IOQC (Part-I) 2021-22

Date: 20/03/2022 Question Paper Code : 32

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Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Chemistry
(IOQC) Part-I (2021-22)
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Attempt All Thirty Two Questions

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ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR OPTIONSIS CORRECT. BUBBLE THE CORRECT OPTION.

1. In compound X, the number of chiral centres and 3. A student intended to prepare 1000 mL of a
+
the number of peptide linkages are, respectively 10 ppm solution of K from KCl. He made
appropriate calculations, weighed the salt
accordingly and prepared the solution.
However, after making the solution, he realized
that the salt he used was KNO3 and not KCl.
+
The concentration of K (ppm) in this prepared
solution is
(a) 2, 3 (b) 3, 2
(a) 7.37 (b) 10.00
(c) 2, 2 (d) 3, 3
(c) 13.55 (d) 3.86
Answer (c) Answer (a)
+
Sol. Given concentration of K = 10 ppm
Sol.
WK 
  106  10
Wsolution

Assuming density to be 1 gm/mL,

WK 
 106  10
1000
Number of chiral centres = 2
WK   103  10
Number of peptide linkages = 2
WK   102 g
So, answer is (c).
102
2. Which of the following reactions is NOT an  nK  
39
example of Lewis acid-Lewis base reaction?
102
nKCl 
(a) Zn  I3  Zn2  3I 39

102
(b) I2  I3  I5 WKCl   74.5
39
(c) CoCl3  Cl  CoCl4 However, as the salt mistakenly taken was
KNO3,
(d) SO3  H2O  H  HSO4
102
WKNO3   74.5
Answer (a) 39

Sol. Zn  I3  Zn2  3I 102 74.5

nKNO3  
39 101
It is not a Lewis acid base reaction.
102 74.5
nK   
Rest all are Lewis acid-Lewis base reactions. 39 101

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74.5 Answer (c)

WK   102 
101 Sol. Lowest pKa means highest Ka.
 Concentration in ppm The anion formed below is most stable among
74.5
102  given due to resonance.
= 101  106  7.37
1000
So, answer is (a).
4. Oxide A is soluble in NaOH, oxide B in HCl and
oxide C in both. The correct set of A, B and C is
A B C
(a) CO2 SO2 PbO2
(b) CO2 Na2O ZnO
6. Compound ‘X’ (C7H12O2) gives-i) a positive
(c) SO2 ZnO SnO2
silver mirror test and ii) a yellow precipitate on
(d) SO2 BaO Na2O
treatment with I2/NaOH. The compound ‘X’ is
Answer (b)
Sol. Oxide A should be acidic. (a) 2-hydroxy-3,3-dimethylcyclopentanone

Oxide B should be basic. (b) 2,5-heptanedione

Oxide C should be amphoteric. (c) 2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopentanal

Based on the given options, option (b) is correct. (d) 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxopentanal
as CO2 is acidic
Answer (d)
Na2O is basic
Sol. Silver mirror test confirms presence of aldehyde
and ZnO is amphoteric.
and yellow precipitate on treatment with I2/NaOH
5. Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), a naturally occurring
confirms presence of methyl ketone
water soluble vitamin and abundantly found in
lemon, shows antioxidant properties. In ascorbic
acid, the OH with the lowest pKa is

7. If the ratio of the concentrations of the oxidized

and reduced forms of a species in an
electrochemical reaction can be given as
–3
[Ox]/[Red] = 1.0 × 10 , the correct expression
among the following at 25°C is

1
(a) E  E  (0.0592 / n)
3

(b) E – E  3  (0.0592 / n)

1
(c) E  E – (0.0592 / n)
3
(a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 3 (d) 4 (d) E – E  (0.0592 / n)1/3

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Answer (b) Answer (b)

[Ox] Sol.
Sol.  1 10–3
[Re]

0.0592 [Ox]
 E  E – log
n [Re]

0.0592
 E – log(1 10–3 )
n 10. The correct order of CFSE of the following

3  0.0592 complex ions is

 E 
n
[Zn(NH3 )4 ]2 , [Co(NH3 )6 ]2 , [Co(NH3 )6 ]3 , [Ir(NH3 )6 ]3
3  0.0592
E – E  3+ 3+
(a) [Ir(NH3)6] > [Co(NH3)6] > [Co(NH3)6]
2+
n
2+
> [Zn(NH3)4]
Option (b) is correct.
2+ 2+ 3+
8. Among the following numbers, the one in which (b) [Zn(NH3)4] > [Co(NH3)6] > [Co(NH3)6]
3+
all the zeroes are significant is > [Ir(NH3)6]

(a) 0.0004 (b) 0.0400 3+ 3+

(c) [Ir(NH3)6] > [Co(NH3)6] > [Zn(NH3)4]
2+

(c) 40.000 (d) 0.0040 > [Co(NH3)6]

2+

Answer (c) 3+ 3+ 2+
(d) [Co(NH3)6] > [Ir(NH3)6] > [Co(NH3)6]
Sol. Zeros at the end or right of a number are 2+
> [Zn(NH3)4]
significant, provided they are on the right side of
Answer (a)
the decimal point.
3+ 3+ 2+
Sol. [Ir(NH3)6] > [Co(NH3)6] > [Co(NH3)6]
9. Among the following sets of compounds, the one
2+
in which a reaction between them followed by > [Zn(NH3)4]

hydrolysis that does not lead to the formation of In case of complexes having the metal cations
1-phenyl-2-butanol is with same oxidation states and same number of

d-electrons, the magnitude of for analogous

complexes within a given group increases about
30% to 50% from 3d to 4d and by about the
same amount from 4d to 5d.
(a) phenylacetaldehyde and ethylmagnesium The higher the oxidation state of the metal
bromide cation, the greater will be the magnitude of .
(b) butanal and phenylmagnesium bromide The magnitude of crystal field splitting ()
(c) propanal and benzylmagnesium bromide increases with increase of the number of

(d) 1-phenyl-2-butanone and NaBH4 ligands. For example, o> t.

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11. Solvents are classified as polar and nonpolar III. A change in the activation energy of a
based on their dipole moments. reaction at a particular temperature will

Given below are some solvents. result in a proportional change in the rate

(p) 1,2-dibromobenzene and rate constant of the reaction at the

same temperature
(q) diisopropylether

(r) trans-1,2-dichloroethene IV. All first order reactions are not unimolecular

(s) 1,2-dichloroethane V. For a zero order reaction, slope of a plot of

t1/2 Vs. initial concentration will be zero
(t) N-ethyl-N-methylpropan-1-amine

The set in which all solvents are polar is? (a) I, IV

(a) p, s, t (b) p, q, r (b) II only

(c) r, s, t (d) q, r, t (c) IV only

Answer (a) (d) II, III, V

Sol. Answer (c)

Sol. • Half life is the time taken for completion of

50% of the reaction.

• For a zero order reaction on increasing the

initial concentration half life (t1/2) also

increases.

• First order reactions may or may not be

unimolecular.

• Change in activation energy is not directly

related to rate or rate constant.

• Collision frequency is directly related to the

effective collisions not to the number of
The solvents which has non- zero dipole collisions.
moment are polar in nature
13. The orange colour of K2Cr2O7 and yellow colour
 Solvent p, q, s and t are polar in nature.
of K2CrO4 are, respectively, due to
12. Which of the following statement/s is/are
(a) charge transfer transitions and d-d
correct?
transitions
I. Half-life is 50% of the total time taken for the
completion of a reaction (b) d-d transitions and charge transfer
transitions
II. Collision frequency (Z), which is the number
of collisions per second per unit volume, is (c) charge transfer transitions in both

same as the rate constant of the reaction (d) d-d transitions in both

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Answer (c) 8RT

Average velocity of 1 mole gas =
M
Sol. In K2CrO4 or CrO2–
4 , Cr has oxidation state +6
 KEI  KEII
 Its electronic configuration is  Ar , 3d . Due
0
15. An aldehyde/ketone in the presence of a base
to the presence of vacant d-orbital. There is a
forms a carbanion at the -position which can
2–
charge transfer from O ion, and due to this
react with a carbonyl group in an Aldol type of
charge transfer the compound is yellow in
reaction. It can also react with an olefinic double
colour.
bond which is activated by groups like CO, CN,
In K2Cr2O7 also Cr is present in +6 oxidation and
NO2, attached to the double bond. The latter
its colour is also observed because of charge
reaction is an addition reaction across the
2–
transfer from O to Cr atom.
double bond. Wieland-Miescher ketone is an
–1
14. One mole of neon (atomic mass = 20 g mol )
important synthetic intermediate used to
and one mole of argon (atomic mass = 40 g
synthesize many compounds.
–1
mol ) are stored in two separate containers I
and II, at temperature T and 2T respectively. If
both the gases are assumed to behave ideally

(a) K.E. and average velocity of the gas

molecules will be the same in both I and II

(b) K.E. and average velocity of the gas The pair of starting materials suitable for

molecules in II will be twice that of the gas preparation of Wieland-Miescher ketone through

molecules in I a base catalysed reaction is

(c) K.E. of the gas molecules in II will be twice

(a)
that in I and average velocity of the gas
molecules in both I and II will be the same

(d) Both K. E. and average velocity of the gas

molecules in I will be twice that of the gas (b)

molecules in II

Answer (c)

Sol.
(c)

3
Kinetic energy of 1 mole gas particle = RT
2
(d)
 3 
 KEI  KEII  KEI  RT and KEII  3RT 
 2 

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Answer (b) 17. When 0.805 g of the potassium salt

(CH2)n(COOK)2 of a dibasic organic acid was
Sol. reduced, 0.323 g of potassium was obtained.
Molar mass of the acid is
(a) 194 (b) 116
(c) 118 (d) 156
Answer (a)
Sol. Applying POAC
Let the molar mass of given compound be
M g/mol

0.805 0.323
2 
M 39

M  194 g/mol
18. Among (i) HCl, (ii) HOCIO, (iii) HOClO2 and
(iv) HOClO3, Which cannot undergo a
disproportionation reaction?
(a) Only (i) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv) (d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer (c)
Sol. The species present in their lowest and highest
possible oxidation states do not
16. ‘X’ in the following reaction is
disproportionate. For chlorine, lowest oxidation
state is –1 and highest is +7.
So, HCl and HOClO3 will not disproportionate.
+
19. The electronic transition in He ion that will occur
at the same wavelength as that of the n = 2 to
(a) 2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediol n = 1 transition in H atom is
(b) 2-Methylpropan-1-ol (a) n = 2 to n = 1 (b) n = 3 to n = 1
(c) iso-butyric acid (c) n = 3 to n = 2 (d) n = 4 to n = 2
(d) 3-Hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropanal Answer (d)
Answer (a) 1  1 1
Sol.  RH  2  2  Z2
 n 
Sol.  1 n2 
For H, from n = 2 to n = 1

1 1 1  2 3
 RH    1  RH
 1 4  4
+
For He , n = 4 to n = 2

1 1 1  3
 RH     4  RH
  4 16  4

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20. ‘P’ in the following reaction is The possible subshells having three nodes are
4s, 4p, 4d, and 4f.
 The maximum number of electrons with
1
ms   in these subshells = 1+ 3 + 5 + 7 = 16
2
(a) A (b) B 23. The Hinsberg test of the compound X produces
(c) C (d) D a solid compound Y that is insoluble in 10 %
Answer (a) aq.NaOH. Y dissolves in 10 % aq. sulphuric
acid. The compound X is
Sol.
(a) NH2CH2CH2CH2N(CH3)2
(b) (CH3)2NCH2CH2NHCH3
(c) NH2CH2C(CH3)2CH2NH2

21. The number of stereoisomers is maximum for (d) (CH3)2NCH2N(CH3)2

2–
(ox = C2O4 ) Answer (b)
3– 3–
(a) [Co(ox)3] (b) [Co(ox)2ClBr] Sol. (X) must have secondary amine group.
3– 3–
(c) [Co(ox)Cl2Br2] (d) [CoCl3Br3]
Answer (c)

Sol. The complex [Co(ox)Cl2Br2 ]3– has

4 stereoisomers

Compound (Y) is not soluble in 10% aq. NaOH

since it does not have acidic H–atom but it
The number of stereoisomers of other dissolves in 10% aq. H2SO4 because it has basic
complexes are functional group.
3+
[Co(ox)3 ]3– 24. An ionic species, M , is isoelectronic with CuCl2
–2
and has (Z+2) neutrons.
[Co(ox)2 ClBr] –3 3+
The molar mass of M is
[CoCl3Br3] –2 (a) 128 (b) 62
1
22. Maximum number of electrons with ms  (c) 68 (d) 134
2
Answer (d)
which can be accommodated in subshells
having total three nodes is Sol. Total number of electrons in CuCl2 = 29 + 2 × 17
(a) 10 (b) 16 = 63
 No. of electrons in M
3+
(c) 20 (d) 32 = 63
3+
Answer (b) No. of protons in M = 63 + 3 = 66
3+
Sol. To number of nodes in an orbital = n – 1 = 3 No. of neutrons in M = Z + 2 = 68

 Molar mass of M
3+
 n=4 = 66 + 68 = 134

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ANY NUMBER OF OPTIONS 4, 3, 2 OR 1 MAY BE CORRECT
MARKS WILL BE AWARDED ONLY IF ALL THE CORRECT OPTIONS ARE BUBBLED

25. For the given compound, % s character of P  O  P – O  P – Br and this is why the
phosphorous hybrid orbitals which contribute to P-atom concentrates s-character maximum
various bonds are given in the table below. along the P = O bond.

Bond %s 26. -carotene and related compounds are plant

character pigments that give red, orange and yellow
vegetables their vibrant colour. The structure of
P=O 40
-carotene is given below.
P – Br < 20

P–O 20

This difference in % ‘s’ character of various

phosphorous bonds could be due to
It is approved as a food additive in many
(a) The large size of bromine atom countries. The correct statement/s that
(b) The large electronegativity difference describe/s-carotene is/are
between P and O (a) It is a strong oxidizing agent
(c) Increased overlap of -orbitals of terminal (b) It reacts with singlet oxygen, an excited form
P–O bond of O2, to produce an epoxide

(d) Stronger covalent character of P–O in cyclic (c) It absorbs red/yellow light of electromagnetic
oxygen atoms spectrum

Answer (a, b, c) (d) It comes in the oil phase when carrots are

Sol. In terms of the classical form of Bent’s rule, it is cooked in oil and water in curry

expected that the P–Br bond should contain the Answer (d)
highest amount of s-character of P but the P = O Sol. It is an antioxidant.
bond is maximum enriched in the s-character of The colour that we see is what is reflected, that
P. This is reasonable. The orbitals of Br are is, the complete spectrum minus the portion that
larger and more diffuse and consequently the is absorbed. Therefore, we observe the
overlapping of the Br-orbitals with those of the opposite, or complement, of the light that is
relatively smaller P-atom is inefficient. This absorbed. For example, -carotene, the orange
weakens the covalent interaction in the P–Br colour in carrots, has 11 conjugated double
bond. The -bond shortens the bond length in bonds. It absorbs strongly at 454 nm, in the blue

the P = O bond giving a better covalency and as portion of the spectrum, reflecting the orange

a result, the central atom uses its maximum complement.

s-character in that direction. In fact, the bond It comes in the oil phase when carrots are

energy runs in the sequence: cooked in oil and water in a curry.

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The reaction products of singlet oxygen Answer (d)

oxidation of -carotene shows a series of
compounds including ionone and apocarotenal,
endoperoxide, dihydroperoxides, chain-cleavage
and carbonyl-containing products. The formation
of the endoperoxide (-carotene-5,
8-endoperoxide) is typical of 1,4-cycloaddition
reactions of singlet oxygen with cis-dienes.
Sol. Equal masses of NaCl and KCl taken
 nNaCl > nKCl
They are dissolved in equal volumes of water
therefore molarity in container-I is more than
molarity in container-II (assuming there is no
change in volume on mixing solute)
 Container-I and II has same volume of water
so they has same masses also therefore
again container-I has more molality.

 On mixing the two solutions the molarity of

–
Cl will not be equal to the sum of molarities
of container-I and container-II but it is equal
to their average value.

 Vapour pressure in container-II will be more

as it has less molarity of solute in the
container.
28. In a pair of isomers of molecular formula C5H8,
both the compounds undergo catalytic
hydrogenation to form compounds of molecular
formula C5H10. On ozonolysis followed by
1
Structures of some of the O2 oxidation products oxidative workup (H2O2), one of the isomers gives
of -carotenoids. a diacid (C5H8O4) while the other isomer gives a
27. At room temperature, NaCl(s) and KCl(s) were ketoacid (C5H8O3). The pair/s which give/s above
taken in equal masses and dissolved in equal set of reactions is/are
volumes of water in two separate closed (a) 3-ethylcyclopropene and 1-pentyne
containers I and II respectively. (b) cyclopentene and 1-methylcyclobutene
Of the following correct option/s is/are (c) 1-methylcyclobutene and 3-methylcyclobutene
(a) To compare molarities in (I) and (II), masses (d) 1,2-dimethylcyclopropene and
of both the solutions need to be known 3-methylcyclobutene
(b) Molalities cannot be compared without Answer (b, c)
measuring the mass of water added in each H /Pt
Sol. C5H8 
2

 C5H10
case
O
(c) If (I) and (II) are completely transferred into (a) C5H8 
3
H O
C5H8O4 (diacid)
2 2
–
another container (III), [Cl ] in (III) will be
O
sum of that in (I) and (II) (b) C5H8 
3
H O
C5H8O3 (ketoacid)
2 2

(d) Information given is sufficient to compare The compounds must have DOU = 2 and one
the vapour pressures in (I) and (II) cyclic ring.

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(d) The formal charge on N in structure (ii) is

(a) zero

Answer (b)

Sol.

(b)

(c) The third structure is least preferred because it

has an atom with a high formal charge (–2 on
N). The first structure makes the greatest
contribution to the resonance hybrid because it
has low formal charge and the negative charge
(d)
is on the most electronegative atom.

30. The compound/s which form/s stable hydrate/s

– is/are
29. The resonance structures of SCN are given
below along with the S-C and C-N bond lengths

S-C (in pm) C-N (in pm)

–
SCN 165 117

Single bond 181 147

Double bond 155 128

Triple bond ---- 116

(a) a (b) b

(c) c (d) d
Among the following, the incorrect statement/s Answer (a, c)
is/are

(a) The contribution from resonance structures

Sol.
(i) and (ii) is more important than that from
structure (iii)

(b) The formal charge on S in structure (iii) is

zero

(c) The degree of contribution of these

structures is in the order; i > ii > iii Hydrates are stable due to H-bonding.

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31. The formula/e which also represent/s a

compound with formula X is/are

(a) In II and IV, S is zero

(b) In I and III, S is zero

(a) a (b) b
(c) I and III are isothermal and reversible
(c) c (d) d

Answer (a, c) (d) In II and IV, change in internal energy of the

Sol. Compound X can be represented in Fischer gas (U) is zero

projection as : Answer (b)

Sol. (I) 1  2 Adiabatic compression

(II) 2  3 Isobaric expansion

(III) 3  4 Adiabatic expansion

Given compound has R configuration based on (IV) 4  1 Isobaric compression

the given options, option (a) and (c) are correct
In processes (I) and (III) Ssys = 0 because there
as all of them have R configuration.
is no heat exchange between system and
32. Following is the P vs V plot of a cyclic process
surroundings.
1 2, 2 3, 3 4, 4 1, denoted as I, II, III
and IV respectively for a system of one mole of In process (II), heat is gained by the system.

an ideal gas. Assume that there is heat  Ssym  0 and U  0

exchange between the system and surroundings
In process (IV), heat is lost by the system
only in II and IV. Which of the following is/are
correct?  Ssys  0 and U  0

  

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