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2. Section-A contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d),
for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE is correct. From Q.1 to Q.10 carries 1 Marks and Q.11 to Q.30
carries 2 Marks each.

3. Section-B contains 10 Multiple Select Questions(MSQ). Each question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d)
for its answer, out of which ONE or MORE than ONE is/are correct. For each correct answer you will be
awarded 2 marks.

4. Section-C contains 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. From Q.41 to Q.50 carries 1 Mark each
and Q.51 to Q.60 carries 2 Marks each. For each NAT type question, the value of answer in between 0 to
9.

5. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. In Section–A (MCQ), wrong answer will
result in negative marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. For
all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. In Section–B (MSQ),there is no
negative and no partial marking provision. There is no negative marking in Section –C (NAT) as well.

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Section-A : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Q.1 to Q.10: Carry 1 Mark each.

1. The correct order of stability for the following halides is :
(a) PbCl2  PbF2  PbCl4  PbF4 (b) PbF4  PbCl4  PbF2  PbCl2
(c) PbF2  PbCl2  PbF4  PbCl4 (d) PbF4  PbF2  PbCl4  PbCl2

2. The decreasing order of the overall acidic character of the following trioxides is :
(a) Bi 2O3  Sb 4O6  As 4O6  P4O6  N 2 O3
(b) N 2O3  P4O 6  As 4O 6  Sb4 O6  Bi2 O3
(c) P4O 6  N 2O3  As4O 6  Sb4 O6  Bi2 O3
(d) Bi 2O3  Sb 4O6  As 4O6  N 2 O3  P4O6

3. The correct order for the boiling point of following hydrides is :

(a) NH 3  PH3  AsH 3  SbH3  BiH 3 (b) PH3  AsH 3  NH 3  SbH3  BiH 3
(c) BiH 3  SbH3  NH3  AsH 3  PH 3 (d) BiH 3  SbH3  AsH 3  PH3  NH 3
4. The correct order for ionisation energy among the following is :
(a) HF  H 2O  NH3  CH 4 (b) NH3  H 2O  HF  CH 4
(c) CH 4  NH3  H 2 O  HF (d) CH 4  NH 3  H 2O  HF
5. In the following equations ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are :
106
47 Ag  X  106
46 Pd
14
7N  Y  11H  178 O
0
(a) 1  and
 (b) 01  and  (c)  and 10 (d) 01  and 10
6. Which of the following is not used as primary standard in acid-base reactions ?
(a) Na 2 CO3 (b) HCl (c) C6 H5COOH (d) K 2Cr2O7

7. The correct order for the extent of overlapping is :

(a) 2s-2s > 2s-2p > 2p-2p > 2p-3s (b) 2p-2p > 2s-2p > 2s-2s > 2p-3s
(c) 2s-2s > 2s-2p > 2p-3s > 2p-2p (d) 2p-2p > 2s-2p > 2p-3s > 2s-2s
8. Hybridizations of the atoms indicated with the asterisk (*) in the following compounds sequentiallyare :
O O
O* O CH3
EtO OEt
N*
H3C
CH3
N N*
H
H
2 2 2 3 3 2
(a) sp , sp , sp (b) sp , sp , sp (c) sp3 , sp 2 , sp 2 (d) sp3 , sp3 , sp 2
9. Which of the following binary hydride has the least value of mean bond energy ?
(a) NH 3 (b) CH 4 (c) HF (d) H 2 O
10. What is the decreasing order of strength of the bases OH  , NH 2 , H CC and CH3CH 2 ?

(a) CH 3 CH 2  NH 2  H CC  OH  (b) H CC  CH3 CH 2  NH 2  OH 

(c) OH   NH 2  H CC  CH3 CH 2 (d) NH 2  H CC  OH   CH3 CH 2

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Q.11 to Q.30: Carry 2 Marks each.

11. The final product(s) in the reaction of BCl3 with NH 4Cl followed by addition of Na[BH 4 ] is :
(a) B3 N3H3Cl3 (b) B3 N3H 3 (Me)3 (c) B3 N3H9 Cl3 (d) B3 N3H6

12. Which among the following is a chain silicate ?

(a) Si 2O 76 (b) [(Si2 O5 )n ]2n  (c) [(Si 4O11 )n ]6n  (d) SiO44

13. The acid which doesn’t consist of SS linkage is :

(a) Pyrosulphurous acid (b) Dithionous acid
(c) Pyrosulphuric acid (d) Thiosulphuric acid
14. Which of the following reaction is incorrect among the following ?
(a) XeF2  AsF5  [XeF] [AsF6 ] (b) XeF4  4NO  Xe  4NOF

(c) XeF6  BF3  [XeF5 ] [BF4 ] (d) XeF4  2H 2O  XeO2  4HF

15. Select the incorrect statement :

(a) Aqueous solution of borax is alkaline.
(b) Borax is used as a buffer.
(c) Titration of borax can be made using methyl orange as indicator.
(d) Borax consist of three tetrahedral B atoms and one trigonal planar B atom.
16. The incorrect order for the ionisation energy among the following is :
(a) Ta  Nb  V (b) Re  Tc  Mn (c) Sc  Y  La (d) Hg  Zn  Cd
17. Which of the following option is correct for acidity order ?
(a) H3PO 4  H3PO3  H 3PO2 (b) H3PO3  H 3PO 4  H3PO2
(c) H3PO 4  H3PO 2  H 3PO3 (d) H3PO 2  H 3PO3  H3PO4

18. The correct order for the acidic strength among the following is :
(a) CO 2  H 2O  CuO  CaO (b) CaO  CuO  CO2  H 2O
(c) CO 2  CuO  CaO  H 2 O (d) CuO  H 2O  CO 2  CaO

19. Which one among the following is not a correct order for electron affinity ?
(a) N  Be  Ne (b) S  O  Se  Te  Po
(c) Al  B  Ga  In  Tl (d) Si  C  Ge  Sn  Pb

20. In the following radioactive decay process, 232 208

90 Th  82 Pb  x  y .
Which of the following option is correct ?
(a) y = 6 (b) x = 4 (c) x = 6 (d) y = 5
21. The decay modes of 14O and 8B are
(a) Positron emission
(b)  decay
(c)  decay and positron emission, respectively
(d) Positron emission and  decay, respectively

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22. The buffer used in the EDTA solution must have the pH of
(a) 8 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 5
23. What is the pH range of methyl orange indicator ?
(a) 5-8 (b) 3.1-4.4 (c) 8.3-10.0 (d) 4.2-5.2
24. Number of species having stererochemically inactive lone pair among
SeF62 , IF5Cl2 , SbCl63 , SeBr62 , TaF83 , [Cr(O 2 )4 ]3 , PF6
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
25. Correct order of bond angle is :
O S

P P P
F 1 F F 2 F F 3 F
F F F
(a) 1  2  3 (b) 3  1  2 (c) 3  2  1 (d) 2  3  1

26. The correct order of increasing lattice energy is :

(a) RbCl < GaP < BaS < CaO < MgO (b) GaP < RbCl < CaO < MgO < BaS
(c) GaP < RbCl < MgO < BaS < CaO (d) RbCl < BaS < CaO < MgO < GaP

27. Arrange the following in order of decreasing N–O bond length : NO 2 , NO 2 , NO3
(a) NO3  NO 2  NO 2 (b) NO3  NO 2  NO2
(c) NO 2  NO3  NO 2 (d) NO 2  NO3  NO2

28. The incorrect statement out of the following is :

(a) O2 has lower dissociation energy than O 2 . (b) NO+ has smaller bond length than in NO.
(c) N2 has greater bond length than N 2 . (d) N2 has higher dissociation energy than N 2 .
29. Which compound among the following cannot act as Lewis acid as well as Lewis base ?
(a) SO 2 (b) BF3 (c) SCl 4 (d) SnCl 2

30. H 2 CO3 ionises in two stages as represented below :

H 2CO3  H 2 O  H 3O   HCO3

HCO3  H 2 O  H 3O   CO32
The number of conjugate acid-base pairs in above reaction are
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

Section-B : Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)

Q.31 to Q.40: Carry 2 Marks each.
31. The reaction(s) which is/are correct among the following :
(a) Cu  4HNO3 (conc.)  Cu(NO3 )2  2NO 2  2H 2 O
(b) Zn  4HNO3 (conc.)  Zn(NO3 )2  2H 2 O  2NO 2
(c) 3Cu  8HNO3 (dil.)  3Cu(NO3 )2  2NO  4H 2 O
(d) 4Zn  10HNO3 (dil.)  4Zn(NO3 ) 2  N 2 O  5H 2 O

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32. The ammonium salts which don’t give N 2 as a product after decomposition is/are :
(a) NH 4 NO 2 (b) (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 (c) NH 4Cl (d) (NH 4 )2 Cr2O7

33. Select the correct order for given properties :

(a) He  Ne  Ar  Kr  Xe [Boiling point] (b) XeF2  XeF4  XeF6 [Melting point]
(c) HIO 4  HBrO 4  HClO 4 [Acidity] (d) BMe3  BPh 3  BCl3 [Lewis acidity]
34. Which of the following option is/are correct for the given properties :
(a) Cl 2  Br2  F2  I2 [Bond dissociation energy]
(b) C  C  N  N  O  O  F  F [Bond dissociation energy]
(c) HClO  HClO 2  HClO3  HClO 4 [Acidity order]
(d) F  Cl  Br  I [Electron affinity order]
35. Select the correct statement(s) :
(a) For the same atom or same element, ionisation energy is always higher than that of its electron affinity.
(b) If IE n 1  IE n  11 eV , then higher oxidation state will be more stable.
(c) Higher the electron affinity of an element, lesser will be the stability of its uninegative ion.
(d) The electron affinity of Cl is higher than that of F, therefore, Cl2 is the most powerful oxidising agent among
all the elements.
36. Correct statements regarding the different scales of electronegativity are :
(a) Pauling observed that single bond energy ofAB molecule is greater than the geometric mean of single bond
energy of A2 and B2 molecule.
(b) Allred-Rochow electronegativity scale is absolute, depends on the nuclear force of attraction on the outer
electron.
(c) Pauling’s electronegativity is absolute and not relative.
(d) Mulliken’s electronegativity is 2.8 times greater than that of Pauling’s electronegativity.

37. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding titrations :

(a) In a titration experiment, the end point indicates exact equivalent point.
(b) Iodimetry involves iodine as a reducing agent.
(c) The indicator Eriochrome black-T can only be used at pH = 10.0.
(d) o-phenanthroline is the main ingredient of ferroin.
38. Which of the following have a 3-dimensional network structure ?
(a) SiO 2 (b) P4 (white) (c) CCl4 (d) (BN) x

39. In which of the following compounds, d-orbitals involved in hybridization is d 2z ?

(a) [Fe(CO)5 ] (b) SbPh 5 (c) [CdCl5 ]3 (d) [InCl5 ]2

40. For the molecule PF3Cl 2 , which of the following order for bond length is/are correct ?
(a) (P-F)axial > (P-Cl)equitorial (b) (P-F)axial > (P-F)equitorial
(c) (P-F)equitorial > (P-F)axial (d) (P-Cl)equitorial > (P-F)axial

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Section-C : Numerical Answer Type (NAT)

Q.41 to Q.50: Carry 1 Mark each.

41. The number of POP bonds in cyclic trimeta phosphoric acid is _________.
42. The number of moles of P4 O10 required to react with one mole of water are _________.
(Upto two decimal places)
43. The basicity of hypophosphorous acid is _________.
44. Effective nuclear charge for 4s electron of Cr is ________.

45. If  H  2.2 and  F  3.98 , then % covalent character in HF is ________ . (Upto two decimal places)
46. To prepare EDTA solution, ________ grams of EDTA are dissolved in the one litre of H2O.

47. The number of COC linkage(s) in C5O 2 is/are ________.

48. If the bond angle is 105º, the percentage ‘p’ character is ________.
[Upto two decimal places]
49. Total number of lone pairs present in XeF2 molecules is ________.
50. The number of gases from the list which doesn’t give an acidic solution when dissolve in water are ________
N 2 , CO 2 , HCl, NO 2 , O3 , HBr, SO 2

Q.51 to Q.60: Carry 2 Marks each.

51. Total number of amphoteric oxides among the following compounds is _________.
PbO, SnO, CO2 , ZnO, SO3 , Al2O3 , MgO
52. The total number of reactions among the following which give H3PO 4 as product are _________.
• Ca 3 (PO4 ) 2  H 2SO 4  • P4 O6  H 2O 
• PCl5  H 2O  • P4S10  H 2O 
53. The reaction of B2H6 with LiAlH 4 gives the product (P) . The number of 3 centred 2 electron bond in (P) is
_________.
54. If CC bond length is 1.54 Å, XX bond length is 1.2 Å and electronegativities of C and X are 2.0 and 3.0
respectively, then CX bond length will be ________Å.(Upto two decimal places)
55. Two elements X and Y are such that B.E. of XX, YY and XY are respectively 3.51 eV/atom, 2.78 eV/
atom and 3.30 eV/atom, and if electronegativity of Y is 2.2, then the electronegativity of X is ________, if
 Y   X .(Upto two decimal places)
56. A radioactive element undergoes 90% radioactive decay in 300 min. The half life for this species in minutes is
________.(Upto two decimal places)
57. A radioactive sample has an initial activity of 21 dis/min. After ½ h, the activity is 10.5 dis/min. The number of
atoms of the radioactive nuclide present originally is _______________  t1/2  0.69  .(Upto two decimal
places)
58. The total number of species having same shape out of the following is ________.
XeF5 , SF4 (CH 2 ), IF52 , CrO5 , IF5Cl2
59. Out of the following species : Al2 Br6 , XeF2 , (SnCl2 )n , BeCl 2 , Al2 (CH3 )6 , Ga 2 H4 Cl2 , B2 H6 , CH3 Li .
The number of species showing 3 centered - 4 electron bonding are ________.
60. The number of FIF angles which are less than 90º in IF5 are ________.

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IIT-JAM CHEMISTRY-CY
Date : 21-12-2018
TEST SERIES - 1
(Inorganic Chemistry-I) Booklet : A

ANSWER KEY

Section-A : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b)

6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (d)
16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (c)
26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (b)

Section-B : Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)

31. (a),(b), (c), (d) 32. (b),(c) 33. (a),(c),(d) 34. (a),(b)
35. (a),(b) 36. (a), (b), (d) 37. (b),(c),(d) 38. (a),(d)
39. (a), (c) 40. (b), (d)

Section-C : Numerical Answer Type (NAT)

41. (3) 42. (0.15 to 0.19) 43. (1) 44. (2.95)

45. (60.40 to 60.50) 46. (4) 47. (0) 48. (79.35 to 79.40)
49. (9) 50. (2) 51. (4) 52. (3)
53. (6) 54. (1.25 to 1.30) 55. (1.75 to 1.80) 56. (90.20 to 90.30)
57. (913.00 to 913.10) 58. (2) 59. (5) 60. (8)

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