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TOPIC : OXIDATION AND REDUCTION

1. One mole of N2H4 loses ten moles of electron to form a new compound y. What is the oxidation state
of nitrogen assuming that all nitrogen appears in the new compound y ?
Note : There is no change in oxidation state of hydrogen .
(A) –3 (B) +3 (C) –1 (D) +5

2. In which of the following reactions, there is no change in oxidation no ?

(A) 4KClO3 → 3KClO4 + KCl
(B) SO2 + 2H2S → 2H2O + 3S
(C) BaO2 + H2SO4 → BaSO4 + H2O2
(D) 2BaO + O2 → 2BaO2

3. In the reaction
8AI + 3Fe3O4 → 4Al2O3 + 9Fe; how many total electrons will be transferred ?
(A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 20 (D) 14

4. HNO3 acts as :
(A) only oxidant (B) only reductant
(C) oxidant as well as reductant (D) none of these

5. The brown ring complex compound is formulated as [Fe(H2O)5NO]SO4. The oxidation state of iron is
:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0

6. The oxidation number of Pt in [Pt(C2H4)Cl3]– is :

(A) +1 (B) + 2 (C) +3 (D) + 4

7. Amongst the compounds Mg3N2, NH3 and N2O5, nitrogen shows an oxidation state of +5 in :
(A) N2O5 (B) NH3
(C) NH3 and N2O5 (D) All the three compounds

8. In which one of the following reactions hydrogen is acting as an oxidizing agent ?

(A) With iodine to give hydrogen iodide (B) with lithium to give lithium hydride
(C) With nitrogen to give NH3 (D) With sulphur to give hydrogen sulphide

9. In which of the following compounds, the halogen does not have a positive oxidation state ?
(A) OCl2 (B) OF2 (C) OBr2 (D) ClO2

10. The reaction, 2TiCl3 → TiCl4 + TiCl2 is an example of :

(A) decomposition reaction (B) disproportionation reaction
(C) reversible reaction (D) exothermic reaction

11. (i) 2HNO2 + 2HI → 2H2O + I2 + 2NO

(ii) 2KMnO4 + 3H2SO4 + 5HNO2 → K2SO4 + 2MnSO4 + 3H2O + 5HNO3
Which is true ?
(A) HNO2 acts as an oxidizing agent in both (B) HNO2 acts as a reducing agent in both
(C) HNO2 is oxidizing agent in (i) and reducing agent in (ii)
(D) HNO2 is reducing agent in (i) and oxidizing agent in (ii)

12. In which of the following compounds iron is in atomic state ?

(A) K4[Fe(CN)5] (B) K3[Fe(CO)6] (C) Fe(CO5) (D) Na2[Fe(CN)5NO]

13. In the reaction, BaO2 + O3 → BaO + 2O2

(A) BaO2 gets oxidized as well as reduced (B) O3 gets oxidized as well as reduced
(C) BaO2 and O3 get reduced (D) BaO2 gets oxidized

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14. The sulphur atom has the same oxidation number in all but one of the following, that is :
(A) H2SO4 (B) H2SO3 (C) SO2Cl2 (D) H2S2O7
15. In which compound, the oxidation number of same atom is not different ?
(A) NH4NO3 (B) CaOCl2 (C) NH2NH2 (D) Na2S2O3

16. If one mole of NO3– accepts 4 moles of electrons, the possible reduction product would be : (acidic
medium)
(A) ½ mole N2O (B) 1 mole NO2 (C) ½ mole N2 (D) 1 mole NH3

17. Which of the following reactions does not involve either oxidation or reduction ?
(A) VO2+→ V2O3 (B) Na → Na+ (C) Zn2+ → Zn (D) CrO42– → Cr2O72–

18. The oxidation states of the most electronegative element in the products of the reaction of BaO2 with
dil. H2SO4, are :
(A) 0 and –1 (B) –1 and –2 (C) –2 and 0 (D) –2 and + 1

19. In a compound, the oxidation number of x, y and z are +6, +1, and –2 respectively. The molecular
formula of the compound is :
(A) y2xz4 only (B) y2xz3 only (C) y2x3z7 (D) y2xz4 or y2x2z7
20. A compound of Xe and F is found to have 53.5% Xe. What is the oxidation number of Xe in this
compound ?
(A) –4 (B) 0 (C) +4 (D) + 6

21. For the reaction, Mx+ + MnO4– → MO3– + Mn2+ + 1/2 O2. If one mole of MnO4– oxidizes 1.67 moles of
Mx+ to MO3–, then the value of x in the reaction is :
(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

22. In the following reaction, 3Br2 + 6CO32– + 3H2O → 5Br– + BrO3– + 6HCO3– :
(A) Br2 is oxidized and carbonate is reduced (B) Br2 is reduced and water is oxidized
(C) Br2 is neither reduced nor oxidized (D) Br2 is both oxidized and reduced

23. When the equation for the redox reaction Cr2O72– + 14H+ + Cl– → 2Cr3+ + Cl2 + 7H2O is balanced,
the coefficient in front of Cl– is :
(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 9 (D) 4

24. When the equation for the redox reaction, 2MnO 4– + 16H+ + C2O42– → 2Mn2+ + 8H2O + CO2 is
balanced, the moles of CO2 formed are :
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 2 (D) 3

25. In the reaction, 2KMnO4 + 16HCl → 2KCl + 2MnCl2 + 8H2O + 5Cl2, the oxidation product is :
(A) Cl2 (B) MnCl2 (C) H2O (D) KCl

26. The oxidation state of ruthenium, in the compound [K2Ru(OH)Cl3] is :

(A) +2 (B) –2 (C) +3 (D) +4

27. In the reaction, 3Ag + 4HNO3 → 3AgNO3 + 2H2O + NO, some of the nitrogen atoms :
(A) gain 2 electrons (B) lose 2 electrons (C) lose 3 electrons (D) gain 3 electrons

28. The oxidation state of S in SO52– is :

(A) +6 (B) +8 (C) +4 (D) +2

29. Consider the unbalanced equation, SbCl3 + KIO3 + HCl → SbCl5 + ICl + KCl + H2O. If coefficient of
KIO3 is maintained as 1, the sum of coefficients of all the products will be :
(A) 8.5 (B) 16 (C) 7 (D) none of these

30. Indicate the values of the coefficients p, q, r in the following equation in that order :
pK3 [Fe(CN)6] + qKOH + rCr2O3 → pK4[Fe(CN)6] + 2rK2CrO4 + q/2 H2O
(A) 6, 10, 2 (B) 6, 5, 1 (C) 6, 5, 2 (D) 6, 10, 1

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31. In the reaction, CrO5 + SnCl2 → CrO42– + SnCl4, the elements undergoing oxidation and reduction
respectively are :
(A) Cr, Sn (B) Sn, Cr (C) Sn, O (D) Cl, C

32. H2O2 acts as a reducing agent in :

(A) FeCl2 + HCl + H2O2 → FeCl3 + H2O (B) Cl2 + H2O → 2HCl + O2
(C) 2HI + H2O2 → I2 + H2O (D) H2SO3 + H2O2 → H2SO4 + H2O

33. What is the coefficient for oxygen when this equation is balanced ?
Sb2S3(s) + O2(g) → Sb2O3(s) + SO2(g)
(A) 9 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D) 4

34. How many electrons are gained by one mole of permanganate ions; when permanganate ions react
with reducing agents in acid solution to form manganese(II) ions ?
(A) 5 (B) 6.02 x 1023 (C) (6.02 x 1023)/5 (D) 5 x 6.02 x 1023

35. Oxidation states of carbon and nitrogen in KCN respectively are :

(A) –3, +2 (B) +2, –3 (C) +1, –2 (D) zero each

36. Beautiful blue colour appears on addition of aqueous CuSO 4 due to the reaction, CuSO4 + 4NH3 →
[Cu(NH3)4]SO4. In this reaction :
(A) copper is oxidised (B) copper is reduced (C) ammonia is reduced (D) None of these

37. Which of the following compounds contains the metal atom in its highest possible oxidation state ?
(A) KSCN (B) MnO2 (C) Cr2O3 (D) H2SnCl4

38. The oxidation number of oxygen in O2 PtF8 is :

(A) zero (B) +1/2 (C) + 1 (D) –1/2

39. In [Cr(O2)(NH3)4(H2O)]Cl2 oxidation number of Cr is +3, then O2 will be in the form :

(A) dioxo (B) peroxo (C) superoxo (D) oxo

40. The oxidation state of vanadium in K4Na[HV10O28] is :

(A) +2 (B) +3 (C) +5 (D) +6

41. Ratio of coefficients of K2Cr2O7 and Kl in the reaction, K2Cr2O7 + KI + H2SO4 → Cr2(SO4)3 + H2O + I2
is :
(A) 3 : 1 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 6 : 1 (D) 1 : 6

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