JEE Main 2020ChemistryHydrogenEasyMCQ

JEE Main 2020Hydrogen Question with Solution

JEE Main 2020 (09 Jan Shift 2)

Question

5g of zinc is treated separately with an excess of
(a) dilute hydrochloric acid and
(b) aqueous sodium hydroxide.
The ratio of the volumes of H2 evolved in these two reactions is:

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Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
B1:1

Step-by-step explanation

Zn+2NaOHNa2ZnO2+H2
Zn+2HClZnCI2+H2
According to stoichiometry in both the reactions, equal number of moles of H2 are evolved

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