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Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 1 Exercise Questions & Answers (NCERT)

Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 1 Exercise Questions & Answers (NCERT)

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NCERT Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 1 exercise questions with accurate short and numerical answers. QA format, exam-oriented, strictly based on NCERT textbook.

Questions and Answers

Q1. Calculate the molecular masses of the following substances: (i) H2O (ii) CO2 (iii) CH4
Answer:

(i) H2O = 18 u

(ii) CO2 = 44 u

(iii) CH4 = 16 u

Q2. Calculate the mass percentage of different elements present in sodium sulphate (Na2SO4).
Answer:

Molar mass of Na2SO4 = 142 g

% Na = 32.4%

% S = 22.5%

% O = 45.1%

Q3. Determine the empirical formula of an oxide of iron which has 69.9% iron and 30.1% oxygen by mass.
Answer:

Empirical formula = Fe2O3

Q4. Calculate the amount of carbon dioxide produced when (i) 1 mol of carbon is burnt in air (ii) 1 mol of carbon is burnt in 16 g of dioxygen (iii) 2 mol of carbon are burnt in 16 g of dioxygen
Answer:

(i) 44 g CO2

(ii) 22 g CO2

(iii) 22 g CO2

Q5. Calculate the mass of sodium acetate (CH3COONa) required to make 500 mL of 0.375 M solution.
Answer:

Required mass = 15.4 g

Q6. Calculate the concentration of nitric acid in mol L−1 if its density is 1.41 g mL−1 and mass percentage is 69%.
Answer:

Concentration = 15.4 mol L−1

Q7. How much copper can be obtained from 100 g of copper sulphate (CuSO4)?
Answer:

Copper obtained = 39.8 g

Q8. Determine the molecular formula of an oxide of iron whose empirical formula is Fe2O3 and molar mass is 159.8 g mol−1.
Answer:

Molecular formula = Fe2O3

Q9. What is the SI unit of mass?
Answer:

Kilogram (kg)

Q10. What do you mean by significant figures?
Answer:

All the certain digits plus the last uncertain digit in a measured quantity.

Q11. How much copper can be obtained from 100 g of copper sulphate (CuSO4)?
Answer:

Copper obtained = 39.8 g

Q12. Calculate the average atomic mass of chlorine using the following data: Isotope   Percentage abundance Cl-35   75.77% Cl-37   24.23%
Answer:

Average atomic mass of chlorine = 35.5 u

Q13. In three moles of ethane (C2H6), calculate: (i) number of moles of carbon atoms (ii) number of moles of hydrogen atoms (iii) number of molecules of ethane
Answer:

Carbon atoms = 6 mol

Hydrogen atoms = 18 mol

Number of molecules = 1.806 × 1024

Q14. Calculate the concentration of sugar (C12H22O11) in mol L−1 if 20 g of sugar is dissolved to make 2 L of solution.
Answer:

Concentration of sugar = 0.029 mol L−1

Q15. If the density of methanol is 0.793 kg L−1, what volume of methanol is required to prepare 2.5 L of 0.25 M solution?
Answer:

Volume of methanol required = 0.025 L

Q16. What is the SI unit of pressure? Calculate the pressure exerted by air at sea level if the mass of air column is 1034 g cm−2.
Answer:

SI unit of pressure = Pascal (Pa)

Pressure exerted by air = 1.01 × 105 Pa

Q17. What is the SI unit of mass?
Answer:

Kilogram (kg)

Q18. What is the SI unit of mass?
Answer:

Kilogram (kg)

Q19. What do you mean by significant figures?
Answer:

All the certain digits plus the last uncertain digit present in a measured quantity.

Q20. What is the SI unit of amount of substance?
Answer:

Mole (mol)

Q21. What is the relation between pressure and force?
Answer:

Pressure = Force / Area

Q22. What is the SI unit of force?
Answer:

Newton (N)

Q23. What is the SI unit of length?
Answer:

Metre (m)

Q24. What is the SI unit of temperature?
Answer:

Kelvin (K)

Q25. Define precision in measurement.
Answer:

Precision refers to the closeness of repeated measurements to each other.

Q26. Define accuracy in measurement.
Answer:

Accuracy refers to the closeness of a measured value to the true value.

Q27. State the rules for rounding off significant figures.
Answer:

If the digit to be dropped is less than 5, it is ignored; if it is more than 5, the preceding digit is increased by one.

Q28. How many significant figures are present in 0.004560?
Answer:

4 significant figures

Q29. How many significant figures are present in 2.030?
Answer:

4 significant figures

Q30. How many significant figures are present in 100.0?
Answer:

4 significant figures

Q31. How many significant figures are present in 0.0201?
Answer:

3 significant figures

Q32. What is meant by dimensional analysis?
Answer:

Dimensional analysis is the method of converting one unit into another using conversion factors.

Q33. State the law of definite proportions.
Answer:

A given compound always contains the same elements combined in the same fixed ratio by mass.

Q34. State the law of conservation of mass.
Answer:

Mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.

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