Chemistry
GATE CY branch:cy PYQs
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Questions 121–130 of 650. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 56
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Wavefunctions and energies for a particle confined in a cube box are
and
, respectively. The functions
,
,
, and
are written as linear combinations of
. Among these functions, the eigenfunction(s) of the Hamiltonian operator for this particle is/are
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If a particle’s state function is an eigenfunction of the operator
with eigenvalue
, then the possible eigenvalue(s) of the operator
for the same state function is/areYour answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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An archaeological specimen containing
gives 45 counts per gram of carbon in 5 minutes. A specimen of freshly cut wood gives 20 counts per gram of carbon per minute. The counter used recorded a background count of 5 counts per minute in the absence of any
containing sample. The age of the specimen is _____ years (in integer).\n\n[Note:
of
= 5730 years]Log in to check the answer
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In the following reaction, 13.4 grams of aldehyde P gave a diastereomer mixture of alcohols Q and R in a ratio of 2:1.

If the yield of the reaction is 80%, then the amount of Q (in grams) obtained is _____ (in integer).
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The kinetic energies of an electron (
) and a proton (
) are
and
, respectively. Given that mass of a proton is 1836 times that of an electron, the ratio of their de Broglie wavelengths (
) is_____ (rounded off to two decimal places).Log in to check the answer
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If a molecule emitting a radiation of frequency
Hz approaches an observer with a relative speed of
m s
, then the observer detects a frequency of _____
Hz. (rounded off to three decimal places)\n\n[Given: Speed of light
m s
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The mean energy of a molecule having two available energy states at
J and
J at 300 K is _____
J (rounded off to two decimal places).\n\n[Given: Boltzmann constant (
) =
J K
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For the cell reaction,\n\n
\n\nThe standard cell potential is
V, and
V K
. The standard enthalpy change of the reaction (
) at 298 K is
kJ mol
. The value of
is _____ (rounded off to two decimal places).\n\n[Given: Faraday constant
C mol
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Consider a Carnot engine with a hot source kept at 500 K. From the hot source, 100 J of energy (heat) is withdrawn at 500 K. The cold sink is kept at 300 K. The efficiency of the Carnot engine is _____ (rounded off to one decimal place).
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The Lineweaver-Burk plot for an enzyme obeying the Michaelis-Menten mechanism is given below.

\n\nThe slope of the line is
s, and the y-intercept is
mol
L s. The value of the Michaelis constant (
) is____
mol L
(in integer).\n\n[Note:
is the initial rate, and
is the substrate concentration]Log in to check the answer
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