JEE (Advanced) 2024 Paper 2

Provisional Answer Keys - Chemistry

SECTION 1

 This section contains SIX (06) questions.

 Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s)
is (are) correct answer(s).
 For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s).
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 If only (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen;
Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen;
Partial Marks : +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of
which are correct;
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a
correct option;
Zero Marks : 0 If unanswered;
Negative Marks : −2 In all other cases.
 For example, in a question, if (A), (B) and (D) are the ONLY three options corresponding to correct
answers, then
choosing ONLY (A), (B) and (D) will get +4 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) and (B) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) and (D) will get +2marks;
choosing ONLY (B) and (D) will get +2 marks;
choosing ONLY (A) will get +1 mark;
choosing ONLY (B) will get +1 mark;
choosing ONLY (D) will get +1 mark;
choosing no option(s) (i.e. the question is unanswered) will get 0 marks and
choosing any other option(s) will get −2 marks.

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Q.1 A covalent compound P that contains more than 2 atoms and, a potential oxidizing agent can be
prepared by the reaction between diatomic halogen molecule ) and .

where represent coefficients for the balanced equation. Among the binary compounds between
hydrogen and halogen, has the lowest boiling point. Then select the correct statement(s) for the
compound P

(A) P forms a dimer in its gaseous state

(B) P shows a linear structure with a net dipole moment of zero
(C) P shows disproportionation on dissolving in water
(D) P is an odd electron molecule and paramagnetic in nature

Answer: C, D

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Q.2 The hall heroult process involves the metallurgy of aluminium using alumina and certain other
mixtures. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding this process?

(A) A mixture of and is mixed with alumina and this acts as an electrolyte
(B) Steel tank with carbon lining and a single graphite rod act as cathode and anode respectively
(C) The gases released at the anode are diamagnetic in nature
(D) The reduction of aluminium and oxidation of carbon occur in the mole ratio of 2:1

Answer: A, C

Q.3 Consider the following reaction scheme given below

The correct statement(s) regarding the major products formed during this reaction is/are ?

(A) Degree of unsaturation of compound F is 6

(B) The conversion from E→F proceeds through mechanism
(C) of phenol > of compound C

(D) F has one ester linkage

Answer: A, C

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Q.4 Consider the reaction scheme shown below where − are the major products

Choose the correct option(s)

(A) C is (B) X is

(C) E is (D) F is

Answer: B, D

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Q.5 Among the following, the correct statement(s) is/are ?

(A) Nylon 6,6 and Nylon 6 have amide linkages

(B) Lactose consists of α – D – galactose and β – D – glucose units
(C) Tollen’s reagent in basic medium oxidizes glucose to gluconic acid
(D) The monomer of Nylon 6 is a heterocyclic 7 membered ring

Answer: A, C, D

Q.6 The figure given below is the plot of potential energy of two hydrogen atoms as a function of their
internuclear separation . Choose the correct statement(s)

(A) The potential energy increases as the internuclear separation decreases from to
due to the electron-electron repulsion which overwhelms the electron nucleus attraction

(B) The potential energy decreases as the internuclear separation decreases from 2 to pm
due to the electron-nucleus attraction between the two atoms

(C) The longest wavelength of light that has sufficient energy to break a H–H bond equals 2

(D) The bond dissociation enthalpy of the H–H bond is 2 kJ

Answer: B, C

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SECTION 2 (Maximum Marks: 12)

 This section contains TWO (02) question stems.

 There are TWO (02) questions corresponding to each question stem.
 The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL VALUE.
 For each question, enter the correct numerical value corresponding to the answer in the designated
place using the mouse and the on-screen virtual numeric keypad.
 If the numerical value has more than two decimal places, truncate/round-off the value to TWO
decimal places.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct numerical value is entered at the designated place;
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

Question Stem for Question Nos. 7 and 8

Question Stem

Consider a galvanic cell constructed at 298 K with one half-cell consisting of a 10 g silver
wire immersed in 1 L of a 0.10 M solution of silver nitrate. The second half-cell consists
of a 20 g copper plate that is immersed in 1 L of a 0.20 M solution of copper(II) sulfate.
Let the voltage measured for this galvanic cell be Volts. If the cell is discharged at a
constant current of 0.15 A, let the time taken for the mass of the silver electrode to be
equal to the mass of the copper electrode be seconds.

Q.7 The value of is 0.43 . Range of Answer [0.41 to 0.45]

Q.8 The value of is 46072.00 . Range of Answer [45,500 to 46,500]

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Question Stem for Question Nos. 9 and 10

Question Stem

The overall reaction of a cell in a lead acid battery is given as:

+ 2–
Pb(s) + PbO2(s) + 4 H (aq) + 2 SO4 (aq) 2 PbSO4(s) + 2 H2O( )

The plot of variation of the standard cell potential Eº (in Volts) with temperature (in K)
for this reaction is given below

[Given: Gas constant, J ]

Q.7 The value of standard enthalpy, (in kJ ) for the given reaction is -317.00 .

Range of Answer [-312.00 to -322.00]

Q.8 The value of (in J ) for the given reaction at K is 266.00 .

Range of Answer [260.00 to 270.00]

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SECTION 3 (Maximum Marks: 09)

 This section contains THREE (03) questions.

 Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is the
correct answer.
 For each question, choose the option corresponding to the correct answer.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : − In all other cases.

Q.11 The cyanide process of gold extraction involves leaching out gold from its ore with in the
presence of in water to form a complex P. The most preferable geometry and spin magnetic
moment of P respectively are

(A) Tetrahedral, (B) Square planar,

(C) Linear, (D) Angular,

Answer: C

Q.12 Thermal decomposition of gaseous to gaseous takes place at 2 K according to the

following reaction:

(g) ⇌ (g)

Initially there are 2 moles of X2 and no X present. As the reaction proceeds, the number of moles
of X formed is given by . Let be the no. of moles of X formed at equilibrium. The reaction is
carried out at a constant total pressure of 3 bar. Considering the gases to behave ideally, the
equilibrium constant Kp of the reaction is

2
2
(A) (B) 2
−

2 2
(C) 2 (D) 2
− −

Answer: B

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Q.13 Which among the following statements regarding − block elements is FALSE ?

(A) Beryllium Fluoride is soluble in water due to the greater hydration energy of Be2+ ion as compared
to the crystal lattice
(B) Beryllium chloride vapor contains BeCl2 and Be(Cl2)2, but the solid is polymerized

(C) Mg(OH)2 is highly soluble in water

(D) The oxide and hydroxide of beryllium are amphoteric in nature compared to hydroxides of
other elements in the group

Answer: C

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SECTION 4 (Maximum Marks: 15)

 This section contains FIVE (05) questions.

 The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL VALUE.
 For each question, enter the correct numerical value corresponding to the answer using the
mouse and the on-screen virtual numeric keypad in the place designated to enter the answer.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct value is entered;
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

Q.15 Consider the following equation where isotope decays to as follows,

where and represent certain particles. If the isotope is left for days which is times of
its half life , the mole ratio of to is found to be If is an integer, then the half
life of in day(s) is 44.00 . Range of Answer [43.99 to 44.01]

Q.16 White phosphorus reacts vigorously with aqueous sodium hydroxide resulting in the evolution of a
gas X and formation of an ionic by-product. X undergoes spontaneous combustion in presence of
oxygen to produce a solid product Y. The amount of Y produced (in ) if 1 mole of white
phosphorous is used is 71.00 . Range of Answer [70.00 to 72.00]

[Given data: Molar mass of phosphorous = 2 ]

Q.17 Let and be the number of optically active and inactive stereoisomers respectively for the given
compound X. The value of is 7.00 . Range of Answer [7.00 to 7.00]

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Q.18 Among the compounds given below, the total number of compound(s) which produce oxygen as
the only gaseous product on gentle heating is 5.00 . Range of Answer [5.00 to 5.00]

NaNO2, Ca(NO3)2, KClO3, HgO, CaO, Na2O, NaNO3, H2O2, Ba(NO3)2, KNO3

Q.19 Consider the following reaction sequence given below

AlCl3 Zn(Hg), HCl AlCl3

+ P Q R
heat SOCl2 heat

If 1 mole of benzene is used, the weight (in g) of the product R obtained is 146.00 .

Range of Answer [145.50 to 146.50]

[Given: Atomic mass of H = 1, C = 12, O = 16, Cl = 35]

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