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IITJAM Chemistry
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1. After the following interchanges of groups in the Fischer projection of 2-bromobutane, the
configuration of X and Y will be
Br CH3 CH3

H CH3 ⇒ H Br ⇒ H C2 H5

C2H5 C2H5 Br
X Y

(a) X = R; Y = S (b) X = R; Y= R
(c) X = S; Y = R (d) X = S; Y = S
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2. The major product of the reaction

CHO

Br2/FeBr3
→


OH
is
CHO CHO CHO CHO
 Br   Br 



(a) (b) (c) (d)





OH OH OH


 Br OH
Br

3. In the reaction sequence,

−
C2H5 ONa (i) OH
CH3 COCH2 COOC2 H5 → X → Y
CH3 Br (ii) H2 O/ H+

The product Y is
(a) CH3COCH2 COOCH3 (b) CH3 COCH(CH3 )2 (c) CH3 COC HCO OH (d) CH3 COC 2 H5

CH3

4. The major product X in the reaction

CH3

CH3


AlCl
→ 3
(trace of H O) 25°C
X
2

is
CH3 OH
CH3  

(a) (b) (c ) (d)



H3C



CH 3 OH

5. The product of the reaction

AlCl3 / Cu2 Cl2
C6 H6 + CO + HCI →
Heat

gives positive test with Fehling’s solution. The product is

(a) C 6H 5OH (b) C 6H4(CI)CHO
(c) C 6H4(OH)CHO (d) C 6H 5CHO

6. The compound X in the reaction sequence

CH2COONa P 2 S3 Raney Ni
CH3CH2CH2CH3


X
Heat
CH2COONa

is
CH2COOH


(a) (b) (c) (d)

S CH2COOH S S
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7. The major product of the reaction

H+
→

OH OH

is
O

(a) (b) (c) (d)

OH

8. The increasing order of the acidity of the hydrogen marked in bold italics among the following
is

H H H H H H

I II III
(a) III < II < I (b) II < I < III (c) I < II < III (d) II < III< I

9. The major product of the reaction

HBr

is
Br
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Br

10. The number of enantiomers of camphor

O
is
(a) four (b) three (c) two (d) one

11. The decreasing order of the first ionisation energy of the following elements is
(a) He > H > Be > B (b) Be > B > H > He
(c) H > He > Be > B (d) B > Be > He > H

12. If the values of Madelung constants of the following compounds are equal, then their lattice
energy values decrease in the order
(a) KCI > NaF > CaO > Al 2O 3 (b) Al 2O 3 > CaO > NaF > KCI
(c) NaF > KCI > CaO > Al 2O 3 (d) Al 2O 3 > CaO > KCI > NaF

13. The fluoride, whose value of dipole moment is not equal to zero, is
(a) XeF4 (b) CF4 (c) SF4 (d) PF5
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14. The decreasing order of the ionic nature of the following compounds is
(a) LiI > NaBr > KCI > CsF (b) LiI > KCI > NaBr > CsF
(c) CsF > NaBr > KCI > LiI (d) CsF > KCl > NaBr > Li I

15. The atomicity and the total number of bond in the elemental white phosphorus molecule
respectively, are
(a) 4 and 6 (b) 6 and 4 (c) 4 and 4 (d) 6 and 6

16. The octahedral crystal field splitting ( ∆ o ) of d-orbital energies of the following metal ions
decreases in the order
(a) Co 2+ > Co 3+ > Rh3+ (b) Rh3+ > Co 3+ > Co 2+
(c) Rh3+ > Co 2+ > Co 3+ (d) Co 3+ > Co 2+ > Rh3+

17. The half-life of a radioactive nuclide is 20 years. If a sample of this nuclide has an activity of
6400 disintegrations per minute (dis/min) today, its activity (dis/min) after 100 years would be
(a) 850 (b) 1600
(c) 200 (d) 400

18. The average value of C C bond order in graphite is

(a) 1 (b) 3/2
(c) 3/4 (d) 4/3

19. The optical absorption spectrum of [Ti(H2 O) 6 ] 3+ has its absorption maximum at 20300 cm −1.
The magnitude of crystal field stabilisation energy in cm −1 is
(a) 8120 (b) 16240
(c) 24360 (d) 50750

20. In inorganic qualitative analysis, H2 S in acidic medium will not precipitate

(a) HgS (b) ZnS
(c) CuS (d) CdS

21. The phase diagram of a pure substance is sketched below.

P2
p P3
P1

The number of degrees of freedom at points P1 , P 2 and P 3 , respectively are

(a) 2, 1, 0 (b) 1, 2, 0
(c) 2, 0, 1 (d) 0, 2, 1

22. The solubility products (K sp ) for three salts MX, MY2 and MZ 3 are 1 × 10 −8 , 4 × 10 −9 and
27 × 10 −8 , respectively. The solubilities of these salts follow the order
(a) MX > MY2 > MZ 3 (b) MZ 3 > MY2 > MX
(c) MZ 3 > MX > MY2 (d) MY2 > MX > MZ 3
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23. The temperature (T ) dependence of the equilibrium constant (K) of a chemical reaction is
correctly described by the following statement.
(a) For an endothermic reaction, the slope of In K vs I/T plot is positive
(b) For an exothermic reaction, K is proportional to T
(c) For an exothermic reaction, K at a higher temperature is lower than K at a lower temperature
(d) If ∆ H is independent of temperature, the change in K with T is smaller at lower temperature

24. When the concentration of K + across a cell membranes drops from 0.01 M at 0.001 M, the
potential difference across the membrane is
(a) 0.0 V (b) 0.0059 V
(c) 0.59 V (d) 0.059 V

25. The statement that is correct for both electrochemical (galvanic) cells and electrolytic cells is
(a) ∆G = − nFE
(b) free energy decreases in both cells
(c) the cell potentials are temperature independent
(d) chemical energy is converted into electrical energy in both cells

26. The molar heat capacity at constant volume of a colourless gas is found to be 25 J mol −1 K −1
at room temperature. The gas must be
(a) N2 (b) O 2 (c) CO 2 (d) SO 2

27. The wave function for a particle (moving in a ring) is ( 2π ) −1/ 2 exp (2i φ) , where φ is the polar
angle. The probability of finding the particle in a small interval d φ when the value of φ = π / 2 is
(a) d φ (b) d φ / 2 π (c) d φ exp ( i π ) (d) d φ exp ( i π ) / 2 π

28. An electric current of 0.965 ampere is passed for 2000 seconds through a solution containing
[Cu(CH3 CN) 4 ] + and metallic copper is deposited at the cathode. The amount of Cu
deposited is
(a) 0.005 mol (b) 0.01 mol (c) 0.02 mol (d) 0.04 mol

29. The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution for molecular speeds is shown in the following figure

f(v) H W

L v

In the figure, H is the height of the peak, L is the location of the maximum and W is the width
at half height. As the temperature is decreased,
(a) H increases, L decreases and W increases (b) H increases, L decreases and W decreases
(c) H decreases, L increases and W increases (d) H decreases, L decreases and W decreases

30. A system undergoes two cyclic processes 1 and 2. Process 1 is reversible and process 2 is
irreversible. The correct statement relating to the two processes is
(a) ∆S (for process 1) = 0, while ∆S (for process 2) ≠ 0
(b) q cyclic = 0 for process 1 and q cyclic ≠ 0 for process 2
(c) More heat can be converted to work in process 1 than in process 2
(d) More work can be converted to heat in process 1 than in process 2
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31. Identify reagent P and write the structure of products Q,R,S and T in the following series of
reactions
NH4 NHCOCH3

P ClSO3H NH3
Q R
(i) HNO3/H2SO4, 20°C H+/H2O
(ii) H+/H2O, Heat
S
T (Antibacterial)

32. For the reaction,

H3 C
H 5C 2 C Br + KOH (aq )
H5 C 6 (Dextro)

a. What is the optical activity of the product?

b. Draw the energy profile for the reaction.
c. Write the structure of the intermediate.
d. What is the effect of doubling the concentration of KOH on the rate of the reaction?
e. If aqueous KOH is replaced by alcoholic KOH, write the structure of the product formed.

33. a. Suggest a method for the following transformation involving minimum number of steps.
CH3 CH3

NO2 COOH
Indicate the reagent/reaction conditions required at each step clearly.
b. A dipeptide on hydrolysis gives two amino acids X and Y . If the dipeptide is first
treated with HNO 2 and then hydrolysis is carried out, X and lactic acid are obtained. X
on heating gives 2,5-diketopiperazine as shown below. Identify X and Y , and write
their sequence in the dipeptide.
H
N O

O N
H

34. Identify the compounds A, B, C, D, and E in the following reactions.

O
H2SO4 (i) OH–, PhCHO
A H 5C 6 C CH3 B
HgSO4 (ii) H+, heat
NH2NH2/KOH Heat

(i) O3
D +E C
(ii) Zn/H2O

35. a. Why do the boiling points of the following compounds vary in the order, H2 O > H2 Se > H2 S?
b. Identify the products in the reaction of CCI4 and SiCl 4 with water. Justify your answer.

36. a. Write the steps involved in the production of pure elemental silicon from silica.
b. Both the products A and B, in the following reactions, contain boron and nitrogen. Identify
A and B.
C6 H5 Cl LiAlH4
3 NH4 Cl + 3BCl 3   → A   → B
Heat THF
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37. a. Addition of potassium oxalate solution to a hot solution of potassium dichromate containing
dilute sulphuric acid leads to effervescence and formation of potassium
trisoxalatochromate III. (i) Write the chemical formula of the chromium complex formed.
(ii) Write the balanced chemical equation for the formation of the complex. (iii) Calculate
spin only magnetic moment at the room temperature in Bohr magnetons, of the complex.
b. Write the structures of possible isomers of [CoCl 2 (en) 2 ] Cl.

38. a. Draw the unit cell of CsCl lattice. Draw the 100 and 110 places separately and indicate the
positions of caesium and chloride ions.
b. The hydration enthalpies of divalent metal ions of ten elements from calcium to zinc are
plotted against their atomic numbers. Why do the hydration enthalpies of only three
elements, Ca, Mn and Zn fall on a straight line, whereas values for other metal ions
deviate from this line?
–3.0

∆Hθ
kJ/mol

–2.5

Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn

39. a. 5 g of a protein was hydrolysed into amino acids, one of which is alanine. To this mixture,
0.1 g of partially deuterated alanine, H2 N  CH(CD3 )  COOH was added. After thorough
mixing, some for the alanine was separated and purified by crystallisation. The crystalline
alanine contains 0.652 weight per cent of D. How many grams of alanine were originally
present in 5 g of protein?
b. What is the role of ammoniacal buffer in the volumetric titration of zinc sulphate against
EDTA, using Solochrome black (Eriochrome black T) indicator? Write the structure of
Zn-EDTA anionic complex.
40. a. Calculate the pH of a solution obtained by mixing 50.00 mL of 0.20 M weak acid HA
(K a = 10 −5 ) and 50.00 mL of 0.20 M NaOH at room temperature.
b. One mole of a salt of type MX is dissolved in 1.00 kg of water. The freezing point of the
solution is −2.4 ° C. Calculate the per cent dissociation of the salt in water.
41. a. The rate constant of the reaction ClO + NO → Cl + NO 2 varies with temperature as:
T(K) 200 400
−11
–3
k (cm s ) –1
2.0 × 10 1.0 × 10 −11
Determine the Arrhenius activation energy for the reaction, assuming that the frequency
factor does not change in this temperature range.
b. Ozone seems to be formed in the atmosphere through the photolysis of diatomic molecule,
k0
O2  → 2O
hν
k
O + O 2 
1
→ O3
k
O3 + O 
2
→ 2 O2
Applying steady state approximation, determine the rate law for the formation of ozone.
Show that the formation of ozone follows first order kinetics when the concentration of O 3
is extremely small.
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42. a. The reaction N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3 is carried out at 300 K by mixing N2 and H2 . The
standard free energy of formation of NH3 is −16.4 kJ/mol. After one hour of mixing, the
partial pressures of N2 ,H2 and NH3 are 50 bar, 2 bar and 200 bar, respectively. What is
the reaction free energy at this stage of the reaction?

b. Plot schematically the concentration dependence of molar conductivity of a strong

electrolyte and a weak electrolyte in the same figure. The limiting ionic molar conductivities
of K + and CI− are 73.5 and 76.5 S cm 2 mol −1, respectively. If the molar conductivity of
0.1 M KCI solution is 130.0 S cm 2 mol −1, calculate the Kohlrausch’s constant for KCI
solution.

43. a. The electronic wave function ( ψ ) for hydrogen atom in the 2s state is given as
 r   r 
ψ ∝  2 −  exp  − 
 a0  2a 0 
Determine the most probable radial distance for the electron in this state and also the
position of the node (in terms of a 0 ).
b. Calculate the wavelength corresponding to the lowest energy excitation of an electron
confined to a one-dimensional box of length 1 nm. (Energy levels for a particle in a
one-dimensional box are given by E n = n 2h 2 / 8 ma 2 ).

44. a. Solve the differential equation y ′′ − 5 y ′ + 6 y = 0 with the initial conditions y ( 0) = − 1 and
y ′ ( 0) = 0. Here y ′ and y ′′ refer to the first and the second derivatives, respectively, of y
with respect to x. Verify your answer.
b. For a particle with position r = 2 $i −3 $j + k$ and momentum p = i$ + 2 $j − k$ in m and kg ms −1 ,
respectively, calculate the magnitude of the angular momentum L = r × p.

Answers
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (b)