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1. In which of the following sets central atom of each member involve sp3 hybridisation.
(A) O4– , Cl4– , F4+ (B) XeO3 , XeO4 , XeF4 (C) SO32– , ClO2– , PCl4+ (D) PCl4+ , BF4– , Cl4–
2. Which of the following is a wrong statement :
(A) (SiH3)3N is a weaker Lewis base than (CH3)3N (B) KHF2 solid consists of K+ and (HF2)– ions
(C) O–O bond length is more in H2O2 than in O2F2 (D) Dipole moment of PCl2F3 will be equal to zero.
3. Which of the following are polar
(A) XeF4 (B) XeF6 (C) PCl3F2 (D) ICl4–
4. The number of p – p bonds present in the given structure if Y = P atom , X = N atom, Z = Cl atom

Z Z
Y
X X
Z Z
Y Y
Z Z
X
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) Zero
5. Which of the following have identical bond order
(I) N2+ (II) O2– (III) NO (IV) CO+
(A) I, III (B) I, II (C) II, III (D) I, II, III

6. Consider the following sets of H– bonds

.. | .. |
P: O
..
 H .......... : N  Q: O
..  H .......... : O
.. 
|

| | | |
R :  .N. H .......... : N|  S :  .N. H .......... : O
.. 
The correct order of H – bond strength is
(A) Q > P > S > R (B) R > Q > S > P (C) R > S > P > Q (D) P > Q > R > S

7. Column – I Column –II

(1) ClF2– , CIF2+ (P) Square pyramidal
(2) IO2F2– , F2SeO (Q) See–Saw and pyramidal molecular geometry respectively
–
(3) IOF 4, XeOF2 (R) Linear and bent hybridisation respectively
(4) BrF5 , XeOF4 (S) Square pyramidal and T – shaped respectively.
(A) (1  R) ; (2  Q) ; (3  S) ; (4  P )
(B) (1  P) ; (2  Q) ; (3  T) ; (4  S)
(C) (1  S) ; (2  Q) ; (3  P) ; (4  R)
(D) (1  R) ; (2  P) ; (3  S) ; (4  Q)
8. Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
(A) Among O2+, O2 and O2- the stability decreases as O2+ > O2 > O2-
(B) He2 molecule does not exist as the bonding and anti-bonding orbitals cancel each other .
(C) C2 ,O22 - and Li2 are diamagnetic
(D) In F2 molecule, the energy of  2p z is more than 2p x and 2p y
9. Which of the following is non- polar as well as planar.
(A) BFClBr (B) B3N3H6 (C) ClF3 (D) CH2 = C = C = CF2
10. In which species number of lone pair on iodine and number of d - orbitals used in hybridisation by iodine are same

(A) ICl 2 (B) ICl 2 (C) IF7 (D) ICl 4

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11. I2 has less solubility in water and it’s solubility increases on adding KI solution due to formation of a brown
coloured compound “X”, Hybridisation of anionic part of 'X' is
(A) sp2 (B) sp3 (C) sp3d (D) sp3d2
12. The hybridisation of the central atom of anionic part and cationic part of solid N2O5 are _____ and ____ respec-
tively.
(A) sp and sp2 (B) sp2 and sp3 (C) sp2 and sp2 (D) sp2 and sp
13. Statement - 1 : The bond energy of C–O bond in CO molecule is greater than that of N–N bond in N2.
Statement - 2 : CO and N2 both one having bond order of 3.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
14. The species which is not tetrahedral in shape is


(A) ICl 4 (B) BF4 (C) AlH 4 (D) NF
4

15. Which of the following molecule in the given options has equal dipole moment value with toluene?

CH3
CH3 CH3
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
CH3
CH3 CH3

16. Find out the relation between (adjacent angle) FClF and FBrF bond angle in ClF3 and BrF3 molecule respectively..

(A) FClF = FBrF (B) FClF > FBrF (C) FClF < FBrF (D) Can't predicted.
17. Which of following molecule can show Lewis acidity.
(I) CO2 (II) Br2 (III) SnCl2 (IV) HF (V) NMe3
(A) III, IV (B) I, II, III (C) I, III, IV (D) II, III, V
18. SbF5 reacts with XeF4 to form an adduct. The shapes of cation and anion in the adduct are respectively.
(A) Square planar, trigonal bipyramidal (B) T-shaped, octahedral
(C) Square pyramidal, octahedral (D) Square planar, octahedral
19. Select the correct order of bond angle of the following species.
ClO3¯ , BrO3¯, IO3¯
(A) BrO3¯ > IO3¯ > ClO3¯ (B) ClO3¯ > BrO3¯ > IO3¯
(C) IO3¯ > BrO3¯> ClO3¯ (D) IO3¯ < BrO3¯ > ClO3¯
20. Which of the following has maximum bond angle?
(A) NF3 (B) NCl3 (C) PCl3 (D) OF2
21. In which of the following compounds B–F bond length is shortest?

(A) BF4 (B) BF3  NH3 (C) BF3 (D) BF3  N(CH3)3
22. In which of the following molecular species both -dative and -dative bonds are present.
(A) BF4¯ (B) Be2Cl4 (C) NH4+ (D) [BeF4]2–
23. In which of the following ionization processes, the bond order has increased and the magnetic behaviour has
changed?
  
(A) C2  C 2 (B) NO  NO+ (C) O2  O 2 (D) N2  N 2

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24. Which is incorrect in the following :
(A) Ionisation energy of F2 molecule is more that of F-atom.
(B) Ionisation energy of F-atom is more them that of Cl-atom
(C) Electron gain enthalpy of F-atom is less (–)ve than that of Cl-atom
(D) Ionic mobility of fluoride ion is less than chloride ion in water.
25. Which of the following pair of species are paramagnetic as well as fractional bond order?
(A) N2+ & N2– (B) H2 & H2+ (C) NO+ & CO+ (D) O2 & O2+
26. Which of the following would have same magnetic nature whether sp mixing is operative or not?
(A) C2 (B) B2 (C) O2 (D) All of these
27. The correct order of thermal stability is
(A) BeCO3 < MgCO3 < CaCO3 < SrCO3 < BaCO3
(B) BeCO3 > MgCO3 > CaCO3 > SrCO3 > BaCO3
(C) MgCO3 < CaCO3 < SrCO3 < BaCO3 < BeCO3
(D) MgCO3 < BeCO3 < CaCO3 < SrCO3 < BaCO3
28. The correct order of boiling point is :
(A) HF > HCl > HBr > HI (B) HF > HI > HCl > HBr
(C) HF > HBr > HI > HCl (D) HF > HI > HBr > HCl
29. The most volatile compound is

OH OH OH OH
NO2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
NO2 HO OH
NO2

30. Which is the correct order for different forces?

(A) ED (dipole-induced dipole interaction ) > EK(Dipole-dipole interaction) > EL (London force)
(B) EK(Dipole-dipole interaction) > ED (dipole-induced dipole interaction ) > EL (London force)
(C) ED (dipole-induced dipole interaction ) > EL (London force) > EK(Dipole-dipole interaction)
(D) All forces are equally strong.
31. Which of the following complexes doesn't have d2sp3 hybridisation?
(A) [Cr(NH3)6]3+ (B) [Fe(CN)6]3– (C) [Co(C2O4)6]3+ (D) [Co(H2O)6]2+
32. Following Sidgwick's rule of EAN, correct formula of Co2(CO)x will be
(A) Co2(CO)4 (B) Co2(CO)3 (C) CO2(CO)8 (D) CO2(CO)10
33. 0.001 mol of Co(NH3)5(NO3)(SO4) was passed through a cation exchanger and the acid coming out of it required 20
ml of 0.1 M NaOH for neutralisation. Hence, the complex is
(A) [CoSO4(NH3)5]NO3 (B) [CoNO3(NH3)5]SO4 (C) [Co(NH3)5]SO4NO3 (D) None of these
34. The value of x, y & z in the formulae of following complexes are
(i) Mo(CO)x (ii) HyCr(CO)5 (iii) HzCo(CO)4
35. The number of complexes which use inner d orbitals in hybridisation are -
(a) [NiBr4]2– (b) [Fe(CN)6]3– (c) [MnBr4]2– (d) [AuCl4]–
(e) [Fe(H2O)6]2+ (f) [Pt(NH3)4]2+ (g) [Co(SCN)4]2–
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) 3
36. the following complex ions are found to be paramagnetic
P : [FeF6]3– ; Q : [CoF6]3– ; R : [V(H2O)6]3+ ; S : [Ti(H2O)6]3+
The correct order of their paramagnetic moment (spin only) is
(A) P > Q > R > S (B) P < Q < R < S (C) P = Q = R = S (D) P > R > Q > S
37. The total number of possible structural isomers for the complex compound [Cu(NH3)4] [PtCl4] are
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
38. The most stable ion is
(A) [Fe(py)6]3+ (B) [FeF6]3– (C) [Fe(CN)6]3– (D) [Fe(H2O)6]3+
39. The complex compound in which central metal ion obeys EAN rule
(A) K4[Fe(CN)6] (B) K3[Fe(CN)6] (C) [Cr(H2O)6]Cl3 (D) [Cu(NH3)4]SO4

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40. Mn2+ forms a complex with Br¯ ion. The magnetic moment of the complex is 5.92 B.M. What could not be the
probable formula and geometry of the complex?
(A) [MnBr6]4–, octahedral (B) [MnBr4]2–, square planar
2–
(C) [MnBr4] , tetrahedral (D) [MnBr5]3–, trigonal bipyramidal
41. An ion M , forms the complexes [M(H2O)6] , [M(en)3]2+ and [MBr6]4–, match the complex with the appropriate
2+ 2+

colour.
(A) Green, Blue and Red (B) Blue, Red and Green (C) Green, Red and Blue (D) Red, Blue and Green
42. Which of the following will give maximum number of structural isomers ?
(A) [Co(NH3)4Cl2] (B) [Ni (en)(NH3)4]2+ (C) [Ni(C2O4)(en)2]2– (D) [Cr(SCN)2(NH3)4]+
43. Which of the following coordination compounds would exhibit optical activity
(A) trans-dicyanobis (ethylenediamine) chromium (III) chloride
(B) tris-(ethylenediamine) cobalt (III) bromide
(C) pentaamminenitrocobalt (III) chloride
(D) diamminedichloroplatinum (II)
44. In the isoelectronic series of metal carbonyl, the CO bond strength is expected to increase in the order.
(A) [Mn(CO)6]+ < [Cr(CO)6] < [V(CO)6]¯ (B) [V(CO)6]¯ < [Cr(CO)6]+ < [Mn(CO)6]+
+
(C) [V(CO)6]¯< [Mn(CO)6] < [Cr(CO)6] (D) [Cr(CO)6] < [Mn(CO)6]+ < [V(CO)6]¯
45. Which metal is found in vitamin B12 ?
(A) Co (B) Pt (C) Fe (D) Mg
46. Consider the following complexes.
(i) [Cr(EDTA)]¯ (ii) [Ru(en)3]2+
(iii) [Pt(gly)Cl2]¯ (iv) Cis-[Cr(Cl)2(ox)2]3–
(v) trans-[Pt(en)(NH3)2(py)2] 4+

Then find out the value of expression |p × q|2.

p = Total number of optically active complexes
q = Total number of optically inactive complexes
(A) 0 (B) 9 (C) 81 (D) 49
47. CO bond length is longest in
(A) [Mn(CO)6]+ (B) [V(CO)6]– (C) Cr(CO)6 (D) [Ti(CO)6]2–

48. The total number of oxo linkage (B – O – B) in Borax molecule is :

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
49. In B3N3H6 compound, the correct option is (State 'T' for True and 'F' for False):
(I) '3' p–p bond is present
(II) It can show back bonding.
(III) It is non-polar compound with non polar bonds.
(IV)It is isoelectronic and isostructural with benzene
(A) TTFT (B) TTTT (C) TTTF (D) FTTF
50. Which of the following organo silicon chloride can produce cross linked 3D silicone polymer .
(A) R3SiCl (B) R4Si (C) RSiCl3 (D) R2SiCl2
51. Correct order of melting point is
(A) Diamond > Graphite > C60 (B) Graphite > Diamond > C60
(C) C60 > Graphite > Diamond (D) Diamond > C60 > Graphite
52. Which of the following metal carbides is a methanide carbide?
(A) CaC2 (B) Mg2C3 (C) Al4C3 (D) BaC2
53. In which of the following silicates, only two corners per tetrahedron are shared :
(i) Pyrosilicate (ii) Cyclic silicate
(iii) Double chain silicate (iv) Single chain silicate
(v) 3 D silicate (vi) Sheet silicate
(A) (i), (ii) and (v) (B) (iv) and (vi) only (C) (i) and (vi) only (D) (ii) and (iv) only
54. HOOC – CH2 – COOH P 4 O10
 ?
The number of sp - hybridised 'C' in one molecule of the product is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) zero

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CaC2 + N2 1100°
55. CaCN2 + C
(A) (B)
Nitrollium
(used as fertilizer)
The ratio of  bonds in A to B is :
(A) 1 (B) 0.5 (C) 2 (D) 0
56. Select the compound in which HCl is NOT the product of Hydrolysis
(A) NCl3 (B) PCl3 (C) AsCl3 (D) BiCl3
57. Nitrogen dioxide is dissolved in water to produce
(A) HNO3 and HNO2 (B) only HNO3 (C) only HNO2 (D) HNO2 and N2
58. Which of the following pairs on heating give same gas?
(A) AgNO3, (NH4)2 Cr2O7 (B) Pb(NO3)2, NH4NO3
(C) NH4NO2, NH4NO3 (D) NH4NO2, (NH4)2Cr2O7
59. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(A) Each P4O10 molecule contains 16 bonds and 6 P–O–P bonds.
(B) CaO is used to dry ammonia, while other dehydrating agents conc. H2SO4, P4O10, CaCl2 react with NH3.
(C) In Holme signal mixture of Ca3P2 and CaC2 are used.
(D) Thermodynamical stability of allotropes of phosphorus: white < black < red.
60. Select the CORRECT order :
(A) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 : Melting point (B) NH3 > PH3 > AsH3 > SbH3 : Lewis basicity
(C) NH3 > SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3 : Boiling point (D) SbH3 > AsH3 > PH3 > NH3 : Bond Angle
61. In a Ostwald process

NH3 + O2 
 x + H2O
Pt
x + O2  y
y + H2O (excess)  x + z
The incorrect option is :
(A) 'x' shows paramagnetic behaviour (B) 'x' & 'y' are acidic oxide
(C) 'z' can acts as oxidising agent (D) 'y' & 'z' are acidic in nature
62. In the following reaction.
C
2Ca(OH)2 + 2Cl2 40   products.
Oxidation states of chlorine in products is :
(A) –1, +1 (B) –1, +3 (C) –1, +5 (D) 0, +1
63. First compound of inert gases was prepared by scientist Neil Barthlete in 1962. This compound is
(A) XePtF6 (B) XeO3 (C) XeF6 (D) XeOF4
64. Which of the following Xenon compound does not produce explosive XeO3 on its complete hydrolysis:
(A) XeO2F2 (B) XeF2 (C) XeF4 (D) XeF6
65. Which of the following diagrams is correct related to Xe ?
F2 F2
Xe(g) (1:20 ratio)
XeF6 Xe(g) (2:1 ratio)
XeF2
(A) (B)
Hydrolysis Hydrolysis

F2 F2
Xe(g) (1:20 ratio)
XeF6 XeF4 (1:20 ratio)
XeF6
(C) (D)
SiO2 Hydrolysis

66. Which of the following noble gases does not form clathrates?
(A) He (B) Br2 (C) Ar (D) Xe
67. Which of the following match is incorrect
Extraction Method Metal(s)
(A) Self reduction Hg, Pb
(B) Electrolytic reduction Na, Al
(C) Hydrometallurgy Pb, Zn
(D) Alumino-thermite reduction Mn, Cr
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68. Which method of purification is presented by the following reactions?

Ti  2 I 2 500
 K
 TiI 4 1675
 K
 Ti  2 I 2
(Impure) (Pure)
(A) Cupellation (B) Polling (C) Van Arkel (D) Zone refining
69. Ultrapure form of Si and Ge are obtained from.
(A) zone-refining (B) electrorefining (C) Van-Arkel's process (D) cupellation process
70. Leaching of Ag2S by NaCN solution is carried out in the presence of air it, because :
(A) [Ag(CN)2]¯ complex is formed in a reversible reaction
(B) oxidation of formed Na2S into Na2SO4 and sulphur
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
71. Calcination is not carried out for
(A) Calalmine (B) Malachite (C) Chalcopyrite (D) Dolomite
72. When conc. H2SO4 is added to KMnO4, explosion take place and the product formed is-
(A) Mn2O7 (B) MnO2 (C) MnSO4 (D) Mn2O3
73. 2– PH X 2– PH Y
Cr2O7  CrO4  Cr2O7 . pH value of X & Y– 2–
(A) 4 and 5 (B) 4 and 8 (C) 8 and 4 (D) 8 and 9
74. K2Cr2O7 is preferred to Na2Cr2O7 for use in volumetric analysis as a primary standard because -
(A) Na2Cr2O7 is hygroscopic while K2Cr2O7 is not
(B) K2Cr2O7 is hygroscopic while Na2Cr2O7 is not
(C) K2Cr2O7 is pure while Na2Cr2O7 is impure
(D) None of these
75. Acidified K2Cr2O7 + H2O2 Org
 .solvent
 X + Y , X and Y are
(blue colour)

(A) CrO5 and H2O (B) Cr2O3 and H2O (C) CrO2 and H2O (D) CrO and H2O
76. The radius of La is 1.06 Å, which of the following given values will be closest to the radius of Lu3+
3+
(At no. of Lu = 71, La = 57) –
(A) 1.6 Å (B) 1.4 Å (C) 1.06 Å (D) 0.85 Å
77. The actinoids exhibits more number of oxidation states in general than the lanthanoids. This is because -
(A) The 5f-orbitals are more buried than the 4f-orbitals
(B) There is a similarly between 4f-and-5f in the their angular part of the wave function
(C) The actinoids are more reactive than the lanthanoids
(D) The 5f-orbitals extend further from the nucleus than the 4f-orbitals
78. Gold dissolves in aqua regia forming
(A) Au(NO3)2 (B) H[AuCl4] (C) AuCl (D) AuNO3
79. Fusion of MnO2 with KOH in presence of O2 produces a salt W. Alkaline solution of W upon eletrolytic oxidation
yields another salt X. The manganese containing ions present in W and X, respectively, are Y and Z. Incorrect
statement is -
(A) In both Y and Z , -bonding occurs between p-orbitals of oxygen and d-orbitals of
manganese.
(B) Both Y and Z are coloured and have tetrahedral shape
(C) Y is diamagnetic in nature while Z is paramagnetic
(D) In aqueous acidic solution, Y undergoes disproportionation reaction to give Z and MnO2.
80. Metallic radii of some transition elements are given below. Which of these elements will have highest density?
Element Fe Co Ni Cu
Metallic radii/pm 126 125 125 128
(A) Fe (B) Ni (C) Co (D) Cu
81. When copper ore is mixed with silica, in a reverberatory furnace copper matte is produced. The copper matte
contains ______.
(A) sulphides of copper (II) and iron (II) (B) sulphides of copper (II) and iron (III)
(C) sulphides of copper (I) and iron (II) (D) sulphides of copper (I) and iron (III)
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82. Interstitial compounds are formed when small atoms are trapped inside the crystal lattice of metals. Which of the
following is not the characteristic property of interstitial compounds?
(A) They have high melting points in comparison to pure metals.
(B) They are very hard.
(C) They retain metallic conductivity.
(D) They are chemically very reactive
83. In the metallurgy of aluminium __________.
(A) Al3+ is oxidised to Al (s).
(B) graphide anode is oxidised to carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
(C) oxidation state of oxygen changes in the reaction at anode
(D) oxidation state of oxygen changes in the overall reaction involved in the process.

–200
eO
2F


O 2
–300 e+
G¯ / kJ mol of O2 

2F
D
A E C+O2 CO2
–400 B
O2
–1

2C


2
84. –500 +O
O 2C
2C +O
2

2C
O
–600

–700
0 400 800 1200 1600 2000
Temperature (°C) 

Figure 6.1
Choose the correct option of temperature at which carbon reduces FeO to iron and produces CO.
(A) Below temperature at point A
(B) Approximately at the temperature corresponding to point A.
(C) Above temperature at point A but below temperature at point D.
(D) Above temperature at point A.
85. Calamine, malachite, magnetite and cryolite, respectively are
(A) ZnCO3, CuCO3, Fe2O3, Na3AlF6 (B) ZnCO3, CuCO3.Cu(OH)2, Fe3O4, Na3AlF6
(C) ZnSO4, Cu(OH)2, Fe3O4, Na3AlF6 (D) ZnSO4, CuCO3, Fe2O3, AlF3
86. Which is true about different forms of hydrogen :
(A) ortho hydrogen has same spins of two nuclei clockwise or anticlockwise
(B) para hydrogen has different spins of two nuclei
(C) at absolute zero, there is 100% para form and at high temperature, there is 75% ortho form
(D) all are correct
87. Out of the following metals which will give H2 on reaction with NaOH :
I : Zn, II : Mg, III : Al, IV : Be
(A) I, II, III, IV (B) I, III, IV (C) II, IV (D) I, III
88. A mixture of hydrazine and H2O2 is :
(A) antiseptic (B) rocket fuel
(C) fire extinguisher (D) insecticide
89. Correct order of BP is :-
(A) H2 > H2O2 > D2O > H2O > D2 (B) H2O2 > H2 > D2O > H2O > D2
(C) H2O2 > D2O > H2O > D2 > H2 (D) H2O2 > D2O > H2O > H2 > D2
90. Na and Li are placed in dry air, we get
(A) NaOH, Na2O, Li2O (B) Na2O, Li2O
(C)Na2O, Li2O, Li3N, NH3 (D) Na2O, Li3N, Li2O

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91. Which one of the following electrolyte is used in Down's process used for extracting sodium metal?
(A) NaCl (B) NaCl + CaCl2+ KF
(C) NaOH + KCl + KF (D) NaCl + NaOH
92. Which of the following bicarbonates does not exist in solid state?
(A) NaHCO3 (B) KHCO3 (C) RbHCO3 (D) Ca(HCO3)2
93. Sodium bicarbonate is less soluble in water than potassium bicarbonate, it is due to
(A) low molecular weight of NaHCO3 as compared to KHCO3
(B) Due to hydrogen bonding, sodium bicarbonate contains a dimeric anionic structure while in potassium bicarbonate,
anions form an infinite chain
(C) Due to hydrogen bonding, potassium bicarbonate contains a dimeric anionic structure while in sodium
bicarbonate, anions form an infinite chain.
(D) KHCO3 is thermally less stable than NaHCO3.
94. Which of the following best describes the diagram below of a molecular orbital ?

+ –

– +
(A) An antibonding  orbital (B) A non-bonding orbital
(C) A bonding  orbital (D) An antibonding  orbital
95. Choose the correct statement :
(A) Na+(g) > Mg2+(g) >Al3+(g) (Hydration energy)
(B) Li+(aq) < Na+(aq) < K+(aq) (Ionic Mobility)
(C) F–(aq) < Cl–(aq) < Br–(aq) (Hydrated radius)
(D) CaF2 > CaO (Lattice energy)
96. Which of the following case is affected by lanthanoid contraction according to their given properties?
(A) Stable oxidation state of thallium is +1.
(B) Atomic radius of Zr ~  Hf.
(C) Ionisation potential of Tl > In
(D) all of these
97. The correct order of electron affinity is
(A) N > P > S > Cl (B) P > N > S > Cl (C) Cl > N > P > S (D) Cl> S > P > N
98. Which of the following is exothermic:
(A) N(g) + 1e–  N–(g) (B) P(g) + 1e–  P–(g) (C) Na(g)  Na+(g) + 1e– (D) 1e– + Be(g)  Be–(g)

99. If electron gain enthalpy of X(g) is – 4.0 eV, then the ionisation enthalpy of X(g) at the same temperature may be :
(A) 4.0 eV (B) 3.5 eV (C) 5.5 eV (D) any of these values
100. Match the metals (Column I) with the coordination compound (s) / enzymes (s) (column II)
Column (I) Column (II)
Metals Coordination compound(s) /enzyme(s)
(a) Co (i) Wilkinson catalyst
(b) Zn (ii) Chlorophyll
(c) Rh (iii) Vitamin B12
(d) Mg (iv) Carbonic anhydrase
(A) (a)(iii); (b)(iv); (c)(i) ; (d)(ii) (B) (a)(i); (b)(ii); (c)(iii) ; (d)(iv)
(C) (a)(ii); (b)(i); (c)(iv) ; (d)(iii) (D) (a)(iv); (b)(iii); (c)(i) ; (d)(ii)

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ANSWER KEY

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. 5. A 6. D 7. A
8. D 9. B 10. D 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A
15. B 16. B 17. B 18. B 19. B 20. B 21. C
22. B 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D
29. A 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. x = 6, y = 2, z = 4
35. D 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. B 41. B
42. D 43. B 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. C
49. A 50. C 51. A 52. C 53. D 54. C 55. A
56. A 57. A 58. D 59. D 60. B 61. B 62. A
63. A 64. B 65. B 66. A 67. C 68. C 69. A
70. C 71. C 72. A 73. C 74. A 75. A 76. D
77. D 78. B 79. C 80. D 81. C 82. D 83. B
84. D 85. B 86. D 87. B 88. B 89. C 90. D
91. B 92. D 93. C 94. D 95. B 96. D 97. D
98. B 99. C 100. A

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