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1. Which of the following salts is the most basic in aqueous solution?
Solution:
CH3COOK + H2O -> CH3COOH + KOH (basic)
FeCl3 - Acidic solution
Al(CN)3 - Salt of weak acid and weak base
Pb(CH3COO)2 - Salt of weak acid and weak base
CH3COOK is salt of weak acid and strong base.
Hence solution of CH3COOK is basic.
Answer: (1)
2. Which of the following compounds will be suitable for Kjeldahl's method for nitrogen estimation?
Solution:
Kjeldahl method is not applicable for compounds containing nitrogen in nitro, and azo groups and nitrogen in ring, as N of these compounds does not change to ammonium sulphate under these conditions. Hence only aniline can be used for estimation of nitrogen by Kjeldahl’s method.
Answer: (1)
3. Which of the following are Lewis acids?
Solution:
BCl3 - electron deficient, incomplete octet
AlCl3 - electron deficient, incomplete octet
SiCl4 can accept lone pair of electron in d-orbital of silicon hence it can act as Lewis acid.
Although the most suitable answer is (3). However, both option (3) and (1) can be considered as correct answers.
Eg. Hydrolysis of SiCl4
Answer: (3)
4. Phenol on treatment with CO2 in the presence of NaOH followed by acidification produces compound X as the major product. X on treatment with (CH3CO)2O in the presence of catalytic amount of H2SO4 produces
Solution:
Answer: (4)
5. An alkali is titrated against an acid with methyl orange as indicator, which of the following is a correct combination?
Base |
Acid |
End point |
|
1. |
Strong |
Strong |
Pinkish red to yellow |
2. |
Weak |
Strong |
Yellow to Pinkish red |
3. |
Strong |
Strong |
Pink to colourless |
4. |
Weak |
Strong |
Colourless to pink |
Solution:
The pH range of methyl orange is
Weak base is having pH greater than 7. When methyl orange is added to weak base solution, the solution becomes yellow. This solution is titrated by strong acid and at the end point pH will be less than 3.1. Therefore solution becomes pinkish red.
Answer: (2)
6. An aqueous solution contain 0.10 M H2S and 0.20 M HCl. If the equilibrium constant for the formation of HS- from H2S is 1.0×10-7 and that of S2- from HS- ions is 1.2×10-13 then the concentration of S2- ions in aqueous solution is
Solution:
Ka1.Ka2 = Keq
[S2-] = 3×10-20
Answer: (1)
7. The combustion of benzene (l) gives CO2(g) and H2O (l). Given that heat of combustion of benzene at constant volume is -3263.9 kJ mol -1 at 250C ; heat of combustion (in kJ/mol) of benzene at constant pressure will be (R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1)
Solution:
C6H6 (l) + (15/2)O2 (g) -> 6CO2 (g) + 3H2O (l)
Δng = 6-(15/2)
= -3/2
ΔH = ΔU +ΔngRT
= -3263.9 +(-3/2)×8.314×298×10-3
= -3263.9 + (-3.71)
= -3267.6 kJ mol-1
Answer: (3)
8. The compound that does not produce nitrogen gas by the thermal decomposition is
Solution:
Among all the given compounds, only (NH4)2SO4 do not form dinitrogen on heating, it produces ammonia gas.
Answer: (3)
9. How long (approximate) should water be electrolysed by passing through 100 amperes current so that the oxygen released can completely burn 27.66 g of diborane? (Atomic weight of B = 10.8 u)
Solution:
B2H6 +3O2 -> B2O3 +3H2O
27.66 of B2H6 = 1 mole of B2H6 which requires three moles of oxygen (O2) for complete burning
6H2O -> 6H2 +3O2 (On electrolysis)
Number of faradays = 12 = amount of charge
12×96500 = i×t
12×96500 = 100×t
t = 12×96500/100 sec
t = 12×96500/(100×3600) hour
t = 3.2 hours
Answer: (2)
10. Total number of lone pair of electrons in I3 ion is
Solution:
Structure of I3-
Number of lone pairs in I3- is 9.
Answer: (2)
11. When metal ‘M’ is treated with NaOH, a white gelatinous precipitate ‘X’ is obtained, which is soluble in excess of NaOH. Compound ‘X’ when heated strongly gives an oxide which is used in chromatography as an adsorbent. The metal ‘M’ is
Solution:
Al2O3 is used in column chromatography.
Answer: (2)
12. According to molecular orbital theory, which of the following will not be a viable molecule?
Solution:
Molecule having zero bond order will not be a viable molecule.
Answer: (3)
13. The correct order of basicity of the following compound is :
Solution:
Correct order of basicity is: b < a < d < c
Answer: (2)
14. Which type of ‘defect’ has the presence of cations in the interstitial sites?
Solution:
In Frenkel defect, cation is dislocated from its normal lattice site to an interstitial site.
Answer (2)
15. Which of the following compounds contain(s) no covalent bond(s)?
KCl, PH3, O2, B2H6, H2SO4
Solution:
KCl - Ionic bond between K+ and Cl–
PH3- Covalent bond between P and H
O2 - Covalent bond between O atoms
B2H6 - Covalent bond between B and H atoms
H2SO4- Covalent bond between S and O and also between O and H.
Compound having no covalent bonds is KCl only.
Answer: (2)
16. The oxidation states of Cr in [Cr(H2O)6]Cl3, [Cr(C6H6)2] and K2[Cr(CN)2(O)2(O2)(NH3)] respectively are
Solution:
[Cr(H2O)6]Cl3 ⇒ x+0×6-1×3 = 0
x = +3
[Cr(C6H6)2] ⇒ x+2×0 = 0
x = 0
K2[Cr(CN)2(O)2(O2)(NH3)] ⇒ 1×2+x-1×2-2-2×1 = 0
⇒ x-6 = 0
So x = +6
Answer: (2)
17. Hydrogen peroxide oxidises [Fe(CN)6]4- to [Fe(CN)6]3- in acidic medium but reduces [Fe(CN)6]3- to [Fe(CN)6]4- in alkaline medium. The other products formed are, respectively.
Solution:
Answer: (2)
18. Glucose on prolonged heating with HI gives
Solution:
Answer: (4)
19. The predominant form of histamine present in human blood is (pKa Histidine = 6.0)
Solution:
At pH (7.4) major form of histamine is protonated at primary amine.
20. The recommended concentration of fluoride ion in drinking water is up to 1 ppm as fluoride ion is required to make teeth enamel harder by converting [3Ca3(PO4)2.Ca(OH)2] to
Solution:
F- ions make the teeth enamel harder by converting
Answer: (2)
21. Consider the following reaction and statements
[Co(NH3)4Br2]+ + Br- [Co(NH3)3Br3]+NH3
(I) Two isomers are produced if the reactant complex ion is a cis-isomer
(II) Two isomers are produced if the reactant complex ion is a trans-isomer.
(III) Only one isomer is produced if the reactant complex ion is a trans-isomer.
(IV) Only one isomer is produced if the reactant complex ion is a cis-isomer.
The correct statements are:
Solution:
So option (1) is correct.
Answer: (1)
22. The trans-alkenes are formed by the reduction of alkynes with
Solution:
So, option (2) is correct.
Answer: (2)
23. The ratio of mass percent of C and H of an organic compound (CXHYOZ) is 6 : 1. If one molecule of the above compound (CXHYOZ) contains half as much oxygen as required to burn one molecule of compound CXHY completely to CO2 and H2O. The empirical formula of compound CXHYOZ is
Solution:
Element |
Relative mass |
Relative mole |
Simplest whole number ratio |
C |
6 |
6/12 = 0.5 |
1 |
H |
1 |
1/1 = 1 |
2 |
So, X = 1, Y = 2
Equation for combustion of CXHY
CXHY +(X+Y/4)O2 -> XCO2 +(Y/2)H2O
Oxygen atoms required = 2(X+Y/4)
Given 2(X+Y/4) = 2Z
⇒(1+2/4) = Z
⇒ Z = 1.5
Molecule can be written as CXHYOZ
⇒ C1H2O3/2
⇒ C2H4O3
Answer: (3)
24. Phenol reacts with methyl chloroformate in the presence of NaOH to form product A. A reacts with Br2 to form product B. A and B are respectively
Solution:
Answer: (2)
25. The major product of the following reaction is
Solution:
CH3O- is a strong base and strong nucleophile, so favourable condition is SN2/E2.
Given alkyl halide is 20 and βC’s are 40 and 20 , so sufficiently hindered, therefore, E2 dominates over SN2.
Also, polarity of CH3OH (solvent) is not as high as H2O so E1 is also dominated by E2.
Answer: (1)
26. Which of the following lines correctly show the temperature dependence of equilibrium constant K, for an exothermic reaction?
Solution:
Equilibrium constant K =
ln K = ln (Af/Ab) - (ΔH0/R)(1/T)
y = c+mx
comparing with equation of straight line,
slope = -ΔH0/R
Since, reaction is exothermic, ΔH0 = -ve, therefore,
slope = +ve.
Answer: (4)
27. The major product formed in the following reaction is
Solution:
Answer: (3)
28. An aqueous solution contains an unknown concentration of Ba2+ . When 50 mL of a 1 M solution of Na2SO4 is added, BaSO4 just begins to precipitate. The final volume is 500 mL. The solubility product of BaSO4 is 1×10–10 . What is original concentration of Ba2+ ?
Solution:
Final concentration of [SO4--] = 50×1/500 = 0.1M
Ksp of BaSO4,
[Ba2+] [SO42-] = 1×10-10
[Ba2+] [0.1] = 10-10/0.1 = 10-9 M
Concentration of Ba2+ in final solution = 10-9 M
Concentration of Ba2+ in original solution.
M1V1 = M2V2
M1(500-50) = 10-9(500)
M1 = 1.11×10-9 M
Answer: (2)
29. At 5180 C, the rate of decomposition of a sample of gaseous acetaldehyde, initially at a pressure of 363 torr, was 1.00 torr s–1 when 5% had reacted and 0.5 torr s–1 when 33% had reacted. The order of the reaction is
Solution:
Assume the order of reaction with respect to acetaldehyde is x.
Condition 1:
Rate = k[CH3CHO]x
1 = k[363×0.95]x
1 = k[344.85]x ..(i)
Condition 2:
0.5 = k[363×0.67]x
0.5 = k[243.21]x ..(ii)
Divide equation (i) by (ii),
1/0.5 = (344.85/243.21)x
⇒2 = 1.414x
⇒ x = 2
Answer: (4)
30. For 1 molal aqueous solution of the following compounds, which one will show the highest freezing point?
Solution:
The solution which shows maximum freezing point must have minimum number of solute particles.
(1) [Co(H2O)5Cl]Cl2. H2O ->[Co(H2O)5Cl]2+ +2Cl-, i = 3
(2) [Co(H2O)4Cl2 ]Cl. 2H2O -> [Co(H2O)4Cl2]+ +Cl-, i = 2
(3) [Co(H2O)3Cl3]. 3H2O -> [Co(H2O)3Cl3 ] , i = 1
(4) [Co(H2O)6 ]Cl3 -> [Co(H2O)6 ]3+ +3Cl- , i = 4
So, solution of 1 molal [Co(H2O)3Cl3]. 3H2O will have minimum number of particles in aqueous state.
Answer: (3)