Class 11 Chemistry NCERT Solutions
~92 min readEvery NCERT exercise from all nine rationalised Class 11 Chemistry chapters, worked line by line in the board pattern, in the official numbering. The marks here are won in the setup: write the mole ratio before balancing, count electrons explicitly when filling orbitals, assign oxidation numbers before balancing a redox equation, and never drop a term from a Kc or Kp expression. One page, the whole Class 11 syllabus, in the order your exam actually uses.
Right here — all nine rationalised Class 11 Chemistry chapters, with every NCERT exercise solved step by step in the official numbering. Use the chapter map below, then jump to the matching chapter's full revision notes from the related links.
Each chapter below opens with the key idea and then walks through every NCERT exercise question, in the official numbering, from start to finish. Follow each line of working with a pencil before checking your own attempt.
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Chemistry deals with the composition, structure and properties of matter, and the changes it undergoes. This chapter fixes the language of the subject: the mole, molar mass, molecular and empirical formulas, percentage composition, stoichiometry and the limiting reagent. It also covers scientific notation, significant figures, prefixes and the laws of chemical combination (including multiple proportions) — the quantitative toolkit that CBSE, JEE and NEET all test. Every question below is from the NCERT Class 11 textbook (rationalised edition), worked line by line in the board pattern.
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Work these in order: first the molar-mass and percentage-composition questions (1.1–1.3), then the stoichiometry runs (1.4–1.12), measurement and significant figures (1.13–1.22), the limiting-reagent and reaction questions (1.23–1.36). The list below enumerates the solved exercises included here.
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(i) 18.02 u (ii) 44.01 u (iii) 16.043 u.
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Na = 32.4%, S = 22.6%, O = 45.05%.
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Empirical formula = Fe₂O₃.
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(i) 44 g (ii) 22 g (iii) 22 g of carbon dioxide.
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15.38 g of sodium acetate is required.
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Concentration of nitric acid = 15.44 mol L⁻¹.
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39.81 g of copper can be obtained from 100 g of copper sulphate.
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Empirical formula = Fe₂O₃, n = 1, so the molecular formula of the oxide is Fe₂O₃.
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Average atomic mass of chlorine = 35.45 u ≈ 35.4527 u.
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(i) 6 moles of carbon atoms (ii) 18 moles of hydrogen atoms (iii) 1.807 × 10²⁴ molecules (18.07 × 10²³ molecules).
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Molar concentration of sugar = 0.02925 mol L⁻¹.
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Volume of methanol required = 25.2 mL (≈ 25.22 mL).
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Pressure of air at sea level = 1.01 × 10⁵ Pa (1.01332 × 10⁵ Pa).
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SI unit of mass = kilogram (kg); 1 kg is the mass of the international prototype kilogram.
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(i) micro = 10⁻⁶ (ii) deca = 10 (iii) mega = 10⁶ (iv) giga = 10⁹ (v) femto = 10⁻¹⁵.
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Significant figures are the total number of digits in a number including the last digit whose value is uncertain (the first uncertain digit).
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(i) 1.5 × 10⁻³ % by mass (ii) molality = 1.26 × 10⁻⁴ m.
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(i) 4.8 × 10⁻³ (ii) 2.34 × 10⁵ (iii) 8.008 × 10³ (iv) 5.000 × 10² (v) 6.0012 × 10⁰.
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(i) 2 (ii) 3 (iii) 4 (iv) 3 (v) 4 (vi) 5 significant figures.
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(i) 34.2 (ii) 10.4 (iii) 0.0460 (iv) 2810.
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(a) Law of multiple proportions. (b)(i) 1 km = 10⁶ mm = 10¹⁵ pm (ii) 1 mg = 10⁻⁶ kg = 10⁶ ng (iii) 1 mL = 10⁻³ L = 10⁻³ dm³.
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Distance covered by light in 2.00 ns = 0.600 m.
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(i) B₂ (ii) A (iii) none (stoichiometric) (iv) B₂ (v) A.
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(i) 2.43 × 10³ g of NH₃ (ii) Yes, dihydrogen (H₂) remains (iii) 571.4 g of H₂ unreacted.
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0.50 mol Na₂CO₃ is simply 53 g of the substance; 0.50 M Na₂CO₃ is 53 g dissolved in 1 L of solution (0.50 mol per litre).
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10 volumes of water vapour would be produced.
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(i) 2.87 × 10⁻¹¹ m (ii) 1.515 × 10⁻¹¹ m (iii) 2.5365 × 10⁻² kg.
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1 g of Li(s) has the largest number of atoms (8.6 × 10²²).
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Molarity of the ethanol solution = 2.31 M ≈ 2.314 M.
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Mass of one ¹²C atom = 1.99 × 10⁻²³ g ≈ 1.993 × 10⁻²³ g.
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(i) 3 (ii) 4 (iii) 4 significant figures.
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Molar mass of naturally occurring argon = 39.948 g mol⁻¹ (≈ 39.95 g mol⁻¹).
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(i) 3.13 × 10²⁵ atoms of Ar (ii) 13 atoms of He (iii) 7.83 × 10²⁴ atoms of He.
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(i) Empirical formula = CH (ii) Molar mass ≈ 26 g mol⁻¹ (iii) Molecular formula = C₂H₂.
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0.96 g of CaCO₃ is required (≈ 0.964 g).
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8.4 g of HCl react completely with 5.0 g of manganese dioxide.
Structure of Atom builds the quantum picture of matter: from the discovery of electrons, protons and neutrons, through the failure of classical models, to Planck's quantum theory, Bohr's atom, de Broglie's matter waves and the modern quantum numbers. This chapter feeds directly into CBSE, JEE and NEET — the photoelectric equations, E = hν, the Rydberg formula, E_n = −13.6/n² eV and the Rydberg–Bohr wavelength sums appear in almost every paper. Every question below is from the NCERT Class 11 Chemistry textbook (rationalised edition), worked line by line in the board pattern.
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(i) 1.098 × 10²⁷ electrons (ii) mass = 5.48 × 10⁻⁷ kg; charge = 9.65 × 10⁴ C.
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(i) 6.023 × 10²⁴ electrons. (ii) 2.4088 × 10²¹ neutrons; 4.035 × 10⁻⁶ kg. (iii) 1.2044 × 10²² protons; 2.0138 × 10⁻⁵ kg. Answers are unchanged by temperature and pressure.
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C: 6 p, 7 n; O: 8 p, 8 n; Mg: 12 p, 12 n; Fe: 26 p, 30 n; Sr: 38 p, 50 n.
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(i) ₁₇³⁵Cl (ii) ₉₂²³³U (iii) ₄⁹Be.
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Frequency = 5.17 × 10¹⁴ s⁻¹; wavenumber = 1.72 × 10⁶ m⁻¹.
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(i) 1.99 × 10⁻¹⁸ J (ii) 3.98 × 10⁻¹⁵ J.
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Frequency = 5 × 10⁹ s⁻¹; wavelength = 6.0 × 10⁻² m; wavenumber = 16.66 m⁻¹.
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2.012 × 10¹⁶ photons.
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(i) 3.10 eV (ii) 0.97 eV (iii) v = 5.84 × 10⁵ m s⁻¹.
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494 kJ mol⁻¹.
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7.17 × 10¹⁹ quanta per second.
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Threshold frequency = 4.41 × 10¹⁴ s⁻¹; work function = 2.92 × 10⁻¹⁹ J.
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486 nm (emitted light of the Balmer series).
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8.72 × 10⁻²⁰ J (from n = 5) versus 2.18 × 10⁻¹⁸ J (from n = 1); ionising from n = 5 needs only 1/25 of the ground-state ionisation enthalpy.
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15 emission lines.
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(i) −8.72 × 10⁻²⁰ J (ii) r₅ = 1.3225 nm.
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1.52 × 10⁶ m⁻¹ (the H-alpha line, 656 nm).
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Energy required = 2.09 × 10⁻¹⁸ J; wavelength of the emitted light = 9.5 × 10⁻⁸ m = 95 nm.
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Energy required = 5.45 × 10⁻¹⁹ J; longest wavelength = 3.65 × 10⁻⁵ cm (364.7 nm).
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3.55 × 10⁻¹¹ m (about 35.5 pm).
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8.96 × 10⁻⁷ m ≈ 896 nm.
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Na⁺ and Mg²⁺ are isoelectronic (10 electrons); K⁺, Ca²⁺, S²⁻ and Ar are isoelectronic (18 electrons).
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(i) H⁻ = 1s²; Na⁺ = 1s²2s²2p⁶; O²⁻ = 1s²2s²2p⁶; F⁻ = 1s²2s²2p⁶. (ii) 11, 7, 17. (iii) Li, P, Sc.
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n = 5.
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n = 3, l = 2, m_l = −2, −1, 0, 1, 2.
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(i) 29 protons (copper, Z = 29). (ii) 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶3d¹⁰4s¹ (special stability of the fully filled 3d subshell).
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H₂⁺ = 1, H₂ = 2, O₂⁺ = 15 electrons.
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(i) l = 0, 1, 2 with m_l as listed. (ii) l = 2, m_l = −2, −1, 0, 1, 2. (iii) Only 2s and 2p are possible; 1p and 3f are not.
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(a) 1s (b) 3p (c) 4d (d) 4f.
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Not possible: (a) n = 0, (c) l = 1 for n = 1, (e) l = 3 for n = 3. Possible: (b), (d), (f).
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(a) 16 electrons (b) 2 electrons.
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Proved: 2πr = nλ — the orbital circumference is an integral multiple of the electron's de Broglie wavelength.
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The n = 2 to n = 1 transition of hydrogen has the same wavelength as the n = 4 → n = 2 transition of He⁺ (ν̄ = 3R/4).
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8.72 × 10⁻¹⁸ J (four times the hydrogen ionisation energy, since Z² = 4).
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1.33 × 10⁹ atoms.
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Radius = 6.0 × 10⁻¹¹ m (0.6 Å).
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(a) 130 pm (b) 6.15 × 10⁷ atoms.
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1560 electrons.
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8 electrons.
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Light-atom foil — few α-particles are deflected and large-angle scattering is drastically reduced, because the small nuclear charge exerts little repulsion.
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Z is fixed for an element but A changes with isotope; the subscript/superscript convention AZX allows ₃₅⁷⁹Br and ⁷⁹Br but rejects ₇₉³⁵Br and ³⁵Br.
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₃₅⁸¹Br.
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₃₇¹⁷Cl⁻ (the chloride-37 ion).
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₅₆²⁶Fe³⁺.
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Increasing frequency: FM radio < microwave oven < amber light < X-rays < cosmic rays.
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Power = 3.33 × 10⁶ J (equivalent to 3.33 × 10⁶ W for this energy emitted per second).
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(a) 4.87 × 10¹⁴ s⁻¹ (b) 9.0 × 10⁹ m (c) 3.23 × 10⁻¹⁹ J (d) 6.2 × 10¹⁸ quanta.
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About 9.5 (≈ 10) photons.
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8.28 × 10⁻¹⁰ J.
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ν₁ = 5.093 × 10¹⁴ s⁻¹; ν₂ = 5.088 × 10¹⁴ s⁻¹; ΔE = 3.31 × 10⁻²² J.
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(a) λ₀ = 653 nm (b) ν₀ = 4.593 × 10¹⁴ s⁻¹ (c) KE = 9.31 × 10⁻²⁰ J; v = 4.52 × 10⁵ m s⁻¹.
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(a) λ₀ ≈ 540 nm. (b) Not computable — the supplied velocities are mutually inconsistent and do not yield Planck's constant.
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Work function of silver = 4.48 eV.
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Binding energy ≈ 7.6 × 10³ eV (12.2 × 10⁻¹⁶ J).
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n = 5; the transition lies in the infra-red region.
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Transition is 5 → 2; Balmer series; λ = 434 nm in the visible region.
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455 pm.
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v = 494 m s⁻¹.
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332 pm.
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1.52 × 10⁻³⁸ m.
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Δp = 2.637 × 10⁻²³ kg m s⁻¹. The stated momentum 1.06 × 10⁻²⁴ kg m s⁻¹ is smaller than the uncertainty, so the value cannot be defined.
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5 (3p) < 2 = 4 (3d) < 3 = 6 (4p) < 1 (4d). Pairs (2,4) and (3,6) have equal energies.
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The 5 electrons in the 4p orbital experience the lowest effective nuclear charge (being farthest from the nucleus and most heavily shielded).
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(i) 2s (ii) 4d (iii) 3p.
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The 3p electrons of silicon (Si, Z = 14) experience a greater effective nuclear charge than those of aluminium (Al, Z = 13).
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(a) P = 3 (b) Si = 2 (c) Cr = 6 (d) Fe = 4 (e) Kr = 0.
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(a) 4 subshells (4s, 4p, 4d, 4f) (b) 16 electrons.
The periodic table arranges the elements by recurring chemical properties and explains why those properties change systematically. This chapter traces the shift from Mendeleev's atomic-mass law to the modern atomic-number law, uses electron configurations to locate elements in periods, groups and blocks, and develops the periodic trends in radius, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, electronegativity and metallic character. The 40 NCERT exercises below combine conceptual explanations, data interpretation, position-of-element problems and worked numerical reasoning.
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The exercises are grouped as follows: development and location of elements (3.1–3.7), group properties, atomic and ionic radii and isoelectronic species (3.8–3.12), ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, electronegativity and radius changes (3.13–3.24), isotopes, metals, non-metals and group reactivity (3.25–3.28), and block configurations, enthalpy-based identification, compound formulae and final trend questions (3.29–3.40).
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The basic theme is the classification of elements into periods and groups according to recurring physical and chemical properties.
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Mendeleev used increasing atomic weight, but he departed from strict atomic-weight order when a more chemically coherent family order was required.
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Mendeleev used atomic weight, whereas the modern periodic law uses the more fundamental and unambiguous atomic number.
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The sixth period has the theoretical capacity for 32 elements because its 16 orbitals can accommodate 32 electrons.
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The element with Z = 114 is flerovium in period 7 and group 14.
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The element is chlorine with atomic number 17.
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(i) Lawrencium (Lr), Z = 103, and berkelium (Bk), Z = 97; (ii) seaborgium (Sg), Z = 106.
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Elements in a group have similar valence-shell electron configurations, so they form bonds and exhibit related physical and chemical properties.
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Atomic radius measures an atom through metallic or covalent bond distances, while ionic radius measures a cation or anion in an ionic lattice; the exercise's examples give Cu = 128 pm, Cl = 99 pm, Na⁺ = 95 pm, Na = 186 pm, F⁻ = 136 pm and F = 64 pm.
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Atomic radius generally decreases across a period because effective nuclear charge increases, and it increases down a group because shell number and shielding increase.
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Isoelectronic species have equal electron counts: examples are Ne for F⁻, Cl⁻ for Ar, F⁻ for Mg²⁺ and Br⁻ for Rb⁺.
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All six ions are isoelectronic with 10 electrons, and their radii increase in the order Al³⁺ < Mg²⁺ < Na⁺ < F⁻ < O²⁻ < N³⁻.
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A cation contracts because electron loss raises effective nuclear attraction, whereas an anion expands because electron gain increases repulsion and reduces attraction per electron.
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The terms specify a minimum-interaction gaseous atom in its lowest-energy state, allowing enthalpy changes to represent atomic energetics and be compared consistently.
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The ionization enthalpy of atomic hydrogen is 1.31 × 10⁶ J mol⁻¹.
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Be's 2s electron is more tightly bound than B's 2p electron, while O's paired 2p electron is easier to remove than N's unpaired electron and F's increased effective nuclear charge binds its 2p electron more strongly.
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Na has the lower first ionization enthalpy because Mg binds 3s electrons more strongly, but Na⁺ has the higher second ionization enthalpy because its second electron is removed from a stable noble-gas core.
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Increasing shell number, increasing atomic size and stronger shielding by inner-shell electrons cause the down-group decrease in ionization enthalpy.
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The small Al-to-Ga and In-to-Tl increases arise from poor shielding by inserted d and f electrons, whereas the B-to-Al and Ga-to-In decreases follow the normal size-and-shielding trend.
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F has the more negative electron gain enthalpy than O, while Cl has the more negative electron gain enthalpy than F.
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The second electron gain enthalpy of oxygen is positive because strong repulsion in the small O⁻ ion makes addition of a second electron endothermic.
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Electron gain enthalpy is the enthalpy change for electron addition to an isolated gaseous atom, while electronegativity is the ability of an atom in a compound to attract a shared electron pair.
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The statement is incorrect because the effective electronegativity of nitrogen depends on its bonded environment and can differ between compounds.
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An anion is larger than its parent atom because added electrons increase repulsion, whereas a cation is smaller because electron loss increases effective nuclear attraction.
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The first ionization enthalpies are expected to be the same for isotopes because they have identical nuclear charge and electronic structure.
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Metals generally lose electrons, form cations and ionic compounds, have basic oxides and reducing character, while non-metals generally gain electrons, form covalent compounds, have acidic oxides and oxidizing character.
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(a) Br, for example; (b) Mg, for example; (c) O or S; (d) group 17.
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Metallic reactivity increases down group 1 as ionization enthalpy falls, whereas halogen reactivity decreases down group 17 as electron acceptance becomes less favourable, with F₂ remaining most reactive because of its low bond dissociation enthalpy.
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The general patterns are ns¹⁻² for s-block, ns²np¹⁻⁶ for p-block, (n − 1)d¹⁻¹⁰ns⁰⁻² for d-block and (n − 2)f¹⁻¹⁴(n − 1)d⁰⁻¹ns² for f-block elements.
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(i) S: period 3, group 16; (ii) Ti: period 4, group 4; (iii) Gd: period 6, f-block (group 3), Z = 64.
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(a) V; (b) II; (c) III; (d) V; (e) VI; (f) I.
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The formulas are (a) Li₂O, (b) Mg₃N₂, (c) AlI₃, (d) SiO₂, (e) PF₃ or PF₅, and (f) LuF₃.
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A period indicates the principal quantum number, so option (c) is correct.
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Statement (b) is incorrect: the d-block has 10 columns because a d subshell can accommodate 10 electrons.
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Nuclear mass, option (c), does not affect the valence shell in this periodic-trend treatment.
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The size is affected by nuclear charge, option (a), with the radius order Na⁺ < Ne < F⁻.
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Statement (d) is incorrect because an electron with higher n is easier to remove than one with lower n.
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The correct order is K > Mg > Al > B, option (d).
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The correct order is F > N > C > B > Si, option (c).
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The correct oxidizing-character order is F > O > Cl > N, option (b).
Chemical bonding explains why atoms and ions combine, why molecules have definite shapes, and how electronic structure controls properties. These exercises cover Lewis symbols and structures, the octet rule, ionic and covalent bonding, resonance, molecular geometry, hybridisation, bond polarity, dipole moment, hydrogen bonding, valence-bond overlap and molecular-orbital bond order. Each solution uses descriptive Lewis and orbital accounts so that electron accounting remains clear without relying on damaged diagrams.
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Work through the official sequence: bond formation, Lewis structures, ionic criteria and VSEPR shape (4.1–4.12); resonance, electron transfer, polarity and hybrid orbital geometry (4.13–4.24); adduct formation, multiple-bond overlap and σ/π bonding (4.25–4.33); and molecular-orbital theory, magnetism and hydrogen bonding (4.34–4.40). The numbering below is the unchanged NCERT range.
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A chemical bond forms when electron rearrangement and attraction between the bonded particles produce a lower-energy arrangement, usually approaching a stable noble-gas valence configuration.
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The Lewis symbols contain respectively 2, 1, 3, 6, 5 and 7 valence-electron dots for Mg, Na, B, O, N and Br.
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S and S²⁻ show 6 and 8 valence electrons; Al and Al³⁺ show 3 and 0; H and H⁻ show 1 and 2, respectively.
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H₂S has 2 S–H bonds and 2 S lone pairs; SiCl₄ has 4 Si–Cl bonds; BeF₂ has 2 Be–F bonds; CO₃²⁻ has three C–O connections with the charges stated above; HCOOH has H–C(=O)–O–H connectivity with 2 lone pairs on each O.
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The octet rule is a useful Lewis guideline for attaining a noble-gas valence configuration, but it has exceptions for incomplete octets, odd-electron species, expanded octets and noble-gas compounds and cannot alone predict shape.
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Ionic bond formation is favoured by low metal ionisation enthalpy, a large exothermic electron-gain magnitude for the non-metal and high lattice enthalpy, particularly with small, highly charged ions.
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BeCl₂ is linear, BCl₃ trigonal planar, SiCl₄ tetrahedral, AsF₅ trigonal bipyramidal, H₂S bent and PH₃ trigonal pyramidal.
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Both have steric number 4, but the two lone pairs on oxygen repel more strongly and compress the O–H bonds more, so H₂O has the smaller bond angle.
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A higher dimensionless bond order corresponds to a stronger bond because there is a greater excess of bonding over antibonding electrons.
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Bond length is the equilibrium distance between bonded nuclei, normally reported in pm or Å; 1 Å = 100 pm = 10⁻¹⁰ m.
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CO₃²⁻ is a resonance hybrid of three equivalent contributors, one for each possible C=O position, so all three C–O bonds are identical and have bond order 1⅓.
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No. Structures I and II change the positions or connectivity of atoms, whereas resonance contributors must retain the same nuclear arrangement and differ only in electrons.
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SO₃ and NO₃⁻ each have three equivalent resonance contributors with the double bond on a different O; NO₂ has two equivalent contributors and one unpaired electron.
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The transfers are K⁺ + S⁻ (and K₂S), Ca²⁺ + O²⁻ (CaO), and Al³⁺ + N³⁻ (AlN).
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The two equal C=O dipoles cancel in linear CO₂ (0 D), whereas the two equal O–H dipoles do not cancel in bent H₂O, whose dipole moment is 1.84 D.
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Dipole moment is μ = qr in C·m and is used to test polarity, infer molecular geometry, compare isomers and estimate the ionic character of bonding.
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Electronegativity is a relative bonded-atom ability to attract electron density, whereas electron gain enthalpy is the measurable enthalpy change for adding an electron to a gaseous atom.
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In HCl, χ(Cl) > χ(H), so the shared pair shifts toward chlorine and the bond is polar covalent with Hδ+ and Clδ− ends.
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N₂ < SO₂ < ClF₃ < K₂O < LiF.
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Acetic acid is CH₃–C(=O)–O–H, with 2 lone pairs on each oxygen and zero formal charge on every atom.
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CH₄ has steric number 4 and four sp³ orbitals, so tetrahedral bonding at 109.5° is more stable than a 90° square-planar arrangement.
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Linear BeH₂ has two equal and opposite Be–H bond dipoles, so its net dipole moment is 0 D.
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NH₃ has the higher dipole moment, 1.46 D, compared with 0.24 D for NF₃, because the N–H bond-resultant reinforces the lone-pair contribution whereas the N–F resultant opposes it.
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Hybridisation produces equivalent directed orbitals: 2 linear sp orbitals at 180°, 3 sp² orbitals at 120° and 4 sp³ orbitals at 109.5°.
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Al changes from sp² trigonal planar in AlCl₃ to sp³ tetrahedral in AlCl₄⁻ because coordination raises its steric number from 3 to 4.
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B changes from sp² to sp³ on adduct formation, while N remains sp³ hybridised.
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C₂H₄ forms a C=C double bond from one σ and one π overlap; C₂H₂ forms a C≡C triple bond from one σ and two π overlaps.
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C₂H₂ contains 3 σ and 2 π bonds; C₂H₄ contains 5 σ and 1 π bond.
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The 2pᵧ–2pᵧ pair cannot form a σ bond because overlap perpendicular to the internuclear axis forms a π bond.
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(a) both C sp³; (b) C₁ sp³ and C₂, C₃ sp²; (c) both C sp³; (d) CH₃ carbon sp³ and CHO carbon sp²; (e) CH₃ carbon sp³ and COOH carbon sp².
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C₂H₆ has 7 bond pairs and no carbon lone pairs; H₂O has 2 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs on oxygen.
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σ bonds are head-on, axially symmetric and generally stronger; π bonds are lateral, nodal about the internuclear axis, weaker and rotation-restricting.
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The two H 1s orbitals overlap head-on, opposite-spin electrons pair in the resulting σ molecular orbital and the internuclear attraction produces an H–H bond at its minimum-energy separation.
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Effective LCAO requires similar orbital energies, compatible symmetry and orientation, and substantial overlap; these conditions generate bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals.
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Be₂ has bond order 0 because its bonding and antibonding electrons cancel, so it does not form a stable discrete molecule.
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Stability: O₂⁺ > O₂ > O₂⁻ > O₂²⁻; O₂⁺, O₂ and O₂⁻ are paramagnetic, while O₂²⁻ is diamagnetic.
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The signs denote the algebraic phase of the wavefunction; plus-like overlap is constructive and minus-like overlap is destructive, not positive and negative charge.
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PCl₅ is sp³d hybridised and trigonal bipyramidal; its axial bonds are longer because each undergoes three 90° interactions with equatorial bonds.
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A hydrogen bond is an X–H···Y attraction with N, O or F; it is stronger than van der Waals forces but generally weaker than covalent or ionic bonds.
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The dimensionless bond orders are N₂ = 3, O₂ = 2, O₂⁺ = 2.5 and O₂⁻ = 1.5.
Chemical thermodynamics connects microscopic composition with measurable heat changes, work, entropy and spontaneous change. These exercises develop state functions, the first law, enthalpy and heat capacity, Hess’s law, bond and formation enthalpies, entropy, the Gibbs energy criterion and the equilibrium-constant relation. Each question is repaired from OCR, renumbered to the official Chapter 5 sequence and worked with explicit laws, substitutions, unit conversions and conclusions.
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Work in two natural groups: (5.1–5.10) establishes signs, the first law, enthalpy and heat-capacity calculations, while (5.11–5.22) applies Hess’s law, formation and bond enthalpies, entropy, Gibbs energy and equilibrium constants. All exercise references use the official Chapter 5 numbering.
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A state function has a path-independent value, so the correct option is (ii).
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An adiabatic process satisfies q = 0, so the correct option is (iii).
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The standard enthalpy of every element in its standard state is 0 kJ mol⁻¹, so option (ii) is correct.
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ΔH° = ΔU° − RT, so ΔH° < ΔU° and option (iii) is correct.
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The enthalpy of formation of CH₄(g) is −74.8 kJ mol⁻¹, so option (i) is correct.
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The reaction is possible at any temperature, so the corrected fourth option (iv) is correct.
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The change in internal energy is ΔU = +307 J.
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The standard reaction enthalpy at 298 K is ΔH° = −741.5 kJ mol⁻¹.
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The required heat is 1.07 kJ for the 60.0 g sample.
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The enthalpy change from liquid water at 10 °C to ice at −10 °C is −7.151 kJ mol⁻¹.
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Forming 35.2 g of CO₂ releases 314.8 kJ of heat, corresponding to ΔH = −314.8 kJ for the sample.
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The standard reaction enthalpy is ΔᵣH° = −777.7 kJ mol⁻¹.
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The standard enthalpy of formation of NH₃(g) is −46.2 kJ mol⁻¹.
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The standard enthalpy of formation of CH₃OH(l) is −239 kJ mol⁻¹.
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The reaction enthalpy is +1304 kJ mol⁻¹, and the C–Cl bond enthalpy is 326 kJ mol⁻¹.
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For the expected spontaneous change, ΔS is positive; ΔS = 0 only for an ideal reversible change.
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The reaction is spontaneous for T > 2000 K; at 2000 K it is at equilibrium.
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Both enthalpy and entropy decrease, so ΔH < 0 and ΔS < 0.
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ΔG° ≈ +0.16 kJ for the reaction as written, so it is not spontaneous under the stated standard conditions.
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The standard Gibbs energy change is ΔG° = −5.744 kJ mol⁻¹.
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NO(g) is unstable relative to its elements, while its conversion to the lower-enthalpy NO₂(g) is energetically favoured.
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The entropy change of the surroundings is ΔS(surr) = +959.73 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹.
Equilibrium unifies two streams of chemistry: the reversible physical and chemical processes governed by equilibrium constants, and the acid–base equilibria that dominate aqueous chemistry. The chapter develops the law of chemical equilibrium, Kc and Kp, their interrelation, Le Chatelier's principle, and the ionic equilibrium toolkit — solubility product, pH, weak-acid and weak-base ionisation, buffers and hydrolysis. Every question below is from the NCERT Class 11 textbook (rationalised edition), worked line by line in the board pattern.
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Work through them in the order of the chapter: law of mass action and equilibrium constants (6.1–6.11), reaction quotients and ICE-table computation (6.12–6.24), Le Chatelier's principle (6.25–6.34), acid–base theory and conjugate pairs (6.35–6.43), H+ concentration and pH of weak acids and bases (6.44–6.57), hydrolysis and buffers (6.58–6.66), and solubility equilibria (6.67–6.73). The list below enumerates the solved exercises included here.
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(a) Vapour pressure decreases initially (same vapour in a larger volume). (b) Rate of evaporation stays the same; rate of condensation decreases. (c) At the new equilibrium the two rates are equal and the final vapour pressure equals the original vapour pressure.
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K_c = 12.23 M⁻¹ (≈ 12.24 M⁻¹).
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K_p = 2.67 × 10⁴ Pa.
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(i) K_c = [NO]²[Cl₂]/[NOCl]² (ii) K_c = [NO₂]⁴[O₂] (iii) K_c = [CH₃COOH][C₂H₅OH]/[CH₃COOC₂H₅] (iv) K_c = 1/([Fe³⁺][OH⁻]³) (v) K_c = [IF₅]²/[F₂]⁵.
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(i) K_c = 4.33 × 10⁻⁴ (ii) K_c = 1.87.
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K_c for the reverse reaction = 1.59 × 10⁻¹⁵.
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For a pure liquid or solid, [substance] = density / molecular mass, which is constant at a given temperature and is absorbed into the equilibrium constant; hence pure liquids and solids are omitted from the expression.
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[N₂] = 0.0482 M, [O₂] = 0.0933 M, [N₂O] = 6.6 × 10⁻²¹ M (the concentrations of N₂ and O₂ are practically unchanged).
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At equilibrium, NO = 0.0352 mol and Br₂ = 0.0178 mol.
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K_c = 7.48 × 10¹¹ M⁻¹.
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K_p = 4.0.
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The mixture is not at equilibrium; Q_c = 2.4 × 10³ > K_c = 1.7 × 10², so the net reaction proceeds in the reverse direction.
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4NO(g) + 6H₂O(g) ⇌ 4NH₃(g) + 5O₂(g).
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K_c = 0.444 (approximately).
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[H₂] = [I₂] = 0.068 mol L⁻¹.
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[Cl₂] = [I₂] = 0.167 M and [ICl] = 0.446 M.
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Equilibrium concentration of C₂H₆ = 3.62 atm.
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(i) Q_c = [CH₃COOC₂H₅][H₂O]/([CH₃COOH][C₂H₅OH]) (ii) K_c = 3.92 (iii) Q_c = 0.204 < K_c, so equilibrium has not been reached.
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[PCl₃] = [Cl₂] = 0.02 mol L⁻¹.
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p_CO₂ = 0.461 atm and p_CO = 1.739 atm.
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The reaction is not at equilibrium (Q_c = 0.0104 ≠ K_c = 0.061); it proceeds in the forward direction.
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[BrCl] at equilibrium = 3.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹.
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K_c = 0.154 (approximately).
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(a) ΔG° = −35.0 kJ mol⁻¹ (b) K_c = 1.36 × 10⁶.
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(a) Increase (b) Decrease (c) Remain the same.
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Reactions (i), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) are affected by pressure. (iv) shifts forward; (i), (iii), (v) and (vi) shift backward.
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p_H₂ = p_Br₂ = 2.49 × 10⁻² bar and p_HBr = 9.95 bar (≈ 10 bar).
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(a) K_p = p_CO·p_H₂³/(p_CH₄·p_H₂O) (b)(i) shifts backward (ii) shifts forward and K_p increases (iii) no effect on K_p or composition, only faster attainment of equilibrium.
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(a) Forward (b) Backward (c) Backward (d) Forward.
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(a) K_c = [PCl₃][Cl₂]/[PCl₅] (b) K_c' = 120.48 (c)(i) unchanged (ii) unchanged (iii) K_c increases.
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Equilibrium partial pressure of H₂ = 3.04 bar.
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Only reaction (c), K_c = 1.8, will have appreciable concentrations of reactants and products.
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[O₃] = 2.86 × 10⁻²⁸ mol L⁻¹.
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[CH₄] at equilibrium = 5.85 × 10⁻² M.
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HNO₂ → NO₂⁻ (base); CN⁻ → HCN (acid); HClO₄ → ClO₄⁻ (base); F⁻ → HF (acid); OH⁻ → H₂O (acid) or O²⁻ (base); CO₃²⁻ → HCO₃⁻ (acid); S²⁻ → HS⁻ (acid).
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BF₃ and H⁺ are the Lewis acids among the given species.
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HF → F⁻; H₂SO₄ → HSO₄⁻; HCO₃⁻ → CO₃²⁻.
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NH₂⁻ → NH₃; NH₃ → NH₄⁺; HCOO⁻ → HCOOH.
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H₂O: H₃O⁺/OH⁻; HCO₃⁻: H₂CO₃/CO₃²⁻; HSO₄⁻: H₂SO₄/SO₄²⁻; NH₃: NH₄⁺/NH₂⁻.
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Lewis bases: OH⁻ and F⁻ (donate electron pairs); Lewis acids: H⁺ and BCl₃ (accept electron pairs).
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pH of the soft drink = 2.42.
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[H⁺] in the vinegar sample = 1.74 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹.
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K_b(F⁻) = 1.5 × 10⁻¹¹, K_b(HCOO⁻) = 5.6 × 10⁻¹¹ and K_b(CN⁻) = 2.08 × 10⁻⁶.
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In 0.05 M phenol, [C₆H₅O⁻] = 2.2 × 10⁻⁶ M. In the presence of 0.01 M sodium phenolate the degree of ionisation falls to 1 × 10⁻⁸.
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[HS⁻] = 9.54 × 10⁻⁵ M without HCl, falling to 9.1 × 10⁻⁸ M in 0.1 M HCl. [S²⁻] = 1.2 × 10⁻¹³ M without HCl and 1.092 × 10⁻¹⁹ M in 0.1 M HCl.
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α = 1.86 × 10⁻², [CH₃COO⁻] = 9.3 × 10⁻⁴ M and pH = 3.03.
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[A⁻] = 7.08 × 10⁻⁵ M, K_a = 5.01 × 10⁻⁷ and pK_a = 6.30.
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(a) 2.52 (b) 11.70 (c) 2.69 (d) 11.31.
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(a) 11.65 (b) 12.21 (c) 12.57 (d) 1.87.
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pH = 1.88 and pK_a ≈ 2.76.
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K_b = 1.58 × 10⁻⁶ and pK_b = 5.80.
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pH = 7.81, α = 6.53 × 10⁻⁴ and K_a of the conjugate acid = 2.34 × 10⁻⁵.
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α = 1.91 × 10⁻² in pure water; it falls to 1.82 × 10⁻³ in 0.01 M HCl and to 1.82 × 10⁻⁴ in 0.1 M HCl.
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α = 0.1643 in water; in 0.1 M NaOH only 0.54% of dimethylamine is ionised.
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(a) 1.48 × 10⁻⁷ M (b) 0.063 M (c) 4.17 × 10⁻⁸ M (d) 3.98 × 10⁻⁷ M.
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Milk 1.5 × 10⁻⁷ M, black coffee 10⁻⁵ M, tomato juice 6.31 × 10⁻⁵ M, lemon juice 6.31 × 10⁻³ M, egg white 1.58 × 10⁻⁸ M.
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[K⁺] = [OH⁻] = 0.05 M, [H⁺] = 2 × 10⁻¹³ M and pH = 12.70.
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[Sr²⁺] = 0.1581 M, [OH⁻] = 0.3126 M and pH = 13.50.
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α = 1.63 × 10⁻² and pH = 3.09 in water; in 0.01 M HCl the degree of ionisation falls to 1.32 × 10⁻³.
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K_a = 2.02 × 10⁻⁴ and α = 0.045.
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pH = 7.97 and degree of hydrolysis = 2.35 × 10⁻⁵.
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Ionisation constant of pyridine, K_b = 1.52 × 10⁻⁹ (≈ 1.5 × 10⁻⁹).
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NaCl and KBr neutral; NaCN, NaNO₂ and KF basic; NH₄NO₃ acidic.
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pH of 0.1 M chloroacetic acid = 1.94 and pH of its 0.1 M sodium salt = 7.94.
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The pH of neutral water at 310 K is 6.78 (pH is no longer 7 because K_w is larger than 10⁻¹⁴).
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(a) pH = 12.63 (b) pH = 7 (c) pH = 1.30.
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Ag₂CrO₄: s = 0.65 × 10⁻⁴ M, [Ag⁺] = 1.30 × 10⁻⁴ M, [CrO₄²⁻] = 0.65 × 10⁻⁴ M. BaCrO₄: s = 1.09 × 10⁻⁵ M, both ions 1.09 × 10⁻⁵ M. Fe(OH)₃: s = 1.39 × 10⁻¹⁰ M, [Fe³⁺] = 1.39 × 10⁻¹⁰ M, [OH⁻] = 4.16 × 10⁻¹⁰ M. PbCl₂: s = 1.58 × 10⁻² M, [Pb²⁺] = 1.58 × 10⁻² M, [Cl⁻] = 3.17 × 10⁻² M. Hg₂I₂: s = 2.24 × 10⁻¹⁰ M, [Hg₂²⁺] = 2.24 × 10⁻¹⁰ M, [I⁻] = 4.48 × 10⁻¹⁰ M.
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The ratio of the molarities of the saturated solutions = 91.9.
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Ionic product = 1 × 10⁻⁹ < K_sp = 7.4 × 10⁻⁸, so precipitation will not occur.
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Silver benzoate is about 3.3 times more soluble in the pH 3.19 buffer than in pure water.
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If each solution has a concentration equal to or less than 5.02 × 10⁻⁹ M, no precipitation of iron sulphide will occur.
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The minimum volume of water required is 2.44 L.
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Precipitation will take place in the ZnCl₂ and CdCl₂ solutions (the ionic product 8.89 × 10⁻²² exceeds the K_sp of ZnS and CdS), and not in FeSO₄ or MnCl₂.
Redox reactions are changes in which electrons are transferred, so the oxidation number of at least one element increases while that of another decreases. This chapter develops a reliable method for assigning oxidation numbers, identifying oxidising and reducing agents, balancing reactions by the oxidation-number or ion-electron methods, and interpreting electrode potentials and electrolysis.
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The sequence moves from oxidation-number assignment and qualitative redox reasoning in Exercises 7.1–7.11, through reaction identification and balancing in Exercises 7.12–7.24, and ends with quantitative yield, electrode-potential and electrolysis problems in Exercises 7.25–7.30.
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(a) P = +5; (b) S = +6; (c) P = +5; (d) Mn = +6; (e) O = −1; (f) B = +3; (g) S = +6; (h) S = +6.
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(a) I: −1, 0, 0 (average −1/3); (b) S: +5, +5, 0, 0 (average +2.5); (c) Fe: +2, +3, +3 (average +8/3); (d) C: −3 and −1 (average −2); (e) C: −3 and +3 (average 0).
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All five reactions are redox because they contain simultaneous oxidation and reduction.
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Fluorine disproportionates: F(0) → F(−1) in HF and F(0) → F(+1) in HOF.
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S in H₂SO₅ = +6; Cr in Cr₂O₇²⁻ = +6; N in NO₃⁻ = +5. The structures are HO–S(=O)₂–O–O–H, O₃Cr–O–CrO₃, and planar NO₃⁻, respectively.
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(a) HgCl₂; (b) NiSO₄; (c) SnO₂; (d) Tl₂SO₄; (e) Fe₂(SO₄)₃; (f) Cr₂O₃.
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Carbon: −4 CH₄, −3 C₂H₆, −2 CH₃OH, −1 C₂H₂, 0 CH₂Cl₂, +1 ClC≡CCl, +2 CHCl₃ or CO, +3 CCl₃CCl₃, +4 CCl₄ or CO₂. Nitrogen: −3 NH₃, −2 N₂H₄, −1 N₂H₂, 0 N₂, +1 N₂O, +2 NO, +3 N₂O₃, +4 NO₂, +5 N₂O₅.
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SO₂ and H₂O₂ have intermediate oxidation states, so either direction is possible; O₃ and HNO₃ are restricted mainly to reduction under ordinary conditions.
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(a) Water is both used and produced, so the net equation includes 12H₂O on the reactant side and 6H₂O on the product side. (b) O₂ is produced from both O₃ and H₂O₂, so the two O₂ products are written separately. ¹⁸O labelling traces the oxygen atoms.
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AgF₂ contains Ag²⁺, which readily reduces to stable Ag⁺; therefore it is a strong oxidising agent.
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P₄ gives PF₃ or PF₅, K gives K₂O or K₂O₂, and C gives CO or CO₂ depending on whether reductant or oxidant is in excess.
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Alcoholic KMnO₄ oxidises toluene to potassium benzoate with MnO₂ formation. Concentrated H₂SO₄ liberates HCl from chloride, but HBr from bromide is further oxidised to red Br₂.
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(a) C₆H₆O₂ is oxidised and AgBr is reduced; (b) HCHO is oxidised and [Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺ is reduced; (c) HCHO is oxidised and Cu²⁺ is reduced; (d) N₂H₄ is oxidised and H₂O₂ is reduced; (e) Pb is oxidised and PbO₂ is reduced.
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I₂ oxidises S₂O₃²⁻ to S₄O₆²⁻, whereas the stronger oxidant Br₂ oxidises it to SO₄²⁻. Thiosulphate is the reducing agent in both reactions.
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F₂ is the strongest halogen oxidant, and HI is the strongest hydrohalic reducing agent; the orders are F₂ > Cl₂ > Br₂ > I₂ and HF < HCl < HBr < HI.
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Na₄XeO₆ contains Xe(+8) and is a very strong oxidising agent; it oxidises F⁻ to F₂.
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Ag⁺ is a stronger oxidising agent than Cu²⁺ under these conditions: both can be reduced by H₃PO₂, but only Ag⁺ is reduced by benzaldehyde.
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(a) 2MnO₄⁻ + 6I⁻ + 4H₂O → 2MnO₂ + 3I₂ + 8OH⁻; (b) 2MnO₄⁻ + 5SO₂ + 2H₂O + H⁺ → 2Mn²⁺ + 5HSO₄⁻; (c) H₂O₂ + 2Fe²⁺ + 2H⁺ → 2Fe³⁺ + 2H₂O; (d) Cr₂O₇²⁻ + 3SO₂ + 2H⁺ → 2Cr³⁺ + 3SO₄²⁻ + H₂O.
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(a) 5P₄ + 12H₂O + 12OH⁻ → 8PH₃ + 12HPO₂⁻; P₄ disproportionates. (b) 3N₂H₄ + 4ClO₃⁻ → 6NO + 4Cl⁻ + 6H₂O. (c) Cl₂O₇ + 4H₂O₂ + 2OH⁻ → 2ClO₂⁻ + 4O₂ + 5H₂O.
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Cyanogen disproportionates in base: C(+3) is reduced to C(+2) in CN⁻ and oxidised to C(+4) in CNO⁻.
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2Mn³⁺ + 2H₂O → Mn²⁺ + MnO₂ + 4H⁺.
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(a) F; (b) Cs; (c) I; (d) Ne.
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Cl₂ + SO₂ + 2H₂O → 2Cl⁻ + SO₄²⁻ + 4H⁺; equivalently, Cl₂ + SO₂ + 2H₂O → 2HCl + H₂SO₄.
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Non-metals: P, Cl and S. Metals: Mn, Cu and Ga.
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Maximum mass of NO = 15.00 g; O₂ is the limiting reagent.
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(a) +0.23 V, feasible; (b) +0.46 V, feasible; (c) +0.43 V, feasible; (d) −0.03 V, not feasible; (e) +0.32 V, feasible.
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(i) Ag deposits at the cathode while the Ag anode dissolves; (ii) Ag forms at the cathode and O₂ at the anode, with HNO₃ formed; (iii) H₂ forms at the cathode and O₂ at the anode; (iv) Cu forms at the cathode and Cl₂ at the anode.
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Mg > Al > Zn > Fe > Cu.
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Increasing reducing power: Ag < Hg < Cr < Mg < K.
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Zn electrode: negative anode; Ag electrode: positive cathode. Electrons flow Zn → Ag externally; anions move toward Zn and cations toward Ag in the salt bridge. Half-reactions are Zn → Zn²⁺ + 2e⁻ and 2Ag⁺ + 2e⁻ → 2Ag.
Organic chemistry studies the structure, properties and reactions of carbon compounds. This chapter introduces nomenclature and structural formulae, hybridisation and bonding, resonance, electronic effects, reaction intermediates and the main reaction types, followed by methods for purifying organic compounds and estimating carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulphur and phosphorus. Each exercise below is renumbered to the official NCERT Chapter 8 sequence and worked with the rule, application and conclusion made explicit.
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Work through the official sequence in four natural groups: structure, nomenclature and functional groups (8.1–8.9); electronic effects, resonance, reaction partners and mechanisms (8.10–8.17); purification and qualitative tests (8.18–8.31); and quantitative elemental analysis followed by short multiple-choice checks (8.32–8.40). The references below use the official Chapter 8 numbering throughout.
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(i) sp², sp; (ii) sp³, sp², sp²; (iii) sp³, sp², sp³; (iv) sp², sp², sp; (v) all six carbons are sp² hybridised.
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The counts are: (i) 6 C–C σ, 6 C–H σ, 3 π; (ii) 6 C–C σ and 12 C–H σ; (iii) 2 C–H σ and 2 C–Cl σ; (iv) 2 C–C σ, 4 C–H σ and 2 π; (v) 3 C–H σ, 1 C–N σ, 1 N–O σ and 1 π; (vi) 4 C–H σ, 1 N–H σ, 2 C–N σ, 1 C–O σ and 1 C=O π.
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The three structures are (CH₃)₂CH–OH, OHC–CH(CH₃)–CH(CH₃)–CH₃ and CH₃CH₂CH₂–CO–CH₂CH₂CH₃, respectively.
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(a) propylbenzene; (b) 3-methylpentanenitrile; (c) 2,5-dimethylheptane; (d) 3-bromo-3-chloroheptane; (e) 3-chloropropanal; (f) 2,2-dichloroethan-1-ol.
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The correct names are (a) 2,2-dimethylpentane, (b) 2,4,7-trimethyloctane, (c) 2-chloro-4-methylpentane and (d) but-3-yn-1-ol.
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(a) methanoic through pentanoic acid; (b) propanone, butanone, pentan-2-one, hexan-2-one and heptan-2-one; (c) ethene, propene, but-1-ene, pent-1-ene and hex-1-ene.
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(a) (CH₃)₃C–CH₂–CH(CH₃)–CH₃, with no functional group; (b) HOOC–CH₂–C(OH)(COOH)–CH₂–COOH, with three –COOH and one –OH; (c) OHC–(CH₂)₄–CHO, with two –CHO groups.
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(a) aldehyde, hydroxyl, methoxy/ether and C=C; (b) primary amine, ester and tertiary amine; (c) nitro and C=C double bond.
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O₂N–CH₂–CH₂–O⁻ is more stable because the electron-withdrawing nitro group stabilises the negative charge, whereas the electron-releasing ethyl group destabilises ethoxide.
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Alkyl groups donate through hyperconjugation: electrons from a σ bond on the adjacent sp³ carbon overlap with the π-system p orbital and become delocalised into the π bond.
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The contributors are obtained by moving π electrons or a lone pair while keeping every atom in the same position: phenol has ortho/para ring-charge contributors, nitrobenzene has equivalent N–O contributors, the enal and benzaldehyde have carbonyl-conjugated contributors, the benzyl carbocation has ring-delocalised positive charge, and the allylic carbocation has the two terminal-carbocation contributors.
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Electrophiles accept electron pairs and nucleophiles donate them; H⁺, R⁺ and BF₃ are electrophiles, while OH⁻, CN⁻, R⁻, NH₃ and H₂O are nucleophiles.
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(a) HO⁻ is a nucleophile; (b) CN⁻ is a nucleophile; (c) CH₃CO⁺ is an electrophile.
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(a) substitution; (b) addition; (c) elimination; (d) substitution followed by rearrangement.
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(a) structural isomers; (b) geometrical isomers; (c) resonance contributors.
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(a) homolysis, free radical; (b) heterolysis, carbanion; (c) heterolysis, carbocation; (d) heterolysis, carbocation.
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The –I effect of increasing chlorine explains (a); the increasing +I effect of alkyl groups explains the decreasing acidity in (b). The source wording that +I increases acidity is corrected: +I destabilises the conjugate base and lowers acidity.
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Crystallisation uses temperature-dependent solubility, distillation uses different volatilities or boiling points, and chromatography uses differential movement through stationary and mobile phases.
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Fractional crystallisation separates the mixture by successive crystallisation: the less soluble compound is removed first, followed by the more soluble compound from the concentrated mother liquor.
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Ordinary distillation uses boiling-point differences at atmospheric pressure; reduced-pressure distillation protects heat-sensitive compounds by lowering the boiling point; steam distillation co-distils an immiscible organic liquid with steam below its normal boiling point.
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Sodium fusion creates CN⁻, S²⁻ or X⁻, which are identified by the characteristic cyanide–iron Prussian-blue reaction, PbS or nitroprusside tests for sulphur, and coloured AgX precipitates for halogens.
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Dumas measures N₂ liberated by complete oxidation; Kjeldahl measures NH₃ released from an ammonium salt and determined by acid–base back-titration.
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Halogens are weighed as AgX, sulphur as BaSO₄, and phosphorus as ammonium phosphomolybdate or Mg₂P₂O₇; each percentage follows from the one-to-one elemental stoichiometry.
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Paper chromatography separates components by differential partition between water in the paper (stationary phase) and a moving solvent (mobile phase); the resulting chromatogram identifies the components through their relative migration.
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Dilute nitric acid decomposes cyanide and sulphide in the extract and boiling expels HCN and H₂S, preventing interference before the halide ions are precipitated as AgX.
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Sodium fusion converts covalently bound N, S and halogens into ionic sodium salts, making them detectable in the aqueous extract.
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Use sublimation followed by condensation of the vapour; camphor sublimes while calcium sulphate does not.
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Steam distillation co-distils the immiscible organic liquid because p_atm = p_organic + p_water; the total pressure is reached before the organic liquid's own boiling point.
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No. CCl₄ does not give AgCl directly because its chlorine is covalently bonded; sodium fusion is needed to produce Cl⁻.
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KOH quantitatively absorbs acidic CO₂ as K₂CO₃; the increase in the absorber's mass is the mass of CO₂ and therefore determines the carbon content.
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Acetic acid provides mild acidification and avoids sulfate interference. The sulphur product is black PbS, not PbSO₄; this corrects the source explanation.
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The sample produces 0.506 g of CO₂ and 0.0864 g of H₂O.
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The organic compound contains 56% nitrogen by mass.
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The chlorine content is 37.59% by mass.
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The sulphur content is 19.59% by mass. The source arithmetic used 0.0197 g; the correct sulphur mass is 0.0917 g.
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Option (b), sp–sp³.
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Option (b), Fe₄[Fe(CN)₆]₃, the Prussian-blue complex (usually hydrated).
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Option (b), the tertiary carbocation (CH₃)₃C⁺, is the most stable.
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Option (d), chromatography.
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Option (b), nucleophilic substitution.
Hydrocarbons are compounds made only of carbon and hydrogen. They include saturated alkanes, unsaturated alkenes and alkynes, and aromatic hydrocarbons. This chapter develops nomenclature, constitutional and geometrical isomerism, preparation, addition and substitution reactions, combustion, polymerisation, ozonolysis, aromaticity and the orientation effects that control electrophilic substitution. The exercises below use the official rationalised NCERT Chapter 9 numbering and show the method, reasoning and final conclusion for each answer.
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Work through the exercises in four related groups: structure, nomenclature, isomers and ozonolysis (9.1–9.7); combustion, geometrical isomerism and aromaticity (9.8–9.12); benzene substitution, alkane branching and reaction mechanisms (9.13–9.19); and synthetic conversions, relative reactivity and Wurtz limitations (9.20–9.25). Keep the intermediate structures visible: a correct final name or product is stronger when the preceding bond-counting or reaction path explains why it follows.
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Ethane is formed in a termination step when two methyl free radicals combine: CH₃• + CH₃• → CH₃CH₃.
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(a) 2-methylbut-2-ene; (b) pent-1-en-3-yne (pent-1-ene-3-yne); (c) buta-1,3-diene; (d) 4-phenylbut-1-ene; (e) 2-methylphenol; (f) 5-(2-methylpropyl)decane; (g) 4-ethyldeca-1,5,8-triene.
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(a) CH₂=CH–CH₂–CH₃, but-1-ene; CH₃–CH=CH–CH₃, but-2-ene; CH₂=C(CH₃)₂, 2-methylprop-1-ene. (b) HC≡C–CH₂–CH₂–CH₃, pent-1-yne; CH₃–C≡C–CH₂–CH₃, pent-2-yne; HC≡C–CH(CH₃)–CH₃, 3-methylbut-1-yne.
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(i) Ethanal and propanal; (ii) butan-2-one and pentan-2-one; (iii) methanal and pentan-3-one; (iv) benzaldehyde and propanal.
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A is CH₃–CH=C(CH₂CH₃)₂, and its IUPAC name is 3-ethylpent-2-ene.
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A is but-2-ene.
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The alkene is CH₃CH₂–CH=C(CH₂CH₃)₂, named 4-ethylhex-3-ene.
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The balanced equations are 2C₄H₁₀ + 13O₂ → 8CO₂ + 10H₂O; C₅H₁₀ + 15/2 O₂ → 5CO₂ + 5H₂O; 2C₆H₁₀ + 17O₂ → 12CO₂ + 10H₂O; and C₇H₈ + 9O₂ → 7CO₂ + 4H₂O.
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Cis-hex-2-ene has the higher boiling point because its polar bond dipoles add to give a larger molecular dipole moment and therefore stronger intermolecular attraction.
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Benzene is unusually stable because its six π electrons are delocalised over a planar, fully conjugated ring, giving resonance stabilisation and six equivalent C–C bonds.
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An aromatic system is cyclic, planar, fully conjugated through overlapping p orbitals at every ring atom, and contains 4n+2 delocalised π electrons.
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All three are non-aromatic: (i) has incomplete conjugation caused by an sp³ carbon despite six π-electrons; (ii) has an sp³ carbon and only four π-electrons; and (iii) is non-planar with eight π-electrons.
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Use bromination then nitration for p-nitrobromobenzene; nitration then chlorination for m-nitrochlorobenzene; methylation then nitration for p-nitrotoluene; and Friedel–Crafts acetylation for acetophenone.
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There are five primary carbons with 15 H atoms, two secondary carbons with 4 H atoms, one tertiary carbon with 1 H atom, and one quaternary carbon with no H.
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Greater branching lowers the boiling point because the compact molecules have less surface contact and weaker London dispersion forces.
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The ionic mechanism follows Markovnikov's rule through a secondary carbocation and gives 2-bromopropane; the peroxide-initiated radical mechanism gives the more stable secondary radical orientation and ultimately 1-bromopropane, the anti-Markovnikov product.
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The products are glyoxal, methylglyoxal and butane-2,3-dione (diacetyl). Their formation supports benzene as a resonance hybrid of equivalent Kekulé structures.
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Decreasing acidic character is ethyne > benzene > n-hexane, because the order of carbon hybridisation is sp > sp² > sp³ and acidity increases with s-character.
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Benzene's electron-rich π cloud readily attracts electrophiles, while nucleophiles are repelled and substitution by a nucleophile would require loss of aromaticity.
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Ethyne and ethene each cyclotrimerise in a red-hot iron tube, while hexane is aromatised over Cr₂O₃/Al₂O₃ at high temperature and pressure.
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The three alkenes are 2-methylbut-1-ene, 2-methylbut-2-ene and 3-methylbut-1-ene, with the structures shown above.
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(a) Chlorobenzene > p-nitrochlorobenzene > 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene. (b) Toluene > p-nitrotoluene > p-dinitrobenzene.
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Toluene nitrates most easily. The order of reactivity is toluene > benzene > m-dinitrobenzene because CH₃ activates the ring whereas NO₂ groups deactivate it.
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Anhydrous ferric chloride, FeCl₃, can be used; boron trifluoride, BF₃, is another acceptable Lewis acid.
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Odd-carbon alkanes require two different alkyl halides in Wurtz coupling, so self-coupling gives a mixture. Ethyl bromide plus propyl bromide gives pentane together with butane and hexane.
Quick Revision
Memorise these equations — direct application numericals and derivations in CBSE & JEE frequently hinge on these.
Mole–mass relation
Mole–volume relation (STP)
Ideal gas law
Empirical formula
Percent yield
Wave–particle relation
Bohr energy
Bohr radius
de Broglie wavelength
Effective nuclear charge
Steric number
Dipole moment
Enthalpy of a process
Calorimetry
Gibbs free energy
Gibbs energy and K
Equilibrium constant
Kc–Kp relation
Le Chatelier
pH
Ionisation constant
Cell potential
Degree of unsaturation
Exam Strategy
High-yield question patterns observed across CBSE boards, JEE Main & Advanced, and NEET.
FAQ
Start with the mole concept (Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry), because stoichiometry, concentration terms and the gas laws are used all year. Then do Structure of Atom for the JEE/NEET numericals, Chemical Bonding for the shape-and-hybridisation questions, and Equilibrium, which carries the heaviest Class 11 board weightage.
Write every method step — state the formula or law, substitute with units, simplify, and box the final answer. In this chapter set that means the balanced equation before any mole ratio, electron-by-electron configurations, oxidation numbers before a redox balance, and the full Kc or Kp expression before substitution.
For the full Class 11 syllabus, yes as a foundation — every rationalised chapter here is a direct NEET and JEE Main topic, and the last two chapters (organic basics and hydrocarbons) are the base the whole Class 12 organic block rests on. Use the worked problems to master the method, then add JEE/NEET-level numericals for speed and accuracy under time pressure.
Yes — all nine chapters follow the official rationalised NCERT order: some basic concepts of chemistry, structure of atom, classification of elements and periodicity, chemical bonding and molecular structure, chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium, redox reactions, organic chemistry, and hydrocarbons. Exercise numbers match the rationalised textbook, not the older 14-chapter edition.
Understand them. The same four or five patterns recur in every chapter and in the exam — limiting reagent, empirical formula from percentage composition, Le Chatelier direction, and the pH/pOH pair. Once the pattern is clear, the numbers change but the method does not.
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