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Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

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The incorrect postulates of the Dalton's atomic theory are:

(A) Atoms of different elements differ in mass.

(B) Matter consists of divisible atoms.

(C) Compounds are formed when atoms of different element combine in a fixed ratio.

(D) All the atoms of given element have different properties including mass.

(E) Chemical reactions involve reorganisation of atoms.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

a

(B), (D), (E) only

b

(A), (B), (D) only

c

(C), (D), (E) only

d

(B), (D) only

✓ Correct answer: d)

(B), (D) only

Explanation

(B) is incorrect because Dalton said atoms are indivisible, but subatomic particles exist.

(D) is wrong as Dalton assumed all atoms of an element are identical, but isotopes disprove this.

(E) is actually correct, as chemical reactions involve reorganization of atoms.

Hence, correct incorrect statements are only (B) and (D).

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An organic compound has 42.1% carbon, 6.4% hydrogen and remainder is oxygen. If its molecular weight is 342, then its molecular formula is:

a

C11H18O12

b

C12H20O12

c

C14H20O10

d

C12H22O11

✓ Correct answer: d)

C12H22O11

Explanation

Given:

C = 42.1%, H = 6.4%, O = 100 − 48.5 = 51.5%

Divide by atomic masses:

C → 42.1 ÷ 12 = 3.508

H → 6.4 ÷ 1 = 6.4

O → 51.5 ÷ 16 = 3.219

Divide all by 3.219:

C ≈ 1.09, H ≈ 1.99, O ≈ 1

Empirical formula ≈ C₁H₂O₁

Empirical mass = 12 + 2 + 16 = 30

n = 342 ÷ 30 = 11.4 ≈ 11

Molecular formula = C₁₁H₂₂O₁₁

Answer: Option D

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7.3 g of benzalacetone is synthesized from 10.6 g of benzaldehyde using acetone as another reactant. Percentage yield of benzalacetone is (memory based jee mains shift-2 29/01/2025)

a

50%

b

27%

c

90%

d

40%

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Q4
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Choose the Incorrect Statement about Dalton's Atomic Theory

[JEE Main 2024, 4 Apr (Shift 2)]

a

All the atoms of a given element have identical properties including identical mass.

b

Chemical reactions involve reorganization of atoms

c

Compounds are formed when atoms of different elements combine in any ratio.

d

Matter consists of indivisible atoms.

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Q5
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The correct name of I & II in the following process is :

Solid \(\overset{\mathrm{I}}{\to }\)Vapours\(\overset{\mathrm{II}}{\to }\)Solid
Memory Based Question 28/Jan/25 Evening shift

a

I \(\to\)Sublimation

II \(\to\)Vaporisation

b

I Sublimation

II Decomposition

c

I Sublimation

II Deposition

d

I Deposition

II Sublimation

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Q6
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Choose the Incorrect Statement about Dalton's Atomic Theory

a

Compounds are formed when atoms of different elements combine in any ratio

b

All the atoms of a given element have identical properties including identical mass

c

Matter consists of indivisible atoms

d

Chemical reactions involve reorganization of atoms

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Q7
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The quantity which changes with temperature is:

a

Mole fraction

b

Molality

c

Molarity

d

Mass percentage

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Q8
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Choose the correct statements.
(A) Weight of a substance is the amount of matter present in it.
(B) Mass is the force exerted by gravity on an object.
(C) Volume is the amount of space occupied by a substance.
(D) Temperatures below \(0^\circ C\) are possible in Celsius scale, but in Kelvin scale negative temperature is not possible.
(E) Precision refers to the closeness of various measurements for the same quantity.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

a

(B), (C) and (D) Only

b

(C), (D) and (E) Only

c

(A), (B) and (C) Only

d

(A), (D) and (E) Only

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Q9
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Which of the following mixing of 1 M base and 1 M acid leads to the largest increase in temperature?

[JEE Main 2025, 24 Jan (Shift 2)]

a

\(45\mathrm{mL}{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}\mathrm{COOH}\) and 25 mL NaOH

b

\(30\mathrm{mL}{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}\mathrm{CHCOOH}\) and 30 mL NaOH

c

50 mL HCl and 20 mL NaOH

d

30 mL HCl and 30 mL NaOH

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Q10
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Concentrated nitric acid is labelled as 75 % by mass. The volume in mL of the solution which contains 30 g of nitric acid is_____
Given : Density of nitric acid solution is 1.25 g/mL.

[JEE Main 2025, 28 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

45

b

55

c

32

d

40

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Q11
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Given below are two statements.

Statement-I: One mole of propyne reacts with excess of sodium to liberate half a mole of hydrogen gas.

Statement-II: Four grams of propyne reacts with sodium amide to liberate ammonia gas which occupies 224 mL at STP.

In the light of above statements, choose most appropriate answer from options given below

[JEE Main 2025, 22 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

Statement-I is correct but statement-II is incorrect

b

Both statement-I and statement-II are incorrect

c

Statement-I is incorrect but statement-II is correct

d

Both statement-I and statement-II are correct

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Q12
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7.3 g of benzalacetone is synthesized from 10.6 g of benzaldehyde using acetone as another reactant. Percentage yield of benzalacetone is (memory based jee mains shift-2 29/01/2025)

a

50%

b

27%

c

90%

d

40%

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Q13
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The number of moles of methane required to produce 11g CO2(g) after complete combustion is:

(Given molar mass of methane in g mol–1 : 16)

a

0.75

b

0.25

c

0.35

d

0.5

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Q14
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Find the value of solubility of zirconium phosphate with formula \(\left[{\mathrm{Zr}}_{3}{\left({\mathrm{PO}}_{4}\right)}_{4}\right]\) in terms of solubility product Ksp

a

\(\mathrm{s}={\left(\frac{\mathrm{Ksp}}{6912}\right)}^{1/7}\)

b

\(\mathrm{s}=\mathrm{Ksp}\times {4352}^{4/3}\)

c

\(\mathrm{s}={\left(\frac{6912}{\mathrm{ksp}}\right)}^{4/5}\)

d

\(\mathrm{s}={\left(\frac{2345}{\mathrm{Ksp}}\right)}^{5/3}\)

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Q15
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0.1 M solution of KI reacts with excess of \({H}_{2}S{O}_{4}\) and \(KI{O}_{3}\) solutions. According to equation

\(5{I}^{-}+I{O}_{3}^{-}+6{H}^{+}\to 3{I}_{2}+3{H}_{2}O\)

Identify the correct statements :
(A) 200 mL of KI solution reacts with 0.004 mol of \(KI{O}_{3}\)
(B) 200 mL of KI solution reacts with 0.006 mol of \({H}_{2}S{O}_{4}\)
(C) 0.5 L of KI solution produced 0.005 mol of \({I}_{2}\)
(D) Equivalent weight of \(KI{O}_{3}\) is equal to (\(\frac{\text{ Molecular weight }}{5}\))

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

a

(A) and (B) only

b

(A) and (D) only

c

(B) and (C) only

d

(C) and (D) only

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Q16
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\(2.8\times {10}^{-3}\mathrm{mol}\mathrm{of}{\mathrm{CO}}_{2}\)is left after removing \({10}^{21}\)molecules from its ' x ' mg sample. The mass of \({\mathrm{CO}}_{2}\) taken initially is

(Given : \({\mathrm{N}}_{\mathrm{A}}=6.02\times {10}^{23}{\mathrm{mol}}^{-1}\))

[JEE Main 2025, 23 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

48.2 mg

b

98.3 mg

c

150.4 mg

d

196.2 mg

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Q17
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Density of 3 M NaCl solution is 1.25 g/mL. The molality of the solution is

a

1.79 m

b

2.79 m

c

3.2 m

d

4.3

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Q18
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In a compound contains 54.2 % carbon, 9.2 % of hydrogen and rest are oxygen. What is molecular formula of compound, if molecular mass is 132 g/mol ?
(Memory Based JEE Mains 24/01/2025 ,Shift -2)

a

\({\mathrm{C}}_{6}{\mathrm{H}}_{12}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}\)

b

\({\mathrm{C}}_{4}{\mathrm{H}}_{12}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}\)

c

\({\mathrm{C}}_{4}{\mathrm{H}}_{12}{\mathrm{O}}_{6}\)

d

\({\mathrm{C}}_{6}{\mathrm{H}}_{13}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}\)

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Q19
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Which of the following sets of quantum numbers have the same energy?

(a) n=2 , l=2 , m=+1

(b) n=2 , l=1 , m=-1

(c) n=3, l=2 , m=0

(d) n=3 , l=2 , m=1

a

a, b

b

b, c

c

c, d

d

a, c

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Q20
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Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous substance?

a

Bottled water

b

Table salt

c

Pieces of copper

d

Candle

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Q21
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The correct option for the mass of \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) produced by heating \(20 \mathrm{~g}\) of \(20 \%\) pure limestone is
(Atomic mass of \(\mathrm{Ca}=40\)u)
\(\left[{\mathrm{CaCO}}_{3}\overset{1200\mathrm{K}}{\to }\mathrm{CaO}+{\mathrm{CO}}_{2}\right]\)

a

1.76 g

b

2.64 g

c

1.32 g

d

1.12 g

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