Which one of the following is a reduction reaction?
2 Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2 MgO(s)
S(s) + O2(g) → SO2(g)
2 HgO(s) 2Hg(l) + O2(g)
Mg(s) + S(s) → MgS(s)
Which one of the following oxides of nitrogen is known as 'anhydride' of nitric acid?
N2O
N2O3
NO3
N2O5
D.
N2O5
Also known as nitrogen pentoxide, N2O5 is one of the binary nitrogen oxides, a family of compounds that only contain nitrogen and oxygen. It is an unstable and potentially dangerous oxidiser that once was used as a reagent when dissolved inchloroform for nitrations but has largely been superseded by NO2BF4 (nitronium tetrafluoroborate).
Which one of the following is the chemical name for baking soda?
Sodium bicarbonate (Sodium hydrogen carbonate)
Sodium carbonate
Potassium bicarbonate (Potassium hydrogen carbonate)
Potassium carbonate
Which one of the following is water gas?
Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen
Mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen
Mixture of carbon dioxide and water vapour
Mixture of carbon monoxide and water vapour
Suppose you have four test tubes labelled as 'A', 'B, 'C' and 'D'. 'A' contains plain water, 'B' contains solution of an alkali, 'C' contains solution of an acid, and 'D' contains solution of sodium chloride. Which one of these solutions will turn phenolphthalein solution pink?
Solution 'A'
Solution 'B'
Solution 'C'
Solution 'D'
Which one of the following carbon compounds will not give a sooty flame?
Benzene
Hexane
Naphthalene
Anthracene
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Covalent bonds are directional
Ionic bonds are directional
Both covalent and ionic bonds are directional
Both covalent and ionic bonds are non-directional