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1. Methane can be converted into ethane by the reactions (a) chlorination followed by the reaction with alcoholic KOH (b) chlorination followed by the reaction with aqueous KOH (c) chlorination followed by Wurtz reaction (d) chlorination followed by decarboxylation. 2. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is formed in (a) H2O (b) salicylaldehyde (c) NH3 (d) benzophenone. 3. If 50% of the reactant is converted into a product in a first order reaction in 25 minutes, how much of it would react in 100 minutes? (a) 93.75% (b) 87.5% (c) 75% (d) 100% 4. The number of optical isomers of the compound, CH3 CHBr CHBr COOH is (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4 5. When limestone is heated, CO2 is given off. The metallurgical operation is (a) smelting (b) reduction (c) calcination (d) roasting. 6. The rate of reaction increases with rise in temperature because of (a) increase in number of activated molecules (b) increase in energy of activation (c) decrease in energy of activation (d) increase in the number of effective collisions. 7. Meso compounds do not show optical activity because (a) they do not contain chiral carbon atoms (b) they have non-superimposable mirror images (c) they contain plane of symmetry (d) they do not contain plane of symmetry. 56 Chemistry TODAY |
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8. When formic acid is heated with concentrated H2SO4, the gas evolved is (a) only 'CO2' (b) only CO (c) a mixture of CO and CO2 (d) a mixture of SO2 and CO2 9. Temperature coefficient of a reaction is 2. When temperature is increased from 30C to 90C, the rate of reaction is increased by (a) 60 times (b) 64 times (c) 150 times (d) 400 times 10. Conversion of benzene to acetophenone can be brought by (a) Wurtz reaction (b) Wurtz-Fittigs reaction (c) Friedel Crafts alkylation (d) Friedel Crafts acylation. 11. Excess of PCl5 reacts with concentrated H2SO4 giving (a) chlorosulphuric acid (b) sulphurous acid (c) sulphuryl chloride (d) thionyl chloride. 12. An example for a neutral buffer is (a) ammonium hydroxide and ammonium chloride (b) acetic acid and sodium acetate (c) acetic acid and ammonium hydroxide (d) citric acid and sodium citrate. 13. Least energetic conformation of cyclohexane is (a) chair conformation (b) boat conformation (c) cis conformation (d) E-Z form. 14. Which of the following is employed in flash tubes in photography? (a) Ar (b) Ne (c) Kr (d) Xe

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15. Conjugate base of H2PO4 is 2 (b) HPO4 (a) HPO4 3 (c) H3PO4 (d) PO4 16. An alkyl bromide (X) reacts with sodium in ether to form 4, 5-diethyloctane, the compound X is (a) CH3(CH2)3Br (b) CH3(CH2)5Br (c) CH3(CH2)3CH(Br)CH3 (d) CH3(CH2)2CH(Br)CH2CH3 17. Which one of the following shows highest magnetic moment? (b) Co2+ (a) Fe2+ 3+ (c) Cr (d) Ni2+ 18. The emf of a galvanic cell constituted with the electrodes Zn2+|Zn ( 0.76 V) and Fe2+|Fe ( 0.41 V) is (a) 0.35 V (b) + 1.17 V (c) + 0.35 V (d) 1.17 V 19. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Reactants Products I. RX + Ag(OH)(aq) RH RNC II. RX + AgCN(alc) III. RX + KCN(alc) RNC RR IV. RX + Na(ether) (a) I alone (b) I and II (c) II and III (d) II and IV 20. In a transition series, with the increase in atomic number, the paramagnetism (a) increases gradually (b) decreases gradually (c) first increases to a maximum and then decreases (d) first decreases to a minimum and then increases .. 21. Identify a species which is NOT a Bronsted acid but a Lewis acid. + (a) BF3 (b) H3 O (c) NH3 (d) HCl 22. The compound formed when calcium acetate and calcium formate is dry distilled. (a) Acetone (b) Acetaldehyde (c) Benzaldehyde (d) Acetophenone 23. d2sp3 hybridisation of the atomic orbitals gives (a) square planar structure (b) triangular structure (c) tetrahedral structure (d) octahedral structure.

24. The pH of 10 8 M HCl solution is (a) 8 (b) 6.9586 (c) more than 8 (d) slightly more than 7 25. Which of the following is strongly acidic? (a) Phenol (b) o-cresol (c) p-nitrophenol (d) p-cresol 26. A group of atoms can function as a ligand only when (a) it is a small molecule (b) it has an unshared electron pair (c) it is a negatively charged ion (d) it is a positively charged ion. 27. Which of the following is Not a colligative property? (a) Elevation in boiling point (b) Depression in freezing point (c) Osmotic pressure (d) Lowering of vapour pressure 28. Acetone and propanal are (a) functional isomers (b) position isomers (c) geometrical isomers (d) optical isomers. 29. Which of the following is diamagnetic? + + (a) H 2 (b) He 2 (c) O2 (d) N2 30. 3 g of urea is dissolved in 45 g of H2O. The relative lowering in vapour pressure is (a) 0.05 (b) 0.04 (c) 0.02 (d) 0.01 31. The reagent used to distinguish acetaldehyde and benzaldehyde is (a) Tollens reagent (b) Fehlings solution (c) 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (d) semicarbazide between

32. Metallic lustre is due to (a) high density of metals (b) high polish on the surface of metals (c) reflection of light by mobile electrons (d) chemical inertness of metals. 33. Which of the following aqueous solution will exhibit highest boiling point? (a) 0.01 M urea (b) 0.01 M KNO3 (c) 0.01 M Na2SO4 (d) 0.015 M C6H12O6 34. Which one of the following gives amine on heating with amide? (a) Br2 in aqueous KOH (b) Br2 in alcoholic KOH
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(c) Cl2 in sodium (d) Sodium in ether 35. The number of antibonding electrons present in O2 molecular ion is (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4 36. The process is spontaneous at the given temperature, if (a) DH is +ve and DS is ve (b) DH is ve and DS is +ve (c) DH is +ve and DS is +ve (d) DH is +ve and DS is equal to zero. 37. Glucose when reduced with HI and red phosphorus gives (a) n-hexane (b) n-heptane (c) n-pentane (d) n-octane. 38. The stability of a lyophobic colloid is due to (a) adsorption of covalent molecules on the colloid (b) the size of the particles (c) the charge on the particles (d) Tyndall effect. 39. Oils are liquids at room temperature since they contain higher percentage of (a) oleates (b) palmitates (c) stearates (d) myristates 40. Which of the following cations will have minimum flocculation value for arsenic sulphide sol? (a) Na+ (b) Mg2+ (c) Ca2+ (d) Al3+ 41. The value of entropy of solar system is (a) increasing (b) decreasing (c) constant (d) zero 42. In face-centred cubic lattice, a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 8 43. The number of disulphide linkages present in insulin are (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 44. The process of zone refining is used in the purification of (a) Al (b) Ge (c) Cu (d) Ag 45. The number of water molecules present in a drop of water weighing 0.018 g is (a) 6.022 1026 (b) 6.022 1023 19 (c) 6.022 10 (d) 6.022 1020 58 Chemistry TODAY |
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46. Empirical formula of a compound is CH2O and its molecular mass is 90, the molecular formula of the compound is (b) C2H4O2 (a) C3H6O3 (c) C6H12O6 (d) CH2O 47. Hybridised states of carbon in graphite and diamond are respectively (a) sp3, sp3 (b) sp3, sp2 2 2 (c) sp , sp (d) sp2, sp3 48. The mass of 112 cm3 of NH3 gas at STP is (a) 0.085 g (b) 0.850 g (c) 8.500 g (d) 80.500 g 49. iupac name of CH3CHCH2CHCH3 is (a) (b) (c) (d)
OH COOH 4-hydroxy-1-methyl pentanoic acid 4-hydroxy-2-methyl pentanoic acid 2-hydroxy-4-methyl pentanoic acid 2-hydroxy-2-methyl pentanoic acid

50. Alkali metals have negative reduction potential and hence they behave as (a) oxidising agents (b) Lewis bases (c) reducing agents (d) electrolytes 51. Which of the following gases has the highest value of RMS velocity at 298 K? (a) CH4 (b) CO (c) Cl2 (d) CO2 52. Cycloalkane formed when 1,4-dibromopentane is heated with sodium is (a) methyl cyclobutane (b) cyclopentane (c) cyclobutane (d) methyl cyclopentane. 53. In the reaction, 2FeSO4 + H2SO4 + H2O2 Fe2(SO4)3 + 2H2O, the oxidizing agent is (a) FeSO4 (b) H2SO4 (c) H2O2 (d) both H2SO4 and H2O2 54. For the thermochemical equation, 2H2(g) + O2(g) 2H2O(l); DH = 571.6 kJ Heat of decomposition of water is (a) 571.6 kJ (b) + 571.6 kJ (c) 1143.2 kJ (d) + 285.8 kJ 55. In Buna-S, the symbol Bu stands for (a) 1-butene (b) n-butene (c) 2-butene (d) butadiene. 56. The electronic configuration of Cu2+ ion is (a) [Ar] 3d8 4s1 (b) [Ar] 3d9 4s0 7 2 (c) [Ar] 3d 4s (d) [Ar] 3d8 4s0

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57. The yield of the products in the reaction, C(g) + Q kJ would be higher at A2(g) + 2B(g) (a) high temperature and high pressure (b) high temperature and low pressure (c) low temperature and high pressure (d) low temperature and low pressure. 58. Mesomeric effect involves (a) delocalisation of p-electrons (b) delocalisation of s-electrons (c) partial displacement of electrons (d) delocalisation of p and s-electrons. 59. Which one of the following sets of ions represents the collection of isoelectronic species? (a) K+, Cl , Mg2+, Sc3+ (b) Na+, Ca2+, Sc3+, F + 2+ 3+ + 2+ 3+ (c) K , Ca , Sc , Cl (d) Na , Mg , Al , Cl 60. Adsorption theory is applicable for (a) homogeneous catalysis (b) heterogeneous catalysis (c) autocatalysis (d) induced catalysis. SOLUTIONS 1. (c) :
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6. (a, d) : There are two effects of increasing temperature : greater collision intensity i.e., no. of activated molecules and more frequent collisions.

7. (c) :

Meso compounds possess a plane of symmetry and is consequently optically inactive. 8. (b) : 9. (b) : Rate of reaction is doubled for every 10C rise in temperature. Temperature goes up by 60C. So, rate goes up 26 times i.e., 64 times.

10. (d) : This is Friedel Crafts acylation reaction. 11. (c) :

2. (b) : Intramolecular hydrogen bonding occurs within two atoms of the same molecule.

12. (c) :
K K

3. (a) : Half-life is 25 mins.

Here, Ka = Kb i.e., solution will be neutral in nature. 13. (a) : Least energetic form is the chair form. 14. (c, d) : A mixture of Kr and Xe has been used in flash tubes for high speed photography. 15. (b) : 16. (d) :
(X)

6.25% remaining, i.e., 93.75% reacted. 4. (d) : According to vant Hoffs equation, no. of option isomers = 2n (when the molecule has no symmetry). Where, n = no. of chiral carbon atoms. No. of chiral carbons = 2 \ No. of optical isomers are = 2n = 22 = 4 5. (c) : Conversion of an ore (carbonate) into its oxide by heating in absence of air is called calcination.

(X)

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colligative property. As, it depends only upon the no. of moles of the solute and solvent and is independent of nature of the solute. 17. (a) : 26Fe2+ : 3d6 4s0 contains 4 unpaired electrons 2+ 7 0 27Co ; 3d 4s contains 3 unpaired electrons 3+ 3 0 24Cr ; 3d 4s contains 3 unpaired electrons 2+ 8 0 28Ni ; 3d 4s contains 2 unpaired electrons 2+ Hence, Fe (n = 4) has highest magnetic moment. 18. (c) : Ecell = ER.H.E. EL.H.E. Ecell = 0.41 ( 0.76) = + 0.35 V 19. (d) : R X + AgCN(alc) RNC + AgX 2R X + 2Na R R + 2NaX 20. (c) : In transition series, paramagnetism first increases due to increase in the number of unpaired electrons. Beyond chromium, number of unpaired electrons decreases. So, paramagnetism decreases. 28. (a) : Acetone (CH3 CO CH3) and propanal (CH3 CH2 CHO) have same molecular formula (C3H6O) but different functional groups.
2 2 29. (d) : N2(14) : KK, s2s2, s*2s2, p2p2 x = p2py , s 2pz It does not have any unpaired electrons. Hence, it is diamagnetic. + H+ 2 (1 electron), He2 (3 electrons) and O2 (16 electrons) are paramagnetic.

21. (a) : Molecules having a central atom with incomplete octet, act as a Lewis acid not .. Bronsted acid (proton donor). In BF3, B is having 6 electrons. 22. (b) :

23. (d)

24. (b) : The neutral water has [H+] = 1 107 M By adding 1.0 108 M HCl, a concentration of 1.0 108 M H+ ions has increased in solution. Thus, total [H+] = (1 107 + 1 108) M = (1 107 + 0.1 107) M = 1.1 107 M pH = log (1.1 107) = log[1.1 + log 107] = [0.0414 7.0] = 6.9586

D E E U L I S TA Y IS E Y D UL A E D R D J TO O A Y M E R R R N T O S F IO MI T HE U L O S OF C
31. (b) : 33. (c) : DT = i Kb m
Compound No. of ions (i) im 1 Urea 0.01

30. (c) : The relative lowering of vapour pressure is given by P PS n2 = P n1 + n2 For a dilute solution, n2 can be neglected, then P PS n2 3 / 60 = = = 0.02 mm P n1 45 / 18 (where, n2 for urea and n1 for water)

Benzaldehyde does not respond to Fehlings solution due to alkaline nature of this reagent.

32. (c) : Metallic luster is due to the mobile electrons which absorb energy and oscillate by which they reflect light (emit).

KNO3 2 (K and NO3 ) 0.02


+

Na2SO4 3 (2Na and 2 SO4 ) 0.03


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C6H12O6 1

0.015

i m of Na2SO4 is highest, hence its boiling point will also be highest. 34. (a) : Only treatment of amide with Br2 in aqueous solution of Na or KOH will give an amine with lesser no. of carbon atoms than in the reactant.

25. (c) : In p-nitrophenol, NO2 group is an electron withdrawing group which increases the acidic strength of phenols. 26. (b) : Ligand is one which has an unshared pair of electrons. 27. (d) : Relative lowering of vapour pressure is a 60 Chemistry TODAY |
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35. (None of these) : O2 (17) : KK s2s2, s*2s2, s2pz2,

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p2px2 = p2py2, p* 2px2 = p*2py1 No. of bonding e = 10; no. of antibonding e = 7 36. (b) : DG = DH TDS (Gibbs energy equation) When, DH is ve, but TDS is +ve DG will be (ve) [Highly spontaneous] 37. (a) : 38. (c) : Lyophobic colloids are less stable and hence more easily coagulated than lyophilic colloids. Its stability is only due to charge on particles. 39. (a) : Oleates are glycerides of unsaturated oleic acid. Glycerides of unsaturated acids are liquid at room temperature. 40. (d) : According to Hardy Schulze rule, higher the coagulating power of an ion, smaller the flocculating value. Al3+ > Mg2+, Ca2+ > Na+ 41. (a) : All naturally occurring processes are spontaneous and are accompanied by a net increase in entropy. 42. (a) : Each unit cell is surrounded by 6 other unit cells, since a unit cell has 6 faces. 43. (b) :

47. (d) 48. (a) : Mass of 22400 cm3 of NH3 = 17 Mass of 112 cm3 of NH 3 = 49. (b) : 17 112 = 0.085 g 22400

50. (c) :

Oxidation (Reducing agent)

51. (a) : Root mean square velocity, u =

3 RT M

From the above equation,lower the molecular mass, higher the RMS-velocity. 52. (a) :

53. (c) : H2O2 gets reduced to H2O.


1 571.6 54. (d) : H 2O( l ) H 2( g ) + O 2( g ) ; H = = 285.8 kJ 2 2 Since, the forward reaction is exothermic,

backward has to be endothermic. 55. (d) 56. (b) : 29Cu = [Ar]3d104s1 57. (c) : According to Le Chateliers principle, the equilibrium will shift in that direction in which pressure decreases i.e., decrease in the no. of moles. Thus, higher the pressure and lower temperature (in forward direction), better would be the yield of product C. 58. (a) 59. (c) : Species No. of e 60. (b) mm
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19K + 2+ 20Ca 3+ 21Sc 17Cl

\ Cu2+ = [Ar] 3d9 4s0

44. (b) : Zone refining is done to obtain ultra pure substances of semiconductor grade. Mass 0.018 45. (d) : No. of moles = = = 1 10 3 Mol. mass 18 No. of molecules No. of moles = N0 1 10 3 = No. of molecules = 6.022 10 20 6.022 10 23

46. (a) : Empirical formula mass, CH2O = 30 Mol. mass 90 n= = =3 Empirical formula mass 30 Molecular formula = (Empirical formula)n = (CH2O)3 = C3H6O3

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