Life Sciences
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Questions 381–390 of 1235. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 15
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Suitable reagent(s) to bring about the conversion of P to Q in good yield is/are

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Choose the CORRECT trend(s) of the first ionization energies among the following.
(Given: Atomic numbers C: 6; N: 7; O: 8; F: 9; Si: 14; P: 15; S: 16; Cl: 17)
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The depression of freezing point of water (in K) for 0.1 molal solutions of NaCl and Na₂SO₄ are ΔT₁ and ΔT₂, respectively. Assuming the solutions to be ideal, the ratio ΔT₁/ΔT₂ is ____________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
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Considering cyclobutane to be planar, the number of planes of symmetry in the following compound is ____________ (in integer).

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The dipole moment (μ) of BrF is 1.42 D and the bond length is 176 pm. The atomic charge distribution (q) in the molecule is _____ (rounded off to two decimal places). (Given: 1 D = 3.3 × 10⁻³⁰ C m; the factor e (electronic charge) = 1.60 × 10⁻¹⁹ C)
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Consider two different paths in which the volume of an ideal gas doubles isothermally:
i) Reversible expansion (work done =
)
ii) Irreversible expansion, with the external pressure equal to the final pressure of the gas (work done =
)Here,
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A mixture of four peptides, PKRK, RGERV, YRGV and LVVP, is loaded onto an ion-exchange column at pH = 7.2. If carboxymethyl (CM) cellulose is used as the stationary phase of this column, then which peptide elutes first?
Given:

P = Proline, Y = Tyrosine, V = Valine, G = Glycine, K = Lysine, R = Arginine, E = Glutamic acid
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Match the coordination complexes given in Column I with the most appropriate properties in Column II. (Given: Atomic numbers of Mn: 25; Co: 27; Ni: 28)
Column I — Coordination complexes:
E. [Mn(H₂O)₆]²⁺
F. [CoF₆]³⁻
G. [NiCl₄]²⁻
H. [Ni(CN)₄]²⁻
Column II — Properties:
5.92 Bohr Magneton (BM)
CFSE = 0.4 Δₒ
Metal ion hybridisation is sp³
Diamagnetic
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Compounds P and Q undergo E2 elimination with reaction rate constants of k₁ and k₂, respectively, as shown below. Which is/are the CORRECT option(s)?

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According to Hard-Soft Acid-Base (HSAB) principle, the CORRECT option(s) for the solubility trend in water is/are
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