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Chemistry 1211
Semester Question Analysis
 Chem 1211 Chemistry
Contact hours/week : 3 Credits: 3

SECTION-A

1. Different types of chemical bonds and their properties

2. Modern concepts of acids and bases
Problems involving acid base titration
3. Properties and uses of noble gases
4. Thermochemistry
5. Kohl-Rausch’s law
6. Ionization of water and concept of pH
7. Secondary and alkaline accumulator
SECTION-B
8. Different types of solutions
Factors influencing the solubility of a substance
Solution of gas in liquids
Colligative properties of dilute solution
9. Electrochemistry
Mechanism of electrolytic conduction
Transport number
10.Different types of cells
Cell emf
Single electrode potentials, their determination and application
11.Chemical kinetics.
Le-chatelier’s theorem and some of its important industrial applications

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SECTION-A
Different types of chemical bonds and their properties

1. What is chemical bond? [19][14]

2. What do you mean by chemical bonding? [16][14]
3. Explain/Discuss the conditions of formation of ionic bond. [16][15][13]
4. Describe/Explain the formation mechanism of covalent and co-ordinate bond. [19][14]
5. Compare the properties of ionic and covalent compounds. [19][15][13]
6. Explain the followings: [17][16][15]
i. Polar covalent bond,
ii. Electrovalent bond
iii. Co-ordinate covalent bond
iv. Hydrogen bonding
v. Metallic bond [19]
vi. Born-Hebber cycle.
7. Draw Born-Habber cycle for MgCl2. [17]
8. MgCl2 is more suitable than MgCl – Explain on the basis of Born-Habber cycle. [14]
9. How to form metallic bond in crystal? [17]
10.Indicate the types of bonding of ice, diamond and 2-Nitrophenol. [17]
11.Define the term maximum covalency. [16]
12.Explain the following properties of metal due to electron sea model: i) Reflectivity, ii)
Ductility and Malleability. [16][14]

Modern concepts of acids and bases

Problems involving acid base titration

1. Write short note on:

a) Lewis concept of Acids and Bases. [19]
b)

Properties and uses of noble gases

1. What are inert gases? Why are they chemically inert? [19][15][13]
2. Write down the name and position of inert gases with their electronic configuration.
[19][13]
3. Explain the fact indicating the mono-atomic nature of inert gases. [19][16][15][13]
4. Give the electronic geometrical structure of XeF4. [15]
5. Write short note on important uses of Ar and Xe. [14]
6. Mention industrial uses of Ar and Xe. [19]

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 Chapter 8: Thermochemistry
1. What do you mean by heat of reaction? [17][15]
2. Explain the terms:
a) System [19]
b) Enthalpy [19]
c) Bond enthalpy [15]
d) exothermic reaction. [19]
e) endothermic reaction [17]
3. Explain the effect of temperature on the heat of reaction. [19][17][16][15]
4. Write short note on: (with suitable examples)
a) Hess’s law of heat summation [19]
b) Heat of combustion [16]
c) Heat of formation [16]
d) Heat of sublimation [16]
e) Heat of neutralization [14]
f) Standard heat of solution [13]
g) Integral heat of solution. [13]
5. State and explain the Hess’s law of heat summation. [16][14]
6. Derive ∆ H =∆ E+ ∆ nRT . [19][17]
7. Derive Kirchoff’s equation at constant volume. [13]
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8. The heat of reaction 2 H2 + 2 Cl2 → HCl at 27℃ is –22.1 kcal. Calculate the heat of
reaction at 77℃ . The molar heat capacities at constant pressure at 27 ℃ for hydrogen,
chlorine and HCl are 6.82, 7.70 and 6.80 cal mol –1 respectively. [15]
9. The heat of combustion of ethylene, hydrogen and ethane are -1410kJ, -286.20kJ and -
1560.60kJ respectively at 25℃ . Calculate the enthalpy of the reaction. [19]
10.The heat of combustion of CH 4 found to be 68.5 k cal. If the heat of formation of CO 2(g)
and H 2 O(l) are 94.3 k cal and -285.0 k cal respectively. Calculate the heat of formation of
CH 4 . [16]
11.The heat of combustion of acetic acid is -869.0 kJ/mole. The heat of formation of CO 2(g)
and H 2 O(l) are -395.0 kJ/mole and -285.0 kJ/mole respectively. Calculate its heat of
formation. [17]
12.The heat of combustion of C 2 H 4 at 17℃ and at constant volume is -332.19 k cals .
Calculate the heat of combustion at constant pressure considering water to in liquid
state. (R=2 cals). [13]
13.Graphite and diamond are two forms of carbon. The enthalpy of combustion of graphite
at 25°C is –393.51 kJ mol–1 and that of diamond is –395.41 kJ mol –1. What is the
enthalpy change in the process Graphite → Diamond at the same temperature? [14]
Answer. 1.90 kJ mol–1
14.

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SECTION-B
Chapter 14: Different types of solutions
Factors influencing the solubility of a substance
1. Define the term solution. [15]
2. Write down different type of solution with one example in each case. [14]
3. Explain the term “ideal solution”. [14]
4. Distinguish between ideal and non-ideal solution. [15]
5. Discuss the different ways of expressing the concentration of a solution. [15]
6. Define molarity, molality, normality and mole fraction. [19][17]
7. State Henry’s law. [16][13]
8. Explain Henry’s law and its limitations. [15]

Chapter 15: Colligative properties of dilute solution

1. Define colligative properties. What are they and why are they so called? [17][15][13]
2. State and explain/Derive Raoult’s law. [16][15][14]
3. How the molecular mass of a solute is determined from elevation of boiling point? [19]
[14]
4. Derive the relation between elevation of boiling point, mole elevation constant of the
solvent and molecular mass of a solute. [14]
5.

Chapter 16: Osmosis and Osmotic pressure

1. Define osmosis. [19]
2. State and explain laws of osmotic pressure. [19][13]
3. Find the osmotic pressure at 15℃ of a solution of C 10 H 8 in benzene containing 14 g of
naphthalene per litre of solution. [13]
4. Distinguish between osmosis and diffusion. [16]
5. How molecular mass of solute is determined from osmotic pressure? [13]
6. Define model elevation constant. [14]
7. How is the molecular weight of a non-volatile solute determined by Lands berger’s
method? [15]
8. “The boiling point of solution is higher than that of pure solvent”-Explain. [19]
9. Calculate the boiling point of a solution containing 5g Urea in 100g water. (K b =0.51). [16]
10.Explain the vapor pressure of a solution is less than that of its pure solvent. [19][16]
11.20g of a non-volatile substance (mol. wt. 60) was dissolved in 100g of water. Calculate
the vapour pressure of the solution at 100℃ . [15]
12.How does the solubility of gas in liquid depend on temperature? [14]
13.Discuss the effect of pressure and temperature on the solubility of gas in liquid. [19][17]
[13]
14.Prove that “the volume of the gas dissolved in a given volume of liquid at constant
temperature is independent of pressure”. [14]

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15.Show that the volume of the gas dissolved in a given volume of solvent is independent
of pressure. [16]
16.Calculate the mole fraction of HCl in a solution of HCl in water containing 36% of HCl by
weight. [19][17]

Electrochemistry
Mechanism of electrolytic conduction
Transport number
1. State and explain the Faraday’s laws of electrolysis.[19] [17][15]
2. Mention the main assumptions of Debye-Huckel limiting theory of strong electrolytes.
[16][13]
3. Give the complete Debye-Huckel-Onsagar limiting equation and explain the terms
involved. [13][14]
4. Mention the main assumptions of Arrhenius theory of electrolytic dissociation. [16][14]
5. Explain why the specific conductance decreases, but molar conductance increases on
dilution. [19][16][14]
6. 0.5N solution of a salt is placed between two electrodes 20cm apart and the area of
cross-section is 4.0 cm2 has resistance of 25Ω . Calculate the equivalent conductance of
the solution. [17]
7. Define transport number. [19][15]
8. Prove that the sum of transport number of cat-ion and that of an-ion is equal to one.
[19][15]
9. Using Debye-Huckel limiting law, calculate the activity co-efficient of sodium and
sulphate ions of 0.01 molal solution of sodium sulphate in water. [13]
10.Calculate the activity co-efficient of ions of 0.01 molar solution of sodium sulphate in
water. [19][16]

Different types of cells

1. Define electrolytic cell and electrochemical cell. Give examples of each. [17]

Cell emf
Single electrode potentials, their determination and application

1. Define single electrode potential. [13]

2. What is salt-bridge? Why is it used? What substance should be used in preparing the
salt-bridge? [13]

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 Chapter 20: Chemical kinetics.

1. Define chemical equilibrium. [16]

2. Mention the main characteristics of chemical equilibrium. [16]
3. Explain chemical equilibrium is dynamic, not static. [19][16]
4. Define rate constant. [13]
5. Write short notes on order and molecularity. [14]
6. Distinguish between order and molecularity of a reaction. [13]
7. Describe a method for determination of the order of a reaction. [13]
8. One of the reactants is present in large excess; the second order gives first order results.
[19][16]
9. Deduce an expression for the rate constant of a 2 nd order reaction of the type A+B→
product. [13]
10.Deduce an expression for rate constant of a reaction in which concentrations of the two
reactants are not identical. [15]
11.Define activation energy. [16]
12.How to calculate activation energy from Arrhenius equation? [16]
13.Explain the slowest step is rate-determining step. [16]
14.Deduce the Vant Hoff’s isochoric equation. [16]
15.Prove that, when ∆ n=0 , K P=K C =K X . [17]
16.At 500℃ temperature, the reaction between N2 and H2 to form ammonia has
Kc=6.0 ×10 . What is the numerical value of Kp for the reaction?
−2

17.Define pseudo-unimolecular reaction.[14]

18.The following reaction shows the first order Kinetics. Explain why? [14]
C12H22O11+H2O( excess )=¿C6H12O6+ C6H12O6
19.For the reaction, PCl5 ⇌ PCl3 +Cl 2 , derive the expressions of Kc and Kp and discuss the
effect of pressure on the equilibrium constant (Kp). [13]
20.Define half life of a reaction. Show how that half-life is inversely proportional to the
square of the initial concentration. [15]
21.Discuss half-life time for determining the order of a reaction. [14]
22.Explain why the rate of reaction increases with increasing temperature. [14]

Le-chatelier’s theorem and some of its important industrial

applications
1. State Le-Chatelier’s principle. [13]
2. State and explain La-Chatelier principle of mobile equilibrium. [14]
3. Discuss the help of this principle the effect of pressure and temperature on the following
equilibrium. [13]
C 6 H 6 ( g ) +3 H 2 ( g ) ⇌ C6 H 12 ( g ) ∆ H =−46 kcal
4. What is the influence of addition of inert gasses on the equilibrium constant of
N2+O2⇌ 2NO−¿Q cal . [14]
5. Discuss the effect of adding inert gas to the following equilibrium: [15]
aA ( g ) +bB ( g ) ⇌≫ ( g ) +hH (g)

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6. What will happen if the temperature and pressure is increased of the
N 2 (g)+3 H 2 (g)⇌ 2 N H 3 (g) reaction? [14]

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