CHEMISTRY

NTSE Stage I - 2015

Worksheet – 01
Date : July - November 2015
Nature of matter, Atoms and its behavior and
Radioactivity

1. Which of the following sets of orbitals is arranged in correct order of increasing energy
(1) 3d < 4s < 4p < 6s < 4d (2) 4s < 3d < 4p < 5s < 4d
(3) 2s < 3d < 4p < 4f < 1s (4) 1s < 2s < 2p < 4d < 3f
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2. The electromagnetic configuration of Fe is
(1) [Ar]3d54s1 (2) [Ar]3d64s0
(3) [Ar]3d54s0 (4) [Ar]3d64s2
3. The mass of a proton is _______ times the mass of an electron
(1) 1850 times (2) 1840 times (3) 1000 times (4) 100 times
4. Sodium amalgam is a
(1) homogenous mixture (2) pure compound
(3) heterogenous mixture (4) impure compound
5. KMnO4 crystals dissolve faster in hot water than in cold water. The reason is
(1) the rate of diffusion is higher at higher temperature
(2) the rate of diffusion is higher at lower temperature
(3) the rate of diffusion is same at all temperature
(4) diffusion is not exhibited by this activity
6. In a cinema theatre, when the image is projected on the screen the path of light is seen. This is due to
(1) Rayleigh scattering (2) Tyndall effect (3) Raman scattering (4) Einstein effect
7. Let mp be the mass of a proton, mn that a neutron M, that of a 20 Ne nucleus and M2 that of a 40 20 Ca

nucleus then
(1) M1 = 10 (mp + mn) (2) M1 < 10 (mp + mn)
(3) M1 > 10 (mp + mn) (4) M1 = 20 (mp + mn)
8. Which of the following pairs have identical values of (e/m) ratio?
(1) A proton and a neutron (2) A electron and a deuterium
(3) Deutrium and an -particle (4) An proton and -particle
9. After emission of a -particle, the new element formed and the parent element are related as
(1) Isotopes (2) Isobars (3) Isotones (4) Isomers
10. The melting point of bromine is –7C and its boiling point is 59C. What is the state of bromine at room
temperature?
(1) solid (2) liquid
(3) gas (4) mixture of liquid and gas

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11. Which of the following violates Hund’s rule

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

12. The total number of neutrons in a molecule of heavy water is

(1) 20 (2) 10 (3) 16 (4) 4
13. The nucleus of an electrically neutral atom undergoes radioactive decay. It will remain neutral after the
decay if the process is a
(1) -decay (2) + decay (3)  - decay (4) neutron decay
14. Atomicity of sulphur is
(1) 4 (2) 6 (3) 8 (4) 3
15. In the plains, water boils at 100C but in the mountains it comes to a boil at a lower temperature. This is
due to the
(1) higher temperatures at high altitudes (2) higher atmospheric pressure at high altitudes
(3) lower temperature at high altitudes (4) lower atmospheric pressure at high altitudes
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16. How many 3d electrons can have spin of  ?
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(1) 10 (2) 5 (3) 15 (4) 30
17. Which of the following species have three unpaired electrons?
(1) Cr2+ (2) Cr3+ (3) Ar (4) Be
18. Degenerate orbitals will have same
(1) energy (2) shape (3) size (4) mass
19. Which of the following processes result in increase in atomic number of a nuclide?
(1) Alpha emission (2) beta emission
(3) Gamma emission (4) Electron capture
20. An ion with 12 protons and 12 neutrons having +2 charge will have atomic number of
(1) 24 (2) 14 (3) 10 (4) 12
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21. The total number of orbitals present in the 3 energy level (n= 3) is
(1) 3 (2) 14 (3) 9 (4) 7
22. Look at venn diagram below. Which of the following can be present in z

(1) water Liquid

Solid
(2) Dry ice Z
(3) salt
Gas
(4) jelly
23. A freshly prepared radio element has a half-life of 2 hours. It emits radiation whose intensity is 64 times
the permissible safe level. The minimum time after which it would be possible to work with this sample
is
(1) 3 hours (2) 9 hours (3) 24 hours (4) 12 hours

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24. Which of the following is a electromagnetic radiation?
(1) Anode rays (2) Cathode rays (3) X-rays (4) -rays
25. A particle ‘X’ deflects towards negative plate in the presence of electric field, identify particle ‘X’
(1) neutron (2) electrons (3) protons (4) mesons
26. Identify the missing particle in the following reaction
27 4 30
13 Al  2 He 15 P  _________
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(1) 80 Zn (2) 11 H (3) 74 Be (4) 10 n
27. The radius of atomic nucleus is of the order of
(1) 1010cm (2) 1013cm (3) 1015cm (4) 108cm
28. Bohr’s model can explain
(1) The spectrum of hydrogen atom only
(2) Spectrum of atom or ion containing one electron only
(3) The spectrum of hydrogen molecule
(4) The solar spectrum
29. The total number of orbitals in a shell with principal quantum number n is
(1) 2n (2) 2n2 (3) n2 (4) n + 1
30. Which of the following statements is incorrect for anode rays?
(1) They are deflected by electric and magnetic fields
(2) Their e/m ratio depends on the gas in the discharge tube used to produce the anode rays
(3) The e/m ratio of anode rays is constant
(4) They are produced by the ionization of the gas in the discharge tube

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