Volume of hydrogen at STP from a metal and an acid
This type of question, asked 6 times: 31 Jan 2023, 11 Apr 2023, 3 Apr 2025, 21 Jan 2026 S1, 22 Jan 2026 S1, 5 Apr 2026 S2. All 6 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
31 Jan 2023
55
Zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid to give hydrogen and zinc chloride. The volume of hydrogen gas produced at STP from the reaction of 11.5g of zinc with excess HCl is L (Nearest integer)
(Given : Molar mass ofZnis65.4gmol−1and Molar volume ofH2atSTP=22.7L)
Question 2
11 Apr 2023
149
The volume of hydrogen liberated at STP by treating 2.4g of magnesium with excess of hydrochloric acid is___ ×10−2L. Given: Molar volume of gas is 22.4L at STP. Molar mass of magnesium is 24gmol−1.
Question 3
3 Apr 2025
112
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 24gmol−1.
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Question 4
21 Jan 2026 S1
32
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 gmol−1 of Ca−40,Cl−35.5,H−1 ]
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Question 5
22 Jan 2026 S1
31
In the reaction, 2Al(s)+6HCl(aq)→2Al3+(aq)+6Cl−(aq)+3H2(g), which of the following statements is correct?
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Question 6
5 Apr 2026 S2
26
What volume of hydrogen gas at STP would be liberated by action of 50 mL of H2SO4 of 50% purity (density =1.3gmL−1 ) on 20 g of zinc? Given : Molar mass of H, O, S, Zn are 1, 16, 32, 65 gmol−1 respectively.