‘Total Pagor—6 SH CHE—05 3rd Semester Examination, 2021 Time +3 hours Full Marks + 60 Answor from all the Party as por direction The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks Cantlidates are required to answer tu thelr own words as far as practicable (MODEL CBCS) (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I) PART —1I 1, Answer ail the questions : 1x8 (Name ao metal that is purified by Van Arkel-de Boer process, (i) Aluminium acts as alumino-thermite process, reagent in (Then Over ) |2) (3) (it) Gi example of hard acid. ; pcan ee (¥) Whats inert pair effect ? Give an illustra- (iv) Give an example of covalent hydride. tion of it. (vf) What is diagonal relationship ? What are (v) Which is anhydride of HNO, ? its reasons ? (vi) Write the formula of Marshall acid, . . (vii) Name three oxyacids of chlorine and give (vii) Name a noble gas that forms clathrates. their formulae. (vifi) What are the three types of electron pair (vilf) Give one example of inorganic polymer. repulsions as suggested by VSEPR theory ? PART-II (ix) Name and give the formula of any three interhali co! ds. 2. Answer any eight of the following questions fer ae nee in two or three sentences : 1x8 (x) Whatis the shape of XeF, molecule ? What 2 i idisati i i (0. Whatis parting process ? — of Xenon in this com- §BY What do you understand by cupellation ? PART-II ‘ih . . CDPefine amphoteric substance and give one 3. Answer any eight of the following questions example of such substance. within 75 words each : 2x8 (i) pWhite HSAB principle. () What are Ellingham diagrams ? What are its applications ? ‘SH CHE-0S (Continued ) Sit CHE-0s ~~(4) Gi) Which theory gives the concept of conju- gate acid-base pair? Identify conjugate acid-base pairs in the given reaction HCI, +H,0 = H,07 (0g) + Keay (i) Explain Lewis concept of acids and bases giving examples. (iv) Whatis allotropy ? Mention the allotropes of sulphur. () What is catenation ? Which elements of the periodic table show this property 2 (i) Write the formula of basic beryllium acetate and nitrate. (vii) What are graphitic compounds ? (viii) What are pseudohalogens ? Give examples of such compound. (ix) Give one method of ‘preparation of XeF,. How does it react with H,0? ‘SH CHE~0s (Continued ) C3) &) What is borazine ? Give one method of its ion, Preparati PART—IV Answer alll questions : 6x4 4. Write short notes on : 343 (i) Electrolytic reduction — (i) Zone refining. Or Write notes on : 343 @® Symbiosis Gi) Limitations of Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis theories of acids and bases. 5. (@) Write a note on complex formation ability ofS and p-block elements. 6 Or (6) Explain the diagonal relationships between ()B and Si (ii) Be and Al. ‘SH CHE~05(6) (a) Explain the bonding in diborane. 6 Or (b) How is orthoboric acid prepared from borax ? ‘What happens when : 24+2+2 (i) itis heated (ii) it reacts with ethyl alcohol in presence of sulphuric acid ? (a) Give one method of preparation of XeF,. How can you get (/) Xe and (i/) XeO, from XeF,? 24+2+2 Or (4) Write notes on : 34+3 (i Silicones (ii) Silicates. BA=1,700 SH CHE—05