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IIT-JEE 2023 D P P

COURSE: JEE Nurture Redox Reaction No. 3

Balancing and Equivalent Weight

1. The number of mole of oxalate ions oxidised by one C (c) 4 : 10 : 1 (d) 4 : 1 : 10
mole of MnO4 is: 11. Consider the following reaction, B
(a) 1/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 5/2 (d) 5
5H 2 O 2 + xClO 2 + 2OH -  xCl - + yO 2 + 6H 2 O
2. How many mole of electrons are involved in the D The reaction is balanced if
reduction of one mole of MnO4 ion in alkaline (a) x = 5, y = 2 (b) x = 2, y = 5
medium to Mn2O3? (c) x = 4, y = 10 (d) x = 5, y = 5
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
12. Equivalent weight of N2 in the change, N2  NH3 is: A
3. When Sn (IV) chloride is treated with excess HCl, C
(a) 28/6 (b) 28 (c) 28/2 (d) 28/3
the complex [SnCl6]2- is formed. The oxidation state
of Sn in this complex is: 13. Equivalent weight FeC2O4 in the change A
(a) +6 (b) -2 (c) 44 (d) -5 FeC2O4  Fe3+ + CO2 is
(a) M/3 (b) M/6 (c) M/2 (d) M/1
4. When KMnO4 is reduced with oxalic acid in acid C
medium, the oxidation number of Mn changes from: 14. In alkaline medium, KMnO 4 reacts as follows: D
(a) +1 to +4 (b) +6 to +4 2KMnO 4 + 2KOH  2K 2 MnO 4 + H 2 O + O 2 .
(c) +7 to +2 (d) +4 to +2 Therefore, the equivalent weight of KMnO 4 will be
5. In balancing the half reaction, S2O32- S(s), the D (a) 31.6 (b) 52.7
number of electrons that must be added is: (c) 79.0 (d) 158.0
(a) 2 on the right (b) 2 on the left 15. D
Equivalent weight of I 2 in the reaction,
(c) 3 on the right (d) 4 on the left
I2 + 5Cl 2 + 6H 2 O  2HIO3 +10HCl is
6. The values of X and Y in the following redox C
(a) M (b) M/2 (c) M/5 (d) M/10
reaction are:
XCl2 +6OH  ClO3 + YCl +3H2O 16. Equivalent weight of KMnO 4 when it is converted A
(a) X =2, Y=4 (b) X=5, Y=3 into MnSO4 is
(c) X=3,Y=5 (d) X=4,Y=2 (a) M/5 (b) M/6 (c) M/3 (d) M/2
7. When KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent and C 17. The equivalent weight of phosphoric acid in the D
ultimately forms MnO4-, MnO2, Mn2O3 and Mn2+, reaction: NaOH + H 3 PO 4  NaH 2 PO 4 + H 2 O is
then the number of electrons transferred in each case (a) 59 (b) 49 (c) 25 (d) 98
respectively is:
(a) 4, 3, 1, 5 (b) 1, 5, 3, 7 18. In the reaction VO + Fe2O3  FeO + V2O5, the eq.
(c) 1, 3, 4, 5 (d) 3, 5, 7, 1 wt. of V2O5 is equal to its :
(a) mol. wt. (b) mol. wt./8
8. For the redox reaction, A (c) mol. wt./6 (d) none of these
MnO4- + C2O42- + H+  Mn2+ +CO2 + H2O C
The correct coefficients of the reactants for the 19. The eq. wt. of K2CrO4 as an oxidizing agent in acid
balanced reaction are: medium is :
(a) (mol. wt./2) (b) (2  mol. wt.)/3
(c) (mol. wt.)/3 (d) (mol. wt.)/6 C
20. The eq. weight of Fe2(SO4)3, the salt to be used as an
oxidant in an acid solution is :
(a) (mol. wt.)/1 (b) (mol. wt.)/2
9. For the redox reaction: C (c) (mol. wt.)/3 (d) (mol. wt.)/5 B
Zn + NO -3  Zn 2+ + NH 4 + 21. The eq. wt. of KMnO4 in the reaction:
MnO4– + Mn2+ + H2O  MnO2 + H+ is:
in basic medium, coefficients of Zn, NO 3 and OH 
(a) 52.7 (b) 158
in the balanced equation respectively are (c) 31.6 (d) none of these
(a) 4, 1, 7 (b) 7, 4, 1 A
(c) 4, 1, 10 (d) 1, 4, 10. Answers
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.C
10. The ratio of coefficients of HNO3, Fe(NO3)2 and C 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.C 11.B 12.A
NH2NO3 in the following redox equation, 13.A 14.D 15.D 16.A 17.D 18.C
Fe  HNO3  Fe( NO3 )2  NH 4 NO3  H 2 O 19.C 20.B 21. A
in the balanced form will be
(a) 10 : 1 : 4 (b) 10 : 4 : 1
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