JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3pn172
Iodine is heated with concentrated nitric acid: IX2+HNOX3HIOX3+NOX2+HX2O. The number of moles of NOX2 evolved per mole of IX2 oxidised is
A10
B5
C4
D2
Answer: A
Each I goes from 0 to +5, so IX2 loses 10 electrons. Each HNOX3 reduced to NOX2 gains 1 electron, so 10 mol NOX2 form: IX2+10HNOX32HIOX3+10NOX2+4HX2O.