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8 Redox Reactions

8.1 Classical Idea of Redox Reactions - 5. Which of the following reactions are
disproportionation reactions?
Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
(i) 2Cu+ Cu2+ + Cu0
1. Which of the following is redox reaction? (ii) 3MnO + 4H +
2–
2MnO– + MnO + 2H O
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(a) Evaporation of H2O 4   4 2 2

(b) Both oxidation and reduction (iii) 2KMnO4 K2MnO4 + MnO2 + O2

(iv) 2MnO– + 3Mn2+ + 2H O 5MnO + 4H +
(c) H2SO4 with NaOH 4 2 2
Select the correct option from the following.
(d) In atmosphere O3 from O2 by lightning
(a) (i) and (iv) only (b) (i) and (ii) only
(1997)
8.2 (c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Redox Reactions in Terms of Electron (NEET 2019)
Transfer Reactions 6. The oxidation state of Cr in CrO5 is
(a) –6 (b) +12
2. Without losing its concentration, ZnCl 2 solution
(c) +6 (d) +4
cannot be kept in contact(b)
withAl
(Odisha NEET 2019, 2014)
(a) Au
(c) Pb (d) Ag (1998)
7. The correct order of N-compounds in its decreasing
8.3 Oxidation Number order of oxidation states is
(a) HNO3, NO, N2, NH4Cl
3. What is the change in oxidation number of carbon
in the following reaction? (b) HNO3, NO, NH4Cl, N2
(c) HNO3, NH4Cl, NO, N2
CH4(g) + 4Cl2(g)  CCl4(l) + 4HCl(g)
(d) NH4Cl, N2, NO, HNO3 (NEET 2018)
(a) + 4 to + 4 (b) 0 to + 4
(c) – 4 to + 4 (d) 0 to – 4 (NEET 2020) 8. For the redox reaction,
MnO – + C O 2– + H +  Mn2+ + CO + H O
4 2 4 2 2
4. The correct structure of tribromooctaoxide is
The correct coefficients of the reactants for the
balanced equation are
(a) MnO– C O2– H+
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(a) 16 5 2
(b) 2 5 16
(b) (c) 2 16 5
(d) 5 16 2 (NEET 2018)
9. Hot concentrated sulphuric acid is a moderately
(c) strong oxidizing agent. Which of the following
reactions does not show oxidizing behaviour?
(a) Cu + 2H2SO4  CuSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O
(d)
(b) S + 2H2SO4  3SO2 + 2H2O
(NEET 2019) (c) C + 2H2SO4  CO2 + 2SO2 + 2H2O
(d) CaF2 + H2SO4  CaSO4 + 2HF (NEET-II 2016)
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10. (I) H2O2 + O3 H2O + 2O2 (a) S 2O2–4 < SO2–3 < S 2O2–6
(II) H2O2 + Ag2O 2Ag + H2O + O2 (b) SO2– < S O2– < S O2–
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Role of hydrogen peroxide in the above reactions is (c) S2O2–4 < S2O2–6 < SO 2–
respectively 2– 2–
3
(d) S O < S O < SO 2– (2003)
(a) oxidizing in (I) and reducing in (II) 2 6 2 4 3

(b) reducing in (I) and oxidizing in (II) 17. Oxidation state of Fe in Fe3O4 is
(c) reducing in (I) and (II) 4
5
(d) oxidizing in (I) and (II) (2014) (a) (b)
4 5
11. The pair of compounds that can exist together is 3 8
(a) FeCl3, SnCl2 (b) HgCl2, SnCl2 (c) (d) (1999)
2 3
(c) FeCl2, SnCl2 (d) FeCl3, KI (2014) 18. Reaction of sodium thiosulphate with iodine gives
12. A mixture of potassium chlorate, oxalic acid and (a) tetrathionate ion (b) sulphide ion
sulphuric acid is heated. During the reaction (c) sulphate ion (d) sulphite ion. (1996)
which element undergoes maximum change in the
19. The oxide, which cannot act as a reducing agent is
oxidation number?
(a) CO2 (b) ClO2
(a) S (b) H
(c) NO2 (d) SO2 (1995)
(c) Cl (d) C (2012)
13. Oxidation numbers of P in PO 3–, of S in SO 2– and 20. Which substance is serving as a reducing agent in
4 4
2– the following reaction?
that of Cr in Cr2O
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are respectively 14H+ + Cr O 2– + 3Ni  7H O + 2Cr 3+ + 3Ni2+
(a) +3, +6 and +5 2 7 2
(b) +5, +3 and +6 (a) H+ (b) Cr O 2–
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(c) –3, +6 and +6 (c) H2O (d) Ni (1994)
(d) +5, +6 and +6 (2009) 21. The oxidation state of I in H4IO – is
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14. Number of moles of MnO4– required to oxidize one (a) + 1 (b) – 1
mole of ferrous oxalate completely in acidic medium (c) + 7 (d) + 5 (1994)
will be
(a) 7.5 moles (b) 0.2 moles 8.4 Redox Reactions and Electrode Processes
(c) 0.6 moles (d) 0.4 moles. (2008) 22. Consider the change in oxidation state of bromine
15. Which is the best description of the behaviour of corresponding to different emf values as shown in
bromine in the reaction given below? the given diagram :
H2O + Br2  HOBr + HBr BrO– 1.82 V BrO– 1.5 V HBrO
(a) Proton acceptor only 4 3
(b) Both oxidised and reduced
(c) Oxidised only Br– 1.0652 V Br2 1.595 V

(d) Reduced only (2004) Then the– species undergoing disproportionation is

16. The2–oxidation2–states of sulphur in the anions SO 2–, (a) BrO (b) BrO–
S O and S O follow the order 3 (c) Br 3 4 (NEET 2018)
2 4 26 2 (d) HBrO

ANSWER KEY
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (c) 22. (d)
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Hints & Explanations

1. (b) : Redox reactions are those chemical Maximum change in oxidation number occurs in case of
reactions which involve both oxidation and reduction chlorine, i.e., from +5 to –1.
simultaneously. 13. (d) : Let oxidation number of P in PO3–4 be x.
2. (b) : Only ‘Al’ lies above ‘Zn’ in electrochemical  x + 4(–2) = –3  x = +5
series, which can displace Zn from ZnCl2 solution. Let oxidation number of S in SO4 2– be y.
Therefore, conc. of ZnCl2 will decrease when kept in ‘Al’  y + 4(–2) = –2  y = +6
2–
container. Let oxidation number of Cr in Cr2O7 be z.
2Al + 3ZnCl2  2AlCl3 + 3Zn  2z + 7(–2) = –2  z = +6
3. (c) : In CH 4, oxidation number of carbon is –4 14. (d) : [5e– + MnO –4 + 8H+  Mn2+ + 4H O2 ..(i)] × 2
[C O 2–  2e–
while in CCl4, oxidation number of carbon is +4. Thus, 2 4 + 2CO2. .....(ii)] × 5
the change in oxidation number of carbon in the given On addition, we get
reaction is from –4 to +4. 2MnO– + 16H+ + 5C O2–  2Mn2+ + 10CO + 8H O
4 2 4 2 2
4. (b) 2 moles of MnO–4 required to oxidise 5 moles of oxalate.
5. (b) : Disproportionation reactions are those in  Number of moles of MnO–4 required to oxidise
which the same element/compound gets oxidised and 1 mole of oxalate = 2/5 = 0.4
reduced simultaneously. 15. (b) : H O  0    –1
2Cu+  Cu2+ + Cu0 2 Br2 HOBr HBr
+6 +7 +4 In the above reaction, the oxidation number of Br2
3MnO2– 4
+ 4H + 2MnO –4 + MnO 2 + 2H 2O increases from zero (in Br2) to +1 (in HOBr) and
6. (c) : CrO5 has butterfly structure having two peroxo decreases from zero (in Br 2) to –1 (in HBr). Thus, Br 2
bonds. is oxidised as well as reduced and hence, it is a redox
O
O O reaction.
Peroxo oxygen has –1 oxidation state.
16. (a) : SO2–3 : x + (–2)3 = –2 or x – 6 = – 2 or x = + 4
Let O Cr
CrOoxidation state
: x + 4(–1) + of Cr be
1 (–2) = 0‘x’ x = +6 O S2O4 2– : 2x + (– 2)4 = – 2
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+5 +2 0 –3 or 2x – 8 = –2 or 2x = +6  x = + 3
7. (a) : HNO3, NO, N2, NH4Cl S2O6 2– : 2x + (– 2)6 = – 2
8. (b) : The correct balanced equation is or 2x – 12 = – 2 or 2x = + 10  x = + 5
– 2– Oxidation states follow the order : S O2– < SO 2– < S O2–
2MnO4 + 5C2O4 + 16H+ 2Mn2+ + 10CO2 + 8H2O 2 4
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9. (d) : CaF2 + H2SO4  CaSO4 + 2HF 17. (d) : Fe3O4 : 3x + 4(–2) = 0  x = +

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Here, the oxidation state of every atom remains the same 18. (a) : 2Na2S2O3 + I2  Na2S4O6 + 2 NaI
so, it is not a redox reaction. (Sodium tetrathionate)
10. (c) : 19. (a) : Since carbon is in its maximum oxidation state
of +4, therefore, carbon dioxide (CO2) cannot act as a
reducing agent.
20. (d) : Since the oxidation number of Ni increases
from 0 to 2, therefore it acts as a reducing agent.
21. (c) : Let x = Oxidation state of I. Since oxidation
state of H = + 1 and oxidation state of O = – 2, therefore
for H4IO–6, we get
(4 × 1) + x + (6 × – 2) = – 1 or x = + 7
H2O2 acts as reducing agent in both the reactions in 22. (d) : For a reaction to be spontaneous, E°cell should
which O2 is evolved. be positive as G° = –nFE°cell
HBrO Br2 ; E° = 1.595 V, SRP (cathode)
11. (c) : Both FeCl2 and SnCl2 are reducing agents with HBrO BrO– ; E° = –1.5 V, SOP (anode)
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low oxidation numbers.
2HBrO Br2 + BrO3–
12. (c) : E°cell = SRP (cathode) – SRP (anode)
= 1.595 – 1.5 = 0.095 V
E°cell > 0  G° < 0 (spontaneous)
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