DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela – 769 008.

Mid-Semester -2018 (Autumn)
SUBJECT: Chemistry Dept Code: CY -1101
Full Marks: 30 Duration of Examination: 02 hours
This question paper contains 2 pages.
Date of Exam. 24.09.2018 Time 8.30-10.30 am
Figures at the right hand margin indicate marks.
All parts of a question should be answered Continuously.
Answer all the questions
Q.No.
1. a. The rotational spectrum of 79.9Br19.0F shows a series of equidistant lines 2
0.71433 cm-1 apart. Calculate the moment of inertia and bond length of the
molecule.
b. Explain why CO2 is microwave inactive but Infrared active. 1.5

c. In an infra-red spectrum, what do the two axes represent? Which axis is 1.5
related to energy of the light being absorbed?

d. Write down the increasing order in energies of different possible electronic 1

transitions in UV-Vis absorption?

e. Compound Z absorbs light of wavelength 320 nm. A 1.0 X10-3 mol dm-3
2
solution of a compound Z gives an absorbance reading of 0.15 when
placed in a solution of path length 1 cm. What is the value of the molar
extinction coefficient of Z?

2
f. Balance the given following redox reaction in acidic medium
BH4- + ClO3-  H2BO3- + Cl-

2. a. 2
The wave function of 1s orbital is given by the following equation.
3
 Z 
1/ 2
  1 
2
1s  2
a  e 2
 
 0   4 
Radial part Angular part

Draw the radial plot, radial probability plot and radial distribution of 1s
orbital for hydrogen. What information do you get about the 1s orbital
from these plots? (ρ = 2Zr/na)
 b. Identify the nodal plane for 2pz orbital, the angular wave function for 2
which is given by the following equation.
1/ 2
 3 
Y ( pz )    cos( )
 4 
Also calculate the orbital angular momentum and total number of nodes for
this orbital.

c. State the conditions for acceptable wave functions. Explain why sin x is
1.5
an acceptable wave function in wave mechanics while tan x is not over the
range x = 0 and x = 2.

d. A photon of wavelength 4000Å strikes a metal surface. The work function

of the metal is 2.13 eV. 1.5
(i) Calculate the energy of the photon in eV.
(ii) Calculate the K.E. of the electron in eV (1eV = 1.602 x 10-19 J)
1
e. What is Hamiltonian operator?

f. The standard electrode potential for Daniel cell is 1.1 V. Calculate the 2
standard Gibbs free energy of reaction
Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq) → Zn2+(aq) + Cu(s)

3. a. Describe bonding and antibonding in the light of Molecular Orbital 2

Theory. Write down the expression for ψMO in both the cases. Define
overlap integral.

b. Assign the symmetry (g or u) for the following bonding and antibonding 2

molecular orbitals. (i) σ (2pz) (ii) σ*(2pz) (iii) π (2px) (iv) σ*(1s).
c. What is s-p orbital mixing? Under what condition orbital mixing is
probable. Describe its consequences taking B2 as an example.
2
Draw the molecular orbital diagram for carbon monoxide (CO). Explain
d. why bond length of CO+ is less than that of CO.
2
Depict the galvanic cell in which the following reaction takes place.
e.
Zn(s)+2Ag+(aq) →Zn2+(aq)+ 2Ag(s)
2
Further show: (i) Which of the electrode is negatively charged?
(ii) Individual reaction at each electrode.