Grade Upto college level Physical Chemistry
:Why is transistor used as a
switch?
:Describe the following:(i)
Acetylation (ii) Cannizzaro reaction
(iii) aldol condensation (iv)
Decarboxylation (v) Diazotisation
:Why does nitrogen show
catenation properties less than
phosphorus?
:Why are halogens strong
oxidising agents?
:How are XeO3 and XeOF4
prepared?
: Write balanced equations
when NaCl is heated with sulphuric
acid in the presence of MnO2
: Give the disproportionation
reaction of H3PO3.
:] What do you understand
by the term glycosidic linkage?
:What is glycogen? How is it different
from starch? [iii] What are the
hydrolysis products of (i) sucrose
and (ii) lactose
:Distinguish by a chemical
test – (a) Acetaldehyde and acetone
(b) Methyl amine and dimethyl amine
(c) Phenol and benzoic acid.
:What happens when ethanol
is heated with sulphuric acid at 413
K.? Explain mechanism of the
reaction ?
: Why do noble gases have
comparatively large atomic sizes?
: Why is dioxygen a gas but
sulphur a solid?
: Why does R3P = O exist but
R3N = O does not ?
:Explain: (i) Zone refining (ii)
Column chromatography
:Discuss briefly giving an
example the role of coordination
compounds in biological systems
:What is spectrochemical
series?
: write the formula for the
Tetrahydroxozincate(II)
: Conductivity of 0.00241 M
acetic acid is 7.896 × 10–5 S cm–1.
Calculate its molar conductivity and
if for acetic acid is 390.5 S cm2
mol–1, what is its dissociation
constant?
: Calculate the mass of a non-
volatile solute (molar mass 40 g
mol–1) which should be dissolved in
114 g octane to reduce its vapour
pressure to 80%
:What is meant by the term
‘broad spectrum antibiotics’ ?
Explain.?
:Explain the term
copolymerisation and give two
examples?
: [NiCl4]2– is paramagnetic
while [Ni(CO)4] is diamagnetic though
both are tetrahedral. Why?
:Convert- (a) 2-Chlorobutane
to 3, 4-dimethylhexane (b) 2-
Methyl-1-propene to 2-chloro-2-
methylpropane
: Explain the following about
the transition elements- (a)
Paramagnetic nature (b) Complex
formation
:Write the chemistry of
recharging the lead storage battery,
highlighting all the materials that are
involved during recharging.
: State Henry’s law and
mention some important applications
:Silver forms ccp lattice and
X-ray studies of its crystals show
that the edge length of its unit cell is
408.6 pm. Calculate the density of
silver (Atomic mass = 107.9 u)
:Explain how vacancies are
introduced in an ionic solid when a
cation of higher valence is added as
an impurity in it
: What are the advantage of
artificial sweeteners ?
: Write the formula of the
monomer used in the coating of non-
stick cook wares ?