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This document contains 9 questions related to general chemistry concepts for a course at Birla Institute of Technology & Science in Pilani, India. The questions cover topics like conformational analysis of organic molecules, stereochemistry, chirality, energy levels of particles in boxes, photochemistry, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle as it relates to electron momentum and position. Students are instructed to solve the problems as homework assignments.

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This document contains 9 questions related to general chemistry concepts for a course at Birla Institute of Technology & Science in Pilani, India. The questions cover topics like conformational analysis of organic molecules, stereochemistry, chirality, energy levels of particles in boxes, photochemistry, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle as it relates to electron momentum and position. Students are instructed to solve the problems as homework assignments.

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Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031 First Semester 2013-2014 Course Number: CHEM F111

Course Title: General Chemistry Marks: 8 Tutorial Problem Set 1 (based on Lecture No.s: 1-8 in the course hand out) Instructions to the student: The following problems should be solved as home assignment within a week of display. Any one problem will be assigned as a closed book class test in the following tutorial hour. Useful data: me = 9.11 x 10-31 kg, h = 6.626 x 10-34 Js , 1 eV = 1.602 x 10-19 J, = 1.055 x 10-34Js Q. 1 Draw the potential energy diagram showing various conformers of cyclohexane and draw the Newman projection of the most stable conformer. [6+2] Q. 2 (a) Draw the possible chair conformations of trans-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane and trans-1,3dimethylcyclohexane. In each case determine, which of the two conformers is more stable. [2+2+2] (b) Draw the most stable conformer of 2-chloro-1-ethanol in Newman projection. [2] Q. 3 (a) One of the two chair structures of cis-1-chloro-3-methylcyclohexane is more stable than the other by 3.7 kcal/mol. Draw the two structures and indicate which of them is more stable and why. What is the energy of a 1,3-diaxial interaction between a chloride and a methyl group? Given that the energy of 1,3-diaxial interaction between a methyl-hydrogen (CH3-H) is 0.9 kcal/mol and that of and chloride-hydrogen (Cl-H) is 0.25 kcal/mol. [1+2+2] (b) Compute the change in vibrational frequency of HI, when H is replaced by deuterium (D) (Assume HI molecule is vibrating with stationary I atom and H oscillating towards and away from I atom). [3] Q. 4 Write absolute configuration at the chiral centre(s) for the following molecules: [2+2+2+2]

Q. 5 (a) Write the total number of asymmetric carbon atom(s) if any, in the following molecules: [3]

(b) Write Fischer formula for all of the stereooisomers of CH3CHClCHClCH2CH3. Label the pair of enantiomers and meso compounds if any. [4+0.5+0.5] Q. 6 (a) Label the following molecules as chiral or achiral. [4]

(b) Write the relationship between the following pairs as enantiomers, diastereomers and identical compounds. [4]

Q. 7 (a) Determine the maximum wavelength in nm of light necessary to overcome the work function of 2.90 eV of lithium metal. [4] (b) Calculate the energy of the first excited state of an electron moving in a ring of radius 1.0 nm. [4] Q. 8 (a) For a particle in a one-dimensional box of length L, normalize the following wave function: n = Nsin(nx/L). (b) Calculate the energy difference between first two energy levels of an electron confined in a onedimensional box of length 1.0 nm.

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Q. 9 (a) Compute the energy in joules emitted by an atom emitting a spectral line with frequency 1015 s-1. What is the energy of the light emitted by 1 mole of such atoms? Compare this with the kinetic energy of a person walking (60 kg, 6 km/h) and with the energy of a 60 W light bulb burning for 1 hour. [4] (b) What is the maximum precision with which momentum can be known if the position of an electron is determined within 1 x10-13 m? Will there be any problem in describing the momentum if it has value of /0.0529 nm? [4] ***********

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