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Chapter Questions
166 MCQs

01
PYQ 2013
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
In which of the following exothermic reactions, the heat liberated per mole is the highest ?
1
2
3
4
02
PYQ 2014
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For the complete combustion of ethanol, the amount of heat produced as measured in bomb calorimeter, is at C. Assuming ideality the enthalpy of combustion, , for the reaction will be
1
2
3
4
03
PYQ 2017
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
is equal to :
1
Adiabatic work
2
Isothermal work
3
Isochoric work
4
Isobaric work
04
PYQ 2017
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
An ideal gas undergoes isothermal expansion at constant pressure. During the process :
1
enthalpy increases but entropy decreases.
2
enthalpy remains constant but entropy increases
3
enthalpy decreases but entropy increases.
4
Both enthalpy and entropy remain constant .
05
PYQ 2017
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For a reaction, . The correct statement for the reaction is :
1
2
3
4
06
PYQ 2018
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For which of the following processes, is negative ?
1
2
3
diamond graphite
4
07
PYQ 2018
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
at for substance 'S' in liquid state and gascous state are and , respectively. Vapour pressure of liquid ' S ' at is approximately equal to
1
0.1 atm
2
1 atm
3
10 atm
4
100 atm
08
PYQ 2018
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Which of following lines correctly show the temperature dependence of equilibrium constant , for an exothermic reaction ?
1
A and B
2
B and C
3
C and D
4
A and D
09
PYQ 2018
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For which of the following reactions, is equal to ?
1
2
3
4
10
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Consider the reversible isothermal expansion of an ideal gas in a closed system at two different temperatures and . The correct graphical depiction of the dependence of work done on the final volume is:
1
2
3
4
11
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
During compression of a spring the work done is and escaped to the surroundings as heat. The change in internal energy, is:
1
8
2
12
3
-12
4
-8
12
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
moles of an ideal gas at are allowed to undergo reversible compression till its temperature becomes . If and for this process. ( ]
1
2
3
4
13
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Which one of the following equations does not correctly represent the first law of thermodynamics for the given processes involving an ideal gas ? (Assume non-expansion work is zero)
1
Cyclic process :
2
Isothermal process :
3
Adiabatic process :
4
Isochoric process :
14
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Enthalpy of sublimation of iodine is at . If specific heat of and are and respectively, then enthalpy of sublimation of iodine at in is :
1
2.85
2
11.4
3
5.7
4
22.8
15
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For diatomic ideal gas in a closed system, which of the following plots does not correctly describe the relation between various thermodynamic quantities ?
1
2
3
4
16
PYQ 2019
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For silver, . If the temperature (T) of moles of silver is raised from to at pressure, the value of will be close to
1
21 kJ
2
16 kJ
3
13 kJ
4
62 kJ
17
PYQ 2020
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The true statement amongst the following is :
1
S ia function of temperature but is not a function of temperature
2
Both and are functions of temperature
3
Both and are not functions of temperature
4
is not a function of temperature but is a function of temperature
18
PYQ 2020
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
If enthalpy of atomisation for is and bond enthalpy for is , the relation between them :
1
is
2
does not exist
3
is
4
is
19
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The Born-Haber cycle for KCl is evaluated with the following data:
for KCl = -436.7 kJ ; for K = 89.2 kJ ;
for K = 419.0 kJ ; for = -348.6 kJ ;
for = 243.0 kJ .
The magnitude of lattice enthalpy of KCl in kJ is _________. (Nearest integer)}
20
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For water kJ mol at 373 K and 1 bar pressure. Assuming that water vapour is an ideal gas that occupies a much larger volume than liquid water, the internal energy change during evaporation of water is __________ kJ mol . (Nearest integer)
[Use: R=8.3 J mol K ]

21
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
200 mL of 0.2 M HCl is mixed with 300 mL of 0.1 M NaOH. The molar heat of neutralization of this reaction is kJ. The increase in temperature in of the system on mixing is . The value of is _________. (Nearest integer)
[ Given : Specific heat of water
Density of water ]
(Assume no volume change on mixing)

22
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main

Data given for the following reaction is as follows:
FeO(s) + C(graphite) Fe(s) + CO(g)
The minimum temperature in K at which the reaction becomes spontaneous is _________. (Integer answer)

23
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The incorrect expression among the following is :
1
(at constant P)
2
For isothermal process
3

4
24
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
When 400 mL of 0.2 M H SO solution is mixed with 600 mL of 0.1 M NaOH solution, the increase in temperature of the final solution is ________ K. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
[Use : H (aq) + OH (aq) H O(l) ; = -57.1 kJ mol
Specific heat of H O = 4.18 J K g
density of H O = 1.0 g cm
Assume no change in volume of solution on mixing.]

25
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
At 298 K, the enthalpy of fusion of a solid (X) is 2.8 kJ and the enthalpy of vaporisation of the liquid (X) is 98.2 kJ . The enthalpy of sublimation of the substance (X) in kJ is ________. (in nearest integer)
26
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For the reaction , the value of the equilibrium constant at 300 K and 1 atm is equal to 100.0. The value of for the reaction at 300 K and 1 atm in J mol is , where is __________. (Rounded off to the nearest integer) [R=8.31 J mol and ]
27
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Assuming ideal behaviour, the magnitude of log K for the following reaction at 25 °C is . The value of is __________ . (Integer answer) [Given : ; ; ]
28
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For the reaction C₂H₆ → C₂H₄ + H₂ the reaction enthalpy ΔH = _________ kJ mol . (Round off to the Nearest Integer). [Given : Bond enthalpies in kJ mol : C-C : 347, C=C : 611; C-H : 414, H-H : 436]
29
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The reaction of cyanamide, NH CN(s), with oxygen was run in a bomb calorimeter and was found to be -742.24 kJ mol . The magnitude of for the reaction NH CN(s) + 3/2 O (g) N (g) + CO (g) + H O(l) is _________ kJ.
30
PYQ 2021
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Five moles of an ideal gas at 293 K is expanded isothermally from an initial pressure of 2.1 MPa to 1.3 MPa against at constant external pressure 4.3 MPa. The heat transferred in this process is ________ kJ mol⁻¹. (Rounded-off to the nearest integer) [Use R=8.314 J mol⁻¹K⁻¹]
31
PYQ 2021
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main

For water at 100 C and 1 bar,
(Round off to the Nearest Integer)
[Use : R=8.31 J mol K ]
[Assume volume of H O(l) is much smaller than volume of H O(g). Assume H O(g) can be treated as an ideal gas]

32
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Match List-I with List-II
List-I
(A) Spontaneous process
(B) Process with ,
(C)
(D) Exothermic Process
List-II
(I)
(II)
(III) Isothermal and isobaric process
(IV) [Bond energies of molecules in reactants] – [Bond energies of product molecules]
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
2
(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
3
(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
4
(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
33
PYQ 2022
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
A fish swimming in water body when taken out from the water body is covered with a film of water of weight 36 g. When it is subjected to cooking at 100 °C, then the internal energy for vaporization in kJ mol–1 is ________. [nearest integer]
[Assume steam to be an ideal gas. Given ΔvapHΘ for water at 373 K and 1 bar is 41.1 kJ mol–1; R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1]
34
PYQ 2022
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
When 5 moles of He gas expand isothermally and reversibly at 300 K from 10 litre to 20 litre, the magnitude of the maximum work obtained is _____ J. [nearest integer] (Given : R = 8.3 J K–1 mol–1 and log 2 = 0.3010)
35
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
4.0 L of an ideal gas is allowed to expand isothermally into vacuum until the total volume is 20 L. The amount of heat absorbed in this expansion is ____ L atm.
36
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Among the following the number of state variables is____.
Internal energy (U)
Volume (V)
Heat (q)
Enthalpy (H)
37
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements Statement I : Pig iron is obtained by heating cast iron with scrap iron Statement II : Pig iron has a relatively lower carbon content than that of cast iron In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are not correct.
3
Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
4
Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct.
38
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main

The enthalpy change for the conversion of to is (-)_____________ (Nearest integer)
Given : , ,

39
PYQ 2023
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
While performing a thermodynamics experiment, a student made the following observations,

The enthalpy of ionization of as calculated by the student is _____ (nearest integer)

40
PYQ 2023
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
When 2 litre of ideal gas expands isothermally into vacuum to a total volume of 6 litre, the change in internal energy is______J (Nearest integer)
41
PYQ 2023
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main

of ethane undergoes combustion at in a bomb calorimeter The temperature of calorimeter system (including the water) is found to rise by The heat evolved during combustion of ethane at constant pressure is ___ (Nearest integer) [Given : The heat capacity of the calorimeter system is Assume ideal gas behaviour Atomic mass of and are 12 and respectively]

42
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
1 mole of ideal gas is allowed to expand reversibly and adiabatically from a temperature of The work done is The final temperature of the gas is _______ (Nearest integer).
Given
43
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
An athlete is given of glucose for energy This is equivalent to of energy The of this energy gained is utilized by the athlete for sports activities at the event In order to avoid storage of energy, the weight of extra water he would need to perspire is ___ (Nearest integer) Assume that there is no other way of consuming stored energy Given: The enthalpy of evaporation of water is Molar mass of are 12,1 and
44
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
of is produced on complete combustion of gaseous mixture of ethene and methane at and Heat evolved during the combustion process is ______ Given :
45
PYQ 2023
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main

The value of for a reaction A ⇋ B is

(Given,

= –54.67 kJ

= 10 kJ

and R = 8.314 J

2.303 × 8.314 × 298 = 5705)

46
PYQ 2023
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
Match List I with List II :
LIST I Isomeric pairsLIST II Type of isomers
APropanamine and N-MethylethanamineIMetamers
BHexan-2-one and Hexan-3-oneII
Positional isomers
CEthanamide and HydroxyethanimineII
Functional isomers
Do-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenolIVTautomers
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
2
A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
3
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
4
A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
47
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main

The value of log10K for a reaction A ⇋ B is (Given ΔHº298K = –54.67 kJmol–1 ΔSº298K = 10 kJmol–1 and R = 8.314 JK–1mol–1 2.303 × 8.314 × 298 = 5705)

48
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Which of the following relations are correct?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
B and D Only
2
A and B Only
3
B and C Only
4
C and D Only
49
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
of is produced on complete combustion of gaseous mixture of ethene and methane at and Heat evolved during the combustion process is ______ Given :
50
PYQ 2023
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The total number of intensive properties from the following is __________
Volume. Molar heat capacity, Molarity, E\theta cell. Gibbs free energy change. Molar mass, Mole
51
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Which of the following is correct for adiabatic free expansion against vacuum?
1
q=0, ΔU=0, w=0
2
q≠0, w≠0, ΔU=0
3
q=0, ΔU≠0, w≠0
4
q=0, ΔU≠ 0, w≠0
52
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Consider the following reaction at 298 K.
.
for the reaction is ______ kJ. (Given R= )
53
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Enthalpy of neutralisation of strong monobasic acid with strong monoacidic base is always –57 kJ mol–1
Reason (R): Enthalpy of neutralisation is the amount of heat liberated when one mole of H+ ions furnished by acid combine with one mole of OH ions furnished by base to form one mole of water. In the light of the above statements.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1
(A) is true but (R) is false
2
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
3
(A) is false but (R) is true
4
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
54
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The heat of combustion of solid benzoic acid at constant volume is at . The heat of combustion at constant pressure is . The value of is:
55
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Match List – I with List –II.
Match
Choose the correct answer from options given below:
1
A-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
2
A-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
3
A-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
4
A-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
56
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
When and , then the temperature of vapour, at one atmosphere, is .
57
PYQ 2024
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
If 5 moles of an ideal gas expands from to a volume of at under isothermal and reversible conditions, then work, , is . The value of is ______.
(Given )
58
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The enthalpy of formation of ethane ( ) from ethylene by addition of hydrogen,
where the bond energies of , , are , , , and respectively, is _________ .
59
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The heat of solution of anhydrous CuSO and CuSO 5H O are kJ mol and kJ mol respectively. The heat of hydration of CuSO to CuSO 5H O is kJ. The value of is _____.
60
PYQ 2024
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
cylinder
Consider the figure provided. 1 mol of an ideal gas is kept in a cylinder, fitted with a piston, at the position A, at . If the piston is moved to position B, keeping the temperature unchanged, then 'x' work is done in this reversible process. ______ . (nearest integer)
61
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Three moles of an ideal gas are compressed isothermally from 60 L to 20 L using constant pressure of 5 atm. Heat exchange Q for the compression is – ____ Lit. atm.
62
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Combustion of 1 mole of benzene is expressed as C H (l) + O (g) → 6CO (g) + 3H O(l). The standard enthalpy of combustion of 2 mol of benzene is x kJ. x = __________
(1) standard Enthalpy of formation of 1 mol of C H (l), for the reaction 6C(graphite) + 3H (g) → C H (l) is 48.5 kJ mol .
(2) Standard Enthalpy of formation of 1 mol of (g), for the reaction 6(graphite) + → CO (g) is -393.5 kJ mol .
(3) Standard Enthalpy of formation of 1 mol of H O(l), for the reaction H (g) + O (g) → H O(l) is -286 kJ mol .
63
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For the reaction at , and . The reaction will become spontaneous above ____ .
64
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For a certain reaction at 300 K, , then for the same reaction is (Given )
65
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main

Which of the following is not correct?

1
ΔG is negative for a spontaneous reaction
2
ΔG is zero for a reversible reaction
3
ΔG is positive for a spontaneous reaction
4
ΔG is positive for a non-spontaneous reaction
66
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
If three moles of an ideal gas at 300 K expand isothermally from 30 dm3 to 45 dm3 against a constant opposing pressure of 80 kPa, then the amount of heat transferred is ______ J.
67
PYQ 2024
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Mass of methane required to produce 22 g of CO2​ after complete combustion is ______ g.
(Given Molar mass in g mol−1: C=12.0, H=1.0, O=16.0).
68
PYQ 2024
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
69
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Which of the following mixing of 1M base and 1M acid leads to the largest increase in temperature?
1
30 mL and 30 mL NaOH
2
45 mL and 25 mL NaOH
3
50 mL HCl and 20 mL NaOH
4
30 mL HCl and 30 mL NaOH
70
PYQ 2025
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
The elemental composition of a compound is 54.2%C, 9.2%H, and 36.6%O. If the molar mass of the compound is 132 g/mol, the molecular formula of the compound is:
1

2

3

4
71
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
An ideal gas with an adiabatic exponent 1.5, initially at 27°C is compressed adiabatically from 800 cc to 200 cc. The final temperature of the gas is:
1
700 K
2
500 K
3
250 K
4
600 K
72
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For hydrogen atom, the orbital/s with lowest energy is/are:
1
(A) only
2
(B), (C), and (D) only
3
(B) only
4
(A) and (E) only
73
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main

For a given reaction , is related to as given in the table. Given: . Which of the following is true?

(mol/L) (min)
0.100200
0.025100

A. The order of the reaction is .
B. If is 1 M, then is min.
C. The order of the reaction changes to 1 if the concentration of reactant changes from 0.100 M to 0.500 M.
D. is 800 min for M.

1

A, B and D only

2

A and C only

3

A and B only

4

C and D only

74
PYQ 2025
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main

Two vessels A and B are connected via stopcock. Vessel A is filled with a gas at a certain pressure. The entire assembly is immersed in water and allowed to come to thermal equilibrium with water. After opening the stopcock the gas from vessel A expands into vessel B and no change in temperature is observed in the thermometer. Which of the following statement is true?

1

2

3

4
The pressure in the vessel B before opening the stopcock is zero
75
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The reaction follows the mechanism: The overall order of the reaction is:
1
3
2
1.5
3
2.5
4
2
76
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
When Ethane-1,2-diamine is added progressively to an aqueous solution of Nickel (II) chloride, the sequence of colour change observed will be:
1
Green Pale Blue Blue Violet
2
Pale Blue Blue Green Violet
3
Pale Blue Blue Violet Green
4
Violet Blue Pale Blue Green
77
PYQ 2025
hard
chemistry ID: jee-main
Consider a complex reaction taking place in three steps with rate constants , , and respectively. The overall rate constant is given by the expression . If the activation energies of the three steps are 60, 30, and 10 kJ mol respectively, then the overall energy of activation in kJ mol is ________________(Nearest integer).
78
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The hydration energies of and are and kJ/mol respectively. If lattice energy of KCl is kJ/mol, then the heat of solution of KCl is :
1
2
3
4
79
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
A weak acid HA has degree of dissociation x. Which option gives the correct expression of ?
1
log(1 + 2x)
2
0
3
log
4
log
80
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The molecules having square pyramidal geometry are:
1
BrF & XeOF
2
SbF & XeOF
3
BrF & PCl
4
SbF & PCl
81
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Consider ‘n’ as the number of lone pairs of electrons present in the equatorial position of the most stable structure of . The ions from the following with ‘n’ number of unpaired electrons are:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
B and D Only
2
B and C Only
3
A, D and E Only
4
A and C Only
82
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The incorrect decreasing order of atomic radii is:
1

Mg>Al>C>O

2

Al>B>N>F

3

Be>Mg>Al>Si

4

Si>P>Cl>F

83
PYQ 2025
easy
chemistry ID: jee-main
What is the freezing point depression constant of a solvent, 50 g of which contain 1 g non-volatile solute (molar mass 256 g mol ) and the decrease in freezing point is 0.40 K?
1
5.12 K kg mol
2
4.43 K kg mol
3
1.86 K kg mol
4
3.72 K kg mol
84
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Ice and water are placed in a closed container at a pressure of 1 atm and temperature 273.15K. If pressure of the system is increased 2 times, keeping temperature constant, then identify correct observation from the following:
1
Volume of system increases.
2
The amount of ice decreases.
3
Liquid phase disappears completely.
4
The solid phase (ice) disappears completely.
85
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
For a given reaction , is related to as given in the table. Given: . Which of the following is true?

1
A. The order of the reaction is .
2
B. If is 1 M, then is min.
3
C. The order of the reaction changes to 1 if the concentration of reactant changes from 0.100 M to 0.500 M.
4
D. is 800 min for M.
86
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The standard reduction potential values of some of the p-block ions are given below. Predict the one with the strongest oxidising capacity.
1

2

3

4
87
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Match List - I with List - II: List - I: (A) Amylase
(B) Cellulose
(C) Glycogen
(D) Amylopectin
List - II: (I) -C1-C4 plant
(II) -C1-C4 animal
(III) -C1-C4 -C1-C6 plant
(IV) -C1-C4 plant
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1

2

3

4
88
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main

1.24 g of (molar mass 124 g mol ) is dissolved in 1 kg of water to form a solution with boiling point of 100.105 C, while 2.54 g of (molar mass 250 g mol ) in 2 kg of water constitutes a solution with a boiling point of 100.026 C. . Which of the following is correct?

1
and (both) are fully ionised.
2
is fully ionised while is completely unionised.
3
and (both) are completely unionised.
4
is completely unionised while is fully ionised.
89
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
The correct option with order of melting points of the pairs (Mn, Fe), (Tc, Ru) and (Re, Os) is:
1

2

3

4
90
PYQ 2025
medium
chemistry ID: jee-main
Choose the correct statements.
(A) Weight of a substance is the amount of matter present in it.
(B) Mass is the force exerted by gravity on an object.
(C) Volume is the amount of space occupied by a substance.
(D) Temperatures below C are possible in Celsius scale, but in Kelvin scale negative temperature is not possible.
(E) Precision refers to the closeness of various measurements for the same quantity.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A), (B) and (C) Only
2
(B), (C) and (D) Only
3
(C), (D) and (E) Only
4
(A), (D) and (E) Only
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500 J of energy is transferred as heat to 0.5 mol of Argon gas at 298 K and 1.00 atm. The final temperature and the change in internal energy respectively are: Given Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
348 K and 300 J
2
378 K and 500 J
3
378 K and 300 J
4
368 K and 500 J
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In the given structure, number of and hybridized carbon atoms present respectively are:

1
and
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and
3
and
4
and
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If At constant temperature. Then:
1

2

3

4

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Which of the following statement(s) is correct for the adiabatic process?
1
Molar heat capacity is zero.
2
Molar heat capacity is infinite.
3
Work done on gas is equal to increase in internal energy.
4
The increase in temperature results in a decrease in internal energy.
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Match List - I with List - II.

Partial Derivatives Thermodynamic Quantity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

1

( A ) − ( I I ) , ( B ) − ( I ) , ( C ) − ( I I I ) , ( D ) − ( I V )

2

( A ) − ( I ) , ( B ) − ( I I ) , ( C ) − ( I V ) , ( D ) − ( I I I )

3

( A ) − ( I I ) , ( B ) − ( I ) , ( C ) − ( I V ) , ( D ) − ( I I I )

4

( A ) − ( I I ) , ( B ) − ( I I I ) , ( C ) − ( I ) , ( D ) − ( I V )

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Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Partial Derivatives) List - II (Thermodynamic Quantity)
(Thermodynamic Quantity
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
2
(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
3
(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
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(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
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The elemental composition of a compound is 54.2% C, 9.2% H, and 36.6% O. If the molar mass of the compound is 132 g/mol, the molecular formula of the compound is:

1

2

3

4
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Match List - I with List - II.

1
(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
2
(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
3
(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
4
(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
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For the reaction:

The correct order of set of reagents for the above conversion is :

1

2

3

4
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A liquid when kept inside a thermally insulated closed vessel at was mechanically stirred from outside. What will be the correct option for the following thermodynamic parameters?
1

2

3

4

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Ice at is heated to become vapor with temperature of at atmospheric pressure. The entropy change associated with this process can be obtained from:
1

2

3

4
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One mole of an ideal gas expands isothermally and reversibly from to at , q and work done in the process respectively are : Given : and In

1
2
3
4
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Let us consider a reversible reaction at temperature, T . In this reaction, both and were observed to have positive values. If the equilibrium temperature is , then the reaction becomes spontaneous at:

1
2
3
4
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Given:

The for is _______ (nearest integer value).

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The possible number of stereoisomers for 5-phenylpent-4-en-2-ol is:________________
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In Carius method of estimation of halogen, 0.25 g of an organic compound gave 0.15 g of silver bromide (AgBr). The percentage of Bromine in the organic compound is ________________ × 10-1% (Nearest integer).
(Given: Molar mass of Ag is 108 and Br is 80 g mol-1)

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Standard entropies of , and are 70, 50, and 110 J mol respectively. The temperature in Kelvin at which the reaction will be at equilibrium is (nearest integer):

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A weak acid HA has degree of dissociation x. Which option gives the correct expression of ?
1
log
2
0
3
log
4
log(1 + 2x)
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The molecules having square pyramidal geometry are:
1
BrF & XeOF
2
SbF & XeOF
3
BrF & PCl
4
SbF & PCl
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Consider ‘n’ is the number of lone pair of electrons present in the equatorial position of the most stable structure of . The ions from the following with ‘n’ number of unpaired electrons are:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A, D and E Only
2
B and C Only
3
B and D Only
4
A and C Only
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The incorrect decreasing order of atomic radii is:
1


2


3


4


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What is the freezing point depression constant of a solvent, 50 g of which contain 1 g non-volatile solute (molar mass 256 g mol ) and the decrease in freezing point is 0.40 K?
1
5.12 K kg mol
2
4.43 K kg mol
3
1.86 K kg mol
4
3.72 K kg mol
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Ice and water are placed in a closed container at a pressure of 1 atm and temperature 273.15K. If pressure of the system is increased 2 times, keeping temperature constant, then identify correct observation from the following:
1
Volume of system increases.
2
The amount of ice decreases.
3
Liquid phase disappears completely.
4
The solid phase (ice) disappears completely.
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The formation enthalpies, for and are 220.0 and 250.0 kJ mol , respectively, at 298.15 K, and for (g) is -242.0 kJ mol at the same temperature. The average bond enthalpy of the O-H bond in water at 298.15 K is:
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Given below is the plot of the molar conductivity vs concentration for KCl in aqueous solution. If, for the higher concentration of KCl solution, the resistance of the conductivity cell is 100 , then the resistance of the same cell with the dilute solution is 'x' . The value of is:
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The molarity of a 70%(mass/mass) aqueous solution of a monobasic acid (X) is:
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In the given structure, number of and hybridized carbon atoms present respectively are:

1
and
2
and
3
and
4
and
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Which of the following mixing of 1M base and 1M acid leads to the largest increase in temperature?
1
30 mL and 30 mL NaOH
2
45 mL and 25 mL NaOH
3
50 mL HCl and 20 mL NaOH
4
30 mL HCl and 30 mL NaOH
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When Ethane-1,2-diamine is added progressively to an aqueous solution of Nickel (II) chloride, the sequence of colour change observed will be:
1
Green Pale Blue Blue Violet
2
Pale Blue Blue Green Violet
3
Pale Blue Blue Violet Green
4
Violet Blue Pale Blue Green
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For hydrogen atom, the orbital/s with lowest energy is/are:

1
(B), (C), and (D) only
2
(A) only
3
(B) only
4
(A) and (E) only
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Match List - I with List - II.

1

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

2

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

3

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

4

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

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For the reaction:

The correct order of set of reagents for the above conversion is :

1

2

3

4
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500 J of energy is transferred as heat to 0.5 mol of Argon gas at 298 K and 1.00 atm. The final temperature and the change in internal energy respectively are: Given .
1
378 K and 300 J
2
378 K and 500 J
3
348 K and 300 J
4
368 K and 500 J
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The correct statement amongst the following is :
1
The term 'standard state' implies that the temperature is
2
The standard state of pure gas is the pure gas at a pressure of 1 bar and temperature 273 K
3
is zero for O(g)
4
is zero for
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The formation enthalpies, for and are 220.0 and 250.0 kJ mol , respectively, at 298.15 K, and for (g) is -242.0 kJ mol at the same temperature. The average bond enthalpy of the O-H bond in water at 298.15 K is:
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Consider the given data: $ $ Choose the correct statement:
1
Dissolution of gas in water is an endothermic process
2
The heat of solution depends on the amount of solvent
3
The heat of dilution for the HCl (HCl.10H O to HCl.40H O) is 3.78 kJ/mol
4
The heat of formation of HCl solution is represented by both (a) and (b)
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Given below are two statements : Statement I : When a system containing ice in equilibrium with water (liquid) is heated, heat is absorbed by the system and there is no change in the temperature of the system until whole ice gets melted. Statement II : At melting point of ice, there is absorption of heat in order to overcome intermolecular forces of attraction within the molecules of water in ice and kinetic energy of molecules is not increased at melting point. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
2
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
3
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
4
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
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A perfect gas (0.1 mol) having R (independent of temperature) undergoes the above transformation from point 1 to point 4. If each step is reversible, the total work done (w) while going from point 1 to point 4 is ____ J (nearest integer) [Given : R = 0.082 L atm K ]

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A sample of n-octane (1.14 g) was completely burnt in excess of oxygen in a bomb calorimeter, whose heat capacity is 5 kJ K . As a result of combustion, the temperature of the calorimeter increased by 5 K. The magnitude of the heat of combustion at constant volume is ___

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Given below is the plot of the molar conductivity vs concentration for KCl in aqueous solution. If, for the higher concentration of KCl solution, the resistance of the conductivity cell is 100 , then the resistance of the same cell with the dilute solution is 'x' . The value of is:
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The formation enthalpies, for and are 220.0 and 250.0 kJ mol , respectively, at 298.15 K, and for (g) is -242.0 kJ mol at the same temperature. The average bond enthalpy of the O-H bond in water at 298.15 K is:
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The molarity of a 70% (mass/mass) aqueous solution of a monobasic acid (X) is:

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Consider a complex reaction taking place in three steps with rate constants , , and respectively. The overall rate constant is given by the expression . If the activation energies of the three steps are 60, 30, and 10 kJ mol respectively, then the overall energy of activation in kJ mol is (Nearest integer).
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The possible number of stereoisomers for 5-phenylpent-4-en-2-ol is:

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In Carius method of estimation of halogen, 0.25 g of an organic compound gave 0.15 g of silver bromide (AgBr). The percentage of Bromine in the organic compound is times 10^{-1}% (Nearest integer). (Given: Molar mass of Ag is 108 and Br is 80 g mol^{-1}

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The molar mass of the water insoluble product formed from the fusion of chromite ore with in presence of is ....... g mol .
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The sum of sigma ( ) and pi ( ) bonds in Hex-1,3-dien-5-yne is:
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Given below are some nitrogen containing compounds:

Each of them is treated with HCl separately. 1.0 g of the most basic compound will consume ....... mg of HCl.
(Given Molar mass in g mol : C: 12, H: 1, O: 16, Cl: 35.5.)

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A solution contains 0.25 moles of non-volatile solute dissolved in one mole of solvent. Then calculate the % vapor pressure of solution relative to the vapor pressure of pure solvent.
1
20
2
40
3
60
4
80
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Match List-I with List-II.
Choose the correct answer.
1
A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
2
A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
3
A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
4
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
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Calculate for the following reaction (in kJ/mol):
Given data:
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Initial pressure and volume of monoatomic gas is and . It is expanded adiabatically to times of initial volume. Find magnitude of change in internal energy.
1

2

3

4
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Arrange the following isothermal processes in order of the magnitude of the work (p - V) involved between states 1 and 2.

A. Expansion in single stage
B. Expansion in multi stages
C. Compression in single stage
D. Compression in multi stages

Choose the correct option.
1
2
3
4
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An ideal gas is placed in a container at and another ideal gas is placed in a different container at are mixed at final pressure of and final volume of . Calculate the final temperature.
1

2

3

4

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Consider the following data for the reaction

at 600 K. The (in kJ ) for the reaction is :}
1
2
3
4
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Which of the following statements are not correct?
A. For water, magnitude of is more than the magnitude of .
B. The elevation in boiling point of water when a non-volatile solute is added to it is larger in magnitude than its depression in freezing point.
C. Osmotic pressure measurement is preferred over any other colligative property to determine molar mass of proteins and polymers.
D. The dimerised form of benzoic acid in benzene is C₆H₅-C-OH ⋯ O=C-C₆H₅
1
A and B only
2
A and D only
3
A, B and D only
4
A, C and D only
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For given four processes compare magnitude of work:
1

2

3

4

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Statement-1: Heat capacity at constant volume is always greater than heat capacity at constant pressure.
Statement-2: At constant volume as work done is zero, heat given to the chaotic motion is reflected by increase in temperature.
1
Statement-1 and statement-2 both are correct.
2
Statement-1 is correct but statement-2 is incorrect.
3
Statement-1 is incorrect but statement-2 is correct.
4
Both statement-1 and statement-2 are incorrect.
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For the reversible reaction at 300 K, and equilibrium constant , then calculate the magnitude of in Joule/K-mole.
[Given: log 2 = 0.3, , , log 3 = 0.47]
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1 mole of He and 1 mole A are taken in a 10 L rigid container at 400 K, and equilibrium is established. Calculate the partial pressure of He and B at equilibrium if .
1
3.28 atm, 2.62 atm
2
2.6 atm, 3.28 atm
3
2.6 atm, 2.6 atm
4
3.28 atm, 3.28 atm
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If at infinite dilution, molar conductivities of BaCl , HCl and H SO are , , S cm mol respectively, find solubility product of BaSO . Given (Specific conductance) = S cm
1

2

3

4
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For process , work done by the gas is 10 J and heat absorbed in the process is 2 J. For the reverse process, heat evolved is 6 J. Find the work done for the reverse process.
1
Work done on the gas is 14 J
2
Work done by the gas is 2 J
3
Work done on the gas is 20 J
4
Work done by the gas is 12 J
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Match the LIST-I with LIST-II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1
A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
2
A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
3
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
4
A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
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Angular momentum of the electron in a hydrogen atom is then find total energy of electron (in eV/atom)
1
–1.51
2
–122.4
3
–40.8
4
–4.53
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For reaction , . Find the transition temperature (in ) of the above reaction at 1 bar.
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For a reversible adiabatic process involving ideal gas if initial pressure and volume are 8 bar and respectively and final pressure is 1 bar. Calculate |work done| (in Kilo Joule) [ ]
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500 J of energy is transferred as heat to 0.5 mol of Argon gas at 298 K and 1.00 atm. The final temperature and the change in internal energy respectively are: Given:
1
378 K and 500 J
2
368 K and 500 J
3
348 K and 300 J
4
378 K and 300 J
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For the following change: H O(l) H O(g)
5 C 100 C
Select the correct answer
1
q = +ve, w = +ve, U = +ve
2
q = -ve, w = -ve, U = +ve
3
q = +ve, w = -ve, U = +ve
4
q = -ve, w = -ve, U = -ve
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For an ideal gas undergo isothermal reversible process from 0.5Mpa, 20dm to 0.2Mpa at 600K. Calculate correct option. [Given ]
1
w = -3.9 kJ, U= 0, q = 3.9 kJ
2
w = -9.1 kJ, U= 0, q = 9.1 kJ
3
w = +9.1 kJ, U= 0, q = -9.1 kJ
4
w = +3.9 kJ, U= 0, q = -3.9 kJ
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Dissociation of a gas takes place according to the following chemical reaction. At equilibrium, the total pressure is at .


The standard Gibbs energy of formation of the involved substances is given below:

Substance (kJ mol )


The degree of dissociation of is given by

where ________ (Nearest integer).

[Given: , , . Assume degree of dissociation is not negligible.]

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Select the correct match between List-I and List-II:
List-I:
(I) Isothermal reversible (1 mole ideal gas, T = 300K, 2dm to 20dm ) calculate
(II) Isothermal irreversible [3KPa, 1m to 3m ] calculate
(III) 1 mole gas undergoes constant pressure process in which change in temperature is 400K, C = 5R/2, will be
(IV) 1 mole ideal gas having C = 3R/2 and = 320K, calculate
List-II:
(A) 8.32
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 5.74
1
I-A: II-B: III-D: IV-C
2
I-D: II-B: III-A: IV-C
3
I-B: II-A: III-C: IV-D
4
I-A: II-B: III-C: IV-D
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For Balanced chemical reaction
+ 6HCl 2AlCl + 3H (g)} \)

1
With excess of Al, volume of H gas produced per mole of HCl reacted will be 33.6 L at 1 atm & 273 K.
2
With excess of Al, volume of H gas produced per mole of HCl reacted will be 11.2 L at 1 atm & 273 K.
3
With excess of HCl, moles of AlCl produced per mole of Al reacted are 2.
4
At given P and T, 12 L HCl produce 6 L H gas.
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For the reaction



At 300 K and 1 atm pressure, the degree of dissociation of A gas at equilibrium is . Find .

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If C(diamond) C(graphite) +
C(diamond) +
C(graphite) +
at constant temperature, then

1
2
3
4
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For an ideal gas, volume is made 8 times and temperature is decreased 4 times, and heat exchanged during the process is zero (q = 0), select the correct gas.
1
CH
2
He
3
CO
4
NH
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The plot of versus is a straight line. The intercept and slope of this line are respectively given by (Where is the equilibrium constant.)
1
2
3
4