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Previous year questions with solutions · 2025 – 2026

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1

Complete combustion of X g of an organic compound gave 0.25 g of CO2 and 0.12 g of H2O. If the % of carbon is 25% and of hydrogen is 4.89%, then X = 10-3 g. (Nearest integer) (Molar mass of C, H and O are 12, 1 and 16 g mol-1 respectively.)

  1. 273
  2. 27
  3. 2730
  4. 227
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
2

A student has been given 0.314 g of an organic compound and asked to estimate sulphur. During the experiment, the student has obtained 0.4813 g of barium sulphate. The percentage of sulphur present in the compound is . (Given molar mass in g mol-1 S : 32, BaSO4 : 233)

  1. 63.15%
  2. 21.05%
  3. 48.24%
  4. 42.10%
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift
3

In Carius method 0.2425 g of an organic compound gave 0.5253 g silver chloride. The percentage of chlorine in the organic compound is

  1. 87.65%
  2. 53.58%
  3. 37.57%
  4. 34.79%
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift
4

When 1 g of compound (X) is subjected to Kjeldahl's method for estimation of nitrogen, 15 mL 1 M H2SO4 was neutralized by ammonia evolved. The percentage of nitrogen in compound (X) is :

  1. 0.21
  2. 21
  3. 42
  4. 0.42
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift
5

In Carius method, 0.75 g of an organic compound gave 1.2 g of barium sulphate, find percentage of sulphur (molar mass 32 g mol-1). Molar mass of barium sulphate is 233 g mol-1.

  1. 4.55%
  2. 16.48%
  3. 10.30%
  4. 21.97%
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift
6

By usual analysis, 1.00 g of compound (X) gave 1.79 g of magnesium pyrophosphate. The percentage of phosphorus in compound (X) is : (nearest integer) (Given, molar mass in g mol-1: O = 16, Mg = 24, P = 31)

  1. 40
  2. 30
  3. 20
  4. 50
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift
7

On combustion 0.210 g of an organic compound containing C, H and O gave 0.127 g H2O and 0.307 g CO2. The percentages of hydrogen and oxygen in the given organic compound respectively are:

  1. 7.55, 43.85
  2. 6.72, 53.41
  3. 6.72, 39.87
  4. 53.41, 39.6
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift
8

In Dumas' method for estimation of nitrogen 0.4 g of an organic compound gave 60 mL of nitrogen collected at 300 K temperature and 715 mm Hg pressure. The percentage composition of nitrogen in the compound is (Given : Aqueous tension at 300 K = 15 mm Hg)

  1. 15.71\%
  2. 17.46\%
  3. 7.85\%
  4. 20.95\%
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
9

In Dumas' method for estimation of nitrogen, 0.5 gram of an organic compound gave 60 mL of nitrogen collected at 300 K temperature and 715 mm Hg pressure. The percentage composition of nitrogen in the compound (Aqueous tension at 300 K = 15 mm Hg) is %.

  1. 20.87
  2. 12.57
  3. 1.257
  4. 18.67
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift