP that would be liberated by above H2O2 solution on disproportionation is :
(A) 56 mL (B) 112 mL (C) 168 mL (D) 224 mL
Comprehension # 3
Answer Q.7, Q.8 and Q.9 by appropriately matching the information given in the three columns
of the following table.
Molecular weight / Atomic weight
Equivalent weight = n-factor is very important in redox as well as non-
n factor
redox reactions.
In general n-factor of acid/base is number of moles of H+/OH– furnished per mole of acid/base. n-factor
of reactions is number of moles of electrons lost or gained per mole of reactant columns 1, 2, 3 contain
reactions, n-factor & equivalent weight respectively.
Column-1 Column-2 Column-3
(I) MnO4 + 2H2O MnO2+4OH
– – (i) 1 (P) 158
10
(II) MnO4– MnO4–2 (ii) (Q) 96
6
(III) Br2 + OH– BrO3– + Br– (iii) 3 (R) 34
(IV) H2O2 O2 + H2O (iv) 2 (S) 52.6
7. For KMnO4 in strong basic medium correct combination is -
(A) (I) (ii) (R) (B) (II) (i) (P) (C) (II) (iii) (S) (D) (I) (iv) (Q)
8. For KMnO4 in neutral medium correct combination is -
(A) (I) (iii) (Q) (B) (II) (i) (R) (C) (I) (iii) (S) (D) (II) (iii) (R)
9. For a disproportionation reaction the only correct combination is -
(A) (I) (ii) (R) (B) (II) (ii) (Q) (C) (IV) (i) (S) (D) (III) (ii) (Q)
Equivalent Concept & Titration
EXERCISE - 1
PART - I
35.5
A-1. (a) 23 ; (b) E = 9 ; (c) E = 30 ; (d) E = ; (e) E = 30 ; (f) E = 48 ; (g) E = 31.67
1
A-2. (a) E = 58.5 or E = 58.5 ; (b) E = 87 or E = 87 ; (c) E = 51.67 or E = 51.67
M1 M2 M3
A-3. 20.1 B-1. , , B-2. (a) 31.6 ; (b) 52.67 C-1. 72.61
6 8 5
C-2. 0.06 N, 0.03 M C-3. 537.6 mL D-1. 20 D-2. +3
D-3. 0.12 M. D-4. 2.22 mL. E-1. 7.1% E-2. 0.25075 g
F-1. 2.12 g/L F-2. 126 ppm
F-3. Temporary hardness - due to bicarbonates of Ca & Mg
Permanent hardness - due to chlorides & sulphates of Ca & Mg.
F-4. There are some method by which we can soften the water sample.
(a) By boiling : 2HCO3– H2O + CO2 + CO32–
or By Slaked lime : Ca(HCO3)2 + Ca(OH)2 CaCO3 + 2H2O
Ca2+ + CO32– CaCO3
(b) By Washing Soda : CaCl2 + Na2CO3 CaCO3 + 2NaCl
(c) By ion exchange resins : Na2R + Ca2+ CaR + 2Na+
(d) By adding chelating agents like (PO3–)3 etc.
PART - II
A-1. (B) A-2. (A) A-3. (A) B-1. (C) B-2. (D)
B-3. (A) C-1. (A) C-2. (A) C-3. (D) D-1. (B)
D-2. (D) D-3. (B) D-4. (A) E-1. (B) E-2. (B)
F-1. (D) F-2. (A) F-3. (D) F-4. (B)
PART - III
1. (A – p,s) ; (B – q,r) ; (C – p,q,s) ; (D – r)
EXERCISE - 2
PART - I
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (A)
6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (D) 10. (A)
11. (A) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (A)
PART - II
1. 4 2. 1 3. 90 4. 2 5. 2
6. 68 7. 12 8. 21 9. 10 mL 10. 16
11. 32
Equivalent Concept & Titration
PART - III
1. (AC) 2. (ABCD) 3. (ACD) 4. (ABD) 5. (ABCD)
6. (BCD)
PART - IV
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (D)
6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (D)