(Test 1) NSEC Paper 2015
(Test 1) NSEC Paper 2015
(Test 1) NSEC Paper 2015
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Time Allotted
Chemistry Olympiad 1 Max. Marks
2 Hrs. 240
SECTION - 1
In section -1 (Q. Nos 1 to 80) each question has four alternatives, out of which only one
is correct. For section - 1, each correct answer gets 3 marks. A wrong one gets a penalty
of 1 mark.
(1) A bottle of H3PO4 solution contains 70% (w/w) acid. If the density of the solution is 1.54 g
cm3, the volume of the H3PO4 solution required to prepare 1 L of I N solution is
(A) 90 mL (B) 45 mL
(C) 30 mL (D) 23 mL
(2) Wood or cattle dung ash is used for cleaning cooking utensils in many parts of India. The
statement that is not true for this ash is:
(A) it largely consists of metal oxides and silicates because non-metals are removed as
gaseous compounds during burning of the wood/dung cakes.
(B) when added to water, it forms alkaline solution with pH~8 and above, which helps to
remove oily substances from the utensils.
(C) several chemical components of ash remain undissolved as solids in water and these
solids help in cleaning by providing scrubbing action.
(D) if left moist for a few hours in air, it slowly turns acidic because of oxidative
decomposition
(3) The two projection formulae that represent a pair of enantiomers are
I II III IV
(A) I and II (B) III and IV
(C) I and III (D) II and IV
(A) (i) 1 mol Br2/FeBr3 (ii) KMnO4, heat (iii) HNO3 + H2SO4
(B) (i) HNO3 + H2SO4 (ii) 1 mol Br2/FeBr3 (iii) KMnO4, heat
(C) (i) KMnO4, heat (ii) HNO3 + H2SO4 (iii) 1 mol Br2/FeBr3
(D) (i) 1 mole Br2/FeBr3 (ii) HNO3 + H2SO4 (iii) KMnO4, heat
(6) If 0 and are the threshold wavelength and the wavelength of the incident light,
respectively on a metal surface, the velocity of the photoelectron ejected from the metal
surface is (me = mass of electron, h = Plancks constant, c = speed of light)
( ) ( )
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(7) A current of 5.0 A flows for 4.0 h through an electrolytic cell containing a molten salt of
metal M. This results in deposition of 0.25 mol of the metal M at the cathode. The
oxidation state of M in the molten salt is (1 Faraday = 96485 C mol1)
(A) +1 (B) +2
(C) +3 (D) +4
(8) The major product (Y) of the following reaction is -
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(10) The nature of CsAuCl3 is (this compound contains Au in two oxidation states and there is
no Au-Au bond)
(A) diamagnetic (B) paramagnetic
(C) ferromagnetic (D) antiferromagnetic
(11) The standard electrode potentials, E0 of Fe3+/Fe2+ and Fe2+/Fe at 300 K are +0.77 V and
0.44 V, respectively. The E0 of Fe3+/Fe at the same temperature is
(A) 1.21 V (B) 0.33 V
(C) 0.036 V (D) 0.036 V
(12) The incorrect statement for lanthanides among the following statements is
(A) 4f and 5d orbitals are so close in energy that it is very difficult to locate the exact
position of electrons in lanthanides
(B) most common stable oxidation state is +3
(C) tripositive lanthanide ions have characteristic color depending on nature of
group with which they combine to form compounds
(D) some lanthanide ions absorb either in infrared or ultraviolet region of electromagnetic
spectrum
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(14) Ice crystallizes in a hexagonal lattice. At a certain low temperature, the lattice constants
are a = 4.53 and c = 7.41 . The number of H2O molecules contained in a unit cell (d
0.92 g cm3 at the given temperature) is
(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 12 (D) 24
2MnO
+ 5C O + 16H 2Mn
+ 10CO + 8H O
(16) The vapor pressure of benzene is 53.3 kPa at 60.6 C, but it fall to 51.5 kPa when 19 g of
a nonvolatile organic compound is dissolved in 500 g benzene. The molar mass of the
nonvolatile compound is
(A) 82 (B) 85
(C) 88 (D) 92
(17) Sodium metal dissolves in liquid ammonia and forms a deep blue solution. The color is
due to absorption of light by
(A) sodium ions (B) ammoniated electrons
(C) free electrons (D) ammoniated sodium ions
(C) (D)
(19) The de Broglie wavelength of an object of mass 33 g moving with a velocity of 200 m s1
is of the order of
(A) 1031 m (B) 1034 m
(C) 1037 m (D) 1041 m
(20) A person having osteoporosis is suffering from lead poisoning. Ethylene diamine tetra
acetic acid (EDTA) is administered for this condition. The best form of EDTA to be used
for such administration is -
(A) EDTA (B) tetrasodium salt
(C) disodium salt (D) calcium dihydrogen salt
(21) A water sample from a municipal water supply was found to have a pH = 7.0. On
evaporating 2 L of this water, 2.016 g of white solid was left behind in the evaporation
vessel, i.e., the total dissolved solid (TDS) content of this water was 1008 mg L1.
However, addition of soap to a bucket of this water did not produce any visible scum.
Based on these findings, one can conclude that
(A) there are no Ca2+ or Mg2+ ion in the water
(B) there are no CO32 or HCO3 ion in the water
(C) concentration of any ion in the water is lower than 0.038 M
(D) water may be containing Na+ ions in concentration > 0.04 M
(25) The Fischer projection formula that represents the following compound is
CH3
H OH
H OH
HO H
CH3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(26) Four statements for the following reaction are given below
(I) only one isomer is produced if the reactant complex ion is a trans isomer
(II) three isomers are produced if the reactant complex ion is a cis isomer
(III) two isomers are produced if the reactant complex ion is a trans isomer
(IV) two isomers are produced if the reactant complex ion is cis isomer
The correct statements are
(A) I and II (B) III and IV
(C) I and IV (D) II and III
H
X
A
T
(A) isothermal compression (B) adiabatic compression
(C) isothermal expansion (D) adiabatic expansion
(28) With respect to halogens, four statements are given below
(I) The bond dissociation energies for halogens are in the order: I2 < F2 < Br2 < Cl2
(II) The only oxidation state is -1
(III) The amount of energy required for the excitation of electrons to first excited state
decreases progressively as we move from F to I
(IV) They form HX2 species in their aqueous solutions (X = halogen)
The correct statements are
(A) I, II, IV (B) I, III, IV
(C) II, III, IV (D) I, III
(29) The order of reactivity of the following compounds in electrophilic monochlorination at
the most favorable position is
(A) I < II < IV < III (B) III < IV < I < II
(C) IV < III < II < I (D) III < II < IV < I
(30) The limiting molar conductivities of KCl, KNO3 and AgNO3 are 149.9, 145.0 and 133.4 S
cm2 mol1, respectively, at 25C. The limiting molar conductivity of AgCl at the same
temperature in S cm2 mol1 is
(A) 128.5 (B) 138.3 (C) 161.5 (D) 283.3
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(33) The emf of a cell corresponding to the following reaction is 0.199 V at 298 K.
(34) The vapor pressure of two pure isomeric liquids X and Y are 200 torr and 100 torr
respectively at a given temperature. Assuming a solution of these components to obey
Raoults law, the mole fraction of component X in vapor phase in equilibrium with the
solution containing equal amounts of X and Y, at the same temperature, is
(A) 0.33 (B) 0.50
(C) 0.66 (D) 0.80
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(36) In a first order reaction, 75% of the reactant disappears in 1.386 h, the rate constant of the
reaction is close to
(A) 7.2 103 s1 (B) 3.6 103 s1
(C) 1.8 103 s1 (D) 2.8 104 s1
(40) Glucose when dissolved in water leads to cooling of the solution. Suppose you take 250
mL water at room temperature in an open container (such as a bowl) made of thermally
insulated material and dissolve a spoonful of glucose in it. If you are able to accurately
measure the heat absorbed by this solution in reaching back to room temperature
(assuming negligible changes in the composition and the amount of solution during this
process), you will be measuring
(A) the enthalpy of dissolution of the glucose in water
(B) the Gibbs free energy of dissolution of the glucose in water
(C) the work done by the atmosphere on the system during the dissolution process
(D) the heat capacity of the solution
Compound Y is -
(D)
(43) 100 mL of 0.3 M acetic acid is shaken with 0.8 g wood charcoal. The final concentration
of acetic acid in the solution after adsorption is 0.125 M. The mass of acetic acid
adsorbed per gram of charcoal is
(A) 1.05 g (B) 0.0131 g
(C) 1.31 g (D) 0.131 g
(44) The reaction that does not produce nitrogen is
(A) heating (NH4)2Cr2O7 (B) NH3 + excess of Cl2
(C) heating of NaN3 (D) heating of NH4NO3
(D)
(X)
(A) 5, 22.4 dm3 (B) 5, 11.2 dm3
(C) 6, 11.2 dm3 (D) 4, 22.4 dm3
(B) OH O O
(C) O
OH
O
(D) H
(53) The unbalanced equation for the reaction of P4S3 with nitrate in aqueous acidic medium is
given below.
P4S3 + NO3 H3PO4 + SO42 + NO
The number of mol of water required per mol of P4S3 is
(A) 18 (B) 8/3
(C) 8 (D) 28
(54) Certain combinations of cations and anions lead to the formation of colored salts in solid
state even though each of these ions with other counter ions may produce colorless salts.
This phenomenon is due to temporary charge transfer between the two ions. Out of the
following, the salt that can exhibit this behavior is
(A) SnCl2 (B) SnCl4
(C) SnBr2 (D) SnI4
The number of functional groups which react with hydroiodic acid, the number of chiral
centres, and the number of stereoisomers possible respectively are
(A) 4, 5, 8 (B) 3, 4, 16
(C) 3, 4, 8 (D) 4, 4, 16
(56) If k is the rate constant of the reaction and T is the absolute temperature, the correct plot
is
(A) (B)
ln k k
T 1/T
(C) (D)
k ln k
T 1/T
(57) 1,3-pentadiene and 1,4-pentadiene are compared with respect to their intrinsic stability
and reaction with HI. The correct statement is
(A) 1,3-pentadiene is more stable and more reactive than 1,4-pentadiene
(B) 1,3-pentadiene is less stable and less reactive than 1,4-pentadiene
(C) 1,3-pentadiene is more stable but less reactive than 1,4-pentadiene
(D) 1,3-pentadiene is less stable but more reactive than 1,4-pentadiene
(59) The ratio of the masses of methane and ethane in a gas mixture is 4:5. The ratio of
number of their molecules in the mixture is
(A) 4:5 (B) 3:2 (C) 2:3 (D) 5:4
(60) The hydrocarbon that cannot be prepared effectively by Wurtz reaction is
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(62) The energy of an electron in the first Bohr orbit is 13.6 eV. The energy of Be3+ in the
first excited state is
(A) 30.6 eV (B) 40.8 eV
(C) 54.4 eV (D) + 40.8 eV
(63) Many protein-based biomaterials, such as waste hair and feathers, can absorb heavy
metal ions from wastewater. It has been observed that metal uptake by these materials
increases in alkaline condition. The enhanced uptake in alkaline conditions is due to
(A) generation of many ligand sites in the protein molecules due to removal of H+
(B) availability of a high concentration of OH ions as ligands
(C) increased cross-linkages in the protein chains by formation of amide bonds
(D) increase in solubility of the proteins
(D)
(65) When any solution passes through a cation exchange resin that is in acidic form, H+ ion
of the resin is replaced by cations of the solution. A solution containing 0.319 g of an
isomer with molecular formula CrCl3.6H2O is passed through a cation exchange resin in
acidic form. The eluted solution requires 19 cm3 of 0.125 N NaOH. The isomer is
(A) triaquatrichloro chromium(III) chloride trihydrate
(B) hexaaqua chromium(III) chloride
(C) pentaaquamonochloro chromium(III) chloride monohydrate
(D) tetraaquadichloro chromium(III) chloride dihydrate
(66) In an experiment, it was found that for a gas at constant temperature, PV = C. The value
of C depends on
(A) atmospheric pressure (B) quantity of gas
(C) molecular weight of gas (D) volume of chamber
(67) The compound that undergoes solvolysis in aq. ethanol most easily is
(A) low temperature and high pressure (B) high temperature and low pressure
(C) low temperature and low pressure (D) high temperature and high pressure
(79) Imagine a hypothetical situation in which capacity of any molecular orbital is 3 instead of
2 and the combination rules for the formation of molecular orbitals remain the same.
The number of delocalized pi-electrons stipulated by the modified Huckels rule of
aromaticity is (n= integer, including zero)
(80) One mole crystal of a metal halide of the type MX with molecular weight 119 g having
face centered cubic structure with unit cell length 6.58 was recrystallized. The density
of the recrystallized crystal was found to be 2.44 g cm 3. The type of defect introduced
during the recrystalization is
(A) additional M+ and X ions at interstitial sites
(B) Schottky defect
(C) F-centre
(D) Frenkel defect