Answers to INChO-2008 problems

Question No. 1
Subdivisions
1.1) F2 -1.6, F2 - 1.1,1.3
1.2) F atom -3.4, F2 molecule - 3.0,3.2
1.3) F2: -1.4 F2: -1.9
1.4) 4.15


1.5)
2p





2p
2p 2p
2p







2p


2s
2s


F2
F2

1.6) F2 – 1.0 F2 - 0.5

1.7) F2
1.8) I1= 18.9 eV I2= 15.6 eV
1.9) I1= 2p I2 = 2p

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Question No. 2
Subdivisions
2.1) a) Z-5-methyl hex-2-en-1-al
b) Z-2-methyl-1-phenyl hept-1-en-6-yne
2.2) B C

T.S.1
T.S.2
2.3)
Free energy

Int

product
Reaction Coordinate

2.4) i) E
ii) D
iii) E
2.5) a) iv b) iii c) ii d) v e) i
H

2.6) O O
H

OO OO
H

O H O
H
CH2 C C CH3
2.7) D.

O
CH2COOH

COOH O
E. F.
O O
O
OH
OH

2.8) G. Br CH2 CH CH CH2 Br

Br CH2 CH CH CH2
H.
Br

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 I. J.
CH2Br CH2Br
R R
H Br H Br
S R
H Br Br H

CH2Br CH2Br

O O O

2.9) O O

O
O O

K
O
2.10) O
L

O
Question No. 3
Subdivisions
3.1)
i) aromatic iv) yes
ii) aromatic v) acidic
iii) vi) a)

3.2) I < III < II

COOH COOH
3.3) K L
HO H7C3O
NO2 NO2

COCl OH
M N N(C2H5)2
H7C3O
NO2 O
O O C OC3H7
O C OC3H7 NH2
O P N(C2H5)2
N(C2H5)2 NO2

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 Br NO2 NO2
3.4) Br

O O OMe
OMe
Br

+ Br Br
3.5) A. B. C. D.
+
N N

Br

3.6) iv.

Question No. 4
Subdivisions
4.1) 8.17  10-8 bar
4.2) 304 K
4.3) 641.02 K
4.4) Yes the reaction will proceed towards NOCl
4.5) Rate = k [NO]2 [Cl2]
4.6) Ea = 98.82 kJ / mol
4.7) Mechanism I and II both are possible.
4.8) Extent of the reaction = 0.1
4.9) Extent of the reaction at completion = 0. 195

Question No. 5
Subdivisions
5.1) a.
5.2) b.
5.3) X1  Solid phase
X2  Solid –Liquid equilibrium phase
X3  Liquid – Gas equilibrium phase
X4  Gas Phase

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5.4)

gas
Liquid –gas
Temp

T0
equilibrium
Liquid
Tm Solid-liquid
equilibrium
solid

Time

5.5) b
5.6) Volume will increase on melting
5.7) Single Phase system called Supercritical Fluid
5.8) c
p1  1  p1   1   2  p1 
5.9)
 p1   p1   2  p1 or
p1   2 p1 
 p1 / p1    2

5.10) 56
5.11) a. nA =An
[ A]  n KC 2

b.
C1
KD 
n C2

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Question No. 6
Subdivisions
P
6.1)

P P

6.2) P4 (s) + 3 NaOH + 3H2O  PH3(g) + 3 H2PO2 Na+

2
6.3) a. H + H H H
Na
or
P O or H P O P P
2 Na+
O O O ONa O ONa
H O
ONa

b. hypophosphite-reducing agent
phosphate –reducing agent
c. They are reducing agents due to presence of P-H bond and lower oxidation state of P
6.4) Ca5(PO4)3F + 5H2SO4  3H3PO4 + 5CaSO4 + HF
6.5) O
O

P P
O O
O O O O
P
or O P O P O
O O
O P O O
6.6) 504O gs Pof CaO.
O P

O
6.7) PCl3 + O2  2Cl3PO O

POCl3 + 3 EtOH O P(OEt)3 + 3 HCl

6.8)
3s 3p 3d
Ground
  


state

Excited
State     

Cl
Cl
P Cl Or trigonal bipyramidal
Cl
Cl

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6.9) 3PCl5 + 3NH4Cl (Cl2PN)3 + 12 HCl
Cl Cl
P
N N
Cl Cl
P P
Cl Cl
N

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Question No. 7
Subdivisions
7.1) Co3+ : 3d6 4S0
7.2) A Pink: [Co(NH3)5.H2O]Cl3: Pentaamine aqua cobalt(III)chloride

B Purple: [CoCl(NH3)5]Cl2 : Pentaamine chlorocobalt(III)chloride

7.3) Co3+ = 3d6

3d 4s 4p


XX XX XX XX XX XX

d2sp3 hybridisation
Octahedral

7.4) a.
eg




t2g
3+ 6
Co =d

b. diamagnetic.

7.5) [Co(NH3)6]2+ = Co2+ [Co(NH3)6]3+ = Co3+

 






Loss of electron easy

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 NH 3 NH3

7.6) NH 3 Cl

Cl Co NH 3 Cl Co NH3

Cl Cl

Cl NH3

Facial Meridional

7.7) Facial isomer - one peak due to ammonia (with all similar environments)

Meridional isomer – two peaks

7.8) Cl O
O O
O Co O Co
O Cl
O O
Cl Cl
Inactive plane of
symmetry Chiral

Question No. 8
Subdivisions
8.1) Fe(s) + 2OH(aq) FeO(s) + H2O(l) + 2e
Ni2O3 (s) + H2O(l) + 2e  2NiO(s) + 2OH(aq)
Fe(s) + Ni2O3 (s)  FeO(s) + 2NiO(s)
8.2) iii.
8.3) E0 cell = 0.83633 V
Ecell = 0.80283 V
8.4) Ag(s) + Fe3+(aq) = Fe2+(aq) + Ag+(aq)
Fe(s) + 2Ag+(aq) = Fe2+(aq) + 2Ag(s)
8.5) K  2.97
[ Fe 3 ]  0.01

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Question No. 9
Subdivisions
9.1) H2NCH2COOH
9.2) i) Nylon COOH

ii) H2N CH2 NH2 + (CH2)6 COOH

9.3)
Nature Charge
Peptide
Acidic Basic Neutral Positive Negative Zero

Gly-Leu-Val X X

Leu-Trp-Lys-Gly-Lys X X

Arg-Ser-Val X X

+
9.4) a) H3N-CH-COO

CH2

CH2C6H5 CH2 CH3

+ + +
2 H3N-CH-COO + H3N-CH-COO + 2 H3N-CH-COO

b) +
H3N-CH-COO
SH
CH2
CH2
S (H) +
2 H3N-CH-COO
S

CH2
+
H3N-CH-COO

9.5) i) 4

H O COO
ii)
+
H3N C C NH C H

CH2COOCH3 CH2C6H5

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9.6) A – aspartic acid
B – alanine
C- arginine

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