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Name of Student
Problem 1 Heterocyclic compounds
1.1 B, C

Roll No.
18 marks

1.2

F>G>E

1.3

I
B. 1.4 a)

+
H

+
H

+ N
H

+ N
H

b)

HO3 S N H NO2

O3 S or N H NO2

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1.5
or

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or

1.6

N H2

+
N H2

H5 C2

CHO

1 mole
C. 1.7

2 moles

..

1.8

Yes

1.9
H

OH N H

N H

N H

S (gives an oxime)

T (C H NO) 9 11

U (C H N) 9 9

V(C9 H7 N)

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Indian National Chemistry Olympiad Problem 2 Analysis of alloys

A. 2.1 2Cu2+ (aq) + 4I (aq) Cu2I2 + I2(aq) 2S2O32 (aq) + I2(aq) S4O62 (aq) + 2I(aq) 2.2 0.484 g of copper 70% 2.3 Cr2O72 (aq) + 14H+ (aq) + 6I (aq) 2Cr3+ (aq) + 7H2O + 3I2 Molarity of thiosulphate = 0.0485 M

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2.4

2.5

0.469 g of copper Relative percentage deviation = 3.1%

B. 2.6 NO3(aq) + 10H+ (aq) + 8e NH4+(aq) + 3H2O Pb2+ (aq) + 2H2O PbO2 + 4H+ (aq) + 4e

2.7

2.8

mmol of PbO2 = 0.0132

2.9

Fraction of the total current = 36.1%.

C. 2.10 Amount of zinc = 0.184 g Percentage = 26.8 % of zinc

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Indian National Chemistry Olympiad Problem 3 Halogens

3.1 (c ) X

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3.2

(a) (c)

X X

3.3

No

X KI7 /I7
X

3.4

(a)

(b) (iii) (c)

Solvent Carbon tetrachloride Diethyl ether

Solubility 19 337

Solvent n-Hexane Toluene

Solubility 13 182

3.5

Solvent Carbon tetrachloride Diethyl ether

max 520 - 540 nm 460 - 480 nm

Color Bright violet Deep brown

3.6 F2 + Br2 2BrF (A) 3BrF Br2(g) + BrF3 (B) 5BrF 2Br2(g) + BrF5 (B) 3.7 BrF3 + SbF5 or BrF5 + SbF5 [BrF2]+[SbF6] [BrF4]+[SbF6] or

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3.8 Reactants Products Lewis Acid SbF5 BrF2+ / BrF4+

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Lewis Base F SbF6

3.9

a)

b)

... . . .
F

N S

. . ..

..
F

c)

12 Tetrahedral

d)

3.10
F F F F F F Sb F

F F Sb F F

3.11

XeO64

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Indian National Chemistry Olympiad Problem 4 Chemistry of carbocations

4.1 sp2 IV > III > I > II i) Yes ii) No iii) Yes 4.4 X X X

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4.2

4.3

+
C

4.5

4.6 4.7

(iii) (ii)

X X

4.8

Br

4.9

F [C15 H15 N2 O]+

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G [C15H15O]

H
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4.10 .
HO HO HO

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J (C17H24 O)

4.11
or

N (C13 H21O) (carbocation)

4.12
O

4.13

(i)

X X

4.14

(i)

or

(ii)

(As per the given structure of P in 4.12)

4.15

O O

O O H O

and
H

CH3

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Indian National Chemistry Olympiad Problem 5 The light side of chemistry

5.1 Propagation steps: (ii) & (iii) Termination step: (iv)
d[H ] = 0 k 1 [Cl ][H 2 ] k 2 [H ][Cl 2 ]. dt d[Cl ] = 0 2I abs + k 2 [H ][Cl 2 ] k 1 [Cl ] [H 2 ] 2k 3 [Cl ] 2 dt k [H ] = 1 k2

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5.2

I abs k 3

[H 2 ] [Cl 2 ]

5.3

1 d[HCl] = k ' [I abs ] 2 [H 2 ] dt

I or 2K 1

abs1/2 k 31/2

.[H 2 ]

5.4

The correct statement/s is/are i) ii) X X

5.5

Quantum Yield = 1.05

B. 5.6
a) . UAOH = NAh AOH UAO = NAhAO b) U* = UAO + U UAOH H - H* = NAh (AOH AO ) pka= NAh (AO AOH) /2.303RT

c)

5.7

a)

b)

pka = 3.5

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Indian National Chemistry Olympiad Problem 6 Acids, bases and buffers A.

6.1 [Pr NH 2 ]
+ [Pr NH 3 ]

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= 0 .1

6.2

pH = 10.08

6.3

pH 6 appropriate indicator is Methyl red. (4.2-6.2)

B. 6.4
H3 N C H2 H3N C H2

H2 C C H2 H2 C C H2

COOH H2 N COO C H2 H2 C C H2 COO

6.5

around point B

around point D

6.6

[H 2 N R COO ] [H 3 N + R COOH]
(iii)

= 0.03

6.7

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