1.

Which of these is a definition of

reduction?
a) gain in electron 11. Oxidation can be
b) loss of hydrogen a) gain or electrons
c) gain in oxygen b) loss of oxygen another
d) increase in oxidation state c) loss of hydrogen
d) decrease in oxidation state
2. Which of these is not a definition of
oxidation? 12. A reduction agent can
a) gain in oxygen a) take electrons from another
b) loss of hydrogen substance
c) gain in electron b) take hydrogen from another
d) increase in oxidation state substance
c) decrease the oxidation state of
3. Which of these chemicals can act as a another
reducing agent? d) give oxygen to another substance
a) sodium
b) acidified potassium manganate(VII) 13. whatis the formula of titanium(IV)
c) oxygen oxide?
d) acidified potassium dichromate(VI) a) Ti4O b) TiO2
c) Ti2O d) TiO4
4. An oxidizing agent
a) gives oxygen and accepts electrons 14. What is the oxidation state of nitrogen
b) accepts oxygen and accepts in N2O3?
electrons a) +6 b) +3
c) accepts oxygen and gives electrons c) -3 d) -6
d) gives oxygen and gives electrons
15. Which chane is reduction/
questions 5 to 8 are concerned with the a) aqueous iron(II) ions into aqueous
following chemical reactions. iron(III) ions
b) Na2So3 into Na2SO4
Laed(II) oxide + hydrogen lead + steam c) aqueous copper(II) ions into copper
A + BC+D metal
d) aqueous potassium iodide into
Using the letters A, B, C or D for each iodine
reactant and product
16. In electrolysis, oxidation always takes
5. which substance is the oxidizing agent? place
6. which substance is being reduced? a) at the cathode
7. which substance is the reducing agent? b) at the anode
8. which substance is being oxidized? c) at both electrodes
d) between the two electrodes
9. Which of these changes show that
underlined element has undergone 17. Hydrogen peroxide reacts with metal
reduction? oxide M2O3 according to the equation
a) 2Br- (aq) Br2(l) M2O3 + 3H2O2 2M + 3O2 + 3h2O
b) Zn(s) Zn2+(aq)
c) 2O2- O2(g) In the reactrion, the hydrogen peroxide
d) Cu2+ (aq) Cu(s) is behaving as
a) a reducing agent b) an acid
10. Which underlined reactant is not c) an oxidizing agent d) a base
oxidizing agent (oxidant)?
a) Mg(s) + Cl2 (g) MgCl2(s) 18. Which reagent is used as a test for
b) PbS(s) + 4H2O2(aq) PbSO4(s) + oxidizing agents?
4H2O(l) a) iodine solution
c) SO2(g) + 2H2S(g) 2H2O (l) + 3S(s) b) acidified potassium manganate(VII)
d) Cl2(g) + 2Br-(aq) 2Cl- (aq) + Br2(l) solution
 c) acidified potassium dichromate(VI) of potassium manganate(VII)
solution sulphuric acid
d) A solution of potassium orange
coloured
dichromate(VI) was crystals were formed
evaporated

22. What is the oxidation state of iron in

the compound CaFeO4?
19. Zn (s) + 2Ag+(aq) Zn2+ (aq) + 2Ag(s) a) +2 b) +4
What substance is oxidized and what is c) +6 d) +8
the reducing agent in the reaction
above? 23. Light is necessary for which reaction in
Substance oxidized reducing agent the following?
a) zinc atoms zinc atoms I. H2 + Cl2 2HCl
b) zinc atoms silver ions II. CH4 + 2Cl2 C + 4HCl
c) silver ions silver ions III. Fe + H2SO 4 FeSO4 + H2
d) silver ions zinc atoms Which one is correct?
a) only I b) only II
20. The reaction between manganese c) I and II d) II and III
metal (symbol :Mn) and dilute acid is
shown by the following equation: 24. Which reaction of the following is
Mn(s) + 2H+(aq) Mn2+(aq) + H2(gas) correct?
electricity
Which one of the following shows the I. 2H2Ovibratio 2H2 + O2
change in oxidation state of the II. C2H2n 2C + H2
hydrogen in this reaction? light
a) +2 to 0 b) +2 to +1 III. CuSO4 + H2 Cu + H2SO4
c) +1 to 0 d) 0 to +1 Which one is correct?
a) only I b) only II
21. Which experiment shows a redox c) I and II d) II and iii
reaction?
Experiment observation 25. Which type of compounds can form
a) potassium iodide yellow precipitate polymer?
solution was added to was formed I. Alcohol
silver nitrate II. Alkene
b) excess ammonia deep blue solution III. Organic acid
solution was added to was formed Which one is correct?
a little copper(II) a) only I b) only II
sulphate solution c) I and II d) II and III
c) hydrogen peroxide solution
changed colour
was added to a solution from purple to
colourless
16 In an experiment, copper(II) oxide is changed to copper by a gas X.

What happens to the copper(II) oxide and what is X?

copper(II) oxide gas X

A oxidised carbon dioxide

B oxidised carbon monoxide
C reduced carbon dioxide
D reduced carbon monoxide