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For the formation of Cr2O3{Cr}_2 {O}_3 and Al2O3{Al}_2 {O}_3, values of ΔfG\Delta_f G are 540 k J mol−1540\, \mathrm{k\,J\,mol}^{-1} and −827 kJ mol−1-827 \,\mathrm{kJ\,mol}^{-1} respectively. What will be the reaction of Cr2O3{Cr}_2 {O}_3 by Al{Al} ?
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Correct option: A
Reduction of Cr2O3{Cr}_2 {O}_3, by Al{Al} will take place
Option A is correct because the negative difference in Gibbs free energy indicates that aluminium can reduce chromium(III) oxide.
152 Medium
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Assertion : Extraction of ir on metal from iron oxide ore is carried out by heating with coke.

Reason : The reaction,

Fe2O3(s)⟶Fe(s)+3/2O2(s){Fe}_2 {O}_3(s) \longrightarrow {Fe}(s)+3 / 2 {O}_2(s)
is a spontaneous process.
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Correct option: C
If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
Option C is correct because the extraction of iron involves heating with coke, which is true, but the given reaction is not spontaneous.
153 Medium
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The percentage of carbon is same in:
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Correct option: A
Cast iron and pig iron
Option A (Cast iron and pig iron) is correct because both cast iron and pig iron typically contain a high percentage of carbon, ranging from 3-5%.
154 Medium
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The most abundant ore of iron is:
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Correct option: A
Haematite
Option A is correct because Haematite (Fe2O3Fe_2O_3) is the most abundant ore of iron.
155 Medium
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Silver obtained by argentiferrous lead is purified by:
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Correct option: C
Cupellation
Option C (Cupellation) is correct because cupellation is a process where base metals are oxidized and removed, leaving behind the purified silver.
156 Medium
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Select the incorrect match.
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Correct option: D
Both (1) and (3)
Option D (Both (1) and (3)) is correct because highly electropositive metals are extracted by electrolytic reduction, not smelting, and less electropositive metals can be extracted by chemical reduction, not necessarily electrolytic extraction.
157 Medium
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In the electrolytic refining of zinc
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Correct option: D
Acidified zinc sulphate is the electrolyte.
Option D (Acidified zinc sulphate is the electrolyte) is correct because in electrolytic refining of zinc, an acidified zinc sulfate solution is used as the electrolyte.
158 Hard
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An Ellingham diagram provides information about
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Correct option: C
the temperature dependence of the standard Gibbs energies of formation of some metal oxides.
Option C (the temperature dependence of the standard Gibbs energies of formation of some metal oxides) is correct because Ellingham diagrams plot the change in Gibbs free energy of formation of metal oxides versus temperature.
159 Easy
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Which process is used for benefication of ores?
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Correct option: A
Process of removal of impurities
Option A (Process of removal of impurities) is correct because beneficiation is the process of increasing the concentration of the desired ore by removing impurities.
160 Easy
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Forth floatation process for the concentration of the ores is an illustration of the practical application of
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Correct option: A
Adsorption
Option A (Adsorption) is correct because froth floatation relies on the adsorption of ore particles onto air bubbles.
161 Easy
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Metallic silver may be obtained from AgCl\mathrm{AgCl} by
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Correct option: D
Fusing it with Na2CO3\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{a}_2}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_3}
Option D (Fusing it with Na2CO3\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{a}_2}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_3}) is correct because fusing silver chloride with sodium carbonate reduces it to metallic silver.
162 Medium
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Which of the following properties does not belong to the complex formed in Mond's process.
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Correct option: C
It is square planar
Option C (It is square planar) is correct because the complex formed in Mond's process, [Ni(CO)4]\mathrm{[Ni(CO)_4]}, is tetrahedral, not square planar.
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Which represents calcination?
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Correct option: D
MgCO3→MgO+CO2\mathrm{MgC}{\mathrm{O}_3} \to \mathrm{MgO} + \mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_2}
Option D (MgCO3→MgO+CO2\mathrm{MgC}{\mathrm{O}_3} \to \mathrm{MgO} + \mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_2}) is correct because calcination involves heating a carbonate ore in the absence of air to decompose it into its oxide.
164 Hard
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Schweitzer’s reagent used for dissolving cellulose in the manufacture of artificial silk is:
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Correct option: C
Cu(NH3)4SO4\mathrm{Cu}{\left( {\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{H}_3}} \right)_4}\mathrm{S}{\mathrm{O}_4}
Option C (Cu(NH3)4SO4\mathrm{Cu}{\left( {\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{H}_3}} \right)_4}\mathrm{S}{\mathrm{O}_4}) is correct because Schweitzer's reagent is a solution of tetraamminecopper(II) hydroxide, which is formed by dissolving copper(II) hydroxide in ammonia.
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Which metal is purified by Pattinson’s process?
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Correct option: A
Ag
Option A (Ag) is correct because Pattinson's process is used to purify silver (Ag) from lead (Pb).
166 Easy
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Zone refining is based on the principle that
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Correct option: B
Impurities are more soluble in molten metal than in solid metal
Option B (Impurities are more soluble in molten metal than in solid metal) is correct because zone refining relies on the principle that impurities prefer to stay in the liquid (molten) phase as the solid metal crystallizes.
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In electrolysis of aluminium oxide which of the following is added to accelerate the process
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Correct option: C
Cryolite
Option C (Cryolite) is correct because cryolite lowers the melting point of alumina and increases its conductivity, accelerating the electrolysis process.
168 Easy
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Metals occur in the native form because of their:
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Correct option: C
Low reactivity
Option C (Low reactivity) is correct because metals with low reactivity are less likely to form compounds and can exist in their elemental form.
169 Medium
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Among the following groups of oxides, the group containing oxides that cannot be reduced by carbon to give the respective metals is
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Correct option: D
CaO,K2O\mathrm{CaO},{\mathrm{K}_2}\mathrm{O}
Option D (CaO,K2O\mathrm{CaO},{\mathrm{K}_2}\mathrm{O}) is correct because calcium and potassium oxides have very high stability and cannot be reduced by carbon at reasonable temperatures.
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The temperature of blast furnace to produce iron from its ore Fe2O3\mathrm{F}{\mathrm{e}_2}{\mathrm{O}_3} varies from 500∘C^\circ C at the top of the furnace to about 1900∘C^\circ C at the bottom of the furnace. The reaction between the ore Fe2O3\mathrm{F}{\mathrm{e}_2}{\mathrm{O}_3} and CO at the lowest temperature (∼\sim500∘C^\circ C) is:
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Correct option: C
Fe2O3+3CO→2Fe+3CO2\mathrm{F}{\mathrm{e}_2}{\mathrm{O}_3} + 3\mathrm{CO} \to 2\mathrm{Fe} + 3\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_2}
The correct answer is C because at the lowest temperature in the blast furnace, iron(III) oxide is directly reduced to iron by carbon monoxide.
171 Medium
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Extraction of Ag from commercial lead is possible by:
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Correct option: A
Parke’s process
Option A (Parke’s process) is correct because Parke's process is specifically designed for the desilverization of lead, where zinc is added to extract silver.
172 Easy
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The inner lining of a blast furnace is made up of:
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Correct option: C
Fire clay bricks
Option C (Fire clay bricks) is correct because fire clay bricks are used for the inner lining of a blast furnace due to their high-temperature resistance.
173 Easy
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A carbonate ore is
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Correct option: C
Siderite
Option C (Siderite) is correct because Siderite (FeCO3FeCO_3) is a carbonate ore.
174 Medium
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The final step in the metallurgical extraction of Cu metal from Cu pyrites takes place in a Bessemer converter. The reaction taking place is:
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Correct option: C
2Cu2O+Cu2S→6Cu+SO22\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{u}_2}\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{C}{\mathrm{u}_2}\mathrm{S} \to 6\mathrm{Cu} + \mathrm{S}{\mathrm{O}_2}
Option C (2Cu2O+Cu2S→6Cu+SO22Cu_2O + Cu_2S \to 6Cu + SO_2) is correct because this is the final self-reduction step in the Bessemer converter during copper extraction.
175 Medium
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In purification of bauxite by hall’s process
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Correct option: A
Bauxite ore is fused with Na2CO3\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{a}_2}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_3}
Option A (Bauxite ore is fused with Na2CO3\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{a}_2}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_3}) is correct because in Hall's process, bauxite ore is fused with sodium carbonate to convert alumina to soluble sodium aluminate.
176 Medium
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Ag2S+KCNExcess→[Ag(CN)x]−n{\text{A}}{{\text{g}}_2}{\text{S}} + \mathop {{\text{KCN}}}\limits_{{\text{Excess}}} \to {\left[ {{\text{Ag}}{{({\text{CN}})}_{\text{x}}}} \right]^{ - {\text{n}}}}
[Ag(CN)x]−n+Zn→[Zn(CN)y]−m\left[\mathrm{Ag}(\mathrm{CN})_{\mathrm{x}}\right]^{-\mathrm{n}}+\mathrm{Zn} \rightarrow\left[\mathrm{Zn}(\mathrm{CN})_{\mathrm{y}}\right]^{-\mathrm{m}}
Find the sum of x\mathrm{x} and y\mathrm{y}.
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Correct option: A
6
Option A is correct because the reaction forms [Ag(CN)2]- and [Zn(CN)4]2-, so x=2 and y=4, and their sum is 6.
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Which is incorrect as the uses of lime stone in industries are concerned?
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Correct option: B
In the extraction of Sn from its ore
Option B is correct because limestone (CaCO3) is used in cement, iron extraction, and glass manufacture, but not in tin extraction.
178 Easy
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Pig iron:
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Correct option: A
Contains carbon and other impurities
Option A (Contains carbon and other impurities) is correct because pig iron is the crude iron obtained from a blast furnace and contains a high percentage of carbon and other impurities.
179 Easy
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The ore magnesite is:
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Correct option: D
MgCO3\mathrm{MgC}{\mathrm{O}_3}
Option D (MgCO3\mathrm{MgC}{\mathrm{O}_3}) is correct because magnesite is the mineral form of magnesium carbonate.
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Observe the following statements regarding purification of bauxite

I.During Hall’s process, silica is removed as Si (vapour).

II. Bauxite ore contaminated with Fe2O3\mathrm{F}{\mathrm{e}_2}{\mathrm{O}_3} is purified in Baeyer’s process.

III.During Serpeck’s process, AlN is formed.

The correct answer is
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Correct option: D
Only II and III are correct
Option D (Only II and III are correct) is correct because statements II and III are true regarding the purification of bauxite.
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