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Total :176 Marks Qualitative Inorganic Analysis TIME: 2 HR

SECTION-I
This section contains 41 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and
(D) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE is correct. (+4, – 1)

1. An inorganic salt is strongly heated. The residue is yellow while hot and white when cold. The salt
contains
(A) Pb2+ (B) Zn2+ (C) Hg2+ (D) NH 4+

2. A white, sublimable inorganic substance gives a brown precipitate on treatment with Nessler’s
reagent and a white precipitate (soluble in NH3) with an AgNO3 solution. The substance is
(A) Hg2Cl2 (B) HgCl2 (C) As2O3 (D) NH4Cl

3. A white, sublimable substance that turns black on treatment with an NH3 solution can be
(A) Hg2Cl2 (B) HgCl2 (C) As2O3 (D) NH4Cl

4. A white substance, when strongly heated, leaves a residue which is yellow white hot and white when
cold, and gives a gas that turns baryta water milky and acidified dichromate paper green. The
substance can be
(A) ZnCO3 (B) ZnSO3 (C) Na2S (D) BaSO3

5. Which of the following pairs of cations can be separated by using an NaOH solution ?
(A) Cu2+, Zn2+ (B) Pb2+, Al3+ (C) Sn2+, Pb2+ (D) Zn2+, Pb2+

6. Which of the following pairs of cations cannot be separated by using an NaOH solution ?
(A) Fe3+, Al3+ (B) Cu2+, Al3+ (C) Sn2+, Pb2+ (D) Cu2+, Pb2+

7. Which of the following pairs of cations can be separated by using an NH3 solution ?
(A) Cu2+, Ag+ (B) Pb2+, Ag+ (C) Ag+, Zn2+ (D) Cu2+, Cd2+

8. Which of the following pairs of cations cannot be separated by using dilute HCl in cold conditions ?
(A) Hg 2+
2 , Pb
2+
(B) Hg2+, Ag+ (C) Ag+, Cu2+ (D) Hg 2+
2 , Bi
3+

9. Which of the following pairs of cations can be separated by using dilute HCl in cold conditions ?
(A) Ag+, Cu2+ (B) Ag+, Hg 2+2 (C) Ag+, Pb2+ (D) Pb2+, Hg 2+
2

10. Which of the following pairs of cations cannot be separated by using dilute HCl ?
(A) Hg 2+
2 , Pb
2+ (B) Hg+, Ag+ (C) Ag+, Cu2+ (D) Hg 2+
2 , Bi
3+

11. Which of the following pairs of cations can be separated by passing H2S through the mixture in the
presence of 0.2 M HCl ?
(A) Pb2+, Cu2+ (B) Ag+, Cu2+ (C) Cd2+, Bi3+ (D) Cu2+, Zn2+

12. Which of the following pairs of cations cannot be separated by using H2S in the presence of 0.2 M
HCl ?
(A) Hg2+, Bi3+ (B) Bi3+, Al3+ (C) Pb2+, Fe3+ (D) Pb2+, Cr3+

13. Which of the following pairs of cations can be separated by adding NH4Cl and NH4OH to the
mixture ?
(A) Fe3+, Al3+ (B) Cr3+, Ni2+ (C) Al3+, Cr3+ (D) Fe3+, Cr3+

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14. Which of the following pairs of cations cannot be separated by adding NH4Cl and NH4OH to the
mixture ?
(A) Fe3+, Ca2+ (B) Cr3+, Fe3+ (C) Cr3+, Ba2+ (D) Al3+, Mg2+

15. Which of the following pairs of cations can be separated by adding NH4Cl and NH4OH to the
mixture and then passing H2S through it ?
(A) Co2+, Ni2+ (B) Ni2+, Zn2+ (C) Mn2+, Zn2+ (D) Ni2+, Mg2+

16. Which of the following pairs of cations cannot be separated by adding NH4Cl and NH4OH to the
mixture and then passing H2S through it ?
(A) Co2+, Ca2+ (B) Ni2+, Sr2+ (C) Co2+, Ni2+ (D) Zn2+, Ba2+

17. Which of the following pairs of cations can be separated by adding NH4Cl, NHOH and then
(NH4)2CO3 to the mixture ?
(A) Ca2+, Mg2+ (B) Ba2+, Sr2+ (C) Sr2+, Ca2+ (D) Ba2+, Ca2+

18. Which of the following pairs of cations cannot be separated by adding NH4Cl, NH4OH and then
(NH4)2CO3 to the mixture ?
(A) Ca2+, Sr2+ (B) Sr2+, Mg2+ (C) Ca2+, Mg2+ (D) Ba2+, Mg2+

19. H2S is passed through the solution in an acidic medium to precipitate the sulphides of group II
cations, but in an alkaline medium to precipitate the sulphides of group IIIB cations because
(A) the sulphides of group II cations are more soluble than those of group IIIB cations
(B) the sulphides of group II cations have lower solubility products than those of group IIIB cations
(C) the sulphides of group II cations are soluble in an acidic medium, but those of group IIB cations
are not
(D) the sulphides of group IIIB cations are soluble in an alkaline medium but those of group II
cations are not

20. Before adding the reagents of group IIIA, the solution is heated with some concentrated HNO3 in
order to
(A) oxidise Fe2+ to Fe3+ (B) oxidise Cr3+ to Cr2 O 72–
(C) lower the pH (D) increase the  NO 3– 

21. The role of NH4Cl in the precipitation of the hydroxides of group IIIA cations is to
(A) increase the [Cl–]
(B) facilitate the dissociation of NH4OH
(C) suppress the dissociation of NH4OH by the common ion effect
(D) render the solution weakly acidic

22. If a solution containing Al3+, Ni2+ and Mg2+ is first treated with NH4Cl and then with NH4OH, which
of the following will precipitate ?
(A) Al(OH)3 (B) Ni(OH)2
(C) Mg(OH)2 (D) Al(OH)3, Ni(OH)3 and Mg(OH)2

23. Which of the following is soluble in boiling water, but sparingly soluble in cold water ?
(A) PbCl2 (B) PbBr2 (C) PbI2 (D) All of these

24. Which of the following leaves a black residue on the addition of NH3 ?
(A) AgCl (B) PbCl2 (C) Hg2Cl2 (D) HgCl2

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25. Which of the following mixtures of ions will give a white precipitate on acidification with HNO3 ?
+ –
(A)  Ag ( NH 3 ) 2  + Cl – + OH – (B)  Al ( OH ) 4  + Cl – + OH –
2+ 2–
(C)  Zn ( NH 3 ) 4  + Cl – + OH – (D) Sn ( OH ) 4  + Cl – + OH –

26. Which of the following is not soluble in 1 : 3 HNO3 ?

(A) PbS (B) Bi2S3 (C) CuS (D) HgS

4–
27. Which of the following cations will form an insoluble red-brown compound with  Fe ( CN ) 6  ?
(A) Hg2+ (B) Pb2+ (C) Cu2+ (D) Cd2+

28. Which of the following is formed in solution when [Cu(NH3)4]2+ is treated with KCN till the colour
of the complex is discharged ?
(A) Cu(CN)2 (B) [Cu(CN)4]2– (C) [Cu(CN)4]3– (D) [Cu(CN)6]4–

29. Which of the following will not dissolve even in large volume of an NH3 solution ?
(A) Zn(OH)2 (B) Cu(OH)2 (C) Cd(OH)2 (D) HgCl2

30. A mixture of ferric alum, chrome alum and potash alum is dissolved in water and treated with an
excess of an NH3 solution. The precipitate is filtered and the residue is warmed with a mixture of
NaOH and H2O2 and filtered. We will get
(A) a green residue and a yellow filtrate (B) a brown residue and a yellow filtrate
(C) a brown residue and a green filtrate (D) a blue residue and a green filtrate

31. Which of the following is blue ?

(A) (NH4)2[Co(SCN)4] (B) Ni(dmg)2
(C) Cu2[Fe(CN)6] (D) Fe(SCN)3

32. Which of the following sulphides is white ?

(A) CdS (B) PbS (C) ZnS (D) SnS

33. By conducting which of the following tests can you identify K+ in a salt ?
(A) Flame test (violet) and precipitation (yellow) with sodium cobaltinitrite
(B) Flame test (violet) and precipitation (violet) with sodium nitroprusside
(C) Flame test (crimson) and precipitation (yellow) with sodium cobaltinitrite
(D) Flame test (golden yellow) and precipitation (violet) with sodium nitroprusside

34. As which of the following compounds does magnesium precipitate when you test for it ?
(A) MgCO3 ⋅ MgO (B) MgCO3 (C) Mg(OH)2 (D) MgNH4PO4 ⋅ 6H2O

35. A mixture of Na2CO3 and Na2SO3 is treated with dilute H2SO4 in a setup such that the gaseous
mixture emerging can pass first through a solution of BaCl2 and then through one of K2Cr2O7
acidified with dilute H2SO4. Which of the following will you observe ?
(A) The BaCl2 solution remains unaffected and the acidified dichromate solution turns green.
(B) The BaCl2 solution gives a white precipitate and the acidified dichromate solution remains
unaffected.
(C) The BaCl2 solution gives a white precipitate and the acidified dichromate solution turns green.
(D) Both the solutions remain unaffected.

36. Which of the following ions is responsible for the brown colour in the ring test for a nitrate ?
(A) [Fe(H2O)5NO]2+ (B) [Fe(CN)5NO]2–
(C) [Fe(NO2)6]4– (D) [Fe(H2O)5]NO2]+

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37. FeSO4 is used in the brown ring test for a nitrate. What is the oxidation state of Fe in the compound
responsible for the brown colour of the ring ?
(A) 0 (B) + 1 (C) + 2 (D) + 3

38. Solid KCl, when heated with solid K2Cr2O7 and concentrated H2SO4, gives red vapours (A) that turn
an NaOH solution yellow (B). The yellow solution, when acidified with acetic acid and treated with
lead acetate, gives a yellow precipitate (C). Which of the following is true with respect to A, B and C ?
(A) A and B contain CrO 2– 4 (B) A and C contain CrO 42–
(C) A, B and C contain CrO 2–
4 (D) A, B and C contain Cr(VI)

39. Which of the following reagents can be used to identify bromide and iodide ions in the presence of
each other ?
(A) KCN (B) Na2S2O3 (C) HNO3 (D) NH3

40. Which of the following reagents can be used to identify bromide and iodide ions in the presence of
each other ?
(A) Chlorine water (B) Silver nitrate solution
(C) Starch solution (D) Concentrated sulphuric acid

41. Which of the following salts will give a vinegar-like odour when heated with dilute H2SO4 ?
(A) Sodium oxalate (B) Sodium acetate (C) Sodium carbonate (D) Sodium sulphide

SECTION-II
This section contains 4 reasoning type questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D),
out of which ONLY ONE is correct. (+3, – 1)

Code
(A) STATEMENT–1 is True, STATEMENT–2 is True; STATEMENT–2 is a correct explanation
for STATEMENT–1
(B) STATEMENT–1 is True and STATEMENT–2 is also True but STATEMENT–2 is NOT the
correct explanation for STATEMENT–1
(C) STATEMENT–1 is True, STATEMENT–2 is False
(D) STATEMENT–1 is False, STATEMENT–2 is True

42. STATEMENT–1 : The blue precipitates formed by the action of K4[Fe(CN)6] on Fe3+ and by
that of K3[Fe(CN)6] on Fe2+ have the same composition.
STATEMENT–2 : [Fe(CN)6]3– oxidises Fe2+ to Fe3+ and itself gets reduced to [Fe(CN)6]4–.

+II
43. STATEMENT–1 : In the brown ring test for nitrates, though we start with FeSO 4 , we end up
with [Fe(H2O)5NO]SO4, in which iron is in the +I oxidation state.
STATEMENT–2 : NO transfers its odd electron to iron (II).

44. STATEMENT–1 : Zn(OH)2 dissolves in an excess of an NaOH solution as well as NH4OH

solution.
STATEMENT–2 : Zn(OH)2 forms the soluble zincate salts in these alkalis.

45. STATEMENT–1 : Br– ions do not interfere in the chromyl chloride test for chlorides.
STATEMENT–2 : A bromide, on oxidation with K2Cr2O7 / concentrate H2SO4, liberates Br2,
which dissolves in NaOH to give a colourless solution.

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Date : 04/12/2023

Qualitative Inorganic Analysis Test

ANSWER KEY

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
(B) (D) (A) (B) (A) (C) (B) (C) (A) (A)
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
(D) (A) (B) (B) (D) (C) (A) (A) (B) (A)
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

(C) (A) (D) (C) (A) (D) (C) (C) (D) (B)
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
(A) (C) (A) (D) (B) (A) (B) (D) (D) (A)
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
(B) (A) (A) (C) (A)