1.

Which law shows relation between pressure and

solubility of a gas in solvent
A)Le chaterliers principle
B)Henry’s law
C)Rate law
D)Raoult’s law
2. Which of the following is incorrect for an ideal
solution?
(a)∆Hmix =0.
(b) ∆Vmix = 0
(c) ∆P = Pobs – Pcalculated = 0
(d) ∆Gmix = 0
3. The osmotic pressure of a solution is directly
proportional to
(a) the molecular concentration of the solute
(b) the absolute temperature at a given
concentration
(c) the lowering of vapour pressure (d) all the
above.
4. Effect of adding a non-volatile solute to a solvent
is :
a) to lower the vapour pressure
b) to increase the freezing point
c) to decrease the boiling point
d) to decrease the osmotic pressure
5. Isopropyl chloride undergoes hydrolysis by
(a) SN1 mechanism
(b) SN2 mechanism
(c) SN1 and SN2 mechanism
(d) neither SN1 nor SN2 mechanism
6. An organic molecule necessarily shows optical
activity if it
a) contains asymmetric carbon atoms
b) is non-polar
c) is non-superimposable on its mirror image
d) is superimposable on its mirror image
7. Which of the following is a Gem-dibromideis :
(a) CH3CH(Br)CH2(Br)
(b) CH3CBr2CH3
(c) CH2(Br)CH2CH2
(d) CH2BrCH2Br
8. When 2-bromobutane reacts with alcoholic KOH,
thereaction is called
(a) halogenation
(b) chlorination
(c) hydrogenation
(d) dehydrohalogenation
9. The rate of a reaction:
(a) Increases as the reaction proceeds
(b) Decreases as the reaction proceeds
(c) Remains the same as the reaction proceeds
(d) May increase or decrease as the reaction
proceeds
10. The rate constant of a zero order reaction is-
(a) Directly proportional to initial concentration
(b) Doesn’t depend on concentration
(c) Inversely proportional to initial concentration
(d) Can’t say
11. Which of the following influences the reaction
rate performed in a solution?
(a) Temperature
 (b) Activation energy
(c) Catalyst
(d) All of the above
12. The correct IUPAC name of [Pt(NH3 )2 Cl2 ] is
(a) Diammine dichloride platinum (II)
(b) Diammine dichloride platinum (IV)
(c) Diammine dichloride platinum (0)
(d) Dimmine dichloride platinum (IV)
13. The donor atoms in ethylene diamine tetra
acetate ion is
(a) two N and two O
(b) two N and four O
(c) four N and two O
(d) three N and three O
14. Clemmensen reduction is carried with
(a) LiAlH4 in ether
(b) Zn-Hg and HCl
(c) H2 in the presence of Pd
(d) NH2NH2/glycol and KOH
15. Which of the following will not give iodoform
test?
(a) Ethanol
(b) Ethanal
(c) Pentan-3-one
(d) Pentan-2-one
In the following question two statements
(Assertion) A and Reason (R) are given Mark.
A) if A and R both are correct and R is the
correct explanation of A;
 B)(Lif A and R both are correct but R is not the
correct explanation of A;

C) A is true but R is false;

D)A is false but R is true,
E)A and R both are false.
16. (A) : Resonance energy of carboxylate ion is
much greater than that of undissociated
carboxylic acid.
(R) : Carboxylate ion is a resonance hybrid of
equivalent resonating structures.
17. (A) : Claisen Condensation involves the self
condensation of ester molecules having α
hydrogen.
(R) : Claisen condensation occurs in the
presence of a strong base such as sodium
ethoxide.
18. (A) : Ethyl acetoacetate gives reddish violet
colour on treatment with ferric chloride
(R) : It exists predominantly in the keto form.
II. Very short answer questions
19. Calculate the mass of urea (NH2CONH2)
required in making 2.5 kg of 0.25 molal aqueous
solution.
20. Give the characteristics of ideal solution?
21. Why is sulphuric acid not used during the
reaction of alcohols with KI?
22. Out of C6H5CH2Cl and C6H5CHCIC6H5which
is more easily hydrolysed by aqueous KOH.
23. Which acid from each of the following pairs
would you expect to be a stronger acid?
 (i) CH3COOH or CH2FCOOH
(ii) CH2FCOOH or CH2ClCOOH
(iii) CH2FCH2CH2COOH or CH3CHFCH2COOH
24. A first order reaction has a rate constant 1.15 x
10-3 s-1. How long will 5 g of this reactant take
to reduce to 3 g?(log5/3=log 1.667)
25. What will be the effect of temperature on rate
constant?
26. State Henry’s law and mention some of its
important applications.
27. NiCl4]2- is paramagnetic while [Ni(CO)4] is
diamagnetic though both are tetrahedraL Why?
28. What is meant by the chelate effect? Give an
example.
III. Short answer questions
29. Obtain a relationship between relative lowering
of vapour pressure and mole fraction of solute?
30. Predict all the alkenes that would be formed by
dehydrohalogenation of the following halides
with sodium ethoxide in ethanol and identify the
major alkene:
(I) 1-Bromo-l-methylcyclohexane
(ii) 2-Chloro-2-methylbutane.
(iii)2,2,3-Trimethyl-3-bromopentane
31. Predict the products of the following reactions

32. Calculate the half-life of a first order reaction

from their rate constants given below:
(i) 200 s-1 (ii) 2 min-1
 (iii) 4 years-1
33. Predict the number of unpaired electrons in the
square planar [Pt(CN)4]2- ion.
34. The hexaaquamanganese (II) ion contains five
unpaired electrons while the hexacyano ion
contains only one unpaired electron. Explain
using crystal field theory.
IV. Long answer questions
35. Explain why
(i) the dipole moment of chlorobenzene is lower
than that of cyclohexyl chloride?
(ii) alkyl halides, though polar, are immiscible
with water?
(iii) Grignard reagents should be prepared under
anhydrous conditions?
36. Describe the following:
(i) Acetylation
(ii) Cannizzaro reaction
(iii) Cross aldol condensation
(iv) Decarboxylation
37. The following results have been obtained during
the kinetic studies of the reaction.
2A+B ——–> C + D

Determine the rate law and the rate constant for

the reaction
38. Benzene and toluene form ideal solution over the
entire range of composition. The vapour
pressure of pure benzene and toluene at 300 K
 are 50.71 mm Hg and 32.06 mm Hg
respectively. Calculate the mole fraction of
benzene in vapour phase if 80g of benzene is
mixed with 100g of toluene.
39. Discuss the nature of bonding in the following
coordination entities on the basis of valence
bond theory:
(i) [Fe(CN)6]4-
(ii) [FeF6]3-
(iii) [Co(C2O4)3]3-
(iv) [CoF6]3-
40. Read the passage given below and answer the
following questions:
Alkyl halides are prepared by the free radical
halogenation of alkanes, addition of halogen
acids to alkenes, replacement of -OH group of
alcohols with halogens using phosphorus
halides, thionyl chloride or halogen acids. Aryl
halides are prepared by electrophilic substitution
to arene. Fluorine and iodides are best
prepared by halogen exchange method. These
compounds find wide applications in industry as
well as in day-to-day life. These compounds are
generally used as solvents and as starting
material for the synthesis of a large number of
organic compounds.

(i) The best method for the conversion of an

alcohol into analkyl chloride is by treating the
alcohol with
(a) PCl5
(b) dry HCl in the presence of anhydrous ZnCl2
(c) SOCl2 in presence of pyridine (d) None of
these
(ii) The catalyst used in the preparation of an
alkyl chloride bythe action of dry HCl on an
alcohol is
(a) anhydrous AlCl3
(b) FeCl3
(c) anhydrous ZnCl2
(d) Cu
(iii) An alkyl halide reacts with metallic sodium in
dry ether.The reaction is known as:
(a) Frankland’sreaction
(b) Sandmeyer’sreaction
(c)Wurtz reaction
(d) Kolbe’sreaction
(iv) Fluorobenzene (C6H5F) can be synthesized
in the laboratory
(a) by direct fluorination of benzene with F2 gas
(b) by reacting bromobenzene with NaF solution
(c) by heating phenol with HF and KF
(d) from aniline by diazotisation followed by
heating thediazonium salt with HBF4