Chemistry 2018

1. The correct order of N-compounds in its decreasing order of oxidation

states is
(1) HNO3 , NO, N2 , NH4Cl
(2) HNO3, NO, NH4Cl, N2
(3) NH4Cl, N2 , NO, HNO3
(4) HNO3, NH4Cl, NO, N2

2. The correct order of atomic radii in group 13 elements is

(1) B < Al < In < Ga < Tl
(2) B < Al < Ga < In < Tl
(3) B < Ga < Al < In < Tl
(4) B < Ga < Al < Tl < In

3. Considering Ellingham diagram, which of the following metals can be

used to reduce alumina?
(1) Fe
(2) Zn
(3) Cu
(4) Mg

4. Which one of the following elements is unable to form MF 3−¿¿

6 ion ?
(1) Ga
(2) Al
(3) In
(4) B

5. Which of the following statements is not true for halogens?

(1) All form monobasic oxyacids
(2) All are oxidizing agents
(3) Chlorine has the highest electron-gain enthalpy
(4) All but fluorine show positive oxidation states

6. In the structure of ClF3, the number of lone pair of electrons on central

atom ‘Cl’ is
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four

7. The difference between amylose and amylopectin is

(1) Amylopectin have 1 →4 α -linkage and 1 →6 α -linkage
(2) Amylose have 1 → 4 α -linkage and 1 →6 β -linkage
(3) Amylose is made up of glucose and galactose
 (4) Amylopectin have 1 →4 α -linkage and 1 →6 α -linkage

8. Regarding cross-linked or network polymers, which of the following

statements is incorrect?
(1) They contain covalent bonds between various linear polymer chains.
(2) They are formed from bi- and tri-functional monomers.
(3) They contain strong covalents bonds in their polymer chains.
(4) Examples are bakelite and melamine.

9. A mixture of 2.3 g formic acid and 4.5 g oxalic acid is treated with conc.
H2SO4 . The evolved gaseous mixture is passed through KOH pellets.
Weight (in g) of the remaining product at STP will be
(1) 1.4
(2) 3.0
(3) 4.4
(4) 2.8

10. Which of the following oxides is most acidic in nature?

(1) MgO
(2) BeO
(3) CaO
(4) BaO

11. Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline

because
(1) Inspite of substituents nitro group always goes to only m-position.
(2) In electrophilic substitution reactions amino group is meta directive.
(3) In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion.
(4) In absence of substituents nitro group always goes to m-position.

12. The compound A on treatment with Na gives B, and with PCl 5 gives C. B
and C react together to give diethyl ether. A, B and C are in the order
(1) C2H5OH, C2H6 , C2H5Cl
(2) C2 H5OH, C2H5Cl, C2H5ONa
(3) C2H5OH, C2H5ONa, C2H5Cl
(4) C2H5Cl, C2H6 , C2H5OH

13. Hydrocarbon (A) reacts with bromine by substitution to form an alkyl

bromide which by Wurtz reaction is converted to gaseous hydrocarbon
containing less than four carbon atoms. (A) is
(1) CH ≡CH
(2) CH2 CH2
(3) CH4
(4) CH3 – CH3

14. The compound C7H8 undergoes the following reactions:

 C7H83 Cl→2 / A A Br 2→/Fe B Zn/→Hcl C

The product 'C' is

(1) m-bromotoluene
(2) o-bromotoluene
(3) p-bromotoluene
(4) 3-bromo-2,4,6-trichlorotoluene

15. Which oxide of nitrogen is not a common pollutant introduced into the
atmosphere both due to natural and human activity?
(1) N2O5
(2) NO2
(3) NO
(4) N2O

16. Which of the following molecules represents the order of hybridisation

sp2, sp2, sp, sp from left to right atoms?
(1) HC ≡C – C ≡CH
(2) CH2 = CH – C ≡CH
(3) CH3 – CH = CH – CH3
(4) CH2 = CH – CH = CH2

17. Which of the following carbocations is expected to be most stable?

(1)

(2)

(3)
 (4)

18. Which of the following is correct with respect to – I effect of the

substituents? (R = alkyl)
(1) - NH2 < - OR < - F
(2) - NR2 < - OR < - F
(3) - NR2 > - OR > - F
(4) - NH2 > - OR > - F

19. In the reaction

The electrophile involved is

(1) Dichloromethyl cation (+CHCl2)
(2) Formyl cation (CHO)
(3) Dichloromethyl antion (-CHCl2)
(4) Dichlorocarbene (:CCl2)

20. Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones and
even alcohols of comparable molecular mass. It is due to their
(1) Formation of intramolecular H-bonding
(2) Formation of carboxylate ion
(3) Formation of intermolecular H-bonding
(4) More extensive association of carboxylic acid via van der Waals force
of attraction
21. Compound A, C8H10O, is found to react with NaOI (produced by reacting
Y with NaOH) and yields a yellow precipitate with characteristic smell.
A and Y are respectively
(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

22. Identify the major products P, Q and R in the following sequence of

reactions:

(1)

(2)
 (3)

(4)

23. Which of the following compounds can form a zwitterion?

(1) Aniline
(2) Acetanilide
(3) Glycine
(4) Benzoic acid

24. For the redox reaction

−¿¿
MnO 4 + C2O2−¿¿
4 + H+ → Mn 2 +
+CO2 +H2O

The correct coefficients of the reactants for the balanced equation are
−¿¿
MnO 4 C2O2−¿¿
4 H+
(1) 16 5 2
(2) 2 5 16
(3) 5 16 2
(4) 2 16 5

25. Which one of the following conditions will favour maximum formation of
the product in the reaction,

A2(g) +B2(g)⇌ X2(g) ∆ r H = - XkJ ?

(1) Low temperature and high pressure

(2) Low temperature and low pressure
(3) High temperature and low pressure
(4) High temperature and high pressure
26. When initial concentration of the reactant is doubled, the half-life period
of a zero order reaction
(1) Is halved
(2) Is doubled
(3) Remains unchanged
(4) Is tripled

27. The correction factor ‘a’ to the ideal gas equation corresponds to
(1) Density of the gas molecules
(2) Volume of the gas molecules
(3) Forces of attraction between the gas molecules
(4) Electric field present between the gas molecules

28. The bond dissociation energies of X2 , Y2 and XY are in the ratio of 1 :

0.5 : 1. ∆ H for the formation of XY is - 200 kJ mol-1 . The bond
dissociation energy of X2 will be
(1) 200 kJ mol-1
(2) 100 kJ mol-1
(3) 400 kJ mol-1
(4) 800 kJ mol-1

29. Magnesium reacts with an element (X) to form an ionic compound. If the
ground state electronic configuration of (X) is 1s2 2s2 2p3 , the simplest
formula for this compound is
(1) Mg2X3
(2) MgX2
(3) Mg3X2
(4) Mg2X

30. Iron exhibits bcc structure at room temperature. Above 900°C, it

transforms to fcc structure. The ratio of density of iron at room
temperature to that at 900°C (assuming molar mass and atomic radii of
iron remains constant with temperature) is
(1)
√3
√2
4 √3
(2)
3 √2
1
(3)
2
3 √3
(4)
4 √2

31. Consider the following species :

CN+ , CN- , NO and CN
Which one of these will have the highest bond order?
 (1) NO
(2) CN-
(3) CN
(4) CN+

32. Which one is a wrong statement?

(1) Total orbital angular momentum of electron in 's' orbital is equal to
zero
(2) An orbital is designated by three quantum numbers while an electron
in an atom is designated by four quantum numbers
(3) The value of m for dz2 is zero
(4) The electronic configuration of N atom is

33. The correct difference between first and second order reactions is that
(1) The rate of a first-order reaction does not depend on reactant
concentrations; the rate of a second-order reaction does depend on
reactant concentrations
(2) The half-life of a first-order reaction does not depend on [A] 0 ; the
half-life of a second-order reaction does depend on [A]0
(3) The rate of a first-order reaction does depend on reactant
concentrations; the rate of a second-order reaction does not depend
on reactant concentrations.
(4) A first-order reaction can catalyzed; a second-order reaction cannot
be catalyzed

34. In which case is number of molecules of water maximum?

(1) 18 mL of water
(2) 0.18 g of water
(3) 10-3 mol of water
(4) 0.00224 L of water vapours at 1 atm and 273 K

35. Among CaH2 , BeH2 , BaH2 , the order of ionic character is

(1) BeH2 < CaH2 < BaH2
(2) CaH2 < BeH2 < BaH2
(3) BaH2 < BeH2 < CaH2
(4) BeH2 < BaH2 < CaH2

36. Consider the change in oxidation state of Bromine corresponding to

different emf values as shown in the diagram below :
 Then the species undergoing disproportion is
−¿¿
(1) BrO 3
−¿¿
(2) BrO 4
(3) HBro
(4) Br2

37. The solubility of BaSO4 in water is 2.42 × 10-3 gL-1 at 298 K. The value
of its solubility product (Ksp ) will be (Given molar mass of BaSO4 = 233 g
mol -1)
(1) 1.08 × 10-10 mol2 L-2
(2) 1.08 × 10-12 mol2 L-2
(3) 1.08 × 10-8 mol2 L-2
(4) 1.08 × 10-14 mol2L-2

38. Following solutions were prepared by mixing different volumes of NaOH

and HCl of different concentrations :
m m
a. 60 ml HCl + 40 ml NaOH
10 10

m m
b. 55 ml HCl + 45 ml NaOH
10 10

m m
c. 75 ml HCl + 25 ml NaOH
5 10

m m
d. 100 ml HCl + 100 ml NaOH
5 10
pH of which one of them will be equal to 1?
(1) b
(2) a
(3) c
(4) d

39. On which of the following properties does the coagulating power of an ion
depend?
(1) The magnitude of the charge on the ion alone
(2) Size of the ion alone
(3) The sign of charge on the ion alone
 (4) Both magnitude and sign of the charge on the ion

40. Given van der Waals constant for NH3 , H2 , O2 and CO2 are respectively
4.17, 0.244, 1.36 and 3.59, which one of the following gases is most
easily liquefied?
(1) NH3
(2) H2
(3) CO2
(4) O2

41. Iron carbonyl, Fe(CO)5 is

(1) Tetranuclear
(2) Mononuclear
(3) Dinuclear
(4) Trinuclear

42. The type of isomerism shown by the complex [CoCl2 (en)2] is

(1) Geometrical isomerism
(2) Coordination isomerism
(3) Linkage isomerism
(4) Ionization isomerism

43. Which one of the following ions exhibits d-d transition and
paramagnetism as well?
(1) CrO 2−¿¿
4
¿
(2) Cr 2 0 2−¿
7
¿
(3) MnO2−¿ 4
−¿¿
(4) MnO 4

44. The geometry and magnetic behaviour of the complex [Ni(CO) 4] are
(1) Square planar geometry and diamagnetic
(2) Tetrahedral geometry and diamagnetic
(3) Tetrahedral geometry and paramagnetic
(4) Square planar geometry and paramagnetic

45. Match the metal ions given in Column I with the spin magnetic moments
of the ions given in Column II and assign the correct code :

Column I Column II
a. Co3+
i. √ 8 BM
b. Cr3+ ii. √ 35 BM
c. Fe3+ iii. √ 3 BM
d. Ni2+ iv. √ 24 BM
V √ 15 BM
abcd
(1) iv v ii i
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) iii v i ii
(4) iv i ii iii
Answer key :

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1 1 21 4 41 2
2 3 22 4 42 1
3 4 23 3 43 3
4 4 24 2 44 2
5 4 25 1 45 4
6 2 26 2
7 2 27 3
8 1 28 4
9 4 29 1
10 2 30 4
11 3 31 2
12 2 32 4
13 3 33 2
14 1 34 1
15 1 35 1
16 2 36 3
17 3 37 1
18 1 38 3
19 4 39 4
20 1 40 1
Solution

1 (1)

2 (3)
Elements Atmoic radii
(pm)
B 85
Ga 135
Al 143
In 167
Tl 170

3 (4)
The metal which is more reactive than 'Al' can reduce alumina i.e. 'Mg'
should be the correct option.

4 (4)
'B' has no vacant d-orbitals in its valence shell, so it can't extend its
covalency beyond 4. That means 'B' cannot form the ion like MF 36 ¿¿ i.e.
3 ¿¿
BF6 .

5 (4)
Due to high electronegativity and small size, F forms only one oxoacid,
HOF known as Fluoric (I) acid. Oxidation number of F is +1 in HOF.

6 (2) two pair

7 (2)
Amylose and Amylopectin are polymers of α - D-glucose, so β -link is not
possible. Amylose is linear with 1 → 4 α -linkage whereas Amylopectin is
branched and has both 1 → 4 and 1 → 6 α -linkages.

8 (1)
In cross-linked polymers like rubber, adjacent linear chains are joined
together by strong covalent bonds.

9 (4)
 Co2 is absorbed by KOH.
So the remaining product is only CO.
Moles of CO formed from both reaction.
1 1
= +
20 20
1
=
10

Left mass of CO = moles × molar mass

1
= × 28
10
= 2.8 g
10 (2)
Most acidic is Beo

11 (3)
In acidic medium, aniline is proronated to form anilium ion which is
meta directing,
Hence besides para (51%)and ortho (2%) meta product (47%)is also
formed in significant yield.

12 (2)
13 (3)

(less than Carbon)

n = 1 to n = 4 (gaseous)

14 (1)

15 (1)
N2O5

16(2)

17 (3)

(Less stable due to more e- withdrawing effect of -NO2 )

 (Less stable due to more e- withdrawing effect of -NO2 )

18 (1)
–I effect increases on increasing electronegativity of atom. So, correct
order of –I effect is
–NH2 < – OR < – F.
(however 2 is also correct)

19 (4)
It is Reimer Tiemann reaction. The electrophile formed is
dichlorocarbene (:CCl2) which is formed according to the following
mechanisms.

20 (1)
Due to formation of intermolecular H-bonding in carboxylic acid,
association occurs. Hence boiling point increases and become more than
the boiling point of aldehydes, ketones and alcohols of comparable
molecular masses.

21 (4)
Haloform, reaction is shown by compound having
22 (4)

23 (3)

24(2) correct sequence is

−¿¿
2 MnO 4 + 5C2O2−¿¿
4 + 16H+ → 2Mn 2+
+ 10CO2 + 8H2O
25 (1)
On increasing pressure equilibrium shifts in a direction where pressure
decreases i.e.
forward direction. On decreasing temperature, equilibrium shifts in
exothermic direction i.e., forward direction. So, high pressure and low
temperature favours maximum formation of product.

26 (2)
Half life of zero order

t1/2 =
[ A0]
2K

t1/2 will be doubled on doubling the initial concentration

27 (3)

( )
2
an
In real gas equation, P+ 2 (V- nb) = nRT van der Waal’s constant, “a “
V
signifies intermolecular forces of attraction.

28 (4)

The reaction for ∆ fH0 (XY)

1 1
X2(g) + Y2(g) → XY(g)
2 2

x
Bond energies of X2 Y2 and XY are X, , X respectively.
2

∆H = ( 2x + 4x ) - X
= -200

On solving get ,

−x x
+ = -200
2 4

29 (1)
Element (X) electronic configuration
1s2 2s2 2p3
So, valency of X will be 3.
Valency of Mg is 2.
 Formula of compound formed by Mg and X will be Mg 3X2

30 (4)
For bcc lattice : Z = 2,
4
a=
√3
For fcc lattice : Z = 4
a = 2√ 2 r

d 25 C
0

=
( )
ZM
NAa
3
BCC

( )
d 900 c 0 ZM
N A a3 FCC

( )
3
2 2 √2
= 4 4r
√3

= ( 34 √√32 )
31 (2)
According to the molecular orbital theory , the electronic configuration of
the given elements are as follow:

Bond order of NO

Electrical configuration of NO = (σ 1s)2(σ *1s)2 (σ 2s)2(σ *2s)2 ( π 2Px)2

= ( π *2py)2 , ( π *2px)2
= ( π *2py)0

Bonding electrons−antibonding electrons

Bond order =
2

10−5
=
2

= 2.5
 Bond order of CN-

Electrical configuration of NO = (σ 1s)2(σ *1s)2 (σ 2s)2(σ *2s)2 ( π 2Px)2

= ( π *2py)2 , (σ 2pz)2

Bonding electrons−antibonding electrons

Bond order =
2

10−4
=
2

=3

Bond order of CN

Electrical configuration of CN = (σ 1s)2(σ *1s)2 (σ 2s)2(σ *2s)2 ( π 2Px)2

= ( π *2py)2 , (σ 2pz)1

Bonding electrons−antibonding electrons

Bond order =
2

9−4
=
2

= 2.5

Bond order of CN+

Electrical configuration of NO = (σ 1s)2(σ *1s)2 (σ 2s)2(σ *2s)2 ( π 2Px)2

= ( π *2py)2

Bonding electrons−antibonding electrons

Bond order =
2

8−4
=
2

=2

32 (4)
According to Hund's Rule of maximum multiplicity, the correct electronic
configuration of N-atom is
33 (2)

For first order reaction,

0.693
t1/2 =
K

which is independent of initial concentration of reactant

For second order reaction,

1
t1/2 = ,
k [ A0]

which depends on initial concentration of reactant.

34 (1)

Mass of water = 18 × 1
= 18g

Molecular of water = mole × NA

18
= NA
18
= NA
(2)

Molecular of water = mole × NA

0.18
= NA
18

(3)
Molecular of water = mole × NA
= 10-3 NA

(4)
0.00224
Moles of water =
22.4
= 10-4

Moles of water = mole × NA

 = 10-4 NA

35 (1)
For 2nd group hydrides, on moving down the group metallic character of
metals increases so ionic character of metal hydride increases. Hence the
option (1) should be correct option.

36 (3)
Calculate E0Cell corresponding to each compound under going
disproportion reaction. The reaction for which E0cell comes out +ve is
spontaneous.

HBrO → Br2 E0 = 1.595 , SRP (cathode)

−¿¿
HBrO → BrO 3 E0 = -1.5V , SOP (anode)
−¿¿
2HBrO →Br2+ BrO 3

E0c ell = SRP (cathode) - SRP (Anode)

= 1.595 – 1.5
= 0.095 V

E0cell > 0 => ∆ G0 < 0 [Spontaneous]

37(1)
−3
2.42× 10
Solubility of BaSO4 = (mol L-1)
233

= 1.04 × 10-5 (mol L-1)

+2
Ba (aq)
BasO4 (s)⇋ + SO 2−¿¿
4 s (aq)
s

Ksp = [Ba2+] ¿ = s2

= (1.04× 10-5)2

= 1.08 × 10-10 mol2L-2

38 (3)
1
Meq of HCl = 75× ×1
5
= 15
1
Meq of NaOH = 25× ×1
5
=5
Meq of HCl in resulting solution = 10
 10
Molarity of [H+] in resulting mixture =
100
1
=
10

pH = - log[H+] = - log [ ]
1
10
= 1.0
39 (4)
Accordingly to hardy Schulze rule : The coagulating power of an ion
depend on both magnitude and sign of the charge of ion.
40 (1)
NH3 because its Vander wall gas constant is high so it will easily
liquefied. Because more force of attraction.

41 (2)
Based on the number of metal atoms present in a complex, they are
classified into mononuclear, dinuclear, trinuclear and so on.
eg: Fe(CO)5 : mononuclear
Co2 (CO)8 : dinuclear
Fe3(CO)12 : trinuclear
Hence, option (2) should be the right answer
42 (1)

43 (3)
2−¿¿
CrO 4 => Cr6+ =[Ar]
Unpaired electron (n) = 0; Diamagnetic
2−¿ ¿
Cr 2 0 7 => Cr6+ =[Ar]
Unpaired electron (n) = 0; Diamagnetic
2−¿ ¿
MnO 4 = Mn6+ =[Ar]3d1
Unpaired electron (n) = 1; Paramagnetic
−¿¿
MnO 4 = Mn6+ =[Ar]3d1
Unpaired electron (n) = 0; Diamagnetic

44(2)
 Sp3 hydridisation.
Tetrahedral , diamagnetic,

45 (4)
Magnetic moment ( μ) ∝ n
μ =√ n(n+ 2)
CO3+ = [Ar] 3d6 , Unpaired e- (n) = 4
Spin magnetic moment = √ 4 ( 4+ 2 ) = √ 24 BM
Cr3+ = [Ar] 3d3 , Unpaired e- (n) = 3
Spin magnetic moment = √ 3 ( 3+2 ) = √ 15 BM
Fe3+ = [Ar] 3d5 , Unpaired e- (n) = 5
Spin magnetic moment = √ 5 ( 5+2 ) = √ 35 BM
Ni2+ = [Ar] 3d8 , Unpaired e- (n) = 2
Spin magnetic moment = √ 2 ( 2+ 2 ) = √ 8 BM