Bank of Important Questions (2)

1. Solid State
1. Answer the following
Which type of ionic substances show schottky defect in solids?
Which stoichiometric defect in crystals increases the density of a solid?
What type of defects can arise when a solid is heated?
2. Solution
1. Answer the following
(a) A and B liquids on mixing produced a warm solution. Which type of deviation
is shown by them and why?
(b) What may be the value of vant Hoff factor if only 50% of solute AB is
dissociated?
2. Calculate the amount of sodium chloride which must be added to 1kg of water
so that the freezing point of water is depressed by 3K. [Given K f of water = 1.86
Kkg/mol]
3. Electrochemistry
1. Answer the following:
Predict the products of electrolysis of a dilute solution of H 2SO4 with platinum
electrodes.
2. The conductivity of 0.001028 mol/L acetic acid is 4.95 X 10 -5 Scm-1. calculate
its dissociation constant if m for acetic acid is 390.5 Scm2/mol.
How much electricity (in faraday) is required to produce 50g of aluminium from
molten Al2O3.
3. a. Write the electrode reactions of fuel cells.
b. Calculate the emf of the cell Cr/Cr 3+(0.1M)//Fe2+(0.01M) /Fe. Given that ECr3+/Cr =
-0.75V and
EFe2+/Fe = -0.45V.
4. Chemical Kinetics
1. Explain pseudo first order reaction with an example.
2. (I) Rate = k[PH3] is the rate equation of the following reaction 4PH3(g)
P4(g)
+ 6H2(g)
The t of the reaction is 37.9 s at 120C.
How much time is required for th of PH3 to decompose?
What fraction of the original sample of PH3 remains behind after 1 minute?
(II) In some cases it is found that a large number of colloiding molecules have
energy more than threshold energy but yet the reaction is slow. Why?
Show that the time required for 99% completion is twice the time required for the
completion of 90% reaction.
5. Surface Chemistry
1. Define i) Peptization ii) Coagulation
2. Differentiate between physical and chemical adsorption (Any four points)
3. Explain the following observations
a) Bleeding stops by rubbing moist alum.
b) Smoke is passed through Cottrell smoke precipitator before releasing in air.
c) Coagulation takes place when sodium chloride solution is added to the
colloidal solution of ferric hydroxide.
6. Principles and processes isolation of elements
1. State the principle involved in each of the following
a) Zone refining
b) Electrolytic refining
c) Vapour phase refining
7. p Block Elements
1. Draw the structure of following species H 3PO3 , H2S2O8

2. I) a Complete the following chemical equations

6NaOH (Hot and conc.) + 3Cl2(g)

XeF6(s)
+ 3 H2O(l)

II) How would you account for the following

The value of electron gain enthalpy with negative sign for sulphur is higher than
that of oxygen.
NH3 is more basic than PH3 .
Bond angle in H2O is more than H2S.
III) (a) Account for the following
(i)
The acidic strength decreases in the order HI>HBr>HCl>HF.
(ii)
Tendency to form penta halides decreases down the group in group 15.
(b) Complete the following chemical equations
P4 + NaOH

2XeF2 + 2H2O

CaF2 + H2SO4(conc.)

8. d and f block elements

1. Zr and Hf show similar physical and chemical properties. Give reason.
2. Assign reasons for the following:
a) The enthalpies of atomisation of transition elements are high.
b) The transition metals and many of their compounds act as good catalysts.
c) Scandium (Z = 21) does not exhibit variable oxidation states and yet it is
regarded as a transition element.
9. Co ordination compounds
1. Explain bonding in [Ni(CN)4]2 ion by using VBT.
2. [Fe (H2O)6]3+ is strongly paramagnetic whereas [Fe(CN)6]3 is weakly
paramagnetic. Explain.
10. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
1. Predict the order of reactivity of the four isomeric bromobutanes in SN1
reaction
2. Give reasons:
a) Halo alkanes easily dissolve in organic solvents.
b) Why is chloroform kept in dark coloured bottle?
c) There is no nucleophilic substitution in Haloarenes.
11. Alcohols, Phenols and ethers
1. Account for the following
a) Phenol is stronger acid than an alcohol.
b) Preparation of ether by acid dehydration of secondary and tertiary alcohols is
not a suitable method.
b) Propanol has higher boiling point than butane.
1. Show that alcohols act both as nucleophile as well as electrophile.
12. Aldehydes ketones and carboxylic acids
1. Write the IUPAC name of the following: CH 3-CH2-CH=CH-COOH
2. Explain the following chemical reactions:
a) Cannizzaros reaction
3. A) a.Give chemical test to distinguish between the following pair of
compounds
Ethanal and propanal
Phenol and benzoic acid
An organic compound A molecular formula C8H16O2 was hydrolysed with dil.
H2SO4 to give a carboxylic acid B and an alcohol C. Oxidation of C with
chromic acid also produced B. On dehydration C gives but-1-ene. Write the
equations for the reactions involved.
B) a.
Predict the products of the following reactions

C6H5CHO

C6H5CH2CH3

NaOH

KMnO 4
-
KOH

b) How are the following conversions carried out (i) Ethanol to But-2-enal
(ii) Propanone to propene
(iii) Benzoic acid to m-Nitrobenzyl alcohol
13. Amines
1. Explain the following chemical reactions:
a) Hoffmanns bromamide reaction
Cannizzaros reaction
b) Coupling reaction
1. Diazonium salts of aromatic amines are more stable than those of aliphatic
amines. Why?
14. Biomolecules
1. Answer the following
a) What do you mean by invert sugar?
b) What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagent HI,
Bromine water
15. Polymers
1. Write the structural formula and name for the monomer of following polymers
a) Buna S b) Dacron c) Neoprene
16. Chemistry in everyday life
1. Natural sweeteners eg. Sucrose adds to calorie intake and therefore cannot be
used by diabeticpatients. Such people use saccharin, alitame, aspartame and
sucralose as artificial sweetener. These are boon to people who want to control
the calorie intake.
a) What is the advantage of using saccharine?
b) Why is the use of aspartame limited to cold foods and soft drinks?
c) What is the drawback in using Alitame?
d) What are the values possessed by people taking less sugar?