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Chapter
Chemical Equilibrium
01
Practice Section-01
Q.1 In the chemical reaction, N2 + 3H2  2NH3 at equilibrium:
(1) equal volumes of N2 & H2 are reacting
(2) equal masses of N2 & H2 are reacting
(3) the reaction has stopped
(4) the amount of ammonia formed is equal to amount of NH3 decomposed into N2 & H2
Q.2 When a system is at equilibrium:
(1) The mass of the product is equal to the mass of the reactant
(2) The ratio of the product of the mass of the products and that of the reactants is constant
(3) The ratio of the velocity of the forward reaction and the backward reaction is one
(4) Number of moles of the product and that of the reactant are the same

Q.3 The active mass of 7.0 g of nitrogen in a 2.0 L container would be -

(1) 0.25 (2) 0.125 (3) 0.5 (4) 14.0

Q.4 Which of the following statement is correct regarding with chemical equilibrium?
(1) Based on extent to which the reactions proceed to reach the equilibrium we may have negligible
concentrations of reactants are left.
(2) Equilibrium is not static.
(3) Concentration of reactants and products becomes constant at equilibrium.
(4) All of these
Q.5 Active mass of 2 mole of NaCl kept in 4 litre vessel at NTP is :
1
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) (4) Not defined
2
Q.6 A reversible reaction is one which
(1) Proceeds in one direction (2) proceeds on both direction
(2) proceeds spontaneously (4) All the statements are wrongs
Q.7 Rate of reaction curve for equilibrium can be like : [ rf = forward rate, rb = backward rate ]

Rate Rate
(1) (2)

Time Time
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Rate
(3) (4) All of these

time

Q.8 Which one is not correct for a reversible reaction?

(1) The reaction in never completed
(2) The reaction are present in the initial stage but after that the reaction and products are always present
in the reaction mixture
(3) At equilibrium only products are present
(4) When the reaction is carried out in closed space it attains equilibrium state suitable time.
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Practice Section-02
Q.1 Which oxide of nitrogen is the most stable:
(1) 2NO2(g)  N2(g) + 2O2(g); K = 6.7 × 1016 mol litre–1
(2) 2NO(g)  N2(g) + O2(g); K = 2.2 × 1030
(3) 2N2O5(g)  2N2(g) + 5O2(g); K = 1.2 × 1034 mol5 litre–5
(4) 2N2O(g)  2N2(g) + O2(g); K = 3.5 × 1033 mol litre–1
Q.2 For a hypothetical equilibrium:
4A + 5B  4X + 6Y ; The equilibrium constant Kc has the unit:
(1) mol2 litre–1 (2) litre mol–1 (3) litre2 mol–2 (4) mol litre–1
Q.3 Starting with pure COCl2, if the initial concentration of COCl2 is 0.03 M and the equilibrium concentration
of Cl2 is 0.02 M, the equilibrium constant, KC for the reaction -
COCl2(g)  CO(g) + Cl2(g) would be
(1) 4 × 10–4 (2) 4 × 10–3 (3) 4.0 (4) 4 × 10–2
Q.4 One mole of SO3 was placed in a litre vessel at a certain temperature. When equilibrium was established
in the reaction
2SO3(g)  2SO2 (g) + O2(g)
The vessel was found to contain 0.4 moles of SO3. The value of equilibrium constant is
(1) 0.13 (2) 0.36 (3) 0.68 (4) 0.45
Q.5 When 1 mole of N2 and 1 mole of H2 is enclosed in 5 L vessel and the reaction is allowed to attain
equilibrium, it is found that at equilibrium there is x mole of H2. The number of moles of NH3 formed would
be
2x 2(1 + x) 2(1 − x) (1 − x)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 3 2
Q.6 Kc = 9 for the reaction , A + B ⇋ C + D, if one mole of each A and B are taken, then amount of C in equilibrium is :
(1) 1 (2) 0.25 (3) 0.75 (4) none of these
Q.7 The value of Kp for the reaction, 2H2O(g) + 2Cl2(g) ⇌ 4HCl(g) + O2 is 0.03 atm at 247°C, when the partial
pressure are expressed in atmosphere then the value of Kc for the same reaction is:
(1) 5.23  10–4 (2)7.34  10–4 (3) 3.2  10–3 (4) 5.43  10–5
Kp
Q.8 log + logRT = 0 is a relationship for the reaction:
Kc
(1) PCI5 ⇌ PCl3 + Cl2 (2) 2SO2 + O2 ⇌ 2SO3 (3) H2 + I2 ⇌ 2HI (4) N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3
Q.9 The value of equilibrium constant of the reaction
1 1
HI (g) H (g) + I2 is 8.0
2 2 2
The equilibrium constant of the reaction
H2(g) + I2(g) 2HI (g) will be :
1 1 1
(1) (2) 16 (3) (4)
64 8 16
Q.10 The values of KP and KP for the reactions
1 2

X Y + Z ----------- (1) and

A 2B ------------- (2)
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are in ratio of 9:1. If degree of dissociation of X and A be equal, then total pressure at equilibrium (1) and
(2) are in the ratio :
(1) 1:9 (2) 36:1 (3) 1:1 (4) 3 :1
Q.11 If the concentration of OH– ions in the reaction
Fe(OH)3 (s)  Fe+3 (aq.) + 3OH–(aq.) is
decreased by 1 times, then equilibrium concentration of Fe+3 will increase by :
4
(1) 16 times (2) 64 times (3) 4 times (4) 8 times
Q.12 In which of the following equilibrium Kc and Kp are not equal ?
(1) 2C(s) + O2(g)  2CO(g) (2) 2NO(g)  N2(g) + O2(g)
(3) SO2(g) + NO2(g)  SO3(g) + NO(g) (4) H2(g) + I2(g)  2HI(g)
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Practice Section-03
Q.1 If K1 and K2 are the respective equilibrium constants for the two reactions,
XeF6(g) + H2O(g)  XeOF4(g) + 2HF(g)
XeO4(g) + XeF6(g)  XeOF4(g) + XeO3F2(g)
The equilibrium constant for the reaction,
XeO4(g) + 2HF(g)  XeO3F2(g) + H2O(g) is:
(1) K1K2 (2) K1/K22 (3) K2/K1 (4) K1/K2
Q.2 At 2800 K, a 1.0 mole sample of CO2 in a one litre container is 50% decomposed to carbon monoxide and
oxygen at equilibrium
2CO2(g)  2CO(g) + O2(g)
The value of Kc for the reaction is -
(1) 0.25 (2) 0.50 (3) 50 (3) 25
Q.3 If x is the degree of dissociation of PCl5
PCl5(g)  PCl3(g) + Cl2 (g)
at a given temperature and if 2 moles of PCl5 are taken in a vessel, then at equilibrium the total number of
moles of various species would be -
(1) 4 (2) 2 + x (3) 2 (1 – x) (4) 2(1 + x)
Q.4 AB dissociates as, 2AB (g)  2A(g) + B2(g)
when the initial pressure of AB is 500 mm, the pressure becomes 625 mm when the equilibrium is attained.
Calculate Kp for the reaction assuming volume remains constant -
(1) 500 (2) 125 (3) 750 (4) 375
Q.5 For an equilibrium,
N2O4(g)  2NO2 (g)
the total pressure at equilibrium is P and degree of dissociation of N2O4 is x. Which one of the following is
the partial pressure of NO2 ?
2x 2 2
(1) P (2) 2 × P (3) P (4) × P
(1 + x) (1 − x) 3
Q.6 At certain temperature, 50% of HI is dissociation into H2 and I2, the equilibrium constant of the reaction is
(1) 1.0 (2) 3.0 (3) 0.5 (4) 0.25
Q.7 The degree of dissociation of PCl5 () obeying the equilibrium,
PCl5  PCl3 + Cl2, is approximately related to the pressure at equilibrium by:
1 1 1
(1)   P (2)   (3)   (4)  
P p2 p4

Q.8 In the reaction C(s) + CO2(g) ⇌ 2CO(g), the equilibrium pressure is 12 atm. If 50 % of CO2 reacts then KP will be :
(1) 12 atm (2) 16 atm (3) 20 atm (4) 24 atm
Q.9 Equilibrium constants K1 and K2 for the following equilibrium :
K1
NO(g)+ 1 O2(g) NO2(g) and
2
K
2
2NO2(g) 2NO(g) + O2(g)
are related as :-
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1 1
(1) K2 = (2) K2 = K1 (3) K2 = (4) K2 = K12
K1 2 K12
Q.10 For the reaction :
CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)
rH=–170.8 kJ mol–1
Which of the following statements is not true:-
(1) At equilibrium, the concentrations of CO2(g) and H2O(l) are not equal
[𝐶𝑂2 ]
(2) The equilibrium constant for the reaction is given by KP = [𝐶𝐻
4 ][𝑂2 ]
(3) Addition of CH4(g) or O2(g) at equilibrium will cause a shift to the right
(4) The reaction is exothermic
Q.11 The dissociation equilibrium of a gas AB2 can be represented as : 2AB2 (g) 2AB (g) + B2 (g)
The degree of dissociation is 'x' and is small compared to 1. The expression relating the degree of
dissociation (x) with equilibrium constant Kp and total pressure P is :
(1) (2Kp/P)1/3 (2) (2Kp/P)1/2 (3) (Kp/P) (4) (2Kp/P)
Q.12 The dissociation constants for acetic acid and HCN at 25°C are 1.5 × 10–5 and 4.5 × 10–10, respectively. The
equilibrium constant for the equilibrium
CN– + CH3COOH  HCN + CH3COO–
would be :-
(1) 3.3 × 104 (2) 3.3 × 105 (3) 3.3 × 10–5 (4) 3.3 × 10–4
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Practice Section-04
Q.1 At equilibrium, If Kp = 1, then:
(1) G° = 0 (2) G° > 1 (3) G° < 1 (4) None
Q.2 For the equilibrium , 2NO2(g)  N2O4(g) + 14.6 kcal
An increase of temperature will:
(1) Favour the formation of N2O4 (2) Favour the decomposition of N2O4
(3) Not affect the equilibrium (4) Stop the reaction
Q.3 Consider the reaction, PCl5(g)  PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) in a closed container at equilibrium. At a fixed
temperature addition of more PCl5 at equilibrium will show ........ in equilibrium concentration of Cl2(g):
(1) Decrease (2) Increase (3) No change (4) None
Q.4 Vapour density of PCl5 is 104.16 but when heated to 230°C its vapour density is reduced to 62. The degree
of dissociation of PCl5 at this temperature will be -
(1) 6.8% (2) 68% (3) 46% (4) 64%
Q.5 When pressure is applied to the equilibrium system
Ice  Water
which of the following phenomenon will happen ?
(1) more ice will be formed (2) water will evaporate
(3) more water will be formed (4) equilibrium will not be disturbed
Q.6 Which of the following is not favourable for the formation of SO3 ?
2SO2 (g) + O2(g)  2SO3 (g) ; H = –188 kJ
(1) high pressure (2) high temperature (3) decreasing [SO3] (4) increasing [SO2]
Q.7 For which of the following gaseous equilibrium at constant temperature, doubling the volume would
cause a shift of equilibrium to the right ?
(1) 2CO + O2  2CO2 (2) N2 + 3H2  2NH3
(3) N2 + O2  2NO (4) PCl5  PCl3 + Cl2
Q.8 A and B are gaseous substance which react reversibly to given two gaseous substances C and D,
accompanied by the liberation of heat. When the reaction reaches equilibrium, it is observed that Kp = Kc.
The equilibrium cannot be disturbed by :
(1) adding A (2) adding D
(3) raising the temperature (4) increasing the pressure
Q.9 For the reaction, PCl5(g)  PCl3(g) + Cl2(g), the forward reaction at constant temperature is favaoured by
(1) introducing an inert gas at constant volume (2) introducing Cl2 gas at constant volume
(3) introducing inert gas at constant pressure (4) decreasing the volume of the container
F.R.
Q.10 If a chemical equilibrium Reactants B.R.
Products is shifted to the right i.e. forming the products both
by an increasing of pressure & rise in temperature then :
(1) n(g) < 0 & Forward reaction is exothermic
(2) n(g) > 0 & Forward reaction is endothermic
(3) n(g) < 0 & Backward reaction is exothermic
(4) n(g) > 0 & Backward reaction is exothermic
Q.11 Introduction of inert gas (at the same temperature) Will affect the equilibrium if:
(1) volume of constant and ng  0 (2) Pressure is constant and ng  0
(3) volume of constant and ng = 0 (4) Pressure is constant and ng = 0
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Q.12 An endothermic reaction is represented by the graph:

Inkp

Ink

Ink
p
(1) (2) (3) (4) None fo these

p
1/T
1/T 1/T
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ANSWER KEY

PRACTICE SECTION-01
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ans: 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 3

PRACTICE SECTION-02
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ans: 1 4 4 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 2 1

PRACTICE SECTION-03
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ans: 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 2 3 2 1 1

PRACTICE SECTION-04
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ans: 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 2