An organic compound consists of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. Upon elemental analysis, it is found to contain 40% carbon, 13.3% hydrogen, and 46.67% nitrogen by mass. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

1. CHN

2. C2H2N

3. CH4N

4. C2H7N

Subtopic:  Empirical & Molecular Formula |
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The volume of oxygen at STP required to completely burn 30 ml of acetylene at STP is [Orissa JEE 1997]

(1) 100 ml

(2) 75 ml

(3) 50 ml

(4) 25 ml

Subtopic:  Equation Based Problem |
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If Avogadro number NA, is changed from 6.022 x 1023 mol-1 to 6.022 x 1020 mol-1 this would change

(1) the definition of mass in units of grams

(2) the mass of one mole of carbon

(3) the ratio of chemical species to each other in a balanced equation

(4) the ratio of elements to each other in a compound

Subtopic:  Moles, Atoms & Electrons |
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6.02 x 1020 molecules of urea are present in 100 mL of its solution. The concentration of the solution is

(a) 0.02 M

(b) 0.01 M

(c) 0.001 M

(d) 0.1 M

Subtopic:  Concentration Based Problem |
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A mixture of methane (CH₄) and ethene (C₂H₄) is present in the molar ratio x : y.
The mean molar mass of the mixture is 20 g mol⁻¹.
If the gases are mixed in the reversed molar ratio y : x,
what will be the new mean molar mass of the mixture?

1. 22                               

2. 24

3. 20.8                           

4. 19

Subtopic:  Moles, Atoms & Electrons |
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The volume of a drop of water is 0.0018 mL then the number of water molecules present in two drop of water at room temperature is:

1.  12.046×1019

2.  1.084×1018

3.  4.84×1017

4.  6.023×1023

Subtopic:  Moles, Atoms & Electrons |
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Carbon and oxygen combine to form two oxides, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in which the ratio of the weights of carbon and oxygen is respectively 12 : 16 and 12 : 32. These figures illustrate the:

1.  Law of multiple proportions

2.  Law of reciprocal proportions

3.  Law of conservation of mass

4.  Law of constant proportions

Subtopic:  Introduction |
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Find the atomic weight of X in the acid HXO₂, given that 0.0242 moles of the acid has a mass of 1.657 g.

1.  35.5

2.  28.1

3.  128

4.  19.0

Subtopic:  Moles, Atoms & Electrons |
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A 6.85 g sample of the hydrates SrOH2.xH2O is dried in an oven to give 3.13 g of anhydrous SrOH2. What is the value of x?   (Atomic weights : Sr=87.60, O=16.0, H=1.0)

1.  8

2.  12

3.  10

4.  6

Subtopic:  Moles, Atoms & Electrons | Equation Based Problem |
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A sample of phosphorus that weights 12.4 g exerts a pressure 8 atm in a 0.821 litre closed vessel at 527°C. The molecular formula of the phosphorus vapour is:

1.  P2

2.  P4

3.  P6

4.  P8

Subtopic:  Ideal Gas Law |
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