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1.

Aryl halide undergoes electrophilic substitution reaction slowly as comparred to benzene why ?

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more RESONENCE stabilization
less resonence stabilization
`-I` effect HALOGEN
`+I` effect of halogen

Answer :C
2.

Aryl halide are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reaction as compared to alkyl halie due to

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The formation of less stable carbonium ion
Resonance stabilization
Longer carbon HALOGEN bond
`sp^(2)`-hybridized carbon attached to the halogen

Solution :Aryl halide are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reaction as COMPARED to ALKYL halide due to following reason, (b) resonance stabilization
(e) `sp^(2)`-hybridized carbon attached to the halogen.
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3.

Aryl halide is less reactive than alkyl halide towards nucleophilic substitution because

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Less stable carbonum ion
Due to LARGE C-Cl BOND energy
Inductive effect
Resonance stabilization and `SP^(2)`-hybridisation of C ATTACHED to halide

Answer :D
4.

Aryl fluoride may be prepared from arene diazonium chloride using :

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`HBF_(4)"/"DELTA`
`HNF_(4)"/"NaNO_(3), Cu, Delta`
CuF/HF
Cu/HF

Solution :
5.

Aryl halides are extremely less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution. Predict and explain the order of reactivity of the following compounds towards nucleophilic substitution.

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Solution : The decreasing order of reactivity `(III) gt (II) gt (I)`
Explanation: Nitro `(-NO_(2))` groups are electron WITHDRAWING in nature. They deactivate the ring and ALSO reduce the electron density on the carbon atom of C-X bond. As a result, the NUCLEOPHILE ATTACK becomes easier. this is related to the number of these `-NO_(2)` groups PRESENT in the ring and also their relative position.
6.

Aryl chloridesand bromides can be easily prepared by electrophilic substitution of arenes with chlorine and bromine respectively in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts. But why does preparation of aryl iodides requires presence of an oxidizing agent ?

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Solution :Iodination REACTIONS are reversible in nature. To CARRY out the reaction in the forward direction, the HI formed during the reaction is removed by OXIDIZING AGENT such as `HIO_(3)`.
7.

Aryl chlorides and bromides can be easily prepared by electrophilic substitution of arenes with chlorine and bromine respectively in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts. But why does preparation of aryl iodides requires presence of an oxidising agent ?

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Solution :Iodination reactions are reversible in nature. To carry out the REACTION in the forward DIRECTION, HI formed during iodination is removed by oxidation. `HIO_(4)` is USED as an oxidising agent.
8.

Aryl _________ and _________ cannot be prepared by direct halogenation.

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ANSWER :FLUORIDES, IODIDES
9.

Aryl chlorides and bromides can be easily prepared by electrophilic substitution of arenes with chlorine and bromine respectively in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts. But why does preparation of aryl iodides require presence of an oxidising agent?

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SOLUTION :Iodination reactions are reversible in nature. To carry out reaction in the forward direction, HI formed during the reaction is removed by oxidation using iodic acid `(HIO_(3))` or NITRIC acid `(HNO_(3))` as the oxidising agent
`C_(6)H_(6)+I_(2)hArr C_(6)H_(5)-I+HI`
`5HI+HIO_(3)to3I_(2)+3H_(2)`
`2HI+2HNO_(3)toI_(2)+2NO_(2)+2H_(2)O`
10.

Arylaminesare lessbasicthanalkyl amineandammoniawhich is due to

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In ARYL aminelonepairof electronon NITROGENIS conjugationwithbenzensringand thusmakinglessavaiblefor PROTONATION
LESS stabilityof anilimionthanalkyl ammoniumion
Anilineformshydrogenbondwith WATER
In anilient intermolecularhydrogenbonding ispressent

Answer :A
11.

Aryl halides are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reaction as compared to alkyl halides due to

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The formation of less stable carbanion
RESONANCE stabilization of aryl halides
LONGER - CARBON halogen BOND
Inductive EFFECT

Answer :B
12.

Arun a classXII student remarked that diesel is being used worldwide for running trucks, buses, boats, ships, trains, etc. due to the presence of nitrogen and sulphur compounds in it, the exhaust gases contain oxides of nitrogen and sulphur which are the major pollutants in our environement. he discussed this problem with his teacher and suggested that in place of diesel, we can use biodiesel which is non-toxic as well as biodegradable. After reading the above passage, answer the following questions: (i) What is biodiesel andhow can it be prepared? (ii) What is the by-product of the above process and how can it be used? (iii) What values are expressed by Arun by Suggesting theuse of biodiesel in place of diesel?

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Solution :(i) Biodiesel is actually a mixture of ethyl esters of higher fatty acids. It can be prepared by trans-esterification of triglycerides present in oils and fats with ethanol in presence of NaOH or KOH at low temperature.

(ii) The by-product of the above process is glycerol which can be used in SOAPS and other industrial products.
(iii) The following environmental and economic concerns are displayed by ARUN.
* It is made from renewable biological resources such as vegetable oils (primarily soyabea and Jatropha, waste vegetable oils from restaurants and soe animal fats).
* Since biodiesel has extremely low sulphur content, it does not contribute to the formation of oxides of sulphur that produce acid rain.
* Less dependence an IMPORTED petroleum DIESEL thereby improving the economy of our country.
* The energy produced by combustion of biodiesel is ALMOST the same as energy produced by petroleum diesel.
13.

Artificial sweetner used in soft drinks is

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ASPARTAME
Cellulose
Fructose
Glucose

Solution :Artificial SWEETNER is "Aspartame". Its chemical formula is`{:(H_(2)NCH-CONH-CH-COOCH_(3)),("|""|"),(" "CH_(2)OOH ""CH_(2)C_(6)H_(5)):}`
14.

Artificial sweetner which is stable under cold conditions only is :

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Saccharine
Sucralose
ASPARTAME
Alitame

Solution :Aspartame is STABLE under COLD CONDITIONS.
15.

Artificial sweetening agent is prepared from the below strategy. Identify the structure of final product

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ANSWER :A
16.

Artificial sweetener which is stable under cold conditions only is

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Saccharine
sucralose
aspartame
alitame

Answer :C
17.

Artificial sweetener which is not stable at cooking temperature is :

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Aspartame
Alitame
Saccharin
Sucralose

Answer :A
18.

Artificial sweetener which is 600 times sweeter than sucrose is

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Asparatame
ALITAME
Sucralose
Saccharin

ANSWER :C
19.

Artificial sweetener used in soft drink is :

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GLUCOSE
Fructose
cellulose
ASPARTAME

ANSWER :B
20.

Artificial sweetener used by diabetic patients is :

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ASPARTAME
CELLULOSE
FRUCTOSE
GLUCOSE

SOLUTION :aspartame
21.

Artificial smoke screens are made by:

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`AI_(2)O_(3)`
PBO
`Na_(2)O`
`TiO_(2)`

ANSWER :D
22.

Artificial radioactivity was first discovered by

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Seaberg
Rutherford
Einstein
IRENE CURIE & Juliot

Solution :Irene curie and Juliot studied the ARTIFICIAL radioactivity
23.

Artificial elements have been prepared by bombardment reactions in high energy accelerators. What is the mass number of the element X produced in the following nuclear reaction ._(95)^(249)Cf + ._(7)^(15)N rarr ._(105)X + 4 ._(0)^(1)n

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261
264
260
257

Solution :EQUATE ATOMIC no. and MASS no.
24.

Artificial gens was first synthesised by:

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Khorana
Watson and Crick
Chargaff
Wilkins

Answer :A
25.

Artificial gene was first synthesised by:

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Khorana
Watson and Crick
Chargaff
Wilkins

Answer :A
26.

Articles made of copper and bronze slowly tarnish in air and turn geen. The green colour is due to the formation of:

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COPPER oxide
Copper sulphide
Copper oxalate
Basic copper carbonate

Answer :D
27.

Articles made of copper and bronze slowly tarnish in air and turn green. The green colour is due to the formation of:

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COPPER oxide
Copper sulphide
Copper oxalate
Basic copper carbonate

Answer :D
28.

Arsenous sulphide sol is prepared by passing H_2S through asenous oxide solution the charge developed on the particles is due to adsorption of

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`H^(+)`
`S^(-2)`
`OH^(-)`
`O^(-2)`

SOLUTION :`Ag_2S_3 - Ve` SOL
29.

Arsine decomposes on heating to give As and H_(2). The decomposition studied at constant volume and temperature gives the following data. {:("T in hr.",0,5.5,6.5,8),("P in atm.",0.9654,1.06,1.076,1.1):} Calculate velocity constant, assuming first-order reaction.

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SOLUTION :N//A
30.

Arsine is a:

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SOLID
Liquid
Supersaturated Liquid
Gas

Answer :D
31.

Arsenic sulphide colloid is prepared by ..............

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hydrolysis
reduction
DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION
decomposition

Solution :double decomposition
32.

Arsenic sulphide colloid can be prepared by ........... method.

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SOLUTION :doubledecomposition
33.

Arsenic (III) sulphide forms a sol with a negative charge. Which of the following ionic substances should be most effective in coagulating the sol?

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KCL
`MgCl_(2)`
`Al_(2)(SO_(4))_(3)`
`Na_(3)PO_(4)`

Solution :More the charge on cation, more the effectiveness of the electrolyte.
34.

Arsenic (III) sulphide forms a sol with a negative charge which of the following ionic substances should be most effective in coagulating the sol

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KCL
`MgCl_2`
`Al_2(SO_4)_3`
`Na_3PO_4`

ANSWER :C
35.

Arsenic (III) sulphide form a sol with a negative charge which of the following ionic substances should be most effective in coagulating the sol

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KCI
`MgCl_(2)`
`Al_(2)(SO_(4))_(3)`
`Na_(3)PO_(4)`

Answer :C
36.

Arsenic drugs are mainly used in the treatment of

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JAUNDICE
TYPHOID
Syphilis
Cholera

Answer :C
37.

Arsenic drugs are mainly used in the treatment of :

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JAUNDICE
TYPHOID
SYPHILIS
Cholera

Answer :C
38.

Arsenic containing medicine used for tratment of syhillis is

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olfaxacin
penicillin
salvarsan
tetacycline

Answer :C
39.

Arsenic containing medicine used for treatment of syphillis is

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ERYTHROMYCIN
ofloxin
tetrcycline
salavarsan

Answer :D
40.

Arsenic containing medicine used for the treatment of syphilis, is

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crythromycin
ofloxacin
tetracycline
salvarsan

Answer :D
41.

Arsenic containing medicine used for the treatment of syphilis is…

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Erythromycin
Ofloxacin
Tetracyclin
Penicillin

Answer :D
42.

Arsenic acid is:

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`H_3AsO_3`
`H_3AsO_4`
`H_2AsO_4`
`HAsO_4`

ANSWER :B
43.

Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction and postulated that rate constant varies with temperature exponentially ask=Ae^(-E_(a)//RT). For most of the reactions it was found that the temperature coefficient of the reaction lies between 2 to 3. The method is generally used for finding the activation energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation energy has also been studied by studying how much the rate of reaction changes in the presence of catalyst. In most of the cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the activationenergy barrier and increases the rate of reaction. If the rate oc reaction grwos 15.6 times on increasing the temperature by 30 K the temperature coefficient of the reaction will be nearly

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2
2.5
3
3.5

Solution :`TTO(T+10^(@)C)to(T+20)to(T+30)`
`r""MU^(1)r""mu^(2)r""mu^(3)r=r_(2)`
`(r_(2))/r=mu^(3)=16.5,mu~=2.5`
44.

Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction and postulated that rate constant varies with temperature exponentially ask=Ae^(-E_(a)//RT). For most of the reactions it was found that the temperature coefficient of the reaction lies between 2 to 3. The method is generally used for finding the activation energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation energy has also been studied by studying how much the rate of reaction changes in the presence of catalyst. In most of the cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the activationenergy barrier and increases the rate of reaction. Which of the following plot will be linear?

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In K VERSUS T with -ve slope
k versus 1/T with -ve slope
In k versus 1/T WIT -ve slope
In k versus 1/T with +ve slope

Solution :`K=A.e^(-EA//RT),logK=logA-(Ea)/(2.303)XX(1/T)`
45.

Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction and postulated that rate constant varies with temperature exponentially ask=Ae^(-E_(a)//RT). For most of the reactions it was found that the temperature coefficient of the reaction lies between 2 to 3. The method is generally used for finding the activation energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation energy has also been studied by studying how much the rate of reaction changes in the presence of catalyst. In most of the cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the activationenergy barrier and increases the rate of reaction. The pre-exponential factor in the Arrhenius equation of a second order reaction has the units

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MOL`L^(-1)s^(-1)`
`L"mol"^(-1)s^(-1)`
`s^(-1)`
dimensionless

Solution :`A=K=r/([A]^(2))=(M//"TIME")/(M^(2))=M^(-1)-"time"^(-1)="mole"^(-1)-"lit"-"time"^(-1)`
46.

Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction and postulated that rate constant varies with temperature exponentially as k=Ae^(-E_(a)//RT). For most of the reactions, it was found that the temperature coefficient of the reaction lies between 2 to 3. The method is generally used for finding the activation energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation energy has also been studied by studying how much the rate of reaction changes in the presence of catalyst. In most of the cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the activation energy barrier and increases the rate of reaction. If x is the fraction of molecules having energy greater than E_(a), it will be given by

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`X=-(E_(a))/(RT)`
ln `x=-(E_(a))/(RT)`
`x=e^(E_(a)//RT)`
Any of these.

Solution :Fraction of molecules having ENERGY greater than `E_a` at temperature `T=e^(-E_(a)//RT)` (BOLTZMANN factor ), i.e., `x=e^(-E_(a)//RT)`. Hence, In `x=-E_a/(RT)`
47.

Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction and postulated that rate constant varies with temperature exponentially as k=Ae^(-E_(a)//RT). For most of the reactions, it was found that the temperature coefficient of the reaction lies between 2 to 3. The method is generally used for finding the activation energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation energy has also been studied by studying how much the rate of reaction changes in the presence of catalyst. In most of the cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the activation energy barrier and increases the rate of reaction. If the rate of reaction doubles for 10^(@) rise of temperature from 290 K to 300 K, the activation energy of the reaction will be approximately

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`40" KJ mol"^(-1)`
`50" kJ mol"^(-1)`
`60" kJ mol"^(-1)`
`70" kJ mol"^(-1)`

Solution :On calculation, `E_a`COMES out to be nearly 50 kJ `mol^-1`.
48.

Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction and postulated that rate constant varies with temperature exponentially as k=Ae^(-E_(a)//RT). For most of the reactions, it was found that the temperature coefficient of the reaction lies between 2 to 3. The method is generally used for finding the activation energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation energy has also been studied by studying how much the rate of reaction changes in the presence of catalyst. In most of the cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the activation energy barrier and increases the rate of reaction. If the rate of reaction grows 15.6 times on increasing the temperature by 30 K, the temperature coefficient of the reaction will be nearly

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2
`2.5`
`3.0`
`3.5`

Solution :If a is the temperature coefficient, after 10 K rise. Rate constant will increase to 2 n, after next 10 KRISE to 4 n and after further 10 K rise to 4 n and after futher 10 K rise TO8 n, Hence, `8 n = 15.6" or n "= 1*95~~2` .
49.

Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction and postulated that rate constant varies with temperature exponentially as k=Ae^(-E_(a)//RT). For most of the reactions, it was found that the temperature coefficient of the reaction lies between 2 to 3. The method is generally used for finding the activation energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation energy has also been studied by studying how much the rate of reaction changes in the presence of catalyst. In most of the cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the activation energy barrier and increases the rate of reaction. Which of the following plot will be linear ?

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LN k VERSUS T with - ve slope
k versus `1//T` with - ve slope
ln k versus `1//T` with - ve slop
ln k versus `1//T` with + ve slope.

Solution :In `k = In A -= E_a/(RT)`. Hence, plot of In k versus 1/Tis LINEAR with slope `=-E_a//R`.
50.

Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction and postulated that rate constant varies with temperature exponentially as k=Ae^(-E_(a)//RT). For most of the reactions, it was found that the temperature coefficient of the reaction lies between 2 to 3. The method is generally used for finding the activation energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation energy has also been studied by studying how much the rate of reaction changes in the presence of catalyst. In most of the cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the activation energy barrier and increases the rate of reaction. The pre-exponential factor in the Arrhenus equation of second order reaction has the units

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`"mol L"^(-1)s^(-1)`
`"L mol"^(-1)s^(-1)`
`s^(-1)`
dimensionless

Solution :The FACTOR A has the same units as those of k. For a second order reaction, k has the units of L `mol^-1s^-1`. (For a FIRST order reaction, it has the units of `s^-1`)