General Chemistry

Analysis of Each Statement:

• (A) The oxidation number of Cr in CrO₅ is +6.
• CrO₅ (chromium pentoxide) is a peroxide compound with one Cr atom and five O atoms. To determine the oxidation number of Cr:

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• Since 4 of the oxygen atoms form peroxide bonds (oxidation state of each O is -1), the calculation becomes:

• Solving gives:

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• This statement is correct.
• (B) ΔH > ΔU for the reaction N₂O₄(g) → 2 NO₂(g), provided both gases behave ideally.

For an ideal gas:

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• where is the change in the number of moles of gas. For the reaction:

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. Therefore, . This statement is correct.

• (C) pH of 0.1 N H₂SO₄ is less than that of 0.1 N HCl at 25°C. H₂SO₄ dissociates completely in water into 2 H⁺ ions and 1 SO²⁻₄ ion per molecule. However, in a 0.1 N solution, the second ionization of H₂SO₄ is suppressed due to high H⁺ concentration, resulting in an effective contribution of slightly more than 0.1 M H⁺. On the other hand, 0.1 N HCl contributes exactly 0.1 M H⁺ ions. Thus, the pH of 0.1 N H₂SO₄ is slightly higher (less acidic) than that of 0.1 N HCl. This statement is incorrect.
• (D) RT/F = 0.0591 V at 25°C. The relation RT/F at 25°C is:

• The value 0.0591 V corresponds to , which is used in the Nernst equation for logarithmic expressions. This statement is incorrect.

Conclusion: The correct statements are: (A), (B).