Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Of the following reactions, only one is a redox reaction identify it.

    A)  \[Ca{{(OH)}_{2}}+2HCl\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}CaC{{l}_{2}}+2{{H}_{2}}O\]

    B)  \[BaC{{l}_{2}}+MgS{{O}_{4}}\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}BaS{{O}_{4}}+MgC{{l}_{2}}\]

    C)  \[2{{S}_{2}}O_{7}^{2-}+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}4SO_{4}^{2-}+4{{H}^{+}}\]

    D)  \[C{{u}_{2}}S+2FeO\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}2Cu+2Fe+S{{O}_{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Only in reaction [d], the oxidation number of the elements undergo a change. \[\overset{+1}{\mathop{C{{u}_{2}}}}\,\overset{-2}{\mathop{S}}\,\text{ }+\overset{+2}{\mathop{2FeO}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}\overset{0}{\mathop{2Cu}}\,+\overset{0}{\mathop{2Fe}}\,+\overset{+4}{\mathop{S{{O}_{2}}}}\,\] ie, oxidation number of Cu decreases from\[+1\]to 0 and that of Fe decreases from +2 to zero while that of S increases from -2 to 4. Therefore, it is a redox reaction.


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