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I PUC CHEMISTRY CHAPTERWISE QUESTIONS
1. SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
1) What are the basic constituents of matter?
2) Mention any two life saving drugs/ name the drug used in the cancer therapy.
3) Name the drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
4) Name the chemical responsible for depletion of ozone layer.
5) Name the SI unit of
a)Mass b) Length c) Time d) Temperature e) Electric current f) Luminous intensity
g) Amount of substance h) Density .
6) Write the prefix used in SI system for
a) 10-9 b) 10-12
7) What is amu?
8) What is limiting reagent?
9) Define mole fraction.
10) Define mole.
11) What is the value of Avogadro’s number?
12) State law of definite proportion.
13) State law of conservation of mass.
14) State Avogadro law.
15) How many significant figures are there in
16) Give the postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory.
17) What is heterogeneous mixture? Give an example.
18) Distinguish between pure substance and mixture.
19) State law of multiple proportion.
20) What are isotopes? Give an example.
21) Calculate the molecular mass of the following
a)Ethane (C2H6) b) Ethanol (C2H5OH) .
22) Calculate the number of molecules present in 2.5 moles of water.
23) Calculate the percentage composition of elements in a) methanol b) ethanol.
24) How many moles of methane is required to produce 88 g of CO2 after combustion.
25) 50.0 kg of N2 (g) and10.0 kg of H2 (g) are mixed to produce NH3 (g). Calculate the NH3 (g) formed. Identify
the limiting reagent in the production of NH3 in this reaction.
26) An organic compound contain 4.07% Hydrogen,24.27%Carbon and 71.65% Chlorine. Its molecular mass is
98.96gm, what are its empirical and molecular formula?
27) An organic substance containing Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen gave the percentage composition as
C=40.687% H=5.085% and O=54.228%.The VD of the compound is 59, calculate the molecular formula of the
compound.
28) Determine the molecular formula of an oxide of iron in which the mass percent of iron and oxygen are 69.9 and
30.1 respectively. Given that the molar mass of the oxide is 159.8gmol-1 (Atomic mass : Fe = 55.85 , O =
16.00u).
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2. STRUCTURE OF ATOM
1) What is the charge and mass of electron?
2) What is the charge and mass of proton?
3) Who discovered neutron?
4) What are isotopes? Give example.
5) What are isobars? Give examples.
6) Calculate the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in 35Br80
7) Explain Rutherford’s α-ray scattering experiment.
8) Give any two drawbacks of Rutherford’s model of atom.
9) What is photoelectric effect?
10) Give the postulates of Bohr’s theory of atomic model.
11) What are the limitations of Bohr’s theory?
12) Write de Broglie’s wave equation.
13) State Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. Give its mathematical expression.
14) Explain the significance of quantum numbers.
15) State Aufbau principle.
16) State (n+l) rule.
17) State Pauli’s exclusion principle.
18) State Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity.

3. CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES

1) State Mendeleev periodic law.
2) State Modern periodic law.
3) What are representative elements?
4) Write the general valence shell electronic configuration of d and f block elements.
5) Name the most electronegative element in the periodic table.
6) Define i)Atomic radius ii)Covalent radius iii)Metallic radius.
7) How does atomic radius vary in a period and in a group? Give reason for the variation.
8) Size of cation is lesser than the parent atom. Why?
9) Size of an anion is larger than a neutral atom. Why?
10) What are isoelectronic species? Give example.
11) Define ionization enthalpy. How does it vary along the period and down the group in the periodic table?
Explain.
12) Define electron gain enthalpy. How does it vary along the period and down the group of the periodic table?
13) Define electronegativity. How does it vary along the period and down the group? Explain.
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4. CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

1) State octet rule.
2) Give any two limitations of octet rule.
3) Define ionic bond? Give an example.
4) Define bond length.
5) Define covalent radius.
6) Define bond angle.
7) Define bond enthalpy?
8) Define dipole moment. What is its unit?
9) Predict the dipole moment and geometry of BeF2 molecule.
10) Write any four postulates of VSEPR theory.
11) What is hybridization?
12) Give salient features of hybridization.
13) Explain sp hybridization in acetylene (C2H2) molecule.
14) Explain sp2 hybridization by taking BCl3 as an example.
15) Explain sp2 hybridization in ethylene(C2H2) molecule.
16) Explain sp3 hybridization by taking methane (CH4) as an example.
17) Give the salient features of molecular orbital theory (MOT).
18) Write the electronic configuration of O2 molecule and calculate its bond order based on MOT.

5. STATES OF MATTER
1) Name the intermolecular forces present among HCl molecules.
2) Give an example for induced dipole-induced dipole forces
3) Give an example for dipole-induced dipole attractive forces.
4) State Boyle’s law. Give its mathematical expression.
5) State Charle’s law. Write its mathematical expression.
6) What is absolute zero temperature?
7) State Gay-Lussac’s law. Write its mathematical expression.
8) State Avogadro’s law. Give its mathematical expression.
9) What is an ideal gas?
10) Derive ideal gas equation.
11) State Dalton’s law of partial pressure. Give its mathematical expression.
12) Give the postulates of Kinetic molecular theory of gases.
13) What are the conditions under which gases deviate from ideal behaviour?
14) Give the differences between ideal and non ideal (real) gases.
15) Write vander Waals equation for n mole of gas & 1 mole of gas?
16) Define compressibility factor (Z). What is the value of compressibility factor Z in an ideal gas and non-ideal
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(real gas)?
17) Define Boyle temperature or Boyle point.
18) Define i) Critical temperature (Tc.)ii)Critical pressure (Pc) iii)Critical volume (Vc)
19) Define boiling point.
20) Define surface tension. What is its SI unit?
21) Define viscosity of a liquid. Give the SI unit of coefficient of viscosity.

6. THERMODYNAMICS
1) Define (i) Open system (ii) Closed system (iii) Isolated system.
2) Define internal energy.
3) What is adiabatic process?
4) State first law of thermodynamics. Write its mathematical form.
5) What is isothermal process/ reversible process/irreversible process?
6) Write the relation between enthalpy change and internal energy change.
7) What is exothermic /endothermic reaction?
8) Define extensive property/intensive property.
9) Define heat capacity/ molar heat capacity/specific heat capacity.
10) State Hess’s law of heat summation.
11) What is a spontaneous process/entropy?
12) Define Gibb’s free energy (G).Write Gibb’s equation.
13) State second /third law of thermodynamics.
14) Calculate the enthalpy of formation of propane (C3H8), at 298K., form following data
∆H0C (propane) = - 2220 kJ/mol. ∆H0C (carbon) = - 393.5 kJ/mol, ∆H0f(water) = - 286 kJ/mol.
15) 2 mole of an ideal gas at 250C allowed to expand isothermally from a volume of 46 litres to 470 litres. How
much work is done by the gas.
16) Calculate equilibrium constant for the system at 270C whose free energy charge is -8.1 kJ/mol
17) Explain the measurement of ∆𝑈 using bomb calorimeter

7. EQUILIBRIUM
1) Define equilibrium state.
2) State Henry’s law.
3) State law of equilibrium.
4) Define equilibrium constant.
5) What is homogeneous/heterogeneous equilibrium?
6) State Le chatelier’s principle .
7) What are electrolytes and non-electrolytes?
8) What are strong and weak electrolytes?
9) Explain Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases.
10) Define acid and base according to Lewis theory with examples.
11) Define ionic product of water. What is its value at 298 K?
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12) Define pH scale /pH of a solution/pOH of a solution.
13) What is common ion effect?
14) What is buffer solution?
15) Explain the Lechatelier’s principle for the following reaction. N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g)
15) For the reaction H2+I2→ 2HI Kc=3.56. Find value of Kc for the following reactions.
i. 2HI → H2+I2
ii. 4HI → 2H2+I2

8. REDOX REACTIONS
1) Define a) Oxidation b) Reduction in terms of electron transfer.
2) Name the most powerful oxidizing agent.
3) Define Oxidation Number.
4) What is the ON of an element?
5) What happens to the ON of an element during a) Oxidation b) Reduction?
6) What is the ON of hydrogen in hydrides?
7) What is the ON of oxygen in peroxides?
8) What is the ON of oxygen in OF2?
9) What is a redox reaction? Give an Example.
10) Write the formula for the following compounds representing using Stock notation.
11) Calculate the ON of P in a) HPO32- and b) PO4 3-.
12) Give an example for metal displacement reaction.
13) Give an example for non-metal displacement reaction.
14) What is disproportionation reaction? Give an example.
15) Balance the following redox equation in acid medium by oxidation number method.
Cr2O7 2- + SO3 2-  Cr 3+ + SO42-
16) Balance the following redox equation in basic medium by half reaction method.
MnO4 - + I -  MnO2 + I2

9. HYDROGEN
1) Name the radioactive isotope of hydrogen?
2) Why water gas is called synthesis gas or syn gas?
3) What is coal gasification?
4) Give any two similarities of hydrogen with group-I elements?
5) Give the laboratory method of preparing dihydrogen?
6) What is water-gas shift reaction?
7) What is water gas? What is the use of it?
8) Give reason: Why water has maximum density at 4oC?
9) What are hydrides? Give the classification of hydrides.
10) What are ionic hydrides? Give examples
11) What are covalent hydrides? Give examples.
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12) What are electron deficient hydrides? Give examples.
13) What are electron precise hydrides? Give examples.
14) What are electron rich hydrides? Give examples.
15) Give the difference between temporary hardness and permanent hardness
16) Explain the process of softening of temporary hardness by Clark’s method.
17) Explain softening of hard water by ion exchange method.
18) Write a note on volume strength of hydrogen peroxide.
19) Write a note on storage of hydrogen peroxide.

10. S-BLOCK ELEMENTS

1) Write the general electronic configuration s-block elements.
2) How does ionization enthalpy of alkali metals changes down the group? Give reason.
3) What is dead burnt plaster?
4) What is diagonal relationship?
5) Why Lithium is diagonally related to Magnesium?
6) Alkali metals are normally kept in kerosene oil. Why?
7) Lithium is powerful reducing agent than other alkali metals. Why?
8) Caesium and potassium metals are used as electrodes in photoelectric cells. Explain
9) Why alkaline earth metals are weaker reducing agents than alkali metals?
10) What is slaking of lime?
11) How is calcium hydroxide prepared ?
12) When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water, it turns milky Why? Give the chemicalreaction.
13) How does milk of lime reacts with chlorine? Write the chemical reaction.
14) Give two methods of preparation of calcium carbonate.
15) What is plaster of paris? How is it obtained?
16) Why Beryllium shows anomalous behaviour as compared other elements of samegroup.
17) Describe the manufacture of sodium carbonate by Solvay process.
18) Describe the manufacture of sodium hydroxide by Castner –Kellner’s electrolytic process.
19) Give two uses of sodium hydroxide
20) Give two uses of sodium bicarbonate(baking soda)
21) Give the biological importance of sodium
22) Give the biological importance of potassium

11. P-BLOCK ELEMENTS

1) Write the general electronic configuration of p-block elements.
2) Write the chemical formula of Borax.
3) Which compound is called inorganic benzene and write its molecular formula.
4) Give reasons for the anomalous behaviour of Boron.
5) How does Aluminium react with dil.HCl? Give the equation.
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6) Give reason: In group 13 elements, the stability of +3 oxidation state decreases down the group.
Name the starting material used in the manufacture of organo silicon polymer.
7) Solid carbon dioxide is also known as--------
8) Give one use each for (i) boron (ii) Aluminum
9) What happens when diborane is exposed to air?
10) Boron cannot have covalency more than 4. Give reason.
11) What is inert pair effect?
12) What are allotropes? Name the allotropes of carbon?
13) What is the hybridization in graphite, diamond and fullerene?
14) What is producer gas?
15) What are silicones? What is the repeating unit in silicone?
16) What is the structural unit in silicates? Give an example for silicate.
17) Give an example for zeolites.
18) Diamond is bad conductor whereas graphite is good conductor of electricity. Justify.

12. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

1) How many σ and π bonds are present in each of the following molecules?
2) Draw bond-line formula for HOCH2CH2CH2CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH3
3) Give one example for each of the following compound
4) (a) Heterocyclic (b) alicyclic (c) benzenoid (d) non-benzenoid
5) What is functional group? Give two examples.
6) What is homologous series? Give examples.
7) What is functional isomerism? Give an example.
8) What is metamerism? Give an example.
9) What is carbocation? Give an example.
10) What is carbanion? Give an example.
11) What are free radicals? Give an example.
12) What are electrophiles? Give example.
13) What are nucleophiles? Give example.
14) Give the differences between inductive and resonance(mesomeric) effect .
15) What is electromeric effect?
16) What is hyper conjugation effect(No bond resonance or Baker-Nathan effect)?
17) What is the principle behind crystallization?
18) What is chromatography?
19) How do you detect carbon and hydrogen in an organic compound?
20) How do you detect nitrogen, sulphur and halogen using sodium fusion extract, (SFE)(Lassaigne’s test)?
21) Describe the estimation of carbon and hydrogen by Liebig’s method.
22) Describe estimation of nitrogen by Dumas method.
23) Describe estimation of halogens by Carius method.
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13. HYDROCARBONS
1) Which metal is used in wurtz reaction?
2) What is Lindlar’s catalyst?
3) Give the tests to show that the given compound is an unsaturated compound
4) Why alkynes does not show geometrical isomerism?
5) Which catalyst is used in Friedel’s craft reaction?
6) Which hydrocarbon is main constituent of CNG?
7) What is cracking/ pyrolysis?
8) How will you prepare benzene from sodium benzoate?
9) State Markovnikov’s rule.
10) Explain Wurtz reaction with an example. Where is it used?
11) What do you understand by torsional angle? Which of the conformations of ethane has the maximum & the
minimum torsional strain?
12) What are hydrocarbons?
13) What is hydrogenation?
14) What is decarboxylation? How do you prepare methane from sodium acetate by decarboxylation? Write
the equation.
15) Describe the preparation of alkanes by Kolbe’s electrolytic method.
16) Give the mechanism of chlorination of methane.
17) How do you prepare acetylene from calcium carbide?
18) Give two limitations of Kekule structure.
19) What type of hybridization take place in each carbon atom of benzene?
20) How many σ C-C, σ C-H, & π bonds are present in benzene?
21) Name the electrophile produced during the nitration of benzene.
22) What are meta directing groups. Give examples.
23) Write Eclised&Staggereed Conformation for Ethane.
24) What is Wurtz reaction? Give Example?
25) What Ozonolysis? Give example
26) Write the reaction for addition of water to propene.
27) What is decarboxylation? Give example?
28) How do you convert ethanol to ethene.
29) Write mechanism for Halogenation of methane
30) Write Mechanism for addition of hydrogen bromide to propene.
31) Write Mechanism for Nitration of Benzene.
32) Write mechanism for Fridel – Craft’s reaction?
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14. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

1) What are non degradable pollutants? Give examples.

2) Give examples for gaseous air pollutants.
3) Give the sources & effects of carbon monoxide in the environment.
4) What is global warming? What are the causes of global warming?
5) What is green house effect? Give examples for green house gases.
6) What is acid rain? Write the respective chemical reactions using the formation of rain.
7) What is smog? Give the types of smog.
8) What is Biological oxygen demand(BOD)?
9) What is the maximum limit of nitrate in drinking water?
10) What is green chemistry?
11) What are pesticides? Give examples.