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IITJAM Chemistry
MM : 300 Time : 3 hrs

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1. Molecular shape of SOCl 2 is

(a) square planar (b) trigonal pyramidal (c) triangular planar (d) T-shaped

2. Number of three-centre two-electron (3c -2e) bonds present in diborane is

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

3. The lattice energy of LiF calculated from Born-Lande equation is −1000kJ mol −1. Assume that
for both LiF and MgO the Madelung constants, interionic distances and Born exponents have
the same value. The lattice energy of MgO in kJ mol −1 is
(a) −4000 (b) − 2000 (c) 2000 (d) 4000

4. The compound formed by dissolving elemental gold in aqua-regia is

(a) AuCl (b) AuNO 3 (c) H[AuCl 4 ] (d) H[Au(NO 3 )4 ]
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5. Number of moles of ions produced by the complete dissociation of one mole of Mohr’s salt in
water is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
6. The tetrachloro complexes of Ni(II) and Pd (II) respectively, are (atomic number of Ni and Pd
are 28 and 46 respectively)
(a) diamagnetic and diamagnetic (b) paramagnetic and paramagnetic
(c) diamagnetic and paramagnetic (d) paramagnetic and diamagnetic

7. The total number of steps involved and number of beta particles emitted in the spontaneous
238 208
decay of 92 U → 82 Pb respectively, are
(a) 8 and 6 (b) 14 and 6 (c) 6 and 8 (d) 14 and 8

8. A filter paper moistened with ammoniacal sodium nitroprusside solution turns violet on contact
with a drop of alkaline Na 2 S solution. The violet colour is due to the formation of
(a) [Fe(SCN)5(NO)] 1− (b) [Fe(SCN)5(NO)]2− (c) [Fe(CN)5(NOS)]3− (d) [Fe(CN)5(NOS)]4−

9. The species/ compounds that are aromatic among the following are
O
H

P Q R S
(a) R and S (b) P and Q (c) Q and S (d) P and S

10. The major product obtained in the reaction given below is

HCl

CH2

(a) (b) (c) Cl (d)

Cl
Cl Cl

11. The rates of acetolysis for the following norbornyl derivatives are in the order
TsO H H OTs H OTs

P Q R
(a) R > Q > P (b) Q > R > P (c) P > R > Q (d) R > P > Q

12. The Haworth projection for α-anomer of D-glucose is

CH2OH CH2OH CH2OH CH2OH
O OH O O HO OH
(a) (b) (c) OH (d) HO
OH HO
HO HO OH HO OH O
OH OH OH OH

13. The complementary DNA sequence of the given DNA 5’-G-A-A-T-T-C-3’ is

(a) 5’-C-T-T-A-A-G-3’ (b) 5’-C-U-U-A-A-G-3’ (c) 3’-C-T-T-A-A-G-5’ (d) 3’-G-A-A-T-T-C-5’
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14. The order of nucleophilicity of the following anions in a S N 2 reaction is

O O
O S NO2

NO2 NO2
P Q R S
(a) Q > R > S > P (b) Q > P > R > S (c) Q > R > P > S (d) P > S > R > Q

15. The pair of conformation that has maximum energy difference is

(a) and (b) and

(c) and (d) and

16. The major mono-sulphonation product of α-tetralone is

O O
HO3S
(a) (b)

SO3H
O HO3S O

(c) (d)
HO3S

17. Electrophilic nitrations of the following compounds follow the trend.

Cl SO3H NHCOCH3 C 2H 5

P Q R S
(a) S > R > P > Q (b) R > S > P > Q (c) R > P > S > Q (d) P > S > R > Q

18. The compounds those would not respond to tests of both nitrogen and sulphur with sodium
fusion extracts are
S O

H 2N NH3.HSO4 H2N NH2 H 2N NH3.HCO3 H 2N S

I II III IV
(a) I and III (b) III and IV (c) I and IV (d) II and IV

19. The correct epimeric pair of the following is

CHO CHO COOH CHO
HO H HO H HO H H OH
HO H H OH H OH H OH
H OH H OH HO H H OH
H OH H OH H OH HO H
CH2OH CH2OH CH2OH CH2OH
P Q R S
(a) P and Q (b) R and Q (c) Q and S (d) R and S
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20. α-Farnesene shown below is a

(a) diterpene having two isoprene units (b) triterpene having three isoprene units
(c) triterpene having four isoprene units (d) sesquiterpene having three isoprene units

21. For the equilibrium N2 + 3 H2 - 2NH , the equilibrium constant, K

3 p is expressed as
2 2
pNH 3 p NH 3 p NH 3 p2NH 3
(a) 33 K p = (b) 33 K p = (c) 33 K p = (d) 33/ 2 K p1/ 2 =
pN2 2 pN 2 pH3 2 pN4 2 pN4 2

22. The average speed H2 , N2 and O 2 gas molecules is in the order

(a) H 2 > N 2 > O 2 (b) O 2 > N 2 > H 2
(c) H 2 > O 2 > N 2 (d) N 2 > O 2 > H 2

23. The enthalpy of vaporisation ( ∆ vapH ) is zero at

(a) Boyle’s temperature (b) critical temperature
(c) inversion temperature (d) boiling temperature

24. The half-life of any zero-order reaction is

(a) independent of concentration (b) proportional to the inverse of concentration
(c) proportional to concentration (d) proportional to the square of the concentration

25. The molality of (NH4 ) 2 SO 4 solution that has the same ionic strength as 1 molkg −1 solution of
KCl is
(a) 1/3 mol kg −1 (b) 1/2 mol kg −1 (c) 2/5 mol kg −1 (d) 3 /5 mol kg −1

26. The standard enthalpy of formation ( ∆ f H 0300 ) at 1 bar and 300 K for the formation of
CF 2 ClCF2 Cl( g ) from its constituent elements in the standard state is −900kJ mol −1. Given,
R = 8.3 JK −1 mol −1 , the standard internal energy of formation ( ∆0f H 300 ) at the same pressure
and temperature is
(a) − 905kJ mol −1 (b) −895kJ mol −1 (c) 895kJ mol −1 (d) 905kJ mol −1

27. The per cent transmittance of a solution having absorbance (optical density) 1.0 is
(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 50 (d) 99
x  −y 
28. The matrix which transforms   or   is
y   −x 
 −1  −1 0   0 −1
(a) ( −1− 1) (b)   (c)   (d)  
 −1  0 −1  −1 0 

29. A concentration cell with two hydrogen electrodes at two different pressures is depicted as
H2 ( g )( Pt) H2 ( g )( Pt)
HCl(aq )
p H2 = p 1 p H2 = p 2

The potential (E cell ) of the cell is

RT p RT p RT p RT p
(a) In 2 (b) In 1 (c) In 2 (d) In 1
F p1 F p2 2F p1 2F p2
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30. An aqueous solution containing 1gL−1 of a polymer exerts osmotic pressure of 4 torr at
300 K. Given R = 0.082 L atm, the molar mass (g mol −1 ) of the polymer is
(a) 4500 (b) 4564
(c) 4674 (d) 4800

31. a. Identify the most acidic compound from the following:

CH3  CH3 , CH2 == CH2 and CH ≡≡ CH and justify your answer.
Draw overlap of the orbitals to show bonding in the most acidic compound using the
concept of hybridisation.
b. Write a balanced chemical equation to represent acid-base reaction of orthoboric acid in
water. Addition of ethylene glycol to aqueous orthoboric acid enhances its acidity.
Explain the above statement using appropriate chemical equation.

32. a. Draw the unit cell structure of NaCl. Calculate the limiting radius ratio of any ionic solid
having NaCl like structure.
b. Give molecular formula and structure of the compound formed by the reaction of
Be(OH) 2 with acetic acid.
33. a. The spin-only magnetic moments of K 3 [Fe(oxalate) 3 ] and K 3 [Ru(oxalate) 3 ] are 5 .91µ B
and 1.73 µ B ,respectively. Write down their ligand field electronic configurations. Justify
your answer. Atomic numbers of Fe and Ru are 26 and 44 respectively.
b. Draw the structures of NO +2 , NO 2 and NO −2 . Arrange them in the increasing order of
O  N  O bond angles.
34. a. Show with labels the splitting of d-orbitals in an octahedral ligand field. Calculate the
CFSE of (i) high spin d 6 and (ii) low spin d 6 metal ions in octahedral field.
b. Schematically represent orbital overlaps in metal carbonyls. Show the correct signs of ,
the lobes.
35. a. A coordination compound is composed of one Co(III), one chloride, one sulphate and
four molecules of ammonia. The aqueous solution of the compound gives no precipitate
when combined with 'aqueous BaCl 2 , while a white precipitate is formed with aqueous
AgNO 3 solution. Draw its structure and explain the observations with chemical
equations.
b. Draw the structures of dimethylglyoxime (DMGH2 ) and its Ni(II) complex formed in
aqueous ammonia.
36. a. Write the structures of E , F and G in the following scheme of reactions.
CHO
Excess Excess
CHOH (CH3CO)2O aq. AgOH
NH2OH
E F G (C4H8O4)
(CHOH)2

CH2OH .

b. Identify the structures of H and I in the following synthetic transformation.

CO2Me heat
H I (C8H8O2)
heat
S
O O
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37. a. Complete the following reaction sequence with appropriate structures of J, K and L.
O O
NaOH H2O2/HO– NaBH4
H J K L
(Cyclic enone)

b. Identify the structures of M and N in the following synthetic transformation.

NH2
(i) Amyl nitrite N
OH (ii) HO–, heat M O

38. a. In the following reaction scheme, write the structures of O, P and Q.

O NaNH2/NH3
HC CCH2CH2OH O (C9H14O2) P
H+ O +
(i) (ii) H
Q
b. Given below are the structures of some natural products. Identify them as vitamin A, B 6 ,
C and D and classify them according to their classes
(isoprenoid, alkaloid, carbohydrate and steroid).

O O H
CH2OH
OH
H OH
HO OH

H OH
HO
OH
CH2
H
H3C N
HO

39. a. Write the appropriate structures for R, S and T in the following scheme.
OH
(i) Tollen’s reagent (i) CH3MgBr (excess)
R S (C6H12O)
(ii) H+ (C6H6O2) H
(ii) +
O (i) BH3-THF
(ii) H2O2/HO–
Acetone/H+
T
O O

b. Choose the correct steresoisomer between U and V that would furnish W on controlled
hydrolysis. Write the stable conformation of W.
SCOCH3
HO–
W (C6H10S)
SCOCH3 controlled
hydrolysis
OCOCH3 OCOCH3
U V
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40. The mechanism of isomerisation of cyclobutene (CB) to 1,3-butadiene (BD) is as follows,

CB + CB K 1
→ CB* + CB
CB + CB  
*
→ CB + CB
k −1

CB  → BD
* k2

d [DB] k 2 ⋅ k1 ⋅ [CB ] 2
a. Show that the rate law is =
dt k −1 [CB] + k 2
k ⋅ k ⋅ [CB]
b. The apparent first-order rate constant, k app = 2 1 . At the CB concentration of
k −1 [CB] + k 2
1 × 105 mol dm −3 , the value of k app reaches 50% of its limiting value obtained at very
k
high concentrations of CB. Evaluate the ratio 2 .
k −1
41. a. The molar conductance of 0.012, mol dm −3 aqueous solution of chloroacetic acid is
100Ω −1 cm 2 mol −1. The ion conductance of chloroacetate and H + ions are
50Ω −1 cm 2 mol -1 and 350Ω −1 cm 2 mol −1, respectively. Calculate (i) degree of
dissociation and pK a of chloroacetic acid, and (ii) H+ ion concentration in the solution.
b. Sketch the conductivity versus concentration of base curves for the titration of aqueous
solutions of acetic acid (i) with NaOH, and (ii) with NH4 OH
−h 2 d 2 ψ (x )
42. A solution of a free particle Schrodinger equation = Eψ(x ) is
8π 2m dx 2
Ψ (x ) = e ikx = cos kx + i sin kx
a. Derive expressions for energy 'E' and momentum 'p’ of the particle.
h
b. Using the above relations, show that the wavelength ( λ ) is .
p

43. a. Sketch the temperature composition phase diagram at 1 atm pressure for the ethanol
water system.
(i) Label all the areas in the diagram.
(ii) Indicate the temperature at which the composition of the vapour is same as that of
the liquid. What is this mixture known as?
(iii) What is the degree of freedom at the corresponding composition?
b. Estimate the pressure necessary to melt ice at −10° C, if the molar volume of liquid water
is 18.01 mL and molar volume of ice 'is 19.64 mL. The entropy change for the melting
process is 16.3 J K −1. Assume that the molar volumes and entropy change remain
constant in this temperature range. [100 J = 1L bar]
∂U  n 2a
44. a. (i) Show that for n moles of a van der Waals’ gas   = 2.
 ∂V  r V
(ii) Can a gas that obeys the equation of state p (V − nb ) = nRT be liquefied? Explain.
b. Consider ideal mixing of 2 moles of toluene and 2 moles of benzene at 1 atm and 300 K.
Calculate the values of ∆ mixV, ∆ mixU, ∆ mix H, ∆ mix G, and ∆ mix S for the process.(In 2 = 0.69)

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1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (c)