SAMPLE PAPER

2019 JEE MAIN

CHEMISTRY

SET−2

Roll No.

General Instructions
(i) This test consists of 30 question.
(ii) Each question is allotted 4 marks for correct response.
(iii) Candidates will be awarded marks as stated above in instruction no. 2 for correct
response of each question. 1 mark will be deducted for indicating incorrect
response of each question. No deduction from the total score will be made if no
response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet.
(iv) There is only one correct response for each question. Filling up more than one
response in any question will be treated as wrong response and marks for wrong
response will be deducted according as per instructions.

1. Consider the following reaction,


xMnO4– + yC2O42– + zH+ → xMn2+ + 2yCO2+  HO

The values of x, y and z in the reaction are,
respectively

(a) 5,2 and 16 (c) 2,5 and 16

(b) 2,5 and 8 (d) 5,2 and 8

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2. Among the following oxoacids, the correct decreasing order of acid strength is

(a) HOCl > HClO2 > HClO3 > HClO4 (c) HClO4 > HClO3 > HClO2 > HOCl
(b) HClO4 > HOCl > HClO2 > HClO3 (d) HClO2 > HClO4 > HClO3 > HOCl

3. Which one of the following order represents the correct sequence of the increasing
basic nature of the given oxides?
(a) MgO < K2O < Al2O3 < Na2O (c) K2O < Na2O < Al2O3 < MgO
(b) Na2O < K2O < MgO < Al2O3 (d) Al2O3 < MgO < Na2O < K2O

4. Identify the compound that exhibits tautomerism

(a) 2-butene (c) 2-pentanone

(b) lactic acid (d) phenol

5. The correct order of increasing acid strength of the compounds is

(A) CH3CO2H
(B) MeOCH2CO2H
(C) CF2CO2H

(D)

(a) B < D < A < C (c) D < A < B < C

(b) D < A < C < B (d) A < D < C < B

6. Trans-2-phenyl-1- bromocyclopenta ne on reaction with alcoholic KOH produces

(a) 4-phenylcyclopentene (c) 1-phenylcyclopentene

(b) 2-phenylcyclopentene (d) 3-phenylcyclopentene

7. Elimination of bromine from 2-bromobutane results in the formation of

(a) predominantly2-butyne (c) predominantly2-butene

(b) predominantly1butene (d) equimolar mixture of 1 and 2-butene

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8. Sodium phenoxide when heated with CO2 under pressure at 125°C yields a product which on
acetylation produces C.

The major product C would be

(c)
(a)

(d)
(b)

9. Arrange the following compounds in the order of decreasing acidity

I III

II IV

(a) II > IV > I > III

(b) I > II > III > IV
(c) III > I > II > IV
(d) IV > III > I > II

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10. Consider the acidity of the carboxylic acids:

(i) PhCOOH
(ii) o-NO2C6H4COOH
(iii) p-NO2C6H4COOH
(iv) m-NO2C6H4COOH
Which of the following order is correct?

(a) (i) > (ii) > (iii) > (iv) (c) (ii) > (iv) > (i) > (iii)
(b) (ii) > (iv) > (iii) > (i) (d) (ii) > (iii) > (iv) > (i)

11. A compound with molecular mass 180μ is acylated with CH3COCl, to get a compound with
molecular mass 390μ. the number of amino groups present per molecule of the former
compound is

(a) 6 (c) 5
(b) 2 (d) 4

12. In the chemical reaction,

Compounds A and B respectively are

(a) fluorobenzene and phenol (c) nitrobenzene and chlorobenzene

(b) benzene diazonium chloride and (d) phenol and bromobenzene
benzonitrile

13. The term anomers of glucose refers to

(a) isomers of glucose that differ in configurations at carbons one and four (C-1 and C-4
(b) a mixture of (D)-glucose and (L)-glucose
(c) enantiomers of glucose
(d) isomers of glucose that differ in configuration at carbon one (C-1)

14. Bakelite is obtained from phenol by reacting with

(a) (CH2OH)2 (c) CH3COCH3

(b) CH3CHO (d) HCHO

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15. For the estimation of nitrogen, 1.4 g of an organic compound was digested by Kjeldahl’s

method and the evolved ammonia was absorbed in 60 mL of  sulphuric acid. The unreacted

M
acid required 20 mL of  sodium hydroxide for the complete neutralization in the compound

is

(a) 6% (c) 3%
(b) 10% (d) 5%

16. 20% surface sites have adsorbed N2.On heating N2 gas evolved from sites and were collected at
0.001 atm and 298 K in a container of volume is 2.46 cm3. Density of surface sites is
6.023×1014/cm2 and surface area is 1000 cm2, find out the number of surface sites occupied per
molecule of N2.

(a) 2 (c) 1
(b) 3 (d) 5

17. P is the probability of finding the 1s electron of hydrogen atom in a spherical shell of
infinitesimal thickness, dr, at a distance r from the nucleus. The volume of this shell is 4π2dr.
The qualitative sketch of the dependence of P on r is

(a) (c)

(b) (d)

18. The correct order of second ionisation potential of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and fluorine is

(a) C > N > O > F (c) O > F > N > C

(b) O > N > F > C (d) F > O > N > C

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19. Molecular shape of SF4, CF4 and XeF4 are
(a) the same, with 2,0 and 1 lone pair of electrons respectively
(b) the same, with 1,1 and 1 lone pair of electrons respectively
(c) different, with 0,1 and 2 lone pair of electrons respectively
(d) different, with 1,0 and 2 lone pair of electrons respectively

20. A spherical balloon of 21 cm diameter is to be filled up with hydrogen at NTP from a cylider
containing the gas at 20 atm at 27° C, If the cylinder can hold 2.82 L of water, calculate the
number of balloons that can be filled up.

(a) 9 (c) 11
(b) 10 (d) 8

21. The solubility of Pb(OH)2 in water is 6.7×10–6 M, Calculate the solubility of Pb(OH)2 in a
buffer solution of pH=8.

(a) 1.2×10–4 (c) 1.2×10–3

(b) 1.2×10–5 (d) 1.2×10–8

22. The following reaction is performed at 298 K

2NO(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2NO2(g)
The standard free energy of formation of NO(g) is 86.6 kJ/mol at 298K. What is the standard
free energy of formation of NO2(g) at 298K? Kp =1.6×1012

(a) R(298) 1n (1.6×1012)–86600  × 

(c)   

(b) 86600 + R(298)1n (1.6×1012) (d) 0.5[2×86600 – R(298)1n (1.6×1012)

23. The number of hexagonal faces that are present in a truncated octahedron is

(a) 7 (c) 11
(b) 8 (d) 14

24. When mercuric iodide is added to the aqueous solution of potassium iodide

(a) freezing point is raised (c) freezing point does not change
(b) freezing point is lowered (d) boiling point does not change

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25. A solution containing one mole per litre of each Cu (NO3)2, AgNO3, Hg2 (NO3)2 and Mg(NO3)2
is being electrolysed by using inert electrodes. The values of standard electrode potentials in
volts (reduction potential) are
Ag+/Ag = + 0.80, Hg22+/2Hg = + 0.79
Cu2+/Cu = + 0.34, Mg2+/Mg = –- 2.37
With increasing voltage, The sequence of deposition of metals on the cathode will be

(a) Ag, Hg, Cu, Mg (c) Ag, Hg, Cu

(b) Mg, Cu, Hg, Ag (d) Cu, Hg, Ag

26. The gas phase decomposition of dimethyl ether follows first order kinetics.
CH3—O—CH3(g) → CH4(g) + H2(g) + CO(g)
The reaction is carried out in a constant volume container at 500°C and has a half-life of 14.5
min. Initially only dimethyl ether is present at a pressure of 0.40 atm. What is the total
pressure of the system after 12 min? Assume ideal gas behaviour.

(a) 1.05 atm (c) 0.75 atm

(b) 2.10 atm (d) 0.60 atm

27. Ammonium dichromate is used in some fireworks. The green coloured powder blown in the air
is

(a) CrO3 (c) Cr

(b) Cr2O3 (d) CO

28. Mixture X=0.02 mole of [Co(NH3)5SO4] Br and 0.02 mole of [Co(NH3)5Br]SO4was prepared in 2
L of solution. 1 L of mixture X + excess AgNO3→Y
1 L of mixture X + excess BaCl2 → Z
number of moles of Y and Z are

(a) 0.01,0.01 (c) 0.01,0.02

(b) 0.02,0.01 (d) 0.02,0.02

29. An aqueous solution FeSO4. Al2(SO4)3 and chrome alum is heated with excess of Na2O2 and
filtered. The materials obtained are
(a) a colourless filtrate and a green residue
(b) a yellow filtrate and a green residue
(c) a yellow filtrate and a brown residue
(d) a green filtrate and brown residue

30. The percentage of p–character in the orbitals forming P—P bonds in P4 is

(a) 25
(b) 33
(c) 50
(d) 75

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