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CSIR-UGC-NET JUNE 2018

PAPER WITH SOLUTION


DEC. 2017

CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Previous Years’ Question
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CHEMICAL SCIENCES BOOKLET-[A]

PART-B

21. Among the following nuclear reactions of thermal neutrons, the cross section is highest for
235
(a) 92 U
235
 0n1  92 U235  0n1 (b) 92 U  0 n1  92 U 236
235
(c) 92 U  0 n1 92 Th 232  2He 4 (d) 92 U
235
 0n1  36Kr 94  56 Ba
140
 2 0 n1
22. Spectrophotometric monitoring is not suitable to determine the end point of titration of
(a) oxalic acid vs potassium permanganate (b) iron(II) vs 1, 10-phenanathroline
(c) cobalt(II) vs eriochrome black T (d) nickel (II) vs dimethylglyoxime
23. The first ionization energy is the lowest for
(a) Br (b) Se (c) P (d) As
24. Among ClO3 , XeO3 and SO3 , species with pyramidal shape is/are?

(a) ClO3 and X e O3 (b) Xe O3 and SO3 (c) ClO3 and SO3 (d) SO3
25. The role of BF3 as an industrial plymerization catalyst is to generate
(a) carbanion (b) carbocation (c) organic radical (d) cation radical
26. For the following complexes, the increasing order of magnetic moment (spin only value) is
3
A.  TiF6  B.  CrF6 3 C.  MnF6 3 D.  CoF6 
3

(a) D < A < B < C (b) C < A < D < B (c) B  A  D  C (d) A  B  C  D
27. The correct statement for cytochrome c is
(a) It is a non-heme protein
(b) The coordination numer of iron in cytochrome c is five
(c) It is a redox protein and an electron carrier
(d) It can store or carry dioxygen
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Geometries of SNF3 and XeF2O2, respectively, are
(a) square planar and square planar (b) tetrahedral and tetrahedral
(c) square planar and trigonal bipyramidal (d) tetrahedral and trigonal bipyramidal
29. The IR spectrum of Co(CO)4H shows bands at 2121, 2062, 2043 and 1934 cm–1. The  Co D (in
cm–1) expected in the spectrum of Co(CO)4D is
(a) 2111 (b) 1396 (c) 2053 (d) 1910
30. In trigonal prismatic ligand field, the most stabilized d orbital is
(a) d z2 (b) d xy (c) d xz (d) d yz
31. The most unstable complex on the basis of electro-neutrality principle among the following is
3 3 3 3
(a)  Al  OH 2 6  (b)  Al  NH3 6  (c)  AlF6  (d)  Al  NCCH3 6 

32. The band in the electronic spectrum of l2 appearing at 520 nm will undergo maximum blue shift in
(a) water (b) hexane (c) benzene (d) methanol
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33. Mismatch among the following is


(a) Sharp transition and fluorescence in lanthanides
(b) Broad bands and d-d transitions
(c) Very high spin-orbit coupling and transition elements
(d) Charge transfer and molar absorptivity of the order of 104 L mol–1 cm–1
34. Among the following, the compound that gives base peak at m/z 72 in the El mass spectrum is
O O
O O
(a) (b) (c) (d)

35. The following molecule has


H CO2H

HO2C H
(a) plane of symmetry (b) R configuration (c) S configuration (d) centre of symmetry
36. The following natural product Enterodiol is a
HO
OH
OH

HO
(a) terpene (b) steroid (c) lignan (d) alkaloid
37. The correct order of basicity for the following heterocycles is
N
N
N N N
H H H
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(b) C > A > B (c) C > B > A (d) B > A > C
38. The kinetic product formed in the following reaction is
OH
conc. H2SO4

OH OH
(a) (b)
SO3H
SO3H
SO3H
OH OH
(c) (d)
HO3S
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39. Among the structures given below, the one that corresponds to the most stable conformation of
compound A is
O
OH
O
A
OH
O
(a) O (b) Me O OH
Me O
Me
Me
O
(c) O (d) O
O OH
OH
40. According to Frontier Molecular Orbital (FMO) Theory, the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital
(HOMO) of hexatriene in the following reaction is

hv

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

41. The number of signals observed in the proton decoupled 13C NMR spectrum of the following com-
pound is

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(a) Five (b) Six (c) Ten (d) Thirteen


42. The correct order of stability of the following carbocations is
MeO
MeO
MeO

(A) (B) (C)


(a) A > C > B (b) B > C > A (c) C > A > B (d) C > B > A
43. An optically pure organic compound has specific rotation of +40°. The optical purity of the sample
that exhibits specific rotation of +32° is
(a) 8% (b) 12% (c) 20% (d) 80%
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44. The major product formed in the following reaction is


O O
KOH
MeOH

(a) (b) (c) (d)


O
O O
–1
45. Correct match of the compounds in Column P with the IR stretching frequencies (cm ) in Column Q
is
Column P Column Q
O

I A 1865

II O B 1770

O O O
III C 1745

(a) I - B; II - C; III - A (b) I - C; II - A; III - B (c) I - C; II - B; III - A (d) I - A; II - C; III - B


46. The organic compound that displays following data is
1
HNMR (400 MHz):  7.38 (d), 7.25 (d), 1.29 (s) ppm

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Br

Br
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Br
47. The molecule with a C2 axis of symmetry among the following is
(a) BH2Cl (b) CH3Cl (c) NH2Cl (d) HOCl
48. The molecule that will show Raman spectrum, but not IR spectrum, among the following is
(a) H2 (b) HCl (c) BrCl (d) CS2
49. Boron in BCl3 has
(a) sp hybridization (b) sp2 hybridization (c) sp3 hybridization (d) no hybridization
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50. The number of degenerate spatial orbitals of a hydrogen-like atom with principal quantum number n
= 6 is
(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 72 (d) 36
51. If  Aˆ , Bˆ   0 and  Aˆ , Cˆ   0 , then which of t he following necessarily holds:
 Aˆ , Bˆ and Cˆ are operators 
(a)  Bˆ , Cˆ   0   0
(b)  Aˆ , BC   0
(c)  Bˆ , AC   0
(d) Cˆ , AB
  
52. The correct statement among the following is ( Â is a hermitian operator)
(a) The eigenvalues of 
A2 can be negative.

(b) The eigenvalues of A2 are always positive

(c) No eigenfunction of 
A is an eigenfuncation of A2 .

(d) The eigenvalues of A2 can be complex.
53. If the atoms/ions in the crystal are taken to be hard spheres touching each other in the unit cell, then
the fraction of volume occupied in the body centered cubic structure is
2  3
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d)
6 6 8
54. Repeated measurements of Pb in a lake water sample gave 3.2, 5.2 and 7.2 ppb of Pb. Standard
deviation in the measurement of Pb is
(a) 2 ppb (b) 4 ppb (c) 0 ppb (d) 2 2 ppb
55. The stability of lyophobic colloids is a consequence of the
(a) electrical double layer at the surface of the particles.
(b) van der Waals force between the particles.
(c) small particle size.
(d) shape of the particles.
56. The equivalent conductance at infinite dilution of a strong electrolyte (0) can be obtained from the
plot of
1
(a) vs. C (b)  vs. C (c)  vs. C2 (d)  vs.
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57. The number-average molar mass  M n  for a monodisperse polymer is related to the weight-average
molar mass  M w  by the relation
Mw Mw
(a) M n  (b) M n  (c) M n  2M w (d) M n  M w
3 4
k1 k2
58. For a sequence of consecutive reactions, A   I   P the concentration of I would be, by
steady state approximation.
k1
(a) k1  A (b)  k1  k2   A (c) k1k 2  A (d) k  A
2

59. Enthalpy is equal to


(a) TS  PV   ui ni (b) TS   ui ni (c)  ui ni (d) PV   ui ni
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60. The structure of ribonucleoside uridine is

O O

NH NH
(a) HO (b) HO
N O N O
O O

OH OH OH

NH NH
(c) HO (d) HO
O N O O N O
O O

OH OH OH
PART-C

61. The peak area of differential thermal analysis curve is proportional to one or more of the following:
A. mass loss
B. mass of the sample
C. heat of decomposition/phase change
The correct answer is
(a) A only (b) B only (c) A and C (d) B and C
62. To determine the bond parameters at 25°C, electron diffraction is generally unsuitable for both
(a) O3 and NO2 (b) Sulfur and dry ice (c) NO2 and sulfur (d) O3 and dry ice
63. Match lanthanides in Column I with their properties in Column II
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(i) Reagent in oxidation state IV
B. Eu (ii) Ml2 of metallic lustre
C. Ce (iii)Diamagentic M(III)
D. Tb (iv)Pink in oxidation state III
Correct match is
(a) A-(iii), B-(ii); C-(i); D-(iv) (b) A-(ii), B-(iii); C-(iv); D-(i)
(c) A-(iv), B-(ii); C-(i); D-(iii) (d) A-(iii), B-(ii); C-(iv); D-(i)
64. Among the following species isolobal to CH2 are
A. CpCr(CO)2 B. CpCu C. Ni(CO)2 D. Cr(CO)4
E. Fe(CO)4
(a) A, C and E (b) B, C and D (c) B, C and E (d) A, B and D
65. Choose the incorrect statement for the phosphomolybdate anion, [PMO12O40]3–.
(a) It has a Keggin structure.
(b) Phosphorus is in +5 oxidation state.
(c) It is extremely basic.
(d) It forms crystalline precipitates with [R4N]+ (R = bulky alkyl or aryl group)
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66. Consider the following statement(s) for actinides (An):


A. Oxidation states greater than +3 are more frequent in An compared to lathanides (Ln)
B. Some An(III) ions show d-d transitions
C. UO22+ and PuO22+ are stable
D. Some of actinides do not have radioactive isotopes
The correct answer is
(a) A and C (b) B and D (c) A, B and C (d) B, C and D
67. According to Bent’s rule, for p-block elements, the correct combination of geometry around the
central atom and position of more electro-negative substituent is
(a) Trigonal bipyramidal and axial (b) Triogonal bipyramidal and equatorial
(c) Square pyramidal and axial (d) Square pyramidal and basal
68. Allred-Rochow electronegativity of an element is
A. directly proportional to the effective nuclear charge
B. directly proportional to the covalent radius
C. inversely proportional to the square of the covalent radius
D. directly proportional to the square of the effective nuclear charge
The correct answer is
(a) A and B (b) A and C (c) B and C (d) A and D
69. Br2 with propanone forms a charge transfer complex and l2 forms triiodide anion with I–. This im-
plies that
(a) both Br2 and I2 act as bases (b) both Br2 and I2 act as acids
(c) Br2 acts as an acid and I2 acts as a base (d) Br2 acts as a base and I2 acts an an acid
70. In the complex [Pd(L-L)(Me)(Ph)], the bisphosphine (L-L) that does not allow reductive elimina-
tion of PhMe, is

Ph Ph
P Ph
P
P
Ph
(a) P (b)

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P
(c) MeO (d)

MeO P

P P
Ph Ph Ph Ph
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71. In the reaction given below, the bisphosphine (P-P) that is in effective for transfer hydrogenation
reaction is

4CH3CN
CpRu(P–P)H + N BF4 CD2Cl2
CpRu(P–P)(CH3CN)]+BF4- + N

Ph Ph
(a) Diphenylphosphinomethane (b) 1, 2-Diphenylphosphinoethane
(c) 1, 3-Diphenylphosphinopropane (d) 1, 4-Diphyenylphosphinobutane
72. For high spin and low spin d6 octahedral complexes (ML6), the generally observed spin allowed
transitions, respectively, are
(a) two and one (b) one and two (c) zero and one (d) two and two
73. The reactions given below,
A. Cl2 + 2H2O  HOCl + H3O+ + Cl–
B. Cl2 + 2NH3  NH2Cl + NH4+ + Cl–
are examples of
(a) disproportionation only (b) disproportionation (A) and solvation (B)
(c) solvation (A) and disproportionation (B) (d) solvalysis as well as disproportionation
74. According to Wade’s rules, the cluster type and geometry of [Sn9]4-, respectively, are
(a) closo and tricapped trigonal prismatic (b) nido and monocapped square-antiprismatic
(c) arachno and heptagonal bipyramidal (d) closo and monocapped square antiprismatic

75. Assuming 1 J PH  1 J PB , the expected 31P NMR spectrum of H3P: 111BCl3 [for 11B, I = 3/2] is

(a) (b)

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(c) (d)

76. The geometry around Cu and its spin state for K3CuF6 and KCuL2, [H2L = H2NCONHCONH2],
respectively are:
(a) (octahedral, high-spin) and (square planar, low-spin)
(b) (octahedral, low-spin) and (square planar, low-spin)
(c) (trigonal prismatic, high-spin) and (tetrahedral, high-spin)
(d) (trigonal prismatic, low-spin) and (tetrahedral, high-spin)
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77. The active site structure for oxy-hemerythrin is:


O HO
(His)N N(His)
O
(a) Fe(III) Fe(III)
(His)N O O
O N(His)
O
C
Glu
Asp
O HO
(His)N N(His)
O
(b) Fe(II) Fe(III)
(His)N O O
O N(His)
O
C
Glu
Asp
O
H O
(His)N O N(His)
(c) (His)N Fe(III) Fe(III)
(His)N O O
O N(His)
O
C
Glu
Asp
O
H O N(His)
(His)N O
(d) (His)N Fe(II) Fe(III)
(His)N O O
O N(His)
O
C
Glu
Asp
78. Consider the following statements with respect to the base hydrolysis of [CoCl(NH3)5]2+ to
[Co(NH3)5(OH)]2+.
A. One of the ammonia ligands acts as a Bronsted acid.
B. The entering group is water.
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C. A heptacoordinated Co3+ species is an intermediate.
The correct statement(s) is/are
(a) A and B (b) A and C (c) B and C (d) C only
79. The number of inorganic sulfides in cubane like ferredoxin and their removal method, respectively,
are
(a) eight and washing with an acid (b) four and washing with a base
(c) eight and washing with a base (d) four and washing with an acid
80. Considering the ambidentate behaviour of thiocyanate ion, the most stable structure among the fol-
lowing is

P P P P
(a) (b)
Pd Pd

NCS SCN SCN NCS


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P P P P
(c) (d)
Pd Pd
SCN NCS NCS SCN
81. Major product of the following reaction is
O

O
1. LDA, TBDMSCl

2. CO2Me
heat
then H2O

(a) HO2C (b) HO2C


CO2Me CO2Me

CO2Me CO2Me

(c) HO2C (d) HO2C

82. Major product in the following reaction is

1. NH2OH
2. AcCl

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O

(a) CN (b) CN

(c) CN (d) CN
83. Major products A and B of the following reaction sequence are
O

1. TsNHNH2, AcOH H2, Pd/CaCO3


O A B
2. base Pb(OAc)2
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O O

O O
(a) A = B= (b) A = B=

O O

O O
(c) A = B= (d) A = B=

84. The major product formed in the following reaction is

CH2Cl2/MeLi

N
H
Cl
Cl
(a) (b) (c) (d)
N N N
N
Cl
85. Major products A and B of the following reaction sequence are
CO2H l2 DBU
A B
NaHCO3

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B= O O
(a)
O O
H H
I

(b) A = O B= O
O O
H H
I

(c) A = O B= O
O O
H H
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(d) A = O B= O
O O
H H
86. The major product formed in the following reaction is
2-
O 1.
BnO 2Li+
S Cu
CN

2. NH4Cl/H2O

S
(a) (b)
BnO OH
BnO OH
OH OH
(c) BnO (d) BnO
S
87. Correct sequence of reagents (i)-(iii) required for the conversion of A to B is

N NH N
O
H2N COOH
(A) (B)
A. Thionyl chloride, B. 4-Chloropyridine C. Piperidine
(a) A, B and C (b) A, C and B (c) B, A and C (d) C, A and B
88. The following reaction involves

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O
Rh (OAc) (cat)
O
2 4

O N2 O

(a) [1, 2] sigmatropic rearrangement (b) [2, 3] sigmatropic rearrangement


(c) [3, 3] sigmatropic rearrangement (d) C-H insertion reaction
89. Correct sequence of steps involved in the following transformation is
O
SOPh

KOH
O OH

(a) Michael addition, aldol condensation, syn-elimination, keto-enol tautomerism


(b) aldol condensation, electrocyclic ring closing, syn-elimination, dehydrogenation
(c) Michael addition, Claisen condensation, anti-elimination, keto-enol tautomerism
(d) Robinson annulation, dehydrogenation, anti-elimination
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90. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are
O

NEt2 AcOH
A B
heat H2O

O O
NEt2

(a) A = B=
COOH

O O NEt2
NEt2

(b) A = B=
O

O O

COOH
(c) A = B=

NEt2
O O

O
(d) A = B=

NEt2
NEt2
91. The major product formed in the following reaction sequence is
1. H2O2, AcOH
2. HNO3, H2SO4

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3. PCl 3

NO2 Cl
NO2 Cl
(a) (b) (c) (d)
N N N N
92. The number of optically active steroisomers possible for
CH3–CH(OH)–CH(OH)–CH(OH)–CH3 is
(a) two (b) four (c) six (d) eight
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93. The correct match of the circled protons in Column P with 1H NMR chemical shift ( ppm) in
Column Q is
Column-P Column-Q

(I) H (A) 6.72

Br

O
H

(II) (B) 16.4

H
(III) (C) –0.61

(a) I-A; II-B; III-C (b) I-B; II-A; III-C (c) I-B; II-C; III-A (d) I-C; II-B; III-A
94. The major product formed in the following reaction sequence is
1. MeOH/H+
2. TBDMSCl (1 equiv)
O OH Et N
3
HO
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3. PDC
4. AcOH/H O
HO 2

OH O
O OH
TBDMSO
(a) TBDMSO OH (b)
OH O
H H
O OTBDMS O OH
O O
(c) (d)
O TBDMSO
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95. For the successful synthesis of peptide linkage leading to the product A, the side chain of the amino
acid B should have
H O
peptide N CO2Me
SPh + HX pH = 7
NH2
(B)
XH H2N CO2Me
H O H O
peptide N peptide N
N CO2Me X
H
(A)

(a) XH = – OH (b) X H = –(CH 2)4NH (c) XH = – p – (C6H4)OH (d) XH = –SH


96. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are
SiMe3 1. H2SO4 Ti(PrO)4
2. TBAF (+)-DET
OTBDMS A B
t-BuOOH
OH CH2Cl2-20°C

(a) A = OH B = OH
O
(b) A = OH B= OH
O
O

(c) A = B=
OH OH
O

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OH OH
97. The intermediate A and the major product B in the following reaction are
OMe
Br
1. LDA (1 equiv.)
[A] B
2. MeO2C CO2Me

OMe OMe
CO2Me
(a) A = B=
CO2Me CO2Me

CO2Me
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OMe OMe
CO2Me
A= B=
(b) CO2Me
CO2Me
CO2Me

OMe CO2Me OMe


CO2Me
(c) A = CO2Me
B=
CO2Me

OMe CO2Me OMe

CO2Me CO2Me
(d) A = B=
CO2Me
98. The correct intermediate which leads to the product in the following reaction is
O O
NaNO2
OH OH
HBr
NH2 Br

O
O

(a) OH (b)
Br N2 O

O O
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O N
N

99. In the following transformation, the mode of electrocyclization A and the major product B are
H
cat. OsO4
heat NMO
B
A
H

H OH
(a) A = (4n) e–, dis B=

H OH
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H OH

(b) A = (4n + 2) e–, dis B =

H OH

H OH

(c) A = (4n) e–, con B =

H OH

H OH
(d) A = (4n + 2) e–, con B =

H OH

100. The major products A and B in the following reaction sequence are
O
B H Br
O
n-Bu A B
then H2O (Ph3P)2PdCl2
KOH

(a) A = n-Bu B = n-Bu


B(OH)2

(b) A = n-Bu B = n-Bu


B(OH)2

n-Bu B(OH)2 n-Bu


(c) A = B=

(d) A =
n-Bu
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B(OH)2
B=
n-Bu

101. The correct statement about the symmetry of the eigenfunctions of a quantum of 1-D harmonic
oscillator is
(a) All the eigenfunctions are only even functions, because the potential is an even function.
(b) All the eigenfunction are only odd functions, although the potential is an even function.
(c) The eigenfunctions have no odd-even symmetry.
(d) All the eigenfunctions are either odd or even functions, because the potential is an even function.
102. The correct statement about the difference of second and first excited state energies (E) of a par-
ticle in 1-D, 2-D square and 3-D cubic boxes with same length for each, is
(a) E (1 – D box) = E (2 – D box) = E (3 – D box)
(b) E (1 – D box) > E (2 – D box) > E (3 – D box)
(c) E (1 – D box) > E (2 – D box) = E (3 – D box)
(d) E (1 – D box) < E (2 – D box) < E (3 – D box)
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103. A one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator is perturbed by a potential x3. The first order cor-
rection to the energy for the ground state (E(1)) is
(a) E(1) > 0 but < 1 (b) E(1) < 0 (c) E(1) = 0 (d) E(1) > 2
104. The normal mode of ethylene represented, by the figure below, is

H H

H H

(a) only IR active (b) only Raman active


(c) both IR and Raman active (d) neither IR nor Raman active
105. The pair that contains a spherical top and a symmetric top, among the following, is
(a) CH 4 , CH 2Cl2 (b) CH 2 Cl2 , CH 3Cl (c) CH 3Cl , CH 4 (d) CH 4 , C  CH 3 4
106. A part of the character table of a point group (of order 4) is given below.

E X1 X2 X3
1 1 1 1 1
2 1 1 1 1
3 1 1 1 1
4 ? ? ? ?

The four characters of 4 are, respectively


(a) 1, 1, –1, –1 (b) 2, 0, 0, 1 (c) 1, i, i, 1 (d) 1, –i, i, –1
107. The electronic transition energy from 1  2 in propenyl radical is 4.8 eV. Within the frame work
of Huckel theory, the transitions energy from 1  3 would be
(a) 2.4 eV (b) 4.8 eV (c) 9.6 eV (d) 14.4 eV
1 13
108. The g-factors of H and C are 5.6 and 1.4 respectively. For the same value of the magnetic field
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strength, if the 1H resonates at 600 MHz, the 13C would resonate at
(a) 2400 MHz (b) 600 MHz (c) 150 MHz (d) 38 MHz
109. The term symbol for the ground state of a metal ion is 3P2. The residual entropy of a crystal of a salt
of this metal ion at 0 K is
(a) kB ln 1 (b) kB ln 3 (c) kB ln 5 (d) kB ln 7
110. In stretching of a rubber band,
dG = V dp – SdT + f dL
Which of the following relations in true?
S f   S   f 
(a)       (b)      
 L  p ,T  T  p , L  L  p ,T  V  p , L

S V   S   f 
(c)       (d)      
 L  p ,T  T  p , L  L  p,T  p T , L
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111. Four distinguishable molecules are distributed in energy levels E1 and E2 with degeneracy of 2 and 3,
respectively. Number of microstates, with 3 molecules in energy level E1 and one in energy level E2,
is
(a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 96 (d) 192
112. One mole of an ideal gas undergoes a cyclic process (ABCDA) starting from point A through 4
reversible steps as shown in the figure. Total work done in the process is

V2 B C
Volume

V1 A D

T1 Temperature T2

V2 V2 V2
(a) R T1  T2  (b) R T1  T2  (c) R T1  T2  ln V2 (d) R T2  T1  ln
V1 V1 V1 V1
113. If the specific conductance of an electrolyte solution is 0.2  –1 cm–1 and cell constant is 0.25 cm–1,
the conductance of the solution is
(a) 1.25  –1 (b) 1.0  –1 (c) 0.8  –1 (d) 2.0  –1
114. The predicted electromotive force (emf) of the electrochemical cell
Fe  s  / Fe 2  aq   0.01 M  | Cd 2  aq   0.01 M  / Cd  s  is

E 
0
Fe2  / Fe 
 0.447 V and E 0
Cd 2 / Cd 
 0.403 V 
(a) –0.850 V (b) +0.044 V (c) +0.0850 V (d) –0.044 V
115. A polymer has the following molar mass distribution

Number of molecules Molar mass (g.mol1 )


50 5000
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6000

The calculated number average molar mass  M n  of the polymer is


(a) 5200 (b) 5600 (c) 5800 (d) 6000
116. The separation of the (123) planes of an orthorhombic unit cell is 3.12 nm. The separation of (246)
and (369) planes are, respectively,
(a) 1.56 nm and 1.04 nm (b) 1.04 nm and 1.56 nm
(c) 3.12 nm and 1.50 nm (d) 1.04 nm and 3.12 nm
117. The slope and intercept obtained from (1/Rate) against (1/substrate concentration) of an enzyme
catalyzed reaction are 300 and 2 × 105, respectively. The Michaelis-Menten constants of the enzyme
in this reaction is
(a) 5 × 106 M (b) 5 × M–6 M (c) 1.5 × 103 M (d) 1.5 × 10–3 M
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118. The pressure inside (Pin) a spherical cavity with a radius r formed in a liquid with surface tension  is
related to the external pressure (Pout) as
2 
(a) Pin  Pout  2  (b) Pin  Pout  (c) Pin  Pout   (d) Pin  Pout 
r r r r
119. Reaction between A and B is carried out for different initial concentrations and the corresponding
half-life times are measured. The data listed in the table:

Entry  A0   M   B 0  M  t1/2  sec 


1 500 10 60
2 500 20 60
3 10 500 60
4 20 500 30

The rate can be represented as


2 2 2
(a) k  A B  (b) k  A (c) k  A  B  (d) k  A B 
120. The plot of the rate constant vs. ionic strength of the reaction A2  B  follows the line (refer to the
figure)

I
II
log k

0 III

IV

(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV

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CHEMICAL SCIENCES BOOKLET-[A]

PART–B
21. The cross-section    can be interpreted as the effective ‘target area’ that a nucleus interacts with an
incident neutron. Larger the effective area, greater the probability for reaction
In reaction, 92 U 235  10 n 
 36 Kr 94  56 Ba140  2 10 n , one neutron react with 92 U 235 to give two neu-
tron, which have more tendency to react with other radioactive nuclei. Thus, increases effective area
for reaction.
Correct option is (d)
22. (a) Oxalic acid versus potassium permanganate:
 pink-purple  max  525 nm 
End-point is colorless 
(b) Iron (II) versus 1, 10-phenanthroline:
 Reddish-orange  max  512 nm 
End-point is colorless 
(d) Nickel (II) versus Dimethylglyoxime :

End-point is colorless  Red  max  445 nm 



(c) Cobalt (II) versus Eriochrome Black-T:

End-point is Blue-green  Blue



 pH  8  max  660 nm   max  600 nm 
Free EBT 
 Co  II  +EBT complex

Since, color change at end-point is not significant for option(c) which is requirement of the spectro-
photometric titration. Therefore, color monitoring method is not suitable in this case.
Correct option is (c)
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• Generally, ionisation energy increases on moving from left to right in a period in periodic table.
• Ionisation energy decreases as we move down in given group
• Ionisation energy will be more for full filled and half filled orbital.
Correct option is (b)

7  6  3  1 26
24. ClO3    3  1  4  sp3 Tetrahedral
8 8

••

Cl = Pyramidal shape
O O
O
8  6  3 26
XeO3    3  1  4  sp3  Tetrahedral 
8 8
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••

Xe = Pyramidal shape
O O
O
6  6  3 24
SO3    3  sp 2  Trigonal planar 
8 8
O

S
O O
Correct option is (a)

25. n + BF3 n BF3

H2O + BF3 H+ + HOBF3


cation formation  carbocation
Correct option is (b)

3 eg
26. (A)  TiF6 
Ti  3d 2 4s 2 d1
Ti3  3d1 4s0 t2g
1 unpaired electron eg

(B) CrF63 d3
Cr  3d 5 4s1 t2g
3 3 0
Cr  3d 4s 3 unpaired electron

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eg
3
(C)  MnF6  d4
Mn  3d 5 4s2 t2g
3 4
Mn  3d 4 unpaired electron

eg
(D) CoF63 d6
Co  3d 7 4s2
t2g
Co3  3d 6 4s0
4 unpaired electron
Hence, A < B < C = D
Correct option is (d)
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27. Cytochrome-C shows redox reaction and it is an essential component of electron transport chain,
whereas it is carriers of one electron and does not bind oxygen
Correct option is (c)
6  5  7  3 32
28. SNF3    4  sp3  Td
8 8
8  6  2  7  2 34
XeO 2 F2    4  1  5  sp3d  TBP
8 8
N F
O
S
••

Xe
F F O
F F
Tetrahedral Trigonal bipyramidal
Correct option is (d)

1  Co  H µCo  D 1934 1934


29. v     2   Co  D   1367.7  1396
µ  Co  D µCo H  Co D 2
Correct option is (b)
30. In trigonal prismatic ligand field, energy of ‘d’ orbital is
d yz  d xz  d 2  d 2 2  d xy
z x y

Hence, the most stablized ‘d’ orbital is d xy


Correct option is (b)
31. According to electroneutrality principle, each atom in any stable substance has a charge close to
zero. This means if central atom has more positive charge then it would be stabilized by ligand
having high negative charge density i.e. more electronegative donor atom.
3
In case of  Al  NH3 6  , nitrogen is sp3 hybridized hence it is least electronegative hence
least stable complex.
Correct option is (b)

Electronic absorption band of I2 vapours appears at 520 nm i.e.  max of I2  gas   520 nm
32.
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If solution is prepared with a solvent that able to form a charge transfer complex (CTC) like aromatic
solvents, ethers, alcohols etc. This absorption band shifted towards UV range i.e. blue shift. More
the donation of electrons from solvent to the * (LUMO) of I2 more will be the blue shift.
Here, option(d) methanol has highest electron donating capacity (i.e. most basic)

 max I2  Hexane   523nm Red shift

 max I2  Benzene   502nm Blue shift

 max I2  Methanol   440 nm Blue shift

 max I2  Water   460 nm Blue shift


Note: Methanol has low ionization potential (10.85 eV) than water (12.59 eV), therefore methanol
is better electron donar than water.
Correct option is (d)
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33. Spin-orbit coupling is larger for the heavier atoms (Inner transition) and very small for lighter atoms.
Correct option is (c)
H
H H
•O •O •O
 M.C.
 +
34. 

m/z = 72
Correct option is (a)
(4) COOH (1)
H
(R) Configuration
35.
HOOC (3) H (2)

Correct option is (b)


HO
36. OH

OH

HO
Enterodiol is a lignan, formed by the action of intestinal bacteria on lignan precursors found in
plants.
Correct option is (c)

Pyrrole Pyrazole Imidazole


37.
N

N
N N N
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Weak
Base
H H H

H+ H+ H+ H
H
N N

Stronger NH
conjugate N N N N
acid
H H H H
H

pKa = –4.5 pKa = 2.5 pKa = 7.1

pK a  basicity
Lesser is the availability of lone pair for donation, lesser is the basic behaviour.
Correct option is (c)
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O O O O
H2O O O
S
S S
38. OH OH2
HO HO O
H
O O
S SO3H
H HO3S H
O
OH O H OH

Correct option is (d)


39. Hydrogen bonding and no 1, 3-diaxial interaction

H
O

O
Me O

Correct option is (a)


40. HOMO of hexatriene in hv condition is  4 . In  4 molecular orbital has three nodes.
No. of nodes
5. 6

4. 5
LUMO

LUMO
4
3.
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HOMO

2. 3 HOMO

1. 2

0 1 hv

Correct option is (d)
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a a

c b c
b
e
d d
e
41.
c b c

a a

13
C NMR 
 Total 5-signal
Correct option is (a)

MeO MeO +
MeO

Carbocation stabilized Carbocation stabilized


through (8 hydrogen) through (6 hydrogen) Carbocation stabilized
42. hyperconjugation hyperconjugation and allylic through (6 hydrogen)
double bond hyperconjugation and
np-vacant orbital
resonance stabilization

Order of stability of carbocation C > B > A


Correct option is (d)
T
   of sample 32
43. Optical purity  T
 100   100  80%
   of pure enantiomer 40

Correct option is (d)

O
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O O O
KOH, MeOH
44.
Intramolecular
H H
Aldol reaction
OH H

OH OH

E1cB

O H O
O OH

Correct option is (c)


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O O
O O O
45. (I) (II) O (III)
Cyclic Ketone Cyclic Ester Anhydride
IR = 1745 cm–1 IR = 1770 cm–1 IR = 1865 cm–1
(C) (B) (A)
Correct option is (c)
Br
Br a a
H H  = 7.38 (d)
Plane of symmetry
46. b b
H H  = 7.25 (d)
H H
C C singlet 1.29 ppm
c H H
H C H
H Hc
H
c
Correct option is (a)

Cl
Once C2 passing through ‘B’ and ‘Cl’ atoms, two hydrogen interchange their position but
47. B remain same molecule.
H H

Correct option is (a)


48. H2 a homo diatomic molecule will have not change in dipole moment. Thus, it will be IR inactive but
since H2 having polarisability in a Raman spectra. Thus, it will be Raman active.
Correct option is (a)
Cl
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sp2 [hybridisation]
B
49. Cl Cl
2
(3 + 3×7)/8 = 3 sp
Correct option is (b)
50. Orbital degeneracy = n2 = 62 = 36
Correct option is (d)
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
 A, ˆ B
  A, ˆ C
ˆ   0 &  A, ˆ   0
51.  BC    A, B C  B  A, C   0      
Correct option is (b)
 ikx
52. e.g. Let Aˆ  pˆ x which is a Hermitian operator and   e be operand
2
 
Aˆ  Aˆ e ikx    k  ; Aˆ 2   2 2 e ikx    2 k 2 e ikx
x
Therefore, eigen value is positive.
Correct option is (b)
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3 3
4 r 4  3 3  a 3
53. Packing fraction = Z      2  3.14      r  
3 a 3  4  8  4 
Correct option is (d)
 3.2  5.2  7.2 
54. x   ppb  5.2 ppb
 3 
2 2 2
 xL  x   3.2  5.2    5.2  5.2    7.2  5.2 
s  N 1

3 1
ppb

22  0  22 8
 ppb  ppb  2 ppb
2 2
Correct option is (a)
55. The stability of lyophobic colloids is a consequence of electrical double layer at the surface of the
particles
Correct option is (a)
56. For strong electrolyte,  0 can be obtained from the plot of  vs c
Correct option is (b)
Mw
57. P.D.I.= =1 for Monodisperse sample
Mn
 Mw  Mn
Correct option is (d)
58. Rate of formation of I = Rate of deformation of I
k
 k1  A  k2  I    I   1  A
k2
Correct option is (d)
59. G  ui ni
G  H  TS
H  G  TS
H  ui ni  TS
Correct option is (b)
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O

NH

N O
O
60. HO

OH OH
Uridine is glycosylated pyrimidine-analog containing uracil attached to ribose ring (ribofuranose)
via a ,  N1  glycosidic bond
Correct option is (b)
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PART–B
61. The peak area of differential thermal analysis is propportional to
(i) mass of the sample
(ii) heat of decompositional phase change
Correct option is (d)
62. Electron diffraction is used to get the bond parameters of gaseous samples.
Correct option is (b)
63. (a) Lu(III) = [Xe] 4f145d06s0, hence diamagnetic
(b) EuI2 has metallic lustre
(c) Ce(IV) used as oxidising agent
(d) Tb(III)-f8 has pink colour
Correct option is (a)
64. Number of valence electron in CH2 = 6
Hence, fragment having 16 electron will be isolobal to this fragment.

A  CpCr  CO  2  5  6  4  15

B  CpCu  5  11  16

C  Ni  CO  2  10  4  14

D  Cr  CO  4  6  8  14 ; E  Fe  CO  4  8  8  16
Correct option is (c)

65.  PMo12O40 3 is less basic. It is slightly less basic than ClO 4

Correct option is (c)


66. (A) Due to more expansion of 5f orbital actinoids has more tendency to release electron hence have
more tendency to show oxidation state greater than +3 compared to Lanthanoids
(B) Actinoids (III) show either f-d or f-f transition, but no d-d transition
(C) UO 22 and PuO 22 are stable
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Correct option is (a)
67. According to Bent’s Rule, ‘more electro negative element occupy axial position in trigonal bipyramidal
geometry.
Correct option is (a)
68. According to Allred-Rochow, electronegativity can be given as
0.3590 Zeff
 AR   0.744 where, r = covalent radius.
r2
Correct option is (b)
69. In I3 , there is intraction between * of I2 and non-bonding electron of I–. In case propanone and Br2,
there in interaction between * of Br2 and non-bonding electron of propanone.
Thus, both I2 and Br2 behave as acid.
Correct option is (b)
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70. According to reductive elimination reaction mechanism cis-complex can give the product but
trans-complex is not suitable for reaction and does not give reductive elimination product. Since,
ligand given in option (d) forms a trans-complex with Pd(II) due to the presence of flexible
methylene (–CH2–) groups. Therefore, reductive elimination not occured.

Me

P Pd P P P
Ph Ph Ph Ph
Pd
Ph Ph Ph Ph Ph
Me Ph
(trans)
(cis)
Actually formed but does not give reaction This can give the reaction but not formed

Correct option is (d)


71. As the chelate ring size increases (in case of (d)), the energy of LUMO of complex cation
CpRu(P–P)+ (which formed after H– transfer) decreases and makes the complex cation better H–
acceptor and therefore decreasing the rate of H– transfer from CpRu(P–P)H.
+

Ph Ph CH3CN Ph Ph
P P P P + H–
Ph Ru Ph No reaction Ph Ru Ph
Cp H Cp NCCH3
(d) Low energy LUMO
High steric crowding due to so, better H– acceptor
large chelating ring
Correct option is (d)
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For d 6  high spin  there is one spin allowed transition from 5 T2g  5E g
In case of d6 low spin commonly two spin allowed transitions are observed.
1
 1T1g
A1g 
1
 1T2g
A1g 
there are additional spin allowed transitions at higher energy but they are marked by allowed transi-
tions. Hence, are not observed
Correct option is (b)
73.  HOCl  H3O   Cl
A  Cl2  2H 2O 
B  Cl 2  2NH 3   NH 2 Cl  NH 4  Cl
Above both reactions are example of solvolysis as well as disproportionation
Correct option is (d)
74. Sn 94  9  4  4  40 , thus it follow 4n + 4. Hence, it has nido structure
Correct option is (b)*
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75. H 3 P  11BCl3
31  1 
P NMR   2 NI H  1 for 3H   2  3   1  4  quartet   1: 3 : 3 :1
 2 
31  3 
P NMR   2 NI B  1 for B   2   1  1  4  quartet   1:1:1:1
 2 
3H

1 3 3 1
B B B B

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Intensity ratio : 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 3 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
Correct option is (c)
3
76. K 3CuF6  3k   CuF6  , oxidation state of Cu3+ = 3d8

Thus, Cu3+ d8  Oh 

KCuL2  oxidation state of Cu = 1 + x–4 = 0  x  3


 
Cu 3 d8
Hence, square planar low spin
O H H O –
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C N N C

O H H O
Correct option is (a)
77. In oxyhemerythrin, both the Fe are present as Fe(III) and there is presence of hydrogen bonding and
dioxygen bind to only one Fe.
Correct option is (c)
78. Mechanism of base hydrolysis can be given as
2 
 Co  Cl   NH 3    Co  Cl   NH3   NH 2  
 OH  
 5  4 

slow 2
 Co  Cl   NH 3 4  NH 2   
RDS
  Co  NH3 4  NH 2   Cl
intermediate  C.N.5 
2
fast 2
 Co  NH3   NH 2    H 2O  Co  NH 3   OH  
 4   5 
Correct option is (a)
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79. Cubane like ferredoxin is Fe4S4


It has four inorganic sulfide which can be removed by treatment with acid.
8H 
Fe 4S4   Fe84  4H 2S
Correct option is (d)

Ph Ph
Ph Ph Ph Ph
P 76º P P 85º P P 89º P
Ph Ph Pd Ph Ph Ph
Ph Pd Pd
80.
NCS SCN NCS SCN
SCN NCS
Small P–Pd–P angle, less Increase in P–Pd–P angle,increase in steric hindrance. No P–Pd–P bond angle, further increase
steric hindrance effective effective  bonding from the P atom, the S atom of SCN– with increase in size of chelate ring and
 Pd–SCN– bonding ligand can form  bond but due to steric hindrance SCN– hence steric hindrance increases. No effective
binds through N atom.  bonding from P, the S atom of SCN– can
form the  bond but steric hindrance favours
the Pd-N bonding
Correct option is (a)

O Li O OTBDMS

O N O O
H
H Li TBDMS Cl MeO2C heat
81. LDA (4+2)
+ cycloaddition

OTBDMS

2
O1
CO2Me CO2Me 3
H2O O 1
CO2Me
2
HOOC [3,3]
TBDMSO sigmatropic
3

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Correct option is (c)

82.
H2N OH Ac–Cl
NH OH

O OH N OH

CN CN Backmann
fragmentation

N OAc
H
Correct option is (a)
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Base H N Ts Ts N
O OH N N

AcOH TsNHNH2
83. O O O
O

O H2, Pd/CaCO3 O
Pd(OAc)2
(Lindlar catalyst)
Product (B) Product (A)
Correct option is (c)

H
H Cl
(Carbene)
C
••

C
Li+Me– H Cl
Cl
H Cl
C C
••

H
84. Cl
Carbene insertion –LiCl
N Me–Li+ N N N
H Li Li (Product)

Correct option is (c)

O O
OH
C I2 I
NaHCO3
I
85. O H O
O

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DBU
O O O
Base
O O O
H H
*DBU = [1, 8-Diazabicycle [5.4.0] undec-7-ene]
Product (B) Product (A)

Correct option is (b)

CN 2–
O Cu S OH
86. BnO NH4Cl/H2O
BnO

Correct option is (d)


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Cl
O
S
87. N Cl Cl
OH O
OH HN C HN C
H2N C
O O Cl
Cl

N N

N N
H
N
H Cl
N N C
H

HN N C N O
H
O

Correct option is (c)


O O
Rh2(OAc)4(cat.)
+ N2
••
88. N2
••
O O
••

O O
[2, 3 STR]
2
O1 O

1 3
2

Correct option is (b)

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O
SOPh
H
89. KOH Michael
H addition H
O O
O OH O
PhOS Intramolecular SOPh SOPh
Aldol
Reaction KOH
KOH
O O O
O O
OH H
Ph O
S H
H
syn elimination keto enol
Tautomerism
O O OH
OH

Correct option is (a)


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O O O O
•• NEt2
NEt2 NEt2 NEt2
C
90. OH2

Product (A) H+ –NEt2


O O O
O
O H3O+ O
OH2

OH OH
Product (B)

Correct option is (a)

NO2 NO2
H NO2

H2O2/AcOH O N O
HNO3/H2SO4
91. N N N N N

O : PCl3
O O

Correct option is (b)


92. The number of optically active stereoisomer are two

CH3 CH3

H OH HO H

H OH HO H

HO H H OH

CH3
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Optically active
Correct option is (a)
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O
H
H
93. (I) H (II) (III)

O
Br
 = 6.72 ppm
4n = 12 e– 4n+2 = 14 e–
in delocalization vinylic proton with EWG in delocalization
Therefore,anti-aromatic inner proton will Therefore, aromatic inner proton will be
be highly deshielded i.e. paratropic highly shielded i.e. diatropic anisotropy
anisotropy  = 16.4 ppm  = – 0.61

Correct option is (b)

O O OH2 O
OH MeOH O OMe
HO + HO MeOH/H+ HO
H HO
94.
HO HO HO
HO

O O OMe
O OMe TBDMS-Cl
OH TBDMSO TBDMSO
HO (1eq.) Et3N
PDC
AcOH/H2O HO
O
O
Correct option is (b)
H O

Peptide N CO2Me
SPh HS
NH2
95.
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H O H O
H2N CO2Me
SH
Peptide N N
NH Peptide
S

CO2Me
Correct option is (d)

SiMe3 SiMe3
H2SO4 TBAF
OTBDMS OTBDMS OH
96. Deprotection
OH OH2 of (–OH)
Anti-elimination
Ti(Pro)4, (+)–DET
t-BuOOH, CH2Cl2, –20ºC
OH
O
Correct option is (a)
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OMe OMe OMe

Br
LDA CO2Me
97.
1 equivalent
CO2Me CO2Me
H
(A)
CO2Me

O O OMe
OMe OMe

C H3O+ C O
OMe OMe
workup C
CO2Me CO2Me OMe
(B) C
O OMe

Correct option is (a)


O
O O O
NaNO 2 NGP HBr
OH
OH OH
98. O
NH2 N2 Br
Br Br
Correct option is (c)

H
H H
OH
heat cat. OsO4
99. 6 e– NMO
OH
H H
H
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less hindered face)

Correct option is (b)


O Br
B H
O (Ph3)2PdCl2, KOH
100. n Bu n-Bu n-Bu
then H2O
B(OH)2

Correct option is (b)


101. Eigen functions are even for even values of vibrational quantum number (n) and odd for odd values
of n.
Correct option is (d)
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 h2   h2 
102. In 1-D box, E  5  2  and in 2-D box
E  3  2 
 8m   8m 

 h2 
And in 3-D box, E  3  2 
 8m 
Correct option is (c)

103. For odd power of perturbed potential, E 1 is always ‘0’


Correct option is (c)
104. Only Raman active, (symmetric vibration, change in dipole moment is zero during vibration)
Correct option is (b)

105. Spherical top molecule  CH 4  Perfect geometry


I a  I b  Ic
Symmetrical top molecule  CH 3Cl  Ia  0, I b  Ic
Correct option is (c)
106. According to GOT theorem, any two IR must be orthogonal to each other.
Correct option is (a)
3 =  – 2 
2 = 
107.
1 =  + 2 
E1 3  2 E1 2  2  4.8  9.6 eV
Correct option is (c)
108. E  g  B0  h  g  B0
  g
 H gH 600 MHz 5.6 600
    C   150 MHz
 C gC C
Correct option is (c)
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3
109. P2
Degeneracy = (2×2+1) = 5
S  k B nqe
For electron ground state, qe  ge
S  k B ng e  k B n5
Correct option is (c)
110. dG  VdP  SdT  fdL ... (1)
Differentiating equation w.r.t. T at constant P, L
 G 
 T    S
  P, L
Similarly differentiating equation (1), w.r.t. L at constant P and T
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 G 
    F
 T , P
Since, G is a stable function,
   G      G  
        
 L  T  P , L  T , P  T  L T , P  P , L
 S   F 
Or,     
 L T , P  T  P , L
Correct option is (a)
111. For distinguishable particles,
n
g1ni g 0 0 g1n1 23 31 8
W  N i W  4    4    4   3  24  4  96
ni ; n0 n1 3 1 3 2
Correct option is (c)

B C
V2

112.
Volume

V1
A D

T1 T2

wtotal  wAB  wBC  wCD  wDA


Process AB is isothermal,
V 
 wAB   nRT1n  2 
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 V1 
Process BC is isochoric,
 wBC  0
Process CD is isothermal,
V  V 
 wCD   nRT2n  1   nRT2n  2 
 V2   V1 
Process DA is isochoric

V  V 
 wDA  0  wtotal   nRT1n  2   nRT2n  2 
 V1   V1 
V 
 nR T2  T1  n  2 
 V1 
Correct option is (d)
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 A 0.2
113. R  G k ; G   0.8  1
A  0.25
Correct option is (c)
0.0591  0.01 
114.
0

Ecell  Eright 0
 Eleft   2
log  
 0.01 
Ecell  0.403  0.447 ; Ecell  0.044V
Correct option is (b)
N1M1  N 2 M 2 50  500  75  6000
115. Mn    5600
N1  N 2 50  75
Correct option is (b)

d123 3.12 d 3.12


116. d 246    1.56 nm ; d 369  123   1.04 nm
2 2 3 3
Correct option is (a)
km
117. slope   300 ... (1)
rmax
1
Intercept   2  105 ...(2)
rmax

1  k  1.5 103


m
 2
Correct option is (d)

118. For a bubble, surface tension counteracts internal pressure


2
 Pint  Pout 
r
2
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 Pint  Pout 
r
Correct option is (b)
119. From entry (1) and (2), order w.r.to, B = 1
And from entry (3) and (4), order w.r.to. A = 2
Correct option is (c)

120. A2  B   product


Slope = 2 AZ A Z B  2 A  2  1  4 A   ve  salt effect 
Thus, plot having negative slope
Correct option is (d)

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