KCET EXAMINATION – 2022

SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY (VERSION – B3)

DATE :- 17-06-2022 TIME : 02.30 PM TO 03.50 PM

1. A first order reaction is half completed in 45 4. Specific conductance of 0.1 M HNO3 is 6.3x10-
min. How long does it need 99.9% of the 2 ohm-1 cm-1. The molar conductance of the

reaction to be completed? solution is

1) 10 Hours 2) 20 Hours 1) 6.300 ohm 1cm2 mol 1
3) 5 Hours 4) 7.5 Hours 2) 63.0 ohm 1cm 2 mol 1
Ans. 4
3) 630 ohm 1cm 2 mol 1
Sol. t 99.9%  10t 50%
= 10  45 min  450 min  7.5 hours 4) 315 ohm 1cm 2 mol 1
Ans. 3
2. The rate of the reaction 1000k 1000  6.3  102
Sol. m  
CH3COOC2H5  NaOH  CH3COONa  C2H5 OH C 0.1
is given by the equation , Rate=  630 ohm1cm2mol1
K CH3 COOC 2 H5   NaOH . If concentration is
5. For spontaneity of a cell, which is correct?
expressed in mol L1 , the unit of K is
1) G   ve, E   ve 2) G   ve
1) L mol 1s 1 2) s1
3) G  0, E  0 4) G  ve, E  0
3) mol2L2s1 4) molL1s1
Ans. 2
Ans. 1
Sol. Conceptual
Sol. 2nd order reaction

6. For nth of reaction, Half-life period is directly

3. Colloidal solution commonly used in the
proportional to
treatment of skin disease is
1 1
1) Colloidal Gold 1) a n1 2) a1n 3) n 1 4) 1 n
2) Colloidal Antimony a a
3) Colloidal Sulphur Ans. 3
4) Colloidal Silver 1
Sol. t1/2  n 1
Ans. 3 a
Sol. Conceptual

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7. Half-life of a reaction is found to be inversely 13. Which noble gas has least tendency to form
proportional to the fifth power is initial compounds?
concentration, the order of reaction is 1) Ar 2) Kr 3) He 4) Ne
1) 5 2) 6 3) 3 4) 4 Ans. 3
Ans. 2 Sol. Conceptual
1
Sol. t1/2  n 1 ; n  6
a 14.  NH4 2 Cr2O7 on heating liberates a gas. The
same gas will be obtained by
8. The strong reducing property of 1) Treating H2O2 with NaNO2
hypophosphorous acid is due to
2) Treating Mg 3 N2 with H2O
1) Two P-H bonds
2) Presence of phosphorus in its highest 3) Heating NH4 NO3
oxidation state 4) Heating NH4 NO2
3) Its concentration Ans. 4
4) The positive valency of phosphorus heat
Sol.  NH4 2 Cr2O7   Cr2 O3  4H2 O  N2
Ans. 1 
Sol. Conceptual NH4NO2  2H2O  N2

9. A transition metal exists in its highest 15. The complex hexamine platinum (IV) chloride
oxidation state. It is expected to behave as will give ______ number of ions on ionization.
1) An oxidizing agent 1) 3 2) 2 3) 5 4) 4
2) A reducing agent Ans. 3
4
3) A chelating agent Sol. Pt  NH3 6  Cl4  Pt  NH3 6   4Cl
4) A central metal in a co-ordination
Five ions are produced
compound
Ans. 1
16. In the following pairs of halogen compounds,
Sol. Conceptual
which compound undergoes faster SN1
10. What will be the value of x in Fex  , if the reaction?

magnetic moment   24BM ?

1) 0 2) +1 3) +2 4) +3
(i)
Ans. 3
Sol. n  4
Fe 2  3d 6 (ii)
1)
    
11. Which can adsorb larger of hydrogen gas?
1) Finely divided platinum
2) Colloidal Fe  OH 3
3) Finely divided nickel
4) Colloidal solution of palladium 2)
Ans. 4
Sol. Conceptual
3)
12. The property of halogens which is not correctly
matched is
1) I > Br > Cl > F (density) 4)
2) F > Cl > Br > I (electron gain enthalpy) Ans. 4
3) F > Cl > Br > I (ionization enthalpy) Sol. Reactivity order of Sn1 reaction is 30  20  10
4) F > Cl > Br > I (electronegativity)
Ans. 2
Sol. Conceptual

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17. The only Lanthanoid which is radioactive Sol.
1) Promethium 2) Praseodymium O  CH3 OH
3) Lanthanum 4) Cerium HI 
  CH3  I
Ans. 1
Sol. Conceptual

23. Which one of the following Chlorohydrocarbon

18. All Cu(II) halides are known, except the iodide,
readily undergoes solvolysis?
the reaction for it is that
1) Cu2 has much more negative hydration
1) 2)
enthalpy
2) Cu2 ion has smaller size
3) Iodide is bulky ion 3) CH2  CHCl 4)
4) Cu2 oxidises iodide to iodine
Ans. 1
Ans. 4
CH2  Cl
Sol. Conceptual

19. The correct IUPAC name of cis-platin is

1) Diammine dichloride platinum (O)
2) Dichlorido diammine platinum (IV) Sol. on solvolysis give more stable
3) Diammine dichlorido platinum (II) benzyl carbocation
4) Diammine dichloride platinum (IV)
Ans. 3 24. Identify the products A and B in the reactions:
Sol. Pt  NH3 2 Cl2  = cis-platin R  X  AgCN  A  Ag X
R  X  KCN  B  K X
20. Crystal Field Splitting Energy (CFSE) for 1) A  RNC; B  RCN
4 1
CoCl6  is 18000 cm . The Crystal Field 2) A  RNC; B  RNC
2 3) A  R  CN; B  RCN
Splitting Energy (CFSE) for CoCl 4  will be
4) A  RCN; B  RNC
1) 8000 cm 1 2) 10, 000 cm 1
Ans. 1
3) 18, 000 cm 1 4) 16, 000 cm 1
Sol. R  X  AgCN  R  NC AgX
 A
Ans. 1
4 4 R  X  KCN  R  CN KX
Sol. t   0   18000cm 1  8000cm 1  B
9 9
25. An organic compound with molecular formula
21. The major product obtained when ethanol is C7 H8 O dissolves in NaOH and gives a
heated with excess of conc. H2SO4 at at 443K
characteristic colour with FeCl3 . On treatment
is
with bromine, it gives a tribromo derivative
1) ethane 2) methane
C7 H5 OBr3 . The compound is
3) ethene 4) ethyne
Ans. 3 1) m-Cresol 2) p-Cresol
Conc.H2 SO4 3) Benzyl alcohol 4) o-Cresol
Sol. CH3  CH2  OH 
443K
CH2  CH2
Ans. 1
Sol. Phenols gives characteristic colour with
22. Among the following, the products formed by FeCl3
the reaction of anisole with HI are
1) Benzene + Methanol
2) Phenol + Methane
3) Phenol + Iodomethane
4) Sodium phenate + Methanol
Ans. 3

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 OH Sol.
OH
O OH OR
Br Br
||
R 
|
OH
|
R  C H  R  OH  R  C H  OR  R  C H  OR
Hemiacetal acetal
Br
2 

H O
2
30. Reaction by which benzaldehyde can not be
CH3 CH3
prepared is
m  cresol 1) Toluene 
2 2 (i ) CrO Cl in CS
2

Br (ii) H O 3

Meta-derivative of phenol only gives tribromo Pd  BaSO4

2) Benzoyl chloride H2  

derivative
anhydrous AlCl3
26. In Kolbes reaction the reacting substances are 3) Benzene CO  HCl  
1) Sodium phenate and CCl4 Zn Hg and con.HCl
4) Benzoic acid 
2) Phenol and CHCl3 Ans. 4
3) Sodium phenate and CO2 CH3 CHO

4) Phenol and CCl4 Sol. a)

i CrO Cl inCS
2 2 2
Ans. 3 
 
ii H3O
ONa OH
O
||
COOH C Cl CHO
CO
2

H b) Pd BaSO
 H2 

4


Sol.

27. In Carbylamine test for primary amines the CHO

resulting foul smelting product is
c) anhy.AlCl
1) CH3NC 2) COCl2 3
 CO  HCl 

3) CH3 NCl2 4) CH3 CN

Ans. 1 COOH
Sol. Carbylamine test for primary amines the
resulting isocyanide d)
ZnHg

Conc.HCl
 no reaction
CHCl3
CH3  NH2 NaOH  CH3 NC


28. Ethanoic acid undergoes Hell-Volhard 31. The test to differentiate between pentan-2-one
Zelinsky reaction but Methanoic acid does not, and pentan-3-one is
because of 1) Fehling’s test 2) Iodoform test
1) absence of   H atom in ethanoic acid 3) Baeyer’s test 4) Benedict’s test
2) higher acidic strength of ethanoic acid than Ans. 2
methanoic acid O
||
3) presence of   H atom in methanoic acid Sol. [ CH3  C CH2  CH2  CH3 /
4) presence of   H atom in ethanoic acid O
||
Ans. 4 CH3  CH2  C CH2  CH3 ]
Sol. Carboxylic acid with alpha hydrogen
undergoes HVZ reaction

29. The general name of the compound formed by

the reaction between aldehyde and alcohol is
1) Glycol 2) Acetate
3) Ester 4) Acetal
Ans. 4

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32. A secondary amine is 36. Which is most VISCOUS?
1) a compound with an NH2 group on the 1) Ethylene glycol 2) Glycerol
carbon atom in number 2 position 3) Methanol 4) Ethanol
2) a compound in which 2 of the hydrogen of Ans. 2
NH3 have been replaced by organic groups Sol. Conceptual

3) an organic compound with two NH2 group

37. The volume of 2.8 g of CO at 270 C and 0.821
4) a compound with two carbon atom and an
atm, pressure is (R - 0.08210 lit.atm.K-1mol-1)
NH2 group
1) 3 litres 2) 30 litres
Ans. 2
3) 0.3 litres 4) 1.5 litres

  Ans. 1
Sol.  R  N H  R
 Sol. Conceptual

33. Which of the following is correctly matched? 38. The work done when 2 moles of an ideal gas
1) Bakelite - Novolac expands reversibly and isothermally from a
2) Polyster - tetrafluoroethene volume of 1L to 10L at 300K is
3) Nylon - acrylonitrile (R - 0.0083 kJ K mol-1)
4) Teflon – copralactum 1) 0.115 kJ 2) 58.5 kJ
Ans. 1 3) 11.5 kJ 4) 5.8 kJ
Sol. Conceptual Ans. 3
Sol. W=-2.303 nRT log V2/V1
34. Which institute has approved the emergency
use of 2-deoxy-D-Glucose as additive therapy 39. An aqueous solution of alcohol contains 18g of
for COVID-19 patients? water and 414g of ethyl alcohol. The mole
1) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare fraction of water is
2) Drug Controlled General of India 1) 0.7 2) 0.9 3) 0.1 4) 0.4
3) Indian Council of Medical Research Ans. 3
4) World Health Organisation 414
Sol. nC2H5 OH  9
Ans. 2 46
Sol. Conceptual 18
n H2 O  1
18
35. A Nucleic acid, whether DNA or RNA gives on
1
complete hydrolysis, two purines bases, two X H2O   0.1
10
pyrimidine bases, a pentose sugar and
phosphoric acid. Nucleotides which are
intermediate products in the hydrolysis 40. If wavelength of photon is 2.2  1011 m and
contain h  6.6  10 34 J s , then momentum of photon
1) purine or pyrimidine base and ortho- 1) 1.452  10 44 kg m s 1
phosphoric acid
2) 6.89  10 43 kg m s 1
2) purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar
and ortho-phosphoric acid 3) 3  10 23 kg m s 1
3) purine or pyrimidine base and pentose 4) 3.33  10 22 kg m s 1
sugar Ans. 3
4) a purine base, pentose sugar and ortho- h h
phosphoric acid Sol.  
mv p
Ans. 2
Sol. Conceptual h 6.6  1034
p   3  1023
 2.2  1011

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41. Elements X, Y and Z have atomic number 19, 46. 1 mole of HI is heated in a closed container of
37 and 55 respectively. Which of the following capacity of 2 L. At equilibrium half a mole of
statements is true about them? HI is dissociated. The equilibrium constant of
1) Z would have the highest ionization the reaction is
potential 1) 0.25 2) 0.35 3)1 4) 0.5
2) Y would have the highest ionization Ans. 1
potential Sol.
3) Their ionization potential would increase 2HI  H2  I2
with increasing atomic number
4) Y would have an ionization potential
1 0 0
between those of X and Z 0.5 0.25 0.25
Ans. 4
KC
H2 I2 
Sol. Conceptual 2
HI
42. In oxygen and carbon molecule the bonding is 0.25  0.25
1) O2 :1,1 ;C2 : 0, 2 2 2 1
KC    0.25
0.5  0.5 4
2) O2 : 0, 2 ;C2 : 2, 0
2 2
3) O2 :1,1 ;C2 :1,1
4) O2 : 2,0 ;C2 : 0,2 47. Which among the following has highest pH?
Ans. 1 1) 1MH2SO4 2) 0.1M NaOH
Sol. Conceptual 3) 1M HCl 4) 1M NaOH
Ans. 4
43. Amphoteric oxide among the following:
Sol. Conceptual
1) Ag 2 O 2) SnO2 3) BeO 4) CO2
Ans. 2 and 3 48. In which of the following compounds, an
Sol. Conceptual element exhibits two different oxidation
states?
44. Which property of CO2 makes it biologically 1) N2H4 2) N3H
and geo-chemically important? 3) NH2CONH2 4) NH4 NO3
1) Its low solubility in water
Ans. 4
2) Its high compressibility
Sol. Conceptual
3) Its acidic nature
4) Its colourless and odourless nature
49. Which of the following hydrides is electron
Ans. 1
deficient?
Sol. Its low solubility in water makes it of biological
1) CH4 2) B2H6 3) NaH 4) CaH2
and geo-chemical importance. It form carbonic
Ans. 2
acid with water which dissociates to give HCO3
Sol. Conceptual
ions. H2 CO3 / HCO3 buffer system helps to
maintain pH of blood between 7.26-7.42

45. The IUPAC name for

O O
|| ||
CH3  C CH2  CH2  C O  H is
1) 1-carboxybutan-3-one
2) 4-oxopentanoic acid
3) 1-hydroxy pentane-1, 4-dione
4) 1,4-dioxopentanol
Ans. 2
Sol. Conceptual

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50. Identify A and B in the reaction 54. Which of the following colligative properties
HBr  Benzoyl Peroxide 
A (Major product)
can provide molar mass of proteins, polymers,
and colloids with greater precision?
Propene
1) Depression in freezing point
HI
B(Major product) 2) Osmotic pressure
3) Relative lowering of vapour pressure
4) Elevation in boiling point
1) A : CH3  C
|
H  CH3 .
Ans. 2
Br Sol. Conceptual
B : CH3  CH2  CH2  I
A : CH3  C H  CH3 , 55. In Fuel cells _____ are used as catalysts.
2) | 1) Zinc - Mercury
Br 2) Lead - Manganese
B : CH3  C H  CH3 3) Platinum - Palladium
|
I
4) Nickel - Cadmium
Ans. 3
Sol. Conceptual
3) A : CH3  CH2  CH2  Br,
B : CH3  CH2  CH2  I 56. The molar conductivity is maximum for the
4) A : CH3  CH2  CH2  Br, solution of concentration
B : CH3  C H  CH3 1) 0.005 M 2) 0.001 M
|
I
3) 0.004 M 4) 0.002 M
Ans. 4 Ans. 2
Sol. Conceptual k  1000
Sol.  m 
M
51. Vacant space in body centered cubic lattice Lower the molarity higher the molar
unit cell is about conductivity
1) 23% 2) 46% 3) 32% 4) 10%
Ans. 3 57. Alkali halides do not show dislocation defect
Sol. Conceptual because
1) Cations and anions have almost equal size
52. How many number of atoms are there in a 2) There is large difference in size of cations
cube based unit cell, having one atom on each and anions
corner and 2 atom on each body diagonal of 3) Cations and anions have low co-ordination
cube? number.
1) 4 2) 9 3) 8 4) 6 4) Anions cannot be accommodated in vacant
Ans. 2 spaces.
Sol. Conceptual Ans. 2
Sol. Conceptual
53. Which of the following is NOT true about the
amorphous solids? 58. Solubility of a gas in a liquid increases with
1) Amorphous solids can be moulded by 1) increase of P and decrease of T
heating 2) decrease of P and decrease of T
2) They are anisotropic in nature 3) increase of P and increase of T
3) On heating they may become crystalline at 4) decrease of P and increase of T
certain temperature Ans. 1
4) They may become crystalline on keeping for Sol. Conceptual
long time.
Ans. 2
Sol. Conceptual

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59. The rise in boiling point of a solution
containing 1.8 g of glucose in 100g of solvent
is 0.1 0C. The molal elevation constant of the
liquid is
1) 2K kg / mol 2) 10K kg / mol
3) 0.1K kg / mol 4) 1K kg / mol
Ans. 4
1.8 1000
Sol. Tb  K b .m.i  0.1  K b   1
180 100
Kb  1

60. If 3 g of glucose (molar mass  180g) is

dissolved in 60 g of water at 150 C, the osmotic
pressure of the solution will be
1) 6.57 atm 2) 5.57 atm
3) 0.34 atm 4) 0.65 atm
Ans. 1
w 1000
Sol.   C.R.T  2  R.T
M2 V  m  
3 1000
   0.0821  288 =6.568 atm
180 60

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