Important questions (Past year questions from 2020 to 2025)
What is mole fraction?
What do you mean by stoichiometry of a chemical reaction?
Give the significances of balanced chemical equation.
Balance the following redox equation by ion-electron method:
MnO4ˉ + C2O42- + H+ → CO2 + Mn2+ + H2O
Cr2O72- + Fe2+ → Cr3+ + Fe3+ + H2O (acidic medium)
What is alkalimetry?
A titration reveals that 11.6 ml of 3.0M sulfuric acid are required to neutralize the sodium
hydroxide in 25.00 ml of NaOH solution. What is the molarity of NaOH solution?
State Hund’s rule with example.
State and explain Pauli’s exclusion principle.
Explain the band gap in conductor, semi-conductor and insulator with examples.
Draw a lead storage cell with proper labeling.
State and explain Faraday’s second law of electrolysis.
Electrolysis of dilute aqueous NaCl solution was carried out by passing 10 miliampere
current. What is the time required to liberated 0.01 mol of H 2 gas at the cathode?
Derive an expression for equilibrium constant for reversible reaction.
What is buffer solution? Explain with examples.
Explian permanent and temporary hardness of water.
Discuss permutit process of water softening.
Explain the treatment process for boiler feed water.
Balance the following equation by partial equation method:
HNO3 + S → NO2 + H2SO4 + H2O
Zn + HNO3 → Zn(NO3)2 + NO2 + H2O
What are the limitations of a chemical equation?
What is a decinormal solution? What volume of 0.1 N NaOH is required to neutralize 30 ml
of 0.25 N HCl?
Differentiate between Orbit and Orbital.
State and explain Aufbau’s principle. Write the electronic configuration of Cr, Sc, N, Cu,
Fe2+, Clˉ and Mn.
What is an ionic bond? Explain with example. Write atleast two important characteristics of
an ionic compound.
What is a catalyst? Write its important characteristics.
What do you mean by pH of a solution? Calculate the pH of 0.001 M NaOH solution.
State and explain the Faraday’s first and second law of electrolysis.
How long will it take to deposit 5 grams of zinc if a current of 10 ampere is passed through a
ZnSO4 solution?
What is sterilization of water? Explain how water is sterilized by using bleaching powder.
What are the main causes of hardness of water? How hardness in water is removed by the
permutit method?
What is a salt bridge? What is its function in an electrochemical cell?
Write short notes on Common ion effect, application of electrolysis, heisenberg’s
uncertainity principle, co-ordinate covalent bond, Le-Chtelier’s principle, electrochemical
cell, nano materials, quantum numbers, electroplating, hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity,
froth floatation process, COD and BOD, addition and condensation polymer, alloys and ores,
setting and hardening of Portland cement, electrolytic refining of metals
Calculate the volume of oxygen gas required at STP to burn completely 2.2 gram of propane.
Define standard, normal and molar solution.
Calculate the dissociation constant of 0.1 M solution of acetic acid if it is dissociated to the
extent of 1.43%
What do you mean by Avogadro’s number? What is its numerical value?
Calculate the number of proton, neutron and electron in13 Al27.
State and explain de-Broglie’s hypothesis.
What do you mean by a covalent bond? Explain bonding in NH3 with Lewis electron dot
structure.
Explain why H2O is liquid but H2S is a gas at room temperature.
Explain why metals are good conductors of electricity?
What do you mean by catalyst and catalysis? Name the catalyst used in the manufacture of
sulfuric acid by contact process and cracking of petroleum.
Give the differences between electrochemical cell and electrolytic cell.
Give one example each of primary cell and secondary cell.
Calculate the mass of copper deposited when a current of 3A is passed through a solution of
copper sulphate for 20 minutes.
Explain the principle underlying estimation of hardness by EDTA method.
What are the disadvantages of using hard water in boiler?
Write down the relation between Kp and Kc for the reaction H 2 + I2 ↔ 2HI
Mention the problems that arise due to use of hard water in boilers.
Derive the expression for equilibrium constant for te following reactin: aA + bB ↔ cC + dD
Write down the relation between Kp and Kc.
Define oxidation on the basis of electronic concepts.
What is the equivalent weight of HCl?
106 grams of sodium carbonate is dissolved in 200 ml of water. Calculate the normaliy and
molarity of the solution.
Calculate the amount of Ag deposited at cathode when 5A current is passed for 3 hours
though an electrolyte of AgNO3. (equivalent weight of Ag is 108).
How much of KNO3 needs to be heated to burn 10 g of H2 at STP.
Draw the lewis dot structure of HC≡CH
Give an example of a covalent compound
Write a note on solubility product.
Find the pH of 0.2 M NaOH.
Explain the industrial application of catalyst in the manufacture of Ammonia by Haber’s
process.
Which salts are present in permanent hard water?
Write a note on the Ion-exchange method of softening of hard water.
Explain electro-refining process.
Calculate the mass of quicklime obtained by strongly heating 20 gram of lime stone.
What do you mean by standard solution?
Calculate concentration of sulfuric acid in terms of normality and grams per litre when 25 ml
of sodium hydroxide solution of concentration 0.1 N requires 24.2 ml of sulfuric acid for
neutralization.
Distinguish between ionic compounds and covalent compounds.
Explain why sigma bond is stronger than pi bond
For the reaction H2 + I2 ↔ 2HI, indicate the direction in which the equilibrium will shift
when pressure is increased.
0.05 M acetic acid is dissociated to the extent of 18% at 25 °C. calculate the dissociation
constant of acetic acid at the same temperature.
Discuss homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis with examples.
Suggest various methods for control of corrosion.
When same current was passed through CuSO4 and AgNO3 solution, 100 grams of Cu was
deposited. Calculate the mass of Ag deposited. (Equivalent mass of Ag = 108 and equivalent
mass of Cu = 31.75)
Draw a rough sketch of municipal water treatment.
Discuss with a neat sketch softening of water by zeolite process.
What are the raw materials for the manufacture of Portland cement
Distinguish between alloys and amalgam. Give composition and uses of german silver and
duralumin.
Distinguish between addition polymerization and condensation polymerization with
examples.
What is galvanization? Explain electrolytic refining with the help of a diagram.
Define two parameters for industrial waste water treatment.
What is the chemical formula fo gypsum? Why is it used?
What is the major constituent of glass?
Describe the preparation of cement clinker.
What is a co-polymer? Give an example.
Write briefly the uses of Nylon 6,6.
Distinguish between thermosetting and thermoplastic polymerization.
Write any four corrosion control methods.
What is Portland cement? Why it is so called? Write the function of lime in Portland cement.
What is glass? Classify the different types of glass with their properties.
What is corrosion of metals? What are the main causes of corrosion in metals?
Write the mechanism of rusting of Iron on the basis of electrochemical theory.
What is natural polymer and synthetic polymer? Give one example for each type.
Write the names of monomers of the folowing polymers: Polythene, Teflon, natural rubber
Differentiate between roasting and calcination.
What is polymerization?
How Portland cement is manufactured by the wet process?
Give the percentage composition and uses of brass and duralumin.
What is galvanic corrosion? Suggest some measures for controlling metallic corrosion.
What is the function of alumina in Portland cement?
What is corrosion inhibitor? How corrosion in metals can be controlled?
What is a monomer?
Define the term gangue, flux and slag.
What do you mean by smelting?
Discuss setting and hardening of cement with necessary chemical equation.
What are the raw materials for making ordinary glass?
What do you mean by homopolymer and copolymer? Give examples of both.
Give an example of non-ferrous alloy.
Name the polymer used in making crockery.