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Invigilator's Signature

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
- 2O1O
M.Sc. Chemistry

TIME:2 HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: tfi)

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BOOKLET CODE:

INSTRUCTIONS

l' write your HALL TICKET NUMBER and the B0OKLET

coDd in the space provided
above and also in the oMR ANswER SHEET given
to you.
2' Make sure that pages numbered from I -21 arepresent (excluding pages assigned for rough
work).
3. There are 100 questions in this paper. All questions carry equar
marks.
4. There is negative marking. Each wrong answer carries -0.33
mark
5' Answers are to be marked on the oMR answer
sheet following the instructions provided
there upon.

6' Hand over both the question paper booklet and

OMR answer sheet at the end
examination.
of the

7' In case of a tie, the marks obtained in the first 25 questions (PART
A) will be used to
determine the order of merit.
8' No additional sheets will be provided. Rough work
can be done in the space provided at the
end of the booklet.

9. Calculators are allowed.

10. useful constants are provided on top of pART A in the question

paper.

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Useful Cbnstants:

Rydberg constant = 1097?7 cm-r; Faraday constant = 96500 4

Js; speed of light =2.998 x lOE ms-t; Boltzmann constant = 1.380 x 10-23 JK-l; Gas constant = g.314
JK-tmol'r; Mass of electron = 9.109 x l0'3r kg; Mass of proton :1.672x 10'27 kg; Charge of
electron: 1.6 x l0-le c; I D = 3.336 x l0'30 cml 1 bar= 105 N--t; RTff : 0.059 v.

PART. A
1. The dipole moment of BrF is 1.29 D, and its bond length is 178 pm. What is the percent

ionic character of the Br-F bond?

(A) 3.e (B) 33 (c) s.s (D) 15

2, The major product obtained in the following transformation is

&*" +#ffiL ?

(A) q!'"* (B) &*

(c)
ff'o,' #.'"
(D)
OH

3. what is the charge required to make v(co)6 an lg-electron species?

(A) +l (B) -1 (C) 0
(D) +2

y
4. tr logro = z, then
logro.r

(A)logrx:z (B)log,x=y (C)log,y=x (D)log*y:z

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5. The following reaction is an example of
cH2Br
A
U*Bre-0+HBr
(A)nucleophilicsubstitution (B)electrophilicsubstitution
(c) free radical substitution (D) nucleophilic addition

6. '*hich irmong the foiiowing is the strongest acid?

(A) Sulturic acid
(B) Hydrobromic acid
(c) A solution of antimony pentafluoride in fluorosulf
ic acid
(D) Fluorosulfiuic acid

7 ' The critical solution temperature of water-phenol

mixture at constant pressure is
(A) invariant @) bi-variant
(C) uni-variant (D) tri-varianr

8' which of the following functions changes its magnitude

most rapidly at x:0?
(A) e-' (B) r'2' (C) e-" (D) e-rt

9' A capillary tube with an internal diameter of 0.2 mm is dipped

into water. The surface
tension of water is 73.6 dynes/cm. The height
to which water rises in the capillary is
(A) l0 cm @) 100 cm (C) t5 cm (D) 20 cm

l0' If the wave number of the o-H stretch vibration in the

IR spectrum of CHIOH is 3300
cm-', the wave number of the o-D stretch vibration
of cHgoD is
(A) 3300 cm'r (B) 2391 cm'r (c) 2900 cm-r (D) 1439 cm-r

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I I' The decreasing order of c-'C single bond length in the following compounds is

H3C-CH3

(A) 1>2>4>3 (B) 3>1 >2>4 (c) 4>1 >2>3 (D) 2>1>3>4

12' An aqueous solution containing Nllcl, Fecl: and Mncl2 is treated with NH4OH solution.
The observation is that
(A) both Fe3* and Mn2* will precipitate as hydroxides.
(B) only Fe3" will precipitate as hydroxide.
(C) only Mn2* will precipitate as hydroxide.
(D) NH4CI will crystallize out from the solution.

13. The curve that passes through the intersection point

of the two lines x *y =l and
y-x=1is
(A) y=x' (B) .v' = x (C) x' - !2 =l (D) t' * yz =l

14' A certain mass of gas occupies 5.50liters at 300 K and 650 Ton. what will
be its volume
(liters) if it is cooled to 283 K and its pressure is increased
to 9g0 Torr?
(A)3.44 (B)2.44 (c) 1.s4 (D) 6.47

15. The locus of points equidistant from (3, 0) and (5, 0) in

the (x, y) plane is
(A)Y=3 (B)X:4 (C)Y=4 (D) X:3.

16. Among the following, which one is a crystallographic point

defect?
(A) Edge dislocation (B) Screw dislocation
(C) Schottky defect (D) Stacking fault

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17. An alkaloid contains C, H, N and O. Quantitative analysis of this compound showed the
weight Yo of C, H and N to be, respectively, 70.8, 6.2, and 4.1. The empirical formula of the
alkaloid is
(A) CzrHoON+ (B) CmFI+zONz (C) CurHrzOzNe (D) CzoHzrO+N

18. The number of elements expected in the g-block ofthe periodic table is
(A) t4 (B) 18 (c) 22 (D) 26

19. Which equation represents the following figure?

(A)x= lf +Z (B) Y: 4xz +2

(C)x=3f (D) V
:3x2

20. Choose the correct statement regarding the relative stabilities of the enolates I and II.

& fc
Y o
I il
(A) I is less stable than II
(B) II is less stable than I
(C) I and II have same stability
(D) No comparison of stability can be made

21. Which of the following compounds undergoes hydroiodination to give roughly equal
quantities of two products?
(A) l-butene (B) 2-butene (C) 2-methyl-2-butene (D) 2-pentene

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22. The curvey : x' + x - 30 has a minimum at

(4)-6 (B)-O.s (c)s (D)-30.

23. Which of the following is not suitable as an antacid?

(A) Sodium bicarbonate
(B) Calcium carbonate
(C) Sodium sulfate
(D) Magnesium hydroxide

24. You are given ten one-rupee coins and asked to make a close packing on the desktop. The
highest coordination number that can be achieved in two dimensions is
(A) 4 (B) 6 (c) 8 (D) e

25. Among RbOz, AlOz-, SrOz and NOz*, unpaired electron is present in
(A) NO2* (B) AlO2- (C) RbO2 (D) SrO2

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PART - B

26. Which one among the given arrangements of one molecule of HCI and one molecule of
HBr will have the lowest energy?
H-Cl
ti
la
(A)i lt
ta
i (B)
Br-H H-Br
H_Br
I
I
I

(c) H-Cl Br-H (D) H-Cl

(or I 1\

27. The determinant of the *",.i* I

I 0 0 0lIrs
lr 0 0 0t
[r o 00) I

(A) 0 (B) I (c\2 (D) 3

Crystals of an element possess a body-centered cubic (bcc) lattice struchre. If the crystal
undergoes a crystallographic transition to a face-centered cubic (fcb) lattice, the unit cell

length will change by a factor of

(A) ltt,lz (B) t/{2 (c) {3 (D) {2/{3

29. An amino acid containing sulfur is

(A) proline (B) cystine (C) serine (D) alanine

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30. The product obtained in the following transformation is

dil.l2?o4_ ?
A

(A)
m (B)
m o
(c)
*e (D)
0.^
31. Application of the condition of exactress of the differential, dE : TdS - PdV, leads to

' 14)
,o)' =-rgi'l
\oY ), 14J,.
r"r
'-' [a) =[u)
\ov ), t ar ),

=-(#),
",(#),=[#), ',(#),

32. For a molecule MXg with zero dipole moment and M belonging to the second period, the

orbitals on M involved in o-bonding are of the type

(A) pure p (B) sp hybrid (C) sp3 hybrid (D) sp2 hybrid

33. One mole of a perfect monatomic gas at 5.0 mbar pressure and occupying a volume of 1.66
m3 undergoes isobaric expansion to a volume of 16.6 m3. The work done by the gas (kI)
and the temperature change (degree) during expansion are, respectively,

(A) + 3.8,+1000 (B) + 7.5, + 900

(C) -3.8, - 1000 (D) -7.5, + 900

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34. The major product obtained in the following transformation is

o
n,c*H #n- ?

oA
o
(A) ,r.4f' (B) *..40t

(c) ""{r' (D)

",.4rocH3
35. The equation r : O, where r is the distance of the point from the origin and O is the angle
of rotation from the x ar<is represents a

(A) wave (B) monotonically decreasing function

(C) circle (D) spiral

36. Which of the following is responsible for global warming?

(A) W radiation (B) Visible radiation (C) o-Radiation (D) Infrared radiation

37. In normal silicates, each silicon atom is surrounded by

(A) five oxygen atoms in a trigonal bipyramidal geometry
(B) four oxygen atoms in a square planar geometry
(C) four oxygen atoms in tetrahedral geometry
(D) six oxygen atoms in octatredral geometry

38. Consider the following equilibrium:

HA(aq) + H2o (D g Hro* (aq) + N(aq)
Given the following acids and their equilibrium constants (K.) at 25'C,which is the
strongest acid?

(A) HF,Kc:3'5 x 10a (B) HNO2, Ks = 4'5 x l6a

(C) HOBr, Kc:2.0 * 10e (D) HIO,, Kc: 1'7 * 10-r

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39. Given the relation f(2x) : zflxy- l, the value of f(x) for which f(2x) : f(x) is
(A) 0 (B) t/2 (c) I (D)3t2

40. In the aluminothermit process, the function of aluminium is to act as

(A) a flux (B) a solder (c) a reducing agent (D) an oxidizing agent

41. which one among the following set of arangements is not feasible?

n I mms
(A)530-%
(B) 42 -3%
(c) 3 2 -2%
(D) 300%

42. The metal present in Gilman reagent is

(A) Au (B) Ae (C) Zn (D) Cu

43- Decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide is described by the chemical equation

2 NzOs G) * 4 NOz 19; + Oz k)
The rate of appearance of NOz is equal to 0.560 mol/min at a particular moment, what is the

rate of appearance of Oz at that moment?

(A) 1.12 mol/min (B) 0.230 moVmin

(C) 0.140 mol/min (D) 2.24 moVmin

44. lalN,,.rpon
bombardment with a neutron gives laC + X. In another reaction, lfi upon
bombardment with an a-particle gives l7O +y. X and y are
(A) positron and neutron, respectively
(B) proton and neutron, respectively
(C) p-particle and proton, respectively
(D) both protons

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45- The Newman projection and stereochemical structures of A and B are given below. The
similarity between the two structures is that both

'ft"
cH"
t"

HI'H
cHs
A B

(A) are enantiomers (B) have the same chirality

^R
(C) have the same chiraiiiy S (D) are diastereomers

46. Potassium crystallizes in a body centered cubic lattice with a : 5.20 A. the distance in A
between the nearest neighbors, the number of nearest neighbors and the number of K atoms

in the unit cell are, respectively,

(A) 3.69, 8 and 2

(B) 4.50, 8 and 2

(C) 4.50, 6 and 4
(D) 3.69, I and 9

47. The integrating factor of the equation (2x2 + y2 + x)dx+ xydy = 0 is

(A) x (B) e' (C) log x (D) 1

x

48. In acid medium, one mole of KMnOa will be equivalent to

(A) 2.0 moles of sulfite ion
(B) 2.5 moles of sulfite ion
(C) 5.0 moles of sulfite ion
(D) 0.4 moles of sulfite ion

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49. Which of the following olefins will give the racemic alcohol after hydroboration reaction
using BzHo in THF followed by oxidation with HzOzA{aOH?

(A)O rn) O
(c)O <o) O
50. One mole of an ideal gas expands isothermally from 1.0 liter to 10.0 liter at 300 K. The
work done by the gas is
(A) s7s7 I (B) st02 J (c) 2s0l J (D) 1250 J

51. If f (x,y)= sin(ax2 +y), then !ox ,"

(A) cos ax2 (B) 2ax cos ar2

(C) 2ax cos(ax2 + y1 (D) cos(ax2 + y1

52. Choose the pair in which an effective acid base titration is not feasible.

(A) weak acid, strong base

(B) weak acid, weak base
(C) shong acid, strong base
(D) strong acid, weak base

53. The major product obtained in the following transformation is

ocH3

(D) 1o0o.'.
t2

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54. lf aandparetherootsoftheequation, 3x2 +2x+l=0,then f *+ isequalto

d B
(A) - 1/3 (B) 2/3 (c) I + i{s (D) - 2

55. Consider the three processes: (i) sublimation of a solid, (ii) cooling a sample of
Co(s) from
oc oc,
60 to 25 and (iii) combustion of charcoal to form coz(g) and Hzo(g).The
signs of
AH arui aS for the tiree processes (i), (ii), arui (iii) are
(A) (i) AH>0 and AS>0; (ii) AH<O and AS<0; (iii) AH<0 and AS>0
(B) (i) AH>0 and AS>0; (ii) AH<O and AS>0; (iii) AH<0 and AS<0
(C) (i) AH<O and AS>0; (ii) AH<0 and AS<0; (iii) AH>0 and AS>0
(D) (i) AH<0 and AS<0; (ii) AH>0 and AS>0; (iii) AH<0 and AS>0

56. The net charge on the amino acid residue of aspartic acid at physiological pH
is
(A) +l (B) 0 (c) _1 (D) _2

57. The number of lone pair of electrons around xenon in XeF3+, XeFc and XeO3 are,

respectively,
(A) 1,2 and I
(B) 2,2 and I
(C)2,1 and 2
(D) 1, 2 and?

58. A reaction follows the general rate law, Rate = ktA][B12. If the concentration of B is
increased by a factor of 2, the rate of reaction will
(A) increase by a factor of4 (B) increase by a factor of 2
(c) decrease by a factor of t/z (D) decrease by a factor of vc

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59. The strongest nucleophile among the following is

(A)
o (B)
#
(c) (D)
#"' ry*""
The sum of the infinite series I + 2x + 3f + 4x3 + ........is (txl < 1)
(A)
1r (B) (c) lnx (D) e'
l_, Gtr

61. Ify=l*1,fri,
(A) +l for x > 0 and -l forx < 0 (B)+l for-co<x<@
(C)-l for-o<x<o (D) -1 for x > 0 and +1 for x < 0

62. A supercritical fluid is a substance

(A) that is in the liquid crystal state
(B) with zero viscosity
(C) existing at a temperature and pressure above its T. and p.
(D) at its triple point

63. Among Ni(CO)n, lNi(CN)+ll and [NiCla]2-,

(A) N(CO)a and fNiCLl2- are planar while [Ni(CN4]2- is tetrahedral
(B) tNi(CN)+12- and [NiCL]2- are planar while Ni(CO)4 is tetrahedrat
(C) Ni(CO)a and [N(CN)+12- are planar while [NiCL]2- is tetrahedral
(D) tNi(CNhl2- is planar while Ni(CO)4 and [NiCla
'- *" tetrahedral

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64. The preferred conformation of the compound given below is

OMe

OMe
I
(A) (B) Me-T-'-.1.
Et>l I

OMe

Me

(c) (D) M"Et\:d?Ufi,"

!CXn"
Et

65. According to the following half reaction, the molarity conesponding to a 0.4N solution of
Na2Cr2O7 is

Crzotz- + 6 e-+ 14 H* -* 2 Cr3* + 7 Hzo

(A) 0.4M (B) 0.1M (C) 0.067M (D) 2.4M

66. The complex number (l + i)'zin polar form corresponds to

(A)r= r12,0:rJ4 (B)r=2,0=nl4

(C) r: 42,0: nlL (D)r:2,0=rl2

67. Consider a relatively weak acid with pKu : 3.90. A base is added to this acid in order to
obtain a buffer with pH : 4.12. Which of the following is closest to correct acid: base ratio
in the buffer?
(A) 3.12 (B) 0.623 (C) 3.1 x 103 (D) 0.603

68. The line segments corresponding to 2x -5y+8 = 0 and x +3y -7 = 0 constitute the
diameters of a circle of area 616 sq. units. The equation of the circle is

(A) (x-2)2 + (y-1)2 = 196 (B) (x-1)2 + (y-Z)2:196

(C) (x-1)2 + (y-2)2 = 616 (D) (x-2)2 + (y-l)2 = 616

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69. A condensation (step-growth) polymer among the following is

(A) Polystyrene
(B) Polyvinyl chloride
(C) Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
(D) Polypropylene

70. Which one of the following salts will be attracted most strongly by a magnet?
(A) MnS0+ (ts) CoSO+ (C) ZnSOa
(D) CuSOc

71. The proton NMR spectrum of 3-pentanone shows

(A) one triplet and one quartet
(B) one singlet and one doublet
(C) one quartet and one doublet
(D) one singler

72. The formal oxidation number of carbon in formaldehyde is

(A) -2 (B) 0 (c) 2 (D) 4

73. 72 gof ozone gas contained in a closed vessel at L0 atm pressure and 700 K temperature
decomposes completely to oxygen gas. The pressure in the vessel changes to

(A) 0.67 atm (B) 1.0 atm (C) 1.5 atm (D) 2.0 atm

74. Three vectors, A, B, and c are defined as: A =zi #j -4i , B =i -2j +2k and
C =3i -3i -f . ttt.i. vector triple product is given by
(A) 3 ri -tzj -tic (B) 31i -32i +rzk

(c) 3or' *zzi -tic (D) 3ti -zzj *ti

75. Which one of the following ions does not interfere with the brown ring test for the nitrate
ion?
(A) Not (B) B. (c) f (D) cr
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76. Which one of the following is not aromatic?

^,6 (B)d (c)OO (")OO

77 . The carbonyl stretching band ofketones is usually observed around
(A) 1200 cm-i (B) 1700 cm-i (c) 2200 cm-i (D) 3600 cm-r

78. The solubility product of AgBr at25"C is [E0ags49iBr = 0.071 V and E0o**roe :0.799y at
25"C1

(A) 4.58 x 10'13 (B) 6.28 x 10-7

(C) 9.12 x lA-2 (D) 4.58x 10"'s

79. The mole percentages of N2, o2, and Ar in dry air are,respectivel y,7g,21 and 1.
The
average molecular weight of air is

(A) 29.0 (B) e2.0 (c) se.0 (D) 18.0

80' The characteristic violet color of biuret test is used to identify urea
in a qualitative analysis.
The structure of biuret is

(A) ,,*iili*r, (B) ,r*iiliill*",

H
o\-NY'o NH
(c) n*"r[, (D)
NH

o "r*AilA*r,

81. The soldering material used by electricians is an alloy of

(A) cu and Pb (B) Zn and cu (c) sn and pb (D) Fe andzn

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82' The order of decreasing rate of solvolysis with aqueous ethanol

(fastest -+ slowest) for the
following bromides is

-<tt' O.::' ,..Ajl*.

(l) flt) (ur)

(A)II>I>ilI (B)I>II>III (c)II>III>I (D)I>II>III

83. A three digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numbers

0, l, Z, and3,
without repetition. The total number of ways this can be done is
(A) 6 (B) 10 (c) 12 (D) 15

84. The correct order for increasing thermal stabilities among

K2CO3, MgCO3, BeCOr and
CaCOs is

(A) K2CO3 < MgCO3< CaCO3 < BeCO3

(B) BeCO3 < MgCO3< CaCO: < KzCOr
(C) BeCO3 < MgCO3< KzCOr < CaCO3

(D) MgCOr < CaCOg < BeCO3 < KzCO:

85' If point in the Cartesian coordinate system is represented by (x,y,

a general
z),and if a line
is drawn from (0, 0,0) to (1, 1,0) then what is the angle between
this line and the z axis?
(A) 0' (B) 45" (C) 90" (D) 180'

86' The most probable outer electronic configuration for several lanthanides
is given below.
La: 6s25dr, ce: 6s24t'5dt, pr: 6s24t', Eu: 6s24f,
Gd: 6s24t'5dr,
Dy: 6s24fi0, Er 6s24f2, Tm 6s24d3 yb: 6s24t'a, Lu: 6s24fia5dr
The elements that can have *2 as astable oxidation state are
(A) cd and Dv (B) pr and Er (c) La and Lu (D) Eu and yb

87. A fused five- and six-membered carbocyclic ring is an integral part of

(A) quinidine (B) cholesterol (c) a-pinene (D)
chlorophyll

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88. Bromine has a heat of vaporization of 30.91 kJmol-r and its boiling point is 59'C. What is
the entropy of vaporization of bromine?

(A) - 301 Jmol-rlcr (B) 10.T Jmot-rK-r

(C) - 93.1 Jmol-rK-l (D) 93.1 Jmol-rK-r

89. Choose the statement that is incorrect.

(A) Many SN2 reactions are slowest in protic (hydroxylic) solvents.

(B) SN2 reactions are the slowest in polar aprotic (nonhydroxylic) solvents
(C) SN1 reactions are subject to large solvent effects.
(D) SNI reactions are favored by polar protic (hydroxylic) solvents.

90. A workshop contains 10 white, 5 black and 6 red cars to be repaired. If 4 cars are taken out
at random, the probability that they consist of two white, one black and one red car is
(A) 0.02s1 (B) 0.0s21 (c) 0.012s (D) 0.0512

91. lf 22 gof NzOs reacts with 10 g ofwater to produce 22 g of nitric acid, the percentage yield
of niric acid is
(A) 32 (B) 6e (C) 87 (D) 100

92. If the vertices of a quadrilateral are A (0, 0), B (0, 3), C (4, 3) and D (4, 0) then ABCD is
(A) a square (B) a parallelogram
(C) a rectangle (D) a trapezoid

93. Ifsumofaseriesisdefinedsosn:1+2+4+ 8+16+.......*2n,thevalueofSzois:

(A) zzt -| (B) 2to (c) 20! (D) 2'o + za2

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94. The product obtained in the following transformation is

5ry
,C02CH3

NrBHo* ?
oAll'* Gsol'l
o

(A)
o N
I
/,co2cHs

(B)
5N
..cwoH

01h
I

o^Y*
OH o

(c)
oN
I
/'cHo

(D)
o N
,,cHo

olPh ,-,o\'n
OH o

95. The boiling point of 0.1 M glucose solution under I atm pressure is 100.02 "C. The boiling
point of 0.25 M KzSOa solution under I atm pressure would be
(A) 100.5'c (B) 100.6'C (C) 101.4 "C (D) 100.1s "c

g6.TwovanderWaalsgases(AandB)havethesamevaluesof.aobutdifferentvaluesof.b,.
The correct statement among the following is
(A) Both are equally compressible
(B) Gas with lower'b' value is more compressible
(C) Gas with higher 'b' value is more compressible
(D) Neither A nor B is compressible.

97. Liquids A and B form an ideal solution at all mixing ratios. At 50 "C, a solution containing
I mole of A and 2 moles of B has a total vapor pressure of 110 mm Hg. When 1 mole of A
is added to this solution, the total vapor pressure changed to 105 mm Hg. If 1 mole of B is
now added to this solution containing 2 moles of A and 2 moles of B, the total vapor
pressure (in mm Hg) will be
(A) 106 (B) 108 (c) 110 (D) il2

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98' which change in the system will drive

the equilibrium to the left in
the reaction below?
NzOsk) NOzk) +NO:(s)
(A) an increase in the amount
- of NzOs (B) a decrease in the amount of NO:
(c) an increase in pressure .o) an increase in volume.

99' Forthereaction ZHl-Hzi-lzothevaluesofrateconstants

arcl.2x l0-3and3.0x l0-s
dm3mol-rsec-t at70aK and 629
K,respectively. The activation energy
ofthe reaction is
(A) 40.0 kcalmor-r (B) 54.0
kcalmol'r (c) 45.5 kcalmol-r (D) 54.5
kcarmor-r

100' The valence electronic configuration

of two atoms with atomic numbers
zt andz2 are
3s23p3 and 4s24p5, respectively.
The dif.ference Zz * Zt is
(A) I (B) 10 (c) 18 (D) 20

2t

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