Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter Environmental Chemistry NCERT Solutions | Define environmental chemistry.

Carbon monoxide gas is more dangerous than carbon dioxide gas. Why?

What are the harmful effects of photochemical smog and how can they be controlled?

Write down the reactions involved during the formation of photochemical smog.

What are the reactions involved for ozone layer depletion in the stratosphere?

Explain tropospheric pollution in 100 words.

What would have happened if the greenhouse gases were totally missing in the earth's atmosphere? Discuss.

Statues and monuments in India are affected by acid rain. How?

What do you mean by green chemistry? How will it help decrease environmental pollution?

What is smog? How is classical smog different from photochemical smog?

What do you mean by ozone hole? What are its consequences?

How do you account for the formation of ethane during chlorination of methane?

What are hybridisation states of each carbon atom in the following compounds ?

(i) CH₂=C=O,

(ii) CH₃CH=CH₂,

(iii) (CH₃)₂CO,

(iv) CH₂=CHCN,

(v) C₆H₆

What will be the minimum pressure required to compress 500 dm³ of air at 1 bar to 200 dm³ at 30°C?

What are the common physical and chemical features of alkali metals?

Calculate the molecular mass of the following:
(i) H₂O
(ii) CO₂
(iii) CH₄

Assign oxidation number to the underlined elements in each of the following species:

(a) NaH₂PO₄

(b) NaHSO₄

(c) H₄P₂O₇

(d) K₂MnO₄

(e) CaO₂

(f) NaBH₄

(g) H₂S₂O₇

(h) KAl(SO₄)₂.12 H₂O

What is the basic theme of organisation in the periodic table?

Explain the formation of a chemical bond.

Choose the correct answer. A thermodynamic state function is a quantity
(i) used to determine heat changes
(ii) whose value is independent of path
(iii) used to determine pressure volume work
(iv) whose value depends on temperature only.

A liquid is in equilibrium with its vapour in a sealed container at a fixed temperature. The volume of the container is suddenly increased.
a) What is the initial effect of the change on vapour pressure?
b) How do rates of evaporation and condensation change initially?
c) What happens when equilibrium is restored finally and what will be the final vapour pressure?

At 473 K, equilibrium constant K_c for decomposition of phosphorus pentachloride, PCl₅ is 8.3 ×10^-3. If decomposition is depicted as,

PCl₅ (g) ↔  PCl₃ (g) + Cl₂ (g)          Δ_rH⁰ = 124.0 kJ mol^–1

(a) write an expression for Kc for the reaction.

(b) what is the value of Kc for the reverse reaction at the same temperature ?

(c) what would be the effect on K_c if (i) more PCl5 is added (ii) pressure is increased (iii) the temperature is increased ?

Give a brief description of the principles of the following techniques taking an example in each case.

(a) Crystallisation

(b) Distillation

(c) Chromatography

What is meant by the term bond order? Calculate the bond order of: N₂, O₂,O₂⁺,and O₂^-.

The value of Kc for the reaction

3O₂ (g) ↔ 2O₃ (g) is 2.0 ×10^–50 at 25°C.

If the equilibrium concentration of O² in air at 25°C is 1.6 ×10^–2, what is the concentration of O³?

What characteristics do you expect from an electron-deficient hydride with respect to its structure and chemical reactions?

Use the data given in the following table to calculate the molar mass of naturally occurring argon isotopes:

What are the oxidation number of the underlined elements in each of the following and how do you rationalise your results ?

(a) KI₃

(b) H₂S₄O₆

(c) Fe₃O₄

(d) CH₃CH₂OH

(e) CH₃COOH

What do you understand by the term 'auto-protolysis' of water? What is its significance?

Is there any change in the hybridisation of B and N atoms as a result of the following reaction?

BF₃ + NH₃ → F₃B.NH₃

Write the names of isotopes of hydrogen. What is the mass ratio of these isotopes?