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MCQ 11 Mark
Assertion (A): Dry HCl is collected by the downward displacement of air.
Reason (R): HCl is heavier than air.
  • A
    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • B
    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • C
    A is true but R is false
  • A is false but R is true
Answer
Correct option: D.
A is false but R is true
D
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MCQ 21 Mark
Assertion (A): In moist air, HCl strongly fumes.
Reason (R): HCl dissolves in water vapour to form tiny droplets of hydrochloric acid.
  • Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • B
    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • C
    A is true but R is false
  • D
    A is false but R is true
Answer
Correct option: A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
A
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MCQ 31 Mark
Assertion (A): HCl stains the skin or dry wood to amber-brown colour.
Reason (R): HCl is a corrosive acid.
  • Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • B
    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • C
    A is true but R is false
  • D
    A is false but R is true
Answer
Correct option: A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
A
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MCQ 41 Mark
A student added dilute H2SO4 in various metallic chlorides present in four test tubes during the preparation of HCl gas.
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In which test tube(s), she would observe blue colouration in the test tubes?
  • Only (I)
  • B
    Only (III)
  • C
    both (I) and (III)
  • D
    both (II) and (IV)
Answer
Correct option: A.
Only (I)
A
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MCQ 51 Mark
The solution of nitrate(s) of metal(s) which form white precipitate with dil. HCl are:
  • A
    Zn(NO3)2 sol
  • B
    Pb(NO3)2 sol
  • C
    AgNO3 sol
  • both (b) and (c )
Answer
Correct option: D.
both (b) and (c )
D
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MCQ 61 Mark
The precipitate lead chloride in Question 34 (above) along with rest of the reaction mixture is boiled. It is seen that:
  • A
    precipitate changes to orange colour
  • B
    no change takes place in precipitate
  • precipitate redissolves and a colourless liquid is formed
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
precipitate redissolves and a colourless liquid is formed
C
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MCQ 71 Mark
When hydrochloric acid is added in lead nitrate solution, then a precipitate of lead chloride is formed which is:
  • white in colour
  • B
    light yellow in colour
  • C
    reddish brown in colour
  • D
    deep yellow in colour
Answer
Correct option: A.
white in colour
A
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MCQ 81 Mark
A salt of sodium which on boiling with conc. HCl gives reddish brown fumes of nitrogen gas is :
  • A
    Na2S
  • B
    NaHCO3
  • C
    Na2SO4
  • NaNO3
Answer
Correct option: D.
NaNO3
D
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MCQ 91 Mark
Which is not a correct statement?
When Na2CO3 is treated with dilute hydrochloric acid :
  • A
    a lot of effervescence takes place
  • B
    carbon dioxide gas evolved
  • carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gas evolved
  • D
    both (a) and (b)
Answer
Correct option: C.
carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gas evolved
C
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MCQ 101 Mark
Hydrogen chloride gas is dried by bubbling it through conc. H2SO4 because :
  • A
    HCl gas does not react chemically with conc. H2SO4
  • B
    conc. H2SO4 being a dehydrating agent absorbs moisture present in the HCl gas
  • C
    conc. H2SO4 is least volatile acid and hence its vapours do not mix with HCl gas
  • all of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
all of these
D
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MCQ 111 Mark
One volume of water at room temperature will absorb :
  • A
    750 c.c. of HCl gas
  • B
    200 c.c. of HCl gas
  • 450 c.c. of HCl gas
  • D
    650 c.c. of HCl gas
Answer
Correct option: C.
450 c.c. of HCl gas
C
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MCQ 121 Mark
Hydrogen chloride gas is heavier than air because its vapour density is :
  • A
    17.75
  • 18.25
  • C
    36.5
  • D
    22
Answer
Correct option: B.
18.25
B
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MCQ 131 Mark
During the laboratory preparation of hydrogen chloride gas from common salt and conc. H2SO4, the salt formed is sodium hydrogen sulphate, only when the temperature of mixture is:
  • A
    300°C
  • B
    250°C
  • C
    220°C
  • below 200°C
Answer
Correct option: D.
below 200°C
D
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MCQ 141 Mark
The sodium chloride and conc. sulphuric acid mixture should not be heated beyond 200°C, because :
  • A
    sodium sulphate so formed fuses with glass apparatus and makes it useless
  • B
    rate of evolution of HCl gas is very high and hence it is difficult to collect
  • C
    the apparatus may crack because sodium sulphate acts as a bad conductor of heat
  • all of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
all of these
D
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MCQ 151 Mark
Sodium chloride is used in the preparation of hydrogen chloride gas because :
  • A
    it is cheapest chemical
  • B
    it is readily available
  • C
    it reacts readily with conc. H2SO4 even without heating
  • all of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
all of these
D
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MCQ 161 Mark
Iron shavings react with dilute hydrochloric acid to form :
  • A
    Iron (II) chloride and water
  • Iron (II) chloride and hydrogen
  • C
    Iron (III) chloride and hydrogen
  • D
    Iron (III) chloride and water
Answer
Correct option: B.
Iron (II) chloride and hydrogen
B
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MCQ 171 Mark
Concentrated or dilute sulphuric acid does not react with lead chloride, because :
  • A
    lead is lower than hydrogen in electrochemical series
  • B
    lead is higher than hydrogen in electrochemical series
  • an insoluble thin layer of lead sulphate is formed over lead chloride, which cuts off chemical reaction
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
an insoluble thin layer of lead sulphate is formed over lead chloride, which cuts off chemical reaction
C
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MCQ 181 Mark
Which is not a correct statement?
Hydrochloric acid is used in:
  • A
    the manufacture of dyes, drugs and paints
  • B
    soldering and welding of metal
  • food preservative industry
  • D
    leather industry
Answer
Correct option: C.
food preservative industry
C
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MCQ 191 Mark
When potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) is boiled with conc. HCl, the products of reaction are :
  • A
    potassium chloride, chromium chloride and water
  • B
    potassium chloride, chromium chloride and chlorine gas
  • potassium chloride, chromium chloride, water and chlorine gas
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
potassium chloride, chromium chloride, water and chlorine gas
C
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MCQ 201 Mark
When equal volumes of a mixture of hydrogen and chlorine are exposed to direct sunlight, they :
  • A
    do not react
  • B
    react at a moderate speed
  • react violently
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
react violently
C
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MCQ 211 Mark
Traces of hydrochloric acid is present in :
  • A
    pancreatic juice
  • gastric juice
  • C
    bile secreted by liver
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
gastric juice
B
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MCQ 221 Mark
When copper nitrate crystals are boiled with conc. HCl, the products formed are :
  • A
    copper (II) chloride and water
  • B
    copper (I) chloride and nitric acid
  • copper (II) chloride and nitric acid
  • D
    copper (II) chloride, water and nitric acid
Answer
Correct option: C.
copper (II) chloride and nitric acid
C
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MCQ 231 Mark
An acid commonly applied on the surface of metal before soldering or welding is :
  • A
    Conc. sulphuric acid
  • B
    Conc. nitric acid
  • C
    Conc. acetic acid
  • Conc. hydrochloric acid
Answer
Correct option: D.
Conc. hydrochloric acid
D
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MCQ 241 Mark
The products formed when sodium thiosulphate solution is mixed with dilute hydrochloric acid are :
  • A
    sodium chloride, water and SO2 gas
  • B
    sodium chloride, water and sulphur
  • sodium chloride, water, SO2 gas and sulphur
  • D
    sodium chloride, SO2 gas and sulphur
Answer
Correct option: C.
sodium chloride, water, SO2 gas and sulphur
C
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MCQ 251 Mark
Black copper(II) oxide is placed in a beaker containing hydrochloric acid. After one hour the colour of reaction mixture changes to :
  • A
    grey
  • B
    brown
  • C
    red
  • blue
Answer
Correct option: D.
blue
D
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MCQ 261 Mark
Aqua regia is a mixture of :
  • 3 parts of conc. HCl and 1 part of conc. HNO3
  • B
    1 part of conc. HCl and 3 parts of conc. HNO3
  • C
    equal parts of conc. HCl and conc. HNO3
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
3 parts of conc. HCl and 1 part of conc. HNO3
A
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MCQ 271 Mark
The products formed when zinc sulphite is treated with dil HCl are :
  • A
    zinc chloride and SO2 gas
  • B
    zinc chloride and SO3 gas
  • C
    zinc chloride, SO2 gas and sulphur
  • zinc chloride, SO2 gas and water
Answer
Correct option: D.
zinc chloride, SO2 gas and water
D
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MCQ 281 Mark
A metallic carbonates react with dilute hydrochloric acid to form their respective :
  • A
    chlorides and water
  • B
    chloride and carbon dioxide gas
  • chlorides, water and carbon dioxide gas
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
chlorides, water and carbon dioxide gas
C
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MCQ 291 Mark
The products formed when potassium hydrogen sulphite [KHSO3] is treated with dilute HCl are :
  • A
    KCl and sulphur
  • B
    KCl, water and sulphur
  • KCl, SO2 gas and water
  • D
    KCl, H2S gas and water
Answer
Correct option: C.
KCl, SO2 gas and water
C
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MCQ 301 Mark
The advantage of using inverted funnel for the absorption of HCl gas in water is :
  • A
    it prevents back suction into the reaction mixture
  • B
    it provides large surface area of water for absorption
  • C
    it prevents explosion in apparatus
  • both (a) and (b)
Answer
Correct option: D.
both (a) and (b)
D
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MCQ 311 Mark
In a beaker containing dilute HCl is poured 2 g of black copper (II) oxide. The beaker is left undisturbed for 1 hour. After this time interval the colour of reaction mixture is:
  • A
    colourless
  • B
    light green
  • blue
  • D
    yellow
Answer
Correct option: C.
blue
C
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MCQ 321 Mark
HCl gas is extremely soluble in water. One volume of water at 20°C can absorb :
  • A
    200 volumes of HCl
  • 450 volumes of HCl
  • C
    150 Volumes of HCl
  • D
    800 volumes of HCI
Answer
Correct option: B.
450 volumes of HCl
B
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MCQ 331 Mark
Hydrogen chloride gas is collected :
  • by the upward displacement of air
  • B
    downward displacement of air
  • C
    downward displacement of water
  • D
    over the mercury
Answer
Correct option: A.
by the upward displacement of air
A
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MCQ 341 Mark
In order to find that a given jar is filled with HCl gas, a glass rod dipped in ________ solution is held near its mouth.
  • ammonia
  • B
    caustic soda
  • C
    caustic potash
  • D
    barium chloride
Answer
Correct option: A.
ammonia
A
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MCQ 351 Mark
The salt formed when sodium chloride and conc. sulphuric acid are heated below 200°C is :
  • A
    sodium hydrogen sulphate
  • B
    sodium sulphate
  • C
    sodium bisulphate
  • either (a) or (C )
Answer
Correct option: D.
either (a) or (C )
D
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MCQ 361 Mark
The drying agent used in the laboratory during the preparation of dry HCl gas is :
  • A
    phosphorus pentoxide
  • B
    anhydrous calcium sulphate
  • C
    calcium oxide
  • conc. sulphuric acid
Answer
Correct option: D.
conc. sulphuric acid
D
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MCQ 371 Mark
In the preparation of hydrogen chloride gas in laboratory, the reaction mixture should be :
  • A
    kept below 10°C
  • kept below 200°C
  • C
    kept above 200°C
  • D
    any of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
kept below 200°C
B
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MCQ 381 Mark
The aim of fountain experiment is to prove
  • A
    HCl turns blue litmus red
  • B
    HCl is denser than air
  • HCl is highly soluble in water
  • D
    HCl fumes in moist air
Answer
Correct option: C.
HCl is highly soluble in water
C
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MCQ 391 Mark
When the equal volumes of hydrogen gas and chlorine gas are exposed to diffused sunlight, the reaction :
  • A
    does not take place
  • takes place at moderate speed
  • C
    is explosive in nature
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
takes place at moderate speed
B
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MCQ 401 Mark
The gastric juice secreted by the walls of the stomach contains :
  • A
    sulphuric acid
  • hydrochloric acid
  • C
    nitric acid
  • D
    acetic acid
Answer
Correct option: B.
hydrochloric acid
B
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