SRI MASTERS JR. COLLEGE, KURNOOL.

SENIOR INTERMEDIATE CHEMISTRY

Group - 18 Elements :
SR. CHEMISTRY - IMPORTANT QUESTIONS LIST 1. How are XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6 prepared ? Explain their reaction with water. Discuss
8 - MARKS their structures.
ELECTRO CHEMISTRY 2. Explain the structure of (a) XeF6 and (b) XeOF4
1. What are galvanic cell. Explain working of a galvanic cell with a neat sketch taking ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Daniel cell as example. HALO ALKANES AND HALO ARENES :
2. State and explain Faraday’s laws of Electrolysis. 1. Explain the mechanism of Nucleophilic bimolecular substitution SN 2 reaction and
3. State and explain Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions. SN1 with one example.
4. What are fuel cells ? How are they different from galvanic cells ? Give construction 2. Define the following :
and working of H2-O 2 fuel cell. i) Recemic mixture ii) Retention of configuration iii) Enantiomers
5. What are primary and secondary Batteries ? Give examples for each. ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING C, H & O, ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
6. State and explain Nernst equation with help of metallic and nonmetallic electrode. 1. With a suitable example write equations for the following :
CHEMICAL KINETICS (i) Kolbe’s reaction (ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction
1. Give a detailed account of collision theory of reaction of bimolecular gaseous (iii) Williamsons ether synthesis.
reactions. 2. Write equations of the below given reactions :
2. Define and explain the order of a reaction. How is it obtained experimentally? (i) Alkylation of anisole (ii) Nitration of anisole
3. What is “molecularity” of a reaction ? How is it different from the ‘order’ of a reaction? (iii) Fridel-Crafts acetylation of anisole
Name one bimolecular and one trimolecular gaseous reactions. 3. Explain the acidic nature of phenols and compare with that of alcohols.
4. What is Half-life (t ½) of a reaction. Derive the equations for Half - life value of zero 4. Write the products formed by the reduction and oxidation of phenol.
and first order reactions. ALDEHYDES, KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACID
5. Define and distinguish between order and molecularity of a reaction. 1. Describe the following :
6. What is Arrhenius equation ? Derive an equation which describes the 1) Acetylation 2) Cannizaro reaction 3) Cross aldol condensation 4) Decarboxylation
effect of rise of temperature (T) on the rate constant (k) of a reaction. 2. Write the equations of any aldehyde with Fehlings reagent.
p-BLOCK ELEMENTS 3. What is Tollens reagent ? Explain its reaction with Aldehydes.
Group - 15 Elements : 4. Write the reaction showing  - halogenation of carboxylic acid and give its name.
1. How is ammonia manufactured by Haber’s process. Explain reaction of ammonia ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN
with : (a) ZnSO4 (b) CuSO4 (c) AgCl 1. Explain the following named reactions :
2. How is nitric acid manufactured by Ostwald’s process ? How does it react with i) Sandmeyer reaction ii) Gatterman reaction
following : (a) Cu (b) Zn (c) S8 (d) P4 (e) C (f) I2 2. Write the steps involved in the coupling of benzene diazonium chloride with aniline
Group - 16 Elements : and phenol.
1. Explain in detail the manufacture of Sulphuric acid by contact process.
2. How is Ozone prepared from Oxygen ? Explain its reaction with : 3. Give structures of A, B and C in the following reaction :
CuCN H O / H NH
(a) C2H4 (b) KI (c) Hg (d) PbS (e) Ag (f) C2H2 (g) NO C6 H 5 N 2Cl   A 
2
 B 
3
C
Group - 17 Elements : 4. Accomplish the following conversions :
1. How does Chlorine react with the following : i) Benzoic acid to Benzemide ii) Aniline to p-bromo aniline
(a) Cold dil. NaOH (b) Excess NH3 (c) KI 5. How do you prepare ethyl cyanide and ethyl isocyanide from a common alkylhalide.
(d) Fe (e) hot conc. NaOH (f) Acidified FeSO4 4 - MARKS
(g) I2 (h) H2S (i) Na 2S2O 3 SOLID STATE
2. How is chlorine prepared by electrolytic method? Explain its reaction with NaOH 1. Derive Bragg’s equation.
and NH3 under different conditions.
2. Explain Schottky defect and Frenkel defects in solids.
3. How is chlorine obtain in the laboratory ? How does it react with the following :
3. Describe two main types of semiconductors and contrast their conduction mechanism.
a) cold dil. NaOH b) excess NH3 c) KI
4. Classify each of the following as either a p-type (or) a n-type semiconductor.
4. Write names and the formulae of oxoacids of chlorine. Explain their structures and
(i) Ge doped with In (ii) Si doped with B.
relative acidic nature.
5. How is ClF3 prepared ? How does it react with water ? Explain its structure. SOLUTIONS
6. How can you prepare Cl2 from HCl and HCl from Cl2 ? Write the reactions. 1. What is relative lowering of vapour pressure ? How is it useful to determine the
7. Write balanced equations for the following. molar mass of a solute ?
a) NaCl is heated with conc. H2SO4 in the presence of MnO2. 2. Calculate the amount of benzoic acid C6 H 5COOH  required for preparing 250ml
b) Chlorine is passed into a solution of Nal in water. of 0.15M solutio in methanol.
3. Calculate molality of 2.5g of ethanoic acid CH 3COOH  in 75g of benzene.
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4. Calculate the molarity of solution containing the 5g of  NaOH  Sodium hydroxide 4. Outline the principles of refining of metals by the following methods :
in 450 ml of solution. (a) Zone refining (b) Electrolytic refining
5. An antifreeae solution is prepared from 222.6g of ethylene glycol C2 H 6O2  and (c) Poling (d) Vapour phase refining
200g of water calculate Molality. 5. Write down the chemical reactions taking place in different zones in the blast
6. A solution of C12 H 22 O11  sucrose in water is labelled as 20% (w/w). What would be furnace during the extraction of iron.
6. Explain the process of leaching of alumina from bauxite.
the mole fraction of each component in the solution.
d AND f - BLOCK ELEMENTS & COORDINATION COMPOUNDS
7. Calculate the Molefraction of ethylene glycol C6 H 6 O2  in a solution
1. Explain Werner’s theory of coordination compounds with suitable examples.
containing 20% of C2 H 6 O2 by mass. 2. What is lanthanoid contraction ? What are the consequences of lanthanoid con-
8. Calculate the Molefraction of H 2 SO4 in a solution containing 98% H 2 SO4 by traction.
mass. 3. Using IUPAC norms, write the formulas for the following :
 w
9. Calculate the normality of 5.3%   solution of Na2 CO3 . (i) Tetra hydroxo zincate (II)
v
10. Calculate the mass of non-volatile solute (Molar mass 40 g/mol) which should be (ii) Hexa amine cobalt (III) sulphate
dissolved in 114g octane to reduce its vapour pressure to 80%. (iii) Potassium tetrachloro palladate (II)
11. Vapour pressure of water at 293k is 17.535 Hg. Calculate the vapour pressure of the (iv) Potassium tri (Oxalato) chromate (III)
solution at 293k. When 25g of glucose is dissolved in 450g of water.
4. Using IUPAC norms, write the systematic names of the following :
12. The vapour pressure of pure benzene at a certain temperature is 0.850 bar. A non-
volatile, non-electrolyte solid weighing 0.5g when added to 39g of benzene (Molar (i) CO  NH 3 6  Cl3 (ii)  Pt  NH 3  2 Cl  NH 2CH 3   Cl
3
mass 78g/mol). Vapour pressure of the solution. Then is 0.845 bar. What is the 2
(iii) Ti  H2O 6  (iv)  NiCl4 
molar mass of the solid substance.
13. An aqueous solution of 2% non volatile solulte exerts a pressure of 1.004 bar at the 5. Write characteristic properties of transition elements.
normal boiling point of the solvent. What is the molecular mass of the solute ?
6. Explain different types of isomerisms exhibited by coordination compounds with
14. The vapour of a solution containing 108.24g of a non-volatile solute in
100 gm of H2O at 200C is 17.354 mm Hg. The vapour pressure of water at 17.54 mm suitable examples.
Hg. Find the molecular weight of the substance [183.72 g/mole].
7. Discuss the nature of bonding and magnetic behaviour in following coordination
Class Work Problems
SURFACE CHEMISTRY entities on the basis of valence bond theory.
4 3
1. What is Catalysis? How is catalysis classified? Give two examples for each type of catalysis. 3 3

2. What are different types of adsorption ? Give any four differences between
 i   Fe CN  6

  ii   FeF 
6  iii  Co C O 
2 4 3

  iv  CoF 
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characteristics of these types. BIOMOLECULES

3. What are emulsions ? How are they classified ? Describe the applicatins of emulsions. 1. Give the sources of the following vitamins and name the diseases caused by their
4. Name any six enzyme catalysed reactions. defiency (a) A, (b) D, (c) E, (d) K.
5. How are colloids classified on the basis of physical state of components ? 2. What are hormones ? Give one example for each
6. What are lyophilic and lyophobic sols ? Compare the two terms interms of stability i) Steroid hormone ii) Poly peptide hormone iii) Amino acid derivatives.
and reversibility. 3. Write notes on the function of different hormones in the body.
7. Describe Bredig’e are method of preparation of colloids with a neat diagram. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
1. Explain the mechanism of Nucleophilic unimolecular substitution SN1 reaction with
8. Explain formation of Micelles with heat sketch.
one example.
9. Action of soap is due to emulsification and micelle formation. Comment. 2. Explain the mechanism of Nucleophilic biomolecular substitution SN2 reaction with
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF METALLURGY one example.
1. How is alumina separated from silica in the bauxite ore associated with silica. Give 3. Give any two preparation Methods of Phenol ?
equations. 4. Give any two preparation methods of Aniline.
2. Giving examples differentiate between Roasting and Calcination. 5. Explain the acidic nature of phenols and compare with that of alcohols.
3. Explain the purification of sulphide ore by froth flotation method.
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