SR CHEMISTRY QUESTION BANK

NARAYANA JUNIOR COLLE GE

A NDHRA PRAD ESH
SENIOR IPE IMPO RTANT Q UESTION BANK
CH EM ISTR Y

QU ESTION B ANK AN ALYS IS

LAQ SAQ
S.NO TOPIC NAM E VSAQ TO TAL
* ** ** * *** ** *

1 SOLID STATE - - - 3 5 3 11 22

2 SOLUTIONS - 2 5 6 4 9 19 45

3 ELECTRO CHEM ISTRY - - - 3 7 5 22 37

4 CHEM ICAL KINETICS 1 1 - 3 6 12 28 51

5 SURF ACE CHEM ISTRY - - - 6 3 3 19 31

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF
6
M ETALLURGY - - - 4 2 6 10 22

7 p-BLOCK ELEM ENTS 4 2 - 5 9 5 34 58

8 d & f- BLOCK ELEMENTS 2 3 - 4 5 5 27 46

9 POLYM ERS - - - - - - 21 21

10 BIOMOLECULES - - - 4 4 3 24 35
CHEM IS TRY IN EVERY DAY
11
LIFE - - - - - 3 18 21
HALOALKANES AND
12
HALOARENES 4 5 - 3 - 2 11 25
ORG ANIC COM POUNDS
13
CONTAINING C, H &O 5 2 1 3 5 1 12 29
ORG ANIC COM POUNDS
14
CONTAINING NITROGEN 3 2 1 3 1 2 6 18

SUB TOTAL 19 17 7 52 51 59
262 462
TOTAL 43 156

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LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (8 Marks)

SOLUTIONS

**1. 100g of liquid a (molar mass 140gmol-1) was dissolved in 1000g of liquid B (molar mass 180gmol-1).
The vapour pressure of pure liquid B was found to be 500torr. Calculate the vapour pressure of pur
liquid A and is vapour pressure in the solution if the total vapour pressure of the solution is 475 torr.
**2. Benzene and Toluence form ideal solution over the entire range of compositon. The vapour pressure
of pure benzene and toluene at 300K are 50.71 mm of Hg amd 32.06mm of Hg respectively..
Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in vapour phase if 80g of benzene is mixed with 100g of
toluene.
*3. Heptane and Octane form an ideal solution. At 373K the vapour pressure of the two liquid components
are 105.2kpa and 46.8kpa respectively. What will be the vapour pressure of a mixture of 26.0g
heptane and 35g of octane?
*4. Two elements A and B from compounds having formula AB2 and AB4 . when dissolved in 20g of
Benzene  C6 H 6  . 1g of AB2 lowers the freezing point by 2.3K where as 1.0g of AB4 lowers it
by 1.3K . The molar depression constant ofr benezene is 5.1K kg mol 1 . Calculate atomic masses
of A and B.
*5. Determine the osmotic pressure of a solution prepared by dissolving 25mg of K 2 SO4 in two litre of
water at 250 C assuming that it is completely dissociated.
*6. An aqueous solution of 2% non volatile solute exerts a pressure of 1.004 bar at the normal boiling
point of the solvent. What is the molecular mass of the solute?
*7. 19.5g of CH 2 FCOOH is dissolved in 500g of water. The depression in freezing point of water
observed is 1.00 C . calculate the van’t Hoff factor and dissociation constant of fluoroacetic acid.
CHEMICAL KINETICS
***8. Give a detailed account of the collsion theory of reaction rates of bimolecular gaseous reactions.
**9. Explain the following terms with suitable examples.
(a) average rate of a reaction (b) slow and fast reactions (c) order of a reaction
(d) molecularity of a reaction (e) activation energy of a reaction
p-BLOCK ELEMENTS
GROUP 16 ELEMENTS
***10. Explain in detail the manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process.
***11. How is ozone prepared from oxygen ? Explain its reaction with (March-2014)
a) C2H4 b) KI c) Hg d) PbS e) SO2 f) SnCl2
GROUP 17 ELEMENTS
***12. How is chlorine prepared in the laboratory ? How does it react with the following ?
a) Iron b) Hot.con NaOH c) Acidified FeSO4 d) Iodine e) H2S f) Na2S2O3
***13. How is chlorine prepared by electrolytic method ? Explain it’s reaction with
(a) NaOH (b) NH3 under different conditions
**14. Write the names and formulae of the oxo acids of chlorine explain their structures and relative
acidic nature
**15. How is ClF3 prepared ? How does it react with water ? Explain it’s structure ?

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d - and f-Block Elements &Coordination Compounds
***16. Explain different types of isomerism exhibited by coordination compounds, giving suitable
examples.
***17. Discuss the nature of bonding and magnetic behavior in the following coordination entities on the
basis of valence bond theory.
4 3 3 3
(i)  Fe  CN 6  (ii)  FeF6  (iii) Co  C2O4 3  and (iv)  CoF6 
**18. Explain IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds with suitable examples.
**19. What is spectrochemical series? Explain the difference between a weak field ligand and a strong
field ligand.
**20. Explain the applications of coordination compounds in different fields.

HALO ALKANES AND HALO ARENES

***21. Write the reactions showing the major and minor products when chlorobenzene is reacted
with CH 3Cl and CH 3COCl in presence of AlCl3 .
***22. Explain the mechanism of Nucleophilic bimolecular substitution SN 2 reaction with one
example.
***23. Explain the mechanism of Nucleophilic unimolecular substitution SN 1 reaction with one
example.
***24. Define the following :
i) Racemic mixture ii) Retention of configuration iii) Enantiomers.
**25. Write the mechanism of dehydro halogenation of 2-bromobutane?
**26. Account for the following statements :
1) Arylhalides are extremely less reactive towards Nucleophilic substitution reactions.
2) p-Nitrochlorobenzene and o, p-dinitrochlorobenzene undergo Nucleophilic substitution
readily compared to chlorobenzene.
**27. What is the criteria for optical activity? give two examples of chiral molecules?
**28. Explain how the following conversions are carried out :
1) Propene to propanol 2) Ethanol to but-1-yne 3) 1-Bromopropane to 2-Bromopropane
**29. Name the following halides according to IUPAC system and classify them as primary,secondary,
tertiary, vinyl or aryl halides.
i) CH3CH(CH3)CH(Br)CH3 ii) CH3C(Cl)(C2H5)CH2CH3
iii) m-ClCH2C6H4CH2C(CH3)3 iv) O-Br-C6H4CH(CH3)CH2CH3

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING C, H & O

ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
***30. Explain why (i) Ortho nitrophenol is more acidic than ortho methoxyphenol.
(ii) OH group attached to benzene ring activates it towards elecrtophilic substitution.
***31. With a suitable example write equations for the following:
(i) Kolbe’s reaction (ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction. (ii) Williamsons ether synthesis.
***32. Write equations of the below given reactions :
i) Alkylation of anisole (ii) Nitration of anisole (iii) Fridel-Crafts accetylation of anisole
***33. Illustrate hydroboration-oxidation reaction with a suitable example.
**34. Write the equations for the preparation of phenol using benzene, conc. H 2 SO4 and NaOH .
(March-2014)

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ALDEHYDES, KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACID
***35. Describe the following
1) Acetylation 2) Cannizaro reaction 3) Crossed aldol condensation 4) Decarboxylation
**36. Explain the following terms. Give an example of the reaction in each case.
1) Cyanohydrin 2) Acetal 3) Semicarbazone 4) Aldol
5) Hemiacetal 6) Oxime
*37. How are the following conversions carried in not more than two steps.
1) Ethanol to 3-hydroxybutanal
2) Bromobenzene to 1-Phenylethanol
3) Benzaldehyde to  Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
4) Benzaldehyde to benzophenone
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN
***38.Complete the following conversions
i) CH3 NC  HgO  ?
ii) ?  2H2 O  CH3 NH 2  HCOOH

H 3O
iii) CH 3CN  C 2 H5 MgBr  ?  ?
heat
iv) CH 3CH 2 NH 2  CHCl3  KOH  ?

v) NH2+3 Br2 ?

***39. Complete the following conversions:

Aniline to i) Fluorobenzene ii) Cyanobenzene iii) Benzene and iv) Phenol
***40. Explain the following named reactions:
i) Sandmeyer reaction ii) Gatterman reaction.
**41. Write the equation involved in the reaction of Nitrous acid with Ethylamine and aniline.
**42. Explain with equations how methylamine, N,N-dimethylamine and N,N,N-trimethylamine react with
benzenesulphonyl chloride and how this reaction is useful to separate these amines.
*43. Write the steps involved in the coupling of benzene diazonium chloride with aniline and phenol.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (4 Marks)

SOLID STATE
***1. Derive Bragg’s equation. (March-2014)
***2. Describe the two main types of semiconductors and contrast their conduction mechanism.
***3. Classify each of the following as either a p-type or a n-type semiconductor.
(i) Ge doped with In (ii) Si doped with B.
**4. Explain why ionic solids are hard and brittle.
**5. A cubic solid is made of two elements P and Q. Atoms of Q are at the corners of the cube and P
at the body-centre. What is the formula of the compound? What are the coordination numbers of P
and Q?
**6. If the radius of the octahedral void is ‘r’ and radius of the atoms in close packing is ‘R’ derive
relation between r and R.
**7. In terms of band theory, what is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
**8. In terms of band theory, what is the difference between a conductor and a semiconductor?
*9. Calculate the efficiency of packing in case of a metal of body-centered cubic crystal?
*10. Niobium crystallizes in body-centered cubic structure. If density is 8.55g cm3 . Calculate atomic
radius of niobium using its atomic mass 93U?
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*11. Aluminum crystallizes in a cubic close packed structure. Its metallic radius is 125pm.
(i) what is the length of the side of the unit cell. [Ans: 354 pm]
(ii) How many unit cells are there in 1.00cm3 of aluminum?
SOLUTIONS
***12. Define mole fraction. A solution of sucrose in water is labelled as 20% w/w. What would be the mole
fraction of each component in the solution? (March-2014)
***13. What is meant by positive deviations from Raoult’s law and how is the sign of  mix H related to
positive deviation from Raoult’s law?
***14. What is meant by negative deviation from Raoult’s law and how is the sign of  mix H related to
negative deviation from Raoult’s law?
***15. What is relative lowering of vapour pressure? How is it useful to determine the molar mass of solute?
***16. State Raoult’s law. Vapour pressure of water at 293K is 17.535mm.Hg Calculate the vapour
pressure of the solution at 293K when 25g of gulcose is dissolved in 450g of water..
***17. What is an ideal solution? Give sutable exmaples.
**18. How is molar mass-related to the elevation in boiling point of a solution.
**19. How is molar mass related to the depression in freezing point of a solution?
**20. How many types of solutions are formed? Give an example for each type of solution.
**21. A solution of glucose in water is labeled as 10% W / W . What would be the molarity of the solution?
*22. Define mass percentage, volume percentage and mass to volume percentage solutions.
*23. Concentrated nitric acid used in the laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution.
What should be the molarity of such a sample of the acid if the density of the solution is 1.504gmL-1
*24. How many mL of 0.1M HCl is required to react completely with 1.0g mixture of Na2 CO3 and
NaHCO3 containing equi-molar amounts of both?
*25. A solution is obtained by mixing 300g of 25% solution and 400g of 40% solution by mass.
Calculate the mass percentage of the resulting solution.
*26. Why do gases always tend to be less soluble in liquids as the tempeature is raised?
*27. Calculate the mass of non-volatile solute (molar mass 40 g mol 1 ) which should be dissolved in
114g Octane to reduce its vapour pressure to 80%
*28. 45g of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) is mixed with 600 g of water. Calculate (a) the freezing point depression
and (b) the freezing point of the solution.
*29. 1.00g of a non-electrolyte solute dissolved in 50 g of benzene lowered the freezing point of benzene
by 0.40 K. The freezing point depression constant of benzene is 5.12 K kg mol-1. Find the molar
mass of the solute.
*30. 200 cm3 of an aqueous solution of a protein contains 1.26 g of the protein. The osmotic pressure of
such a solution at 300 K is found to be 2.57 x 10-3 bar. Calculate the molar mass of the protein.
ELECTRO CHEMISTRY
***31. Give the applications of kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions.
***32. Give the construction and working of a standard hydrogen electrode with a neat diagram.
***33. What is electrolysis?and State Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. (March-2014)
**34. What are galvanic cells? Explain the working of a galvanic cell with a neat sketch taking daniel cellas example.
**35. What are primary and secondary batteries? Give examples.
**36. State and explain Nernst equation with the help of a metallic electrode and non metallic electrode.
**37. What is Metallic corrosion ? Explain it with respect to iron corrosion.
*38 What are fuel cells? How they are different from galvanic cells? Give the construction of H 2  O2 fuel cell.

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*39. What are the products obtained at the cathode and the anode during the electrolysis of the
following when platinum electrodes are used in the electrolysis.
(a) Molten KCl (b) Aq.CuSO4 (c) Aq.K 2 SO4 Solution
NUMERICAL PROBLEMS
**40. Calculate the emf of cell at 25C Cr / Cr 3 (0.1M ) // Fe 2 (0.01M ) / Fe
**41. Calculate the equilibrium constant of the reaction
Cu S   2 Ag   aq   Cuaq
2
 2 Ag  S  given EOcell   0.46V
**42. The standard emf of Daniell cell is 1.1V. Calculate the standard Gibbs energy for the cell reaction
2
Zn S   Cuaq  Zn2aq   Cu S 
0 0
*43. Calculat e  0m fo r CaCl2 and MgSO4 (given Ca 2  119,    76.3
Cl

0 0
Mg 2  106, 
SO 2
 160 )
4

*44.  0m for NaCl , HCl and CH 3COONa are 126.4,425.9 and 91.0 S cm2 mol 1 respectively calculate
 0m for CH 3COOH .
*45. A solution of CuSO4 is electrolysed for 10 minutes with a current of 1.5 amperes. What is the mass
of copper deposited at the cathode? (March-2014)

CHEMICAL KINETICS
***46. Define and explain the order of a reaction. How is it obtained experimentally?
***47. What is “molecularity” of a reaction? How is it different from the ‘order’ of a reaction? Name one
bimolecular and one trimolecular gaseous reactions. (March-2014)
***48. What is half-life ( t1/ 2 ) of a reaction? Derive the equations for the ‘half-life’ value of zero and first
order reactions.
**49. What is Arrhenius equation? Derive an equation which describes the effect of rise of temperature (T)
on the rate constant (k) of a reaction.
**50. Discuss the effect of catalyst on the kinetics of a chemical reaction with suitable diagram.
*51. Derive the integrated rate equation for a first order reaction.
*52. Explain the terms
(a) Activation energy (Ea) (b) Collision frequency (Z) (c) Probability factor (P)
with respect to Arrhenius equation.
NUMERICAL DATA BASED AND CONCEPT ORIENTED QUESTIONS
**53. A reaction is 50 % completed in 2hours and 75% completed in 4 hours. What is the order of the
reaction?
**54. A reaction has a half life of 10 minutes. Calculate the rate constant for the first order reaction.
**55. In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant is reduced from 0.6 mol/L to 0.2mol/L in
5min. Calculate the rate constant.
**56. Show that in the case of first order reaction, the time required for 99.9 % completion of the reaction
is 10 times that required for 50% completion. (log2 = 0.3010).
*57. The rate constant for a reaction of zero order in A is 0.003molL1S 1 . How long will it take for the initial
concentration of A to fall from 0.1M to 0.075M?
*58. The thermal decomposition of HCOOH is a first order reaction. The rate constant is 2.4  103 s 1 at
a certain temperature. Calculate how long will it take for 3 / 4 if initial quantity if HCOOH to decompose.

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*59. For the reaction R  P , the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03M to 0.02M in 25
minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units in seconds.
*60. The conversion of molecules X to Y follows second order kinetics. If concentration of X is increased to
three times how will it affect the rate of formation of Y?
*61. A first order reaction has a rate constant of 1.15  103 s 1 . How long will 5.0 g of this reactant take to
reduce to 3.0 g?
*62. From the rate expression for the following reactions determine their order of reaction and the dimensions
of the rate constants:
2
(i) 3NO  g  
 N 2O  g   NO2  g  , Rate  k  NO 

 2 H 2O  l   I 3 , Rate  k  H 2O2   I  
(ii) H 2O2  aq   3I   aq   2 H   aq  
3/ 2
(iii) CH 3CHO  g  
 CH 4  g   CO  g  , Rate  k  CH 3CHO 

 C2 H 4  g   HCl  g  , Rate  k  C2 H 5Cl 

(iv) C2 H 5Cl  g  
*63. A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate of reaction affected if the
concentration of the reactant is (i) doubled (ii) reduced to half?
*64. A reaction is first order in A and second order in B.
(i) Write the differential rate equation.
(ii) How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of B three times?
(iii) How is the rate affected when the concentration of both A and B are doubled?
*65. for a first order reaction, show that time required for 99% completion is twice the time required for the
completion of 90% of reaction.
*66. Identify the reaction order from each of the following rate constants.
(i) k  2.3 10 5 L mol 1 s 1 (ii) k  3 104 s 1
SURFACE CHEMISTRY

***67. What are different types of adsorption? Give any four differences between characteristics of the
different types. (March 07 & May 07, Mar 2011)
***68. What is an emulsion ? Explain the classification of emulsions with examples?
(March 05, 06,08 & May08)
***69. What is catalysis? How is catalysis classified? Give two examples for each.
(March 05, 06,10,2014, May 06)
***70. 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.
***71. What are micelles? Discuss the mechanism of micelle formation and cleaning action of soap.
***72. How are colloids classified on the basis of interaction between dispresed phase and dispesion
medium?
**73. What is coagulation? Explain with suitable examples.
**74. What are colloidal solutions? How are they classified? Give examples.
**75. i) Name the enzymes obtained from soyabeen and yeast.
ii) Name the enzymes used in
(a) Decomposition of urea into ammonia.
(b) Conversion of proteins into peptides in stomach.

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*76. i) Alum is used to purify water obtainded from natural sources. Explain.
ii) Bleading from fresh cut can be stopped by applying alum. Give reasons.
*77. What is an adsoprtion isotherm? Discuss the phenomenon of adsorption of gases on solids with the
help of Freundlich adsorption isotherm.
*78. Name the four positively charged sols and negative charged sols.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF METALLURGY

79***. Giving examples to differentiate roasting and calcination. (March - 09, 12, 2014)
80***. Write down the chemical reactions taking place in different zones in the blast furnace during the
extraction of iron. (March-2011)
81***. Outline the principles of refining of metals by the following methods.
a) Zone refining b) Electrolytic refining c) Poling d) Vapour phase refining
82***. Explain the purification of sulphide ore by froth floatation method.
83**. Give two uses each of the following metals
a) Zinc b) Copper c) Iron d) Aluminium
84**. How is copper extracted from copper pyrites?
85*. Write down the chemical reactions taking place in the extraction of zinc from zinc blende.
86*. Explain Zone refining.
87*. Explain electrometallury with an example.
88*. What is the role of graphite rod in the electrometallurgy of aluminium?
89*. Explain briefly the extraction of aluminium from bauxite.
90*. Explain the process of leaching of alumina from bauxite.

p-BLOCK ELEMENTS
GROUP 15 ELEMENTS
***91. How is ammonia manufactured by Haber’s process ?
***92. How is nitric acid manufactured by Ostwalds process ?
*93. Discuss the trends is chemical reactivity of group -15 elements?
*94. Complete the following reactions
a) Ca3 P2  H 2 O  b) P4  KOH 
c) CuSO4  NH 3  d) Mg  N2 

e)  NH 4 2 Cr2O7   f) Decomposition of nitrous acid

GROUP 16 ELEMENTS

**95. How is ozone prepared ? How does it react with the following ?
a) PbS b) KI c) Hg d) Ag
*96. How does SO2 react with the following ?
a) Na2SO3(aq) b) Cl2 c) Fe+3 ions d) KMnO4
*97. Complet the following
a) KCl  H 2 SO4  conc   b) Sucrose 
Conc . H 2 SO4

c) Cu  H 2 SO2  conc   d) C  H 2 SO4  conc  
*98. Describe the structures of SO 42 and SO3

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GROUP 17 ELEMENTS
***99. How can you prepare Cl2 from HCl and HCl from Cl2 ? Write the reactions ?
***100. Explain the structures of (a) BrF5 (b) IF7 ?
**101. Write balanced equations for the following ?
(a) NaCl is heated with conc H2SO4 in the presence of MnO2
(b) Chlorine is passed into a solution of NaI in water
**102. What are inter halogen compounds ? Give some examples to illustrate the definition how are they
classified ?
**103. Write the names and formulae of the oxo acids of chlorine explain their structures and relative acidic
nature
**104. How is ClF3 prepared ? How does it react with water ? Explain it’s structure ?

GROUP 18 ELEMENTS
***105. How are XeF2 and XeF4 are prepared ? Give their structures. (March-2014)
**106. How are XeO3 and XeOF4 ,prepared?
**107. Give the formulae and describe the structure of a noble gas species, iso elecrtronic with
a) ICl4 b) IBr2 c) BrO 3
**108. Explain the structure of a) XeF6 b) XeOF4
**109. Complete the following
a) XeF2  H 2O  b) XeF2  PF5 
c) XeF4  SbF5  d) XeF6  AsF5 
e) XeF4  O2 F2  f) NaF  XeF6

d - and f-Block Elements &Coordination Compounds

***110. Explain Werner’s theory of coordination compounds with suitable examples.
(Mar-11,2014 Jun-10)
***111. Using IUPAC names write the formulae for the following: (May-2012)
(i) Tetrahydroxozincate(II) (ii) Hexaamminecobalt(III) sulphate
(iii) Potassium tetrachloropalladate(II) and (iv) Potassium tri(oxalato) chromate (III)
***112. What is lanthanoid contraction? What are the consequences of lanthanoid contraction?
***113. Using IUPAC names write the systematic names of the following: (Jun- 2011,2009)
(i) Co  NH 3 6  Cl3 (ii)  Pt  NH 3  2 Cl  NH 2 CH 3   Cl
3 2
(iii) Ti  H 2O 6  (iv)  NiCl4 
**114. Explain geometrical isomerism in coordination compounds giving suitable examples.
**115. Explain the terms (i) Ligand (ii) Coordination number (iii) Coordination entity (iv) Central
metal atom / ion
**116. What is meant by chelate effect? Give example.
**117. Write the characteristic properties of transition elements (JUN - 2009)
**118. Why do the transition metal ions exhibit characteristic colours in aqueous solutions explain giving
examples
*119. Predict which of the ions Cu+, Sc3+, Mn2+, Fe2+ are coloured in aqueous solution?
Give reasons.
*120. Account for the zero oxidation state of Ni and Fe in  Ni  CO 4  and  Fe  CO 5 
respectively.

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3+
*121. Use Hund’s rule to derive the electronic configuration of Ce ion and calculate its magnetic
moment on the basis of ‘spin-only’ formula.
*122. Describe the preparation of potassium permanganate. How does the acidified permanganate
solution react with (i) iron(II) ions (ii) SO2 (iii) oxalic acid Write the ionic equations.
*123. Write a short note on metal carbonyls.

BIO-MOLECULES
***124. Give the sources of the following vitamins and name the diseases caused by their deficiency.
(March-2011, 12)
a) A b) D c) E and d) K
***125.What are hormones ? Give one example for each. (March-2014)
i) Steroid hormones ii) Poly peptide hormones and iii) Amino acid derivatives.
***126. Write notes on vitamins. (June-2011)
***127. Write notes on the functions of different hormones in the body. (June-2010,May-2012)
**128. What are enzymes ? Give examples.
**129. Explain the classification of carbohydrates.
**130. What are hormones? Give one example for each.
**131. Write the importance of carbohydrates.
*132. Discuss the structure of glucose on the basis of its chemical properties.
*133. What is the DNA finger printing, mention its applications.
*134. Explain the denaturation with suitable examples.

CHEMISTRY IN EVERY DAY LIFE

*135. Explain the drug - enzyme interaction.
*136. What are broad spectrum and narrow spectrum antibiotics ? give one example for each.
*137. Explain the following terms with suitable examples
i) Cationic detergents (ii) Anionic detergents (iii) Non-ionic detergents

HALO ALKANES AND HALO ARENES

***138. Predict the alkenes that would be formed in the following reactions and identify the major alkene

Br CH 3

NaOEt
?
EtOH

NaOEt
ii) 2-Chloro -2- methyl butane 
EtOH
?

***139. How will you carry out the following conversions ?

1) Ethane to bromoethene
2) Toluene to benzyl alcohol

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***140.Write the mechanism of the following reaction
E to H , H 2O
n  Butylbromide  KCN   n  butylcyanide
*141. A hydro carbon C5 H10 does not react with chlorine in dark but gives a single monochloro
compund C5 H 9 Cl in bright sun light identify the hydrocarbon.
*142. Explain why the dipolemoment of chlorobenzene is lower than that of cyclohexylchloride.

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING C, H & O

ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
***143. Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.
***144. Explain the acidic nature of phenols and compare with that of alcohols.
**145. Write the products formed by the reduction and oxidation of phenol.
**146. Ethanol with H 2 SO4 at 443K forms ethane while at 413 K it forms ethoxy ethane. Explain the
mechanism.
*147. While separating a mixture of ortho and para nitorphenols by steam distillation, name the isomer
which will be steam volatile. Give reason.
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
***148. Explain the role of electron with drawing and electron releasing groups on the acidity of
carboxylic acids.
**149. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their acidic strength: Benzoic acid,
4-Methoxybenzoic acid, 4-Nitrobenzoic acid and 4-Methylbenzoic acid.
**150. Write the equations of any aldehyde with Fehlings reagent.
**151. What is Tollens reagent? Explain its reaction with Aldehydes.

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN

***152. Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds
i) CH 3CH 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 CH 3 ii) phCH 2CN

CH2NC
NH2

iii) iv)
Br Br

***153. How do you prepare the following?

i) N, N Di methyl propanamine from Ammonia, ii) Propanamine from Chloroethane:
***154. How do you carryout the following conversions?
i) N-ethyl amine to N, N di ethyl propanamine, ii) Aniline to Benzene Sulphonamide
**155. How do you prepare ehtyl cyanide and Ethyl isocyanide from a common alkylhalide?
* 156. Account for the following:
i) pK b of aniline is more than that of methylamine.
ii) Reduction of alkylcyanide forms primary amine whereas alkyl isocyanide forms secondary amine.
* 157. Compare the basicity of the following in gaseous and in aqueous state and arrange them in increasing
order of basicity. CH 3 NH 2 ,  CH 3 2 NH ,  CH 3 3 N and NH3

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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 Marks)
SOLID STATE

1. How do you distinguish between crystal lattice and unit cell?

2. What is Schottky defect?
3. What is Frenkel defect?
4. Stability of a crystal is reflected in the magnitude of its melting point. Comment
5. What makes a glass different from quartz?
6. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of face-centered cubic lattice?
7. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of face-centered tetragonal lattice?
8. How many lattice points are there in one unit cell of body centered cubic lattice?
9. Explain Ferromagnetism with suitable example.
10. Explain Paramagnetism with suitable example.
11. Explain Antiferromagnetism with suitable example.
SOLUTIONS
12 Define the term solution.
13. Define molarity.
14. Define molality.
15. Give an example of solid solution in which the solute is solid.
16. Define mole fraction.
17. Define mass percentage solution.
18. What is ppm of a solution?
19. What role do the molecular interactions play in solution of alcohol and water?
20. State Raoult’s law. (March-2014)
21. State Henry’s law.
22. Define osmotic pressure.
23. What are isotonic solutions?
24. Amongst the following compounds. Identify which are insolule.partially solube and highly soluble in
water.
(i) phenol (ii) toluene (iii) formic acid (iv) ethylene glycol
(v) chloroform (vi) pentanol.
25. Calculate the mass percentage of aspirin  C9 H 8O4  in acetonitrile  CH 3CN  when 6.5gm of
C9 H 8O4 is dissolved in 450g of CH 3CN
26. The depression in freezing point of water observed fo the same amount of acetic acid. dichloro-acetic
acid and trichloro acetic acid increases in the order given above. Explain briefly.
27. What is Van’t Hoff’s factor ' i ' and how is it related to ' ' in the case of a binary electrolyte
28. What is relative lowering of vapour pressure?
29. Calculate the mole fracation of H 2 SO4 in a solution containing 98% H 2 SO4 by mass?
30. What are colligative properties, Give examples.

ELECTRO CHEMISTRY
31. What is galvanic cell or a voltaic cell? Give one example.
32. What is standard hydrogen electrode ?
33. Give a neat sketch of standard hydrogen electrode.
34. What is Nernst equation? Write the equation for an electrode with electrode reaction
M n  ( aq )  ne   M ( s )
35. How is Gibbs energy (G) related to the cell emf (E) mathematically?
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36. What is cell constant of a conductivity cell?
37. Define molar conductivity  m and how is it related to conductivity (K)?
38. State Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions.
39. State faraday’s first law of electrolysis.
40. State faraday’s second law of electrolysis.
41. What are the products obtained at the platinum anode and the platinum cathode respectively in the
electroysis of fused or molten. NaCl ?
42. Give the products obtained at the platinum electrodes (cathode and anode) when aqueous solution of
K2 SO4 is electrolysed.
43. What is a primary battery ? Give one example.
44. What is a fuel cell? How is it different from conventional galvanic cell?
45. Give the electrode reactions occuring at the anode and at the cathode in H 2  O2 fuel cell ?
46. What is metallic corrosion? give one example
2 
47. Write the cell reaction taking place in the cell Cu S  / Cu  aq  // Ag aq / Ag S 

48. Write the Nernst equation for the EMF of the cell Ni  S  / Ni 2  aq  // Ag   aq  / Ag
0
49. How is Ecell related mathematically to the equllibrium constant KC of the cell reaction?
50. Give one example for a secondary battery. Give the cell reaction.
51. Give the cell reaction of nickel cadmium secondary battery
52. Define conductivity of a material. Give its SI units.

CHEMICAL KINETICS
53. Define the speed or rate of a reaction?
54. What are the units of rate of reaction ?
55. What is rate law? Illustrate with an example.
56. Define order of a reaction? Illustrate your answer with an example.
57. What are elementary reactions?
58. What are complex reactions? Give one example.
59. Give the units of rate constants for Zero, first order and second order reactions?
60. Define molecularity of a reaction? Illustrate with an example.
61. Give two examples for zero order reactions?
62. Write the integrated equation for a first order reaction in terms of [R], [R]0 and ‘t’?
63. Give two examples for gaseous first order reactions? (March-2014)
64. What is half-life of a reaction? Illustrate your answer with an example?
65. Write the equation relating the half-life ( t1/ 2 ) of a reaction and the rate constant ‘k’ for first order
reaction?
66. Write the equation useful to calculate half-life ( t1/ 2 ) values for zero and first order reactions?
67. What are pseudo first order reactions? Give one example?
68. Write the Arrhenius equation for the rate constant (k) of a reaction?
69. Write the equation which relates the rate constants k1 and k2 at temperatures T1 and T2 of a reaction?
70. Draw the graphs between potential energy Vs reaction coordinates for catalysed and uncatalysed
reactions?
71. What is the effect of temperature on the rate constant?
72. What is rate determining step in a complex reaction?

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Numerical Problems
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73.  Pr oduct , the rate law is given by, r  k  A
For a reaction, A  B   B 2
What is the order of the reaction?
74. Calculate the half life of first order reaction whose rate constant is 200s 1

75. In a reaction , 2A 
 Products,

the concentration of A decreases from 0.5molL1 to 0.4mol L1 in 10 minutes. Calculate the rate
during this interval.
76. Time required to decompose SO2Cl2 to half of its initial amount is 60 minutes. If the decomposition is
a first order reaction, calculate the rate constant of the reaction.
77. The decomposition of NH 3 on plantinum surface is a zero order reaction. what are the rates of production
of N 2 and H 2 if k  2.5 104 mol 1 L s 1 ?
78. Calculate the overall order of a reaction which has the rate expression
79. Identify the reaction order from each of the following rate constants.
(i) k  2.3 10 5 L mol 1 s 1 (ii) k  3 104 s 1
80. A first order reaction is found to have a rate constant. k  5.5  1014 s 1 . Find the half-life of the
reaction.
SURFACE CHEMISTRY
81. What is emulsifying agent? Give one example. ( May 06, Mar 13)
82. What is Gold number?
83. What is the general difference between soap and detergent chemically ? ( March 2014)
84. What is autocatalysis? Give one example.
85. What is Tyndal effect?
86. What is Brownian movement?
87. What is protective colloid?
88. Wh at is Hardy-Schulze’s law ?
89. What is adsorption ? Give two applications.
90. Why is adsorption always exothermic?
91. Define “promoters” and “poisons ” in the phenamenon of catalysis.
92. Easily liquifiable gases are readily adsorbed on solids. Why?
93. Why zeolites are treated as shape selective catalysts?
94. What is critical mecelle concentration (CMC) and Kraft temperature (TK)?
95. What is peptization and dialysis?
96. What is electrokinetic potential or zeta potential?
97. Sky appears blue in colour. Explain.
98. What is electro osmosis and electrophoresis?
99. Define flocculation value.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF METALLURGY
100. What is the role of depressant in froth floatation?
101. Name the common elements present in the anode mud in the eletrolytic refining of copper.
102. What is the difference between a mineral and an ore ?
103. Give the composition of the following alloys. (March-2014)
a) Brass b) Bronze c) German silver

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104. Explain the terms gangue and slag.
105. Write any two ores with formulae of the following metals:
a) Aluminium b) Zinc c) Iron d) Copper
106. What is matte ? Give its composition.
107. What is blister copper? Why is it so called ?
108. What is flux? Give an example.
109. Describe a method for the refining of nickel.
p-BLOCK ELEMENTS
GROUP 15 ELEMENTS
110. Nitrogen molecule is highly stable-why ?
111. How do you account for the inert character of dinitrogen ?
112. Arrange the hydrides of group -15 elements in the increasing order of basic strength and order of
reducing character ?
113. NH3 forms hydrogen bonds but PH3 does not -why ?
114. NO is paramagnetic in gaseous state but diamagnetic in liquid and solid states why ?
115. Give an example of a) acidic oxide of phosphorus b) neutral oxide of nitrogen ?
116. Which of the following are not known PCl3, AsCl3, SbCl3, NCl5, BiCl5, PH5 ?
117. Iron becomes passive in conc HNO3-why?
118. Give the uses of (a) Nitric acid (b) Ammonia ?
119. Give the disproportionation reaction of H3PO3 ?
120. Draw the structures of (a) Hypo phosphoric acid (b) cyclic meta phosphoric acid ?
121. What happenes when white phosphorus is heated with conc. NaOH solution in an inert
atmosphere of CO2 ?
122. Amonio is a good complexing agent . Explain with an example (March 2014)
GROUP 16 ELEMENTS
123. What happens when
a) KClO3 is heated with MnO2 b) O3 is passed through KI solution
124. Give two examples each for amphoteric oxides and neutral oxides
125. Why is H2O a liquid while H2S is a gas.
126. Give the hybridization of sulphur in the following.
a) SO2 b) SO3 c) SF4 d) SF6
127. Give one example for each
a) neutral oxide b) peroxide c) super oxide
128. What is tailing of mercury ? How is it removed ?
GROUP 17 ELEMENTS
129. Write the reactions of F2 and Cl2 with water. (March-2014)
130. Which halogen produces O2 and O3 on passing through water?
131. Compare the bleaching action of Cl2 and SO2 ?
132. What happens when Cl2 react with dry slaked lime ?
133. Bond dissociation enthalpy of “F2” is less than that of “Cl2” -explain ?
134. Electron gain enthalpy of fluorine is less than that of Cl2-explain?

GROUP 18 ELEMENTS
135. List out the uses of Neon?
136. Write any two uses of Argon ?
137. In modern diving apparatus a mixture of He & O2 is used - Why?
138. How is XeO3 prepared ?
139. Give the preparation of a)XeOF4 b)XeO2F2

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140. Explain the structure of XeO3?
141. Write the name & formula of the first noble gas compound prepared by Bertlett?
142. Why do noble gases form compounds with fluorine and oxygen only?
143. Noble gases are inert -explain?
d & f-Block Elements &Coordination Compounds
144. How many moles of AgCl is precipitated when 1 mole of CoCl3 .5 NH 3 is treated with AgNO3
solution?
145. Write the electronic configuration of chromium (Cr) and copper (Cu)
2
146. Calculate the ‘spin only’ magnetic moment of Fe  aq  ion.
147. What is an alloy ? Give example.
148. What are coordination compounds? Give two examples.
149. What is the difference between a double salt and a complex compound?
150. What is a ligand?
151. What is an ambidentate ligand? Give example.
152. CuSO4 .5H 2O is blue in colour where as anhydrous CuSO4 is colourless. Why? (March-2014)
3 2
153. Cr  NH 3 6  is paramagnetic while  Ni  CN  4  is diamagnetic. Why?
2 2
154.  Fe  CN  4  and  Fe  H 2O 6  are of different colours in dilute solutions.Why?
3
155. What is the oxidation state of cobalt in (i) K Co  CO  4  and Co  NH 3 6  ?
156. What are complex compounds ? Give examples.
157. Why do transition elements exhibits characteristic properties.
158. Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a
transition element?
159. Among the first transition series ( 3d series) Chromium has highest melting point. Why ?
160. In its fluoride (or) oxide, in which a transition metal exhibits highest oxidation state and why ?
161. Why Zn2+ is diamagnetic where as Mn2+ is paramagnetic ?
162. Aqueous Cu2+ ions are blue in colour where as aqueous Zn2+ ions are colourless. Why ?
163. How do transition metals exhibit catalytic activity ?
164. Give two reactions in which transition metals (or) their compounds acts as catalysts.
165. Why do the transition metals readily form alloys ?
166. What is misch-metal give its composition and uses
167. Why do transition elements exhibt more than one oxidation state (variable oxidation states)
168. Give one example each for ionic and neutral ligands
169. What is a chelate ligand ? give example.
170. What is lanthanoid contraction?
POLYMERS
171. Mention the type of polymerization involved in the formation of the following polymers
(Mar 07, 09,2014)
a) Bakelite b) PVC c) Polythene d) Teflon
172. What is polymerisation? Give an example of a polymerization reaction. (Mar -2014)
173. What is PHBV? How is it useful to man? (Mar 2011)
174. Define an elastomer.
175. Mention the structures and names of the monomers used for preparing the following polymers.

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a) Bakelite b) Poly styrene c) Teflon d) Poly vinyl chloride
e) Nylon - 6,6 (March, 2010)
176. What is vulcanization. (May 07 & March 08)
177. What do you mean by polydispersity index ?
178. What is Bio-degradable polymer ? Give two examples.
179. Write the names and structures of the monomers of the following polymers
(i) Buna-S (ii) Buna-N (iii) Dacron (iv) Neoprene.
180. Give an example of an addition polymer.
181. What is cross linking agent used in vulcanization .
182. Is [ HN .CHR  CO ] n a homopolymer or a copolymer ?
183. Give two examples for Semi-synthetic polymers ?
184. What is ziegler-natta catalyst
185. Give the structure of Nylon-2-Nylon-6
186. What are the monomer repeating units of Nylon - 6 and Nylon - 6,6.
187. Name the different types of molecular masses of polymers.
188. What is the difference between Buna-N and Buna-S?
189. What are fibers? Give example
190. What are thermoplastic polymers? Give example.
191. What are thermosetting polymers? Give example.

BIO-MOLECULES
192. Name the vitamin responsible for the coagulation of blood. (March-2009)
193.Why are vitamin A and vitamin C essential to us ? Give their important sources.(Mar,Jun-09, Mar-10)
194. Define Carbohydrates ?
195. What are anomers ?
196. What is Zwitter ion ? Give an example .
197. What are essential and non-essential amino acids ? Give one example for each.
198. Why cannot vitamin C be stored in our body ?
199. What is the difference between nucleoside and nucleotide?
200. Name the different types of carbohydrates on the basis of their hydrolysis. Give one example for each.
201. What do you understand from the names (a) aldo pentose and (b) Keto heptose ?
202. Why are sugars classified as reducing and non reducing sugars?
203. What do you understand by invert sugars ?
204. What type of bonding helps in stabilizing the  -helix structure of proteins ?
205. Temperature and pH effect the native proteins. Explain.
206.What are amino acids? Give two examples
207. What are proteins? Give an examples.
208. What are fibrous proteins? Give examples.
209. What are globular proteins? Give examples.
210. Write the names of three types of RNA.
211. Write the biological functions of nucleic acids.
212. What is glycogen? How is it different from starch.
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214. What is the basic structural differece between starch and cellulose.
215. What is denaturation? Give an example.

CHEMISTRY IN EVERY DAY LIFE

216. What are antibiotics ? Give example.
217. What are antiseptics ? Give example.
218. What are anitifertility drugs ? Give example
219. What are artificial sweetining agents ? Give example.
220. What are analgesics ? Give example
221. What are non - Narcotic analgesics ? Give example
222. What are antacids ? Give example. (March-2014)
223. What are anti histamines ? Give example.
224. What are tranquilizers? Give example.
225. What are narcotic analgesics ? Give example.
226. What are antimicrobials?
227. What are disinfectants ? Give example.
228. What are the main constituents of dettol?
229. What is tincture of iodine ? What is its use ?
230. What are food preservatives ? Give example.
231. Name two most familiar antioxidants used as food additives.?
232. What is the difference between a soap and a synthetic detergent ? (March-2014)
233. Name the macromolecules that are choosen as drug targets?

HALO ALKANES AND HALO ARENES

234. What are the ambident nucloephiles?
235. What is the stereochemical result of S 1N and S N2 reactions ?
236. What type of isomerism is exhibited by o, m, and p-chlorobenzenes ?
237. Write the isomers of the compound having molecular formula C4 H 9 Br
238. What are Enantiomers ?
239. Write the structures of the following compounds.
i) 2-chloro-3-methylpentane ii)1-Bromo-4-sec-butyl-2-methylbenzene
240. Which one of the following has highest dipole moment?
i) CH 2Cl2 ii) CHCl3 iii) CCl4
241. Which Compound in each of the following pairs will react faster in SN 2 reaction with OH  ?
i) CH 3 Br or CH 3 I ii)  CH 3 3 CCl or CH 3Cl
242. Explain why the alkyl halides though polar are immiscible with water?
243. Out of C6 H 5CH 2Cl and C6 H 5CHClC6 H 5 Which is more easily hydrolysed by aqueous KOH?
244. Treatment of alkylhalides with aq.KOH leads to the formation of alcohols, while in presence of
alc.KOH what products are formed ?
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING C, H & O
ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
245. Compare the acidic strength of acetic acid, chloroacetic acid, benzoic acid and phenol. (Mar-14)
246. Explain why propanol has higher boiling point than that of the hydrocarbon-butane.
247. Alocohols are comparatively more solube in water than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular
masses. Explain this fact.
248. Give the reagents used for the prepartion of phenol from chlorobenzene.
249. Name the reagents used in the following reactions.
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(i) Oxidation of primary alcohol to carboxylic acid
(ii) Oxidation of primary alcohol to aldehyde
250. Write the equations for the following reactions.
(i) Bromination of phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol
(ii) Benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid.
ALDEHYDES & KETONES
251. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their property indicated.
1) Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Methyl t.butyl ketone reactivity towards HCN
2) Floroacetic acid, monochloroacetic acid, Acetic acid and Dichloroacetic acid (Acid strength)
252. Write the reaction showing  -halogenation of carboxylic acid and give its name.
253. How do you distinguish acetophenone and benzophenone?
254. Explain the position of electrophilic substitution in benzoic acid.
255. Write equations showing the conversion of -
1) Acetic acid to Acetyl chloride
2) Benzoic acid to Benzamide
256. Write the mechanism of esterification.
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN

257. Write equations for carbylamine reaction of any one aliphatic amine. (March-2014)
258. Explain Diazotization. (March-2014)
259. Explain why ethylamine is more soluble in water whereas aniline is not soluble.
260. Gabriel phthalimide synthesis exclusively forms primary amines only. Explain.
261. Give structures of A, B and C in the following reaction

CuCN H 2O / H NH3 , 
C6 H5 N 2 Cl   A   B  C
262. Accomplish the following conversions:
i) Benzoic acid to Benzamide, ii) Aniline to p-bromo aniline (March-2014)

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