PART C: CHEMISTRY

61. The decomposition of a substance follows first order 69. Which of the following kind of catalysis can be explained
kinetics. Its concentration is reduced to 1/8th of its initial by the adsorption theory ?
value in 24 minutes. The rate constant of the decomposition (a) Homogeneous catalysis
process is (b) Acid - base catalysis
0.692 1 (c) Heterogeneous catalysis
(a) 1/24 min–1 (b) min (d) Enzyme catalysis
24
70. The electrolytic impurities of a sol can most easily be
2.303 1 1 2.303 8 1 separated by
(c) log min (d) log min
24 8 24 1 (a) dialysis (b) electrosmosis
62. Which of the following is not a favourable condition for (c) electrophoresis (d) electrodialysis
physical adsorption ? 71. If x is amount of adsorbate and m is amount of adsorbent,
(a) High pressure which of the following relations is not related to adsorption
(b) Negative H process ?
(c) Higher critical temperature of adsorbate (a) x / m = f (p) at constant T.
(d) High temperature (b) x / m = f (T) at constant p.
63. Consider the reaction, 2A + B products. When concentration (c) p = f (T) at constant (x / m).
of B alone was doubled, the half-life did not change. When the x
(d) = p´ T
concentration of A alone was doubled, the rate increased by two m
times. The unit of rate constant for this reaction is 72. Gold numbers of some colloids are : Gelatin : 0.005 – 0.01,
(a) s – 1 (b) L mol–1 s–1 Gum arabic : 0.15 – 0.25; Oleate : 0.04 – 1.0; Starch : 15 – 25.
(c) no unit (d) mol L–1 s–1. Which among these is a better protective colloid ?
64. Tyndall effect is shown by (a) Gelatin (b) Starch
(a) sol (b) solution (c) Oleate (d) Gum arabic
(c) plasma (d) precipitate 73. Freundlich equation for adsorption of gases (in amount of x g)
65. Select the rate law that corresponds to the data shown for on a solid (in amount of m g) at constant temperature can be
the following reaction A B expressed as
C
x 1 x 1
Expt. No. (A) (B) Initial Rate (a) log log p log K (b) log log K log p
1 0.012 0.035 0.10 m n m n

2 0.024 0.070 0.80 x x 1

(c) pn (d) log p log K
3 0.024 0.035 0.10 m m n
4 0.012 0.070 0.80 74. In a first-order reaction A B, if k is rate constant and inital
(a) Rate = k[B]3 (b) Rate = k [B]4 concentration of the reactant A is 0.5 M, then the half-life is
(c) Rate = k [A] [B]3 (d) Rate = k [A]2 [B]2 log 2 log 2
(a) (b)
66. Which of the following curves is in accordance with k k 0.5
Freundlich adsorption isotherm ? ln 2 0.693
(c) (d)
k 0.5k
(a) (b)
75. Consider a general chemical change 2A + 3B products.
The rate with respect to A is r1 and that with respect to B is
log x/m
log x/m

r2. The rates r 1 and r2 are related as

(a) 3 r1=2r2 (b) r1 = r2
p p (c) 2r1 = 3r2 (d) r12 2r22
76. Activation energy (Ea) and rate constants (k1 and k2) of a
(c) (d) chemical reaction at two different temperatures (T1 and T2)
are related by :
log x/m

E æ1 1ö
log x/m

(a) ln 2 = - a çç - ÷÷÷
k
k1 ç
R è T1 T2 ÷ø
E æ1 1ö
(b) ln k 2 = - a çç - ÷÷
log p log p

67. A catalyst increases rate of reaction by k1 R è T2 T1 ÷÷ø

ç
E æ1 1ö
= - a çç + ÷÷÷
(a) decreasing enthalpy k2
(c) ln
(b) decreasing internal energy k1 R è 2ç T T ÷
1ø
(c) decreasing activation energy
E æ1 1ö
ln 1 = a çç - ÷÷÷
(d) increasing activation energy k
R èç T1 T2 ø÷
(d)
k2
68. For a first order reaction (A) products the concentration
of A changes from 0.1 M to 0.025 M in 40 minutes. 77. The rate of a chemical reaction doubles for every 10°C rise
The rate of reaction when the concentration of A is 0.01 M is : of temperature. If the temperature is raised by 50°C, the rate
(a) 1.73 × 10–5 M/min (b) 3.47 × 10–4 M/min of the reaction increases by about :
–5 (a) 10 times (b) 24 times (c) 32 times (d) 64 times
(c) 3.47 × 10 M/min (d) 1.73 × 10–4 M/min
 78. The half-life period of a first order reaction is 15 minutes. 86. Which of the following electrolytes is least effective in
The amount of substance left after one hour will be: coagulating ferric hydroxide solution?
1 (a) KBr (b) K2SO4
(a) of the original amount
4 (c) K2CrO4 (d) K4 [Fe(CN)6]
(b) 1 of the original amount 87. Peptization involves
8
(a) precipitation of colloidal particles
1
(c) of the original amount (b) disintegration of colloidal aggregates
16 (c) evaporation of dispersion medium
1
(d) of the original amount (d) impact of molecules of the dispersion medium on the
32 colloidal particles
79. Which one of the following characteristics is not correct for
88. Which of the following influences the rate of a chemical
physical adsorption ? reaction performed in solution?
(a) Temperature
(a) Adsorption increases with increase in temperature (b) Activation energy
(b) Adsorption is spontaneous (c) Presence of a catalyst
(c) Both enthalpy and entropy of adsorption are negative (d) All of the above influence the rate
(d) Adsorption on solids is reversible
89. Plots showing the variation of the rate constant (k) with
80. Flocculation value of BaCl2 is much less than that of KCl for temperature (T) are given below. The plot that follows
sol A and flocculation value of Na2SO4 is much less than Arrhenius equation is
that of NaBr for sol B. The correct statement among the
following is :
(a) Both the sols A and B are negatively charged. (a) (b)
(b) Sol A is positively charged and Sol B is negatively
charged.
(c) Both the sols A and B are positively charged.
(d) Sol A is negatively charged and sol B is positively charged. (c) 3 (d)
81. The stablity of lyophillic colloids is due to which of the
following? 90.
(a) Charge on their particles
(b) Large size of their particles
(c) Small size of their particles
(d) A layer of dispersion medium
82. In petrochemical industry alcohols are directly converted
to gasoline by passing over heated
(a) Platinum (b) ZSM-5
(c) Iron (d) Nickel
83. In the reaction of formation of sulphur trioxide by contact
process 2SO2 O2 2SO3 the rate of reaction was
measured as
d O2
2.5 10 4 mol L 1s 1 . The rate of reaction is
dt
terms of [SO2] in mol L–1 s–1 will be:
(a) – 1.25 × 10–4 (b) – 2.50 × 10–4
(c) – 3.75 × 10 –4 (d) – 5.00 × 10–4
84. A reactant (A) froms two products :
k1
A B, Activation Energy Ea1
k2
A C, Activation Energy Ea2
If Ea2 = 2 Ea1, then k1 and k2 are related as :
(a) k2 k1e Ea1 / RT (b) k2 k1e Ea2 / RT
(c) k1 Ak 2 e Ea1 / RT (d) k1 2k 2 e Ea2 / RT

85. In Langmuir's model of adsorption of a gas on a solid surface

(a) the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is
proportional to the pressure of the gas
(b) the mass of gas striking a given area of surface is
independent of the pressure of the gas
(c) the rate of dissociation of adsorbed molecules from
the surface does not depend on the surface covered
(d) the adsorption at a single site on the surface may
involve multiple molecules at the same time