GUNTUR

:Andhra Pradesh & Telangana :

QUESTION BANK (2020-2021)

(IMPORTANT QUESTIONS)

SR - CHEMISTRY

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (8M)

ELECTRO CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL KINETIES (1Q)

1. a) What is electrolysis? and state Faraday’s laws of electrolysis.
b) A solution of CuSO4 is electrolysed for 10 minutes with a current of 1.5 ampers. What
is the mass of copper deposited at the cathode.
2. a) State and explain Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions.
b) Give the applications of Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions.
3. a) What is “Molecularity” ofa reaction? How is it different from the ‘order’ of a reaction ?
Name one bimolecular and one trimolecular gaseous reactions.
b) Define and explain the order of a reaction. Ho is it obtained experimentally.
4. What is rate of reaction?Explain the effect of temperature and effect of catalyst on rate of
reaction.

P- BLOCK ELEMENTS (1Q)

GROUP - 16 ELEMENTS
5. How is ozone prepared from oxygen? Explain its reaction with
a) C2 H 4 b) KI c) Hg d) pbs
e) Ag f) NO
GROUP - 17 ELEMENTS
6. How is chlorine prepared in the laboratory (or) Deacon’s method? How does it react with the following.
a) Iron b) NaOH (cold,dil & hot,conc.) c) Acidified FeSO4
d) Iodine e) H 2 S f) N a 2 S 2 O 3 g) Excess NH 3 h) Ca  OH  2
 7. How is chlorine prepared by Electrolytic method? Explain its reaction with
a) NaOH (cold,dil & hot,conc.) b) NH 3 under different conditions
c)NaI (or) KI d) Slaked lime

GROUP - 15 ELEMENTS

8. How is ammonia manufactured by Haber’s process? Explain the reactions of Ammonia with
a) ZnSO4( aq ) b) CuSO4( aq ) c) AgCl( s )
9. How is Nitric acid manufactured by ostwald’s process? How does it react with the following
a)Copper b) Zn c) S8 d) p4

GROUP - 18 ELEMENTS

10. How are XeF2 , XeF4 and XeF6 prepared? Explain their reaction with water? Discuss their structures

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING C, H & O AND NITROGEN

11. With a suitable example write equations for the following.

i) Kolbes reaction ii) Reimer - Tiemann reaction iii) Williamsons ether synthesis
12. a) Explain the acidic nature of phenols and compare with that of Alcohol.
b) Explain the role of electron with drawing and electron releasing groups on the acidity of carboxylic
acids.
13. Describe the following
i) Acetylation ii) Cannizaro reaction iii) Crossed Aldol condensation
iv) Decarboxylation v) Aldol condensation vi) H.V.Z reaction

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (4M)

SOLID STATE (1Q)
1. Derive Bragg’s equation.
2. Explain a) Schottky defect b) Frenkel defect
3. Calculate the efficiency of packing in case of a metal of body-centered cubic crystal.

SOLUTIONS (1Q)
4. What is relative lowering of vapour pressure ? How is it useful to determine the molar mass of solute.
5. State Raoults law . Vapour pressure of water at 293 K is17.535 mm. Hg calculate the vapour pressure
of the solution at 293 k when 25g of glucose is dissolved in 450 g of water.
6. What is meant by positive deviations from Raoults law and how is the sign of H mix related to positive
deviation from Raoults law.
 ELECTRO CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL KINETICES (1Q)
7. What are galvanic cells? Explain the working of a galvanic cell with a neat sketch taking daniel cell as
example.
8. State and explain Nernst equation with the help of a metallic electrode annd non metallic electrode.
9. What is half- life  t1/2  of a reaction? Derive the equations for the half-life values of zero and first order
reactions.
10. Derive the integrated rate eqution for a first order reaction.

SURFACE CHEMISTRY (1Q)

11. What are differen types of adsorption?Give any four differences between characteristics of the
different types
12. What are micelles? Discuss the mechanism of micelle formation and cleaning action of soap.
13. How are colloids classifiedon the basis of interaction between dispersed phase annd dispersion
medium.
14. Name the dispersed phase and dispersion medium in the following colloidal systems
i) Fog ii) Smoke iii) Milk iv) Cloud v) blood vi) Gold sol

d & f - BLOCK ELEMENTS & CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS (1Q)

15. Explain werner’s theory of co-ordination compounds with suitable examples.

16. Using IUPAC names write the formulae for the following
i)Tetrahydroxy zincate (II) ii) Hexaammine cobalt (III) sulphate.
iii) Potassium tetrachloro palladate (II) iv)Potassium tri (oxalato) chromate (III)
v) Hexa amine cobalt (III) sulphate vi) Tetra carbonyl Nickel (o)
17. Using IUPAC names write the systematic names of the following
i) Co  NH 3 6  Cl3 ii)  Pt  NH 3  2 Cl  NH 2CH 3   Cl
3 2
iii) Tq  H 2O 6  iv)  NiCl4 
18. Using IUPAC names write the systematic names of the following
i) K 2  PdCl4  ii) K 3  Fe  CN 6  iii) Fe4  Fe  CN 6  3 iv) Ni  CO 4
19. Write the characterstic properties of transition elements.
20. What is Lanthanoid contraction? What are the cosequences of Lanthanoid contraction.

BIOMOLECULES (1Q)

21. Give the sources of the following vitamins and name the diseases caused by their deficiency.
a) A b) D c) E and d) K
22. a) What are amino acids? Give two examples.
b) What are essential and non-essential amino acids? Give one example for each.
23. Write a notes on vitamins.
24. Define the following as related to proteins
i) Peptide Linkage ii) Primary structure iii) Denaturation.
 P- BLOCK ELEMENTS (1Q)

GROUP - 18 ELEMENTS

25. How are XeF2 , XeF4 and XeF6 are prepared? Give their structures.
26. How are XeO3 and XeOF4 prepared? Give their structure.
27. Explain the strructures of a) XeF6 b) XeOF4
HALO ALKANES AND HALOARENES (1Q)
28. Explain the mechanism of Nucleophilic substitution reactions, SN 2 and SN 1 with example.
29. Explain a) Wurtz reaction b) Fitting reaction c) Wurtz - fitting reaction.
30. Define the following
i) Racemic mixture ii) Retention of configuration iii)Enantiomers

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2M)

SOLID STATE (1Q)

1. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of face - centered cubic lattice.
2. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of body centered cubic lattice.
3. What are f - centres.
4. What is metal deficiency defect? Give example.

SOLUTIONS (1Q)

5. State Henry’s Law.

6. What are isotonic solutions? Give example.
7. State Raoults law and give its two limitations?
8. Define mole fraction. Calculate the mole fraction of H 2 SO4 in a solution containing 98% H 2 SO4
by mass.
9. Define molarity. Calculate the molarity of a solution containing 5 gm of NaOH in 450 ml solutions.

ELECTRO CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL KINETICES (1Q)

10. What is galvanic cell (or) voltaic cell ? Give one example.
11. What is standared hydrogen electrode.
12. What is cell constant of a conductivity cell.
13. Give two examples for zero order reactions.
14. Give two examples for gaseous first order reactions.
15. What are pseudo first order reactions? Give one example.

SURFACE CHEMEISTRY (1Q)

16. What is Gold number.
17. What isTyndal effect.
18. What is Brownian movement.
19. What is Hardy - Schulze’s law.
20. What is coagulation ?Give one example.
 d & f - BLOCK ELEMENTS & CO - ORDINATION COMPOUNDS (1Q)

21. What is misch - metal give its composition and uses.

22. Using IUPAC norms, write the systematic names of the followig
i) K4  Fe  CN 6  ii) Cu  NH 3 4  SO4
23. Why Zn 2 is diamagnetic where as Mn2 is paramagnetic.
24. CuSO4 . 5H 2O is blue in colour where as anhydrous CuSO4 is colourless. Why..
25. Calculate the ‘spin only’ magnetic moment of Fe(aq2 ) ion.
26. What is an ambidentate ligand? Give example.

BIOMOLECULES (1Q)

27. What is zwitter ion ? Give an example.

28. What is denaturation? Give an example.
29. What are nucleic acids ? Mention their two imporatant functions.
30. What are proteins? Give an examples.
31. What are i) fibrous proteins? Give examples ii) globular proteins? Give examples.

P- BLOCK ELEMENTS (2Q)

GROUP - 15 ELEMENTS
32. Ammonia is a good complexing agent explain with an example.
33. Iron becomes passive in conc. HNO3 .Why?

GROUP - 16 ELEMENTS GRO

UP - 16 ELEMENTS
34. What is tailing of mercury? How is it removed.
35. H 2 O is neutral while H 2 S is acidic - Explain.

GROUP - 17 ELEMENTS
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36. Write the reaction of F2 and Cl2 with water..
37. How is chlorine manufactured by Decon’s method.

GROUP - 18 ELEMENTS

38. In Modern diving apparatus, a miture of He & O2 is used - Why?

39. Give any two uses of i) Helium ii) Neon
40. How is XeOF4 prepared? Discribe its molecular shape.
41. Mention the shape and draw a diagram of XeO3 .
 HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES (1Q)

42. What are Enantiomers? Give example.

43. What are the ambident nucleopiles.
44. Find the A & B products in the following reactions.
Mg H 2O
CH 3CH 2Cl 
ether
 A  B
45. What is the stereo chemical result of SN 1 and SN2 reactions.
46. Write the strructures of the following compouds.
I) 2-chloro- 3- methyl pentane ii)p-bromochloro benzene.

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING C, H & O AND NITROGEN (1Q)

47. Write equationfor carbylamine reaction of any one aliphatic amine.

48. What is Diazotisation.
49. How is nitrobenzene converted to Aniline.?
50. Write the reaction showing  - halogenation of carboxylic acid and give its name.(Hvz reaction).