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S. No Questions Solutions
Q.1 Which among the following will be named as dibromidobis (ethylene diamine)
chromium(III) bromide ?
(a) Cr(en)
3
Br
3
(b) Cr(en)
2
Br
2
Br
(c) Cr(en)Br
4

(d) Cr(en)Br
2
Br
Sol:1 (b)
dibromido bis (ethylene
diamine)chromium(III) bromide
Q.2 Which method of purification is represented by the following equation :
Ti(s) + 2I
2
(g)
523

Til
4
(g)
1700
Ti(s) + 2l
2
(g)
(a) zone refining (b) cupellation
(c) Poling (d) Van Arkel
Sol:2 (d)
Van Arkel method
Ti(s) + 2I
2
(g)
523

Til
4
(g) Til
4
(g)
1700
Ti(s) + 2l
2
(g)
Q.3 Lithium forms BCC structure. The length of the side of its unit cell is 351 pm.
Atomic radius of the lithium will be :
(a) 75 pm (b) 300 pm (c) 240 pm (d) 152 pm
Sol:3 (d) In BCC, 3a = 4r r =
3351
4
= 152pm
Q.4 The molecule having smallest bond angle is :
(a) NCl
3
(b) AsCl
3
(c) SbCl
3
(d) PCl
3

Sol: 4 (c)
Size of central aton lp bp repulsion increase
1


Q.5 Which of the following compounds can be detected by Molischs test ?
(a) Nitro compounds (b) Sugars
(c) Amines (d) Primary alcohols
Sol: 5 (b)
Molischs Test : when a drop or two of alcoholic solution of naphthol is added
to sugar solution and then conc. H
2
SO
4
is added along the sides of test tube,
formation of violet ring takes place at the junction of two liquids.
Q.6 The incorrect expression among the following is :
(a)
G
system
S
total
= T (b) In isothermal process W
reversible
= nRTIn
V
f
V
i

(c) InK =
H
0
TS
0
RT
(d) K =

0
/

Sol: 6 (c)
G = RTln K
G
0
= H
0
- TS
0

Q.7 The density of a solution prepared by dissolving 120 g of urea (mol. Mass = 60 u) in
1000g of water is 1.15 g/mL. The molarity of this solution is :
(a) 0.50 M (b) 1.78 M (c) 1.02 M (d) 2.05 M
Sol:7 (d)
Total weight of solution = 1000 + 120 = 1120 g
(M) =
120
60

1000
1120/1.15
= 2.05M
Q.8 The species which can best serve as an initiator for the cationic polymerization is :
(a) LiAlH
4
(b) HNO
3
(c) AlCl
3
(d) BuLi

Sol:8 (c)
the cationic polymerization can initiate by Lewis acid
Q.9 Which of the following on thermal decomposition yields a basic as well as an acidic
oxide?
(a) NaNO
3
(b) KClO
3
(c) CaCO
3
(d) NH
4
NO
3

Sol:9 (c)
CaCO
3

CaO + C
2

Basic

Acidic


Q.10 The standard reduction potentials for Zn
2
+/ Zn, Ni
2
+/ Ni, and F
2+
/ Fe are 0.76,
0.23 and 0.44 V respectively. The reaction X + Y
2
+ X
2+
+ Y will be spontaneous
when :
(a) X = Ni, Y = Fe (b) X = Ni, Y = Zn
(c) X = Fe, Y = Zn (d) X = Zn, Y = Ni
Sol: 10 (d)
Zn + Fe
+2
Zn
+2
+ Fe
Fe + Ni
+2
Fe
2+
+ Ni
Zn + Ni
2+
Zn
+2
+ Ni
All these are spontaneous
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Q.11 According to Freundlich adsorption isotherm, which of the following is correct?
(a)
x
m
P
0
(b)
x
m
P
1
(c)
x
m
P
1/n
(d) All the above are correct for different ranges of pressure
Sol:11 (d)

x
m
P
0
is true at extremely high pressures


x
m
P
1
;
x
m
P
1/n
are true at low and moderate pressures

Q.12 The equilibrium constant (

) for the reaction

2
(g) +
2
(g) 2NO(g) at
temperature T is 4 x 10
4
. The value of

for the reaction, NO(g)

2
(g) +
2

(g) at the same temperature is :
(a) 0.02 (b) 2.5 x 10
2
(c) 4 x 10
4
(d) 50.0

Sol:12 (d)
N
2
+ O
2
2NO K
C
= 4 10
4

NO
1
2
N
2
+
1
2
O
2
K
C
I
=
1
K
C
K
C
I
=
1
410
4
= 50
Q.13 The compressibility factor for a real gas at high pressure is :
(a) 1 + RT/pb (b) 1 (c) 1 + pb/RT (d) 1pb/RT

Sol:13 (c)
At high pressure Z =1 +
Pb
RT

Q.14 Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) All amino acids except lysine are optically active
(b) All amino acids are optically active
(c) All amino acids except glycine are optically active
(d) All amino acids except glutamic acid are optically active
Sol:14 (c)


Q:15 Aspirin is known as :

(a) Acetyl salicylic acid (b) Phenyl salicylate
(c) Acetyl salicylate (d) Methyl salicylic acid

Sol:15 (a)

Q.16 OrthoNitrophenol is less soluble in water than p and m Nitrophenols because :

(1) oNitrophenol is more volatile in steam than those of m and p
isomers
(2) oNitrophenol shows Intramolecular Hbonding
(3) oNitrophenol shows Intermolecular Hbonding
(4) Melting point of oNitrophenol is lower than those of mand p
isomers.

Sol:16 (b)







Intramolecular H bonding decreases water solubility
Q:17 How many chiral compounds are possible on monochlorination of 2methyl butane?

(a) 8 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 6

Sol:17 (b)








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Q:18 Very pure hydrogen (99.9%) can be made by which of the following processes?
(a) Reaction of methane with steam
(b) Mixing natural hydrocarbons of high molecular weight
(c) Electrolysis of water
(d) Reaction of salt like hydrides with water
Sol:18 (c)
electrolysis of water. gives highly pure hydrogen (99.9%)



Q:19 The electrons identified by quantum numbers n and l :
( a) n = 4, l = 1 (b) n = 4, l = 0 (c) n = 3, l = 2 (d) n = 3 , l = 1
Can be placed in order of increasing energy as :
(a) (c) < (d) < (b) < (a) (b) (d) < (b) < (c) < (a)
(c) (b) < (d) < (a) < (c) (d) (a) < (c) < (b) < (d)
Sol: 19 (b)
(a) (n + l) = 4 + 1 = 5 (b) (n + l) = 4 + 0 = 4
(c) (n + l) = 3 + 2 = 5 (d) (n + l) = 3 + 1 = 4
Q:20 For a first order reaction, (A) products, the concentration of A changes from 0.1 M
to 0.025 M in 40 minutes. The rate of reaction when the concentration of A is 0.01 M
is :
(a) 1.73 x 10
5
M/ min (b) 3.47 x 10
4
M/min
(c) 3.47 x 10
5
M/min (d) 1.73 x 10
4
M/min
Sol: 20 (b)
k =
2.303
40
log
0.1
0.025

k =
0.693
20

For a F.O.R, rate =k [A];rate
0.693
20
10
2
=3.4710
-4
M/min.
Q.21 Iron exhibits + 2 and +3 oxidation states. Which of the following statements about
iron is incorrect?
(a) Ferrous oxide is more basic in nature than the ferric oxide.
(b) Ferrous compounds are relatively more ionic than the
Corresponding ferric compounds
(c) Ferrous compounds are less volatile than the corresponding ferric
compounds.
(d) Ferrous compounds are more easily hydrolysed than the
corresponding ferric compounds.
Sol:21 (d)
FeO basic ionic
1
volatile

Q.22 The pH of a 0.1 molar solution of the acid HQ is 3. The value of the ionization
constant, Ka of this acid is :

(a) 3 x 10
1
(b) 1 x 10
3
(c) 1 x 10
5
(d) 1 x 10
7

Sol:22 (c)
[H
+
] = K
a
. C 10
-3
= K
a
. 10
1

K
a
= 10
-5

Q.23 Which branched chain isomer of the hydrocarbon with molecular mass 72u gives
only one isomer of mono substituted alky halide ?
(a) Tertiary butyl chloride (b) Neopentane
(c) Isohexane (d) Neohexane

Sol: 23 (b)
Q.24 K
f
for water is 1.86K kg mol
1
. If your automobile radiator holds 1.0 kg of water, how
many grams of ethylene glycol (C
2
H
6
O
2
) must you add to get the freezing point of the
solution lowered to 2.8C ?
(a) 72g (b) 93g (c) 39g (d) 27g
Sol:24 (b)
T
f
= k
f
.M
2.8 = 1.86

62

1000
1000

Wt = 93g
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Q.25 What is DDT among the following :
(a) Greenhouse gas (b) A fertilizer
(c) Biodegradable pollutant (d) Nonbiodegradable pollutant
Sol:25 (d)
DDT nonbiodegradable pollutant.

Q.26 The increasing order of the ionic radii of the given isoelectronic species is :
(a) Cl

, Ca
2+
, K
+
, S
2
(b) S
2
, Cl

, Ca
2+
, K
+

(c) Ca
2+
, K
+
, Cl

, S
2
(d) K
+
, S
2
, Ca
2+
, Cl

Sol:26 (c)
, as the z/e decreases, ionic radius increases

Q.27 2Hexyne gives trans2Hexene on treatment with :

(a) Pt/H
2
(b) Li/NH
3
(c) Pd/BaSO
4
(d) LiAlH
4

Sol:27 (b)
2- Hexyne
NH
3
/Li
Birch redution
Trans 2 - Hexene

Q.28 Iodoform can be prepared from all except :
(a) Ethyl methyl ketone (b) Isopropyl alcohol
(c) 3Methyl 2 butanone (d) Isobutyl alcohol
Sol:28 (d)
lodoform is given by 1) methyl ketones R CO - C
3

2) alcohols of the type R CH(OH)CH
3

Q.29 In which of the following pairs the two species are not isostructural?
(a) CO
2
3
and NO

3
(b) PCl
+
4
and SiCl
4

(c) PF
5
and BrF
5
(d) AlF
3
6
and SF
6



Sol:29 (c)






Q.30 In the given transformation, which of the following is the most appropriate reagent?

(








(a) NH
2
NH
2
,OH
()
(b) Zn -Hg/HCl (c) Na,Liq.NH
3
(d) NaBH
4

Sol:30 (a)

ZnHg/Hcl cant be used due to the presence of acid sensitive group i.e. OH