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For $\displaystyle 4{ NH } _{ 3 }\left( g \right) +5{ O } _{ 2 }\left( g \right) \rightarrow 4NO\left( g \right) +6{ H } _{ 2 }O\left( g \right) $, if you begin with 66.00 g ammonia and 54.00 g oxygen, how many grams of water will be obtained?

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  1. 2.294

  2. 36.51

  3. 1.409

  4. 25.3

  5. 2.513

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The molecular weights of ammonia, oxygen and water are 17 g/mole, 32 g/mole and 18 g/mole respectively.

66.00 g ammonia $= \dfrac {66.00}{17} = 3.88$ moles ammonia.
54.00 g oxygen $=\dfrac {54.00}{32.0}=1.6875$ moles oxygen.
4 moles ammonia reacts with 5 moles oxygen.
Hence, 3.88 moles ammonia will react with $3.88 \times \dfrac {5}{4} = 4.85$ moles oxygen but only 1.6875 moles oxygen are present. Hence oxygen is the limiting reagent.

5 moles of oxygen gives 6 moles of water.
1.728 moles of oxygen will give $1.6875 \times \dfrac {6}{5} = 2.025$ moles of water.
The mass of water obtained is $18 \times 2.025 = 36.51$ g of water.

Dissolved salts in water are important because :

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  1. they provide taste

  2. growth of plants

  3. minerals essential for body

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dissolved salts in water are important because
(A) They provide taste
(B) Growth of plants
(C) Minerals essential for body
Water contains dissolved salts which provide taste to water for drinking purposes. Also these salts are essential for growth and development of plants. These dissolved salts provide the essential minerals which are required for growth of body.

Dissolved gases can be removed from water by:

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  1. chlorination

  2. boiling

  3. filtration

  4. both A and C

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dissolved gases can be removed from water by boiling.
Water contains certain gases in dissolved state. The higher the temperature of a solution becomes, the less a gas dissolves provided it doesn't react with the solvent. Consequently, heating/boiling a solution can expel the remaining gas.

How many grams of water can be produced when 8 g of hydrogen react with 8 g oxygen?

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  1. 8 g

  2. 9 g

  3. 18 g

  4. 27 g

  5. 30 g

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The molecular masses of hydrogen, oxygen and water are 2 g/mole, 32 g/mole and 18 g/mole respectively.
$2H _2 + O _2 \rightarrow 2H _2O$
 $2 \times 2 = 4$ g of hydrogen reacts with  $1 \times 32 = 32$ g of oxygen to form  $2 \times 18 = 36$ g of water.
Hence, $\dfrac {4}{4} = 1$ g of hydrogen reacts with  $\dfrac {32}{4}  = 8$ g of oxygen to form  $\dfrac {36}{4}= 9$ g of water.

9 grams of water can be produced when 8 g of hydrogen reacts with 8 g oxygen.

The colour of anhydrous $CoCl _2$ is:

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  1. pink

  2. blue

  3. red

  4. white

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Anhydrous $CoCl _2$ is blue in colour.


As it absorbs water, it turns pink.

Hence,option B is correct.

The discovery of the fact that oxygen and hydrogen combine to form water, was a major step in the development of science. Who made this discovery?

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  1. Carl Wilhelm Scheele

  2. Isaac Newton

  3. Joseph Priestley

  4. Henry Cavendish

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
It was the chemist Henry Cavendish (1731 – 1810), who discovered the composition of water when he experimented with hydrogen and oxygen and mixed these elements together to create an explosion (oxyhydrogen effect). In 1811, the Italian physician Amadeo Avogadro finally found the ${H} _{2}O$ formula for water.

What is the final product when oxygen and hydrogen are mixed in a test tube at room temperature?

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  1. Hydrogen peroxide

  2. Water

  3. A base

  4. A zwitterion

  5. No reaction takes place

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The gas-phase oxidation of hydrogen has been extensively studied over a wide range of temperatures and pressures.


$H _2 + \dfrac {1}{2} O _2 \rightarrow H _2O$ ,$ \Delta H^o= -242 kj/mol$
$H _2(g) + \dfrac {1}{2}O _2(g) \rightarrow H _2O(g) $        $\Delta H^o = –242 kJ/mol$

This reaction does not take place at all when the two gases are simply mixed at room temperature. 

At temperatures around 500-600°C it proceeds quite smoothly, but when heated above 700° or ignited with a spark, the mixture explodes.

Hence the correct option is E.


Running water is called

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  1. Lentic

  2. Lotic

  3. Standing water

  4. Streams

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Correct Option: B

Human faeces is main source of organism, in

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  1. Air

  2. Water

  3. Atmosphere

  4. Forests

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Correct Option: B

Solubility of oxygen in water is directly proportional to

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  1. Temperature

  2. Pressure

  3. Nutrients

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: B