1.

The angular part of the wavefunction for the electron in a hydrogen atom is
proportional to
. The values of the azimuthal quantum number ( l )
and the magnetic quantum number (m ) are, respectively
(A) 2 and 2
(B) 2 and 2
(C) 3 and 2
(D) 3 and 2
2. Let

and

denote the wavefunctions of the 2p x and 2pz orbitals of carbon,

respectively, and
and
represent the wavefunctions of the 2p x and 2pz
orbitals of oxygen, respectively. If c1 and c2 are constants used in linear
combinations and the CO molecule is oriented along the z axis, then, according to
molecular orbital theory, the -bonding molecular orbital has a wavefunction given
by
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
3. If xA and xB are the respective mole fractions of A and B in an ideal solution of the
two and TA, TB,T are the fusion temperatures of pure A, pure B and the ideal solution
respectively, then:
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
4. The wavefunction of a 1-D harmonic oscillator between x =+ and x =- is given by
.
The value of N that normalizes the function (x) is:

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
5. The molecular partition function of a system is given by:

where the symbols have their usual meanings.The heat capacity at constant volume
for this system is
(A) 3R
(B) 6R
(C) 9R/2
(D) 3R/2
6. Consider the phase diagram given below. At the intersection point Q the phases that
are in equilibrium are

(A) solid A, solid B and solid AB2

(B) solid A, solid AB2 and liquid
(C) solid B, solid AB2 and liquid
(D) solid A, solid B, solid AB2 and liquid
7. The molecular partition function for a system in which the energy levels are
equispaced by , is

1
1+e
1
(B)
1-e
1
(C)
1+e
(A)

(D)

1
1-e

8.

is an eigen function of the operator

. The corresponding eigen
value is
(A) + 4
(B) 4
(C) + 2
(D) 2
9. According to the conventional transition state theory (CTST), the temperature
dependence of theArrhenius pre-exponential factorfor a reaction of the type given
below is
linear molecule + linear molecule non-linear transition state products
(A) T-1
(B) T0
(C) T1
(D) T2
10. Hckel molecular orbital theory can be applied to the allene radical CH2CHH2.
The secular determinant (where , and E have their usual meanings) is given by:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
11. The possible values of E for allene radical are:
(A)

(B)
(C)
(D)
12. Dissolving 120 g of urea (mol. wt. 60) in 1000 g of water gave a solution of density
1.15 g/mL. The molarity of the solution is
(A) 1.78 M
(B) 2.00 M
(C) 2.05 M
(D) 2.22 M
13. To an evacuated vessel with movable piston under external pressure of 1 atm, 0.1
mol of He and 1.0 mol of an unknown compound (vapour pressure 0.68 atm. at 0 oC)
are introduced. Considering the ideal gas behaviour, the total volume (in litre) of the
gases at 0oC is close to
(A) 7 L
(B) 2L
(C) 14L
(D) 3.5L
14. The hydrogen-like species Li2+ is in a spherically symmetric state S1 with one radial
node. Upon absorbing light the ion undergoes transition to a state S2. The state S2
has one radial node and its energy is equal to the ground state energy of the
hydrogen atom. The state S1 is
A) 1s
B) 2s
C) 2p
D) 3s
15. Among the following, the intensive property is (properties are)
A) molar conductivity
B) electromotive force
C) resistance
D) heat capacity
16. The Russell-Saunders terms and the ground term of the configurations 4s1 is:
(A) 2S and 2S.
(B) 2F and 1S.
(C) 2D and 2S.
(D) 2P and 2S.

1.

The octahedral complex of a metal ion M3+ with four monodentate ligands L1, L2,
L3 and L4 absorb wavelengths in the region of red, green, yellow and blue,
respectively. The increasing order of ligand strength of the four ligands is:
(1) L3 < L2 < L4 < L1 (2) L1 < L2 < L4 < L3
(3) L4 < L3 < L2 < L1 (4) L1 < L3 < L2 < L4
2.
The correct order of thermal stability for the given compounds is
(A) TiMe4 > Ti(CH2CMe3)4 > TiEt4
(B) TiEt4 > Ti(CH2CMe3)4 > TiMe4
(C) TiMe4 > TiEt4 > Ti(CH2CMe3)4
(D) Ti(CH2CMe3)4 > TiMe4 > TiEt4
3.
The geometries of Ni(CO)4 and [NiCl4]2, respectively, are
(A) tetrahedral and square planar
(B) square planar and tetrahedral
(C) tetrahedral and tetrahedral
(D) square planar and square planar
4.
The complexes [Co(H2O)4Cl2]NO2 and [Co(H2O)4Cl(NO2)]Cl are
(A) linkage isomers
(B) positional isomers
(C) ionization isomers
(D) optical isomers
5.
A metal chelate that can be used for separation and quantitative analysis of
aluminium ions by gas chromatography is
(A) EDTA
(B) ethylene glycol
(C) dinonyl phthalate
(D) trifluoroacetylacetone
6.
The enthalpies of hydration of Ca2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ follow the order
(A) Mn2+ > Ca2+ > Zn2+
(B) Zn2+ > Ca2+ > Mn2+
(C) Mn2+ > Zn2+ > Ca2+
(D) Zn2+ > Mn2+ > Ca2+
7.
The number of terminal carbonyl groups present in Fe 2(CO)9 is
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 3
8.
The IUPAC nomenclature of Na[PCl6] is
(A) sodium hexachlorophosphine(V)
(B) sodium hexachlorophosphate(V)
(C) sodium hexachlorophosphine
(D) sodium hexachlorophosphite(V)
9.
Consider the following pairs of complexes
1.
[CoF(NH3)5]2+ and [Cr(OH2)6]2+
2.
[Co(NH3)5 (OH2)]3+ and [Cr(OH2)6]2+
3.
[Co(NH3)6]3+ and [Cr(OH2)6]2+
4.
[CoI(NH3)5]2+ and [Cr(OH2)6]2+
The electron transfer rate will be fastest in the pair
(A) 1.
(B) 2.

(C) 3.
(D) 4.
10.
The number of possible isomers for the square planar mononuclear complex
[(NH3)2M(CN)2] of a metal M is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 3
11.
Geometrical shapes of the complexes formed by the reaction of Ni 2+ with Cl , CN
and H2O, respectively, are
(A) octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar
(B) tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral
(C) square planar, tetrahedral and octahedral
(D) octahedral, square planar and octahedral
12.
The species having pyramidal shape is
A) SO3
B) BrF3
C) SiO32D) OSF2
13.
Based on VSEPR theory, the number of 90 degree FBrF angles in BrF5 is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
14.
Predict the products of the reactions [Pt(PR3)4]2+ + 2Cl
(A) cis-[PtCl2(PR3)2]
(B) trans-[PtCl2(PR3)2]
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
15.
State the effect on the rate of dissociatively activated reactions of Rh(III) complexes
of an increase in the positive charge on the complex?
(A) decreased rate.
(B) Increased rate
(C) No effect
(D) Unpredictable
16.
The rate constants for the formation of [CoX(NH 3)5]2+ from [Co(NH3)5OH2]3+ for X =
Cl2, Br2, N3, and SCN differ by no more than a factor of two. What is the
mechanism of the substitution?
(A) Dissociative.
(B) Associative
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of above
17.

The ligand-field stabilization energy in terms of O for [Co(NH3)6]3+ is

(A) 2.4
(B) 4.8
(C) 1.2
(D) 0.6
18.
the probable shapes of PCl4+ is

(A) tetrahedron
(B) See-saw
(C) Trigonal bipyramidal
(D) Bent