INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHEMISTRY TEACHERS

NATIONAL STANDARD EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY 2010-2011

Q.8

The orange colour of carrot is due to the

presence of E-carotene in it. E-carotene is
coloured due to the presence of
(A) Aromatic ring
(B) Extended conjugation
(C) Cyclic conjugation
(D) Carbonyl group

A container having volume V contains an

ideal gas at 1 atm pressure. It is connected to
another evaculated container having volume
0.5 dm3 through a tube having negligible
volume. After some time the first container is
found to have pressure 570 mm of Hg. If
temperature is constant V is
(A) 1.0 dm3
(B) 1.5 dm3
(C) 2.0 dm3
(D) 2.5 dm3

Q.9

Keto and enol forms of a compound are

related to each other as
(A) Resonacne structure
(B) Conformations
(C) Configurational isomers
(D) Constitutional isomers

The set that contains all nucleophiles is

(A) H2O, BF3, Cl , NH3
(B) CH3NH2, H2O, I , CH3SH
(C) AlCl3, H+, BF3, I2
(D) AlCl4 , OH , Br , H2

Q.10

The pair which contains both molecules polar

is
(A) O2 & H2O
(B) CO2 & PCl3
(C) SO2 & SCl2
(D) CS2 & NO2

Q.11

The intermediate formed in the following

reaction is

This is question paper contains 80 multiple-choice

question. Each correct answer carries 3 marks and
1 mark will be deduced for each wrong answer. No
weightage II be given to unattempted question.
Q.1

Q.2

Q.3

Q.4

Q.5

Q.6

A solution of 0.10 M NaZ has pH = 8.90. The

Ka of HZ is
(B) 1.6 10 5
(A) 1.6 10 4
10
(C) 6.3 10
(D) 6.3 10 11
The structure of SF4 is
(A) Trigonal bipyramidal
(B) Square planar
(C) Tetrahedral
(D) Octahedral
The conversion which represents oxidation is
(A) NO 2 oN2
(B) VO2+ oVO3
(C) ClO oCl
(D) CrO42 oCr2O72

Cl

OH

CH3 CH2 C CH3 + NaOH o CH3 CH2 C CH3 + NaCl 

CH3

CH3

CH3
G+

(A) CH3CH2CCH3
GCl

CH2CH3

The number of all types of isomers of

chlorobutane is
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 5

(B) HO

The secondary structure of a protein molecule

can be promoted by the presence of
(A) Proline residues
(B) Glycine residues
(C) Leucine residues
(D) Aspartic acid residues

(C) CH3CH2CCH3

H 3C

Cl
CH3
+

Q.7

CH3
CH3

(D) CH3CH2CCH3


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Q.13

The formula of tetraammineaquochlorocobalt

(III) chloride is
(A) [Co(NH2)4(H2O)Cl]Cl2
(B) [Co(NH2)4(H2O)Cl]Cl
(C) [Co(NH3)4(H2O)Cl]Cl2
(D) [Co(NH3)4(OH)Cl2]Cl

Q.18

Cyclohexene reacts with limited amount of

bromine in the presence of light to form
product X (C6H9Br). The statement correct
about X is
(A) It is racemate
(B) It is a product of an addition reaction
(C) It is formed through a cationic
intermediate
(D) It is optically active

The IUPAC nane of the following compound

is
O
O

(A) n-propyl ethanoate

(B) ethyl propanoate
(C) pentanoic anhydride
(D) n-propyl propanoate
Q.14

Q.19

The compound that would undergo hydration

very easily is
(A) CH3COCH2Cl
(B) CH3CH2CHO
(C) Cl3CCHO
(D) Cl3CCH2COCH3

Q.20

In a DNA molecule (A) A = C

(C) T = G

The compound which would undergo SN2

reaction fastest is
Cl

(A)
Cl

(B)
(C)

Br

Q.21

Some heavy water is added to pure water.

The numbers of different molecules and ions
present in the mixture at equilibrium are
(A) 2, 0
(B) 6, 3
(C) 3, 6
(D) 3 , 4

Q.22

The product/s of the following reaction is/are

Br

(D)
Q.15

A reaction will never be spontaneous at any

temperature and pressure if
(A) 'S = +ve, 'H = +ve

OH


o
+ CH3CH2MgBr ether

(B) 'S = +ve, 'H = ve

(C) 'S = +ve, 'H = ve
(D) 'S = ve, 'H = ve
Q.16

Q.17

The species that contains maximum number

of electrons in the antibonding molecular
orbitals is
(A) O22
(B) O2
(C) O2
(D) O2+
Body-centred cubic lattice has a co-ordination
number of
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 6
(D) 4

(B) A + G = C + T
(D) A/T = 2

OMgBr

(A)

CH2CH3
+

(B)

OH

OMgBr

(C)

+ CH3CH3
O

(D)

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Q.23

A compound containing beryllium has the

following composition. Be = 6.1% N = 37.8%
Cl = 48%, H = 8.1% One mole of the
compound has mass of 148 g and average
atomic mass of beryllium is 9. The molecular
formula of the compound is
(B) BeN2H10Cl
(A) BeN4H12Cl2
(C) BeN4H2Cl3
(D) Be2N4H10Cl2

Q.24

The product formed when chlorine gas is

passed over hot iron is (A) Iron (II) chloride is formed
(B) Iron (III) chloride is formed
(C) A mixture of iron (II) chloride and iron
(III) chloride is formed
(D) No reactions will take place

The major product of the following reaction

is
i ) B 2 H 6 ,ether ( ii ) H 2 O 2 . NaOH
(CH3)2C=CHCH2CH3 (

o

Q.29

(i) CH2=CHCH2CH=CH2
(ii) CH2=CHCH=CHCH3
(iii) CH3CH=CHCH=CHCH3
The numbers of possible geometric isomers
for the above compounds respectively are
(A) 0,2,4
(B) 2,2,4
(C) 0,3,3 (D) 0,2,3

Q.30

The velocity of an electron in the second

Bohr orbit of an atom of an element is
1.1 106 m sec 1. Its velocity in the third
orbit is
(A) 3.3 106 m sec 1
(B) 2.2 106 m sec 1
(C) 7.333 105 m sec 1
(D) 3.666 105 m sec 1

Q.31

The compound which does not react with

bromine easily at room temperature is
(A) phenol
(B) 2-butyne
(C) chlorobenzene
(D) 1-pentene

Q.32

The oxidation number and co-ordination

number of chromium in complex ion
[Cr(C2O4)2 (H2O)2] are
(A) 3,6
(B) 2,6
(C) 2,8
(D) 3,8

Q.33

The change in hybridization of aluminum

when. Al2Cl6 decomposes in the gas phase is
(A) sp2 osp3
(B) sp osp2
3
(C) sp osp
(D) sp3 osp2

Q.34

The molarity of 20% w/w sulphuric acid of

density 1.14g cm 3 is
(A) 2.32
(B) 2.02
(C) 2.12 (D) 2.22

Q.35

The pH of a solution made by mixing 200 mL

of 0.0657 M NaOH, 140 mL of 0.107M HCl
and 160 mL of water is
(A) 3.04
(B) 2.43
(C) 2.74 (D) 2.27

Q.36

An inorganic bromide impurity in a sample is

precipitated as silver bromide. 2.00g of the
sample required 6.4 mL of 0.20 M AgNO3 to
completly precipitate the impurity. The mass
percentage of the impurity is
(A) 5.11
(B) 2.56
(C) 9.15
(D) 1.28

Q.25

OH

(A)

(B)
OH
OH

OH

(C)

(D)
OH

Q.26

Q.27

Q.28

20g of compound X are dissolved in 500 mL

of water and the osmotic pressure of the
resulting solution is 500 mm of Hg at 10C.
The average molecular mass of X is
(A) 1115.42
(B) 1150.70
(C) 1412.84
(D) 1163.88
The compound that has the highest ionic
character associated with the XCl bond is
(B) BCl3
(C) CCl4 (D) SiCl4
(A) PCl5
When an apple is cut, the exposed part begins
to turn brown. Often the browning action can
be arrested by adding a few drops of lemon
juice to the exposed area. The basis for this
treatment is
(A) lemon juice is an antioxident
(B) denaturation of proteins of the enzymes
(C) decolourization due to lemon juice
(D) activation of decolourizing enzymes
under acidic medium

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Q.37

The major product of the following reaction

Q.45

(i ) NaNH 2 (ii ) CH 3CH 2 Br

o
is CH3CH2C{CH       
(A) H3CCH2C{CCH2CH3
(B) H3CCHC{CH

Freundlich adsorption isotherms are properly

represented as in
(A)
273 K
245 K

x/m

195 K

CH2CH3

(C) H3CCH2CHCH3

NH2

(B)

(D) H3CCH2C{CNH2

273 K
245 K
195 K

x/m

Q.38

Q.39

Q.40

The compound which can act as an oxidizing

agent as well as a reducing agent is
(A) HNO2
(B) HI
(C) HCN
(D) HCOOH

(C)

195 K
245 K
x/m

The sum of all the quantum numbers of

hydrogen atom is
(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) +1/2
(D) 3/2

273 K
P

(D)

The bond having the highest bond energy is

(A) C=C
(B) C=S
(C) C=O (D) P=N

195 K
245 K

x/m

Q.41

Q.42

273 K

Adding powdered Pb and Fe to a solution

containing 1M each of Pb2+ and Fe2+ ions
would result in the formation of
(E0 Pb2+/Pb = 0.126V and E0 Fe2+/Fe = 0.44V)
(A) more of Pb and Fe2+ ions
(B) more of Fe and Pb2+ ions
(C) more of Pb and Fe
(D) more of Pb2+ and Fe2+ ions

Q.46

The formal charge on the sulphur atom in the

structure given below is
CH3CH2CH2SOCH3
(A) 0
(B) +1
(C) 1
(D) +2

The cell Al(s)|Al3+(aq) (0.001 M) | | Cu2+(aq)

(0.10 M) | Cu(s) has a standard cell potenti
E=2.00V at 25C. The cell potential at the
given concentrations will be
(A) 2.07V
(B) 2.03V
(C) 1.97 V
(D) 1.94V

Q.47

Ethylene undergoes polymerization to

polyethylene. The monomer/s of the
following polymer is/are
(CH2CH(OCOCH3)CH2CH(OCOCH3))n
(A) CH2=CHOH+CH3COCl
(B) CH2=CHCOOCH3
(C) CH2=CHOCOCH3
(D) CH{COCOCH3

Q.48

Though proteins have a range of molecular

weights and different compositions, the
percentage of carbon in any protein is
(A) 5055%
(B) 4045%
(C) 6065%
(D) 7075%

Q.43

The number of transition state/s and

intermediate/s in a unimolecular nucleophilic
substitution reaction are respectively(A) 3,1
(B) 2,2
(C) 2,1
(D) 1,1

Q.44

Cyclohexanone oxime is converted into

H-caprolactam by the treatment with
(A) dil HCl
(B) NaOC2H5
(C) ammonia
(D) conc H2SO4

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Q.49

The mass of copper deposited when a current

of 10A is passed through a solution of copper
(II) nitrate for 30.6s is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Q.50

The coreect order of acidity of the following

compounds is
(II) ClCH2COOH
(I) CH3COOH
(IV) HOCH2COOH
(III) O2NCH2COOH
(A) IV > II > III > I
(B) I > IV > II > III
(C) II > III > I > IV
(D) III > II > IV > I

Q.51

Q.52

Maximum number of moles of

phosphate formed when 0.9 mole of
chloride is mixed with 0.4 mole of
phosphate is
(A) 0.2
(B) 0.4
(C) 0.9

barium
barium
sodium

For the following reaction, the value of K

changes with
N2(g) + O2(g) << 2NO(g) 'H = + 180 kJ mol 1
(A) change in pressure
(B) change in concentration of oxygen
(C) introduction of NO(g)
(D) change in temperature

Q.57

The part of a DNA molecule responsible for

the absorption of UV light is
(A) Deoxyribose
(B) Nitrogen base
(C) Phosphodiester bond
(D) Phosphate group

Q.58

A weak acid HA has Ka 1.00 10 5 at 25C.

If 0.100 mole of this acid is dissolved in1L
water, the percentage of the acid dissociated
at equilibrium will be closest to
(A) 0.100% (B) 99.0% (C) 1.00% (D) 99.9%

Q.59

Thorium-232 loses a total of 6D particles and

4E particles in a decay process. The isotope
produced at the end is

(D) 1.3

The internal energy change involved when a

system goes from state A to state B is 40kJ. It
the system goes from A to B by a reversible
path and return to A by an irreversible path,
the net change in internal energy is
(A) 40kJ
(B) > 40kJ
(C) < 40kJ
(D) zero

Q.53

The molarity of NH3 solution of pH 12.0 at

25C is (Kb of NH3 at 25C is 1.8 10 5)
(A) 0.55 M
(B) 5.5 M
(C) 0.01 M
(D) 11.7 M

Q.54

The highest magnetic moment is shown by a

transition metal ion with the outer electronic
configuration
(B) 3d5
(C) 3d7
(D) 3d9
(A) 3d2

Q.55

Q.56

A ring system is aromatic if it is planar, has

cyclic closed conjugation and has (4n + 2) S
electrons delocalized over the ring. Here n is
(A) number of rings
(B) an integer including zero
(C) an integer excepts zero
(D) number of S-bonds

(A)

208
78 Pt

(B)

208
82 Pb

(C)

202
78 Pb

(D)

208
83 Bi

Q.60

Ethyl phenyl ether is treated with conc HI at

0C and the mixture of products is treated
with thionyl chloride. The products formed
are
(A) Ethanol + Chlorobenzene
(B) Phenol + Iodoethane
(C) Iodoethane + Chlorobenzne
(D) Chloroethane + Phenol

Q.61

The correct order of the size of the species is

(A) Ca2+ < Ar < K+ < Cl
(B) Ca2+ < K+ < Ar < S2
(C) K+ < Ar < Cl < S2
(D) Ar < Ca2+ < K+ < Cl

Q.62

Pure germanium is an example of

(A) an intrinsic semiconductor
(B) a n-type semiconductor
(C) a p-type semiconductor
(D) a n-p type semiconductor

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Q.64

A nonapeptide in rat on hydrolysis gave the

following identifiable tripeptides :
Gly-Ala-Phe, Ala-Leu-Val, Gly-Ala-Leu,
Phe-Glu-His, and His-Gly-Ala, The sequence
in the nonapetide is
(A) Gly-Ala-Leu-Val-Phe-Glu-His-His-Gly
(B) Ala-Phe-Leu-Val-Gly-Leu-Phe-Glu-His
(C) Gly-Ala-Phe-Glu-His-Gly-Ala-Leu-Val
(D) Phe-Ala-Leu-Val-Gly-Glu-His-Gly-Ala

Q.70

If the size of gene is 1000kD, the

approximate molecular weight of the
corresponding m RNA is
(A) 250kD
(B) 500kD
(C) 1000kD
(D) 2000kD

Q.71

The following curve represents the titration of

12
10
8

The enthalpy of formation of carbon dioxide

and water are 395kJ and 285kJ,
respectively, and the enthalpy of combustion
of acetic acid is 869kJ. Hence the enthalpy
of formation of acetic acid is
(A) 235 kJ
(B) 235 kJ
(C) 420 kJ
(D) 491 kJ

Q.65

The complex that exhibits co-ordination

isomerism is
(A) [Cr(NCS)(H2O)5]2+
(B) [Cr(NH3)6]Cl3
(C) [Cr(NH3)6] [Co(CN)6]
(D) [CoCl2(NH3)4] Cl.H2O

Q.66

The solubility of a salt MX is 3.60 10 5 mol

dm 3. The Ksp of MX is
(B) 12.96 10 10
(A) 3.60 10 5
5
(D) 1.80 10 10
(C) 7.20 10

Q.67

The correct order of increasing first ionization

energy is
(A) Ca < K < Ne < P < F
(B) F < Ca < Ne < P < K
(C) K < Ca < P < F < Ne
(D) Ne < F < P < Ca < K

Q.68

The strong field liqand is

(C) I
(A) SCN
(B) NO2

Q.69

When an inert atmosphere is required in

metallurgical operation nitrogen is commonly
used. However in the extraction of titanium
from TiCl4 using magnesium, helium is used
as nitrogen reacts with
(A) TiCl4 to form titanium nitride
(B) magnesium to form magnesium nitride
(C) titanium to form titanium nitride
(D) chlorine to form nitrogen chloride which
inhibits the reaction

pH

Q.63

6
1
2
20

60

100

120

Volume NaOH

(A) a diporotic acid

(B) two monoprotic acids with the same Ka,
but different concentrations
(C) two monoprotic acids with different Ka,
but the same concentration
(D) two monoprotic acids with different Ka,
and different concentrations
Q.72

The formation of ammonia from nitrogen and

hydrogen gases can be written by the
following two equations
(a) 1/2 N2(g) + 3/2H2(g) << NH3(g)
(b) 1/3 N2(g) + H2(g) << 2/3 NH3(g)
The two equations have equilibrium constans
K1 and K2, respectively. The relationship
between the equilibrium constants is
(B) K13 = K22
(A) K1 = K22
2/3
(C) K1 = K2
(D) K1 = K23/2

Q.73

The largest number of molecules are present

in
(A) 70g of sulphur dioxide
(B) 64g of Nitrogen pentoxide
(C) 36g of water
(D) 34g of carbon dioxide

Q.74

For a first order reaction, the half-life t1/2 is

related to the constant (k) by the relation
2.303
1
log 2 (B) t(1/2) =
(A) t(1/2) =
k
k
k
2.303
log 2 (D) t(1/2) =
(C) t(1/2) =
2.303
k

(D) S2

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Q.75

A mixture of two liquids which boils without

change in composition is called
(A) Stable mixture
(B) Binary liquid mixture
(C) Azeotropic mixture
(D) Zerotropic mixture

Q.78

A gold sol is prepared by

(A) dissolving glod in Aqua-reqia and
precipitation by dilution
(B) double decomposition of AuCl3
(C) Bredy's arc method
(D) grinding in a colloidal mill

Q.76

The aqueous solution having osmotic

pressure nearest to that of an equimolar
solution of K4[Fe(CN)6] is
(A) K2SO4
(B) Na3PO4
(C) Al2(SO4)3
(D) C6H12O6

Q.79

Q.77

For the reaction N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) o2NH3(g)

Which of the following is correct ?
(A) 'H = 'E
(B) 'H > 'E
(C) 'H < 'E
(D) 'H = 2'E

The rate constants k1 and k2 of two reactions

are in the ratio 2:1. The corresponding
energies of activation of the two reactions
will be related by
(A) E1 > E2
(B) E1 < E2
(C) E1 = E2
(D) E1 = 2E2

Q.80

The correct statement about order of reaction

is
(A) it can be predicted from the stoichimetric
coefficients of the reactants
(B) it has always positive integral values
(C) it has always positive integral or
fractional values
(D) it has to be determined experimentally

ANSWER KEY
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