Chemistry
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Question 29
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The difference in the number of gauche interactions present in diaxial and diequatorial chair conformations of trans-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane is _____ (in integer).
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The total number of symmetry operations (order, h) present in the point group of [PdCl₆]²⁻ is x and that in trans-[PdBr₂Cl₄]²⁻ is y. The value of x − y is _____ (in integer).
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A 0.005 M solution of compound X transmits 80% of the incident light of wavelength (λ) 500 nm. The absorbance of 0.01 M solution of X is _____ (rounded off to three decimal places).
(Given: path length = 1.0 cm)
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The microwave spectrum of gaseous HF consists of a series of lines separated by 41.11 cm
. The bond length (in Å) of HF is _____ (rounded off to two decimal places).(Given: Atomic mass (in amu): H = 1.008, F = 18.998; 1 amu = 1.661 × 10
kg; h = 6.626 × 10
J s; c = 2.998 × 10
m s
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In a
H NMR spectrum obtained from a spectrometer operating at a magnetic field of 14.1 T, two resonances are observed at 1.25 ppm and 5.75 ppm. The separation between the two resonances (in Hz) is _____ (rounded off to one decimal place).(Given: gyromagnetic ratio (γ) of H = 2.675 × 10
T
s
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The maximum work (|W
|, in kJ) that can be obtained by complete combustion of 1.0 mol of CH
at constant pressure and 25 °C is _____ (rounded off to one decimal place).(Given: ΔS = −241.60 J K
mol
; ΔH = −890.0 kJ mol
; R = 8.314 J mol
K
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If the ionic mobility of Ag
ion in a very dilute aqueous solution of AgNO
at 298 K is y × 10
m
V
s
, then the value of y is _____ (rounded off to two decimal places).(Given: viscosity of water at 298 K = 8.94 × 10
kg m
s
; k = 1.38 × 10
J K
; F = 96500 C mol
; R = 8.314 J mol
K
; Stokes radius of Ag
= 0.15 nm)Log in to check the answer
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The correct statement(s) for a surface catalyzed unimolecular gaseous reaction is(are)
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On heating, the compound Z undergoes a series of 1,5-H/D shifts to give a mixture of its isomers. The total number of isomers present in the mixture (including Z) is ______ (in integer).

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The sum of bond orders of metal–metal bonds in [Os₂Cl₈]²⁻, [Re₂Cl₈]²⁻, [W₂(NMe₂)₆] and [Mo(C₃H₅)(CO)₂]₂ is _____ (in integer).
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