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CHEMICAL SCIENCES

PART-B

1. For the given reaction,

2 3 3 2
 * Co  L     Co  L      * Co  L  n   Co  L  n 
 n  n
the correct statement with respect to the rate of electron transfer process is
o-phen = o-phenanthroline; *Co is labeled atom.
(a) fast electron transfer; L = NH3; n = 6
(b) slow electron transfer; L = o-phen ; n = 3
(c) very slow electron transfer ; L = NH3 ; n = 6
(d) very slow electron transfer; L = o-phen ; n = 3
2. Correct statement(s) among the following with respect to ionization energy (IE) is/are
(i) (IE1 + IE2 + IE3) for indium is more than that of aluminium
(ii) IE1 of scandium is higher than that of cobalt
(iii) IE1 of gallium is lower than that of selenium
(iv) IE1 of nitrogen is greater than that of oxygen
(a) (ii) and (iv) (b) (iii) and (iv) (c) (i) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii)
3. Correct statement for ‘Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy’ is
(a) It is unsuitable for all non-metals
(b) Simultaneous determination of only metals is possible
(c) Induction coil stabilizes plasma
(d) Oxide formation lowers atomization of metals.
4. During the binding of O2 to myoglobin (consider ‘heme’ in xy-plane), the molecular orbital of O2 and
atomic orbital of Fe involved in the formation of the -bond is
*
(a)  and d z2 (b) * and d xz (c)  and d xz (d)  and d z2
5. The pair of compounds in which both members show LMCT band in their electronic spectra is
2 2 2 
(a)  FeCl4  and  Fe  bpy 3  (b)  FeBr 4  and  TcO4 
 2 2 2
(c)  Re O4  and  Ru  bpy 3  (d)  Fe  phen 3  and  FeCl4 
6. The pair in which both actinides show +3 oxidation state only is
(a) Ac and Lr (b) Ac and No (c) Cm and Bk (d) Cm and Lr
7. The reason for significantly high solubility of AgClO4 in benzene than in alkane solvents is
(a) Alkane solvents are non-polar (b) Benzene is an aprotic solvent
(c) PhAg is formed (d) Benzene acts as a soft base
8. The complex(es) showing activity against cancerous cells is/are
O

O + O
H3N Cl S
(A) Pt (B) (C) Cl Cl
H2N Cl Ru
O Cl Cl
Ru
NH2 N
Cl
O
H2N
HN
(a) (A) only (b) (A) and (B) only (c) (A) and (C) only (d) (A), (B) and (C)
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9. Consider the nuclear reaction,

92 X
234
 Y    2 
    
238 238 236 238
(a) 92 Y (b) 91 Y (c) 93 Y (d) 94 Y

10. The order of rate of substitution of chloride by pyridine (in ethanol) in the following complexes

Et3P Cl Et3P Cl Et3P Cl

Ni Pd Pt
PEt3 PEt3 PEt3

(I) (II) (III)

(a) I > II > III (b) I  II  III (c) I > II  III (d) I < II  III

11. The number of geometrical isomers of the complex  RhH  C  CR 2  PMe3 3  is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
12. I2 is violet in the solid as well as in gas phase. However in acetone or ethanol, it turns brown. Choose
the correct statement(s) for this colour change:
(A) Dissociation of I2 in atomic state.
(B) Interaction of low-lying * -orbital of iodine with lone pair of O (solvent)
(C) Formation of a charge-transfer complex.
(a) (A) only (b) (B) only (c) (A) and (B) only (d) (B) and (C) only
13. Choose the correct order of energy of 2g and 1u molecular orbitals for B2, C2 and O2.

(a) 2g  1 u for all the three (b) 2g  1 u for B2 and C2 only

(c) 1 u  2g for C2 and O2 only (d) 2g  1u for B2 and O2 only

14. The natural product that gives a signal at  218 ppm in its 13C NMR spectrum is
(a) -pinene (b) camphor (c) geraniol (d) carvone
15. The synthetic equivalent of the given synthon is

C O

(a) t-butyl isocyanide (b) t-butyl cyanide (c) t-butyl cyanate (d) t-butyl isocyanate
16. The correct order of carbonyl stretching frequency for the given compounds is

O • O O

(A) (B) (C)

(a) A > B > C (b) B > C > A (c) C > A > B (d) B > A > C
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17. The following transformation involves a series of

Ph
N
O

N
N Ph 
+ + CO2
O
N
(a) Electrocyclic ring-opening and closing reactions
(b) Cycloaddition and cycloreversion reactions
(c) Sigmatropic rearrangements
(d) Cheletropic addition and elimination reactions.
18. The correct order of the pKa of the following compounds is

(A) (B) (C)

(a) C > B > A (b) A > C > B (c) B > A > C (d) A > B > C
19. The following carboxylic acids undergo decarboxylation upon heating. The ease of decarboxylation
is in the order
CO2H

CO2H N CO2H N
H
(A) (B) (C)
(a) B > A > C (b) C > B > A (c) A > C > B (d) C > A > B
20. The correct IUPAC name for the following molecule is

(a) 1-Propyl-2-ethyl-4, 4-dimethylcyclohept-1-ene

(b) 2-Ethyl-4, 4-dimethyl-1-propylcyclohept-1-ene
(c) 3-Ethyl-1, 1-dimethyl-4-propylcyclohept-3-ene
(d) 1, 1-Dimethyl-3-ethyl-4-propylcyclohept-3-ene
21. The major product formed in the following reaction is
O

HClO4
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HO O O O

(a) (b) (c) (d)

22. The correct order of stability of the carbocations A-C is

CH

(A) (B) (C)

(a) C > A > B (b) A > C > B (c) B > C > A (d) C > B > A
23. Muscone is a O

Muscone
(a) terpenoid (b) steroid (c) polyketide (d) flavonoid

24. The HOMO of -molecular orbitals of methylazide is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

25. The correct statement for the orientation of the bromine atoms in the most stable conformations of A
and B is
Me Br

Me
Me Br Me
(A) (B)
(a) axial in both (A) and (B) (b) axial in (A) and equatorial in (B)
(c) equatorial in both (A) and (B) (d) equatorial in (A) and axial in (B)
26. The stereochemical relationship of Ha and Hb in the following
OMe

Me

Ha Hb
(a) enantiotopic (b) homotopic (c) diastereotopic (d) constitutionally heterotopic
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27. For the reaction, N 2  g   3H 2  g  

 2NH 3  g  , the thermodynamic quantity which depends
upon the pressure at which equilibrium is arrived at is (superscript ‘o’ represents standard state)
(a) G0 (b) H 0 (c) K P
2
x NH 3
(d) ratio of mole fractions, x x3 , at equilibrium
N2 H2

28. For the d3 electron configuration, the ground state term symbol is
(a) 4 F1/2 (b) 4 F3/2 (c) 4 F7/2 (d) 4 F9/2

29. The following is the character TABLE for the C2v, point group

C2v E C2  v  v
A1 1 1 1 1
A2 1 1 1 1
B1 1 1 1 1
B2 1 1 1 1

There are two functions f1 and f 2 belonging to A2 and B1 representations, respectively. The

correct option for the product of two functions f 1 and f 2 and the integral  f1 f 2 d is
(a) The product belongs to A2 representation and the integral is non-zero
(b) The product belongs to B2 representation and the integral is zero
(c) The product belongs to A1 representation and the integral is zero
(d) The product belongs to B1 representation and the integral is non-zero.
30. The guest molecule which will fit best inside -cyclodextrin by interacting with both, rim and
cavity, is

H3C CH3
(a) (b)
H3C CH3
CH3 CH3

HO

HO
CH3
CH3 Br HN N
(c) (d)
CH3
CH3

31. For a reaction, raising the temperature from 200K to 300K results in the increase of rate constant
by a factor of 2. The activation energy for this reaciton in kJ mol–1 is closest to (ln 2 = 0.69)
(a) 7.0 (b) 3.5 (c) 14.0 (d) 0.83
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32. The y-intercept of the least square fitted straight line to the data in the table is closest to
x 2.01 0.98 1.01 1.99
y 4.01 1.98 2.01 3.99
(a) –0.2 (b) –0.1 (c) 0 (d) 0.2
33. The total bond order between adjacent carbon atoms of benzene is
(a) 0.5 (b) 2 (c) 1.5 (d) 2.5
34. The equilibrium dissociation eneryg of a diatomic molecule is 4.75 eV and its stretching frequency
corresponds to 0.5 eV. The minimum energy required to dissociate the mmolecule in eV is
(a) 4.75 (b) 4.25 (c) 4.50 (d) 5.00
35. In the ccp packing, the number of lattice points per unit area in the planes is in the order
(a) (100) > (110) > (111) (b) (100) > (111) > (110)
(c) (111) > (100) > (110) (d) (111) > (110) > (100)
36. A monatomic perfect gas undergoes expansion from (p1, V1) to (p2, V2) under isothermal or
adiabatic conditions. The pressure of the gas will fall more rapidly under adibatic conditions
because
1 1 1 1
(a) p  (b) p  7/5 (c) p  3/2 (d) p  5/3
V V V V
37. The y-intercept obtained from the plot of viscosity of a series of polymer solutions against the
concenration is 0.05. The proportionally constant K and exponent a for this polymer-solvent
pair are 5×10–5 and 0.5, respectively. The molar mass of the polymer in g mol–1 is
(a) 109 (b) 105 (c) 106 (d) 107
38. The correct statement about chemisorption is
(a) Chemisorption results in multi molecular layer adsorption
(b) Chemisorption is reversible in nature
(c) Chemisorption has lower specificity than physisorption
(d) Chemisorption occurs due to formation of chemical bonds.

39. The expectation value of p2 of a particle in a cubic box of side  , having the wavefunction
3/2
2 2 x 3 y 2 z
 nx , n y , nz  x, y , z     sin sin sin , is
   

17h 2 7h 2 3h 2 13h 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 2 4 2 2 4 2

40.
0 
The E M /M   o f t he cell, SHE || MX | M can be obt ained fr om t he plot of

 Ecell is the cell potential and m is the molality of ideal dilute solution of MX 

1 
(a) Ecell against T log m  (b) Ecell against  log m 
T 

 m
(c) Ecell against T m   (d) Ecell against  T 
 
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PART - C
1. The reaction of XeF6 with a limited amount of quartz gives compound A. Then on reaction with
an equivalent amount of XeO3 A gives B. The products A and B are, respectively.
(a) XeOF2 and XeO2F2 (b) XeOF4 and XeO2F2
(c) XeOF2 and XeOF4 (d) XeO2F2 and XeOF4
2. The geometry/shape of the Fe4 core of the cluster [Fe4C(CO)12]2– is
(a) tetrahedron (b) square pyramid (c) butterfly (d) trigonal bipyramid
3. The energies of interaction for (i) ion pair, (ii) ion-dipole, and (iii) dipole-dipole interactions
are inversely proportional to
(a) r, r2 and r3 respectively (b) r2, r and r3 respectively
(c) r, r2 and r6 respectively (d) r2, r and r6 respectively

4.
5
The correct electronic configuration of frontier MO’s of Mn  -C5 Me5   2
is

(a) e22g a11g e12g (b) e24g a11g (c) e23g a12g (d) a12g e23g

5. The correct match for Column-A with Column-B is

Column-A Column-B
(A) f f transition (i) Tb3+
(B) 5 D0  7 Fn emission (ii) Lu3+

(C) 5 D4  7 Fn emission (iii) Sm3+

(D) Overlapping J levels (iv) Eu3+
(a) (A)-(iv), (B)-(i), (C)-(ii), (D)-(iii) (b) (A)-(ii), (B)-(iv), (C)-(iii), (D)-(i)
(c) (A)-(ii), (B)-(iv), (C)-(i), (D)-(iii) (d) (A)-(i), (B)-(iii), (C)-(ii), (D)-(iv)

6. On heating  Mo  N 2  2  PMe 2 Ph 4  and  Re Cl  N 2  PMe 2 Ph  4  , the products formed are

respectively

6
 6
 
(a)   -PhPMe2 Mo  PMe2 Ph 3  and   -PhPMe2 Re  PMe2 Ph 3  Cl

(b)  PMe 2 Ph  4 Mo µ-N 2  2 Mo  PMe 2 Ph 4  and  PMe2 Ph  4 Re µ-Cl 2 Re  PMe 2 Ph  4 

 
(c)   -PhPMe2 Mo  PMe2 Ph 3  and  PMe 2 Ph  4 Re µ-Cl  2 Re  PMe 2 Ph  4 
6

6
 
(d)  PMe 2 Ph  4 Mo µ-N 2  2 Mo  PMe 2 Ph 4  and   -PhPMe 2 Re  PMe2 Ph 3  Cl
7. The product (A) of the following reaction,

conc. H2SO4
Fe (A)

is
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2+
H H

H H
Fe Fe

(a) (b)
H

Fe H Fe
(c) (d)

8. Consider the following statements for Allred-Rochow electronegativity  AR  :

(I)  AR is directly proportional to Zefff.
(II)  AR is inversely proportional to Zefff.
(III)  AR is inversely proportional to r(covalent)
(iv)  AR is inversely proportional to r2(covalent)
The correct statements are
(a) (I) and (IV) (b) (II) and (IV) (c) (I) and (III) (d) (II) and (III)
9. Among the following complexes, the one showing the highest rate of substitution of a CO
ligand on heating with one equivalent of PPh3 in decalin, is

3

(a)  -C5 H5 Mn  CO 3 5

(b)  -C5Ph 5 Mn  CO 3

(c)   -C Me  Mn  CO  (d)   -indenyl  Mn  CO 

5 5
5 5 3 3

10. In the following sequence of reactions the correct (P), (Q) and (R) are respectively
(P) (Q) (R)
solid dil. FeCl3 dil. HgCl2
in dil. AcOH N2 gas + Solution blood red Colourless
thiourea soln. soln.

(a) KNO 2 , CO 2 ,  Fe  H 2 O 5 S   , HgS
2 2
(b) KNO2 , N 2 ,  Fe  H 2O 5 SCN   ,  Hg  SCN 4 
2 2
(c) KNO3 , N 2 ,  Fe  H 2O 5  CN   ,  Hg  OCN  4 
2 2
(d) NaN 3 , N 2 ,  Fe  H 2O 5  N 3   ,  Hg  N 3 4 
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11. The value of magnetic moment will be independent of temperature for (acac = acetylacetonato;
OAc = acetate; o-phen=o-phenathroline; Pz = pyrazolyl)
(a)  Fe  acac 3  (b)  Cu 2  OAc 4  H 2 O 2 
2
(c)  Fe  o-phen 2 )  NCS  2 
 
(d)  Fe HC  3,5-Me 2 Pz 3 
2

12. The infrared (IR) spectrum of the product (A) for the following reaction,
Ph2
OC P
CO(g)
Ir (A)
P
Ph2

shows three STRONG bands at 1986, 1935 and 1601 cm–1. The correct structure of ‘A’ is
CO Ph2
O P
CO Ph2
OC P Ir
Ir P
CO Ph2
(a) P
(b)
CO Ph2

CO Ph2
OC P
O
Ir
CO
(c) P (d) Ir
CO Ph2 Ph2P
O CO
PPh2

13. The calculated heat of formation  H f  for NaCl2 and CaF is

(a) negative for both NaCl2 and CaF (b) negative for NaCl2 but positive for CaF
(c) positive for NaCl2 but negative for CaF(d) positive for both NaCl2 and CaF
14. Thermometric titration gives best results when
(A) H is high (B) G  0
(C) Heat of mixing of titrant with titrand is high
(D) Titrant is used as dilute solution
The answer is
(a) A and B (b) B and C (c) C and D (d) A and D
15. The products (A) and (B) for the given reaction
2 2
 Co  NH3  Cl   Cr  OH 2 6 
 5   5H3O  
  A    B
are, respectively
 3 2 2
(a)  Co  OH 2 5 Cl  ,  Cr  OH 2 6  (b)  Co  NH3 5  OH 2   , Cr  OH 2 5 Cl 

2 2  3
(c)  Co  OH 2 6  ,  Cr  OH 2 5 Cl (d)  Co  NH 3 5 Cl  ,  Cr  OH 2 6 
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In the catalytic cycle of Cytochrome P450, the generation of  porphyrin  Fe  O   from
IV
16.

 porphyrin  Fe III  OOH   involves

 
III
(a) one electron oxidation of  porphyrin  Fe  OOH  
IV
(b) formation of the intermediate  porphyrin  Fe  OH  
IV
(c) homolytic O–O cleavage of  porphyrin  Fe  OOH  
III
(d) heterolytic O–O cleavage of  porphyrin  Fe  OOH  

17. The number of expected electronic transitions in [Cr(en)3]3+ and trans-[Cr(en)2F2]+ at 4K is,
respectively (en=ethylenediamine)
(a) 3 and 3 (b) 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 5 (d) 3 and 6
18. As per VSEPR theory, shapes of SO32–, CO32– and BrF4– are, respectively
(a) trigonal pyramidal, trigonal planar and tetrahedral
(b) trigonal planar, trigonal pyramidal and square planar
(c) trigonal pyramidal, trigonal planar and square planar
(d) trigonal planar, trigonal pyramidal and tetrahedral
19. Choose the correct statement(s) for the group 15 halides
(I) AsCl3 can form complexes of type [AsCl4]– in the presence of a chloride source.
(II) PF3 acts as a strong -donor ligand towards d-metals
(III) In the solid state, SbF5 has a trigonal bipyramidal structure
(IV) The reaction of SbF5 with anhdrous HF generates [H2F]+ ions
(a) (I) and (IV) (b) (II), (III) and IV) (c) (I), (III) and (IV) (d) (II) and (III)
20. The number of peaks with relative intensities observed in the 1H NMR spectra of [(Cp)2Fe(CO)2]
at +30ºC and –80 ºC in diethyl ether are respectively,
(a) two peaks (1: 1) and four peaks (5 : 2 : 2 : 1)
(b) One peak and two peaks (1:1)
(c) two peaks (1:1) at both the temperatures
(d) one peak and four peaks (5 : 2 : 2 : 1)
21. The major product formed in the following reaction is

OH

H 1. excess TMSCl-Et3N

H 2. Cl
H
N
HO O N 2BF4
H
F
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OH

(a)
H H

F O
H

OH

(b) H H

HO O
H
CH2Cl

OH

(c)
H H

ClH2CO O
H

OH

(d) H H

HO O
H
F
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22. The major product formed in the following reaction is

O

CH3 Pd(OAc)2
+ AcO SiMe3
P(i-PrO)3
CH2
O O
CH3 CH3

(a) CH2 (b) CH3

H H

CH2 CH3

O O

(c) (d)
CH3 CH3
Ph

23. The major products (A) and (B) formed in the following reactions are

UV light BCl3
(A) (B)
I2, O2
N
MeO CH3

OMe O
(a)

A= B=
N N
MeO CH3 HO CH3

OMe O OMe O

(b)

A= B=
N N
MeO CH3 MeO CH3

OMe O OH O
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(c) A = B=
N N
MeO CH3 MeO CH3

OMe O OH O

(d) A = B=
N N
MeO CH3 HO CH3

OMe O OMe O

24. The major product formed in the following reaction is

O
O O
NaOEt

O O
O

O
(a) (b) (c) (d)
O
O
O
25. In the following transformation, the enantiomerically pure lactone (A) provides
O O

MeO2C CO2Me
Na O Na
O
cat. Pd(PPh3)4

(A) (B)
MeO2C CO2Me

(a) Equimolar amounts of syn-and anti-diastereomers of B, both of which are racemic

(b) Equimolar amounts of syn-and anti-diastereomers of B, both of which are enantiomerically
pure
(c) Only syn-diastereomer of B, which is racemic
(d) Only anti-diastereomer of B, which is enantiomerically pure
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26. The major product formed in the following reaction sequene is

(i) NsNH2, DEAD, PPh3
Br OH
(ii) Cs2CO3, n-Bu4NI
(iii) PhSH, KOH
Ns = 2-Nitrobenzenesulfonyl
DEAD = Diethyl azodicarboxylate
(a) HO NH2 (b) PhS NH2

NH
(c) PhS SPh
(d)

27. The major product formed in the following reaction sequence is

MeO O
(i) Ph3P=CHCO2Et
(ii) heat, >200 ºC
CHO
MeO O O
MeO O O

(a) (b)

MeO O O
MeO O O

(c) (d)

28. The major product formed in the following reaction is

O

(i) PPh3, TBSOTf

(ii) n-BuLi, Butanal
(iii) TBAF

TBSOTf = t-Butyldimethylsilyl triflate

TBAF = tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride
O
O O

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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29. The correct order for the Hammett Reaction constant    for the deprotonation of the following
Carboxylic acids is
O O

OH
OH OH

O
X X X
(A) (B) (C)
(a) B > C > A (b) C > A > B (c) A > B > C (d) A > C > B
30. The correct statement for the following transformation is

Ph Ph Ph

O Condition A or B
+ O
NH2 N N
(P) (Q)
Condition A; aq. KOH, EtOH, 0ºC
Condition B; H2SO4, AcOH, reflux

(a) P is preferentially formed via condition A, under thermodynamic control

(b) Q is preferentially formed via condition B, under thermodynamic control
(c) P is preferentially formed via condition B, under kinetic control
(d) Q is preferentially formed via condition A, under kinetic control
31. The major product formed in the following reaction is

Ph
OH

CH2O
CSA
NH

CHPh2

CSA = Camphorsulfonic acid

Ph Ph
Ph O
OH O
Ph

(a) (b) (c) (d)

N N N N
CHPh2 CHPh2 CHPh2 CHPh2
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32. The major product formed in the following transformation is

SiMe3 O

FeCl3

O O
Me3Si H
H

(a) (b)

H H H H

O O
Me3Si
H H

(c) (d)

H H H H

33. The compound that exihibits the following spectral data is IR U max  :1740 cm 1
1
H NMR :  0.9  t, 3H  , 1.6  sext, 2H  , 2.3  t, 2H  , 4.6  d, 2H  , 5.2  d,1H  ,
5.4  d, 1H  , 5.9  m, 1H  ppm
El–MS (m/z): 71 (100%)
O O
(a) (b)
O O
O O
(c) (d)
O O

34. In the given transformation, the intermediate (A) and the major product (B) are
CuCl
PhCHO + N2CHCO2Et [A] [B]
(2 equiv.)
CO2Et
O

(a) A = Ph O CO2Et B = Ph
O
Ph

O
O
O
A= CO2Et B = Ph
Ph
(b)
O
Ph
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CO2Et
O

(c) A = Ph O CO2Et B = Ph
O

Ph

O Ph O

(d) A = CO2Et B=
Ph
EtO2C Ph

35. The major products formed in the following reaction is

H O

Me CH3
N 1. LDA
Ph
2. PhCH2Br, –60ºC
N

O H O
H

Me CH3 Me CH3
N N
(a) Ph (b) Ph
N N
Ph Ph

H O
H O
Me CH3
Me N
(c) N Ph (d) Ph
Ph
CH3 N
N Ph

36. The structure of A in the following reaction is

1. (i) hv, (ii) O3, Me2S

(A) O O
2. NaOEt, EtOH

O
O O

(a) O (b)
O

O O

(c) (d) O
O
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37. The major product formed in the following reaction sequene is

O OMe
1. t-BuLi, Et2O, –78ºC
2. ICH2CH2I
N

I I

O OMe O OMe
(a) (b)

N N

O OMe O OMe

(c) (d)
N I N I

38. The correct sequence of reactions involved in the following transformation is

O
OH
O
NaOEt

(a) aldol condensation, Michael addition, aldol reaction

(b) Aldol condensation, aldol reaction, Michael addition
(c) Michael addition, aldol condensation, aldol reaction
(d) Aldol condensation, Michael addition, Michael addition
39. The major products (A) and (B) formed in the following transformations are
O
OEt NaH
(A)
H2N CH2

O
OEt NaH
(B)
HS CH2

O O

OEt OEt

(a) A = B=
N S
H
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OEt

(b) A = B=
N S O
H

(c) A = B=
N O S O
H

OEt
(d) A = B=
N O
N
H H
40. The correct depiction of the strongest hydrogen bonded complex between benzoate anion and
receptor (A) is

Bu Bu
O NH HN O

O O
H H
N N
O O

(A)

Bu Bu
O N O O N O
H H

H H O
(a) O

N N
O O

O
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Bu O Bu

O N O NH
H O

H H O
O
(b)
N N
O O

Bu O Bu

O N O NH
H O

H H O
O
(c)
N N
O O

Bu Bu

O NH HN O
O O

H H
O O
(d)
N N
O O

41. Molar conductivities of an electrolyte are are 100 and 50 mS cm2 mol–1 when concentrations are
4 and 9 mM, respectively. The limiting molar conductivity of this electrolyte in mS cm2 mol–1 is
closest to
(a) 150 (b) 200 (c) 250 (d) 300
42. Consider a particle on a ring that is perturbed by interacting with an applied electric field (E)
with the perturbation being H '  µE cos  , where µ is the dipole moment. The energy levels
correct upto first order are
m2  2 µE m2  2 µE m2  2 µE m2 2
(a)  (b)  (c)  (d)
2  2I 2 2I 2 2I
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43. Iron belongs to the BCC lattice. The Miller indices of the second allowed reflection in the
powder diffraction pattern of iron would be
(a) (100) (b) (111) (c) (200) (d) (210)
44. A gas is known to satisfy Langmuir isotherm when adsorbed on a certain metal surface. If the
fractional coverage of the gas is 0.5 when the gas pressure is 1.0 Pa, the fractional coverage at
3.0 Pa would be closest to
(a) 0.67 (b) 0.75 (c) 0.80 (d) 1.0

 U 
45. For a van der Waals gas, the partial derivative  V  is
 T

Vm V2 a a
(a) (b) m (c) V 2 (d) V
a a m m
46. The degree of polymerization at t = 10h of a polymer formed by a stepwise process with
polymerization rate constant of 3×10–2 M–1s–1 and an initial monomer concentration of 50 mM is
(a) 55 (b) 65 (c) 550 (d) 505
47. Substance ‘A’ is exposed to 600 nm, 100 W light source for 6626 s, with 50% of the incident
light being absorbed. ‘A’ decomposes according to the reaction A  2B . As a result of irradiation,
0.2 mol of B is produced. The quantum yield of the reaction is closest to
(a) 6×106 (b) 6×10–4 (c) 6×10–2 (d) 6

48. D3h E 2C3 3C2  h 2 S3 3 v

A1 1 1 1 1 1 1 x2  y2 , z2
A2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rz
E' 2 1 0 2 1 0 ( x, y ) ( x 2  y 2 , xy )
A1 1 1 1 1  1  1
A2 1 1  1 1  1 1 z
E  2 1 0 2 1 0 ( Rx , Ry ) ( xz, yz)

The observed IR spectrum for BCl3 exhibits three bands at 995, 480 and 244 cm–1, while the
Raman bands are observed at 995, 471 and 244 cm–1. Given that for BCl3,  vib  A1'  2 E ' A2" ,

the frequency of A1' mode in cm–1 is

(a) 244 (b) 471 (c) 480 (d) 995
49. The energy separation of 12C16O rotational energy levels between J "  3 and J "  9 is 24 cm–1.
The rotational constant of 13C16O in cm–1 is closest to
(a) 2.98 (b) 0.88 (c) 1.90 (d) 2.08
50. The concentration of (C) of a compound undergoing decomposition as a function of time (t) is
given below
t / min 0 1 2 4 6
C / M 1.00 0.80 0.67 0.50 0.40
The order of reaction is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
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51. For a model system of three non-interacting electrons confined in a two dimensional square box
 h2 
of length L , the ground state energy in units of  2  is
 8mL 
(a) 14 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 9

52. The entropy in terms of internal enregy U  U  0  , and canonical partition function (Q) is
U U 0
given by S   k ln Q . Assuming that the atoms are distinguishable, the corresponding
T
expression for a monatomic perfect gas is
[Here n, m, N A , k and h represent number of moles, mass of atom, Avogadro constant, Boltzmann
constant and Planck constant, respectively, U(0) is internal energy at T = 0]

5 V  2 mkT 3/2  3 V  2 mkT 3/2 

(a) S  2 nR  nR ln  nN A h3
 (b) S  2 nR  nR ln  h3

   

5 V  2 mkT 3/2  3 V  2 mkT 3/2 

(c) S  2 nR  nR ln  h3
 (d) S  2 nR  nR ln  nN A h3

   
53. Let the Hamiltonian H, in one-dimension, be
px2
H V  x
2m
The commutator of H with x,  H , x  , is
i i 2 i i
(a)  px (b)  px (c) px (d) px
m 2m m 2m
54.

 
The term symbol for the ground state of dinitrogen cation radical N 2 is

(a) 2  u (b) 2 u (c) 2  g (d) 2  g

55. The vibrational transition energies of a diatomic molecule corresponding to v  1  v  0
and v  2  v  1 are 2143.1 cm–1 and 2116.1 cm–1 , respectively. The anharmonic constant
e xe of the molecule in cm–1 is
(a) 27 (b) 13.5 (c) 10 (d) 54
56. The excess molar entropy of mixing of liquid A with liquid B is  R ln 2 . The experimentally
observed change in entropy upon mixing 1.0 mol of liquid A with 1.0 mol of liquid B is
(a) 2 R ln 2 (b) 4 R ln 2 (c) 0 (d)  R ln 2
57. Given the matrices for C 3 and  h below,,

 1/ 2  3 / 2 0  1 0 0 
 
C3   3 / 2 1/ 2 0  ,  h  0 1 0 
 0 0 1  0 0 1
 

the trace of the matrix representing for S32 is

(a) 0 (b) –2 (c) 1 (d) –1
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58. A n aqueous solution contains 0.02 mol kg –1 NaCl and 0.03 mol kg–1Ca(NO3) 2. The logarithm of
the mean ionic activity coefficient  log    of this solution at 25ºC is
(a)  0.095 (b) 0.154 (c)  0.033 (d)  0.11
59. For an electron in 1s orbital of He+, the average value of r , r is
3 3 1
(a) a0 (b) a0 (c) 3a0 (d) a0
2 4 2
60. The change in chemical potential (in J) of one mole of an ideal gas , when it is compressed
isothermally at 300K from 1.0 atm to 2.0 atm, is closest to (ln 2 = 0.69)
(a) 1225 (b) 1725 (c) 2425 (d) 2725

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