Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry NCERT Solutions | Calculate the mass of sodium acetate (CH

Calculate the amount of carbon dioxide that could be produced when

(i) 1 mole of carbon is burnt in air.

(ii) 1 mole of carbon is burnt in 16 g of dioxygen.

(iii) 2 moles of carbon are burnt in 16 g of dioxygen.

In a reaction A + B2 → AB2 Identify the limiting reagent, if any, in the following reaction mixtures.

(i) 300 atoms of A + 200 molecules of B

(ii) 2 mol A + 3 mol B

(iii) 100 atoms of A + 100 molecules of B

(iv) 5 mol A + 2.5 mol B

(v) 2.5 mol A + 5 mol B

Which one of the following will have largest number of atoms?

(i) 1 g Au (s)

(ii) 1 g Na (s)

(iii) 1 g Li (s)

(iv) 1 g of Cl2(g)

Chlorine is prepared in the laboratory by treating manganese dioxide (MnO₂) with aqueous hydrochloric acid according to the reaction

4HCl_(aq) + MnO_2(s) → 2H₂O_(l) + MnCl_2(aq) + Cl_2(g)

How many grams of HCl react with 5.0 g of manganese dioxide?

Determine the empirical formula of an oxide of iron which has 69.9% iron and 30.1% dioxygen by mass.

A sample of drinking water was found to be severely contaminated with chloroform, CHCl₃, supposed to be carcinogenic in nature. The level of contamination was 15 ppm (by mass).

(i) Express this in percent by mass.

(ii) Determine the molality of chloroform in the water sample.

Calcium carbonate reacts with aqueous HCl to give CaCl₂ and CO₂ according to the reaction,

CaCO_3(s) + 2 HCl_(aq) → CaCl_2(aq) + CO_2(g) + H₂O_(l)

What mass of CaCO₃ is required to react completely with 25 mL of 0.75 M HCl?

A welding fuel gas contains carbon and hydrogen only. Burning a small sample of it in oxygen gives 3.38 g carbon dioxide, 0.690 g of water and no other products. A volume of 10.0 L (measured at STP) of this welding gas is found to weigh 11.6 g. Calculate

(i) empirical formula,

(ii) molar mass of the gas, and

(iii) molecular formula.

How many significant figures are present in the following?
(i) 0.0025
(ii) 208
(iii) 5005
(iv) 126,000
(v) 500.0
(vi) 2.0034

Dinitrogen and dihydrogen react with each other to produce ammonia according to the following chemical equation:

N2(g) + H2(g) → 2NH3(g)

(i) Calculate the mass of ammonia produced if 2.00 × 103 g dinitrogen reacts with 1.00 × 103 g of dihydrogen.

(ii) Will any of the two reactants remain unreacted?

(iii) If yes, which one and what would be its mass?

How do you account for the formation of ethane during chlorination of methane?

What are hybridisation states of each carbon atom in the following compounds ?

(i) CH₂=C=O,

(ii) CH₃CH=CH₂,

(iii) (CH₃)₂CO,

(iv) CH₂=CHCN,

(v) C₆H₆

What will be the minimum pressure required to compress 500 dm³ of air at 1 bar to 200 dm³ at 30°C?

What are the common physical and chemical features of alkali metals?

Assign oxidation number to the underlined elements in each of the following species:

(a) NaH₂PO₄

(b) NaHSO₄

(c) H₄P₂O₇

(d) K₂MnO₄

(e) CaO₂

(f) NaBH₄

(g) H₂S₂O₇

(h) KAl(SO₄)₂.12 H₂O

What is the basic theme of organisation in the periodic table?

Explain the formation of a chemical bond.

Choose the correct answer. A thermodynamic state function is a quantity
(i) used to determine heat changes
(ii) whose value is independent of path
(iii) used to determine pressure volume work
(iv) whose value depends on temperature only.

A liquid is in equilibrium with its vapour in a sealed container at a fixed temperature. The volume of the container is suddenly increased.
a) What is the initial effect of the change on vapour pressure?
b) How do rates of evaporation and condensation change initially?
c) What happens when equilibrium is restored finally and what will be the final vapour pressure?

Justify the position of hydrogen in the periodic table on the basis of its electronic configuration.

Describe the importance of the following: (i) limestone (ii) cement (iii) plaster of paris.

The reaction,

CO(g) + 3H₂(g) ↔ CH₄(g) + H₂O(g)

is at equilibrium at 1300 K in a 1L flask. It also contain 0.30 mol of CO, 0.10 mol of H₂ and 0.02 mol of H₂O and an unknown amount of CH₄ in the flask. Determine the concentration of CH₄ in the mixture. The equilibrium constant, K_c for the reaction at the given temperature is 3.90.

Which of the following carbocation is most stable ?

Write reactions to justify amphoteric nature of aluminium.

Would you expect the first ionization enthalpies for two isotopes of the same element to be the same or different? Justify your answer.

An aqueous solution of borax is

(a) neutral (b) amphoteric (c) basic (d) acidic

Considering the elements F, Cl, O and N, the correct order of their chemical reactivity in terms of oxidizing property is:
(a) F > Cl > O > N
(b) F > O > Cl > N
(c) Cl > F > O > N
(d) O > F > N > Cl

Is there any change in the hybridisation of B and N atoms as a result of the following reaction?

BF₃ + NH₃ → F₃B.NH₃

Out of benzene, m-dinitrobenzene and toluene which will undergo nitration most easily and why?

Explain why pure liquids and solids can be ignored while writing the equilibrium constant expression?