A gaseous compound is composed of 85.7% by mass carbon and 14.3% by mass hydrogen. It's density is 2.28 g/litre at 300 K and 1.0 atm pressure. Determine the molecular formula of the compound:

1.  C2H2

2.  C2H4

3.  C4H8

4.  C4H10

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Calculate the % of free SO3 in oleum (a solution of SO3 in H2SO4) that is labelled 109% H2SO4.

1. 40

2. 30

3. 50

4. None

 

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Suppose two elements X and Y combine to form two compounds XY2 and X2Y3when 0.05 mole ofXY2 weighs 5 g while 3.011×1023 molecules of X2Y3 weighs 85 g. The atomic masses of x and y are respectively:

1.  20, 30

2.  30, 40

3.  40, 30

4.  80, 60

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100 mL of 10% NaOH (w/V) is added to 100 mL of 10% HCl (w/V). The resultant solution becomes:

1. Alkaline

2. Strongly alkaline

3. Acidic

4. Neutral

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1.44 gram of titanium (At. wt. =48) reacted with excess of O2 and produce x gram of non-stoichiometric compound Ti1.44 O. The value of x is:

1. 2

2. 1.77

3. 1.44

4. None of the above

Subtopic:  Equation Based Problem |
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For the reaction

2Fe(NO₃)₃ + 3Na₂CO₃ → Fe₂(CO₃)₃ + 6NaNO₃

2.5 moles of Fe(NO₃)₃ are allowed to react with 3.6 moles of Na₂CO₃. If the actual amount of NaNO₃ produced is 6.3 moles, calculate the percentage yield of the reaction.
1. 50
2. 84
3. 87.5
4. 100
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A 6.0 g impure sample of sodium chloride is dissolved in water and reacted with excess silver nitrate solution.
If 14.0 g of silver chloride is formed, determine the percentage purity of NaCl in the sample.

1. 95%

2. 85%

3. 75%

4. 65%

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The vapour density of a mixture containing \(NO_{2}\) and \(N_{2} O_{4}\)  is 38.3. The mole of \(NO_{2}\) in a 100 g mixture is:

[Vapour density = (Molar mass / 2)]

1. 0.437

2. 0.347

3. 0.557

4. 0.663

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Copper forms two oxides. For the same amount of copper, twice as much oxygen was used to form the first oxide as to form the second one. What is the ratio of the valencies of copper in the first and second oxides?
 

1. 2:5

2. 1:6

3. 2:1

4. 1:2

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5 mL of a gaseous hydrocarbon was exposed to 30 mL of O2. The resultant gas, on cooling is found to measure 25 mL of which 10 mL is absorbed by NaOH and the remainder by pyrogallol. Determine molecular formula of hydrocarbon. All measurements are made at constant room temperature.

1. CH4

2. C2H2

3. C3H4

4. C2H4

Subtopic:  Limiting Reagent |
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