Eudiometry

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Eudiometry: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Eudiometry, Absorption of Gases by Liquids & Application of Eudiometry etc.

Important Questions on Eudiometry

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30 mL of a sample containing H2(g), CH4(g) and C(g) required 35 mL of O2, for complete combustion. There was a contraction of 20 mL when the mixture was treated with KOH . What is the composition of CH4(g) and H2(g) respectively in original mixture?

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5 ml hydrocarbon is mixed with 30 ml O₂. After explosion remaining volume is 25 ml. On adding KOH, volume is decreased to 15 ml. Residual gas is absorbed in alkaline pyrogallol, molecular formula of the compound is

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0.5L of CO, is passed over red-hot coke. The volume becomes 700ml. Find the composition of the product if all volumes are measured at NTP.
CO2(g)+C(s)2CO(g)


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For complete combustion of 5 L of an alkane, 25 L of oxygen is required. Which of the following is this alkane, if all volumes are measured at constant temperature and pressure?

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16 mL of a gaseous aliphatic compound CnH3nOm was mixed with 60 mLO2 and sparked. The gas mixture on cooling occupied 44 mL. After treatment with KOH solution the volume of gas remaining was 12 mL. Deduce the formula of compound

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0.2 mol sample of hydrocarbon CXHY yields, after complete combustion, with excess O2 gas, 0.8 mol CO2  and 0.1 mol H2O. Hence, hydrocarbon is:

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Nine volumes of a gaseous mixture consisting of gaseous organic compound A and just sufficient amount of oxygen required for complete combustion yielded on burning four volumes of CO2 ,six volumes of water vapour, and two volumes of N2 , all volumes measured at the same temperature and pressure. If the compound contains C, H and N only the molecular formula of the compound A is :

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Ten millilitres of a gaseous hydrocarbon was burnt completely in 80 mL of O2 at STP. The volume of the remaining gas is 70 mL. The volume became 50 mL on treatment with NaOH. The formula of the hydrocarbon is:

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Which of the following is compound?

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When 10 ml mixture of N2, CO2 and CO with mole %, 30 %, 40 % and 30 % respectively is combusted in Eudiometer tube and when resulting mixture is pass through Turpentine oil, contraction of 30 ml is observed and when remaining mixture is pass through KOH solution then contraction of x ml is observed, what is the value of x ?

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25 ml of O2 contracts to 20 ml when subjected to silent electric discharge in an ozoniser. What further contraction would be observed if the partially ozonised oxygen is treated with oil of cinnamon (which absorbs ozone)? All volumes are reported at the same temperature and pressure.

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Determine the formula of ammonia from the following data : (i) Volume of ammonia = 25 mL (ii) Volume on addition of O2 after explosion = 71.2 mL. (iii) Volume after explosion and reaction with O2 on cooling = 14.95 mL. (iv) Volume after being absorbed by alkaline pyrogallol = 12.5 mL.