Chemistry Class 9 - Chapter 7 MCQs
1. In electrochemistry, we study about _______ changes.
2. Electrochemistry is the interconversion of electrical energy and ________ energy.
3. Electrons are lost in oxidation and gained in reduction; therefore, when oxidation occurs
in a chemical reaction, reduction must occur __________.
4. The addition of _____ to a substance is called oxidation.
5. C + O₂ → ?
6. The _________ of hydrogen or other electropositive elements from a substance is called
oxidation.
7. 2NH₃ + 3Cl₂ → ?
8. The removal of ___________ from a substance is called oxidation.
9. Fe²⁺ → Fe³⁺ + e⁻. What process has occurred?
10. The removal of __________ from a substance is called reduction.
11. 2HgO → 2Hg + O₂ is due to
12. The addition of ___________ to a substance is called reduction.
13. N₂ + 3H₂ → ?
14. The _________ of electrons to a substance is called reduction.
15. Sn⁴⁺ + 2e⁻ → Sn²⁺. What has happened in this chemical reaction?
16. Those reactions in which gain and loss of electrons take place simultaneously are called
_____ reactions.
17. _________ → 2NaCl
18. The apparent charge, positive or negative, on an atom of an element in a molecule or ion
is called _________.
19. Unlike ionic charges, oxidation numbers do not have an exact ________ meaning.
20. The _________ of a solution changes with change of oxidation state.
21. The oxidation number of all elements in the free state is:
22. Which of the following elements always has an oxidation number of +1 in its
compounds?
23. In compounds, oxygen usually has an oxidation number of:
24. The oxidation number of hydrogen in metal hydrides is:
25. The sum of oxidation numbers of all atoms in a molecule is always:
26. The sum of oxidation numbers of all atoms in a polyatomic ion is equal to:
27. Oxidation involves a(n) ______ in oxidation number.
28. Reduction involves a(n) ______ in oxidation number.
29. The oxidation number of chlorine in HClO₄ is:
30. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:
31. Which of the following statements about oxidation and reduction is true?
32. Which of the following is an oxidizing agent?
33. Which of the following is a reducing agent?
34. When magnesium reacts with oxygen, which substance is reduced?
35. When iron rusts, it reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide. In this process, iron is:
36. The electrode where oxidation occurs is called the:
37. The electrode where reduction occurs is called the:
38. In an electrochemical cell, electrons flow from:
39. In a galvanic cell, the cathode is:
40. In a galvanic cell, the anode is:
41. A battery is an example of a:
42. Electrolysis is a process in which electrical energy is used to drive a:
43. Electrolysis occurs in a(n):
44. The electrolysis of water produces:
45. During the electrolysis of molten NaCl, sodium is deposited at the:
46. During the electrolysis of molten NaCl, chlorine is produced at the:
47. Faraday’s first law of electrolysis states that:
48. The amount of a substance deposited or liberated at an electrode is directly
proportional to:
49. The SI unit of charge is:
50. One Faraday is equal to:
51. Electroplating is a process used to:
52. In electroplating, the object to be plated is placed at the:
53. The electrolyte used in electroplating must contain:
54. In electrorefining, impurities in the metal collect at the:
55. The main purpose of electrorefining is to:
56. Corrosion of metals is a type of:
57. Rusting of iron occurs due to the presence of:
58. The chemical formula for rust is:
59. Which of the following methods is used to prevent rusting?
60. Galvanization is a process in which iron is coated with:
