Worksheet 12
[Link] electrode potential of Zn is
(a). -0.76 V. (b). 0.80 V.
(c). 1.30 V. (d). 0.34 V
2. Which of the following is not a Colligative property?
(a)Relative lowering of vapour pressure
(b) Elevation in boiling point
(c)Osmotic pressure
(d) Atmospheric pressure
[Link] iron sheets are coated with
(a) Carbon
(b) Copper
(c) Zinc
(d) Nickel
4. How many coulombs are required for the oxidation of 1 mole of H2O to O2?
(a) 1.93 × 105 C
(b) 9.65 × 104 C
(c) 3.86 × 105 C
(d) 4.825 × 105 C
5. Rust is a mixture of
(a) FeO and Fe (OH)3
(b) FeO and Fe (OH)2
(c) Fe2O3 and Fe (OH)3
(d) Fe3O4 and Fe (OH)3
6. The Standard electrode potentials for the half cell reactions are as follows
Zn ? Zn2+ + 2e–
[E° = 0.41 V]
Fe ? Fe2+ + 2e–
[E° = 0.76 V]
(a) -0.35 V
(b) 0.35 V
(c) + 1.17 V
(d) -1.17 V
7. The standard reduction potentials of Cu2+/Cu and Cu2+/Cu+
are 0.337 and 0.153 respectively. The
standard electrode potential of Cu+
/Cu half cell is
(a) 0.184 V
(b) 0.827 V
(c) 0.521V
(d) 0.490 V
8. The volume of H2 gas at NTP obtained by passing 4 amperes through acidified H+O for 30
minutes is:
(a) 0.0836 L
(b) 0.0432 L
(c) 0.1672 L
(d) 0.836 L
9. Standard electrode potential (E°) for Hydrogen electrode is
(a) 0.00V. (b) 1.00V. (c) 0.01V. (d) 1.01V
[Link] ionisation isomer of [Cr(H2O)4Cl(NO2)] Cl is
(a) [Cr(H2O)4(O2N)]Cl2
(b) [Cr(H2O)4Cl2](NO2)
(c ) [Cr(H2O)4Cl(ONO)Cl
(d ) [Cr(H2O)3Cl2(NO2)] H2O
11. Molecules whose mirror image is non superimposable over them are known
as chiral. Which of the following molecules is chiral in nature?
(a) 2-Bromobutane.
(b) 1-Bromobutane
(c) 2-Bromopropane (d)2-Bromopropan-2-ol
12. 4.5 g of aluminium (at. mass 27 amu) is deposited at cathode from Al3+ solution by a certain
quantity of electric charge. The volume of hydrogen produced at STP from H+ ions in solution
by the same quantity of electric charge will be:
(a) 44.8 L
(b) 11.2 L
(c) 22.4 L
(d) 5.6 L
13. The amount of electricity required to deposit 1 mol of aluminium from a solution of AlCl3 will
be
(a) 0.33 F
(b) 1 F
(c) 3 F
(d) 1 ampere
14. Which of the following undergoes nucleophilic substitution exclusively by SN 1 mechanism?
(a) Benzyl chloride (b) Ethyl chloride
(c) Chlorobenzen (d) Isopropyl chloride
15. Denticity of EDTA4-is
(a) four. (b)six. (c)two. (d)one
16. Coordination number of[Ni(CO)4] is.
(a) 4. (b) 0. (c) 5. (d) 2
17. Which element is the transition element
(a) Na. (b) Cr. (c) Ne. (d) He
18. A current of 2.0 A passed for 5 hours through a molten metal salt deposits 22.2 g of metal
(at. wt. = 177). The oxidation state of the metal in the metal salt is
(a) +1
(b) +2
(c) +3
(d) +4
19. Ionic mobility of Ag+ions? [Ag+ = 5 × 10-4ohm-1cm² eq-1] is
(a) 5.2 × 10-9
(b) 2.4 × 10-9
(c) 1.52 × 10-9
(d) 8.25 × 10-9
20. For a cell reaction involving two electron change the standard emf of the cell is found to be
0.295 V at 25°C. The equilibrium constant for the reaction at 25°C will be:
(a) 2.95 × 10²
(b) 10
(c) 1 × 1010
(d) 1 × 10-10
21. If the equivalent conductance of 1 M benzoic acid is 12.8 ohm-1cm² and if the conductance
of benzoate ion and H+ion are 42 and 288.42 ohm-1cm² respectively, its degree of dissociation
is:
(a) 39%
(b) 3.9%
(c) 0.35%
(d) 0.039%
22. Arrange the following metals in the order in which they displace each other
from the solution of their salts.
Al, Cu, Fe, Mg and Zn.
[Link] for the following:
(i) Transition metals form a large number of complex compounds.
(ii) The lowest oxide of transition metal is basic whereas the highest oxide is amphoteric
or acidic.
(iii) Transition metals show variable oxidation states.
(iv) Zn, Cd and Hg are soft metals.
(v) E° value for the Mn3+/Mn2+ couple is highly positive (+1.57 V) as compared to
Cr3+/Cr2+.
24. Complete and balance the following reactions
a) Cr2O72–+ Fe2++ H+→
b) MnO4– + H+ + C2O42- →
c) Cr2O72–+OH- →
d) MnO4– + H2O + I-→
25. Name the oxo metal anion of one of the transition metals in which the metal exhibits the
oxidation state equal to the group number.
26. What will be the effect of temperature on rate constant ?
27. Write down the electronic configuration of:
(i) Cr3+ (iii) Cu+
(iii) Co2+. (iv) Mn2+
28. Assign reason for each of the following:
Among the elements of 3d series:
(a) Write the element which shows the maximum number of oxidation states and why?
(b) Which element has the highest melting point?
(c) Which element shows +3 oxidation state only?
(d) Sc+3 is colourless in aqueous solution whereas Ti+3 is coloured.
(e) It is difficult to obtain oxidation state greater than 2 for copper.
29. Assign a reason for each of the following observations:
(a) The transition metals (with the exception of Zn, Cd and Hg) are hard and have high
melting and boiling points.
(b) The ionization enthalpies (first and second) in the first series of the transition
elements are found to vary irregularly.
(c) Transition elements exhibit paramagnetic behaviour.
(d) Co2+. is easily oxidised in the presence of a strong ligand.
(e) Many of the transition elements are known to form interstitial compounds.
30. Why are Mn2+ compounds more stable than Fe2+ towards oxidation to their +3 state?
31. What do you mean by Kohlrausch’s law: from the following molar conductivities at infinite
dilution
λ m Ba (OH)2 = 457.6 Ω-1cm2mol-1
λ m BaCl2 = 240.6 Ω-1cm2mol-1
λ m NH4Cl = 129.8 Ω-1cm2mol-1
Calculate λ m for NH4OH.
32. State Faraday’s Laws of electrolysis?
[Link] the term solution. How many types of solutions are formed? Write briefly about each
type with an example.
[Link] the following terms:
(i) Mole fraction (ii) Molality
35. Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous
solution. What should be the molarity of such a sample of the acid if
the density of the solution is 1.504 g mL-1?
36. Write the Nernst equation for the following:
I. Ni(s) + Cu2+(aq)/Ni2+(aq) + Cu(s)
II. Al(s) + FeSO4 (aq)/Al2(SO4)3(aq) + Fe(s)
III. Mg(s)/Mg2+(aq)//Ag+(aq)/Ag(s)
37. A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate
of reaction affected if the concentration of the reactant is
(i) doubled (ii) reduced to half ?
[Link] a reaction A + B → P, the rate is given by Rate = k[A] [B]2
(i) How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of B is doubled?
(ii) What is the overall order of reaction if A is present in large excess?
[Link] order reaction takes 30 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for 90%
40. Explain the bonding in coordination compounds in terms of Werner’s postulates.
41. Depict the galvanic cell in which the reaction
Zn(s)+2Ag+(aq).→Zn2+(aq)+2Ag(s)takes place. Further show
(i) Which of the electrodes is negatively charged?
(ii) The carriers of the current in the cell.
(iii) Individual reaction at each electrode.
[Link] of this reaction.
For a reaction A + B → P, the rate is given by Rate = k[A] [B]2
(i) How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of B is doubled?
(ii) What is the overall order of reaction if A is present in large excess?
43A first order reaction takes 30 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for
90%
completion of this reaction.
(log 2 = 0.3010)
44. The decomposition of A into products has a value of K as 4.5 × 103s-1 at 10°C and energy
of activation 60 kj mol-1. At what temperature would K be 1.5 × 104s
-1?
45.(i) If the half life period of a first order reaction is x and 3/4,th life period of the same reaction
is y, how are x and y related to each other?
(ii) In some cases it is found that a large number of colliding molecules have more energy than
threshold energy, yet the reaction is slow. Why?
46. A first order reaction takes 100 minutes for completion of 60% of the reaction. Find the time
when 90% of the reaction will be completed.
[Link] the help of diagram explain the role of activated complex in a reaction
48. Carry out the following conversions.
(i) Toluene to benzyl alcohol
(ii) Benzene to 4-bromonitrobenzene
(iii) Benzyl alcohol to 2-phenylethanoic acid
(iv) Ethanol to propanenitrile
49. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s-1. How much time will it take to reduce the
initial concentration of the reactant to its 1/16th value?
50. Two half cell reactions of an electrochemical cell are given below :
MnO–4(aq) + 8H+(aq) + 5e– → Mn2+ (aq) + 4H2O (I), E° = + 1.51 V
Sn2+ (aq) → 4 Sn4+ (aq) + 2e–, E° = + 0.15 V
Construct the redox equation from the two half cell reactions an
51. Give reasons
(i)CuSO4 5H2O is blue in colour while CuSO4 is colourless.
(ii)Low spin tetrahedral complexes not formed
52. Arrange the following complexes in the increasing order of conductivity of their solution:
[Co(NH3)3Cl3],
[Co(NH3)4Cl2]CI, [Co(NH3)6]Cl3, [Cr(NH3)5Cl]Cl2
53. A coordination compound CrCl3. 4H2O precipitates silver chloride when treated with silver
nitrate. The molar conductance of its solution corresponds to a total of two ions. Write the
structural formula of the
compound and name it.
54. Explain why [Fe(H2O)6] 3+ has a magnetic moment value of 5.92 BM whereas [Fe(CN)6] 3-
has a value of
only 1.74 BM.
55. [Ni(CN)4] 2- is colourless whereas [Ni(H2O)6] 2+ is green. Why?
56. Nucleophilic substitution reactions are of two types; substitution nucleophilic bimolecular
(SN2) and substitution nucleophilic unimolecular (SN1) depending on molecules taking part in
determining the rate of reaction. Reactivity of alkyl halide towards SN1 and SN2 reactions
depends on various factors such as steric hindrance, stability of intermediate or transition state
and polarity of solvent. SN2 reaction mechanism is favoured mostly by primary alkyl halide then
secondary and then tertiary. This order is reversed in case of SN1 reactions.
The following questions are multiple choice questions. Choose the most appropriate answer:
(i) Which of the following is most reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reaction?
(a) C6H5Cl
(b) CH2=CHCl
(c) ClCH2CH=CH2
(d) CH3CH=CHCl
(ii)Isopropyl chloride undergoes hydrolysis by
(a) SN1mechanism
(b) SN2mechanism
(c) SN1 and SN2mechanism
(d) neither SN1 and SN2mechanism
(iii) The most reactive nucleophile among the following is
(a) CH3O-
(b) C6H5O-
(c) (CH3)2CHO-
(d) (CH3)3CO-
(iv) Tertiary alkyl halides are practically inert to substitution by SN2mechanism because of
(a) insolubility
(b) instability
(c) inductive effect
(d) None of these
[Link] the following questions:
(i) Wurtz reaction
(ii) Sandmeyer reaction
(iii) Swarts reaction
(iv) Balz schiemann reaction
(v) Saytzeff reaction
(vi) Conversion of chloroform from methane.
(vii) Conversion of Grignard reagent from alkyl halide.
(viii) Conversion of TEL from haloalkane
(ix) Conversion of 2- Bromo propane from alkene
(x) Conversion of 1- Bromo propane from alkene
[Link] giving reasons:
(i) Transition metals and many of their compounds show paramagnetic
behaviour.
(ii) The enthalpies of atomisation of the transition metals are high.
(iii) The transition metals generally form coloured compounds.
(iv) Transition metals and their many compounds act as good catalyst
(v) Transition metals shows variable valency
[Link] the IUPAC names of the following coordination compounds:
(a) [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NO2)]
(b) K3[Cr(C2O4)3]
(c) [CoCl2(en)2]Cl
(d) [Co(NH3)5(CO3)]Cl
(e) Hg[Co(SCN)4]
60. Indicate the types of isomerism exhibited by the following complexes and draw the
structures for these isomers:
(i) K[Cr(H2O)2(C2O4)2
(ii) [Co(en)3]Cl3
(iii) [Co(NH3)5(NO2)](NO3)2
[Link] optical isomerism of coordination Compounds with 2 examples.
62. During a nuclear explosion, one of the products is 90Sr with a half-life of 28.1 years. If 1 mg
of 90Sr was absorbed in the bones of a newly born baby instead of calcium, how much of it will
remain after 10 years and 60 years if it is not lost metabolically.
63. Explain the Arrhenius equation when a reaction proceeds with two different temperatures.
