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Chemical Science
Paper III
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) multiple choice questions, each
question carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.

1. The correct statement for atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) from the
following :
(A) Non-metals are determined by direct methods
(B) Beer’s law is not obeyed over wide concentration range
(C) Separate lamp for each element to be determined is required
(D) Al, Ti, W, Mo and Si can be detected by AAS
2. The capacity to undergo exchange reaction by the hydrated metal ions of the
same size in ion exchange chromatography follows the order :
(A) Al3+ > Ca2+ > Th4+ > Na+
(B) Th4+ > Al3+ > Ca2+ > Na+
(C) Na+ > Ca2+ > Al3+ > Th4+
(D) Ca2+ > Al3+ > Th4+ > Na+
3. The thermal methods (I) and their parameters (II) are given below :
I II
(a) TG (e) T
(b) DTG (f) dm/dt
(c) DTA (g) dH/dt
(d) DSC (h) Mass
The correct match is :
(A) (a)-(e), (b)-(f), (c)-(g), (d)-(h)
(B) (a)-(f), (b)-(g), (c)-(h), (d)-(e)
(C) (a)-(h), (b)-(f), (c)-(e), (d)-(g)
(D) (a)-(g), (b)-(e), (c)-(f), (d)-(h)

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4. The intervalence band in Mixed-valent compounds usually occurs in the ..........

region.

(A) Ultra-violet (B) Visible

(C) Near infrared (D) Far infrared

5. In the base-catalysed substitution of Cl– by OH– in [Co(NH3)5Cl]2+ under

strongly basic conditions, the first step in the mechanism is :

(A) Conversion of an ammine to amido ligand

(B) Substitution of Cl– by OH–

(C) Dissociation of Cl– to give 5-coordinate intermediate

(D) Assocaition of OH– to give 7 coordinate intermediate

6. To satisfy the 18 electron rule the value of n in the complex [Rh( 5—C5h5)(CO)n]

should be :

(A) 2 (B) 3

(C) 1 (D) 4

7. The correct order of Nephelauxetic parameter ( ) of the ligands is :

(A) CN > NCS > en > NH3 H2O

(B) H2O > NH3 > en > NCS > CN

(C) en CN > NCS > NH3 > H2O

(D) H2O > NH3 > NCS > CN > en

8. Jahn-Teller distortion will be exhibited by :

(A) [Mn(H2O)6]2+ (B) [Cr(H2O)6]3+

(C) [Ni(H2O)6]2+ (D) [Cu(H2O)6]2+

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9. Rieske protein is a [2Fe-2S] cluster wherein :

(A) One Fe atom is coordinated to two terminal imidazole ligands and the other
Fe atom is coordinated to two terminal cystine ligands
(B) Both Fe atoms are coordianted to two terminal imidazole groups each
(C) Both Fe atoms are coordianted to two terminal cystine groups each
(D) Both Fe atoms are coordianted to one terminal imidazole and one cystine
each
10. [Ni(dipyridyl)3]SO4 records three transitions in electronic spectra at 12,650 cm –1,
19,200 cm–1 and 26,000 cm–1. The 10 Dq of the complex is :
(A) 12650 cm–1 (B) 15180 cm–1
(C) 10120 cm–1 (D) 26000 cm–1
11. In which of the following organometallic complexes, the carbon based ligands
is both and bonded.
(A) [Fe( 5-C5H5)2] (B) [PtCl3( 2-C2H4)]–
(C) [Co(CO)5NH3]2+ (D) [Al(CH3)3]
12. The EPR spectra of [Mn(H2O)6]2+ (55Mn=I=5/2) with zero field splitting show
five set of lines. Each set further consist of ........... ...hyperfine lines (At. No.
Mn = 25)
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 30 (D) 1
13. In the Wacker catalystic cycle if methanol is used in place of water as nucleophile
the product will be :
(A) Ethanol (B) Methyl vinyl ether
(C) Acetaldehyde (D) Acetone
14. ‘A’ type of ground Mülliken symbol in complex having oh symmetry is :
(A) t2g3 eg2 (B) t2g1 eg0
(C) t2g3 eg1 (D) t2g6 eg3

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15. Which of the following pairs of coordination complexes do not undergo inner
sphere electron transfer reaction ?
(A) [Co(NH3)5NO3]2+/[V(OH2)6]2+
(B) [Co(NH3)5I]2+/[V(OH2)6]2+
(C) [Co(en)3]3+/[V(OH2)6]2+
(D) [Co(NH3)5Br]2+/[V(OH2)6]2+
16. The dn electron configuration of the first row transition metal ions that show
‘high-spin’—‘low-spin’ transition are :
(A) d4 and d5 (B) d5 and d6
(C) d4, d5, d6 and d7 (D) d4, d5 and d6
17. The measurement of the intensity of the scattered light as a function of the
concentration of the dispersed phase form is the principle of :
(A) Colorimetry (B) Turbidimetry
(C) Nephelometry (D) Phosphorimetry
18. Racemization of octahedral complexes containing three bidentate rings by the
Ray-Dutt twist mechanism forms intermediates of .............. point group.
(A) D3h (B) C 2v
(C) C 3v (D) D 2h
19. The 31P{OH} NMR spectra of HPO(OH)2 and H2PO(OH) (I = 3p, 1H = 1/2) shows
respectively :
(A) doublet and triplet (B) triplet and triplet
(C) triplet and doublet (D) doublet and doublet
20. The following statement is incorrect with respect to 57Fe Mössbauer spectra
of FeCl3.6H2O and FeCl2.4H2O :
(A) Both the compounds show doublet with equal quadrupole splitting
(B) Both are compounds show doublet with unequal quadrupole splitting
(C) Both the compounds are high spin complexes of Fe(II) and Fe(III)
respectively
(D) Valence contribution is present in FeCl2.4H2O while lattice contribution
is present in FeCl3.6H2O

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21. Which of the following pairs of elements have (n 2) f 7 (n 1) d 1 ns2 electronic

configuration ?

(A) Sm, Cm (B) Gd, Cm

(C) Eu, Cm (D) Er, Cm

22. Which of the following statements with respect to ‘trans effect’ is true ?

(A) Ammonia > Chloride (B) Water > Chloride

(C) Pyridine > Chloride (D) Chloride > Ammonia

23. In the layered structure of CdI2, Cd2+ occupies ........... octahedral sites.

1 1
(A) (B)
2 3

1
(C) (D) 1
4

24. A dimeric Ruthenium (IV) complex [K4(Cl5Ru—O—RuCl5] is diamagnetic at

room temperature (26°C) althrough there are two unpaired electrons per Ru(IV)

ion, the magnetic behaviour can be best explained by :

(A) Antiferromagnetic coupling (B) Ferromagnetic coupling

(C) Ferrimagnetic coupling (D) Antiferrimagnetic coupling

25. Tetragonal distorted complexes will be exhibited by :

(A) Low spin Fe2+ (B) High spin Cr2+

(C) High spin Mn2+ (D) Ni2+

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26. The major products P and Q formed in the following reaction sequence

are :

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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27. The following reaction is an example of :

Benzophenone + Isobutene h

(A) Norrish type I reaction (B) Norrish type II reaction

(C) Borton reaction (D) Paterno-Buchi reaction

28. The major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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29. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

30. Find out the correct structure of L-Ribose if the structure of D-Ribose is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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31. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

32. The major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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33. Structure of the ‘tagged’ amino acid formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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34. The correct reagents to effect the following conversion are :

(A) (i) N aB H 4, CeCl3, MeOH

(ii) m—CPBA, CH2Cl2, 0°C

(B) (i) NaBH4, CeCl3, MeOH

(ii) H2O2, NaOH, 0°C

(C) (i) m—CPBA, CH2Cl2, 0°C

(ii) LiAlH4, THF, 0°C rt

(D) (i) H2O2, NaOH, 0°C rt

(ii) LiAlH4, THF, 0°C reflux

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35. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

36. The major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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37. The correct match of natural products in Column-I with class in Column-II

is :

Column-I Column-II

(P) Cholesterol (i) Polysaccharide

(Q) Cellulose (ii) Steroid

(R) Quinine (iii) Vitamin

(iv) Alkaloid

(A) (P)—(iii), (Q)—(i), (R)—(iv)

(B) (P)—(ii), (Q)—(iv), (R)—(i)

(C) (P)—(ii), (Q)—(i), (R)—(iv)

(D) (P)—(i), (Q)—(iii), (R)—(iv)

38. Amongst the following the rate of cis-trans isomerisation is expected to be

highest in :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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39. The major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

40. T h e pr ot on decou pl ed 13C NMR spectrum of HF2C—CH2Cl will show :

(A) C1 as singlet and C2 as singlet

(B) C1 as triplet and C2 as triplet

(C) C1 as triplet and C2 as singlet

(D) C1 as doublet and C2 as singlet

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41. The correct structure of a compound that exhibits the following 1H-NMR spectral
data is :
3.8(S, 3H), 3.9 (S, 3H) 6.82 (dd, J = 8 and 2 H2, 1H), 7.06 (t, J = 8 H2, 1H),
7.15 (dd, J = 8 and 2 H2, 1H)

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

42. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)
3

(C) (D)

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43. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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44. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

45. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) P = ; Q = (B) P = ; Q =

(C) P = Q = (D) P = Q =

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46. The major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

47. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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48. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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49. Major product formed in the following reaction is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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50. The major product P and Q formed in the following reactions are :

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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51. One of the most widely used functions for the van der Waals potential is the

Lennard-Jones expressed as :

A ik Cik A ik Cik
(A) ELJ 6 12 (B) ELJ 12
nonbonded rik rik nonbonded rik rik6
pairs pairs

A ik Cik A ik Cik
(C) ELJ (D) ELJ 6
nonbonded
12
rik 6
rik nonbonded rik rik12
pairs pairs

52. Coeffi ci en t of t h er m al ex pan si on ( ) is given by :

1 V 1 V
(A) (B)
V T P V T P

1 V 1 V
(C) (D)
V2 T P V2 T P

53. The distribution function for identical indistinguishable particles can be

gj
represented by the equation N j ( j )/ kT
, which of the following statements
e a

is correct ?

(A) a = +1 for Bose-Einstein statistics

(B) a = –1 for Fermi-Dirac statistics

(C) a = +1 for Fermi-Dirac statistics

(D) a = 1/2 for Bose-Einstein statistics

54. For an isolated system :

(A) dS = deS (B) dS = diS

(C) deS > 0 (D) deS < 0

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55. If there is no net flow of electrical current, then generation of potential difference
per unit change of pressure and generation of potential difference per unit change
of temperature is termed as .......... respectively.
(A) Thermoelectric power and osmotic pressure
(B) Osmotic pressure and thermoelectric power
(C) Streaming potential and thermoelectric power
(D) Thermoelectric power and streaming potential
56. For any polydispersed system, which of the following statements is true ?
(A) Number average relative molar mass is greater than mass average relative
molar mass
(B) Number average relative molar mass is less than mass average relative
molar mass
(C) Number average relative molar mass coincide with mass average relative
molar mass
(D) None of the above
57. A particle in a one-dimensional box of length L can be excited from n = 1
to n = 2 state with frequency . If the box length is doubled, the frequency
needed to achieve this transition is :
(A) /4 (B) /2
(C) 2 (D) 4
58. If operator D̂n (n times differentiate with respect to x) operates on eigenfunction
eax, the eigenvalue would be :
(A) n (B) n
(C) n (D) n !
59. The eigenfunctions of a rigid rotator are :
(A) Spherical harmonics (B) Laguerre polynomials
(C) Hermite polynomials (D) Legendre transformers

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60. A ccor di n g t o H u n d’s r u l e, m ost st abl e st at e for np2 configuration is ..........

(A) 1S 0 (B) 3P 0
(C) 3P 1 (D) 3P 2
61. According to simple HMO theory, which one of the following statements about
butadiene is true ?
(A) It has a non-bonding MO
(B) Exciting an electron from the HOMO to the LUMO will not change the
bond orders
(C) Exciting an electron from the HOMO to the LUMO will not change the
charge densities
(D) It is most likely to undergo electrophilic substitution at one of the two inner
carbons
62. In the hydrogenation of C2H4 on a Ni surface both the alkene and H2 are
adsorbed on similar active sites of the catalyst surface. Which of the following
figures depict the reaction ?

(A ) (B)

(C) (D)

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63. In case of heterogeneous catalysis which of the following is correct ?

(A) At least one reactant must be physisorbed on the catalyst
(B) At least one reactant must be chemisorbed on the catalyst
(C) The number of active sites decrease with increase in surface area
(D) Surface area can be determined by spectroscopic studies
64. A surface of Li metal (sample X) was suspected to be completely coated with
a thin layer of Li2O (sample Y). When X and Y are analysed by X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy :
(A) Kinetic energy of the photoelectrons from X will be higher than that
from Y
(B) Kinetic energy of the photoelectrons from Y will be higher than that
from Y
(C) Binding energy of the photoelectrons from Y will be lower than that
from X
(D) Kinetic energy of the photoelectrons from both X and Y will be the same
65. A reactor vessel at 1000 K contains CO2 at a pressure of 0.5 atm. Part of the
CO2 is converted into CO by the addition of graphite. If the total pressure
in the reactor vessel at equilibrium is 0.8 atm, the value of K P for the reaction
of CO2 with graphite is :
(A) 1.8 (B) 3.24
(C) 0.324 (D) 09
66. For the equilibrium Fe(s) + H2O(g) FeO(s) + H2(g), the number of components,
phases and degrees of freedom are respectively :
(A) 3, 3, 2 (B) 3, 4, 2
(C) 3, 3, 3 (D) 3, 2, 1

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67. Given below is the wave function of a particle :

Which of the following is correct ?

(A) The particle is more likely to be found near B
(B) The particle is more likely to be found near A
(C) The shaded area represents the energy of the particle when it travels through
a distance dx
(D) The shaded area represents the amplitude of the particle in an area dx
68. The de Broglie wavelength of an electron travelling with 1% speed of light
is about :
(mass of electron and speed of light are 9.109 × 10–31 kg and 2.998 ×
108 ms–1 respectively) :
(A) 243 m (B) 243 cm
(C) 243 Å (D) 243 pm
69. Surface tension of Br2(I) water and mercury are 41.0 mNm–1, 72.0 mN/m and
486.2 mNm–1 respectively at 25°C. These values imply that :
(i) Metallic bonding is weaker than covalent bonding
(ii) Hydrogen bonding is stronger than van der Waals bonding
(iii) Metallic bonding is stronger than hydrogen bonding
(iv) All types of intermolecular forces are of similar strength
(A) (iii) and (iv) (B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) (D) (iv), (ii) only

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70. In case of radical polymerization, the kinetic chain length is given by

expression :
kp[M][I] 1/ 2
1/ 2
1/2 kd
2kt f
kt
increase in the initiator concentration eventually leads to :
(A) Higher molecular weight polymer
(B) Low molecular weight polymer
(C) Rate of reaction and thus the extent polymerization does not depend on
the concentration of initiator
(D) Fast polymerization reaction
71. Consider the following reaction in an aqueous solution :
I–(aq) + OCl–(aq) IO–(aq) + Cl–(aq)
and the following initial concentration and initial rate data for this
reaction :

[I 1 ], M [OCl ], M Initial Rate, Ms 1

4
0.1 0.05 3.05 *10

4
0.2 0.05 6.10 *10

4
0.3 0.01 1.83 *10

4
0.4 0.02 6.12 *10

Which of the following is the correct rate law for this reaction ?
(A) Rate = k[I–]2[OCl–] (B) Rate = k[OCl–]
(C) Rate = k[I–]2 (D) Rate = k[I–][OCl–]

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72. Consider the following electrochemical cell, connected to the potential source

(Potentiostat) with Hg as a working electrode :

Hg/Cd2+(0.01M), Zn2+ (0.01M), HCl(1.0M) HCl(1.0M) H2(g)|Pt

when the potential is change towards (i) more negative direction and (ii) change

towards the more positive direction from the equilibrium potential value, the

following observations are expected :

Given :

E°(Cd2+/Cd°) = – 0.351 V,

E°(Zn2+/Zn°) = – 0.762 V, E°(Hg2+/Hg°) = + 0.855 V

(A) (i) H2 evolution will start.

(ii) O2 evolution will start.

(B) (i) Cd will deposit first followed by Zn.

(ii) Hg will start oxidizing.

(C) (i) Zn will deposit.

(ii) O2 evolution will be observed.

(D) (i) Cd will deposit.

(ii) Hg will start oxidizing.

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73. The ideal solution made up of 5.00 mol (mole fraction = 0.606) benzene and
3.25 mol (mole fraction = 0.394) toluene, the free energy of mixing ( Gmix)
is equal to –13 kJ mol–1. The corresponding values for the their equimolar
solution will be ;
(A) Unity
(B) ( Gmix) does not depend on mole fraction, thus equal to –13 kJ mol–1
(C) Less negative than that of –13 kJ mol –1
(D) More negative than that of –13 kJ mol–1
74. The ideal solution made up of 5.00 mol (mole fraction = 0.606) benzene and
3.25 mol (mole fraction = 0.394) toluene, the change in enthalpy during mixing
( Hmix) would be :
(A) zero (B) 1.0 kJ mol–1
(C) positive (D) negative
75. An electrochemical cell is constructed using half cell for the reduction reaction
is given by :
Fe(OH2)(s) + 2e Fe(s) + 2OH–(aq); E° = –0.877 V
It is combined with another half cell for which the cell reaction is given
by :
Al3+(aq) + 3e Al(s); E° = –1.66 V
Activities of all the components are assumed to be unity.
The overall reaction for the cell in the direction of spontaneous change
is :
(A) (Fe(OH)2(s) + Al(s) Fe(s) + OH–(aq.) + Al3+ (aq.)
(B) 2(Fe(OH)2(s) + 3Al(s) 2Fe(s) + 6OH–(aq.) + 3Al3+ (aq.)
(C) 3(Fe(OH)2(s) + 2Al(s) 3Fe(s) + 6OH–(aq.) + 2Al3+ (aq.)
(D) Fe(s) + OH–(aq.) + Al3+(aq.) (Fe(OH)2(s) + Al(s)

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