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Some Basic Concepts Of Chemistry

45 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
45 MCQs

01
PYQ 2013
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
The density of solution of sodium chloride is . The molality of the solution will be: (molar mass, )
1
260 m
2
2.18 m
3
2.79 m
4
3.00 m
02
PYQ 2013
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
Number of atoms in the following samples of substances is largest in :
1
of hydrogen
2
of chlorine
3
of iodine
4
of magnesium
03
PYQ 2013
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
of solution is added to of of solution. What is the final concentration ?
1
0.57 (M)
2
5.7 (M)
3
11.4 (M)
4
1.14 (M)
04
PYQ 2013
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
litres of an alkene require litres of oxygen at constant temperature and pressure for complete combustion. The alkene is:
1
Ethene
2
Propene
3
1-Butene
4
2-Butene
05
PYQ 2013
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
A gaseous hydrocarbon gives upon combustion of water and of . The empirical formula of the hydrocarbon is
1
2
3
4
06
PYQ 2014
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The amount of formed upon mixing of solution with of solution will be : and
1
23.3 g
2
11.65 g
3
30.6 g
4
33.2 g
07
PYQ 2014
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Dissolving of a compound of (mol. wt. ) in of water gave a solution of density . The molarity of the solution is :
1
1.00 M
2
2.00 M
3
2.50 M
4
4.00 M
08
PYQ 2014
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
The amount of oxygen in moles of water is :
1
115.2 g
2
57.6 g
3
28.8 g
4
18.4 g
09
PYQ 2015
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
A sample of a hydrate of barium chloride weighing was heated until all the water of hydration is removed. The dried sample weighed The formula of the hydrated salt is : (atomic mass, )
1
2
3
4
10
PYQ 2015
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
of activated charcoal was added to of acetic acid solution ( ) in a flask. After an hour it was filtered and the strength of the filtrate was found to be . The amount of acetic acid adsorbed (per gram of charcoal) is
1
18 mg
2
36 mg
3
42 mg
4
54 mg
11
PYQ 2015
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
Reaction of of atoms of , and of yields of compound . If the atomic mass of and are 60 and 80 amu respectively, the atomic mass of is (Avogadro no. ):
1
70 amu
2
60 amu
3
50 amu
4
40 amu
12
PYQ 2015
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Choose the incorrect formula out of the four compounds for an element X below :
1
2
3
4
13
PYQ 2016
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The amount of arsenic pentasulphide that can be obtained when 35.5 g arsenic acid is treated with excess in the presence of conc. HCl ( assuming 100% conversion) is :
1
0.50 mol
2
0.25 mol
3
0.125 mol
4
0.333 mol
14
PYQ 2016
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
At and of a gaseous hydrocarbon requires air containing by volume for complete combustion. After combustion the gases occupy . Assuming that the water formed is in liquid form and the volumes were measured at the same temperature and pressure, the formula of the hydrocarbon is :
1
2
3
4
15
PYQ 2017
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
What quantity (in mL) of a acid solution of a monoprotic strong acid must be mixed with a solution of the same acid to produce of a acid solution ?
1
320
2
325
3
316
4
330
16
PYQ 2017
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
1 gram of a carbonate on treatment with excess produces mole of . The molar mass of in g is :
1
2
3
4
17
PYQ 2017
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
Excess of was added to of (aq) resulting into of . The molarity of (aq) is : (Given molar mass of and molar mass of )
1
2
3
4
18
PYQ 2018
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
A sample of is converted by heat to NaCl with a loss of of oxygen. The residue is dissolved in water and precipitated as . The mass of (in g) obtained will be : (Given : Molar mass of )
1
0.35
2
0.41
3
0.48
4
0.54
19
PYQ 2019
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
A effervescent tablet contianing sodium bicarbonate and oxalic acid releases of at = and bar. If molar volume of is under such condition, what is the percentage of sodium bicarbonate in each tablet ? [Molar mass of ]
1
16.8
2
8.4
3
0.84
4
33.6
20
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
of oxalic acid is needed to neutralize of sodium hydroxide solution. The amount of in of the given sodium hydroxide solution is :
1
40 g
2
20 g
3
80 g
4
4 g
21
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
moles of weigh and moles of weigh . The molar mass of and molar mass of in are :
1
and
2
and
3
and
4
and
22
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For a reaction, ; identify dihydrogen as a limiting reagent in the following reaction mixtures.
1
of + of
2
of + of
3
of + of
4
of + of
23
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The molarity of the solution prepared by dissolving of oxalic acid ( ) in of water in mol L is . The value of is . (Nearest integer)
[Atomic mass : H : 1.0, C : 12.0, O : 16.0]

24
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
100 mL of Na PO solution contains 3.45 g of sodium. The molarity of the solution is __________ 10 mol L . (Nearest integer)
[Atomic Masses - Na: 23.0 u, O: 16.0 u, P: 31.0 u]

25
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
100 g of propane is completely reacted with 1000 g of oxygen. The mole fraction of carbon dioxide in the resulting mixture is . The value of x is _________. (Nearest integer)
[Atomic weight : H=1.008; C=12.00; O=16.00]

26
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The major components in “Gun Metal” are :
1
Cu, Sn and Zn
2
Cu, Zn and Ni
3
Cu, Ni and Fe
4
Al, Cu, Mg and Mn
27
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Water does not produce CO on reacting with:
1
C
2
CO
3
C H
4
(Option seems to be missing from OCR)
28
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
At 300 K, a sample of 3.0 g of gas A occupies the same volume as 0.2 g of hydrogen at 200 K at the same pressure. The molar mass of gas A is _____ g mol–1. (nearest integer)
Assume that the behaviour of gases as ideal.
(Given: The molar mass of hydrogen (H2) gas is 2.0 g mol–1).
29
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
When 800 mL of 0.5 M nitric acid is heated in a beaker, its volume is reduced to half and 11.5 g of nitric acid is evaporated. The molarity of the remaining nitric acid solution is . (Nearest integer)
(Molar mass of nitric acid is 63 g mol–1)
30
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Metal deficiency defect is shown by . In the crystal, some cations are missing and loss of positive charge is compensated by the presence of ions. The percentage of ions in the crystals is ______ . (Nearest integer)
31
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
In the estimation of bromine, 0.5 g of an organic compound gave 0.40 g of silver bromide. The percentage of bromine in the given compound is _____% (nearest integer)
(Relative atomic masses of Ag and Br are 108 u and 80 u, respectively).
32
PYQ 2023
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : An aqueous solution of when used for volumetric analysis, its concentration should be checked before the use
Reason (R) : On aging, solution absorbs atmospheric
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

1
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
2
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
3
Both and are correct but is not the correct explanation of
4
Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of
33
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main

When a hydrocarbon A undergoes complete combustion it requires 11 equivalents of oxygen and produces 4 equivalents of water. What is the molecular formula of ?

1
2
3
4
34
PYQ 2023
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
0.5 gm of an organic compound with 60%. Carbon produce ______ gm of upon complete combustion
35
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
25% of 250g sugar solution & 40% of 500g sugar solution are mixed then find out the mass percentage in the solution.
36
PYQ 2023
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main

A sample of a metal oxide has formula The metal can exist in two oxidation states and In the sample of , the percentage of metal ions existing in oxidation state is___ (nearest integer)

37
PYQ 2023
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
An organic compound on combustion gives 0.22 g of CO2 and 0.126 g of H2O. If the percentage of C in given organic compound is 40%, the percentage of H will be?
38
PYQ 2023
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
Read the following two statements:
Statement I: Potassium dichromate is used in volumetric analysis.
Statement II: is more soluble in water than
1
Both statements I and II are correct.
2
Both statements I and II are incorrect.
3
Statement I is correct and II is incorrect
4
Statement I is incorrect and II is correct.
39
PYQ 2023
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main

How many moles of Ba3(PO4)2 will be formed by the reaction of 5 moles of BaCl2 and 3 moles of Na3(PO4).

40
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
How many moles of will be formed by the reaction of moles of and moles of .
41
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The technique used for purification of steam volatile water immiscible substance is:
1
Fractional distillation
2
Fractional distillation under reduced pressure
3
Distillation
4
Steam distillation
42
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Following Kjeldahl's method, 1g of organic compound released ammonia that neutralized 10 mL of 2M H SO . The percentage of nitrogen in the compound is _________.%.
43
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The fragrance of flowers is due to the presence of some steam volatile organic compounds called essential oils. These are generally insoluble in water at room temperature but are miscible with water vapour in vapour phase. A suitable method for the extraction of these oils from the flowers is -
1
crystallisation
2
distillation under reduced pressure
3
distillation
4
steam distillation
44
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Match List I with List II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
2
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
3
A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
4
A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
45
PYQ 2026
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
What will be the significant figure of the summation of 0.153, 153.2, and 1532?
1
3
2
4
3
5
4
6