
A sample of potato starch was ground in a ball mill to give a starch-like molecule of lower molecular weight. The product analysed Phosphorus. If each molecule is assumed to contain one atom of phosphorus, what is the molecular weight of the material?
The molecular weight of the material is , find (Nearest integer).


Important Questions on Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

One litre of an acidified solution of containing of is decolourised by passing a sufficient amount of . If is produced by roasting of iron pyrites , what will be the amount of pyrites (in grams) required to produce the necessary amount of ?
(Atomic mass of )
Round off your answer to the nearest integer.

An alloy of aluminium and copper was treated with aqueous . The aluminium dissolved according to the reaction , but the copper remained as a pure metal. A sample of the alloy gave of measured at and pressure. What is the weight percentage of in the alloy?
Give the final answer up to first place of decimal after rounding off.

The natural titanium oxide, known as rutile and containing of oxygen, is isomorphous with known as cassiterite. Calculate the atomic weight of titanium.
Give the answer up to first place of decimal.




Excess of calcium orthophosphate is reacted with magnesium to form calcium phosphide with magnesium oxide. Calcium phosphide on reacting with an excess of water liberate phosphine gas () along with calcium hydroxide. The evolved phosphine was burnt in the air (excess of oxygen ) to yield phosphorus pentoxide along with water. How many grams of magnesium metaphosphate would be obtained, if of magnesium were used for reducing calcium phosphate:
( Atomic wt. of )
Magnesium metaphosphate
