Volume 1 Test Question
Volume 1 Test Question
3.The half life of a substance in a first order reaction is 15 min. The rate constant is
a) 4.62 10– 2 min – 1 b) 6.74 10– 2 min– 1
c) 2.46 102 min– 1 d) 7.18 102 min– 1
4.The reaction A → B is a second order process when the initial concentration of A is 0.50 M, the half life is 8.0
minutes. What is the half life if the initial concentration of A is 0.10 M?
a) 40.0 minutes b) 1.6 minutes
c) 8.0 minutes d) 16.0 minutes
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a) Order with respect to A(g) – Second Order with respect to B(g) – First
b) Order with respect to A(g) – Zero Order with respect to B(g) - Second
c) Order with respect to A(g) – First Order with respect to B(g) - Zero
d) Order with respect to A(g) – Second Order with respect to B(g) – Zero
6. A reaction follows second order kinetics. How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of the
reactant is reduced to half? Choose the correct value from the following:
a) four times b) of the original value
c) three times d) eight times
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12. Which of the following characteristics of transition metals is associated with their catalytic activity?
a) Paramagnetic nature b) High enthalpy of atomisation
c) Variable oxidation states d) Colour of hydrated ions
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Section B 2marks
17. When a coordination compound CoCl3 ·6NH3 is mixed with AgNO3, 3 moles of AgCl are precipitated per
mole
of the compound. Write
i. structural formula of the complex.
ii. IUPAC name of the complex.
18. What is lanthanoid contraction? What are the consequences of lanthanoid contraction?
19. Answer the following: [2]
(a) What is the order of photochemical reaction? [1]s
For the homogeneous decomposition of N2O5 into NO2 and O2;
Rate = k [N2O5]
Find out the order of reaction with respect to N2O5.
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22. i. Write the IUPAC name and draw the structure of coordination entities of [PtCl(NH 3)5]Cl3. [2]
ii.Give an explanation for the catalytic properties shown by transition metals.
Section C
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24. i. Determine the units of rate constant for first and zero order reaction.
ii. Show that time required for the completion of 99% of the first order reaction is twice the 90% of completion
of the reaction.
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Section D
Case Based Question
29. The f-block consists of the two series, lanthanoids (the fourteen elements following lanthanum) and actinoids
(the fourteen elements following actinium). Because lanthanum closely resembles the lanthanoids. The chemistry
of the actinoids is much more complicated. The complication arises partly owing to the occurrence of a wide
range of oxidation states in these elements and partly because their radioactivity creates special problems in their
study. The overall decrease in atomic and ionic radii from lanthanum to lutetium (the lanthanoid contraction) is a
unique feature in the chemistry of the lanthanoids. In the lanthanoids, La(II) and Ln(III) compounds are
predominant species.
i. Which metal in the first transition series (3d series) exhibits +1 oxidation state most frequently and why? (1)
ii. The transition metals (with the exception of Zn, Cd and Hg) are hard and have high melting and boiling
points. Give reason. (1)
iii. Both O2 and F2 stabilize high oxidation states of transition metals but the ability of oxygen to do so exceeds
that of fluorine. Give reason. (2)
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Section E
31. List various types of isomerism possible for coordination compounds, giving an example of each. [5]
OR
Explain with two examples each of the following: Coordination entity, ligand coordination number, coordination
polyhedron, homoleptic and heteroleptic.
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33. [NICl4]2- is paramagnetic while [Ni(CO)4] is diamagnetic though both are tetrahedral. Why? [5]
OR
CoSO4Cl.5NH3 exists in two isomeric forms ‘A’ and ‘B’. Isomer ‘A’ reacts with AgNO 3 to give white precipitate
but
does not react with BaCl2. Isomer ‘B’ gives a white precipitate with BaCl 2 but does not react with AgNO3.
Answer
the following questions.
i. Identify ‘A’ and ‘B’ and write their structural formulas.
ii. Name the type of isomerism involved.
iii. Give the IUPAC name of ‘A’ and ‘B’.