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EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) Build Up Your Understanding

QUESTIONS BASED ON MOLES 9. Sum of number of protons, electrons and neutrons
12
in 12g of C is :-
1. The number of atoms present in 16 g of oxygen is 6
23
(1) 6.02 × 1011.5 (2) 3.01 × 1023 (1) 1.8 (2) 12.044 × 10
(3) 3.01 × 1011.5 (4) 6.02 × 1023 (3) 1.084 × 1025 (4) 10.84 × 10
23

MC0001 MC0010

2. The number of atoms in 4.25 g of NH3 is approx:- 10. The weight of one atom of Uranium is 238 u. Its
actual weight is .... g.
(1) 1 × 10 23
(2) 1.5 × 10
23

(1) 1.43 × 1026 (2) 3.94 × 10

–22

(3) 2 × 10 (4) 6 × 10
23 23
–23 –22
(3) 6.99 × 10 (4) 1.53 × 10
MC0002
MC0011
3. Which of the following contains maximum number
11. The actual weight of a molecule of water is -
of oxygen atoms ?

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(1) 1 g of O (1) 18 g
–23
(2) 1 g of O2 (2) 2.99 × 10 g
(3) 1 g of O3 (3) both (1) & (2) are correct
–24
(4) all have the same number of atoms (4) 1.66 × 10 g
MC0003 MC0012

4. The number of atoms present in 0.5 g atom of 12. What is the mass of a molecule of CH4 :–
nitrogen is same as the atoms in – (1) 16 g (2) 26.6 × 1022 g
(1) 12 g of C (2) 32 g of S
(3) 2.66 × 10–23 g (4) 16 NA g
(3) 8 g of oxygen (4) 24 g of Mg
MC0013
MC0004

5. Which of the following contains maximum number 13. Which of the following has the highest mass ?
of atoms ? (1) 1 g atom of C
(1) 4 g of H2 (2) 16 g of O2 (2) 1/2 mole of CH4
(3) 28 g of N2 (4) 18 g of H2O (3) 10 mL of water
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MC0005 (4) 3.011 × 10 atoms of oxygen
MC0014
6. Number of neutrons present in 1.7 g of ammonia
is - 14. Which of the following contains the least number
(1) NA (2) (NA/10) × 4 of molecules ?
(3) (NA/10) × 7 (4) NA × 10 × 7 (1) 4.4 g CO2 (2) 3.4 g NH3
MC0006 (3) 1.6 g CH4 (4) 3.2 g SO2
7. 5.6 L of oxygen at STP contains - MC0015
(1) 6.02 × 1023 atoms 15. The number of molecule in 4.25 g of NH3 is -
23
(2) 3.01 × 10 atoms (1) 1.505 × 10
23
(2) 3.01 × 10
23
23
(3) 1.505 × 10 atoms (3) 6.02 × 10
23
(4) None of these
23
(4) 0.7525 × 10 atoms
MC0016
MC0007
16. Elements A and B form two compounds B2A3
8. Number of oxygen atoms in 8 g of ozone is - and B2A. 0.05 moles of B2A3 weight 9.0 g and
6.02 × 1023 0.10 mole of B2A weight 10 g. Calculate the
(1) 6.02 × 1023 (2) atomic weight of A and B :-
2
(1) 20 and 30 (2) 30 and 40
6.02 × 1023 6.02 × 1023
(3) (4) (3) 40 and 30 (4) 30 and 20
3 6
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17. 5.6 L of oxygen at NTP is equivalent to – 25. The number of electron in 3.1 mg NO3¯ is
(1) 1 mol (2) 1/2 mol (NA = 6 × 1023)
(3) 1/4 mol (4) 1/8 mol (1) 32 (2) 1.6 × 10–3
MC0018 (3) 9.6 × 1020 (4) 9.6 × 1023
MC0189
18. 4.4 g of an unknown gas occupies 2.24 L of
volume at STP. The gas may be :- 26. Given that one mole of N2 at NTP occupies
(1) N2O (2) CO 22.4 L, then the density of N2 is -
(3) CO2 (4) 1 & 3 both (1) 1.25 g L–1 (2) 0.80 g L–1
–1 –1
MC0019 (3) 2.5 g L (4) 1.60 g L
MC0029
19. Which contains least number of molecules :–
27. The number of carbon atoms present in a
(1) 1 g CO2 (2) 1 g N2 signature, if a signature written by carbon pencil,
(3) 1 g O2 (4) 1 g H2 weighing 1.2 × 10–3 g is

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MC0020 (1) 12.04 × 1020 (2) 6.02 × 1019

20. If V mL of the vapours of substance at NTP (3) 3.01 × 1019 (4) 6.02 × 1020
weight W g. Then molecular weight of substance MC0190
is:-
QUESTIONS BASED ON PERCENTAGE,
V
(1) (W/V) × 22400 (2) × 22.4 EMPIRICAL FORMULA & MOLECULAR FORMULA
W
W ×1 28. A compound of X and Y has equal mass of them.
(3) (W - V) × 22400 (4)
V × 22400 If their atomic weights are 30 and 20 respectively.
MC0021 Molecular formula of the compound is :-
(1) X2Y2 (2) X3Y3 (3) X2Y3 (4) X3Y2
21. If 3.01 × 1020 molecules are removed from MC0031
98 mg of H2SO4, then the number of moles of
H2SO4 left are :– 29. An oxide of sulphur contains 50% of sulphur in
it. Its empirical formula is -
(1) 0.1 × 10 (2) 0.5 × 10–3
–3

(1) SO2 (2) SO3

(3) 1.66 × 10–3 (4) 9.95 × 10–2 (3) SO (4) S2O
MC0022 MC0032
22. A gas is found to have the formula (CO)x. It's VD 30. A hydrocarbon contains 80% of carbon, then the
is 70. The value of x must be:- hydrocarbon is -
(1) 7 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6 (1) CH4 (2) C2H4
MC0023 (3) C2H6 (4) C2H2
MC0033
23. Vapour density of gas is 11.2. Volume occupied
by 2.4 g of this at STP will be - 31. Empirical formula of glucose is -
(1) 11.2 L (2) 2.24 L (3) 22.4 L (4) 2.4 L (1) C6H12O6 (2) C3H6O3
MC0024 (3) C2H4O2 (4) CH2O
MC0034
24. The volume of a gas in discharge tube is
–7
1.12 × 10 mL at STP. Then the number of 32. An oxide of metal M has 40% by mass of
molecule of gas in the tube is - oxygen. Metal M has atomic mass of 24. The
(1) 3.01 × 10
4
(2) 3.01 × 10
15 empirical formula of the oxide is :-
(3) 3.01 × 1012 (4) 3.01 × 1016 (1) M2O (2) M2O3 (3) MO (4) M3O4
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33. A compound contains 38.8% C, 16.0% H and QUESTIONS BASED ON STOICHIOMETRY
45.2% N. The formula of the compound would 41. An organic compound contains carbon, hydrogen
be
and oxygen. Its elemental analysis gives 38.71% of
(1) CH3NH2 (2) CH3CN
C and 9.67% of H. The empirical formula of the
(3) C2H5CN (4) CH2(NH)2
compound would be :-
MC0036
(1) CHO (2) CH4O
34. The simplest formula of a compound containing
50%(w/w) of element X(at wt. = 10) and 50% of (3) CH3O (4) CH2O
element Y(at wt. = 20) is:- MC0132
(1) XY (2) X2Y (3) XY2 (4) X3Y 42. The amount of water (g) produced by combustion
MC0037 of 286 g of propane is
35. Which of the following compound has same
(1) 168 g (2) 200 g
empirical formula as that of glucose:-
(3) 468 g (4) 693 g

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(1) CH3CHO (2) CH3COOH
MC0191
(3) CH3OH (4) C2H6
MC0038 43. In a gaseous reaction of the type

36. 2.2 g of a compound of phosphorous and sulphur aA + bB → cC + dD,

has 1.24 g of 'P' in it. Its empirical formula is - which statement is wrong ?
(1) P2S3 (2) P3S2
(1) a litre of A combines with b litre of B to give
(3) P3S4 (4) P4S3
C and D
MC0040
(2) a mole of A combines with b moles of B to
37. On analysis, a certain compound was found to
give C and D
contain iodine and oxygen in the mass ratio of
254:80. The formula of the compound is : (3) a g of A combines with b g of B to give
(At mass I = 127, O = 16) C and D
(1) IO (2) I2O (4) a molecules of A combines with b molecules
(3) I5O2 (4) I2O5 of B to give C and D
MC0041 MC0046
38.
10
The number of atoms of Cr and O are 4.8 × 10
44. Assuming that petrol is octane (C8H18) and has
and 9.6 × 1010 respectively. Its empirical formula –1
density 0.8 g mL . 1.425 L of petrol on
is –
(1) Cr2O3 (2) CrO2 complete combustion will consume.
(3) Cr2O4 (4) CrO5 (1) 50 mole of O2
MC0042 (2) 100 mole of O2
39. Insulin contains 3.4% sulphur by mass. The (3) 125 mole of O2
minimum molecular weight of insulin is : (4) 200 mole ofO2
(1) 941.176 (2) 944 MC0047
(3) 945.27 (4) None
45. In a given reaction, 9 g of Al will react with
MC0043
40. Caffine has a molecular weight of 194. It contains 3
2Al + O2 → Al2 O3
2
28.9% by mass of nitrogen Number of atoms of
(1) 6 g O2 (2) 8 g O2
nitrogen in one molecule of it is :-
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 (3) 9 g O2 (4) 4 g O2

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46. The equation : 51. If 8 mL of uncombined O2 remain after exploding
3 O2 with 4 mL of hydrogen, the number of mL of
2Al(s) + O2(g) → Al2O3(s) shows that :- O2 originally were -
2
(1) 12 (2) 2
3
(1) 2 mol of Al reacts with mol of O2 to produce (3) 10 (4) 4
2
7 MC0055
mol of Al2O3
2 52. 4 g of hydrogen are ignited with 4 g of oxygen.
3 The weight of water formed is -
(2) 2 g of Al reacts with g of O2 to produce
2 (1) 0.5 g (2) 3.5 g
one mol of Al2O3 (3) 4.5 g (4) 2.5 g
3 MC0056
(3) 2 g of Al reacts with L of O2 to produce
2
1 mol of Al2O3 53. For the reaction A + 2B → C,
3 5 mol of A and 8 mol of B will produce
(4) 2 mol of Al reacts with mol of O2 to produce

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2 (1) 5 mole of C
1 mol of Al2O3
(2) 4 mole of C
MC0049 (3) 8 mole of C
47. 1 L of CO2 is passed over hot coke. When the (4) 13 mole of C
volume of reaction mixture becomes 1.4 L, the MC0057
composition of reaction mixture is–
54. If 1.6 g of SO2 and 1.5 × 1022 molecules of H2S
(1) 0.6 L CO are mixed and allowed to remain in contact in a
(2) 0.8 L CO2 closed vessel until the reaction
(3) 0.6 L CO2 and 0.8 L CO 2H2S + SO2 → 3S + 2H2O,
(4) None proceeds to completion. Which of the following
MC0050 statement is true ?
(1) Only 'S' and 'H2O' remain in the reaction vessel.
48. 26 cc of CO2 are passed over red hot coke.
(2) 'H2S' will remain in excess
The volume of CO evolved is :–
(3) 'SO2' will remain in excess
(1) 15 cc (2) 10 cc
(4) None
(3) 32 cc (4) 52 cc
MC0058
MC0051
55. 12 L of H2 and 11.2 L of Cl2 are mixed and
49. If 1/2 mol of oxygen combine with Aluminium to exploded. The composition by volume of mixture
form Al2O3 then weight of Aluminium metal used is–
in the reaction is (Al= 27) –
(1) 24 L of HCl (g)
(1) 27 g (2) 18 g (2) 0.8 L Cl2 and 20.8 L HCl (g)
(3) 54 g (4) 40.5 g (3) 0.8 L H2 and 22.4 L HCl (g)
MC0052 (4) 22.4 L HCl (g)

50. If 0.5 mol of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.2 mol of MC0059

Na3PO4, the maximum number of moles of
56. 10 mL of gaseous hydrocarbon on combustion
Ba3(PO4)2 that can be formed is -
give 40 mL of CO2(g) and 50 mL of H2O (vap.).
3BaCl2 + 2Na3PO4 → Ba3(PO4)2 + 6NaCl The hydrocarbon is -
(1) 0.7 (2) 0.5 (1) C4H5 (2) C8H10
(3) 0.3 (4) 0.1 (3) C4H8 (4) C4H10
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QUESTIONS BASED ON EQUIIVALENT WEIGHTS 64. 0.5 g of a base was completely neutralised by
100 mL of 0.2 N acid. Equivalent weight of the
57. Molecular weight of tribasic acid is W. Its equivalent
base is
weight will be :
(1) 50 (2) 100 (3) 25 (4) 125
W W
(1) (2)
2 3 MC0070
(3) W (4) 3W 65. 0.126 g of an acid requires 20 mL of 0.1 N
MC0062 NaOH for complete neutralisation. Equivalent
weight of the acid is –
58. A, E, M and n are the atomic weight, equivalent
weight, molecular weight and valency of an (1) 45 (2) 53 (3) 40 (4) 63
element. The correct relation is : MC0071
M
(1) A = E × n (2) A = 66. 2g of a base whose equivalent weight is 40 reacts
E
with 3 g of an acid. The equivalent weight of the

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M
(3) A = (4) M = A × n acid is :
n
(1) 40 (2) 60
MC0063
(3) 10 (4) 80
59. Sulphur forms two chlorides S2Cl2 and SCl2. The MC0072
equivalent mass of sulphur in SCl2 is 16. The
equivalent weight of sulphur in S2Cl2 is - 67. Equivalent weight of a divalent metal is 24. The
(1) 8 (2) 16 (3) 32 (4) 64 volume of hydrogen liberated at STP by 12 g of
MC0064 the same metal when added to excess of an acid
solution is -
60. If equivalent weight of S in SO2 is 8 then
(1) 2.8 litres (2) 5.6 litres
equivalent weight of S in SO3 is -
(3) 11.2 litres (4) 22.4 litres
8×2 8×3
(1) (2) MC0073
3 2
2×3 68. 0.84 g of a metal carbonate reacts exactly with
(3) 8 × 2 × 3 (4)
8 40 mL of N/2 H2SO4. The equivalent weight of
MC0065 the metal carbonate is -
(1) 84 (2) 64
61. Which property of an element is not variable :
(3) 42 (4) 32
(1) Valency (2) Atomic weight
(3) Equivalent weight (4) None MC0074

MC0066 69. 1.0 g of a metal combines with 8.89 g of

Bromine. Equivalent weight of the metal is nearly :
62. One g equivalent of a substance is present in -
(at.wt. of Br = 80)
(1) 0.25 mol of O2 (2) 0.5 mol of O2
(1) 8 (2) 9
(3) 1.00 mol of O2 (4) 8.00 mol of O2
(3) 10 (4) 7
MC0067
MC0075
63. 0.45 g of acid (molecular wt. = 90) was exactly
70. 0.84 g of metal hydride contains 0.04 g of
neutralised by 20 mL of 0.5 N NaOH. Basicity
of the acid is - hydrogen. The equivalent wt. of the metal is .....

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (1) 80 (2) 40 (3) 20 (4) 60

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71. When an element forms an oxide in which 79. 74.5 g of a metallic chloride contains 35.5 g of
oxygen is 20% of the oxide by mass, the chlorine. The equivalent mass of the metal is –
equivalent mass of the element will be – (1) 19.5 (2) 35.5 (3) 39.0 (4) 78.0
(1) 32 (2) 40 (3) 60 (4) 128 MC0091
MC0079
QUESTIONS BASED ON LAWS OF
72. 2.8 g of iron displaces 3.2 g of copper from a CHEMICAL COMBINATION
solution of copper sulphate. If the equivalent 80. The law of multiple proportion was proposed by :
mass of iron is 28, then equivalent mass of (1) Lavoisier (2) Dalton
copper will be – (3) Proust (4) Gaylussac
(1) 16 (2) 32 (3) 48 (4) 64
MC0114
MC0082
73. If m1 g of a metal A displaces m2 g of another 81. Which one of the following pairs of compound
metal B from its salt solution and if their illustrate the law of multiple proportions ?
(1) H2O, Na2O (2) MgO, Na2O
equivalent weight are E2 and E1 respectively then

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the equivalent weight of A can be expressed by:- (3) Na2O, BaO (4) SnCl2, SnCl4
m m MC0115
(1) 1 × E2 (2) 2 × E2
m2 m1
82. In the reaction N2 + 3H2 → 2 NH3, ratio by
m m volume of N2, H2 and NH3 is 1 : 3 : 2. This
(3) 1 × E1 (4) 2 × E1
m2 m1 illustrates law of -
MC0084 (1) Definite proportion
74. If 2.4 g of a metal displaces 1.12 L hydrogen at (2) Multiple proportion
normal temperature and pressure. Equivalent (3) Law of conservation of mass
weight of metal would be:- (4) Gaseous volumes
(1) 12 (2) 24 MC0116
(3) 1.2 × 11.2 (4) 1.2 ÷ 11.2 83. Different proportions of oxygen in the various
MC0086 oxides of nitrogen prove the law of -
75. 45 g of acid of molecular weight 90 neutralised (1) Equivalent proportion
by 200 mL of 5 N caustic potash. The basicity of (2) Multiple proportion
the acid is :- (3) Constant proportion
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) None (4) Conservation of matter
MC0087 MC0117
76. The weights of two elements which combine with
84. Oxygen combines with two isotopes of carbon
one another are in the ratio of their :– 12 14
C and C to form two sample of carbon
(1) Atomic weight (2) Molecular weight
dioxide. The data illustrates -
(3) Equivalent weight (4) None (1) Law of conservation of mass
MC0088 (2) Law of multiple proportions
77. The oxide of a metal has 32% oxygen. Its (3) Law of gaseous volume
equivalent weight would be:- (4) None of these
(1) 34 (2) 32 (3) 17 (4) 16 MC0118
MC0089
85. The law of conservation of mass holds good for
78. 1.6 g of Ca and 2.60 g of Zn when treated with
all of the following except -
an acid in excess separately, produced the same (1) All chemical reactions
amount of hydrogen. If the equivalent weight of (2) Nuclear reactions
Zn is 32.6, what is the equivalent weight of Ca:- (3) Endothermic reactions
(1) 10 (2) 20 (3) 40 (4) 5 (4) Exothermic reactions
MC0090 MC0119
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86. Number of molecules in 100 mL of each of O2, 89. A container of volume V, contains 0.28 g of N2
NH3 and CO2 at STP are – gas. If same volume of an unknown gas under
similar condition of temperature and pressure
(1) in the order CO2 < O2 < NH3 weighs 0.44 g, the molecular mass of the gas is
(2) in the order NH3 < O2 < CO2 (1) 22 (2) 44 (3) 66 (4) 88
(3) the same MC0123
(4) NH3 = CO2 < O2 90. When 100 g of ethylene polymerizes to
MC0120 polyethylene according to equation
nCH2 = CH2 → -(- CH2 - CH2 -)n-. The weight of
87. The empirical formula of an organic compound polyethylene produced will be:-
containing carbon and hydrogen is CH2. The mass n 100
(1) g (2) 100 g (3) g (4) 100n g
of one litre of this organic gas is exactly equal to 2 n
that of one litre of N2 at same temperature and MC0125
pressure. Therefore, the molecular formula of the
organic gas is – 91. A chemical equation is balanced according to the

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law of –
(1) C2H4 (2) C3H6 (1) Multiple proportion
(3) C6H12 (4) C4H8 (2) Constant composition
MC0121 (3) Gaseous volume
(4) Conservation of mass
88. Four one litre flasks are seperately filled with the MC0127
gases hydrogen, helium, oxygen and ozone at
same room temperature and pressure. The ratio 92. Two flasks A & B of equal capacity of volume
contain NH3 and SO2 gas respectively under
of total number of atoms of these gases present similar conditions. Which flask has more number
in the different flasks would be - of moles:-
(1) 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 : 2 : 3 (1) A (2) B
(3) Both have same moles (4) None
(3) 2 : 1 : 2 : 3 (4) 2 : 1 : 3 : 2
MC0128
MC0122

EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 4 4 4 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 4 1
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 3 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 1 2 3 1 3
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 4 3 1 2 2 4 4 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 4 3 4 2 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 1 3 1
Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
Ans. 2 1 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2
Que. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans. 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 2 4 2 3 1 3 2 2
Que. 91 92
Ans. 4 3
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EXERCISE-II (Previous Year Questions) AIPMT/NEET
AIPMT 2014 7. 20.0 g of a magnesium carbonate sample
decomposes on heating to give carbon dioxide
1. Equal masses of H2,O2 and methane have been
and 8.0 g magnesium oxide. What will be the
taken in a container of volume V at temeprature
percentage purity of magnesium carbonate in the
27°C at identical conditions. The ratio of the
volumes of gases H2 : O2 : CH4 would be : sample ?
(1) 8 : 16 : 1 (2) 16 : 8 : 1 (Atomic weight of Mg = 24)
(3) 16 : 1 : 2 (4) 8 : 1 : 2 (1) 60 (2) 84 (3) 75 (4) 96
MC0137 MC0143
NEET-II 2016
2. When 22.4 L of H2(g) is mixed with 11.2 L of 8. Suppose the elements X and Y combine to form
Cl2(g) at S.T.P., the moles of HCl(g) formed is
two compounds XY2 and X3Y2. When 0.1 mole
equal to:-

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(1) 1 mol of HCl (g) (2) 2 mol of HCl (g) of XY2 weighs 10 g and 0.05 mole of X3Y2
(3) 0.5 mol of HCl (g) (4) 1.5 mol of HCl (g) weighs 9 g, the atomic weights of X and Y are
MC0138 (1) 20, 30 (2) 30, 20
(3) 40, 30 (4) 60, 40
3. 1.0 g of magnesium is burnt with 0.56 g O2 in a
closed vessel. Which reactant is left in excess and MC0144
by how much ? NEET(UG) 2018
(At. wt. Mg = 24 ; O = 16) 9. A mixture of 2.3 g formic acid and 4.5 g oxalic
(1) Mg, 0.16 g (2) O2, 0.16 g
acid is treated with conc. H2SO4. The evolved
(3) Mg, 0.44 g (4) O2, 0.28 g
MC0139 gaseous mixture is passed through KOH pellets.
AIPMT 2015 Weight (in g) of the remaining product at STP
4. A mixture of gases contains H2 and O2 gases in will be :
the ratio of 1 : 4 (w/w). What is the molar ratio [Hint : HCOOH( ) →
H2 SO4
H2 O( ) + CO(g)
of the two gases in the mixture ? H2 SO4
H2 C2 O4 () → H2 O( ) + CO(g) + CO2 (g) ]
(1) 4 : 1 (2) 16 : 1 (3) 2 : 1 (4) 1 : 4
(1) 1.4 (2) 3.0 (3) 2.8 (4) 4.4
MC0140
MC0146
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10. In which case is the number of molecules of
5. The number of water molecules is maximum in :-
(1) 18 g of water water maximum?
(2) 18 mol of water (1) 18 mL of water
(3) 18 molecules of water (2) 0.18 g of water
(4) 1.8 g of water (3) 0.00224 L of water vapours at 1 atm and
MC0141 273 K
6. If avogadro number NA, is changed from –3
(4) 10 mol of water
23 –1 20 –1
6.022 × 10 mol to 6.022 × 10 mol , this MC0147
would change :
NEET (UG) 2019
(1) the ratio of chemical species to each other in
a balanced equation 11. The number of moles of hydrogen molecules
(2) the ratio of elements to each other in a required to produce 20 moles of ammonia
compound through Haber's process is :-
(3) the definition of mass in units of grams (1) 10 (2) 20
(4) the mass of one mole of carbon (3) 30 (4) 40
MC0142 MC0192
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NEET (UG) (Odisha) 2019 18. A sample of phosphorous trichloride (PCl3)
contains 1.4 moles of the substance. How many
12. The volume occupied by 1.8 g of water vapour
atoms are there in the sample?
at 374 °C and 1 bar pressure will be :-
–1 –1
(1) 4 (2) 5.6
[Use R = 0.083 bar L K mol ]
(3) 8.431 × 1023 (4) 3.372 × 1024
(1) 96.66 L (2) 55.87 L MC0229
(3) 3.10 L (4) 5.37 L NEET (UG) 2022
MC0193 19. In one molal solution that contains 0.5 mole of a
NEET (UG) 2020 solute, there is
13. Which one of the following has maximum (1) 500 g of solvent
(2) 100 mL of solvent
number of atoms?
(3) 1000 g of solvent
(1) 1g of Li(s) [Atomic mass of Li = 7] (4) 500 mL of solvent
(2) 1g of Ag(s) [Atomic mass of Ag = 108] MC0230

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(3) 1g of Mg(s) [Atomic mass of Mg = 24] 20. What mass of 95% pure CaCO3 will be required
(4) 1g of O2(g) [Atomic mass of O = 16] to neutralise 50 mL of 0.5 M HCl solution
MC0224 according to the following reaction ?
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CaCO3(s)+ 2HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
14. One mole of carbon atom weighs 12 g, the
[Calculate upto second place of decimal point]
number of atoms in it is equal to,
(1) 1.32 g (2) 3.65 g
(Mass of carbon – 12 is 1.9926 × 10–23 g)
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(3) 9.50 g (4) 1.25 g
(1) 1.2 × 10 (2) 6.022 × 1022
MC0231
(3) 12 × 1022 (4) 6.022 × 1023
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MC0225 21. Match List-I with List-II :
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List-I List-II
15. An organic comopound contains 78% (by wt.)
(a) 4.48 litres of (i) 0.2 moles
carbon and remaining percentage of hydrogen.
O2 at STP
The right option for the empirical formula of this
(b) 12.022 × 1022 (ii) 12.044 × 10
23

compound is [Atomic wt. of C is 12, H is 1]

molecules molecules
(1) CH (2) CH2
of H2O
(3) CH3 (4) CH4
(c) 96 g of O2 (iii) 6.4 g
MC0226
(d) 88 g of CO2 (iv) 67.2 litres at STP
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16. An organic compound on analysis gave C = 54.5%, (Given – Molar volume of a gas at
H = 9.1% by mass. Its empirical formula is STP = 22.4 L)
(1) CHO2 (2) CH2O Choose the correct answer from the options
(3) C2H4O (4) C3H4O
given below :
MC0227
(1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
17. If 1 mL of water contains 20 drops then number
of molecules in a drop of water is (2) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)

(1) 6.023 × 1023 (2) 1.673 × 1021 (3) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
(3) 1.344 × 10 18
(4) 4.346 × 10 20
(4) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
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22. 23. The right option for the mass of CO2 produced
–1
The density of the solution is 2.15 g mL , then
mass of 2.5 mL solution in correct significant by heating 20 g of 20% pure limestone is
figures is (Atomic mass of Ca = 40)
1200 K
(1) 5375 × 10–3 g [CaCO3  → CaO + CO2]

(2) 5.4 g (1) 1.76 g (2) 2.64 g (3) 1.32 g (4) 1.12 g
MC0234
(3) 5.38 g
(4) 53.75 g
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Ans. 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 3 3 1 3 4 1 4 3
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EXERCISE-III (Analytical Questions) Master Your Understanding
1. 10 g of hydrogen and 64 g of oxygen were filled 8. If 224 mL of a triatomic gas has a mass of 1g at
in a steel vessel and exploded. Amount of water 273 K and 1 atm pressure, then the mass of one
produced in this reaction will be :- atom is –
(1) 1 mol (2) 2 mol
(1) 8.30 × 10–23 g (2) 2.08 × 10–23 g
(3) 3 mol (4) 4 mol –23 –23
(3) 5.53 × 10 g (4) 6.24 × 10 g
MC0133
MC0154
2. The number of atoms in 0.1 mol of a triatomic
9. The maximum number of molecules are present
gas is :- (NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol–1)
(1) 1.800 × 10
22 in
(2) 6.026 × 1022 (1) 5 L of N2 gas at STP
(3) 1.806 × 1023 (2) 0·5 g of H2 gas
(4) 3.600 × 1023 (3) 10 g of O2 gas

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MC0134 (4) 15 L of H2 gas at STP
MC0155
3. Which has the maximum number of molecules
among the following ? 10. How many moles of magnesium phosphate,
(1) 64 g SO2 (2) 44 g CO2 Mg3(PO4)2 will contain 0.25 mol of oxygen
(3) 48 g O3 (4) 8 g H2 atoms?
MC0135 (1) 2.5 × 10–2 (2) 0.02
–2
(3) 3.125 × 10 (4) 1.25 × 10–2
4. An excess of AgNO3 is added to 100 mL of a 0.01 M
MC0156
solution of dichlorotetraaquachromium(III) chloride.
The number of moles of AgCl precipitated would 11. 22.4 L of water vapour at NTP, When condensed
be :- (Hint :
to water occupies an approximate volume of -
[Cr(H2O)4Cl2]Cl + AgNO3 → AgCl↓+ [Cr(H2O)4Cl2]NO3 ) (1) 18 L (2) 1 L
(1) 0.01 (2) 0.001 (3) 1 mL (4) 18 mL
(3) 0.002 (4) 0.003 MC0158
MC0136 12. 0.01 mol of iodoform (CHI3) reacts with Ag to
5. Number of HCl molecules present in 10 mL of produce a gas whose volume at NTP is
0.1 M solution is : 2CHI3 + 6Ag → C2H2 + 6AgI(s)
(1) 6.022 × 1023 (2) 6.023 × 1022 (1) 224 mL (2) 112 mL
(3) 6.022 × 10
21
(4) 6.022 × 10
20 (3) 336 mL (4) None of these
MC0159
MC0150
13. The minimum quantity in grams of H2S needed
6. The volume of a gas at 0°C and 700 mm to precipitate 63.5 g of Cu2+ will be nearly :
pressure is 760 cc. The no. of molecules present Cu+2 + H2S → CuS + H2
in this volume is (1) 63.5 g (2) 31.75 g
(1) 1.88 × 1022 (2) 6.022 × 10
23
(3) 34 g (4) 20 g
23 22
(3) 18.8 × 10 (4) 18.8 × 10 MC0160
MC0151 14. 2.76 g of silver carbonate on being strongly
heated yields a residue weighing –
7. The number of moles of carbon dioxide which
Ag2CO3 → 2Ag + CO2 + ½ O2
contain 8 g of oxygen is –
(1) 2.16 g (2) 2.48 g
(1) 0.5 mole (2) 0.20 mole
(3) 0.40 mole (4) 0.25 mole (3) 2.32 g (4) 2.64 g
MC0161
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15. The volume of gas at NTP produced by 100 g of 23. There are two oxides of sulphur. They contain
CaC2 with water is :- 50% and 60% of oxygen respectively by weight.
CaC2 + 2H2O → Ca(OH)2 + C2H2 The weight of sulphur which combine with 1 g of
(1) 70 L (2) 35 L oxygen is in the ratio of -
(3) 17.5 L (4) 22.4 L (1) 1 : 1 (2) 2 : 1
MC0162 (3) 2 : 3 (4) 3 : 2
16. Element 'A' reacts with oxygen to form a MC0172
compound A2O3. If 0.359 g of 'A' reacts to give 24. Perecentage composition of an organic compound
0.559 g of the compound, then atomic weight of is as follows :
'A' will be :– C=10.06, H=0.84 , Cl=89.10
(1) 51 (2) 43.08 (3) 49.7 (4) 47.9
Which of the following corresponds to its molecular
MC0164 formula if the vapour density is 60.0
17. CaCO3 is 90% pure. Volume of CO2 collected at (1) CH2Cl2 (2) CHCl3
STP when 10 g of CaCO3 is decomposed is - (3) CH3Cl (4) None

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(1) 2.016 L (2) 1.008 L
MC0175
(3) 10.08 L (4) 20.16 L
25. The ratio of masses of oxygen and nitrogen in a
MC0166
particular gaseous mixture is 1 : 4. The ratio of
18. 50 g CaCO3 will react with ...... g of
number of molecules is :
20% pure HCl by weight .
(1) 1 : 8 (2) 3 : 16
(1) 36.5 g (2) 73 g
(3) 109.5 g (4) 182.5 g (3) 1 : 4 (4) 7 : 32
MC0167 MC0176
19. Two oxides of a metal contains 50% and 40% of 26. A gaseous hydrocarbon on combustion gives
the metal respectively. The formula of the first 0.72 g of water and 3.08 g of CO2. The
oxide is MO. Then the formula of the second empirical formula of the hydrocarbon is
oxide is (1) C2H4 (2) C3H4
(1) MO2 (2) M2O3 (3) M2O (4) M2O5 (3) C6H6 (4) C7H8
MC0168 MC0177
20. A gas mixture of 3 L of propane and butane on 27. What volume of oxygen gas (O2) measured at
complete combustion at 25°C produces 10 L of 0°C and 1 atm, is needed to burn completely 1L
CO2. Initial composition of the propane & of propane gas (C3H8) measured under the same
butane in the gas mixture is – conditions:-
(1) 66.67%, 33.33% (2) 33.33%, 66.67% (1) 5 L (2) 10 L
(3) 50%, 50% (4) 60%, 40% (3) 7 L (4) 6 L
MC0169 MC0129
21. The atomic mass of an element is 27. If valency 28. Volume occupied by one molecule of water
is 3, the vapour density of the volatile chloride (density =1 gcm–3) is :-
will be:- (1) 3.0 × 10
–23
cm3 (2) 5.5 ×10–23 cm3
(1) 66.75 (2) 6.675 (3) 667.5 (4) 81 (3 9.0 × 10
–23
cm
3
(4) 6.023 × 10
–23
cm
3

MC0170 MC0130
22. 1 L of a hydrocarbon weighs as much as 1 L of 29. How many moles of lead (II) chloride will be
CO2 under similar conditions. Then the molecular formed from a reaction between 6.5 g of PbO
formula of the hydrocarbon is - and 3.2 g of HCl ? (Atomic wt. of Pb=207)
(1) C3H8 (2) C2H6 (1) 0.011 (2) 0.029
(3) C2H4 (4) C3H6 (3) 0.044 (4) 0.333
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30. The percentage of oxygen in ethanol is 36. In the match of Column I with Column II :-
(1) 13.13% (2) 34.73%
Column-I Column-II
(3) 60% (4) 75%
MC0194 (A) 22.4 L CO2 gas (P) 2 g – atom of

31. Empirical formula of a compound is at STP oxygen

(1) Whole number ratio of various atoms present (B) 49 g of H2SO4 (Q) 0.5 g – molecule
in compound.
of hydrogen
(2) Contain exact number of different types of
atoms present in a molecule. (C) 1.204×1024 molecules (R) 3 g – atom
(3) Simplest whole number ratio of various of SO2(g)
atoms present in a compound.
(D) 9 mL of H2O() (S) 2g – molecule
(4) None of these
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32. A compound contains 6.72% hydrogen,
(1) (A-P,R), (B-P,Q), (C-S), (D-Q)
40% carbon and 53.28% oxygen, its molecular
–1
mass is 180.18 g mol then molecular formula (2) (A-Q, S), (B-P, Q), (C-R), (D-S)
of compound is :- (3) (A-Q, R), (B-R, S), (C-P), (D-S)
(1) C2H2O4 (2) C2H4O12
(4) (A-P), (B-S), (C-Q), (D-R)
(3) C6H6O12 (4) C6H12O6
MC0196 MC0235
33. When gases combine or are produced in a 37. Given below are two statements:
chemical reaction they do so in a simple ratio by
volume provided all gases are at same Statement I : When gases combine or are
temperature and pressure. This law is known as - produced in a chemical reaction they do so in a
(1) Dalton's Law (2) Gay Lussac's Law
simple ratio by volume, provided all gases are at
(3) Avogadro's Law (4) Law of Lavoisier
MC0197 the same temperature and pressure.

34. Which of the following reactions is not correct Statement II : Equal volumes of all gases at the
according to the law of conservation of mass? same temperature and pressure should contain
(1) 2Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2MgO(s)
equal no. of atoms.
(2) CH4(g) + O2(g) → CO2(g) + H2O(g)
In the light of the above statements, choose the
(3) 4Fe(s) + 3O2(g) → 2Fe2O3(s)
correct answer from the options given below:
(4) P4(s) + 5O2(g) → P4O10(s)
MC0198 (1) Both Statement I and Statement II are

35. What will be molecular mass of glucose molecule? correct.

(1) 342 g (2) Statement I is correct and Statement II is

(2) 180 u incorrect.
1 (3) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is
(3) Mass exactly equal to of mass of one
12th
correct.
C-12 atom
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are
(4) Both (2) and (3)
incorrect.
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38. Given below are two statements: 40. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as
Statement I : Mixtures can be separated by Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason
physical methods. (R) :
Statement II : Compound cannot be separated Assertion (A) :- The reactant which gets
into simpler substances by physical methods. consumed first is called limiting reagent.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
Reason (R) :- Limiting reagent limits the
correct answer from the options given below:
amount of product formed.
(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct.
(2) Statement I is correct and Statement II is correct answer from the options given below :
incorrect. (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
(3) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct explanation of (A).
correct. (2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is NOT the

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(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct explanation of (A).
incorrect. (3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
MC0237 (4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
MC0239
39. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason
(R) :
Assertion (A) :- Solids have definite volume
and definite shape.
Reason (R) :- Particles are held very close to
each other in solids in an orderly fashion and
there is not much freedom of movement.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is NOT the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
MC0238

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Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 4 3 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 1 2
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 4 2 4 4 1 1 2 2
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 3 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2
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