Indicate the number of unpaired electrons in: (a) P, (b) Si, (c) Cr, (d) Fe and (e) Kr.
(a) Phosphorus (P): 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3
No of unpaired electron = 3
(b) Silicon (Si): 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2
No of unpaired electron = 2 (since p orbital can have maximum 6 electron )
(c) Chromium (Cr): 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d5
No of unpaired electrons = 6 (since 1 electron is to be added to 4s & 5 electron to be added to 3d orbital.
(d) Iron (Fe): 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d6
No of unpaired electrons = 4
(e) Krypton (Kr): 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6
Since all orbitals are fully occupied, there are no unpaired electrons in krypton.
The mass of an electron is 9.1 × 10–31 kg. If its K.E. is 3.0 × 10–25 J, calculate its wavelength.
Calculate the wavelength of an electron moving with a velocity of 2.05 × 107 ms–1.
Using s, p, d notations, describe the orbital with the following quantum numbers.
(a) n = 1, l = 0;
(b) n = 3; l =1
(c) n = 4; l = 2;
(d) n = 4; l =3.
Which of the following are isoelectronic species i.e., those having the same number of electrons?
Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, S2–, Ar
Calculate the wavelength, frequency and wave number of a light wave whose period is 2.0 × 10–10 s.
How many electrons in an atom may have the following quantum numbers?
(a) n = 4,
(b) n = 3, l = 0
Yellow light emitted from a sodium lamp has a wavelength (λ) of 580 nm. Calculate the frequency (ν) and wave number () of the yellow light.
Calculate the wave number for the longest wavelength transition in the Balmer series of atomic hydrogen.
A photon of wavelength 4 × 10–7 m strikes on metal surface, the work function of the metal being 2.13 eV. Calculate
(i) the energy of the photon (eV),
(ii) the kinetic energy of the emission, and
(iii) the velocity of the photoelectron (1 eV= 1.6020 × 10–19 J).
Find energy of each of the photons which
(i) correspond to light of frequency 3× 1015 Hz.
(ii) have wavelength of 0.50 Å.
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?
Which one of the following will have largest number of atoms?
(i) 1 g Au (s)
(ii) 1 g Na (s)
(iii) 1 g Li (s)
(iv) 1 g of Cl2(g)
Which of the two: OO2NCH2CH2O- or CH3CH2O- is expected to be more stable and why?
For the reaction at 298 K,
2A + B → C
ΔH = 400 kJ mol-1and ΔS = 0.2 kJ K-1mol-1
At what temperature will the reaction become spontaneous considering ΔH and ΔS to be constant over the temperature range?
Write the favourable factors for the formation of ionic bond.
The equilibrium constant expression for a gas reaction is,
Write the balanced chemical equation corresponding to this expression.
The enthalpy of combustion of methane, graphite and dihydrogen at 298 K are, –890.3 kJ mol–1 , –393.5 kJ mol–1, and –285.8 kJ mol–1 respectively. Enthalpy of formation of CH4(g) will be
(i) –74.8 kJ mol–1
(ii) –52.27 kJ mol–1
(iii) +74.8 kJ mol–1
(iv) +52.26 kJ mol–1
What do you understand by the terms:
(i) hydrogen economy
(ii) hydrogenation
(iii) 'syngas'
(iv) water-gas shift reaction
(v) fuel-cell ?
A certain salt X, gives the following results.
(i) Its aqueous solution is alkaline to litmus.
(ii) It swells up to a glassy material Yon strong heating.
(iii) When conc. H2SO4 is added to a hot solution of X, white crystal of an acid Z separates out.
Write equations for all the above reactions and identify X, Y and Z.
Write reactions to justify amphoteric nature of aluminium.
In a reaction A + B2 → AB2 Identify the limiting reagent, if any, in the following reaction mixtures.
(i) 300 atoms of A + 200 molecules of B
(ii) 2 mol A + 3 mol B
(iii) 100 atoms of A + 100 molecules of B
(iv) 5 mol A + 2.5 mol B
(v) 2.5 mol A + 5 mol B
It is very good trick. But my question is that. What amount of cyclohexane will contain same number of bond as the number of unpaired electron in 16.42liter o Oxygen gas measured as 1.2 atmospheric pressure and 27°c