Competitive Thinking

Author:Prof. Anil Thomas & Prof. Santosh Yadav

Prof. Anil Thomas Chemistry Solutions for Exercise - Competitive Thinking

Simple step-by-step solutions to Competitive Thinking questions of Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry from MHT-CET TRIUMPH Chemistry Multiple Choice Questions Part - 1 Based on Std. XI & XII Syllabus of MHT-CET. Also get 3D topic explainers, cheat sheets, and unlimited doubts solving on EMBIBE.

Questions from Competitive Thinking with Hints & Solutions

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1.0 g of magnesium is burnt with  0.56 g O2 in a closed vessel. Which reactant is left in excess and how much?
(At. wt. Mg = 24; O = 16)

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The ratio of masses of oxygen and nitrogen in a particular gaseous mixture is 1:4. The ratio of their number of molecules is

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The most abundant elements by mass in the body of a healthy human adult are:
Oxygen(61.4 %), Carbon(22.9 %), Hydrogen(10.0 %) and Nitrogen(2.6 %). The weight, which a 75 kg person would gain if all H1 atoms are replaced by H2 atoms is,

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20.0 g of a magnesium carbonate sample decomposes on heating to give carbon dioxide and 8.0 g of magnesium oxide. What will be the percentage purity of magnesium carbonate in the sample? (Atomic Weight: Mg=24)

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Haemoglobin contains 0.33% of iron by weight. The molecular weight of haemoglobin is approximately 67,200. The number of iron atoms (Atomic weight of Fe=56) present in one molecule of haemoglobin is 

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If the Avogadro number NA, is changed from 6.022 × 1023 mol-1 to 6.022 × 1020 mol1 this would change

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Suppose the elements X and Y combine to form two compounds XY2 and X3Y2. When 0.1 moles of XY2 weighs10 g and 0.05 moles of X3Y2 weighs 9 g, the atomic weights of X and Y are