PROBLEM SOLVING SHEET (CHEMISTRY)

1. Periodic Table
1. Identify the group (in Modern Periodic Table) and valency of a hypothetical element having atomic number
119. If group number is x and valency is y. Give the the value of x + y.
2. An element belonging to 3d series of modern periodic table has spin magnetic moment = 5.92 B.M. in +3
oxidation state. Determine the atomic number of element.
3. An element has atomic number 29. It belongs to x period and y group. Give value of 2x + y :

2. Acid Base Concept

1. Which of the follwing reactions is/are feasible ?
(a) CH3COOH + HCOONa (b) HC C–Na + H2O

(c) + (d) +

2. Which of the following reaction is feasible?

H
(a) (b) + NH3 +

(c) + +

N H2 CH2 NH CH2
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(d) NH2 C NH2 + CH3 C NH2 NH2 C NH2 + CH3 C NH3

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1. Enthalpy of CH4 + O2 CH 3OH is negative. IF enthalpy of combustion of CH4 and CH3 OH
are x and y respectively, which relation is correct?
a) x = y
b) x y
c) x > y
d) x < y
2. At standard conditions, if the change in the enthalpy for the following reaction is - 109 kJ
/mol H2 (g) + Br2 (g) 2HBr(g)Given that bond energy of H2 and Br2 is 435 kJ mol and
192 kJ/mol , respectively, what is the bond energy (in kJ /mol ) of HBr?
 a) 518
b) 368
c) 736
d) 259
3. The bond energy of H is 104.3 kcal/ mol . It means that:
a) 104.3 kcal heat is needed to break up 6.023 1023 molecules into 12046 10 atoms of H
b) 104.3 kcal heat is needed to break up Nbonds in N molecules of H
c) 104.3 kcal heat is evolved during combination of 2N atoms of H to form N molecules of H
d) All of these

4. Diazonium Salt Reaction.

1. In the reaction, the product (C) is :
NaNO2 HCl CuCN H /H2O
C6H5NH2 (A) (B) (C)
0–5ºC KCN
(A) C6H5CH2NH2 (B) C6H5COOH (C) C6H5OH (D) none of these
NaNO2 HCl H2O
3. C6H5 NH2 X Y, the product Y is :
0–5ºC
(A) Benzenediazonium chloride (B) Nitrobenzene
(C) Phenol (D) Cresol
NH2
(i) Br2 /H2O
4. (A). The major product (A) is
(ii) HNO2 (0–5ºC)
(iii) HBF4 /

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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KOH
1. + HCHO (A) + (B)

The product (A) and (B) are respectively :

(A) (B) + CH3OH

(C) (D) Both (A) and (B)

2. In the cannizzaro's reaction the intermediate that will be the best hydride donor ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. In the given reaction Product is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

6. Dipole Moment
1. Which compound exhibits maximum dipole moment among the following?

a)

b)

c)

d)
2. Which of the following has the least dipole moment?
a) NF
b) SO
c) NH
d) CO
3. What is the dipole moment of XeO F ?
a) Less than XeO
b) Zero
c) Greater than XeO
d) Equal to XeO

7. Coordination VBT & CFT

1. Jahn - Teller effect is NOT observed in high spin complexes of ________.
a) d
b) d
c) d
 d) d
2. Select the correct statement:
A. Potassium ferrocyanide and potassium ferricyanide can be differentiated by
measuring the solid state magnetic moment.
B. The complex [ Co(NH ) Br] SO and [ Co(NH ) SO ] Br can be differentiated by
adding aqueous solution of barium chloride.
C. The complex [ Co(NH )Cl] Br and [ Co(NH ) Br] Cl can be differentiated by adding
aqueous solution of silver nitrate.
D. All of the above
a) (C) only
b) (B) only
c) (A) only
d) (D) only
3. Match the coordination polyhedron to geometry.

a) i - a, ii - b, iii - e, iv - a
b) i - c, ii - b, iii - d, iv - a
c) i - c, ii - a, iii - d, iv - b
d) i - c, ii - a, iii - d, iv - e

8. Carbanion Stability
1. Arrange the following carbanions in decreasing order of stability :

I II III IV
(A) III > I > IV > II (B) III > II > I > IV (C) I > III > II > IV (D) III > I > II > IV
2. The most stable anion is :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. Arrange the following carbanions in increasing order of stability :

 (A) III > IV > I > II (B) I > III > IV > II (C) I > II > III > IV (D) I > IV > III > II

9. Wolf Kishner Reduction

O

NH2 –NH2 / KOH

1. P, Product P is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

OH

NH2 –NH2 / KOH

2. P
O
Product P is
OH OH
(A) (B) (C) (D)
O
reagent
3. CH3COONa CH4 ; reagent is
(A) NH2–NH2 / KOH (B) Zn–Hg / HCl (C) NaOH + CaO (D) All of these

10. Name reaction of Amines

1. An aromatic amine (X) was treated with alcoholic potash and another compound (Y) then foul smelling gas
C6H5NC is formed. The compound (Y) was formed by reacting compound (Z) with Cl 2 in the presence of
slaked lime. The compound (Z) is :
(A) CHCl3 (B) CH3COCH3 (C) CH3OH (D) C6H5NH2
2. Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction is shown by __________.
(A) ArNH2 (B) ArCONH2 (C) ArNO2 (D) ArCH2NH2
3. Best method for preparing primary amines from alkyl halides without changing the number of carbon atoms in
the chain is
(A) Hoffmann Bromamide reaction (B) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis

11. Application 1st Order Reaction

1. The following data were obtained in an experiment on inversion of cane sugar (a first order kinetics)
Time (min) 0 10 After a long time
Total angle of rotation (degree) +40 +15 – 10
–1
The rate constant (in second ) is [ln 2 = 0.693]
–3 –2
(A) 0.0693 (B) 1.15 10 (C) 0.693 (D) 1.15 10
1
2. Half life of reaction : H2O2(aq) H2O(l) +
O2(g) is independent of initial concentration of H2O2
2
volume of O2 gas after 20 minute is 5L at 1 atm and 27°C and after completion of reaction 50L. The rate
constant is
1 2.303
(A) log 10min 1 (B) log 10min 1
20 20
 2.303 50 1 2.303 45 1
(C) log min (D) log min
20 45 20 50
3. The decomposition of N2O5 in chloroform was followed by measuring the volume of O 2 gas evolved :
3
2N2O5(CCI4) 2N2O4(CCI4) + O2(g). The maximum volume of O2 gas obtained was 100 cm . In 500
3 –1
minutes, 90 cm of O2 were evolved. The first order rate constant (in min ) for the disappearance of N2O5 is
:
2.303 2.303 100 2.303 90 100
(A) (B) log (C) log (D)
500 500 90 500 100 10 500
 [Link] of Aldehyde, Ketone
1. Which of the following compound will not react with I2 /OH–.

(A) (B)

(C) (D) CH3–CHO

2. The compound A gives following reactions.

Its structure can be

(A) (B) OHC–(CH2)2–CH=CH–COOH

(C) (D)

3. An oragnic compound X (C4H8O2) gives positive test with NaOH and Phenopthalein. Structure of X
will be :
(A) CH3 CH2 CH2 C OH (B) CH3 C C CH3
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O O O
(C) CH3 C O C2H5 (D) CH3 C OCH3
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O O

13. EAS in Hetero cyclic Compound

1. Which of the following species is expected to have maximum enthalpy in an electrophilic aromatic substitution
reaction ?
H E

+ E+ +

(I) (II) (III) (IV) (V)

(A) Species (II) (B) Species (III) (C) Species (IV) (D) Species (V)

2. Which step is used to produce 1–Chloro–3–ethylbenzene

(A) Cl2 /AlCl3 Zn Hg / HCl

(B) Cl2 /AlCl3 Zn Hg / HCl

Cl2 /AlCl3
(C)

Cl2 /Fe
(D)
 (i) Cl2 / Fe
3. Identify the product
(ii) H2O, , H

Cl Br Br Br
Cl Cl Cl
(A) (B) (C) (D)

SO3H OH SO3H

14. Kinetics of Photochemical rxn

1. Photochemical reactions have the following characteristics:
a) it is not necessary for an excited molecule to show always chemical change
b) all of these
c) each molecule absorbs only one photon to get itself excited
d) these requires photons to interact with chemical species
2. For the reaction:
The order of reaction is
a) 3
b) 1
c) 2
d) 0
3. The lightening of fire flies is:
a) all of these
b) slow combustion of luceferin in air
c) cold light phenomenon
d) chemiluminescence

15. Faraday Law of Electrolysis

1. How many faradays are required to reduce one mol of MnO4¯ to Mn2+ -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5
2. Three faradays of electricity was passed through an aqueous solution of iron (II) bromide. The mass
of iron metal (at. mass 56) deposited at the cathode is -
(A) 56 g (B) 84 g (C) 112 g (D) 168 g
3. A current of 2 A was passed for 1 h through a solution of CuSO4 0.237g of Cu2+ ions were
discharged at cathode. The current efficiency is
(A) 42.2% (B) 26.1% (C) 10% (D) 40.01%

16. Application of Kohlraush is law

1. Molar conductance of 0.1 M acetic acid is 7 ohm 1 cm2 mol 1. If the molar cond. of acetic acid at
infinite dilution is 380.8 ohm 1 cm2 mol 1, the value of dissociation constant will be :
(A) 226 10 5 mol dm 3 (B) 1.66 10 3 mol dm 1
(C) 1.66 10 2 mol dm 3 (D) 3.442 10 5 mol dm 3
2. The conductivity of a solution of AgCl at 298 K is found to be 1.382 × 10–6 –1 cm–1. The ionic
conductance of Ag+ and Cl– at infinite dilution are 61.9 –1 cm2 mol–1 and 76.3 –1 cm2 mol–1,
respecitvley. The solubility of AgCl is
 (A) 1.4 × 10–5 mol L–1 (B) 1 × 10–2 mol L–1 (C) 1 × 10–5 mol L–1 (D) 1.9 × 10–5 mol L–1
3. Molar conductances of BaCl2, H2SO4 and HCl at infinite dilutions are x1, x2 and x3, respectively.
Equivalent conductance of BaSO4 at infinite dilution will be :
[x1 x2 x3 ] [x1 x2 x3 ] [x1 x2 2x3 ]
(A) (B) (C) 2 (x1 + x2 – 2x3) (D)
2 2 2

17. Depression of freezing point

1. A solution contain 62 g of ethylene glycol in 250 g of water is cooled upto - 10°C. If K
for water is 1.86 K kg mol , then the amount of water (in g) separated as ice is
a) 48
b) 16
c) 32
d) 64
2. The molal freezing point constant of water is 1.86 K molality . If 342 g of cane sugar (C
H O ) are dissolved in 1000 g of water, the solution will freeze at:
a) - 3.92°C
b) 1.86°C
c) 2.42°C
d) - 1.86°C
3. How many grams of methyl alcohol should be added to 10 - litre tank of water to
prevent its freezing at 268 K? (K for water is 1.86 K kg mol )
a) 886.02 g
b) 899.04 g
c) 880.07 g
d) 868.06 g
18. Test with NaHCO3 in organic Chemistry
1. Which of the following acids (given below) react with NaHCO3 and liberate CO2(g) ?

CCl3–COOH CH3–CH2–OH HCl

(D) + +

2. Which of the following will accept H+ from NH4+ ion.

(A) (B) (C) (D) CH3–CH2–NH2

3. 2 Mole Product
NaHCO3

(A) (B) (C) (D)

19. Hydrolysis of Covalent Compounds

1. PCl3 reacts with water to form :
(A) PH3 (B) H3PO3 and HCl (C) POCl3 (D) H3PO4
2. The final product obtained on hydrolysis of PCl5 is :
(A) H3PO4 (B) H3PO3 (C) POCl3 (D) PH3
3. When P4O10 is dissolved in water, the acid formed finally is :
(A) H3PO2 (B) H3PO4 (C) H3PO3 (D) H4P2O7