Acid-Base Titration Calculations
Acid-Base Titration Calculations
7. 10 ml of a sample of Ca(OH) 2 is dissolved in 50 ml of 0.5 (M) HCl solution. The excess HCl was titrated with 0.2
(M) NaOH. The volume of NaOH was used 25 ml. calculate percentage purity of Ca(OH) 2.
8. 1 gm of an organic compound was analysed by kjeldah‟s process. The ammonia produced was absorbed in 80 ml of
(N/5) H2SO4. The excess acid required 60 ml of (N/10) NaOH for neutralization. Calculate the percentage of
nitrogen in the organic compound.
9. 1.5 gm impure sample of Na2CO3 is dissolved and allowed to react with a solution of CaCl 2. The resulting CaCO3,
after precipitation, filtration and drying was titrated with 60 ml of 0.2 (M) HCl for complete neutralization.
Assuming impurities do not react with acid. Calculate the percentage purity of Na2CO3.
10. Exactly 50 ml of a solution of Na2CO3 was titrated with 65 ml of 3 (N) HCl. CO32- + 2H+ → CO2 + H2O If the
density of Na2CO3 solution is 1.25 g/ml. what percent Na2CO3 by weight does it contains?
11. The formula weight of an acid is 82. 100 cm3 of a solution of this acid containing 39 gm of the acid per liter were
completely neutralized by 95 cm3 of aqueous NaOH containing 40 gm of NaOH per liter. What is the density of the
acid?
12. 4 g of a mixture of Na2CO3 and Na2SO4 was dissolved in pure water and volume made up to 250 mL. 20mL of this
solution required 25 mL of (1/5) N H2SO4 solution for exact neutralization. Calculate the percentage of Na 2CO3 in
the mixture.
13. A sample of chalk (CaCO3) is contaminated with calcium sulphate (CaSO 4) 1 gm. Of the solid mixture is dissolved
in 230 ml of (N/10) HCl. 40 ml of (N/10) NaOH is required to neutralise the excess of acid. Find the percentage of
chalk in the mixture.
14. A solution contains a mixture of Na2CO3 and NaOH. Using HPh as indicator 25 ml of mixture required 25 ml of 0.1
(N) HCl for the end point. With MeOH, 25 ml of He solution required 35 ml of the same HCl for the end point.
Calculate gms/L of each substance in the mixture.
15. 200 ml of solution a of mixture of NaOH and Na2CO3 was first titrated with N/10 HCl with indicator HPh. 17.5 ml
of HCl was required for end point. After this MeOH was added and 2.5 ml of same HCl was agin required for next
and point. Find out amounts of NaCH and Na2CO3 in the mixture.
16. A solution contains N2CO3 and NaOHCO3 20 ml of this solution required 4 ml of 1 N HCl for titration with HPh
indicator. The titration was repeated with the same volume of the solution but with MeOH. 10.5 ml of 1 (N) HCl
was required this time. Calculate the amount of Na2CO3 & NaHCO3.
17. 50 ml of a solution, containing 0.01 mole each Na 2CO3, NaHCO3 and NaOH was titrated with N-HCl. What will be
titre reading if (a) only HPh is used as indicator. (b) only MeOH is used as indictor from the beginning. (c) MeOH
is added after the first end point with HPh.
18. A certain solution consists of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3. 30 mL of this required 12 mL of 0.1 N H 2SO4 using
phenolphthalein as indictor. In presence of methyl orange, 30 mL of same solution required 40 mL of 0.1 N H2SO4.
Calculate the amount of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 per liter I mixture.
19. A solution contains Na2 CO3 and NaHCO3. 10 ml of this requires 2 ml of 0.1 (M) H 2SO4 for neutralization using
phenolphthalein as indictor. Methyl orange is then added when a further 2.5 ml of 0.2 (M) H 2SO4 was required.
Calculate the strength of Na2CO3 and NaHOC3 in gL-1.
20. 10 g sample of gas liquor is boiled with an excess of NaOH and the resulting ammonia is passed into 60 cm 3 of 0.90
(N) H2SO4. Exactly 10 cm3 f 0.40 (N) NaOH is required to netutralies the excess sulphuiric acid. Determine the
percentage of ammonia in the gas liquor examined.
21. 5 ml of 8(N) HNO3, 4.8 ml of (5N) HCl and a certain volume of (17M) H 2SO4 are mixed together and made upto 2
liter. 30 ml of the acid mixture exactly netutralies 30 ml of Na 2CO3 solution containing 5.3 gm L-1. Calculate the
amount (in gm) of the sulphate ion in the solution and the volume of H 2SO4 added to the mixture.
22. A 1.4 g sample of fertilizer contained nitrogen as ammonia sulphate. It was analysed for nitrogen by heating with
sodium hydroxide. (NH4)2SO3 + 2 NaOH → 2 NH3 + Na2SO4 + 2 H2O (I). The ammonia was colled in 50 ml of 0.2
(M) HCl. This solution was titrated with 40 ml of 0.125 (M) NaOH. Find the mass percentage of nitrogen in the
fertilizer.
23. A commercial sample (2.013 g) of NaOH containing Na 2CO3 as impurity was dissolved to give 250 mL of solution.
A 10 mL portion of the solution required 20 mL of 0.1 N H 2SO4 solution for complete neutralisation. Calculate the
percentage by weight of N2CO3 in the sample.
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Answer Key
Acid-Base titration
1.(b) 2.(b) 3.(c) 4.(c) 5.(c) 6.(c) 7.(b)
8.(c) 9.(a) 10.(b) 11.(b) 12.(c) 13.(b) 14.(b)
15.(d) 16.(a) 17.(c) 18.(d) 19.(c) 20.(a) 21.(b)
22.(b) 23.(d) 24.(a) 25.(b) 26.(d) 27.(d) 28.(d)
29.(b) 30.(d) 31.(c) 32.(c) 33.(c)
Subjective Problems
1. 40ml 2. 167ml 3. 92.1% 4. 147.2ml 5. 5ml 6. 40 7. 74%
8. 14% 9. 42.4% 10. 16.536% 11. 2 12. 82.8% 13. 95%
14. 2.4gL-1 and 4.2 gL-1 15. 0.06gL-1 and 0.0265 gL-1 16. 0.424 g and 0.21g 17.(a) 20 ml
(b) 40 ml (c) 20 ml 18. 4.24 g/L & 4.48g/L 19. 4.24g/L & 5.04g/L 20. 8.5%
21. 6.528g, 4 ml 22. 5% 23. 2.29%
Redox Titration
Redox Titration
1. In a basic solution, CrO42- oxidized S2O32- to form Cr(OH)4- and SO42-. How many ml of 0.154(M) Na2CrO4 are
required to react with 40 ml of 0.246(M) Na 2S2O3?
(a) 240 ml (b) 123 ml (c) 10 ml (d) 170.4ml
2. The volume strength of 1.5 (N) H2O2 solution is :
(a) 4.8 volume (b) 8.4 volume (c) 11.2 volume (d) 4.2 volume
3. 15 ml of 0.1 (M) acidified K2 Cr2O7 react with 45 ml of 0.10(M) Xn+ to form XO43-. The value of n
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) None of these
4. What mass of Na2S2O3 5H2O is needed to make up 500 cm3of 0.2(N) solution for the reaction:
2S2O32- + I2 S4O62- + 2I- ?
(a) 24.8 gm (b) 45.6 gm (c) 248 gm (d) 12.4gm
5. The volume of 0.2(M) KMnO4 required to reach the equivalent point in the titration with 0.01 mole of ferrous
oxalate dissolved in dilute H2SO4 is:
(a) 50 ml (b) 30 ml (c) 10 ml (d) 20 ml
6. Which of the following would exactly oxidise 0.28 gm of Fe2+ in acidic solution.
(a) 10 ml of 0.1(M) KMnO4 (b) 20 ml of 0.1(M) KMnO4
(c) 10 ml of 0.1 (M) K2Cr2O7 (d)15 ml of 0.1(M) H2O2
7. 100 of 11.2 “V” of H2O2 solution required 50 ml of 0.6 (M) KMnO4 in the precence of dil. H2SO4. What is % age
undecomposed H2O2 in original solution?
(a) 25% (b) 75% (c) 50% (d) 60%
8. 5 gm of sample of beaching powder is treated with acetic acid and KI solution. The liberated I 2 required 50 ml of
(N/10) hypo solution. The percentage of available chlorine in the sample is
(a) 3.55% (b) 7 % (c) 35.5% (d) 28.2%
9. 17 gm of H2O2 is percent in 1120 ml of solution. This solution is called.
(a)10 volume solution (b) 15 volume solution
(c) 20 volume solution (d) 5 volume solution
10. The strength (in gm Lit-1) of 11.2 volume hydrogen peroxide solution is:
(a) 5.6 gL -1 (b) 34 gL-1 (c) 68 gL-1 (d) 17 gL-1
11. 10 ml of H2O2 required 20 ml of (M/50) solution of KMnO4 in the presence of H2SO4 for complete
reaction. The volume strength of H2O2 solution is.
(a) 2.24 volume (b) 5.6 volume (c) 1.12 volume (d) 11.2 volume
12. 0.36 gm of FeS2 is heated strongly in air. The SO2 gas thus produced is passed through acidified decimolar KMnO 4
solution. The volume of acidified KMnO4 solution is :
(a) 24 ml (b) 1 ml (c) 40 ml (d) 36 ml
13. A 5 cm3 solution of H2O2 liberates 2 millimole iodine from an acidified solution of KI. The volume strength of H2O2
solution used is:
(a) 2.24 vol (b) 8.96 vol (c) 4.48 vol (d) 1.12 vol
14. If 10 liter of H2O2 produces 100 litre of O2 at STP. The volume strength of H2O2 is ….
(a) 5V (b) 10 V (c) 50 V (d) 100V
15. Calculate the volume of 0.1 NaS2O3 solution which will react with 0.840 gm of KI 3 present in solution, partially
dissociated according to the equation. I3- I2 + I-
(a) 20 ml (b) 50 ml (c) 30 ml (d) 40 ml
16. KMnO4 react with sodium oxalate according to the equation: 2 MnO 4- + 5 C2O22- + 16 H+ 2Mn2+ + 10CO2 +
8H2O Here 20 ml of 0.1 (M) KMnO4 is equivalent t to:
(a) 20 ml of 0.5 (M) N2C2O4 (b) 20 ml of 0.1(M) Na2C2O4
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KBrO3 is needed to react with 50 ml of H 3AsO3 solution. The molar concentration of H3AsO3 solution is.
(a) 0.12 (M) (b) 0.24 (M) (c) 0.012 (M) (d) 0.06 (M)
20. In an experiment 50ml of 0.1 (M) solution of a salt reacted with 25 ml of 0.1(M) solution of sodium
sulphate. The half equation for the oxidation of sulphite ion is SO32-(aq) + H2O( l ) SO42- (aq) + 2H+ (aq) + 2e-. If
the oxidation state of metal in the salt was 3. What would be the new oxidation state of metal?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
21. 0.3 gm of an oxalate salt was dissolved in 100 ml solution. The solution required 90 ml of (N/20) KMnO4 for
complete oxidation. The %age of oxalate ion in salt is:
(a) 33% (b) 66% (c) 70% (d) 40%
22. 100 ml of NaHC2O4 solution is neutralized by 100 ml of 0.1 (M) NaOH solution. 100 ml of same NaHC 2O4 is
oxidized by 100 ml of KMnO4 solution in acidic medium hence molarity of KMnO4 is:
(a) 0.1(M) (b) 0.02M (c) 0.2(M) (d) 0.04 (M)
23. 3 mole of a mixture of FeSO4 and Fe(SO4)3 required 100 ml of 2(M) KMnO4 solution in acidic medium. Hence
mole fraction of FeSO4 in the mixture is :
(a) 2/3 (b) 2/5 (c) 3/5 (d) 1/3
24. 100 ml of 1(M) KMnO4 oxidized 100 ml of H2O2 in acidic medium. The volume of same sample of KMnO4 required
to oxidise 100 ml of H2O2 in neutral medium will be:
(a) 100 ml (b) 166.67 ml (c) 60 ml (d) 33.34ml
25. 100 ml of an acidified K2Cr2O7 was allowed to react with H2C2O4 according to the equation:
3H2C2O4 + Cr2O72- + 8H+ 6CO2 + 2 Cr3+ + 7H2O. If 0.30 is liter of CO2 is produced at room at room
temperature. Then concentration of Cr2O7 2- is.. [1 mole of CO2 occupies 24 litre at room temperature ]
(a) 0.125 (M) (b) 0.042(M) (c) 0.750(M) (d) 0.02(M)
26. The volume of oxygen gas at STP released by the decomposition of 10 ml of 1.5 (N) H 2O2 is.
(a) 84 ml (b) 8.4 ml (c) 42ml (d) 21ml
27. How many ml of 0.24(M) solution of Na2SO3 will be oxidized by 180 ml 0.32 (M) KMnO4 in acidic medium?
(a) 1200ml (b) 600 ml (c) 360ml (d) 480ml
28. 0.2 gm of a sample of H2O2 required 10 ml of 0.2(M) KMnO4 in a titration in the presence of H2SO4 purity of H2O2
is ….
(a) 25% (b) 85% (c) 65% (d) 95%
29. What is the mass of oxalic acid, H2C2O4 which can be oxidized to CO2 by 100.0 mL an MnO4 solution, 10 mL of
which is capable of oxidizing 50 mL of 1 N I - to I2
(a) 2.25 g (b) 52.2g (c) 25.2g (d) 22.5g
30. A given weight of iron weir is dissolved in dil. H2SO4. The solution required 100 ml of 0.1(N) KMnO 4 for
complete oxidation. The weight of iron wire taken initially is (Atomic weight of Fe = 56)
(a) 0.28g (b) 1.12 g (c) 0.84g (d) 0.56g
31. H2O2 (aq) reduces ClO4- in acidic medium. If 500 ml of 2(M) H2O2 reduces 400 ml of 1.25 (M) ClO4-
(aq).Identify the reduced species from the following.
(a) CIO- (b) CIO2- (c) CIO2 (d) CIO3-
32. What is the molarity of a solution of hydrazine sulphate, 25 ml of which required 28 ml of 0.05(M) iodine solution?
N2H6SO4 + I2 N2+ 2I- + SO42-.
(a) 0.056(M) (b) 0.028(M) (c) 0.108(M) (d) 0.216(M)
33. The mass of potassium dichromate crystals required to oxidize 750 cm3 of 0.6M Molar‟s salt solution is (Given
molar mass : potassium dichromate = 294, mohr‟s salt = 392)
(a) 0.49g (b) 0.45g (c) 22.05g (d) 2.2g
Mixed Problems on Titration
34. Equal volumes of 10% (w/v) H2SO4 solution and 10% (w/v) NaOH solution are mixed. The nature of resulting
solution will be
(a) neutral (b) acidic (c) basic (d) unpredictable
35. A quantity of 0.62 g of Na2CO3.H2O is added to 100 ml of 0.1 N – H2SO4 solution. The resulting solution would be
(a) acidic (b) alkaline (c) neutral (d) buffer
36. The volume of 0.10 M – AgNO3 should be added to 10.0 ml of 0.09 M – K2CrO4 to precipitate all the chromate as
Ag2CrO4 is
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52. Borax has the formula Na2B4O7.10H2O. It is a strong base in aqueous solution because OH – ions are produced by
reaction with water. (B4O72– + 7H2O → 4H3BO3 + 2OH–). How many grams of borax is necessary to neutralize 25
ml of 0.2 M solution of hydrochloric acid? (B = 10.8)
(a) 0.4765 g (b) 0.953 g (c) 9.53 g (d) 1.906 g
53. A volume of 50 ml of 0.1 M metal salt reacts completely with 25 ml of 0.1 M – sodium sulphite. In the reaction,
SO32– is oxidized to SO42–. If the oxidation number of metal in the salt is +3, what is its new oxidation number?
(a) 0 (b) +1 (c) 2 (d) 4
54. A 1 g sample of hydrogen peroxide solution containing x% of H2O2 by weight requires x ml of KMnO4 solution for
complete oxidation under acidic conditions. What is the normality of KMnO 4 solution?
(a) 5.88 N (b) 58.8 N (c) 0.0588 N (d) 0.588 N
55. One gram of ferrous oxalate dissolved in dil. H2SO4 is treated with KMnO4 solution added in drops till a faint pink
colour persists in the solution. If 60 ml of KMnO4 solution is consumed, calculate its molarity. (Fe = 56)
(a) 0.694 M (b) 0.0694 M (c) 0.294 M (d) 0.0294 M
56. Magnesium hydroxide is the white milky substance in milk of magnesia. What mass of Mg(OH) 2 is formed when 15
ml of 0.2 M – NaOH is combined with 12 ml of 0.15 M – MgCl2?
(a) 0.087 g (b) 0.079 g (c) 0.1044 g (d) 0.522 g
57. The formula weight of an acid is 82 amu. In a titration, 100 cm3 of a solution of this acid containing 39.0 g of the
acid per litre was completely neutralized by 95 cm3 of aqueous solution of NaOH containing 40 g of NaOH in 1 l of
solution. What is the basicity of the acid?
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
58. A quantity of 20 g of H3PO4 is dissolved in water and made up to 1 L. What is the normality of the solution, if
titration against NaOH is carried only up to the second stage of neutralization?
(a) 0.408 (b) 0.204 (c) 0.612 (d) 0.102
59. A volume of 25 ml of 0.017 M – HSO3–, in strongly acidic solution required the addition of 16.9 ml of 0.01 M –
MnO4– for its complete oxidation. In neutral solution, 28.6 ml is required. Assign oxidation numbers of Mn in each
of the products.
(a) 2, 4 (b) 3, 4 (c) 2, 3 (d) 3, 4
60. A quantity of 0.84 g of an acid (molecular mass = 150) was dissolved in water and the volume was made up to 100
ml. Twenty-five millilitres of this solution required 28 ml of (N/10) NaOH solution for neutralization. The
equivalent weight and basicity of the acid
(a) 75, 2 (b) 150, 1 (c) 75, 4 (d) 150, 2
61. A quantity of 0.70 g of a sample of Na2CO3. xH2O was dissolved in water and volume was made to 100 ml. Twenty
millilitres of this solution required 19.8 ml of N/10 HCl for complete neutralization. The value of x is
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 10
62. The specific gravity of a given H2SO4 solution is 1.76. A quantity of 3.5 ml of the acid is diluted to 1.0 L and 25 ml
of this diluted acid to required 25.6 ml of N/10 (f = 0.95) NaOH solution for complete neutralization. The
percentage strength (by mass) of the original acid solution is
(a) 61.6 % (b) 77.38% (c) 50% (d) 47.66%
63. A volume of 25 ml of (N/10) –Na2CO3 solution neutralizes 10 ml of a dilute H2SO4 solution. The volume of water
that must be added to 400 ml of this H2SO4 solution in order to make it exactly N/10, is
(a) 1000 ml (b) 600 ml (c) 500 ml (d) 400 ml
64. A volume of 10 ml of a H2SO4 solution is diluted to 100 ml. Twenty-five millilitres of this diluted solution is mixed
with 50 ml of 0.5 N – NaOH solution. The resulting solution requires 0.265 g Na 2CO3 for complete neutralization.
The normality of original H2SO4 solution is
(a) 12 N (b) 11 N (c) 3 N (d) 0.275 N
65. The normality of a solution of a mixture containing HCl and H2SO4 is N/5. Twenty millilitres of this solution reacts
with excess of AgNO3 solution to give 0.287 g of silver chloride. The percentage of HCl in the mixture, by mass, is
(Ag = 108)
(a) 42.69% (b) 57.31% (c) 50% (d) 25%
66. A quantity of 0.10 g of anhydrous organic acid requires 22.22 ml of 0.10 N –NaOH for neutralization. A quantity of
0.25 g of the hydrated acid requires 39.7 ml of the same alkali. The number of moles of water of crystallization per
equivalent of the anhydrous acid is
(a) 1.0 (b) 2.0 (c) 0.5 (d) 4.0
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67. A volume of 100 ml of H2O2 is oxidized by 100 ml of 1 M – KMnO4 in acidic medium (MnO4– reduced to Mn2+). A
volume of 100 ml of same H2O2 is oxidized by „V‟ ml of 1 M – KMnO4 in basic medium (MnO4– reduced to MnO2).
The value of „V‟ is
(a) 500 (b) 100 (c) 33.33 (d) 166.67
68. A quantity of 1 g of metal carbonate was dissolved in 25 ml normal HCl. The resulting liquid requires 50 ml of N/10
caustic soda solution to neutralize it completely. The equivalent weight of metal carbonate is
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 100 (d) 50
69. When 0.91 g of a mixture of Na2SO4 and (NH4)2SO4 was boiled with 80 ml of 0.1 N – NaOH until no more NH3 is
evolved, the excess of NaOH required is 11.6 ml of 0.1 N – HCl. How many grams of Na2SO4 is present in the
mixture?
(a) 0.594 g (b) 0.459 g (c) 0.549 g (d) 0.945 g
70. A quantity of 10 g of a sample of silver, which is contaminated with silver sulphide, gave 11.2 ml of hydrogen
sulphide at 0oC and and 1 atm, on treatment with excess of hydrochloride acid. The amount of silver sulphide in the
sample is (Ag = 108)
(a) 1.24 g (b) 124 mg (c) 5 × 10–4 mol (d) 62 mg
71. A 0.2 g sample of iron wire containing 98% iron is dissolved in acid to form ferrous ion. The solution requires 30 ml
of K2Cr2O7 solution for complete reaction. What is the normality of K 2Cr2O7 solution? (Fe = 56)
(a) 0.1167 N (b) 0.2333 N (c) 0.0583 N (d) 0.167 N
72. One litre of a mixture of O2 and O3 at 0oC and 1 atm was allowed to react with an excess of acidified solution of KI.
The iodine liberated requires 40 ml of M/10 sodium thiosulphate solution for titration. What is the mass per cent of
ozone in the mixture?
(a) 6.575% (b) 9.6% (c) 93.425% (d) 90.4 %
73. A 45 ml (specific gravity 1.02) of chlorine water is treated with an excess of KI. The liberated iodine requires 26 ml
of 0.15 N – Na2S2O3 (sodium thiosulphate or hypo) solution. What is the percentage of Cl 2 (by mass) in the chlorine
water? Chlorine water is a solution of free chlorine in water.
(a) 0.388% (b) 0.301 % (c) 0.307% (d) 3.02 %
74. Household bleach contains the hypochlorite ion which is formed when chlorine dissolves in water. To determine the
concentration of hypochlorite in the bleach, the solution is first treated with a KI solution. The iodine liberated can
be determined by titration with a standard thiosulphate solution. A 25 ml of certain household bleach requires 17.4
ml of a 0.02 M – Na2S2O3 solution for titration. The mass of chlorine dissolved in one litre of the bleach solution is
(a) 0.1392 g (b) 0.494 g (c) 9.88 g (d) 0.278 g
75. One gram of Na3AsO4 is boiled with excess of solid KI in the 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: AsO 43– + 2H+ + 2I–
→ AsO33– + H2O + I2 . The volume of thiosulphate hypo consumed is (As = 75)
(a) 48.1 ml (b) 38.4 ml (c) 24.7 ml (d) 30.3 ml
2– 2– 2– 2–
76. S2O3 ion is oxidized by S2O8 ion, the products are S4O6 and SO4 ions. What volume of 0.25 M thiosulphate
solution would be needed to reduce 1 g of K2S2O8? (K = 39)
(a) 36.92 ml (b) 32.69 ml (c) 29.63 ml (d) 62.93 ml
77. V1 ml of permanganate solution of molarity M1 reacts exactly with V2 ml of ferrous sulphate solution of molarity M2,
then
(a) V1M1 = V2M2 (b) 5V1M1 = V2M2 (c) V1M1 = 5V1M2 (d) none of these
78. x g of KHC2O4 requires 100 ml of 0.02 M – KMnO4 is acidic medium. In another experiment, y g of KHC2O4
requires 100 ml of 0.05 M – Ca(OH)2. The ratio of x and y is
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 5 : 4
79. In the mixture of NaHCO3 and Na2CO3, volume of a given HCl required is x ml with phenolphthalein indicator and
further y ml is required with methyl orange indicator. Hence, volume of HCl for complete reaction of NaHCO3
present in the original mixture is
(a) 2x (b) y (c) x/2 (d) (y – x)
80. A volume of 25 ml of 0.107 M – H3PO4 was titrated with 0.115 M solution of NaOH to the end point identified by
indicator bromocresol green. This requires 23.1 ml. The titration was repeated using phenolphthalein as indicator.
This time 25 ml of 0.107 M – H3PO4 requires 46.2 ml of the 0.115 M – NaOH. What is the coefficient n in the
following reaction: H3PO4 + nOH– → [H3 – nPO4]n– + nH2O?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
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81. Calculate the temporary and permanent hardness of water sample having the following constituents per litre.
Ca(HCO3)2 = 162 mg , MgCl2 = 95 mg, NaCl = 585 mg, Mg(HCO3)2 = 73 mg, CaSO4 = 136 mg
(a) 200 ppm, 150 ppm (b) 100 ppm, 150 ppm
(c) 150 ppm, 200 ppm (d) 150 ppm, 150 ppm
82. A volume of 100 L of hard water requires 5.6 g of lime for removing temporary hardness. The temporary hardness
in ppm of CaCO3 is
(a) 56 (b) 100 (c) 200 (d) 112
83. RH2 (ion exchange resin) can replace Ca2+ in hard water as: RH2 + Ca2+ → RCa + 2H+. One litre of hard water after
passing through RH2 has pH = 2. Hence, hardness in ppm of Ca2+ is
(a) 200 (b) 100 (c) 50 (d) 125
Subjective Type Questions
1. What is the weight of sodium bromate and molarity of solution to prepare 85.5 ml of 0.762 (N) solutions when half-
cell reactions are?
(a) BrO3- + 6H+ + 6e- → Br- + 3H2O (b) 2 BrO3- + 12H+ + 10e- → Br2+ 6H2O
2. A solution of 0.01M KMnO4 is used for the reaction: S2O32- + 2 MnO4 - + H2O → MnO2 + SO42– + OH–. What
volume of solution in mL will be required to react with 0.158 g of Na 2S2O3?
3. How many ml of a 0.05 (M) KMnO4 solution are required to oxide 2 gm of FeSO 4 in a dilute solution in acidic
medium.
4. 25 ml of Mohr salt solution required 15.5 ml 0.1 (M) acidic KMnO 4 solution for titration. Calculate the amount of
salt in gL-1 [Molecular weight of salt = 392]
5. Calculate the volume of 1(M) KMnO4 to completely react with 20 ml of 0.1 (M) FeC2O4 in a acidic medium.
6. 1 gm of H2O2 solution containing 50% H2O2 by weight required 50 mL of KMnO4 for complete oxidation in acid
medium. Calculate molarity of KMnO4 solution.
7. 0.56 g of lime stone was treated with oxalic acid to give CaC2O4. The precipitate decolorized 45 mL of 0.2 N
KMnO4 in acid medium. Calculate percentage of CaO in the stone.
8. 1.2 g of commercial sample of oxalic acid was dissolved in 200 ml of water. 10 ml of this sample required 8.5 mL
of N/10 KMnO4. Calculate percentage purity of sample.
9. 20 ml of a H2O2 solution is reacted with 80 ml of 0.05 (M) KMnO 4 in acidic medium. Calculate the strength of H2O2
in gm L-1 and volume strength.
10. 20 ml of H2O2 solution is diluted to 50 ml, 25 ml of this solution requires 20 ml of 0.02 (M) KMnO4 solutions for
complete reaction. Calculate the volume strength of original H 2O2 solution.
11. 25 ml of H2O2 solution were added to excess of acidified solution of KI. The iodine so liberated required 20 ml of
0.1 (N) Na2S2O3 for titration. Calculate the strength of H2O2 in terms of volume strength.
12. 0.5 gm sample of pyrolusite is treated with HCl liberating Cl 2. The Cl2 is passed into a solution of KI and 30 ml of
0.1 (M) Na2S2O3 are required to titrate the liberated iodine. Calculate the percentage of MnO2 in the pyrolusite
sample.
13. 0.5 gm of a sample of bleaching power (CaOCl2) was suspended in water and excess KI is added. On acidifying
with dil. H2SO4. I2 was liberated which required 50 ml of (N/10) hypo. Calculate percentage of available Cl 2 in
bleaching power.
14. 0.5 gm impure sample of KIO3 is titrated with excess of KI liberating I2 the liberated I2 required 45 ml of 0.2 (N)
Na2S2O3 for complete titration. What is the percentage purity of KIO 3 solution?
15. 2 gm ozonized oxygen (mixture of O2 and O3) was allowed to react with an excess of acidified solution of KI. The
liberated iodine required 40 ml of (M/10)Na2S2O3 for titration. What is the percentage by weight of ozone in the
mixture?
16. 30 ml of K2Cr2O7 liberated iodine from KI solution when iodine was titrated with hypo solution (N.20), the titre
value was 45 ml. Find the concentration of K 2Cr2O7 in gL-1.
17. 0.56 gm of iron wire was dissolved in excess dilute H 2SO4 and the solution was made upto 100 ml. 20 ml of this
solution required 30 ml of (N/30) K2Cr2O7 solution for complete oxidation. Calculate the percentage purity of iron in
the wire.
18. 25 g of a sample FeSO4 was dissolved in water containing dil. H2SO4 and the volume made upto 1 liter. 25 mL of
this solution required 20 mL of N/10 KMnO4 for complete oxidation. Calculate percentage of FeSO4. 7H2O
[molecular weight = 278] on given sample.
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19. The concentration of hypochlorite ion OCI- can be determined by adding known excess of As2O3 and Titrating the
unreacted As2O3 with I2.
(i) OC- + As2O3 → As2O5 + CI- (ii) I2 As2O3+H2O → I- + As2O5+H+
20. 20 ml of a hydrazine sulphate (N2H6SO4) solution was warmed with excess of ferric sulphate solution. The resulting
solution containing ferrous ions required 20 ml 0f 0.01 M K2Cr2O7 solution for complete oxidation. Calculate the
amount of N2H6SO4 present in one litre. 4Fe3+ + N2H4 → N2+4Fe2++ 4H+.
21. Hydroxylamine reduce Fe+3 according In the equation :
4Fe+3 + 2NH2OH N2O + H2O +4Fe+2 + 4H+. Fe+2 thus produced is estimated by titration with standard KMnO 4
solution. The reaction isMnO4- + 5Fe2++ 8H+ → Mn2+ + 5Fe3+ + 4H2O. A 20 ml of hydroxylamine solution was
diluted to one liter. 25 ml of this diluted solution was boiled with an excess of Fe +3 solution. The resulting solution
required 24 ml of 0.01 (M) KMnO4 solution for complete oxidation of Fe +2. Calculate the weight of NH2OH in the
liter of original solution.
22. 2.616 gm of an element (X) is reacted in an aqueous solution of NaOH and sodium nitrate to yield Na 2XO2 and
Ammonia. Ammonia liberated is absorbed in 100 ml of. 11(M) H 2SO4. The excess acid required 48 ml of 0.25 (M)
NaOH. Find the atomic weight O X.
23. An aqueous solution containing 0.107 gm KIO3(formula weight = 214.0) was treated with an excess of KI solution.
The solution was acidified with HCl, the liberated I 2 consumed 45 ml of thiouslphate solution to decolourise the blue
starch- iodine complex: Calculate (i) molarity of thiosulphate solution (ii) strength in g/lit
Answer Key
Redox-Titration
1.(d) 2.(b) 3.(b) 4.(a) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(a)
8.(a) 9.(d) 10.(b) 11.(c) 12.(a) 13.(c) 14.(b)
15.(d) 16.(b) 17.(d) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20.(c) 21.(b)
22.(b) 23.(d) 24.(b) 25.(d) 26.(a) 27.(b) 28.(b)
29.(d) 30.(d) 31.(d) 32.(b) 33.(c)
Mixed Problems on Titration
34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (c)
48. (a) 49. (c) 50. (a) 51. (b) 52. (b) 53. (c) 54. (d)
55. (b) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (a) 59. (a) 60. (a) 61. (d)
62. (c) 63. (b) 64. (a) 65. (b) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (d)
69. (b) 70. (b) 71. (a) 72. (a) 73. (b) 74. (b) 75. (a)
76. (c) 77. (b) 78. (b) 79. (d) 80. (b) 81. (c) 82. (c)
83. (d)
Subjective Type Questions
1. (a) 0.112 (M) , 1.446 g (b) 0.1344(M), 1/735g 2. 26.67ml 3. 52.6ml 4. 121.5gL-1 5. 1.2 ml
6. 0.1176(M) 7. 45% 8. 89.25% 9. 17gL-1,5.6 10. 1.12V 11. 0.448V 12. 26.1%
13. 35.5% 14. 64.2% 15. 4.8% 16. 3.675gL-1 17. 50% 18. 88.96% 19. 1/30molL-1
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20. 1.95 gL-1 21. 39.6 gL 22. 65.4 g mol-1 23.(i) 0.066 M (ii) 10.428 gL-1
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