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EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) Build Up Your Understanding

OXIDATION NUMBER 10. Oxidation number of sodium in sodium
1. In [Ni(CO)4], the oxidation state of Ni is : amalgam(Na-Hg) is :
(1) 4 (2) 0 (3) 2 (4) 8 (1) +2 (2) +1 (3) –3 (4) Zero
RR0011
RR0001
11. Oxidation number of C in HNC is :
2. The oxidation number of nitrogen in NH2OH is :
(1) +2 (2) –3 (3) +3 (4) Zero
(1) 0 (2) +1 (3) –1 (4) –2
RR0013
RR0002
12. Oxidation number of Fe in Fe0.94 O is :
3. Of the following elements, which one has the
(1) 200 (2) 200/94
same oxidation state in all of its compounds ? (3) 94/200 (4) None
(1) Hydrogen (2) Fluorine RR0014
(3) Carbon (4) Oxygen 13. Oxidation number of carbon in carbon suboxide

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RR0003 (C3O2) is :
4. Oxidation number of fluorine in OF2 is : +2 +4 −4
(1) (2) (3) +4 (4)
(1) +1 (2) +2 (3) –1 (4) –2 3 3 3
RR0004 RR0015
5. The oxidation number of C in CH4, CH3Cl, 14. Oxidation number of sulphur in Na2S2O3 would
CH2Cl2, CHCl3 and CCl4 are respectively : be :-
(1) +2 (2) +4 (3) –2 (4) 0
(1) +4, +2, 0, –2, –4 (2) +2, +4, 0, –4, –2
RR0016
(3) –4, –2, 0, +2, +4 (4) –2, –4, 0, +4, +2
15. Two oxidation states for chlorine are found in
RR0005
the compound :
6. Phosphorus has the oxidation state of +3 in :
(1) CaOCl2 (2) KCl (3) KClO3 (4) Cl2O7
(1) Ortho phosphoric acid RR0017
(2) Phosphorus acid 16. –1/3 oxidation state of nitrogen will be obtained
(3) Meta phosphoric acid in case of :
(4) Pyrophosphoric acid (1) Ammonia (NH3)
RR0006 (2) Hydrazoic acid (N3H)
7. Oxidation state of oxygen in hydrogen peroxide is (3) Nitric oxide (NO)
(1) –1 (2) +1 (3) 0 (4) –2 (4) Nitrous oxide (N2O)
RR0007 RR0019
17. Compound YBa2Cu3O7 is a super conductor. The
8. Which one of the following statements is not
O.N. of the copper in the compound will
correct?
be:[O.No. of Y= +3]
(1) Oxidation state of S in (NH4)2S2O8 is +6
(1) +7/3 (2) zero (3) +2 (4) +1
(2) Oxidation number of Os in OsO4 is +8
RR0021
(3) Oxidation state of S in H2SO5 is +8
18. The oxidation state of iodine in H4 IO6− is :-
1
(4) Oxidation number of O in KO2 is – (1) +7 (2) –1 (3) +5 (4) +1
2
RR0022
RR0009
19. Amongst the following, identify the species with
9. Which of the following shows highest oxidation
an atom in + 6 oxidation state:-
number in combined state :
(1) Os (2) Ru (1) MnO4− (2) Cr(CN)36−

(3) Both (1) and (2) (4) None (3) NiF62− (4) CrO2Cl2
RR0010 RR0023

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20. The oxidation state of + 1 for phosphorous is 28. Oxidation state of cobalt in [Co(NH3)4 (H2O)Cl]SO4
found in:- is
(1) Phosphorous acid (H3PO3) (1) 0 (2) +4 (3) –2 (4) +3
(2) Orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4)
(3) Hypo phosphorous acid (H3PO2) RR0032
(4) Hypo phosphoric acid (H4P2O6) 29. Oxidation number of carbon in graphite is :-
RR0024 (1) Zero (2) +1 (3) +4 (4) +2
21. In which of the following compounds iron has RR0033
lowest oxidation state:-
30. Oxidation number of 'N' in N3H (hydrazoic acid) is :-
(1) FeSO4(NH4)2SO4.6H2O
(2) K4[Fe(CN)6] 1 2
(1) – (2) –3 (3) +3 (4) +
(3) [Fe(CO)5] 3 3
(4) Fe0.94O RR0034
RR0025
31. Which of the following doesn't have +5 oxidation
22. Select the compound in which the oxidation
number of oxygen is –1:- state of phosphorus ?
(1) H2O (2) O2F2 (1) Phosphorus acid (H3PO3)

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(3) Na2O (4) BaO2 (2) Orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4)
RR0026 (3) Meta phosphoric acid (HPO3)
23. Match List - I (compound) with list - II (Oxidation
(4) Pyro phosphoric acid (H4P2O7)
state of N) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the list:- RR0035
List - I List-II 32. The oxidation number of arsenic atom in H3AsO4 is
(A) KNO3 (a) – 1/3 :-
(B) HNO2 (b) – 3
(1) –1 (2) –3 (3) +3 (4) +5
(C) NH4Cl (c) 0
(D) NaN3 (d) + 3 RR0036
(e) + 5 33. In substance Mg(HXO3), the oxidation number of
Codes are:- X is :-
A B C D
(1) 0 (2) +2 (3) +3 (4) +4
(1) e d b a
(2) e b d a RR0037
(3) d e a c 34. The oxidation number of phosphorus in PH4+,
(4) b c d e PO23–, PO43– and PO33– are respectively :–
RR0027
(1) –3, +1, +3, +5 (2) –3, +3, +5, +1
24. In which of the following pair, oxidation number
of Fe is same :- (3) +3, –3, +5, +1 (4) –3, +1, +5, +3
(1) K3[Fe(CN)6], Fe2O3 RR0040
(2) Fe(CO)5, Fe2O3 35. Which of the following compounds are arranged
(3) Fe2O3, FeO
in increasing oxidation number of S :–
(4)Fe2(SO4)3, K4[Fe(CN)6]
RR0028 (1) H2SO3, H2S, H2SO4, H2S2O3
25. In the conversion of Br2 to BrO3− , the oxidation (2) H2S2O3, H2SO3, H2S, H2SO4
state of bromine changes from :- (3) H2S, H2SO3, H2SO4, H2S2O3
(1) 0 to 5 (2) 1 to 5 (4) H2S, H2S2O3, H2SO3, H2SO4
(3) 0 to –3 (4) 2 to 5 RR0041
RR0029 36. Iodine shows the highest oxidation state in the
26. The sum of oxidation states of sulphur in H2S2O8
compound :–
is :-
(1) +2 (2) +6 (3) +7 (4) +12 (1) KI (2) KI3 (3) IF5 (4) KIO4
RR0030 RR0042
27. In which of the following compounds of Cr, the 37. The sum of the oxidation states of all the carbon
oxidation number of Cr is not +6 :- atoms present in the compound C6H5CHO is :
(1) CrO3 (2) CrO2Cl2 (1) –4 (2) 3 (3) + 5 (4) – 4/7
(3) Cr2O3 (4) K2Cr2O7
RR0043
RR0031
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APPLICATIONS OF REDOX REACTIONS 46. In the course of a chemical reaction an oxidant –
38. A reducing agent is a substance which can : (1) Loses electron
(1) Accept electrons (2) Donate electrons (2) Gains electron
(3) Accept protons (4) Donate protons (3) Both loses and gain electrons
RR0045 (4) Electron change does not occur
39. The reaction H2S + H2O2 → S + 2H2O RR0056
manifests : 47. In the reaction:-
(1) Oxidising action of H2O2 C + 4HNO3 → CO2 + 2H2O + 4NO2
(2) Reducing nature of H2O2 HNO3 acts as :–
(3) Acidic nature of H2O2 (1) An oxidising agent (2) An acid
(4) Alkaline nature of H2O2 (3) A reducing agent (4) A base
RR0046 RR0057
40. If an element is in its lowest oxidation state,
48. A compound contains atoms A, B and C. The
under proper conditions it can act as :
oxidation number of A is +2, of B is +5 and of

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(1) Reducing agent
C is –2. The possible formula of the compound
(2) An oxidising agent
is :
(3) Oxidising as well as reducing agent
(1) ABC2 (2) B2(AC3)2
(4) Neither oxidising nor reducing agent
(3) A3(BC4)2 (4) A3(B4C)2
RR0047
RR0058
41. In a reaction of
49. Equivalent weight of N2 in the change N2 → NH3
H2O (steam) + C (red hot) → CO + H2
is
(1) H2O is the reducing agent
(2) H2O is the oxidising agent 28 28 28
(1) (2) 28 (3) (4)
(3) carbon is the oxidising agent 6 2 3
(4) oxidation-reduction does not occur RR0059
RR0048 50. Equivalent weight of NH3 in the change
42. The compound that can work both as an N2 → NH3 is :
oxidising as well as reducing agent is : 17 17 17
(1) (2) 17 (3) (4)
(1) KMnO4 (2) H2O2 6 2 3
(3) Fe2(SO4)3 (4) K2Cr2O7 RR0060
RR0049
In the reaction, 2S2O32– + I2 → S4O62– + 2I , the
–
51.
43. HNO2 acts as an oxidant with which one of the
eq. wt. of Na2S2O3 is equal to its :
following reagent:-
(1) Mol. wt. (2) Mol. wt./2
(1) KMnO4 (2) H2S (3) K2Cr2O7 (4) Br2
RR0051 (3) 2 x Mol. wt. (4) Mol. wt./6
44. In which of the following reaction H2O2 acts as RR0061
reducing agent :- 52. In the reaction, VO + Fe2O3 → FeO + V2O5 , the
(1) 2FeCl2 + 2HCl + H2O2 → 2FeCl3 + 2H2O
eq. wt. of V2O5 is equal to its :
(2) Cl2 + H2O2 → 2HCl + O2
(1) Mol. wt. (2) Mol. wt./8
(3) 2HI + H2O2 → 2H2O + I2
(4) H2SO3 + H2O2 → H2SO4 + H2O (3) Mol .wt./6 (4) Mol. wt./2
RR0052 RR0062
45. When H2 reacts with Na, it acts as :- 53. Molecular weight of KBrO3 is M. What is its
(1) Oxidising agent
equivalent weight, if the reaction is :
(2) Reducing agent –
→ Br (acidic medium)
–
(3) Both BrO3
(4) Cannot be predicted (1) M (2) M/4 (3) M/6 (4) 6M
RR0054 RR0064
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+ xe → A , here x will be Cr2O7 + I + H → Cr + I2 + H2O
–n2 – –n1 –2 – + +3
54. In the reaction : A 61.
The equivalent weight of the reductant in the
(1) n1 + n2 (2) n2 – n1
above equation is :– (At. wt. of Cr=52, I=127)
(3) n1 – n2 (4) –n1 – n2
(1) 26 (2) 127 (3) 63.5 (4) 10.4
RR0065 RR0075
55. What would be the equivalent weight of the 62. How many moles of KMnO4 are reduced by
1 mole of ferrous oxalate in acidic medium:-
reductant in the reaction :
1 5 1 3
[Fe(CN)6] + H2O2 + 2OH → 2[Fe(CN)6] + 2H2O + O2
–3 – 4– (1) (2) (3) (4)
5 3 3 5
[Given : Fe = 56, C = 12, N = 14, O = 16, H = 1] RR0076
(1) 17 (2) 212 (3) 34 (4) 32 REDOX REACTIONS

RR0066 63. Which one of the following is a redox reaction ?

(1) H2 + Br2 → 2HBr

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56. Equivalent weight of FeC2O4 in the change :
(2) 2NaCl + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2HCl
FeC2O4 → Fe3+ + CO2 is :
(3) HCl + AgNO3 → AgCl + HNO3
(1) M/3 (2) M/6
(4) NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O
(3) M/2 (4) M/1
RR0078
RR0068
64. Which of the following is not a redox change ?
57. The number of mole of oxalate ions oxidised by (1) 2H2S + SO2 → 2H2O + 3S
one mole of MnO4 is : –
(2) 2BaO + O2 → 2BaO2
(3) BaO2 + H2SO4 → BaSO4 + H2O2
(1) 1/5 (2) 2/5
(4) 2KClO3 → 2KCl + 3O2
(3) 5/2 (4) 5
RR0079
RR0070 65. In the reaction, Cl2 + OH → Cl + ClO4– + H2O,
– –

58. In a reaction 4 mole of electrons are transferred chlorine is :

(1) Oxidised
to one mole of HNO3 when it acts as an oxidant.
(2) Reduced
The possible reduction product is :
(3) Oxidised as well as reduced
(1) (1/2) mole N2 (2) (1/2) mole N2O (4) Neither oxidised nor reduced
(3) 1 mole of NO2 (4) 1 mole NH3 RR0081
66. Which is a redox reaction :
RR0072
(1) 2CuI2 → CuI + I2
59. The equivalent weight of MnSO4 is half of its
(2) NaCl + AgNO3 → AgCl + NaNO3
molecular weight when it is converted to :-
(3) NH4Cl + NaOH → NH3 + NaCl + H2O
(1) Mn2O3 (2) MnO2
(4) Cr2(SO4)3 + 6KOH → 2Cr(OH)3 + 3K2SO4
(3) MnO4– (4) MnO4–2
RR0082
RR0073 67. Which of the following example does not
60. In the following change, 3Fe+4H2O→ Fe3O4+4H2 represent disproportionation -
If the atomic weight of iron is 56, then its (1) MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O
(2) 2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2
equivalent weight will be :-
(3) 4KClO3 → 3KClO4 + KCl
(1) 42 (2) 21 (3) 63 (4) 84
(4) 3Cl2 + 6NaOH → 5NaCl + NaClO3 + 3H2O
RR0074
RR0083
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68. The decomposition of KClO3 to KCl and O2 on 75. Select the example of disproportionation reaction
heating is an example of : (1) BaCl2 + H2SO4 → BaSO4 + 2HCl
(1) Intermolecular redox change
(2) NH4NO3 → N2O + 2H2O
(2) Intramolecular redox change
(3) Disproportionation or auto redox change (3) 4H3PO3 → PH3 + 3H3PO4
(4) Comproportionation (4) AgCl + 2NH3 → Ag(NH3)2Cl
RR0084 RR0092
69. Which of the following change represents a 76. Which of the following reaction involves
disproportionation reaction (s) :
oxidation & reduction :-
(1) Cl2 + 2OH– → ClO– + Cl– + H2O
(2) Cu2O + 2H+ → Cu + Cu2+ + H2O (1) NaBr + HCl → NaCl + HBr
dilution with
(3) 2HCuCl2  
→ Cu+ Cu + 4Cl + 2H
2+ – + (2) HBr + AgNO3 → AgBr + HNO3
Water
(3) 2NaOH + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2H2O
(4) All of the above
RR0085 (4) H2 + Br2 → 2HBr
70. How many electrons should X2H4 liberate so that RR0093

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in the new compound X shows oxidation number 77. The reaction
of -½ (E.N. X > H) 2K2MnO4 + Cl2 → 2KMnO4 + 2KCl is an
(1) 10 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 2
example of
RR0087
(1) Redox
71. Which one of the following is not a redox
reaction :- (2) Reduction only
(1) CaCO3 → CaO + CO2 (3) Neutralization
(2) 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O (4) Disproportionation
1 RR0094
(3) Na + H2O → NaOH + H2
2 78. Which of the following reaction involves neither
1
(4) MnCl3 → MnCl2 + Cl2 oxidation nor reduction :–
2
(1) CrO42– → Cr2O72– (2) Cr → CrCl3
RR0088
72. In the reaction - (3) Na → Na +
(4) 2S2O32– → S4O62–
RR0095
MnO4− + SO32– + H+ → SO4–2 + Mn+2 + H2O
79. Zn + H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2
(1) MnO4− and H+ both are reduced
Zn undergoes –
(2) MnO4− is reduced and H+ is oxidised
(1) Reduction
(3) MnO4− is reduced and SO32– is oxidised (2) Oxidation
− 2–
(4) MnO 4 is oxidised and SO3 is reduced (3) Both oxidation and reduction
RR0089 (4) Neither oxidation nor reduction
73. I2 + KI → KI3 RR0096
In the above reaction:-
(1) Only oxidation taken place BALANCING OF REDOX REACTIONS
(2) Only reduction takes place
80. Balance the following given half reaction for the
(3) Both the above
(4) Neither oxidation nor reduction unbalanced whole reaction :
RR0090 CrO42– → CrO2– + OH– is :
74. Which of the following reaction represents the (1) CrO4–2 + 2H2O + 3e → CrO2– + 4OH
– –

oxidising behaviour of H2SO4 :-

(2) 2CrO4–2 + 8H2O → CrO2– + 4H2O + 8OH
–
(1) 2PCl5 + H2SO4 → 2POCl3 + 2HCl + SO2Cl2
(2) 2NaOH + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2H2O (3) CrO4 + H2O → CrO2 + H2O + OH
–2 – –

(3) NaCl + H2SO4 → NaHSO4 + HCl

(4) 3CrO4 + 4H2O + 6 e → 2CrO2 + 8OH
–2 – –1 –

(4) 2HI + H2SO4 → I2 + SO2 + 2H2O

RR0091 RR0097

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81. Choose the set of coefficients that correctly 86. For the redox reaction
balances the following equation : Zn + NO3− → Zn + NH4 in basic medium,
2+ +

x Cr2O72– + yH+ + z e– → a Cr+3+ + bH2O

x y z a b coefficients of Zn, NO3− and OH– in the balanced
(1) 2 14 6 2 7 equation respectively are :
(2) 1 14 6 2 7 (1) 4, 1, 7 (2) 7, 4, 1
(3) 2 7 6 2 7 (3) 4, 1, 10 (4) 1, 4, 10
(4) 2 7 6 1 7 RR0105
RR0098 87. In the balanced equation-
[Zn + H + NO3 → NH4 + Zn + H2O]
+ – + +2
82. In the reaction:
+
MnO4 + xH + ne → Mn + yH2O coefficient of NH4 is:-
– + – 2+

What is the value of n : (1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 1

(1) 5 (2) 8 (3) 6 (4) 3 RR0106
RR0099 88. In the balanced equation
83. The number of electrons required to balance MnO4− + H+ + C2O24− → Mn2+ + CO2 + H2O, the
charge in the following equation – moles of CO2 formed are :-
MnO4– + 2H2O → MnO2 + 4OH– is (1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 10

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(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 2 RR0107
RR0100 89. In the following reaction the value of 'X' is
2KMnO4+5H2S+6H →2Mn +2K + 5S + 8H2O.
+ 2+ +
84. H2O + SO3 → SO4 + 2H + X
2– 2– +

In the above reaction, how many electrons would (1) 4e

–
(2) 3e –
(3) 2e– (4) 1e–
be involved in the oxidation of 1 mole of reductant? RR0108
(1) Two (2) Five (3) Ten (4) One
90. The number of electrons required to balance the
RR0102
following equation are:
85. The value of n in :
NO3 + 4H → 2H2O + NO
– +

MnO4− + 8 H++ ne– → Mn2+ + 4 H2O is (1) 2 on right side (2) 3 on left side
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 2 (3) 3 on right side (4) 5 on left side
RR0103 RR0109

EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 2 3 2 3 3 2 1 3 3 4 1 2 2 1 1
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 2 1 1 4 3 3 4 1 1 1 4 3 4 1 1
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 1 4 3 4 4 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 2
Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
Ans. 2 4 1 3 3 1 1 2 4 3 1 3 3 4 3
Que. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans. 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 4 4 3 2

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EXERCISE-II (Previous Year Questions) AIPMT/NEET

AIPMT 2009 NEET(UG) 2018
1. Oxidation numbers of P in PO34− , of S in SO24− 7. For the redox reaction
MnO4 + C2O4 + H → Mn + CO2 + H2O
– 2– + 2+

and that of Cr in Cr2 O27− are respectively :- the correct coefficients of the reactants for the
(1) –3, +6 and +6 (2) +5, +6 and +6 balanced equation are
– 2– +
(3) +3, +6 and +5 (4) +5, +3 and +6 MnO4 C2O4 H
(1) 16 5 2
RR0111 (2) 2 5 16
AIPMT Pre. 2012 (3) 2 16 5
(4) 5 16 2
2. When Cl2 gas reacts with hot and concentrated RR0125
sodium hydroxide solution, the oxidation number
of chlorine changes from: NEET(UG) 2019
(1) Zero to –1 and zero to +3 8. Which of the following reactions are

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(2) Zero to +1 and zero to –3 disproportionation reaction ?
(3) Zero to +1 and zero to –5 (a) 2Cu+ → Cu2+ + Cu0
(4) Zero to –1 and zero to +5 (b) 3MnO42– + 4H+ → 2MnO4– + MnO2 + 2H2O
∆
RR0114 (c) 2KMnO4 → K2MnO4 + MnO2 + O2
3. In which of the following compounds, nitrogen (d) 2MnO4 + 3Mn2+ + 2H2O → 5MnO2 + 4H⊕
–

exhibits highest oxidation state? Select the correct option from the following :-
(1) (a) and (b) only (2) (a), (b) and (c)
(1) N3H (2) NH2OH
(3) (a), (c) and (d) (4) (a) and (d) only
(3) N2H4 (4) NH3
RR0167
RR0115
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4. The reaction of aqueous KMnO4 with H2O2 in 9. What is the change in oxidation number of
acidic conditions gives :- carbon in the following reaction ?
(1) Mn4+ and O2 (2) Mn2+ and O2 CH4(g) + 4Cl2(g) → CCl4(l) + 4HCl(g)
(3) Mn2+ and O3 (4) Mn4+ and MnO2 (1) 0 to –4 (2) +4 to +4
RR0119 (3) 0 to +4 (4) –4 to +4
RR0186
RE-AIPMT 2015 NEET(UG) 2021 (Paper-2)
10. The equivalent weight of the salt
5. Assuming complete ionization, same moles of
which of the following compounds will require KHC2O4.H2C2O4.4H2O
the least amount of acidified KMnO4 for used as reducing agent is
complete oxidation?
(1) FeC2O4 (2) Fe(NO2)2 Mol.wt Mol.wt
(1) (2)
(3) FeSO4 (4) FeSO3 1 2
RR0121 Mol.wt Mol.wt
(3) (4)
NEET-II 2016 3 4
RR0188
6. Hot concentrated sulphuric acid is a moderately
NEET (UG) 2022
strong oxidizing agent. Which of the following 11. In the neutral or faintly alkaline medium, KMnO4
reactions does not show oxidizing behaviour ? oxidses iodide into iodate. The change in
(1) C + 2H2SO4 → CO2 + 2SO2 + 2H2O oxidation state of manganese in this reaction is
(2) CaF2 + H2SO4 → CaSO4 + 2HF from
(3) Cu + 2H2SO4 → CuSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O (1) +6 to +4 (2) +7 to +3
(4) 3S + 2H2SO4 → 3SO2 + 2H2O (3) +6 to +5 (4) +7 to +4
RR0124 RR0189

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NEET (UG) 2022 (OVERSEAS) Re-NEET (UG) 2022
12. Identify the set from the following sets in which 13. Which of the following reactions is a
all species can exhibit disproportionation
decomposition redox reaction ?
reactions.
(1) Cl2 ,ClO2− ,ClO3− ,S 8 (1) 2 Pb(NO3)2(s) → 2 PbO(s) + 4 NO2(g) + O2(g)
(2) N2(g) + O2(g) → 2 NO(g)
(2) ClO4− ,ClO − ,ClO2− ,F2
(3) Cl2(g) + 2OH–(aq)→ClO–(aq) + Cl–(aq) + 4H2O()
(3) ClO3− ,ClO4− ,H2 O2 ,ClO –
(4) ClO2− ,ClO3− ,ClO4– ,Cl2 (4) P4(s)+3OH–(aq)+3H2O()→PH3(g)+3H2PO–2(aq)
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Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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7. The correct order of acidic strength is –
1. In the reaction CH3OH → HCOOH, the number
(1) HClO4 < HClO3 < HClO2 < HClO
of electrons that must be added to the right is :-
(2) HClO2 < HClO3 < HClO4 < HClO
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 1
(3) HClO4 < HClO < HClO2 < HClO3
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(4) HClO < HClO2 < HClO3 < HClO4
2. Which statement is wrong :–
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(1) Oxidation number of oxygen is +1 in peroxides
(2) Oxidation number of oxygen is +2 in oxygen 8. Consider the following reaction:

difluoride z
4 + zH → xMn
xMnO4– + yC2O2– + 2yCO2 + + H2 O
+ 2+

1 2
(3) Oxidation number of oxygen is – in
2 The values of x, y and z in the reaction are
superoxides respectively:-

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(4) Oxidation number of oxygen is –2 in most of
(1) 5,2 and 16 (2) 2,5 and 8
its compound
(3) 2, 5 and 16 (4) 5,2 and 8
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3. In the reaction 8Al + 3Fe3O4 → 4Al2O3 + 9Fe,
9. In which of the following reaction H2O2 acts as a
the number of electrons transferred from
reducing agent ?
reductant to oxidant is :-
(a) H2O2 + 2H + 2e → 2H2O
+ –

(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 16 (4) 24

(b) H2O2 – 2e → O2 + 2H
– +

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(c) H2O2 + 2e → 2OH
– –

4. In which of the following reaction hydrogen is

(d) H2O2 + 2OH– – 2e– → O2 + 2H2O
acting as an oxidising agent :-
(1) (a), (c) (2) (b), (d) (3) (a), (b) (4) (c), (d)
(1) With iodine to give hydrogen iodide
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(2) With lithium to give lithium hydride
(3) With nitrogen to give ammonia 10. In the following reaction

(4) With sulphur to give hydrogen sulphide 2FeCl3 + H2S → 2FeCl2 + 2HCl + S

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(2) FeCl3 & H2S are oxidised
5. Oxidation number of Xe in XeF5− is :
(3) FeCl3 is oxidised & H2S is reduced
(1) +1 (2) +2 (3) +3 (4) +4
(4) H2S is oxidant
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6. Which is the best description of the behaviour of
11. In oxidation reduction reaction
bromine in the reaction given below :-
Cr2O7–2 + SO3–2 + H+ → Cr+3 + SO4–2 + H2O the
H2O + Br2 → HOBr + HBr –2 –2
balance equation coefficient for Cr2O7 , SO3 ,
(1) Both oxidized and reduced +
H are :–
(2) Oxidized only
(1) 1, 3, 8 (2) 16, 5, 2
(3) Reduced only
(3) 2, 16, 5 (4) 5, 2, 16
(4) Proton acceptor only
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12. Which of the following act both as oxidant & 14. Identify the reducing agent in the reaction.
reductant:– 3Fe3O4 + 8Al (s) → 9Fe + 4Al2O3 (s)
(1) H2S (2) SO3 (1) Fe3O4 (2) Al
(3) Fe (4) Al2O3
(3) H2O2 (4) F2
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15. Which of the following is a disproportionation
13. Oxidation number of chlorine in perchloric acid is:-
reaction:
(1) +1 (2) +3 (1) 2KClO3 → 2KCl + 3O2
(3) +5 (4) +7 (2) CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
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(4) Fe + MnO4− + 8H → Fe + Mn + 4H2O
+2 + +3 +2

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Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 1 4 2 4 1 4 3 2 1 1 3 4 2 3

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