Chemistry

Redox Reactions

Question:

Consider a voltaic cell constructed with the following substances:
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(a) Which substances are oxidised and reduced in this cell?
(b) Which are the negative and positive electrode?

Answer:

(a) Cr is getting oxidised and Mn04" is getting reduced.
(b) Cr is negative electrode, Pt in Mn04_ acts as positive electrode.

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Redox Reactions

Q 1.

What is salt bridge?

Q 2.

Identify the correct statements with reference to the given reaction.
P4 + 30H + 3H20→ PH3 + 3H2 P02
(a) Phosphorus is undergoing reduction only.
(b) Phosphorus is undergoing oxidation only.
(c) Phosphorus is undergoing oxidation as well as reduction.
(d) Hydrogen is undergoing neither oxidation nor reduction

Q 3.

How can CuS04 solution not be stored in an iron vessel?

Q 4.

Calculate the oxidation number of phosphorus in the following species.
(a) HPO32- and (b) P043-

Q 5.

Arrange the following metals in the order in which they displace each other from the solution of their salts.Al, Cu, Fe, Mg and Zn.

Q 6.

While sulphur dioxide and hydrogen peroxide can act as an oxidising as well as reducing agents in their reactions, ozone and nitric acid act only as oxidants. Why?

Q 7.

In Ostwald’s process for the manufacture of nitric add, the first step involves the oxidation of ammonia gas by oxygen gas to give nitric oxide gas and steam. What is the maximum wight of nitric oxide that can be obtained starting only with 10.0 g of ammonia and 20.0 g of oxygen?

Q 8.

Predict the products of electrolysis in each of the folloxving:
(i) An aqueous solution of AgNO3 with silver electrodes.
(ii) An aqueous solution of silver nitrate with platinum electrodes.
(iii) A dilute solution of  H2S04with platinum electrodes.
(iv) An aqueous solution of  CuCl2  with platinum electrodes.

Q 9.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are not true about the following decomposition reaction?
2KCIO3 →2KC1 + 302
(a) Potassium is undergoing oxidation.
(b) Chlorine is undergoing oxidation.
(c) Oxygen is reduced.
(d) None of the species are undergoing oxidation or reduction.

Q 10.

Define Oxidation and Reduction in terms of oxidation number.

Q 11.

Write formulas for the following compounds:
(a) Mercury (II) chloride, (b) Nickel (II) sulphate, (c) Tin (IV) oxide, (d) Thallium
(I) sulphate, (e) Iron (III) sulphate, (f) Chromium (III) oxide.

Q 12.

How will you identify cathode and anode in electrochemical cell ?

Q 13.

Depict the galvanic cell in which the reaction, Zn(s) + 2Ag+(aq) ————> Zn2+(aq) + 2Ag(s)
takes place. Further show:
(i) which of the electrode is negatively charged.
(ii) the carriers of current in the cell and
(iii) individual reaction at each electrode.

Q 14.

In the reaction .
M4O2 + 4HCI ————-> M4Cl2 + Cl2 + 2H20
which species is oxidised.

Q 15.

Consider the elements: Cs, Ne, I, F
(a) Identify the element that exhibits -ve oxidation state.
(b) Identify the element that exhibits +ve oxidation state.
(c) Identify the element that exhibits both +ve and -ve oxidation states.
(d) Identify the element which neither exhibits -ve nor +ve oxidation state.

Q 16.

What is meant by reducing agent? Name the best reducing agent.

Q 17.

Write the O.N of all the atoms for the following well known oxidants?
(i) KMnO4 (ii) K2Cr2O7 (iii) KClO4

Q 18.

Thiosulphate reacts differently with iodine and bromine in the reactions given below:
2S2032_ + I2→S4062- + 2I
S2032- + 2Br2 + 5H20 →2S042- + 4Br + 10H+
Which of the following statements justifies the above dual behaviour of thiosulphate?
(a) Bromine is a stronger oxidant than iodine.
(b) Bromine is a weaker oxidant than iodine.
(c) Thiosulphate undergoes oxidation by bromine and reduction by iodine in these reactions.
(d) Bromine undergoes oxidation and iodine undergoes reduction in these reactions.

Q 19.

Which of the following electrodes will act as anodes, when connected to Standard Hydrogen Electrode?
(a)     A13-/A1;  E °= -1.66 V
(b)       Fe2+ /Fe;  E °= -0.44 V
(c) Cu2+/ Cu E °=34 V
(d) F2(g)/2F(aq) E °= 2.87 V

Q 20.

Identify the redox reactions out of the following reactions and identify the oxidizing and reducing agents in them

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Q 21.

Define oxidation in terms of electronic concept.

Q 22.

Calculate the oxidation number of sulphur in H2SO4 and Na2SO4.

Q 23.

What is oxidation number of Fe in [Fe(CO)5] ?

Q 24.

(a) Balance the following equation by oxidation number method or by ion electron (half reaction) method.
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Q 25.

Write Jour informations about the reaction:
(CN)2(g) + 2OH(aq) —–> CN(aq) + CNO(aq) + H2O(l)

Q 26.

Define electrochemical cell.

Q 27.

What is a redox couple?

Q 28.

Identify the correct statement(s) in relation to the following reaction:
Zn + 2HCl → ZnCl2 + H2
(a) Zinc is acting as an oxidant.
(b) Chlorine is acting as a reductant.
(c) Hydrogen ion is acting as an oxidant.
(d) Zinc is acting as a reductant.
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Q 29.

Calculate the oxidation number of each sulphur atom in the following compounds:
(a) Na2S203                              
(b) Na2S406                          
(c) Na2S03
(d) Na2S04

Q 30.

Justify that the following reactions are redox reactions:
(a) CuO(s) + H2(g) —–> Cu(s) + H20(g)
(b) Fe2O3(s) +3CO(g) —-> 2Fe(s) + 3CO2(g)
(c) 4BCl3(g) +3LiAlH4(s) ——> 2B2H6(g) + 3LiCl(s) + 3AlCl3(s)
(d) 2K(s) +F2(g)——> 2K+F(s)

Q 31.

Justify-giving reactions that among halogens, fluorine is the best oxidant and among hydrohalic compounds, hydroiodic add is the best reductant.

Q 32.

The  Mn3+  ion is unstable in solution and undergoes disproportionation to give Mn2+, MnO2 and  H+ ion. Write a balanced ionic equation for the reaction.

Q 33.

What is meant by cell potential?

Q 34.

What is standard hydrogen electrode? For what purpose it is used? What are signs of oxidation potential and reduction potential decided by using SHE (Standard hydrogen electrode)?

Q 35.

Identify the substance oxidised, reduced, oxidising agent and reducing agent for each of the following reactions.
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Q 36.

The reaction  Cl2(g) + 20H(aq)→ Cl0(aq) + Cl(aq) + H20(l) represents the process of bleaching. Identify and name the species that bleaches the substances due to its oxidizing action.

Q 37.

Balance the following equations by the oxidation number method.
(i) Fe2+ + H+ + Cr2072- →Cr3+ + Fe3+ + H20
(ii) I2 + N03→ N02 +I03
(iii) I2 + S2032- →I + S4062-
(iv) MnO, + C2042-→ Mn2+ + CO2

Q 38.

Identify the substance oxidised, reduced, oxidising agent and reducing agent for each of the following reactions.
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Q 39.

Calculate the oxidation number of Cr in [Cr (H2O)6]3+ ion.

Q 40.

Refer to the periodic table given in your book and now answer the following questions.
(a) Select the possible non-metals that can show disproportionation reaction.
(b) Select three metals that show disproportionation reaction.

Q 41.

Given the standard electrode potentials,
K+/K = -2.93 V, Ag+/Ag = 0.80 V, Hg2+/Hg = 0.79 V, Mg2+/Mg = -2.37 V,
Cr3+/Cr = -0.74 V. Arrange these metals in increasing order of their reducing power.

Q 42.

What is the source of electrical energy in a galvanic cell?

Q 43.

What is the oxidation state of Ni in  Ni (CO)4?

Q 44.

What is a standard hydrogen electrode?

Q 45.

Consider a voltaic cell constructed with the following substances:
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(a) Which substances are oxidised and reduced in this cell?
(b) Which are the negative and positive electrode?

Q 46.

In which of the following compounds, an element exhibits two different oxidation states.
(a) NH2OH
(b) NH4NO3
(c) N2H4
(d) N3H

Q 47.

Identify disproportionation reaction
(a) CH4 + 202 → C02 + 2H20
(b) CH4 + 4C12 → CC14 + 4HCl
(c) 2F2 + 20H→2F + OF2 + H20
(d) 2N02 + 20H → N02 + NO3 + H20

Q 48.

The exhibition of various oxidation states by an element is also related to the outer orbital electronic configuration of its atom. Atom(s) having which of the following outermost electronic configurations will exhibit more than one oxidation state in its/their compounds.
(a) 3s1
(b) 3dl4s2                                  
(c)  3d24s2
(d) 3s23p3

Q 49.

Nitric acid is an oxidizing agent and reacts with PbO but it does not react with Pb02. Explain why?

Q 50.

The compound AgF2 is unstable. However, if formed, the compound acts as a very strong oxidising agent. Why?