Starting with sodium chloride how would you proceed to prepare

(i) sodium metal (ii) sodium hydroxide (iii) sodium peroxide (iv) sodium carbonate?

A sample of drinking water was found to be severely contaminated with chloroform, CHCl₃, supposed to be carcinogenic in nature. The level of contamination was 15 ppm (by mass).

(i) Express this in percent by mass.

(ii) Determine the molality of chloroform in the water sample.

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.

Write the general outer electronic configuration of s-, p-, d- and f- block elements.

Determine the empirical formula of an oxide of iron which has 69.9% iron and 30.1% dioxygen by mass.

Calculate the wavelength, frequency and wave number of a light wave whose period is 2.0 × 10^–10 s.

Calculate the mass percent of different elements present in sodium sulphate (Na₂SO₄).

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

The equilibrium constant for a reaction is 10. What will be the value of ΔG⁰ ?  R = 8.314 JK^–1 mol^–1, T = 300 K.

Calculate the mass of sodium acetate (CH₃COONa) required to make 500 mL of 0.375 molar aqueous solution. Molar mass of sodium acetate is 82.0245 g mol^–1

A welding fuel gas contains carbon and hydrogen only. Burning a small sample of it in oxygen gives 3.38 g carbon dioxide, 0.690 g of water and no other products. A volume of 10.0 L (measured at STP) of this welding gas is found to weigh 11.6 g. Calculate

(i) empirical formula,

(ii) molar mass of the gas, and

(iii) molecular formula.

Addition of HBr to propene yields 2-bromopropane, while in the presence of benzoyl peroxide, the same reaction yields 1-bromopropane. Explain and give mechanism.

Calculate the wave number for the longest wavelength transition in the Balmer series of atomic hydrogen.

What are the oxidation number of the underlined elements in each of the following and how do you rationalise your results ?

(a) KI₃

(b) H₂S₄O₆

(c) Fe₃O₄

(d) CH₃CH₂OH

(e) CH₃COOH

Calcium carbonate reacts with aqueous HCl to give CaCl₂ and CO₂ according to the reaction,

CaCO_3(s) + 2 HCl_(aq) → CaCl_2(aq) + CO_2(g) + H₂O_(l)

What mass of CaCO₃ is required to react completely with 25 mL of 0.75 M HCl?

What is the wavelength of light emitted when the electron in a hydrogen atom undergoes transition from an energy level with n = 4 to an energy level with n = 2?

Considering the elements B, C, N, F, and Si, the correct order of their non-metallic character is:
(a) B > C > Si > N > F
b) Si > C > B > N > F
(c) F > N > C > B > Si
d) F > N > C > Si > B

What would have happened if the greenhouse gases were totally missing in the earth's atmosphere? Discuss.

The unpaired electrons in Al and Si are present in 3p orbital. Which electrons will experience more effective nuclear charge from the nucleus?

What is the pH of 0.001 M aniline solution? The ionization constant of aniline can be taken from Table 7.7. Calculate the degree of ionization of aniline in the solution. Also calculate the ionization constant of the conjugate acid of aniline.

Compare the structures of H₂O and H₂O₂.