Which of the following does not react with oxygen directly?
Zn, Ti, Pt, Fe
Pt is a noble metal and does not react very easily. All other elements, Zn, Ti, Fe, are quite reactive. Hence, oxygen does not react with platinum (Pt) directly.
Why is helium used in diving apparatus?
Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?
Give the formula and describe the structure of a noble gas species which is isostructural with:
(i) ICl-4
(ii) IBr-2
(iii) BrO-3
Why is H2O a liquid and H2S a gas?
How is O3 estimated quantitatively?
What happens when sulphur dioxide is passed through an aqueous solution of Fe(III) salt?
Why is BiH3 the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of Group 15 elements?
Why are halogens strong oxidising agents?
Arrange the following in the order of property indicated for each set:
(i) F2, Cl2, Br2, I2- increasing bond dissociation enthalpy.
(ii) HF, HCl, HBr, HI - increasing acid strength.
(iii) NH3, PH3, AsH3, SbH3, BiH3- increasing base strength.
Comment on the nature of two S-O bonds formed in SO2 molecule. Are the two S-O bonds in this molecule equal?
For the reaction R → P, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03 M to 0.02 M in 25 minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units of time both in minutes and seconds.
Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:
(i) Tetraamminediaquacobalt (III) chloride
(ii) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)
(iii) Tris(ethane-1,2-diamine) chromium(III) chloride
(iv) Amminebromidochloridonitrito-N-platinate(II)
(v) Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)platinum(IV) nitrate
(vi) Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II)
(i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N
(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.
(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?
Why are solids rigid?
Write any two characteristics of Chemisorption.
Write the structures of the following compounds.
(i) α-Methoxypropionaldehyde
(ii) 3-Hydroxybutanal
(iii) 2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde
(iv) 4-Oxopentanal
(v) Di-sec-butyl ketone
(vi) 4-Fluoroacetophenone
Which of the ores mentioned in Table 6.1 can be concentrated by magnetic separation method?
Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element?
Glucose or sucrose are soluble in water but cyclohexane or benzene (simple six membered ring compounds) are insoluble in water. Explain.
Write structures of the following compounds:
(i) 2-Chloro-3-methylpentane
(ii) 1-Chloro-4-ethylcyclohexane
(iii) 4-tert. Butyl-3-iodoheptane
(iv) 1,4-Dibromobut-2-ene
(v) 1-Bromo-4-sec. butyl-2-methylbenzene
Sucrose decomposes in acid solution into glucose and fructose according to the first order rate law, with t1/2 = 3.00 hours. What fraction of sample of sucrose remains after 8 hours?
Name the parameters that characterize a unit cell.
The following results have been obtained during the kinetic studies of the reaction: 2A + B → C + D
Experiment |
A/ mol L - 1 |
B/ mol L - 1 |
Initial rate of formation of D/mol L - 1 min - 1 |
I | 0.1 | 0.1 |
6.0 × 10 - 3 |
II | 0.3 | 0.2 |
7.2 × 10 - 2 |
III | 0.3 | 0.4 |
2.88 × 10 - 1 |
IV | 0.4 | 0.1 |
2.40 × 10 - 2 |
Determine the rate law and the rate constant for the reaction.
Give the uses of freon 12, DDT, carbon tetrachloride and iodoform.
How will you convert ethanal into the following compounds?
(i) Butane-1, 3-diol (ii) But-2-enal (iii) But-2-enoic acid
With reference to which classification has the statement, ranitidine is an antacid been given?
Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reactions.
(i)Ethanal, Propanal, Propanone, Butanone.
(ii)Benzaldehyde, p-Tolualdehyde, p-Nitrobenzaldehyde, Acetophenone.
Hint:Consider steric effect and electronic effect.
Classify each of the following solids as ionic, metallic, molecular, network (covalent) or amorphous.
(i) Tetra phosphorus decoxide (P4O10) (vi) Plastic
(ii) Ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4 (vii) Graphite
(iii) SiC (viii) Brass
(iv) I2 (ix) Rb
(v) P4 (x) LiBr
(xi) Si
What is a biodegradable polymer? Give an example of a biodegradable aliphatic polyester.
Calculate the amount of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) required for preparing 250 mL of 0.15 M solution in methanol.