CATALYST CHEMISTRY

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TEST BATCH – JUNE 2023
PERIODIC PROPERTIES & MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS
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1. A sodalite cage in zeolites is

a) a truncated tetrahedron

b) an icosahedron

c) a truncated octahedron

d) a dodecahedron

2. The material that exhibits the highest electrical conductivity among the
following sulphur-nitrogen compounds is

a) S4N4 b) S7NH c) S2N2 d) (SN)x

3. Alkali metal super-oxides are obtained by the reaction of

a) oxygen with alkali metals in liquid ammonia

b) water with alkali metals in liquid ammonia

c) H2O2 with alkali metals

d) H2O2 with alkali metals in liquid ammonia

4. Among the halides, NCl3(A), PCl3(B) and AsCl3 (C) those which produce
two different acids

a) A and B

b) A and C

c) B and C

d) A, B and C

5. The decreasing order of dipole moment of molecules is

a) NF3 > NH3 > H2O b) NH3 > NF2 > H2O

c) H2O > NH3 > NF3 d) H2O > NF3 > NH3

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6. The most used acid catalyst in oil industry and the relevant process are
respectively

a) Aluminophosphate and reforming

b) Aluminosilicate and cracking

c) Aluminosilicate and reforming

d) Aluminophosphate and cracking

7. The total number of Cu-O bonds are present in crystalline copper (II) acetate
monohydrate is

a) 10 b) 6

c) 8 d) 4

8. Which of the following is used as propellant for whipping creams?

a) N2O

b) NF3

c) BiCl3

d) PCl3

9. Among the compounds A-D those which hydrolyse easily are

a) NCl3

b) NO

c) N2O3

d) N2O5

10. Commonly used scintillator for measuring radiation is

a) NaI(AI)

b) NaI(TI)

c) CsI(TI)

d) CsI(AI)

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11. Among the following, an example of a hypervalent species is

a) BF3.OEt2 b) SF4

c) [PF6]- d) Sb2S3

12. Treatment of ClF3 with SbF5 leads to the formation of an

a) polymeric material

b) covalent cluster

c) ionic compound

d) Lewis acid-base adduct

13. The correct statement for ozone is

a) It absorbs radiations in wavelength region 290-320 nm

b) It is mostly destroyed by NO radical in atmosphere

c) It is non-toxic even at 100 ppm level

d) Its concentration near poles is high due to its paramagnetic nature

14. Ozone present in upper atmosphere protects people on the earth

a) due to its diamagnetic nature

b) due to its blue colour

c) due to absorption of radiation of wavelength at 255nm

d) by destroying chloro-fluoro carbons

15. Among the following species, (A) Ni(II) as dimethyl glyoximate, (B) Al(III)
as oximate, (C) Ag(I) as chloride, those that precipitate with the urea hydrolysis
method are

a) A, B and C

b) A and B

c) A and C

d) B and C

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16. The correct statement(s) regarding B among the following

(I) Nuclear spin of 11B is greater than that of 10B

(II) The polarities of B-H bond and C-H bonds are opposite

(III) Cross-section of neutron absorption for 10B is much more than that of 11B

(IV) B reacts with boiling aq. NaOH solution to form NaB(OH)4

are

a) II and III

b) I and II

c) III and IV

d) II and IV

17. The cations formed upon dissolving SnF4 and AuF3 in liquid BrF3
separately, respectively are

a) SnF3+ and BrF2+ b) BrF2+ and AuF2+

c) BrF2+ only

d) SnF3+ and AuF2+

18. The oxidation state of sulphur in the dithionous and dithionic acids,
respectively are

a) +4, +6 b) +4, +5

c) +3, +5 d) +3, +6

19. Both potassium and sulfuric acid form interaction compounds with graphite.
The graphite layers are

a) reduced in both the cases

b) oxidized in both the cases

c) oxidized in the case of potassium and reduced in the case of sulphuric acid

d) reduced in the case of potassium and oxidized in the case of sulphuric acid

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20. The species having the strongest gas phase proton affinity among the
following

a) N3-

b) NF3

c) NH3

d) N(CH3)3

21. The ionic radii of the following ions can be arranged as

a) K+ < Ca2+ < S2-
b) Be2+ < Mg2+ < Na+
c) O2- < F- < N3-
d) S2- < O2- < As3-
22. Which one of the following ions has the largest size?
a) Rb+
b) Mg2+
c) Li+
d) Ne+
23. Atomic radii of F and Ne (in Angstrom units) respectively are:
a) 0.72, 1.60
b) 1.60, 1.60
c) 0.72, 0.72
d) None of these
24. Covalent radius of Li is 123pm. The crystal radius of Li will be
a) >123 pm
b) = 123 pm
c) < 123 m
d) 123 / 2 pm

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25. Which of the following statements is correct?
a) X- ion is larger in size than X atom
b) X+ ion is larger in size than X atom.
c) X+ ion is larger in size than X- ion.
d) X+ and X- ions are equal in size
26. Which of the following is correct order of increase in size?
a) Mg < Na+ < F- < Al
b) Na+ < Al < Mg < F-
c) Na+ < F- < Al < Mg
d) Na+ < F- < Mg < Al
27. The correct order of ionic radii is
a) Ti4+ < Mn7+
b) 35Cl- < 37Cl-
c) K+ > Cl-
d) P3+ > P5+
28. Amongst the following configurations, the one having the highest ionisation
energy is
a) [Ne] 3s2 3p1
b) [Ne] 3s2 3p3
c) [Ne] 3s2 3p2
d) [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2
29. The set representing the correct order of first ionisation potential is
a) K > Na > Li
b) Be > Mg > Ca
c) B > C > N
d) Ge > Si > C

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30. The decreasing order of 2nd ionisation energy of k, Ca and Ba is
a) K > Ca > Ba
b) Ca > Ba > K
c) Ba > K > Ca
d) K > Ba > Ca

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