Chemical Equilibrium-NEET

1. If Q > K, for a reversible reaction,

(A) free energy change, ∆G, is negative.

(B) forward reaction is non spontaneous.
(C) backward reaction is non-spontaneous.
(D) till equilibrium is reached, reactants are converted into products at a higher rate compared to the
rate at which products are converted into reactants.
2. In the reaction PCl5 (g) PCl3(g) + Cl2(g), study is made graphically till equilibrium is attained. Following
graphs were taken

I II III

Concentration
Concentration

Rate 

O  Time  Time  Time

Correct graphs are

(A) I, II, III (B) II, III (C) I, III (D) I, II

3. Given the equilibrium constants for equilibrium I and II at a certain temperature, the equilibrium constant for
equilibrium III at the same temperature is

2 NO(g) + O2(g 2 NO2(g) KC = 2.5  102 I

2 NO2(g) N2O4(g) KC = 3.0  102 II

2 NO(g) + O2 (g) N2O4(g) III

(A) 5.5  105 (B) 5.5  102 (C) 55 (D) 7.5  104

4. For the following equilibrium N2O4  g  2NO2  g  ,KP is found to be equal to KC. This is attained when

(A) T = 1K (B) T = 12.18 K (C) T = 27.3 K (D) T = 273 K

5. One mole of hydrogen is mixed separately with one mole and two moles of iodine in 10 L vessel at 700K. What
is the equilibrium concentration (M) of hydrogen iodide in each case? I 2 g   H 2 g  2HI g , Kc  57 at 700K.

(A) 0.33, 0.158 (B) 0.165, 0.158 (C) 0.158,0.189 (D) 0.30,0.189

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 6. 2.2 mol of PCl5 was taken in a closed vessel and dissociated into PCl3 and Cl2. At equilibrium, the total number
of moles of the reactants and products was 2.53. The degree of dissociation is

(A) 0.33 (B) 0.165 (C) 0.15 (D) 0.30

7. Phosphorus pentachloride dissociates as follows, in a closed reaction vessel,

PCl5(g) PCl3 (g) + Cl2(g), If the total pressure at equilibrium of the reaction mixture is P and degree of
dissociation of PCl5 is x, the partial pressure of PCl3 will be

 x   x   2x   x 
(A)  P (B)  P (C)  P (D)  P
1  x  1  x  1  x   x 1

8. A definite amount of solid NH4HS is placed in a flask already containing NH3 gas at a certain temperature and
0.50 atm pressure. NH4HS decomposes to give NH3 and H2S and at equilibrium total pressure in flask is 0.84
atm. The equilibrium constant for the reaction is

(A) 0.30 (B) 0.18 (C) 0.7 (D) 0.11

9. When A and B are mixed to give products C and D through a reversible reaction: A + B C + D,
then, the reaction quotient Q, at the initial stages of the reaction
(A) is zero (B) decreases with time
(C) is independent of time (D) increases with time.

10. NO2 (brown colour gas) exists in equilibrium with N2O4 (colourless gas) as given by the chemical equation:
2NO2 (g) N2O4(g), Mixture is slightly brown due to the existence of NO2. If pressure is increase,

(A) colour intensity is increased. (B) colour intensity is decreased.

(C) colour intensity first increases and then decreases. (D) no change in colour intensity.
11. Increase in the pressure for the following equilibrium H2O  l  H2O  g  result in the

I. formation of more H2O(l) II. formation of more H2O(g)

III. increase in b.p. of H2O(l) IV. decrease in b.p. of H2O(l)
Hence correct statements are

(A) I, II (B) II, III (C) I, III (D) I, IV

12. The exothermic formation of ClF3 is represented by the equation

Cl2 (g) + 3 F2(g) 2 ClF3(g) ; H = – 329 kJ

Which of the following will increase the quantity of ClF3 in an equilibrium mixture of Cl2, F2 and ClF3?

(A) Increasing the temperature (B) Removing Cl2

(C) Increasing the volume of the container (D) Adding F2

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 13. An inert gas is added at constant pressure to a reaction in equilibrium. Then, among the forward and
backward reactions,
(A) that reaction with positive ∆n (gas) is favoured
(B) that reaction with negative ∆n (gas) is favoured
(C) the exothermic reaction is favoured
(D) neither the forward nor the backward reaction is favoured
Ka
14. The equation α = C
is applicable for

(A) dilute solutions of weak electrolytes. (B) concentrated solutions of weak electrolytes.
(C) dilute solutions of strong electrolytes. (D) concentrated solutions of strong
 electrolytes.
15. pH value of which one of the following is not equal to one?
(A) 0.05 M H2SO4 (B) 0.1 M HNO3
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(C) 50 cm of 0.4 M HCl + 50 cm of 0.2 M NaOH (D) 0.1 M CH3COOH
16. The Ka values for acids A and B are respectively10-2and10-4. Which of the following statements
is correct about acids?

(A) A is 100 times stronger than B (B) A is 10 times stronger than B

(C) B is 100 times stronger than A (D) B is 10 times stronger than A
17. In a mixture of weak acid and its salt, the ratio of concentration of acid to salt is increased by
10 fold. the pH of the solution
(A) decreases by one (B) decreases by 1/10th
(C) increases by one (D) increases by ten fold
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18. The molar hydronium concentration in a sample of pure water is 10 at a certain temperature where pKw
is 12. This sample
(A) is acidic.
(B) is basic.
(C) is a strong electrolyte.
(D) dissociates spontaneously into elements.
19. If H2S and H2O function as monobasic acids, then
(A) pKa (H2S) > pKa (H2O). (B) pKa (H2S) < pKa (H2O).
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(C) pKa (H2S) = pKa (H2O). . (D) pKb (HS ) = pKb (OH )

20. A saturated solution of aluminium hydroxide is at a constant temperature. Determine how its hydroxide
ion concentration is affected if the aluminium ion concentration is increased 8 times.
(A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 0.75 (D) 0.4
21. Ammonium acetate solution is neutral because
(A)It does not undergo hydrolysis
(B) dissociation constants of NH4OH and CH3COOH are equal
(C) it is a salt of a weak acid and a weak base
(D) it dissociates partially

22. 18 mL mixture of acetic acid and sodium acetate required 6 mL of 0.1 M NaOH for neutralization of the
acid and 12 mL of 0.1 M HCl for reaction with salt, separately. If pKa of the acid is 4.75, what is the pH
of the mixture?
(A) 5.05 (B) 4.75 (C) 4.5 (D) 4.6

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 23. If the dissociation of water is ignored, then the species with the lowest concentration in a dilute solution
of orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4) is
(A) H+. (B) H 2 PO −4 . (C) HPO 2−4 . (D) PO3−4 .

24. With of the following expressions is not true?

(A) [H + ] = [OH - ] = K w for a neutral solution
(B) [H + ] > K w and [OH − ] < K w for an acidic solution
(C) [H + ]< K w and [OH − ] > K w for an alkaline solution

(D) [H + ] = [OH − ] = 10 −7 M for a neutral solution at all temperatures.

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25 The solubility product of a salt AB2 is 4 × 10 at 373 K. The solubility of AB2 is
(A) 4 ×10 −3 M (B) 4 ×10 −4 M (C) 1×10 −10 M (D) 1×10 −3 M

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26. One dm3 solution containing 10-5 moles each of Cl-1 ions and CrO4 ions is treated with 10-4 mole of
silver nitrate. Which one of the following observations is made?
[Ksp Ag2CrO4 = 4  10-12] [KspAgCl = 1  10-10]
(A) silver chromate gets precipitated first.
(B) Precipitation does not occur
(C) Both silver chromate and silver chloride start precipitating simultaneously.
(D) Silver chloride gets precipitated first.

27. Solubility of AgCl will be minimum in

(A) 0.01 M CaCl2 (B) 0.001 M AgNO3
(C) pure water (D) 0.01 M NaCl

28. When a small amount of solid ammonium chloride is added to a suspension of magnesium hydroxide,
(A) more of magnesium hydroxide precipitates (B) pH of the solution is unaltered.
(C) magnesium ion concentration increases in the solution. (D) solubility of magnesium hydroxide increases.
29. If a standard copper sulphate solution is to be stored for a long time, then it is acidified with dilute
sulfuric acid to
(A) suppress hydrolysis. (B) promote hydrolysis.
(C) prevent separation of elemental copper. (D) increase the degree of dissociation of copper sulfate

30. The simultaneous solubilities of barium chromate and silver chromate in a saturated solution containing
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both solids are x and y respectively. Ksp of barium chromate is 2 × 10 and silver chromate is
x
5 × 10−12. The value of the ratio at equilibrium in the saturated solution is
4y2
(A) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (D) none of these

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