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Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

Previous year questions with solutions · 2025 – 2026

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12 questions · newest paper first

Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Morning Shift)

How many grams of residue is obtained by heating 2.76 g of silver carbonate? (Given : Molar mass of C, O and Ag are 12, 16 and 108 g mol-1 respectively)

  1. 1.08 g
  2. 2.16 g
  3. 3.24 g
  4. 4.32 g
Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Evening Shift)

What volume of hydrogen gas at STP would be liberated by action of 50 mL of H2SO4 of 50% purity (density = 1.3 g mL-1) on 20 g of zinc? Given : Molar mass of H, O, S, Zn are 1, 16, 32, 65 g mol-1 respectively.

  1. 5.824 L
  2. 7.428 L
  3. 6.892 L
  4. 8.375 L
Ques. 3JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Morning Shift)

The mass of iron converted into Fe3O4 by the action of 18 g of steam is : (Given : Molar mass of H, O and Fe are 1, 16 and 56 g mol-1 respectively) Assume iron is present in excess :

  1. 2.1 g
  2. 4.2 g
  3. 21 g
  4. 42 g
Ques. 4JEE Main 2026, 2 April (Evening Shift)

The ratio of mass percentage (w/w) of C : H in a hydrocarbon is 12 : 1. It has two carbon atoms. The weight (in g) of CO2(g) formed when 3.38 g of this hydrocarbon is completely burnt in oxygen is : (Given : Molar mass in g mol-1 C : 12, H : 1, O : 16)

  1. 5.68
  2. 11.44
  3. 22.74
  4. 17.05
Ques. 5JEE Main 2026, 28 January (Evening Shift)

For the given reaction; CaCO3 + 2HCl CaCl2 + H2O + CO2 If 90 g CaCO3 is added to 300 mL of HCl which contains 38.55% HCl by mass and has density 1.13 g mL-1, then which of the following option is correct? Given molar mass of H, Cl, Ca and O are 1, 35.5, 40 and 16 g mol-1 respectively.

  1. 64.97 g of HCl remains unreacted
  2. 60.32 g of HCl remains unreacted
  3. 32.85 g of CaCO3 remains unreacted
  4. 97.30 g of HCl reacted
Ques. 6JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Morning Shift)

In the reaction, 2Al(s) + 6HCl(aq) 2Al3+(aq) + 6Cl-(aq) + 3H2(g)

  1. 12 L HCl(aq) is consumed for every 6 L H2(g) produced.
  2. 11.2 L H2(g) at STP is produced for every mole of HCl consumed.
  3. 33.6 L H2(g) is produced regardless of temperature and pressure for every mole of Al that reacts.
  4. 67.2 L H2(g) at STP is produced for every mole of Al that reacts.
Ques. 7JEE Main 2026, 22 January (Evening Shift)

A + 2B AB2 36.0 g of 'A' (Molar mass : 60 g mol-1) and 56.0 g of 'B' (Molar mass : 80 g mol-1) are allowed to react. Which of the following statements are correct ? Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A and C Only
  2. A and B Only
  3. C and D Only
  4. B and D Only
Ques. 8JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Morning Shift)

14.0 g of calcium metal is allowed to react with excess HCl at 1.0 atm pressure and 273 K. Which of the following statements is incorrect? [Given : Molar mass in g mol-1 of Ca – 40, Cl – 35.5, H – 1]

  1. The limiting reagent is calcium metal.
  2. 33.3 g of CaCl2 is produced.
  3. 7.84 L of H2 gas is evolved.
  4. 0.35 mol of H2 gas is evolved.
Ques. 9JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Morning Shift)

80 mL of a hydrocarbon on mixing with 264 mL of oxygen in a closed U-tube undergoes complete combustion. The residual gases after cooling to 273 K occupy 224 mL. When the system is treated with KOH solution, the volume decreases to 64 mL. The formula of the hydrocarbon is :

  1. C2H2
  2. C2H4
  3. C4H10
  4. C2H6
Ques. 10JEE Main 2026, 21 January (Evening Shift)

Aqueous HCl reacts with MnO2(s) to form MnCl2(aq), Cl2(g), and H2O(l). What is the weight (in g) of Cl2 liberated when 8.7 g of MnO2(s) is reacted with excess aqueous HCl solution? (Given Molar mass in g mol-1 Mn = 55, Cl = 35.5, O = 16, H = 1)

  1. 14.2
  2. 21.3
  3. 7.1
  4. 71
Ques. 11JEE Main 2025, 3 April (Evening Shift)

Mass of magnesium required to produce 220 mL of hydrogen gas at STP on reaction with excess of dil. HCl is Given: Molar mass of Mg is 24 g mol-1.

  1. 0.24 mg
  2. 235.7 g
  3. 2.444 g
  4. 236 mg
Ques. 12JEE Main 2025, 2 April (Morning Shift)

CaCO3(s)+2HCl(aq) CaCl2(aq)+CO2(g)+H2O(l) Consider the above reaction, what mass of CaCl2 will be formed if 250 mL of 0.76 M HCl reacts with 1000 g of CaCO3 ? (Given : Molar mass of Ca, C, O, H and Cl are 40, 12, 16, 1 and 35.5 g mol-1, respectively)

  1. 3.908 g
  2. 2.636 g
  3. 10.545 g
  4. 5.272 g