Which of the following statements, about the advantage of roasting of sulphide ore before reduction is not true?

(a)

\(\Delta { G }_{ f }^{ 0 }\) of sulphide is greater than those for CS₂ and H₂S

(b)

\(\Delta { G }_{ r }^{ 0 }\) is negative for roasting of sulphide ore to oxide

(c)

Roasting of the sulphide to its oxide is thermodynamically feasible

(d)

Carbon and hydrogen are suitable reducing agents for metal sulphides

The basic structural unit of silicates is _______.

(a)

\(\left( SiO_{ 3 } \right) ^{ 2- }\)

(b)

\(\left( SiO_{ 4 } \right) ^{ 2- }\)

(c)

\(\left( Sio \right) ^{ - }\)

(d)

\(\left( SiO_{ 4 } \right) ^{ 4- }\)

In the brown ring test, brown colour of the ring is due to _______.

(a)

a mixture of No and NO₂

(b)

Nitroso ferrous sulphate

(c)

Ferrous nitrate

(d)

Ferric nitrate

Among the transition metals of 3d series, the one that has highest negative \(\left( \frac { M^{ 2+ } }{ M } \right) \) standard electrode potential is _______.

(a)

Ti

(b)

Cu

(c)

Mn

(d)

Zn

Crystal field stabilization energy for high spin d⁵ octahedral complex is _______.

(a)

-0.6\({ \Delta }_{ 0 }\)

(b)

0

(c)

2(P-\({ \Delta }_{ 0 }\))

(d)

2(P+\({ \Delta }_{ 0 }\))

The number of carbon atoms per unit cell of diamond is _______.

(a)

8

(b)

6

(c)

1

(d)

4

The decomposition of phosphine (PH₃) on tungsten at low pressure is a first order reaction. It is because the _____.

(a)

rate is proportional to the surface coverage

(b)

rate is inversely proportional to the surface coverage

(c)

rate is independent of the surface coverage

(d)

rate of decomposition is slow

The aqueous solutions of sodium formate, anilinium chloride and potassium cyanide are respectively _______.

(a)

acidic, acidic, basic

(b)

basic, acidic, basic

(c)

basic, neutral, basic

(d)

none of these

A current strength of 3.86 A was passed through molten Calcium oxide for 41 minutes and 40 seconds. The mass of Calcium in grams deposited at the cathode is_______. (atomic mass of Ca is 40g / mol and 1F = 96500C).

(a)

4

(b)

2

(c)

8

(d)

6

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(a)

Emulsion - Smoke

(b)

Gel - butter

(c)

foam - Mist

(d)

whipped cream - sol