Q.1. Identify the oxidizing agent and the reducing agent in the following reaction H2S + HNO3 → NO + S + H2O Answer Answer: In the reaction HNO3 is an oxidizing agent since it itself gets reduced from +5 to +2. While H2S is an reducing agent since it itself gets oxidized from –2 to … Read more
Q.1. Why is 2-ethylanthraquinone preferred in the commercial production of H2O2? Answer Answer: It gets regenerated during the reaction by hydrogenation of 2–ethylanthrahydroquinone. Q.2. Which would have higher electrical conductivity H2O or D2O? Answer Answer: Water due its greater degree of dissociation (pKH2O = 13.997 pKD2O = 14.869) . Q.3. Give an example to show … Read more
Q.1. Why does a piece of burning magnesium ribbon continues to burn in sulphur dioxide ? Answer Answer: This is because magnesium has high affinity to combine with oxygen of SO2 to form MgO and S. 2Mg + SO2 → 2MgO + S Q.2. What is the function of adding gypsum to clinker cement ? … Read more
Q.1. Name the element of group 13 which forms only covalent compounds. Answer Answer: B forms only covalent compounds. Q.2. Explain why silicon shows a higher covalency than carbon? Answer Answer: Si because of the presence of vacant d–orbitals can show a covalency upto six while C because of the absence of d– orbitals cannot … Read more
Q.1. What type of isomerism is shown by butane and isobutane? Answer Answer: Chain or nuclear isomerism. Q.2. Write the metamer of diethyl ether. What is its IUPAC name ? Answer Answer: 1-Methoxypropane, CH3OCH2CH2CH3 or 2-methoxypropane, CH3-OCH(CH3)2. Q.3. What is the functional group of (i) an aldehyde and (ii) a nitro compound? Answer Answer: (i) … Read more
Q.1. What is halogen carrier? Give one example. Answer Answer: A halogen compound used during halogenation of benzene is called halogen carrier e.g. FeCl3. Q.2. Arrange the following in the increasing order of C–C bond length C2H6, C2H4, C2H2 Answer Answer: C2H2 < C2H4 < C2H6 Q.3. Name the products formed when an ethereal solution … Read more
Q.1. Name the different regions of the atmosphere alongwith their altitudes. Answer Answer: Troposphere (0-10 km, stratosphere (10-50 km), mesosphere (50-85 km), thermosphere (85 – 500 km). Q.2. In what regions of the atmosphere, the temperature increases with altitude and in which regions it decreases? Answer Answer: Temperature increases with altitude in stratosphere and thermosphere … Read more
