ICSE chemistry

Sponsor Area

Question
ICSEENICH12028926

Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word/words from those given in the
brackets:
(increases, decreases, positive, efficient, 68, non-efficient, no α-hydrogen, α-hydrogen,
negative, Rosenmund’s, greater, Cannizzaro, 74, common-ion effect, lesser, buffer
action, diamagnetic, paramagnetic)

(i) The more__________ the standard reduction potential of a metal, the ________ is
its ability to displace hydrogen from acids.

(ii) Both ccp and hcp are ____________ packings and occupy about _________% of
the available space.

(iii) Solubility of silver chloride _____________ in the presence of sodium chloride
because of _____________.

(iv) Benzaldehyde undergoes ___________ reaction on treatment with concentrated
sodium hydroxide because it has ___________ atom.

(v) The transition metals show ______________ character because of the presence of
unpaired electrons and Cu+ is _____________because its electronic configuration
is [Ar]3d10.

Solution

negative, greater

,

efficient, 74

,

decreases, common-ion effect

,

Cannizzaro, no α- hydrogen

,

paramagnetic, diamagnetic

Sponsor Area

Question
ICSEENICH12028927

Complete the following statements by selecting the correct alternative from the choices given:

The molal freezing point constant of water is 1·86 K kg mol-1 . Therefore, the freezing point of 0·1M NaCl solution in water is expected to be:

  • -1·86oC

  • -0·372oC

  • -0·186oC

  •  +0·372oC

Solution

B.

-0·372oC

Question
ICSEENICH12028928

Complete the following statements by selecting the correct alternative from the
choices given:

For a first order reaction the rate constant for decomposition of N2O5 is 6×10-4sec-1.
The half-life period for the decomposition in seconds is:

  • 11·55

  • 115·5

  • 1155

  • 1·155

Solution

C.

1155

Question
ICSEENICH12028929

Complete the following statements by selecting the correct alternative from the
choices given:

When acetaldehyde is treated with Grignard reagent, followed by hydrolysis the
product formed is:

  • Primary alcohol

  • Secondary alcohol

  • Carboxylic acid

  • Tertiary alcohol

Solution

B.

Secondary alcohol

Question
ICSEENICH12028930

Complete the following statements by selecting the correct alternative from the choices given:

 The geometry of XeF6 molecule and the hybridization of Xe atom in the molecule is:

  • Distorted octahedral and sp3d3

  • Square planar and sp3d2

  • Pyramidal and sp3

  • Octahedral and sp3d3

Solution

D.

Octahedral and sp3d3