Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan 333 031

Comprehensive Quiz I Semester 2016-2017

Course Title: Chemistry Laboratory Course Number: CHEM F110 Time: 60 minutes A
Max. Marks: 50 CLOSED BOOK Date: 30.11.2016
Note: There are two pages with 25 questions in all. Indicate the most appropriate answer by entering A, B, C or D
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Do not overwrite. Do not use pencil. Each correct answer will be awarded two (2) marks and 0.5 mark will be deducted
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Model Solution

Q.1: Degree of dissociation of which of the following compounds cannot be determined without Kohlrausch's law
(A) NH4OH (B) LaCl3 (C) CH3COONa (D) KOH
A
Q.2: The unit of molar conductivity is:
(A) C V-1 m2 mol-1 (B) C V-1 s-1 m mol-1 (C) C V-1 s-1 m2 mol-1 (D) C V-1 s-1 m3 mol-1 C
Q.3: The equivalent conductance of a 0.014 N solution of chloroacetic acid (ClCH 2COOH) is 109 Ω-1cm2. The equivalent
conductances of chloroacetate and hydrogen ions at infinite dilution are 40.2 and 348.8 Ω -1cm2, respectively. The degree of B
dissociation of the acid is
(A) 0.103 (B) 0.279 (C) 0.312 (D) 0.481
Q.4: Each of the given complexes, (i) K[Co(NH3)2(NO2)4], (ii) [Fe(NH3)3(NO2)3], (iii) [Cr(NH3)5(NO2)]3[Co(NO2)6]2 and (iv)
K2[Cu(C2O4)2].2H2O were dissolved in water to prepare their respective 0.001 M solution. The correct order of molar conductivity C
exhibited by the complex solutions will be
(A) iii > i > ii > iv (B) i > ii > iv > iii (C) iii > iv > i > ii (D) iv > i > ii > iii
Q.5: Assuming the square planer geometry for the complex, K2[Cu(C2O4)2].2H2O, the correct order of "d" orbital energy will be
(A) dyz~dzx < dxy < d z2 < d x2-y2 (B) dyz~dzx < dz2 < dxy < dx2-y2 B
(C) dyz~dzx~dxy < d z2 < d x2-y2 (D) dyz~dzx < dxy < d x2-y2 < d z2
Q.6: The experimental data for the reaction: A + B  C + D, is as follows:
Reaction [A] (M) [B] (M) Rate (mol L-1 s-1)
C
1 0.010 0.030 6.00 x 10-4
2 0.010 0.075 1.50 x 10-3
3 0.055 0.030 1.82 x 10-2
The order of the reaction w.r.t. reagent A will be
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Q.7: The percentage reduction in intensity of incident light passing through a solution having path length (L) = 1/.c; where '' is
molar extinction coefficient, and 'c' is concentration, will be: C
(A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 90 (D) 100
Q.8: The role of KSCN in iodometric titration is to
(A) oxidize hypo (B) reduce I2 (C) expel trapped I2 (D) remove O2 C
Q.9: Complete the chemical equations by identifying Q, R and S
I2 + Na2S2O3 → NaI + Q A
CuSO4 + KI → R + S + K2SO4
(A) Q = Na2S4O6 ; R = Cu2I2 ; S = I2 (B) Q = Na2S2O4 ; R = CuI2 ; S = I3-
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(C) Q = Na2S2O4 ; R = Cu2I ; S = I3 (D) Q = Na2S2O6 ; R = CuI ; S = I2
Q.10: A sample of water (35 ml) was titrated with 0.01M EDTA solution. If the complete titration (i.e., to reach the end point) with
EBT required 9.70 ml of EDTA solution, the total hardness of the water sample (in ppm of CaCO3) is……… .(At. Wt. of Ca = 40) A
(A) 277 (B) 208 (C) 232 (D) 248
Q.11: EDTA forms the most stable complex with ............ (At. No:; Mg =12, Ca = 20, Fe = 26, Co = 27) C
(A) Ca2+ (B) Mg2+ (C) Fe2+ (D) Co2+
Q.12: Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(A) By measuring the potential of a glass electrode, the pH of a solution is determined. D
(B) A solution stabilizing the pH below 7 is called acid buffer.
(C) The pH of a buffer solution containing equal concentration of a weak acid and its conjugate base is equal to pKa of the acid.
(D) Ammonium chloride solution has a pH higher than 7.

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Q.13: Which of the following combination of substances may be added to water so as to prepare 1 L of a buffer solution?
(A) 1 mole of CH3COOH and 0.5 mole of HCl (B) 1 mole of NH4OH and 0.5 mole of NaOH D
(C) 1 mole of NH4Cl and 0.5 mole of HCl (D) 1 mole of CH3COOH and 0.5 mole of NaOH
Q.14: During titration of a weak acid (Ka = 2.0 X 10-5) using a strong base, the pH of the solution when half of the acid is
neutralized, will be C
(A) 4.2 (B) 4.4 (C) 4.7 (D) 5
Q.15: Which of the following is not classified as a dicarboxylic acid?
(A) Oxalic acid (B) Tartaric acid (C) Citric Acid (D) Succinic acid
C
Q.16: The red precipitate, formed when glucose is heated with “Fehling's solution” is
(A) cupric hydroxide (B) cuprous hydroxide (C) cupric oxide (D) cuprous oxide D
Q.17: An organic compound produces an orange precipitate when treated with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine. Which compound is
consistent with this observation? A
(A) n-Pentanal (B) Pentanoic acid (C) Methyl pentanoate (D) Pentamide
Q.18: The correct structure of a compound exhibiting spectral data δ = 3.75 (s, 6H), 7.34 (d, 2H, J = 16 Hz), 7.81 (d, 4H, J =
6.5 Hz), 8.05 (d, 2H, J = 16 Hz), 8.32 (d, 4H, J = 6.5 Hz) in proton NMR spectroscopy is B
O O

(A) (B)
H3CO OCH3
O
O

(C) (D)
OCH3 H3CO

Q.19: The following reaction was performed under two conditions, (i) an increase in amount of H2 and (ii) an increase in total
pressure: A
H2 (g) +1/2O2 (g) ⇌ H2O (g)
The correct inference about this reaction equilibrium at 25 C will be
(A) amount of H2O will increase in condition (i) and (ii)
(B) amount of H2O will decrease in condition (i) and (ii)
(C) amount of H2O will increase for condition (i) and decrease for condition (ii)
(D) amount of H2O will decrease for condition (i) and increase for condition (ii)
Q.20: A reaction mixture is composed of 1.0 mol of PCl3 and 2.0 mol of Cl2. Assume x be the amount of PCl5 (g) at equilibrium
for the reaction: PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g) ⇌ PCl5 (g). What would be the partial pressure of PCl5 (g) if the total pressure is P.
A
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.21: The number of moles of water released during one mole synthesis of dibenzalacetone is/are …… B
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.22: Which one is the best electrophile for cross-aldol reaction with acetone?
(A) Acetophenone (B) Benzaldehyde (C) 4-Methoxybenzaldehyde (D) 4-Fluorobenzaldehyde
D
Q.23: Keeping the identical condition of stationary and mobile phase that you used in your TLC experiment, if the three
compounds namely benzoic acid, acetophenone and m-nitroacetopheneone are eluted, then the Rf value of C
(A) benzoic acid > m-nitroacetophenone > acetophenone
(B) acetophenone > benzoic acid > m-nitroacetophenone
(C) acetophenone > m-nitroacetophenone > benzoic acid
(D) benzoic acid > acetophenone > m-nitroacetophenone
Q.24: To prepare 1 g of dibenzalacetone, the required amount of benzaldehyde is A
(A) 0.906 g (B) 1.104 g (C) 0.453 g (D) 2.207 g
Q.25: In a reversible chemical reaction at equilibrium, if the concentration of any one of the reactants is doubled at constant
temperature and volume, then the equilibrium constant will B
(A) be halved (B) remain unchanged (C) be doubled (D) become one-fourth

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 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan 333 031
Comprehensive Quiz I Semester 2015-2016
Course Title: Chemistry Laboratory Course Number: CHEM F110 Time: 60 minutes A
Max. Marks: 50 CLOSED BOOK Date: 30.11.2015
Note: There are two pages with 25 questions in all. Indicate the most appropriate answer by entering A, B, C or D
(block capital letters only) in the box provided on the right hand side. Do not overwrite. Do not use pencil. Each
correct answer will be awarded two (2) marks and 0.5 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

ID No.: _______________________Section Number:___________________ For instructors only

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Q.1: For the titration of equilibrium reaction mixture of the esterification reaction of acetic acid with ethanol
containing 5 mL of ~3N HCl, the volume of x(N) NaOH solution required is p mL. Given that the volume of x(N)
NaOH solution required for the titration of 5 mL of ~3N HCl solution be q mL. The amount of acetic acid
remains at equilibrium would be
(A) (p x/1000) mol (B) [(q – p)/1000x] mol (C) [x(q – p)/1000] mol (D) [x(p – q)/1000] mol
Q.2: The reaction, 2A(g) + B(g) ⇌ C(g) + 2D(g) is carried out in a reaction vessel of 8.0 L at 800 K. If the
number of moles of A(g), B(g), C(g) and D(g) at equilibrium are 1.14, 0.07, 4.93 and 0.93, respectively, then the
concentration equilibrium constant (K c) would be
(A) 0.021 (B) 57.45 (C) 46.87 (D) 65.12
Q.3: Which one of the following statements related to a catalyst for a reaction is not correct?
(A) It reduces the activation energy of the reaction (B) It enhances the equilibrium constant of the reaction
(C) It enhances the rate of the reaction (D) Its concentration remains constant
Q.4: If the equivalent conductance of a weak electrolyte is λ at a given concentration C and that at infinite
dilution is λ0, then the dissociation constant Ka is
(A) 2C/o(o - ) (B) 2C/(o - ) (C) o2C/o( -  o) (D) o2C/
Q.5: The equivalent conductance of a 0.025 N solution of BaCl2 is 145.2 Ohm-1cm2 at 25 °C. The ion
conductance of Ba2+ and Cl- ions at infinite dilution are 127.2 and 76.3 Ohm-1cm2 respectively. At 25 °C the
degree of dissociation of BaCl2 is
(A) 0.714 (B) 0.519 (C) 0.338 (D) 0.428
Q.6: The hydrogen ion concentration (in moles/L) of 0.01M solution of propionic acid (K a = 1.32x10-5) at 25 °C
is
(A) 3.63 X 10-3 (B) 2.88 X 10-4 (C) 2.88 X 10-3 (D) 3.63 X 10-4
Q.7: Which one of the following salts will not cause permanent hardness of water?
(A) CaSO4 (B) Ca(HCO3)2 (C) CaCl2 (D) MgCl2
Q.8: 50.0 mL of a hard water sample containing calcium carbonate (Mol. Wt. 100.0 g) requires 25.0 ml of the
0.015 M EDTA solution for titration. What is the hardness of water in ppm?
(A) 750 (B) 500 (C) 375 (D) 1500.
Q.9: The primary and secondary valencies in K 2[Cu(C2O4)2]. 2H2O are, respectively
(A) 2 and 2 (B) 2 and 4 (C) 4 and 4 (D) 4 and 2
Q.10: Calculate the grams of cupric sulphate (Mol. Wt. 249.6 g) needed to react completely with 0.231 g K2C2O4
(Mol. Wt. 184.2 g) to form potassium copper oxalate.
(A) 0.111 g (B) 11.1g (C) 0.313 g (D) 31.3 g
Q.11: The half-life of a reaction is directly proportional to the initial concentration of the reactant. The order of
the reaction must be
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1.5 (D) 2
Q.12: Determine the [OH-] and [H+] in 0.0100 M NH4OH solution, which is 4.1 % ionized.
(A) 2.55  10-4 and 1.2  10-11 (B) 4.1  10-2 and 2.4  10-13
(C) 4.1  10 and 1.8  10
-4 -11
(D) 4.1  10-4 and 2.4  10-11

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Q.13: The working principle of a pH meter is based on
(A) Potentiometry (B) Coulometry (C) Amperometry (D) Conductometry
Q.14: Which of the following combinations of chemicals would not result in the formation of buffer solution?
(A) NH4Cl + NH3 in 1:1 mole ratio (B) HCl + NaCl in 1:1 mole ratio
(C) NH3 + HCl in 2:1 mole ratio (D) C2H4O2 + NaOH in a 2:1 mole ratio.
Q.15: The reaction of iodination of acetone is
(A) first order in iodine as well as in acetone (B) first order in iodine and zeroth order in acetone
(C) first order in acetone and zeroth order in iodine (D) zeroth order in acetone as well as iodine
Q.16: Dibenzalacetone is formed by the reaction of acetone and benzaldehyde in the presence of NaOH base. The
correct sequence of steps in the mechanism of dibenzalacetone formation is:
(A) aldol formation; enolisation; dehydration (B) enolisation; aldol formation; dehydration
(C) aldol formation; dehydration; enolisation (D) enolisation; dehydration; aldol formation

Q.17: If 4-methoxybenzaldehyde is reacted with acetone to isolate the corresponding dibenzalacetone derivative.
The number of signals in the 1H NMR of the product will be
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 10
Q.18: Which one of the following pairs will react immediately and give red precipitate in Molisch's test?
(A) Starch and glucose (B) Sucrose and fructose
(C) Glucose and fructose (D) Fructose and starch
Q.19: Citric acid contains
(A) three -COOH and one -OH group (B) two -COOH and two -OH group
(C) two -COOH and one -OH group (D) three -COOH groups only
Q.20: Identify X in the following reaction.
HO OH COOH
Conc. H2SO4
X
heat
COOH

(A) HO O O (B) HO O O (C) O O (D) O O

HO HO
COOH COOH
COOH COOH

Q.21: A TLC experiment is performed on a silica coated plate using hexane-ethyl acetate (1:9, v/v) as mobile
phase, and Rf values of three compounds A, B and C are found to be 0.6, 0.2 and 0.3, respectively. This
experiment indicates that the polarity of
(A) A > B > C (B) B > C > A (C) A > C > B (D) data is insufficient for prediction.
Q.22: 25.0 ml of calcium carbonate solution prepared by dissolving 0.4 g of CaCO3 in HCl and diluted to a
volume of 250 mL, reacts with 40.0 mL of the EDTA solution. The molarity of EDTA solution is
(A) 0.016 (B) 0.01 (C) 0. 04 (D) 0.08
Q.23: Which one of the following statement is correct?
(A) The frequency for C=O stretch in dibenzalacetone is greater than that of acetone.
(B) The frequency for C=O stretch in dibenzalacetone is less than that of acetone.
(C) The frequency for C=O stretch in dibenzalacetone is same as that of acetone.
(D) The frequency for C=O stretch in dibenzalacetone appears in the range of 1150-1200 cm-1.

Q.24: Estimation of copper by iodometry belongs to which of the following titration techniques?
(A) Redox titration (B) Acid base titration
(C) Complexometric titration (D) Precipitation titration
Q.25: Chemical formula for hypo is-----
(A) Na2S4O6 (B) Na2S2O7 .5H2O (C) Na2S2O3 .5H2O (D) Na2S4O7 .5H2

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