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IRP Home Test-1

(India) Private Limited Target IIT JEE 2021
IRP : XIII-ALL

SCQ :
1. A reaction that is spontaneous can be described as:
(A) releasing heat to the surroundings
(B) having the same rate in both the forward and reverse directions
(C) proceeding in both the forward and reverse directions
(D) proceeding without external influence once it has begun.

2. V1 ml of 0.5 M K2SO4,. V2ml of 2M H2SO4 and V3 ml of 0.5 M KOH are mixed in such a way so that
maximum energy is released in neutralisation reaction. Total volume of resultant solution is 1.5  and the
resultant solution has 5.8% w/v of K2SO4. Ratio of volume V1 : V2 : V3 is
(A) 1 : 6 : 8 (B) 6 : 1 : 8 (C) 4 : 2 : 9 (D) 2 : 4 : 9

3. The initial activity of a radionuclide is 9750 counts per min and 975 counts after 5min. The decay constant
of the radionuclide in min–1 is about
(A) 0.23 (B) 0.46 (C) 0.69 (D) 0.99

4. The number of -particles emitted per second by a radioactive element reduced to 6.25% of the original
value in 48 days. The half-life period of the element in days is
(A) 3 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16

5. For the reaction : SO2Cl2(g) SO2(g) + Cl2(g), H = +ve, formation of SO2 (g) is favoured by
(A) Low temperature, high pressure (B) Addition of Cl2(g) under constant volume
(C) Addition of inert gas under constant pressure (D) Removal of SO2Cl2(g) under constant volume

6. Consider the following equilibrium at T K :

SrCl2 6H2O(s) SrCl2  2H2O(s) + 4H2O(g) ; Kp = 16 × 1012 atm4
The vapour pressure of water at T K is 4.6 torr. What is the % relative humidity at equilibrium state in
container?
(A) 33.04 (B) 66.08 (C) 0.04 (D) 40

7. 2A(g) 3B(g)

10
9
[A]
8
Molarity

6
4
2 [B]

Time

 30 
The equilibrium constant KP (atm) of the reaction at   K temperature is
 0.821 
1
(A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 36 (D)
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8. The graph between logk and (k is rate constant (s–1) and T temperature) is a straight line with intercept
T

 1 
"5" and slope    . Calculate the value of activation energy..
 2.303 

logk

3
10
T

(A) 2000 cal (B) 200 cal (C) 20 cal (D) None of these

9. Homogeneous thermal decomposition of dibromosuccinic acid (DBSA) taking place according to the following
equation, obeys first order kinetics

CH(Br)COOH CHCOOH
|  || + HBr
CH(Br)COOH C(Br)COOH

The progress of reaction is followed by titration with NaOH solution at various time intervals.
If V0 = 60 ml and Vt = 85 ml be the volume of NaOH solution used at zero time and after 2.303 min
respectively then the value of rate constant, k (in min–1) is :
(Given : log 2 = 0.3 ; log 3 = 0.48 ; log 5 = 0.70)
(A) 0.78 (B) 0.48 (C) 0.2 (D) None of these

10. Which is incorrect statement ?

(A) Melting point of ice increases when pressure increases.
(B) Melting point of ice increases when pressure decreases.
(C) Boiling point of water increases when pressure of increases.
(D) Solubility of gases in water increases when temperature decreases.

11. There exist an equilibrium between solid BaSO4 and Ba2+ and SO24 ion in aqueous medium. The possible
equilibrium state are shown in figure as thick line. Now, if equilibrium is disturbed by addition of Ba(NO3)2
and (b) K2SO4 and dotted line represent approach of system toward’s equilibrium. Match the columns given
below:

(a) addition of Ba(NO3)2 (c) (e)

(b) addition of K2SO4 (d) (f)

(A) ac, bd (B) ad, be (C) af, be (D) ad, bc

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12. The pKa of acetyl salicylic acid (aspirin) is 3.5. The pH of gastric juice in human stomach is about 2 – 3 and
pH in the small intestine is about 8. Aspirin will be
(A) unionised in the small intestine and in the stomach
(B) completely ionised in the small intestine and in the stomach
(C) ionised in the stomach and almost unionised in the small intestine.
(D) ionised in the small intestine and almost unionised in the stomach.

13. Inversion of sucrose C12H22O11 is a first order reaction.

H
C12H22O11 + H2O 
 C6H12O6 + C6H12O6
sucrose glucose furctose
Reaction progress is measured by angle of rotation at different time,
where r0, rt , r are the angle of rotation at the start, at time t, and at the end of reaction respectively. If 75%
inversion of sucrose takes place at time t, then the correct option is :
(A) 3r = 4rt – r0 (B) r = 4rt – 3r0 (C) r0 = 2rt – r (D) r0 = rt – r

14. In an exothermic reaction A  B, the activation energy of reverse reaction is twice that of forward reaction.
If enthalpy of reaction is –90 kJ/mol, the activation energy of the reverse reaction is:
(A) 60 kJ/mol (B) 45 kJ/mol (C) 180 kJ/mol (D) None of these

15. The volume of 1.5 M H3PO4 solution required to neutralize exactly 90 mL of a 0.5 M Ba(OH)2 solution is :
(A) 10 mL (B) 20 mL (C) 30 mL (D) 60 mL

16. Total work done in given cyclic process is

P
C B

A
V
(A) Greater than zero (B) Less then zero
(C) Equal to zero (D) Can’t determine

17. In a study of equilibrium 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g).

Starting with 2 mole SO2 and 1.5 mole O2 in 5 litre flask. Equilibrium mixture required 0.4 mole KMnO4 in
acidic medium. Hence KC is :
(A) 0.2 (B) 5.0 (C) 675.0 (D) None of these

18. An ideal gas is subjected to two different processes in which it is heated to some final temperature from
same initial state (A) as shown in diagram, then

A C
V
(A) Heat absorbed by the system will be more in AB process
(B) Heat absorbed by the system will be more in AC process
(C) Heat absorbed by the system will be same in AB and AC process
(D) None

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19. 12.5 ml of 0.05 M SeO2 reacts exactly with 25 ml of 0.1M CrSO4, which is oxidised to Cr3+ ions. To what
oxidation state was selenium converted by the reaction ?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

20. If Hsublimation of substance solid X (molar mass = 40 g/mol) is 400 J/g at it's sublimation temperature 400 K
then entropy of X(g) is : (Given : SX(s) = 20 J/mol.K)
(A) 10 J/mol.K (B) 20 J/mol.K (C) 40 J/mol.K (D) 60 J/mol.K

21. What is the EMF of represented cell at 298

Ag | Ag+ (aq, 0.1 M) | | H+ (aq, 0.1 M) | H2 (g, 0.1 bar) | Pt

Given : E oAg / Ag   0.8V

(A) 0.77 V (B) –0.829 V (C) – 0.77 V (D) None of these

22. Ionic conductances of H+ and SO 24 – at infinite dilution are x and y S cm2 equiv–1. Hence, equivalent
conductance of H2SO4 at infinite dilution is:
(A) x + y (B) 2(x + y) (C) 2x + y (D) x + 2y

D
23. For the dissociation of PCl5(g), the variation of (1 + ) against   is represented as :
d

(Given : D = Initial vapour density of PCl5, d = Vapour density of mixture at equilibrium) :

(A) (B) (C) (1+) (D) (1+)

D/d D/d

24. What is the value of E at pH = 10

Cd 2  | Cd

Given : E 0Cd | Cd 2  0.40V ; K SP ( Cd ( OH ) )  10 14

2

(A) – 0.5773 V (B) – 0.2227 V (C) + 0.2227 V (D) – 0.1045 V

25. How much will be the potential of Zn / Zn2+ change if the solution of Zn2+ is diluted 10 times?
(A) Increase by 0.02955 V (B) decrease by 0.02955 V
(C) Increase by 0.059 V (D) decrease by 0.059 V

26. Solid NH2COONH4(s) (Ammonium carbamate) is heated in a closed rigid container of volume 8.21 L at
500K temperature.
NH2COONH4(s) 2NH3(g) + CO2(g)
If equilibrium pressure is 0.75 atm and all the moles of NH3 present at equilibrium are dissolved in 1L of
water then calculate pH of resulting aqueous solution at 25°C [pKa (NH4+) = 9.3, log 2 = 0.30]
(A) 2.85 (B) 11.15 (C) 5.15 (D) None

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27. Which of the following graph represents a cyclic process different from remaining three?

P
V P P

(A) (B) (C) (D)

T V 1/V T

28. At low pressure conditions the expression of compressibility factor for one mole of a real gas is given by :

a aP Pb a Vm
(A) Z = 1  (B) Z = 1 – (C) Z = 1  (D) Z = 1 
PRT z(RT )2 RT RT

29. 10 mol of SO2 gas is heated from 300 K to 400 K along different path AB, AD and AC.
What is the value of Z (in kcal)? Where Z = qAB + qAD – qAC. (Given : TB = TC = TD = 400 K)

P B
D
A C
TA = 300K K

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

30. Ionisation constant of a weak acid (HA) in terms of m and  m is:

Cm C2m
(A) Ka = (B) Ka =
( m   ) m (m   m )

C(m ) 2
(C) Ka = (D) none of these
m (m   m )

31. Which represents correct difference?

(I) (II)

(III)

(A) I, II, III (B) I, III (C) II, III (D) I, II

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32. An ideal solution consisting of two components A and B (such as benzene and toluene) is one in which:
(A) the intermolecular attractions A,...A, B,....B and A... B are equal
(B) Hmix = 0, Vmix = 0
(C) both of the above conditions are followed
(D) none of the above conditions is followed

33. For the synthesis of NH3 from the Haber process starting with stoichiometric amount of N2 and H2, the
attainment of equilibrium is predicted by which curve:
N2(g) + 3H2(g)  2NH3(g)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

34. Which of the following has been arranged in the increasing order of freezing point?
(A) 0.025 M KNO3 < 0.1 M NH2CSNH2 < 0.05 M BaCl2 < 0.1 M NaCl
(B) 0.1 M NaCl < 0.05 M BaCl2 < 0.1 M NH2 CSNH2 < 0.025 M KNO3
(C) 0.1 M NH2 CSNH2 < 0.1 M NaCl < 0.05 M BaCl2 < 0.025 M KNO3
(D) 0.025 M KNO3 < 0.05 M BaCl2 < 0.1 M NaCl < 0.1 M NH2 CSNH2

35. Wooden article and freshly cut tree show activity of 7.6 and 15.2 min–1 gm–1 of carbon (t1/2 = 5760 years)
respectively. The age of article in years, is

 15.2   7.6 
(A) 5760 (B) 5760    (C) 5760    (D) 5760 × (15.2 – 7.6)
 7.6   15.2 

Question No. 36 to 37 :
Because electrode potential depends on ion concentrations, it is possible to constract a cell from two half
cells composed of the same material but differing in ion concentrations. Such a cell is called a concentration
cell.
36. Calculate the EMF of the cell at 25°C
Pt | H2 (g, 1bar) | HCl (aq) || HCl (aq) | H2 (g, 1 bar) | Pt
pH= 3.95 pH = 1.45
(A) 0.08865 V (B) 0.319 V (C) –0.14775 V (D) 0.14775 V

37. Carefully observe the given figure and using data provided find the EMF (in volt) of shown Galvenic cell :

Solution A is 0.1 M each in CH3COOH and CH3OONa and solution B is 0.1 M NH4Cl.
2.303RT
[Given : Ka (CH3COOH) = 10–5 , Kb (NH4OH) = 10–5 and = 0.06 volt ]
F
(A) 0.06 V (B) 0.12 V (C) 0.24 V (D) 0 V

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MCQ :
38. Consider T-S diagram of one reversible carnot engine given as following :

A B
T(K)1000

400 D

300 400
–1
S(JK )

Which is/are correct statement ?

(A) Efficiency of carnot engine is 0.6.
(B) Heat taken from the source is 100 kJ.
(C) Work done by carnot engine is – 40 kJ.
(D) Number of cycle perform by carnot engine is 10 in order to obtained 600 kJ of energy.

39. A gas obeys P(Vm – b) = RT, then which of the following statement(s) is/are correct for this gas ?

R R
(A) Isochoric curves have slope = (V – b) (B) Isobaric curves have slope and intercept b
m P

b
(C) For the gas compressibility factor = 1 + (D) The attraction forces dominate over repulsive forces
RT

40. For which of the following reactions will KP > KC at 300 K?

(A) 2HX (g) H2(g) + X2(g) (B) YCO3(s) YO(s) + CO2(g)
(C) PCl5(g) PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) (D) 2SO2 (g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g)

41. Which of the following represent(s) Hºatomisation (H2O, s)

(A) Hºsublimation (H2O, s) + 2 B.E. (O – H)
(B) Hºfusion (H2O, s) + Hºvaporisation (H2O, )

BE(O  O)
(C) – Hºformation (H2O , s) + BE (H – H) +
2
(D) Hºfusion (H2O, s) + Hºatomisation (H2O, )

42. Select correct statement(s)

(A) The half life is dependent to initial concentration only for zero order reactions.
(B) Fractional order reactions are complex reaction.
(C) For a reaction Ea > 0, the greater the activation energy, less rapidly increases the rate constant with
increase in temperature.
(D) For an elementry reaction, the partial orders can determined by the reaction stoichiometry.

43. Which of the following is/are incorrect ?

(A) Due to emission of one -particle one neutron decreases from nucleus.
(B) Due to emission of  particle from a nucleus, isodiaphers of parent nuclei is formed
  emission emission   emission
(C) A    B    C    D , element A & D are isobars
(D) -particles are present in the nucleus.

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Match the column :
44. Match the column : (Given process does not include chemical reaction and phse change)
Column-I Column-II
(Relation) (Applicable to)
(A) dH = dU + d(PV) (P) Any matter undergoing any process
(B) dH = n.CP. dT (Q) Isochoric process involving any substance
(C) q = dU (R) Ideal gas, under any process
(S) Ideal gas under isothermal process

Subjective :
45. If x moles of solid NaCN have to be added to 5 L of water to dissolve 0.5 mole of Fe(OH)3 in the form of

x
[Fe(CN)6]3– then calculate the value of .
13.25

(Given : K sp(Fe( OH ) = 2.7 × 10–39 ; Kf = 1030)

3)

46. Would H2O2 behave as oxidant or reductant with respect to the following couples at standard condition.

(a) I2 / I– (b) S2O82 / SO24 (c) Fe3+ / Fe2+

Given E = + 0.69 volt ; E = + 1.77 volt

O2 ,H /H2O2 H2O2 ,H /H2O

E = 0.535 volt ; E = 2.0 volt

I2 / I  S2O2  /SO2
4

8

E = 0.77 volt
Fe3  /Fe2 

47. The vander Waals’ constant ‘b’ of a gas is 4 × 10–4 L/mol. The radius of gas atom can be expressed in
scientific notation as z × 10–9 cm. Calculate the value of z. (Given : NA = 6 × 1023).

48. White phosphorus is a tetra-atomic solid P4(s) at room temperature.

Find average (P–P) bond enthalpy in kJ / mol.
Given : Hsublimation of P4(s) = 59 kJ/mol
Hatmisation of P4(s) = 1265 kJ/mol
P

P P

49. The standard potential of Normal calomel electrode and reduction potential of saturated calomel electrodes
are 0.27 and 0.244 volt respectively. Find conc. of KCl in saturated solution of KCl.

50. For a reaction : A(g)  nB(g) the rate constant is 6.93 × 10–3 sec–1. The reaction is performed at
constant pressure and temperature of 24.63 atm and 300 K, starting with 1 mol of pure 'A'. If concentration

3
of 'B' after 200 sec is M , then calculate the value of 'n'.
3.25

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 ANSWER KEY
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B

8. A 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C

15. B 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. D 21. C

22. A 23. A 24. A 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. B

29. D 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. A

36. D 37. D 38. ABD 39. AB 40. BCD 41. ACD 42. BD

43. CD 44. A  P,Q,R,S; B  R,S; C  Q ; 45. 4

46. (a) oxidising agent, (b) reducing agent, (c) both oxidising and reducing agent]

47. 5 48. 201 49. 2.8 M 50. 4

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