Inorganic Chemistry Compounds & Reagents

GATE preparation quiz covering inorganic chemistry topics including chemical compounds, reagents, metallurgical processes, and industrial applications

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kelp is obtained by which of the following?

  1. Sea weeds (Lamanaria)
  2. Mohr’s salts
  3. Aqua forties
  4. Both (2) and (3)
  5. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The compound SbF3 is called as

  1. Swart’s reagent
  2. Schweizer’s reagent
  3. Tollens' reagent
  4. Nessler's reagent
  5. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mercury tree is formed by

  1. pouring mercury into silver nitrate solution
  2. heating of Hg with current chlorine
  3. reaction of ammonia with HgCl2
  4. reaction of HgCl2 with excess of potassium iodide
  5. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Pb in Ag impurities are removed by

  1. Parke’s process
  2. Plattner’s process
  3. Lebnace process
  4. Precht process
  5. None of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The blister copper is obtained in forms of

  1. pure copper
  2. impure copper
  3. copper glance
  4. black jack
  5. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The mixture of Na2CO3 and CaS is called as

  1. bone ash
  2. carbogen
  3. nitrolim
  4. black ash
  5. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is called as Norwegian salt?

  1. NaHSO4
  2. NaH2PO2
  3. Na(NH4)2HPO4.4H2O
  4. [CaO.Ca(NO3)2]
  5. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Composition of fusion mixture contains

  1. K2CO3 + Na2CO3
  2. Na2CO3 + CaS
  3. KNO3 + charcoal + S (powder)
  4. CO2 + O2
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If sodium metal is heated on the flame, it will give

  1. golden yellow colour
  2. crimson red colour
  3. lilac colour
  4. violet color
  5. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The compound Na2SiO3 is called as

  1. water glass
  2. hard glass
  3. flint glass
  4. window glass
  5. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect about silver halides?

  1. AgF has maximum lattice energy.
  2. AgBr is a creamy yellow precipitate.
  3. AgI is a pale yellow precipitate.
  4. AgCl is a black precipitate.
  5. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The complex [Cu(NH3)4]SO4 is used in the manufacture of

  1. antichlor
  2. antacid
  3. rayon
  4. Both (1) and (2)
  5. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following salts is called fischer salt?

  1. K3[Co(NO2)6]
  2. K4[NO(SO3)2]
  3. K3[Fe(CN)6]
  4. [Pt2(NH3)4Cl4]
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The complex [CuSO4.Cu(OH)2] is called as

  1. basic copper carbonate
  2. bronchanite
  3. microcosmic salt
  4. nitre cake
  5. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Crystals of hydrated sodium carbonate are exposed to air to obtain crumble fine powder. This fine powder is called as:

  1. efflorescence
  2. glauber salts
  3. sodium sesquecarbonate
  4. water glass
  5. None of these