1.

Define the following terms

a) Plane of symmetry
b) Centre of symmetry
c) Alternating axis of symmetry
d) Rotational axis of symmetry
2. What is meant by Chirality? Give examples.
3. Differentiate enantomerism and diastereomerism. Give examples.
4. Differentiate meso and racemic forms.
5. Discuss the following projection formulae with one example
a) Fischer
b) Sawhorse
c) Newmann
6. Write notes on Dieckmann condensation reaction.
7. Explain the role of LiAlH4 in the reaction of ketones to secondary alcohols.
8. How does cyclopropane react with HI and H 2SO4?
9. Describe the mechanism of E1 reaction.
10. Describe the mechanism of E2 reaction.
11. Describe the mechanism of E1 CB reaction.
12. Define aromaticity and give an example.
13. What is Huckel's rule?
14. Give an example for aromatic, anti-aromatic and non-aromatic compound.
15. Explain the following term
(a) Electrophile (b) Nucleophile

Essay Type Questions

1. What is isomerism? Explain structural isomerism and its types with one example each.
2. Give a detailed account on stereo isomerism and its types.
3. Discuss the sequence rules which are used in R-S system of specifying configurations.
4. Discuss in detail about the conformations of n-butane.
5. Explain Cohn Ingold Prelog rules in the determination of absolute configuration.
6. Describe the different types of addition reactions.
7. Explain the role of the following reagents in reduction
a) NaBH4
b) Li/Na in liq.NH3
c) Raney Ni
8. Explain the role of the following reagents in oxidation reactions
a) OsO4
 b) K2Cr2O7
c) PCC
d) KMnO4
9. Outline the synthesis of the following with mechanism
a) Paracetamol
b) Aspirin
10. Draw and explain the orbital structure of benzene.
11. Eloborate the types of isomerism in transistion metal compound with an example.
12. Explain SN2 reaction mechanism with an example.
13. Explain SN1 reaction mechanism with an example

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - QUESTION BANK

Four / Six Mark Questions

1. Define Bond energy.

2. Explain the terms bond length, bond angle and molecular orbital.

3. Distinguish between sigma and pi- bonds.

4. Write a note on features of MOT for covalent molecules.

5. Give the difference between bonding and anti-bonding orbital.

6. What are the conditions for the combinations of atomic orbital?

7. How the molecular orbital arranged according to their increasing order of energy?

8. Define Systems and surroundings.

9. Write a note on types of Systems.

10. Explain the properties of System.

11. What are State and Path variables?

12. Define Heat and Work for a system.

13. Define Internal energy.

14. Define enthalpy of a system.

15. What is a relation between enthalpy of a system and energy?

16. Define entropy and give mathematical expression for entropy.

17. Give the expression for entropy change in reversible and irreversible process.
 18. Define Gibb’s free energy.

19. What is galvanic cell? Give its representation.

20. Define single and standard electrode potentials.

21. Define corrosion. Mention the types with an example for each.

22. What is Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO)?/

Give the wave function equations for the formation molecular orbitals by the combination of
atomic orbitals?/
Draw and interpret the energy level diagram for formation of Molecular Orbital

23. Differentiate bonding and anti-bonding molecular orbital

24. Describe the combination of s-s orbitals to give bonding and anti-bonding molecular orbitals

Essay type Questions

1. Explain the formation of sigma and pi- bond taking examples.

2. Discuss the shape and orientation of s-s orbital overlap taking Hydrogen as an example.

3. Discuss the shape and orientation of s-p orbital overlap taking HF as an example.

4. Discuss the shape and orientation of p-p orbital overlap taking Flourine as an example.

5. Elaborate MO diagram for homonuclear diatomic molecule taking Hydrogen as an example.

6. Explain about MO diagrams of CO molecule.

7. Write notes on [ i.] MO structure of Benzene and [ ii] 1,3-butadiene.

8. Derive Gibb’s Helmoltz equation and mention its applications.

9. Derive Nernst equation and mention its application.

10. With a neat sketch explain Pourbaix diagram for Iron.

11. Describe the overlapping of p and d orbitals with orbital diagram
12. Describe the overlapping of d and d orbitals with orbital diagram
13. Draw and explain the molecular orbital energy level diagram for hydrogen molecule (H 2) and
calculate the bond order.

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY QUESTION BANK

PART-B (4 MARKS)

1. Define coordination number.

2. What is the coordination number of the Fe atom is K3[Fe(C2O4)3]?
3. How to calculate the coordination number?
4. How many numbers of geometries are possible in C.N 4? Explain with one example.
5. What is a soft metal?
6. What are hard acids?
7. Why hard hard interactions are ionic?
8. What is Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO)?/ Give the wave function
equations for the formation molecular orbitals by the combination of atomic orbitals?/
Draw and interpret the energy level diagram for formation of Molecular Orbital
9. Differentiate bonding and anti-bonding molecular orbital
10. Describe the combination of s-s orbitals to give bonding and anti-bonding molecular
orbitals.
11. Explain why H2+ is less satble than H2 molecule?
12. Explain why Ionisation energy of O2 is lower than O atoms?
13. How does bond order explain the stability of the molecule
14. Explain the paramagnetism of O2 by MO theory
15. O2 molecule is paramagnetic while O22- ion is diamagnetic
16. CO is diamagnetic. Justify it with MO concept
17. The Ionization energy of O2 is less than that of O2+. Why?
18. Write a note on spectrochemical series
19. Explain briefly about high spin and low spin complexes with examples
20. Write a note on the calculation of magnetic moment for octahedral complex /tetrahedral
complex
21. Explain briefly the groups and periods in the periodic table
22. What is meant by periodicity of element?
23. Discuss the variations in atomic radius along a period and down the group
24. Discuss the shape of d -orbitals
25. What is meant by Screening Effect and effective nuclear charge
26. What is meant by Ionic radius
27. What is the correlation between atomic size and ionisation energy?
28. Discuss the variations of electron affinity along the periodic table.
29. Why nitrogen has higher ionisation energy value than oxygen?
30. First ionisation energy of Al is lower than that of Mg ; comment on the statement
31. State Fajans Rule.

PART-C (12 MARKS)

1. Detail the classification of HSAB with examples.

2. Describe the two different combination of s and px orbitals with orbital diagram/
Describe the overlapping of s and px orbitals with orbital diagram / Draw the shape of
Molecular Orbitals obtained by overlap of s and px orbitals
3. Describe the overlapping of px and px orbitals with orbital diagram/(Similar template
like qn.no. 2) (6 or 7 marks)
4. Describe the overlapping of pand d orbitals with orbital diagram (6 or 7 marks)
5. Describe the overlapping of d and d orbitals with orbital diagram (6 or 7 marks)
6. Draw and explain the molecular orbital energy level diagram for hydrogen molecule
(H2) and calculate the bond order.
7. Draw and explain the molecular orbital energy level diagram for hydrogen
molecular ion (H2+) molecule and calculate the bond order.
8. Draw and explain the molecular orbital energy level diagram for oxygen molecule
(O2) molecule and calculate the bond order.
9. Draw and explain the molecular orbital energy level diagram for CO molecule and
calculate the bond order.
10. Give the salient features of crystal field theory
11. Discuss the crystal field splitting in a octahedral complex
12. Discus the crystal field splitting in a tetrahedral complex
13. Describe the Slater’s Rule for determining the effective nuclear charge
14. Explain why the substantial decrease in first ionization energy is observed between
Na and K and not between Al and Ga.
15. Discuss the features of long form of periodic table
16. Describe Pauling's scale of electro negativity