Oxygen
Oxygen: Overview
In this topic, we will learn about the physical and chemical properties of oxygen. It discusses the preparation and uses of dioxygen and ozone. We will also learn about the oxides and their arrangement in the periodic table.
Important Questions on Oxygen


Heating oxides of less _____ metals produces dioxygen.


Heating oxides of less active metals produces dioxygen.

In the preparation of dioxygen, on thermal decomposition of _____ produces silver addition of oxygen.

Write the chemical equation for thermal decomposition of silver oxide.


Which of the following compounds liberate oxygen on heating?

On electrolysis of dil. sulphuric acid using Platinum electrode, the product obtained at anode will be


How is oxygen prepared by thermal decomposition of certain metallic oxides?



Which of the following element does not react directly with oxygen?

Which of the following reactions of potassium superoxide supply oxygen gas in the breathing equipments used in space and submarines?
(a) Reaction of superoxide with nitrogen in the exhaled air.
(b) Reaction of superoxide with moisture in the exhaled air.
(c) Reaction of superoxide with carbon dioxide in the exhaled air.

Sulphur trioxide can be obtained by which of the following reaction.

The gases respectively absorbed by alkaline pyrogallol and oil of cinnamon are

Which of the following does not give oxygen on heating?

