A large number of fish are suddenly found floating dead on a lake. There is no evidence of toxic dumping but you find an abundance of phytoplankton. Suggest a reason for the fish kill.

The mass of an electron is 9.1 × 10^–31 kg. If its K.E. is 3.0 × 10^–25 J, calculate its wavelength.

Calculate the amount of carbon dioxide that could be produced when

(i) 1 mole of carbon is burnt in air.

(ii) 1 mole of carbon is burnt in 16 g of dioxygen.

(iii) 2 moles of carbon are burnt in 16 g of dioxygen.

Calculate the wavelength of an electron moving with a velocity of 2.05 × 10⁷ ms^–1.

Balance the following redox reactions by ion – electron method :

(a) MnO₄ ^– (aq) + I ^– (aq) → MnO_{2 (s)} + I_2(s) (in basic medium)

(b) MnO₄ ^– (aq) + SO_{2 (g)} → Mn²⁺ (aq) + HSO₄^– (aq) (in acidic solution)

(c) H₂O_{2 (aq)} + Fe ²⁺ (aq) → Fe³⁺ (aq) + H₂O (l) (in acidic solution)

(d) Cr₂O₇ ^2– + SO_2(g) → Cr³⁺ _(aq) + SO₄^2– (aq) (in acidic solution)

In a process, 701 J of heat is absorbed by a system and 394 J ofwork is done by the system. What is the change in internal energy for the process?

What will be the minimum pressure required to compress 500 dm³ of air at 1 bar to 200 dm³ at 30°C?

In a reaction A + B2 → AB2 Identify the limiting reagent, if any, in the following reaction mixtures.

(i) 300 atoms of A + 200 molecules of B

(ii) 2 mol A + 3 mol B

(iii) 100 atoms of A + 100 molecules of B

(iv) 5 mol A + 2.5 mol B

(v) 2.5 mol A + 5 mol B

At 0°C, the density of a certain oxide of a gas at 2 bar is same as that of dinitrogen at 5 bar. What is the molecular mass of the oxide?

Which one of the following will have largest number of atoms?

(i) 1 g Au (s)

(ii) 1 g Na (s)

(iii) 1 g Li (s)

(iv) 1 g of Cl2(g)

Density of a gas is found to be 5.46 g/dm³ at 27 °C at 2 bar pressure. What will be its density at STP?

A vessel of 120 mL capacity contains a certain amount of gas at 35 °C and 1.2 bar pressure. The gas is transferred to another vessel of volume 180 mL at 35 °C. What would be its pressure?

Assuming complete dissociation, calculate the pH of the following solutions:

(a) 0.003 M HCl

(b) 0.005 M NaOH

(c) 0.002 M HBr

(d) 0.002 M KOH

Which one of the following statements is incorrect in relation to ionization enthalpy?
(a) Ionization enthalpy increases for each successive electron.
(b) The greatest increase in ionization enthalpy is experienced on removal of electron from core noble gas configuration.
(c) End of valence electrons is marked by a big jump in ionization enthalpy.
(d) Removal of electron from orbitals bearing lower n value is easier than from orbital having higher n value.

Using s, p, d notations, describe the orbital with the following quantum numbers.

(a) n = 1, l = 0;

(b) n = 3; l =1

(c) n = 4; l = 2;

(d) n = 4; l =3.

Considering x-axis as the internuclear axis which out of the following will not form a sigma bond and why?

(a) 1s and 1s

(b) 1s and 2p_x

(c) 2p_y and 2p_y

(d) 1s and 2s.

Describe the effect of :

a) addition of H₂

b) addition of CH₃OH

c) removal of CO

d) removal of CH₃OH on the equilibrium of the reaction: 2H₂(g) + CO (g) ↔ CH₃OH (g)

Will CCl₄ give white precipitate of AgCl on heating it with silver nitrate? Give reason for your answer.

What is the basic theme of organisation in the periodic table?

Explain, why an organic liquid vaporises at a temperature below its boiling point in its steam distillation?

The first (ΔiH1) and the second (ΔiH) ionization enthalpies (in kJ mol–1) and the (ΔegH) electron gain enthalpy (in kJ mol–1) of a few elements are given below:

Which of the above elements is likely to be :

(a) the least reactive element.

(b) the most reactive metal.

(c) the most reactive non-metal.

(d) the least reactive non-metal.

(e) the metal which can form a stable binary halide of the formula MX₂, (X=halogen).

(f) the metal which can form a predominantly stable covalent halide of the formula MX (X=halogen)?