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1. In a reaction G and H both are positive. The reaction would not be spontaneous if:
H
(A) H > TS (B) S 
T
(C) H = TS (D) All of these
2. Temperature of 1 mole of a gas is increased by 1o at constant pressure. The work done is
(A) R (B) 2R
(C) R/2 (D) 3R

3. Change in entropy is negative for:

(A) Bromin e I  Bro min e  g (B) C  s   H2O  g  CO  g  H2  g 
(C) N2  g, 10 atm   N2  g, 1 atm  (D) Fe 1 mol,400K   Fe 1 mol, 300K 

4. A boiled egg show a/an ……….. in entropy:

(A) Increase (B) Decrease
(C) No change (D) None of these

5. Which of the following statements is correct:

 H   U   H   U 
(A)     R (B)    
 T P  T  V  T P  T  V
 U 
(C)   for ideal gas is zero (D) All of these
 V T

6. Latent heat of vaporization of a liquid at 500K and 1 atm pressure is 10.0 kcal/mol. What will
be the change in internal energy (U) of 3 mole of liquid as same temperature?
(A) 13.0 kcal (B) -13.0 kcal
(C) 27.0 kcal (D) -27.0 kcal

7. One mole of ice is converted into water at 273 K. The entropies of H2S(s) and H2O(I) are
38.20 and 60.01 J mol-1K-1 respectively. The enthalpy change for the conversion is:
(A) 59.54 J mol-1 (B) 5954 J mol-1
(C) 595.4 J mol-1 (D) 320.6 J mol-1

8. For a gas having molar mass M, specific heat at constant pressure can be given as:
R 
(A) (B)
M    1 RM
M RM
(C) (D)
R    1  1

9. During an adiabatic expansion a gas obeys VT3 = constant. The gas must be
(A) monoatomic (B) diatomic
(C) triatomic (D) cannot predict

10. Starting with the same initial conditions, one mole of an ideal monoatomic gas expands
reversibly from volume V1 to V2 in two different ways. The work done by gas is w1 if the
process is purely isothermal, w2 if purely isobaric and w3 if purely adiabatic, then:
(A) w 2  w1  w 3 (B) w 2  w 3  w1
(C) w1  w 2  w 3 (D) w1  w 3  w 2

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11. An ideal monoatomic gas follows the path ABCDA as shown in figure. The work done during
the cycle is
A B
2P

P
1P C D

V 2V
V
(A) - PV (B) -2 PV
(C) -1/2 PV (D) Zero

12. The maximum entropy of mixing occurs when hexane and heptane are mixed respectively in
the proportion:
(A) 8.6 g and 10.0 g (B) 8.6 g and 8.6 g
(C) 10.0 g and 8.6 g (D) 10.0 g and 10.0 g

13. P – V plots for two gases during adiabatic expansion are shown in fig. plots I and II should
correspond respectively to:
P

II
V
(A) O2 and N2 (B) O2 and He
(C) He and O2 (D) He and Ar

14. Equal volumes of 1 M HCl and 1 M H2SO4 are neutralized completely by dil. NaOH solution
and x kcal and y kcal heat are liberated respectively. Which of the following in true:-
y
(A) x = y (B) x 
2
(C) x = 2y (D) None of these

15. Which reaction is endothermic in nature:

(A) CaCO3  CaO  CO2 (B) C  1/ 2O2  CO
(C) NaOH  HCl  NaCl  H2O (D) CH4  2O2  CO2  2H2 O

16. Which plot represents for an exothermic reaction:

R P

(A) H (B) H

P R
Time Time

(C) H R (D) H R
P P
R R
Time Time

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17. The heats of neutralization of four acids A, B, C and D are -13.7, -9.4, -11.2 and -12.4 kcal
respectively when they are neuralised by a common base. The acidic character obeys the
order:
(A) A  B  C  D (B) A  D  C  B
(C) D  C  B  A (D) D  B  C  A

18. The difference between heat of reaction at constant pressure and constant volume for the
reaction given below at 25oC in kJ is:
2C6H6I  15O2 g  12CO2 g  6H2OI
(A) -7.43 (B) +3.72
(C) -3.72 (D) +7.43

19. Heat of combustion of CH4, C2H4, C2H6 are -890, -1411 and -1560 kJ/mol respectively.
Which has the lowest calorific fuel value?
(A) CH4 (B) C2H4
(C) C2H6 (D) same for all

20. A solution of 500 mL of 2M KOH is added to 500 mL of 2M HCl and the mixture is well
shaken. The rise in temperature T1 is noted. The experiment is then repeated using 250 mL
of each solution and rise in temperature T2 is again noted. Assume all heat is taken up by
the solution:
(A) T1 = T2 (B) T1 is 2 time as larger as T2
(C) T2 is twice larger than T1 (D) T1 is 4 times as larger as T2

21. CP for change N2 g  3H2 g  2NH3 g is:

(A) CpNH3  CpN2  

(B) 2CpNH3  CpN2  3CpH2 
(C) 2CpNH3  CpH2   (D) 2CpNH3   CpN 2
 3CpH 
2

22. Consider the reaction:

C s   2H2 g  CH4 g ; H   X kcal
C g  4H g  CH4 g ; H   X1 kcal
CH4 g  CH3 g  H g ; H   Y kcal
The average bond energy of C – H bond is
X
(A) kcal mol1 (B) Y kcal mol1
4
X
(C) 1 kcal mol1 (D) X1 kcal mol1
4

23. Bond energy of N – H, H – H and N  N are a, b, c respectively. The H for the reaction
2NH3  N2  3H2 is :
(A) 6a – 3b – c (B) 6a + 3b + c
(C) a + 6b – c (D) 6a + b – 3c

24. AB, A2 are B2 are diatomic molecules. If the bond enthalpies of A2, AB and B2 are in the ratio
1 : 1 : 0.5 and the enthalpy of formation of AB from A2 and B2 is -100 KJ.mol-1, what is the
bond enthalpy of A2:
(A) 400 kJ mol-1 (B) 200 kJ mol-1
-1
(C) 100 kJ mol (D) 300 kJ mol-1

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25. The lattice energy of solid NaCl is 180 kcal/mol. The dissolution of the solid in water in the
form of ions is endothermic to the extent of 1 kcal/mol. If the hydration energies of Na+ and
Cl- are in the ratio 6 : 5, what is the enthalpy of hydration of Na+ ions.
(A) -85.6 kcal mol-1 (B) -97.5 kcal mol-1
-1
(C) +82.6 kcal mol (D) + 100 kcal mol-1

26. Given that

2CO g  O2 g  2CO2 g ; Ho  P kJ

C s   O2 g  CO2 g ; Ho  Q kJ

the enthalpy of formation of carbon monoxide is:
PQ
(A) (B) 2Q – P
2
P  2Q
(C) P – 2Q (D)
2

27. The enthalpy of hydrogenation of cyclohexene is -119.5 kJ mol-1. If resonance energy of

benzene is -150.4 kJ mol-1, its enthalpy of hydrogenation would be:
(A) -269.9 kJ mol-1 (B) -358.5 kJ mol-1
-1
(C) -508.9 kJ mol (D) -208.1 kJ mol-1

28. When one mole of monoatomic ideal gas TK undergoes reversible adiabatic change under a
constant external pressure of 1 atm changes volume form 1 litre to 2 litre. The final
temperature in Kelvin would be:
T 2
(A) 2/3
(B) T +
 2 3  0.0821
3
(C) T (D) T -
2  0.0821

29. 1 mole of ice melts at 0oC and constant pressure of 1 atm by absorbing 1.44 kcal heat. The
density of ice 0.918 g/mL and of water 1 g/mL respectively. The two values of H and U
differ by:
(A) -0.039 cal (B) +0.039 cal
(C) -0.39 cal (D) +0.39 cal

30. In a constant volume calorimeter, 3.5 g of gas with molecular weight 28 was burnt in excess
oxygen at 298.0 K. The temperature of the calorimeter was found to increase from 298.0 K
to 298.45K due to the combustion process. Given that the heat capacity of the calorimeter is
2.5 kJ K-1, the numerical value for the enthalpy of combustion of the gas in kJmol-1 is
(A) 6 (B) 7
(C) 8 (D) 9

ANSWERS
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A
5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A
9. C 10. A 11. A 12. A
13. B 14. B 15. A 16. A
17. B 18. A 19. B 20. A
21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A
25. B 26. D 27. D 28. A
29. A 30. D
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