Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter Environmental Chemistry NCERT Solutions | What do you mean by green chemistry? How

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

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

A large number of fish are suddenly found floating dead on a lake. There is no evidence of toxic dumping but you find an abundance of phytoplankton. Suggest a reason for the fish kill.

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?

Critical temperature for carbon dioxide and methane are 31.1 °C and –81.9 °C respectively. Which of these has stronger intermolecular forces and why?

Define electronegativity. How does it differ from electron gain enthalpy?

The increasing order of reactivity among group 1 elements is Li < Na < K < Rb CI > Br > I. Explain.

Predict the formula of the stable binary compounds that would be formed by the combination of the following pairs of elements. (a) Lithium and oxygen
(b) Magnesium and nitrogen
(c) Aluminium and iodine
(d) Silicon and oxygen
(e) Phosphorus and fluorine
(f) Element 71 and fluorine

What is the basic difference between the terms electron gain enthalpy and electronegativity?

How does the atomic hydrogen or oxy-hydrogen torch function for cutting and welding purposes? Explain.

Why is Li₂CO₃ decomposed at a lower temperature whereas Na₂CO₃ at higher temperature?

Explain the principle of paper chromatography.

Calculate the temperature of 4.0 mol of a gas occupying 5 dm³ at 3.32 bar.

(R = 0.083 bar dm³ K^–1 mol^–1).

If B-Cl bond has a dipole moment, explain why BCl₃ molecule has zero dipole moment.