What is the difference between the terms 'hydrolysis' and 'hydration'?

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?

How would you explain the following observations?

(i) BeO is almost insoluble but BeSO₄ in soluble in water,

(ii) BaO is soluble but BaSO₄ is insoluble in water,

(iii) LiI is more soluble than KI in ethanol.

For the following equilibrium, K_c = 6.3 × 10¹⁴  at 1000 K

NO (g) + O₃ (g) ↔ NO₂ (g) + O₂ (g)

Both the forward and reverse reactions in the equilibrium are elementary bimolecular reactions. What is K_c, for the reverse reaction?

Justify that the following reactions are redox reactions:

(a) CuO_(s) + H_2(g) → Cu_(s) + H₂O_(g)

(b) Fe₂O_3(s) + 3CO_(g) → 2Fe_(s) + 3CO_2(g)

(c) 4BCl_3(g) + 3LiAlH_4(s) → 2B₂H_6(g) + 3LiCl_(s) + 3 AlCl_{3 (s)}

(d) 2K_(s) + F_2(g) → 2K⁺F^– _(s)

(e) 4 NH_3(g) + 5 O_2(g) → 4NO_(g) + 6H₂O_(g)

The enthalpies of all elements in their standard states are:

(i) unity

(ii) zero

(iii) < 0

(iv) different for each element

The type of hybridisation of boron in diborane is

(a) sp    (b) sp²   (c) sp³    (d) dsp²

The quantum numbers of six electrons are given below. Arrange them in order of increasing energies. If any of these combination(s) has/have the same energy lists:

1. n = 4, l = 2, ml = –2 , ms = –1/2

2. n = 3, l = 2, ml= 1 , ms = +1/2

3. n = 4, l = 1, ml = 0 , ms = +1/2

4. n = 3, l = 2, ml = –2 , ms = –1/2

5. n = 3, l = 1, ml = –1 , ms= +1/2

6. n = 4, l = 1, ml = 0 , ms = +1/2

Balance the following equations in basic medium by ion-electron method and oxidation number methods and identify the oxidising agent and the reducing agent.

(a) P_4(s) + OH ^– _(aq)  →  PH_3(g) + HPO^{2 –} _(aq)

(b) N₂H_4(l) + ClO^{3 –} _(aq)  →  NO_(g)  +  Cl^–_(g)

(c) Cl₂O_{7 (g)}  +  H₂O_2(aq)  →  ClO ^– _2(aq)   +  O_2(g)  +  H ⁺ _(aq)

Among the following pairs of orbitals which orbital will experience the larger effective nuclear charge?

(i) 2s and 3s,

(ii) 4d and 4f,

(iii) 3d and 3p

Write the expression for the equilibrium constant, K_c for each of the following reactions:

(i)   2NOCl (g)   ↔   2NO (g) + Cl₂ (g)

(ii)  2Cu(NO₃)₂ (s) ↔  2CuO (s) + 4NO₂ (g) + O₂ (g)

(iii) CH₃COOC₂H₅(aq) + H₂O(l) ↔  CH₃COOH (aq) + C₂H₅OH (aq)

(iv) Fe³⁺ (aq) + 3OH^– (aq) ↔  Fe(OH)₃ (s)

(v) I₂ (s) + 5F₂ ↔  2IF₅ 

What sorts of informations can you draw from the following reaction ?

(CN)_2(g)  +  2OH^-_(aq)  →  CN^-_(aq) + CNO^-_(aq) + H₂O_(l)