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CHEMICAL SCIENCES

PART-B

21. Among the following, the correct thermodynamic equation of state is

 U   T   U   P 
(a)   T   P (b)   T   P
 V T  S V  V T  T V

 U   P   U   A 
(c)   T   P (d)   T   P
 V T  S V  V T  V T

22. The two energy levels ( nx  1, ny  6) and ( nx  3, n y  2) of a particle in a two-dimensional

rectangular box (potential is zero inside, and infinite outside) of sides Lx and Ly are found to be
degenerate. If Lx  1 in appropriate units, then Ly is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
23. Three measurements of the lead content of a lead oxide nanoparticle sample yielded 15.67 mg,
15.69 mg and 16.03 mg, respectively. The standard deviation (in mg) is
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.15 (c) 0.30 (d) 0.20
24. The character table for the point group D3h is given below.

D3h E 2C3 ( z ) 3C2  h ( xy ) 2S3 3v

A1 1 1 1 1 1 1  x2  y2 , z2
A2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rz 
E 2 1 0 2 1 0 ( x, y ) ( x 2  y 2 , xy )
A1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
A2 1 1 1 1 1 1 z 
E  2 1 0 2 1 0 ( Rx , Ry ) ( xz, yz )
In the electronic ground state, BF3 has D3h symmetry. Therefore,
(a) a fundamental transition to an A1 state is IR active

(b) a fundamental transition to the A2 state is neither IR active nor Raman active

(c) a fundamental transition to the A2 state is Raman active

(d) a fundamental transition to the E  state is both IR active, as well as Raman active
25. Consider the following two data sets: A  {x1 , x2 ,..., xn }; B  {x1 , x2 ,..., xn }, where xi are
independent random variables and  is a positive constant. The ratio of the standard deviation
B 
and the average values for the data sets, rB  and rA  A , are related by
 B  A
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(a) rB  rA (b) rB  rA


(c) rB  rA (d) rB  rA 

26. According to Hückel’s rule

B
B
H
M N

(a) M and N are antiaromatic (b) M and N are aromatic

(c) M is aromatic and N is antiaromatic (d) M is antiaromatic and N is aromatic
27. In the process of desulfurization of flue gas, SO2 is passed through an absorber containing slaked
lime in the presence of O2. The final product is
(a) CaSO3.3H2O (b) CaSO4.CaCO3
(c) CaSO4.2H2O (d) CaS2O4
28. Of the following, the correct statements about carboxypeptidase-A are
A. Zn2+ ion acts as a Lewis acid
B. The substitution of Zn2+ ion by Co2+ ion renders the enzyme inactive
C. Two histidine nitrogen atoms, glutamate oxygen atom(s) and a water molecule coordinate to
a Zn2+ ion
D. Three histidine nitrogen atoms and a water molecule coordinate to a Zn2+ ion
(a) A and C only (b) A, C and D only
(c) B and D only (d) A and B only
29. Of the following statements regarding lanthanoid(III) ions/complexes
A. the metal ion interacts weakly with ligand orbitals
B. a large number of microstates result in large number of transitions
C. the f orbitals are deeply buried
D. they show strong f-f electronic transitions
The correct statements are
(a) A, C and D only (b) B, C and D only
(c) A, B and C only (d) B and C only
30. At 298 K, a zinc electrode is submerged in an acidic 0.9 M Zn2+ solution, which is connected by
a salt bridge to a 0.3 M Ag+ solution containing a silver electrode. Given that Zn/Zn2+ = 0.76 V
and Ag/Ag+ = –0.80 V vs SHE at 298 K, the initial voltage of the cell (vs SHE) would be
(a) 0.01V (b) 1.56V (c) 0.04V (d) 1.53V
31. The EI (electron-impact) mass spectrum of CH3(CH2)2CN will show a base peak at m/z value of
(a) 54 (b) 26 (c) 41 (d) 70
32. In the Jablonski diagram given below, the initial excitation takes place from the singlet ground
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state to the second singlet excited state, (S 0  S 2 ) . Match the processes to the events marked as
A, B and C.

(a) A: Internal conversion, B: Fluorescence, C: Phosphorescence

(b) A: Inter system crossing, B: Phosphorescence, C: Phosphorescence
(c) A: Internal conversion, B: Phosphorescence, C: Phosphorescence
(d) A: Inter system crossing, B: Fluorescence, C: Phosphorescence
33. The feature that incorrectly describes an ideal detector in gas chromatography, is
(a) the adequate sensitivity should be in the range of 10–8 to 10–15 g solute/s
(b) it has a short response time that is independent of flow rate
(c) it is non-destructive of the sample
(d) there is a linear response to a 10-fold change only in the solute concentration
34. Considering nitrogen as a central atom, the structures of H3C-N=C=S and H3Si-N=C=S respectively,
are
(a) bent and linear (b) linear and linear
(c) bent and bent (d) linear and bent
35. In the fission reaction
235
92U  10 n  140 93 1
56 Ba  36 Kr  30 n

for given masses of 235U (235.0439 amu), 140Ba (139.9106 amu), 93Kr (92.9313 amu) and n
(1.00867 amu), and 1 amu (931.494 MeV/c2), the energy released is
(a) 135.0 MeV (b) 200.2 MeV (c) 172.0 MeV (d) 150.0 MeV
36. The change in the entropy and the Gibbs free energy of a system are denoted by S and G ,
respectively. For reversible melting of ice at 1 atm and 0ºC
(a) S  0 and G  0 (b) S  0 and G  0
(c) S  0 and G  0 (d) S  0 and G  0
37. The absolute configuration of the stereogenic centres present in the following molecule is
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O
CHO

9
10

OH

(a) 9R, 10S (b) 9R, 10R (c) 9S, 10S (d) 9S, 10R
38. The pair of complexes/ions that does not obey the 18-electron rule, is
(a) [V(CO)6] and [Ti(Cp)2Cl2] (b) [Mn(Br)(CO)5] and [Mn(CO)5]–
(c) [Co(CO)3PPh3]– and [Co4(CO)12] (d) [Fe(CO)5] and [Fe2(CO)9]
39. The ground state term and the calculated magnetic moment (in BM) for Dy3+ ion respectively, are
(a) 6H15/2 and 5.91 (b) 6H15/2 and 10.65
(c) 6H5/2 and 6.23 (d) 6H5/2 and 5.91
40. The number of oxygen atoms bonded to each phosphorus centre in P4O6 and P4O10 respectively,
are
(a) 4 and 5 (b) 3 and 5 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 5 and 4
41. For the proteolytic digestive enzyme pepsin with an isoelectric point (pI)  1, the correct statements,
among the following, are
A. It has many aspartic acid residues
B. It has many lysine residues
C. It is involved in the hydrolysis of peptide bonds
D. It is involved in the degradation of fatty acids
(a) A and C only (b) B and C only
(c) A and D only (d) B and D only
42. The 1H NMR spectrum of a mixture of chloroform and acetone shows two singlets at  7.25 and
2.1 ppm with integral heights of 12 and 18 mm, respectively. The molar ratio of chloroform to
acetone in the mixture is
(a) 1:6 (b) 3:2 (c) 1:3 (d) 4:1
43. The coordination numbers of cobalt ion in solid Cs3CoCl5 and zinc ion in solid (NH4)3ZnCl5 are,
respectively.
(a) 5 and 4 (b) 4 and 4 (c) 4 and 5 (d) 5 and 5
44. The value of the Hammett substituent constant (  ) for p-OMe is –0.30. If the pKa of benzoic acid
is 4.19, that of p-anisic acid is
(a) 4.79 (b) 3.89 (c) 3.59 (d) 4.49
45. For the radicals CH3º (A), CH3CH2º (B), c-C6H11º (C), the correct order for the relative rates of
addition to CH2 = CHCN is
(a) A > C > B (b) C > B > A (c) C > A > B (d) B > A > C
46. If Ax By crystallizes in an fcc lattice, with atom A occupying every corner and atom B occupying
the center of each face of the unit cell, the correct stoichiometry is
(a) AB3 (b) AB2 (c) A2 B (d) A3 B
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47. The number of signals expected for the given compound in 1H and 13C NMR spectra, respectively,
are
Cl
Cl

(a) 7 and 8 (b) 6 and 5 (c) 7 and 5 (d) 6 and 8

48. Transition state theory was developed to explain the empirical Arrhenius expression for rate
constants. For a non-linear transition state with N atoms, the effective number of vibrational
degrees of freedom used in calculating its vibrational partition function is
(a) 3N – 6 (b) 3N – 7 (c) 3N – 5 (d) 3N – 8
49. In the gas phase, the correct order of hydride affinity for the given carbocations is

H3C CH3
CH3
CH3
A B C

(a) A > C > B (b) B > C > A (c) C > B > A (d) C > A > B
50. The major product formed in the given reaction is
Br2
h
60ºC

Br

(a) (b)
Br

Br
(c) (d)
Br
51. X, Y and Z are three p-block elements in the second row of the periodic table, with electron
affinities (in kJ/mol) of –15, –142 and –333, respectively. The correct statement among the
following, is
(a) Y has the highest first ionization energy (b) X has the most number of p-electrons
(c) X has the highest proton affinity (d) Z has the highest electronegativity
52. Among the following, the NMR inactive nucleus is
(a) 14N7 (b) 31P15 (c) 24Mg12 (d) 29Si14
53. For a transition metal M, the correct order of 13C NMR spectral shift [in ppm relative to Si(CH3)4]
for the moieties M–CH3, M–CO and M–C6H5, is
(a) M–CH3 < M–C6H5 < M–CO (b) M–CO < M–CH3 < M–C6H5
(c) M–C6H5 < M–CH3 < M–CO (d) M–CO < M–C6H5 < M–CH3
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54. The following plots schematically show the variation of two molecular orbitals 1 and  2 along
the internuclear axis of a linear triatomic molecule A2 B .

If the atomic orbitals corresponding to atoms A and B are, respectively,  A and B , the molecular
orbitals 1 and  2 have the form (all the coefficients are positive)

(a) 1  a1 A  b1 B  c1 A (b) 1  a1 A  b1B  a1 A

 2  a2  A  b2 B  c2  A  2  a2  A  b2  B  a2  A

(c) 1  a1 A  b1 B  c1 A (d) 1  a1 A  b1 B  a1 A

 2  a2  A  b2 B  c2  A  2   a2  A  b2  B  a2  A
55. The correct set of possible term symbols for the electronic configuration 1s2 2s1 2p1 is
(a) 1P1, 3P2, 3P0, 3S0 (b) 1P0, 3P2, 3P0, 3P1
(c) 1P1, 3P2, 3P0, 3S1 (d) 1P1, 3P2, 3P0, 3P1
56. Among the following reaction(s), deuterium primary kinetic isotope effect is seen in

O OH(D)
H(D)

A.

H(D)
H(D)

B.

O O OH(D)

C.
OH(D) –CO2

(a) A and B (b) B and C (c) Only A (d) Only C

57. The silver salt with the highest solubility product (Ksp) in water is
(a) AgI (b) AgCl (c) AgF (d) AgBr
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NMe3 CN

NaCN
58.
N N
H H

The above reaction involves

(a) nucleophile addition followed by elimination
(b) nucleophilic aromatic substitution
(c) elimination followed by nucleophile addition
(d) bimolecular nucleophilic substitution
59. Based on the given data on the first-order rate constants for the following reactions, the correct
statement is
X X OCOCF3
CF3CO2H

X k (105 s 1 )
H 4.81
F 340
Cl 1.70
(a) F and Cl inductively stabilize the intermediate carbocation
(b) Cl stabilizes the intermediate carbocation better than H
(c) Cl stabilizes the intermediate carbocation better than F
(d) F stabilizes the intermediate carbocation better than H
60. Given that the pKa1 and pKa2 values for alanine are 2.34 and 9.68, respectively, its isoelectric point
(pI) is
(a) 6.01 (b) 12.02 (c) 7.34 (d) 4.14

PART-C

61. The major products A and B formed in the given reaction sequence are

H
Ph
N Ph
B O
O
Bu (cat.) NaOH
A B
Ph CCl3 BH3 NaN3
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HO H H N3
(a) A = B= OH
Ph CCl3 Ph
O

H OH H N3
(b) A = B= OH
Ph CCl3 Ph
O

HO H N3 H
(c) A = B= OH
Ph CCl3 Ph
O

H OH N3 H
(d) A = B= OH
Ph CCl3 Ph
O
62. Among the assertions
A. UO2+ is thermodynamically stable in water
B. UO22+ is a hard acid.
C. The geometry of UO22+ is bent
D. Both the 5f and 6d orbitals of U are involved in bonding with the 2p orbitals of oxygen atom
The correct statements for UO2n+ are
(a) A and C only (b) B and D only
(c) B, C and D only (d) A and B only
63. The major product formed in the given reaction is
RuO2(cat.)
NaIO4
Ph Me
O
Me
Ph Me
(a) (b) Ph
O
O
Me
(c) Ph CHO (d) Ph
O

1 2
64. For the Hamiltonian operator Hˆ  pˆ  xˆ 4 , the best choice among the following trial variational
2m
wavefunctions for estimating the ground state energy is
1 a a 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
x  a2
2
x2 x ( x  a2 )2
2
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65. The major products A and B in the given reactions are

t
Bu
mCPBA i. NBS, H2O
A B
ii. NaOH
Me

t
Bu

(a) A = B =
Me O

t t
Bu Bu

(b) A = B=
Me O Me O

t t
Bu Bu

(c) A = B=
Me O Me O

t
Bu

(d) A = B =
Me O

66. A particular sample of polymer has 100 chains with molecular weight 1000, 200 chains with
molecular weight 10000, and 200 chains with molecular weight 100000. The polydispersity of the
sample is
(a) 1.485 (b) 1.970 (c) 2.068 (d) 3.532
67. The correct statements in the following reaction sequence,
– –
[OH] H
CO2 + P 
reaction B
 Fe(CO)5 
reaction A
 P + CO
–
excess [OH ]
P   Q

A. the  CO in P is lower than  CO in Fe(CO)5

B. reaction B proceeds via coordinated formyl intermediate
C. Q is isolelectronic with Ni(CO)4
D. P is used as a catalyst in water-gas shift reaction
(a) A, B and C only (b) B, C and D only
(c) A, C and D only (d) A and C only
68. The electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum from among the following, which represents a
metal ion with S = 1/2 in rhombic symmetry,
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is
(a) IV (b) III (c) II (d) I
69. The result of applying the operator e  iapˆ / h on the function f(x) is

df ( x ) df ( x )
(a)  a (b) f ( x  a) (c)  a (d) f ( x  a)
dx dx
70. Consider ammonia to be an ideal gas, with each molecule of ammonia occupying an effective area
of 7Å2 on barium fluoride surface. The adsorption follows the following isotherm.
z 1 (c  1) z
 
(1  z )V cVm cVm

p
where, z  , c is a constant, and Vm the is monolayer capacity (volume of the adsorbed gas)
p*

z
at STP. The plot of against z gives the intercept as 4.66×10–4 cm–3 and slope as 0.0761
(1  z )V
cm–3. The surface area of adsorption (in m2) is close to
(a) 24.5 (b) 2.5 (c) 33.2 (d) 1.9
71. In the given reaction, CH2=CHS(O)Ph is a synthetic equivalent of

SOPh
heat
+

(a) ethyne (b) ethene (c) ethane (d) ketene

72. Statements A-D below pertain to the given decay series,
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A. The radionuclide (D) is formed by two successive  -particle emissions from the radionuclide
(B).
B. The radionuclide (E) is formed by successive  -particle and  -particle emissions from the
radionuclide (C).
C. The atomic number of the radionuclide (C) is 91.
D. The atomic number of the radionuclide (D) is 90.
The correct statements are
(a) A and C only (b) B and D only
(c) C and D only (d) A, B and C only
73. Sym-cubane-d2, the structure of which is given below, is a bi-substituted isotopomer of cubane,
where two hydrogens are substituted by deuterium.

The point group of this molecule is

(a) D2h (b) D3d (c) C3v (d) C2h
74. A perturbation Hˆ   V0 (3cos2   1), where V0 is a constant, is applied to a rigid rotator undergoing
a rotational motion in a plane. The first order energy correction to the ground state is
1 1
(a) 2V0 (b) V0 (c) V0 (d) V0
4 2
75. Of the following assertions regarding the mechanism of electron transfer,
A. An outer-sphere mechanism involves electron transfer from reductant to oxidant, with the
coordination shells or spheres of each staying intact.
B. In inner-sphere mechanism, the reductant and oxidant share a ligand in their inner or primary
coordination sphere which assists in electron being transferred.
C. In inner-sphere mechanism, an oxidant possesses at least one ligand capable of binding
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simultaneously to two metal ions.

D. In inner-sphere mechanism, ligands of reductant are substitutionally inert.
The correct statements are
(a) A and D only (b) A, B and C only
(c) B and C only (d) B, C and D only
76. The tunnelling probability of a particle with energy E incident on a potential barrier of height V0,
and width L is given by the expression

E E  2kL
T ( E )  16 1   e
V0  V0 

V0
where k is a constant. For a certain particle with E  , the tunnelling probability was found to
2
be 1.6 × 10–7. If the width of the potential is halved, then the tunnelling probability will be
(a) 3.2 × 10–7 (b) 8.0 × 10–4
(c) 6.4 × 10–7 (d) 3.2 × 10–3
77. The major product formed in the given reaction is

Me

Me2CuLi

OAc

Me Me

(a) (b)
Me OH

Me Me

(c) (d)
Me

78. The major product formed in the given reaction is

t-BuCl (2 equiv)
OH anhyd. AlCl3
OH CH2Cl2, –78ºC
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t-Bu t-Bu

OH OH
(a) (b)
OH OH

t-Bu t-Bu

t-Bu

OH t-Bu OH
(c) (d)
OH t-Bu OH

t-Bu

79. The intermediate A and the major product B formed in the given reaction, respectively, are
Br heat
[A] B
Br

Br Br Br
(a) A = B=
Br

(b) A = B=
Br Br

Br Br

Br Br
Br

(c) A = B=
Br

Br

(d) A = B=
Br

Br Br
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80. The mechanisms for the formation of molecules A and B involve, respectively,

h h
sensitiser
O
O
A B

(a) oxa-di-  -methane rearrangement and Norrish type II cleavage

(b) Norrish type I cleavage and oxa-di-  -methane rearrangement
(c) oxa-di-  -methane rearrangement and Norrish type I cleavage
(d) Norrish type I cleavage and Norrish type II cleavage
81. Consider the cell, Pt|H2(g, p0)|HCl(aq)||AgCl(s)|Ag, and the corresponding cell reaction
2AgCl(s) + H2(g)  2Ag(s) + 2HCl(aq) where, p° is the standard pressure. In terms of the
molality b of HCl(aq), and the mean activity coefficient  , the Nernst equation for the cell
reaction is
2 RT RT
(a) E  E0  ln( b) (b) E  E0  ln( b)
F F

RT RT
(c) E  E0  ln( b) (d) E  E0  ln(2 b)
2F F
82. The given reaction proceeds via

O H O

heat
+ O O

H O
O

(a) A [1,3]-H shift followed by [4+2] cycloaddition

(b) A [1,5]-H shift followed by [4+2] cycloaddition
(c) A [3+2] cycloaddition followed by hydride shift
(d) A [4+2] cycloaddition followed by alkyl shift
83. Alkylation of lithium enolate P occurs through a

OLi O O
CH3I
+
tBu tBu CH3 tBu CH3

P M N

(a) chair-like transition state and the major product is N

(b) chair-like transition state and the major product is M
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(c) twist boat-like transition state and the major product is M

(d) twist boat-like transition state and the major product is N
84. The number of unpaired electrons in [Cp2Fe], [Cp2Ni] and [Cp2Co] complexes are, respectively,
(a) 0, 0 and 1 (b) 0, 2 and 1
(c) 0, 1 and 2 (d) 2, 2 and 1
85. The major product formed in the given reaction is

p-TsOH
+ PhCHO
N
H
(2 equiv)

Ph

Ph

(a) (b) NH HN

HN NH

Ph

Ph

(c) N (d)
NH
HN N
H

86. An ideal gas with an initial pressure P and volume V undergoes an isothermal and reversible
expansion. If the change in entropy due to this expansion is S , the magnitude of work done by
the gas is
(a) nRS (b) nRS / PV (c) PV S / nR (d) PV / nR
87. Acetone undergoes photodissociation upon absorption of 330 nm light. Exposure of a gaseous
sample of acetone to a radiant power of 20 mW at 330 nm for a period of 3 hours results in the
photodissociation of 75  mol of acetone. The quantum yield for the photodissociation, assuming
all the light is absorbed, is
(a) 1.26 × 10–4 (b) 1.26 × 10–1 (c) 1.26 × 10–3 (d) 1.26 × 10–2
d [ A]
88. A reaction follows the rate law   k[ A]2 . Starting from an initial concentration [A]0, the
dt
[ A]0
time taken for the concentration to reduce to , namely the quarter-life of A, is
4

ln k 1 ln 2 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 k[ A]0 k k[ A]0
89. The major product formed in the given reaction is
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CrCl2, NiCl2 (cat.)

+ PhCHO
DMF, RT
TfO C10H21

C10H21 Ph C10H21
(a) (b)
Ph OH OH O

Ph
Ph C10H21
C10H21
(c) (d) HO
OH

90. Five moles of [B9H14]– react with two moles of B5H9 at 85ºC resulting in the evolution of nine
moles of H2 and the formation of a monoanionic borane cluster that has a
(a) Nido structure (b) Closo structure
(c) Arachno structure (d) Hypo structure
91. In the differential scanning calorimetry plot of a polyethylene sample (given below), if the heat
of fusion is 68.4 cal/g, the percent crystallinity of the sample,

(a) 100% (b) 55% (c) 68% (d) 79%

92. The intermediate involved in the given Etard reaction is
CH3 CHO
CrO2Cl2

O Cl
O Cr OH O Cr Cl
(a) (b)
O OH
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Cl
O O
O Cr Cl O Cr Cl
(c) (d)
O

93. The correct expression for the rate of the given reaction is
O O
NaOH
+ Ph H
Ph H2O, EtOH Ph OH

Ph

(a) Rate = k[ ketone] [ HO–] (b) Rate = k[ketone]2[HO–]

(c) Rate = k[ketone][HO–]2 (d) Rate = k[ketone]
94. The transference number of the hydrogen ion in an aqueous solution containing HCl and NaCl
is 0.5. The limiting molar conductivities of H+, Na+ and Cl– are, respectively, 350 × 10–4 Sm2
mol–1, 50 × 10–4 Sm2 mol–1 and 75 × 10–4 Sm2 mol–1. The ratio of the concentration of HCl and
[HCl]
NaCl, namely is
[NaCl]

10 11 5 11
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11 5 11 10
95. In the solid state, methyllithium is tetrameric and has a Li4 core. The correct statement about the
structure and bonding in methyllithium is
(a) Each methyl anion is bridging between two Li-centres via 3-center-2-electron bonding
(b) Each methyl anion binds to three Li centres via 4-center-2-electron bonding
(c) It possesses a 2-center-2-electron bond
(d) Each methyl anion is terminally bound to each Li-centre
96. The operator for the square of the angular momentum for an electron in a hydrogenic atom is
given below.

 2  1 2 
Lˆ2  h 2  2  cot   2
   sin  2 

A correct form of the angular function for the px orbital is

2 i
(a) sin  e 2i (b) sin  ei (c) cos  ei (d) cos  e
97. Identify P and Q in the following reaction sequence
 or h
[Mn(CO)5]– + C3H5Cl 
 P   Q
(a) P = [( 1 -C3H5)Mn(CO)4Cl]– and Q = [( 3 -C3H5)Mn(CO)4]

(b) P = [( 3 -C3H5)Mn(CO)4] and Q = [( 1 -C3H5)Mn(CO)4Cl]–

(c) P = [( 3 -C3H5)Mn(CO)4]2 and Q = [( 1 -C3H5)Mn(CO)4]2

(d) P = [( 1 -C3H5)Mn(CO)5] and Q = [( 3 -C3H5)Mn(CO)4]

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98. Consider four non-interacting 4He atoms, each of which can occupy three energy levels of energies
0, a and 2a. The number of microstates having total energy E = 3a is
(a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 2 (d) 1
99. The major product formed in the given reaction is

AgNO3
N MeOH
Cl

OMe
(a) (b) MeO N
N
H

N OMe

(c) (d)
N
MeO H
100. For the Eu3+ ion (At No: 63),
A. the calculated and the observed magnetic moments are in agreement with each other.
B. the higher energy states 7F1 and 7F2 are populated and increase the observed magnetic moment.
C. the 4f orbital is more than half-filled
D. the ground state term symbol is 7F0
Of the above, the correct statements are
(a) A and D only (b) A and B only
(c) C and D only (d) B and D only
101. The correct set of reagents required to convert ethyl benzoate to ethylbenzene is
(a) (1) MeMgI (excess); (2) H3O+; (3) 1, 2-ethanedithiol, BF3Et2O; (4) H2, Raney Ni
(b) (1) Me2TiCp2; (2) H3O+; (3) 1,2-ethanediol, BF3Et2O; (4) N2H4, H2O2
(c) (1) Me2TiCp2; (2) H3O+; (3) 1, 2-ethanedithiol, BF3Et2O; (4) H2, Raney Ni
(d) (1) EtMgI (excess); (2) H3O+; (3) 1,2-ethanediol, BF3Et2O; (4) N2H4, H2O2
102. The energy level diagram for the  -molecular orbitals of the cyclic C3H3 radical is given below..
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The delocalization energy of the molecule in the ground state (in units of  , where  is Hückel’ss
constant for interaction energy) is
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2
103. The correct order of second ionization enthalpies, is
(a) B > C > N > Be (b) N > C > Be > B
(c) B > N > C > Be (d) N > B > C > Be
104. The correct statements concerning H(CHB11Cl11), are
A. Its conjugate base is a non-coordinating anion
B. [CHB11Cl11]– has a stable icosahedral geometry
C. It is a superacid
D. It can protonate fullerene and benzene
(a) A and C only (b) B, C and D only
(c) A, B, C and D (d) A, B and C only
2
1 1
105. The vibrational energy for a diatomic molecule is given by G ()       e       e xe ,
 2  2

where  e is the fundamental frequency and xe is the anharmonicity constant. The infrared spectrum
of BeO molecule in an excited state shows two transitions at 1078.48 cm–1 and 1062.42 cm–1,
identified as transitions between vibrational levels 2  3 and 3  4, respectively. The  e and  e xe
(in cm–1) for BeO molecule in this state, respectively, are
(a) 1126.66 and 8.03 (b) 1030.30 and –8.03
(c) 1174.84 and 16.06 (d) 1078.48 and 8.03
106. A three-state system with energies E  0 , 0,  0 is in a thermal equilibrium at a temperature T.

 1 
If  0  x , the probability of finding the system with energy E  0 is  recall, cosh x  (e x  e  x ) 
 2 

1
(a) (2cosh x )1 (b) cosh x
2
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(c) (1  2 cosh x) 1 (d) 1  2cosh x

107. The statement regarding the properties of Type I Blue copper proteins that is true is
(a) The Cu(II) centre is bound to His and Cys amino acids only
(b) I n the EPR spectrum, the Ai value in Blue copper proteins is greater than the Aj value of free
Cu(II) ion
(c) There is an intense absorption band in the electronic spectrum at  max  600 nm and  max  100
times greater than the max of aqueous Cu(II) ion
(d) It exists as a pair of Cu(II) centres.
108. The rate of an acid-catalyzed reaction in aqueous solution follows the rate equation given below.
  k [ X  ][Y 2  ][ H  ]
The rate constants for the reaction at ionic strengths of 16 mol L–1 and 9 mol L–1 are k1 and k2,

k 
respectively. The value of log  1  in the units of the Debye-Hückel constant, B, is
 k2 

4 16
(a) –2 (b) (c) (d) –4
3 9
109. For the four active metal centres in cytochrome c oxidase shown below,

CuA

19.0Å

Heme a 22.0Å
9.0 Å

Heme a2
4.5 Å
CuB

A. Electron transfer involves Heme a and CuA while O2 binding involves Heme a3 and CuB.
B. O2 only interacts with CuB to form a Cu(II)-O2– species with no role for both the hemes
C. Heme a is 5-coordinate species with an axial His ligation
D. CuB is a monomeric 3-coordinate species while CuA is a dicopper species
the correct statements are
(a) A, B and C only (b) C and D only
(c) B, C and D only (d) A and D only
110. The phase diagram for a one-component system is shown below.
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The number of degrees of freedom at the points marked a, b, c and d, respectively, are
(a) 2, 0, 0, 1 (b) 1, 3, 3, 2 (c) 2, 1, 0, 1 (d) 0, 1, 2, 1
111. The major product formed in the given reaction is

Me3Si
ZnCl2
+

O2CCF3

Me3Si

(a) (b)
SiMe3

(c) (d)

112. Consider the following reaction scheme and the related statements.
disproportionation
BrF   Br2(g) + X (T shaped geometry)
self ionization
X   Y (cation) + Z (anion)
A. X, Y and Z have the same number of lone pairs of electrons.
B. Y has a bent shape.
C. Z is sp3 hybridized and has tetrahedral shape.
D. X is used as a non-aqueous solvent.
The correct statements are
(a) A and B only (b) A and D only
(c) C and D only (d) A, B, and D only
113. The number of cation vacancies per mole, when NaCl is doped with 10–3 mol % of BCl3 is
(a) 12.046 × 1023 (b) 12.046 × 1018
(c) 6.023 × 1020 (d) 6.023 × 1018
114. The major product formed in the given reaction is
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CO2Me
0.95 eq. KOH
HO
MeOH, H2O
CO2Me

CO2Me CO2H

(a) HO (b) MeO

CO2H CO2Me

CO2Me CO2H

(c) MeO (d) HO

CO2H CO2Me

115. Given the spectral transitions for [CrF6]3– complex as, 671 nm [4A2g  4T 2g], 441 nm
[4A2g  4T1g(F)] and 291 nm [4A2g  4T1g(P)], the Racah parameter B’ is closest to
(a) 2813 cm–1 (b) 1986 cm–1 (c) 827 cm–1 (d) 213 cm–1
116. Among SF4, [ClO4]–, FClO3 and [IF4]+ the number of species having “see-saw” shape is
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
117. Match the following complexes with their characteristics
Complex d-electron(s) Total valence electrons
(i) [WCl6] (a) 2 (x) 12
–
(ii) [WCl6] (b) 1 (y) 13
(iii) [WCl6]2– (c) 0 (z) 14
The correct combination is
(a) (i)-(c)-(x); (ii)-(b)-(y); (iii)-(a)-(z) (b) (i)-(a)-(x); (ii)-(b)-(z); (iii)-(c)-(y)
(c) (i)-(c)-(z); (ii)-(b)-(y); (iii)-(a)-(x) (d) (iii)-(c)-(x); (ii)-(b)-(z); (i)-(a)-(y)
118. The major product(s) of the given reaction is (are)

BnO OH 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran

Me PPTS

(a) a mixture of diastereomers (b) a mixture of enantiomers

(c) a single enantiomer (d) a single diastereomer
119. A yellow-colored complex P upon addition of aqueous HNO3 forms a very pale violet-colored
complex Q. Complex Q on reaction with NaCl forms a yellow-colored complex R. The species
P, Q and R, respectively, that are consistent with the above observations, are
(a) P = [Fe(H2O)5(OH)]2+; Q = [Fe(H2O)6]3+ and R = [Fe(H2O)5(Cl)]2+
(b) P = [Fe(H2O)5(OH)]+; Q = [Fe(H2O)6]2+ and R = [Fe(H2O)5(Cl)]2+
(c) P = [Fe(H2O)5(NH3)]2+; Q = [Fe(H2O)5(NH3)]3+ and R = [Fe(H2O)5Cl]2+
(d) P = [Fe(H2O)5(NH3)]3+; Q = [Fe(H2O)6]3+ and R = [Fe(H2O)3Cl3]
120. The difference between the lowest energy and the next higher energy conformers (in kcal mol–1)
of meso-2,3-dibromobutane is
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Given: Gauche interactions (kcal mol–1): Me/Me = 0.90; Me/Br = 0.25; Br/Br = 0.75
(a) 1.40 (b) 1.65 (c) 1.90 (d) 0.50