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CHEMISTRY
(Chemistry of main group elements, Chemical energetics and Equilibria)
Paper: CHEM 202 TH
Time: 3 hours Max Marks 50

Note: Attempt five questions in all, selecting one question from each section. All questions carry
equal marks. Section E is compulsory.
Section-A
1. (a) Out of o-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol, which one has higher boiling point and why?
(b) What are ortho and para hydrogen? Explain why at room temperature, the ratio of ortho to
para is 3:1.
(c) Give the preparation and two uses of LiAlH4.
3,3,4
2. (a) Why alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia to give blue colored solution?
(b) Electron gain enthalpy of Nitrogen is almost zero while that of Flourine is very high.
Explain why?
(c) Why lithium forms normal oxides, sodium forms peroxides, and potassium forms super
oxides when burnt in air?
3,3,4
Section-B
3. (a) “Carbon Compounds are not easily hydrolysed.” Comment
(b) Discuss the structure of perchloric acid.
(c) What are the evidences for existence of I3+ ion?

(d) Explain how ICl2- ion is linear in structure.


3,3,2,2
4. (a) Why most of the noble gas compounds involve oxygen and fluorine?
(b) What are clathrates? Discuss gas hydrate and Quinol clathrates.
(c) Discuss the structure of XeO3 and XeO2F2.
3,3,4
Section-C
5. (a) Give two statements of second law of thermodynamics.

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(b) Derive Kirchhoff’s equation.
(c) “q and w are not state function but q+w is a state function.” Justify.
3,3,4
6. (a) Derive and expression for work done when a gas expands from volume V1 to volume V2
against external pressure P.
(b) Calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction
H2C=CH2(g)+H2(g)→H3C-CH3(g)
The bond energy of C-H, C-C, C=C, H-H are 414,347,615 and 435KJmole-1 respectively.
(c) What is standard enthalpy of combustion and formation?
3,3,4
Section-D
7. (a) Give thermodynamic derivation of law of chemical equilibrium.
(b) Derive relation between kp, kc, and kx.
(c) Derive Clausius- Clapeyron equation for liquid-vapour equilibrium.
3,3,4

8. (a) Write a note on


i. Ionic product of water
ii. Common ion effect
iii. Degree of hydrolysis
(b) What are buffer solutions? Discuss the buffer action of acidic buffers.
2x3,4
Section-E
9. (a) Fill in the blanks:
i. Inorganic benzene is _________.
ii. The hybridization involved in the formation of diborane is _________.
iii. The oxidation state of Nitrogen in N2H4 is _________.
iv. Basicity of orthophosphoric acid is _________.
v. Ionic radii _________ on moving down the group.
vi. Be has _________ ionization enthalpy than Mg.
vii. Chlorophyll is a complex of _________ ion.

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viii. Precipitation takes place when ionic product is _________ solubility product.
(b) True or False:
ix. For an adiabatic process, q=0.
x. Work done is zero when a gas expands against vacuum.
1x10
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