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JEE Paper 24-01-2023 Shift-1

CHEMISTRY
JEE MAIN - 2022
Physical Chemistry
1. A 25 mL buffer solution contains 0.1 M CH3COOH
4. The frequency of an electron moving in nth orbit is
and 0.01 M CH3COONa. If pH of solution is 5, then
directly proportional to Zn. What is the value of n
calculate pKa. [11th, Ionic Equilibrium]
(where Z is atomic number)?
(A) 4 (B) 5
[11th, Atomic Structure]
(C) 6 (D) 7
Sol. (C) Sol. (2)
Z
 salt  Vn K 2
pH = pKa + log  n = K Z
 acid  Frequency =
2rn
=
n 2 K ' n3
0.01 K' 
5 = pKa + log Z
0.1 Frequency  Z 2
5 = pKa + log 10–1
n=2
5 = pKa – 1
pKa = 6
Inorganic Chemistry
2. Statement 1: The freezing point of solution 5. Which of the following has the shortest bond
decreases with decrease in mole fraction of non- length? [11th, Chemical Bonding]
volatile solute.
Statement 2: Freezing point of the solution is less (A) N2 (B) N+2
than that of pure solvent. (C) N2– (D) N22+
[12th, Liquid Solution]
Sol. Statement 1 is wrong. Sol. (A)
Statement 2 is correct. 1
Bond length 
Bond order
3. The wavelength of 1st line of Paschen series is
 N2 has maximum bond order among these;
720 nm. What is the wavelength of 2nd line in the
therefore minimum bond length.
same series in same species.(H-like species)
[11th, Atomic Structure]
6. Magnetic Moment = 3.87 BM
Sol. (5)
[12th, d-Block Elements]
1 1 1
= K 2 – 2  (a) Sc2+ (b) Ti2+
 3 4  (c) V2+ (d) Mn2+
1 1 1  Sol. (3.87)
= K – 
720  9 16  2+
=   
23 V
1  7 
= K 3d3 4s0
720  9 16 
It has three unpaired electrons having value of
1 9 16
 =K  = 3.87 B.M.
720 7
1 1 1
= k 2 − 2  7. Which can reduced AgNO3
 3 5  [12th, p-Block Elements]
1 9 16  1 1  (A) (HPO3)4 (B) H4P2O7
= −
 720  7  9 25  (C) H4P2O5 (D) H3PO4
1 9 16 16 Sol. (C)
=
 720  7  9  25 H4P2O5 (pyrophosphorus) acid due to presence of
 = 493 nm two P-H bonds in reducing in nature.
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Br Br
8. In [CoCl4]2–, number of unpaired electrons? (A) (B)
[12th, d-Block Elements]
Sol. (3) Br Br
9. The cation gives bright red colour with dimethyl
(C) (D)
glyoxime. Which is that cation?
[12th, Coordination Compounds] [11th, Hydrocarbons]
(A) Cu2+ (B) Ni2+ Sol. ()
2+
(C) Zn (D) Co2+
Sol. (B) 14. Major product of the following reaction is:
Dimethylglyoxime gives rosy red precipitate with OCH3
Ni2+ in basic medium.
(a) ⎯⎯⎯
HBr

→
10. Hydrogen bonding order of Ice, impure water and OH
liquid water in increasing order? OH
[11th, Chemical Bonding]
Sol. () ⎯⎯⎯
HBr
→
(b) 
Impure water < Liquid water < Ice
CH2OH
11. Match the Column I with Column II. [12th, Alcohol, Phenol and Ether]
[12th, Metallurgy] Sol. ()

Column I Column II
15. The phosphodiester bond of RNA is most stable at:
Reverberatory furnace Si
Zone refining Pig iron [12th, Biomolecules]
Blast furnace Al (A) pH 2 – 3 at 60°C
Electrolytic cell Cu (B) pH 4 – 5 at 90°C
Sol. (1) → R; (2) → P; (3) → Q; (4) → 5 (C) pH 9 – 10 at 120°C
Zone refining used for semiconductor mainly (D) pH 7 – 8 at 90°C
silicon and germanium Sol. ()
Blast furnace used for pig iron. Phosphodiester bond of RNA
Reverberatory burn ace for copper (i.e. indirect
heating of ore) pH 4 – 5 (90°C)
Electrolytic cell (i.e. hoop’s process) for
aluminium. 16. What value of the percentage by mass of nitrogen
is present in uracil: [11th, Mole Concept]
12. Primary valency and secondary valency of cobalt O
respectively in [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2.
NH
[12th, Coordination Compounds]
(A) 2 and 6 (B) 4 and 6 N O
(C) 3 and 6 (D) 3 and 5 H
Sol. (C) Sol. Formula of uracil = C4H4N2O2
Primary valency is given by oxidation number Mass of uracil = 4 × 12 + 4 × 1 + 2 × 14 + 2 × 16 = 112
Mass of nitrogen = 28
while secondary valency is given by coordination
28
number is 6. % of nitrogen =  100 = 25%
112
Organic Chemistry O
CH3 HO
(1) HCHO+KOH O
17. (X) ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯→
(2) KCN
+ H
C = CH2 (3) H3O
CH3
13. ⎯⎯⎯
HBr
→ CH3
th
[12 , Carbonyl Compounds]
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CH3 22. The correct stability order of the resonating

(A) HOCH –C–CHO structure of [11th, GOC]
2
O
CH3
2 –CH2–CH2 –CHO
CH –CH H NH2
(B) 2
O
OH +
A. H – NH2
CH3 O
(C) H–C–CHO –
B. H + NH2
CH3 O+
(D)
CH2–CH2 –CH2– CHO C. –
H NH2
OH O–
D. H + NH2
Cl
Cl
18. Cl ⎯⎯⎯→
AgNO3
n AgX

Cl
n = ? from 1 mol compound
[12th, Alkyl halides and Aryl halides]

19. Freons are [11th, Environmental Chemistry]

(1) There are Chlorofluoro carbons.
(2) They cause skin cancer to humans.

20. Statement I : Noradrenaline is a neuro transmitter.

Statement II : Lack of Noradrenaline does not
cause depression is humans.
[12th, Chemistry in Everyday life]

21. ⎯⎯⎯→
NaCN
(P) ⎯⎯⎯
EtOH
H+
→ (Q)
Cl
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
(i)MeMgBr
→ (R);
(ii)H O+
3

Compound R is?
[12th, Carbonyl Compounds]