GATE Collected papers 2005–2021 · chemistry questions

629 questions from a source that prints this span of years rather than the year of each question. Each opens with its answer and explanation.

ABC26IN0288 · In atomic absorption spectroscopy, the atomization process utilizes · Analytical – General
ABC26IN0289 · On heating a sample of 25 mg hydrated compound (molecular weight =250\,g/mol) in thermogravimetric analysis, 16 mg of dehydrated compound… · Analytical – General
ABC26IN0290 · The quantity of the cobalt ore [Co3(AsO4)2 H2O] required to obtain 1 kg of cobalt (rounded off to two decimal places) is ____ kg. [Atomic… · Analytical – General
ABC26IN0291 · The metal present at the active site of the protein carboxypeptidase A is · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0292 · Iron-sulphr clusters in biological systems are involved in · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0293 · Amino acid side chain high affinity for Ca2+ and Cu2+ in metallo-proteins is: · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0294 · When a reduced cytochrome transfers an electron from its Fe(II) to the bound O2, · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0295 · In biological system, the metal ion invovlved in the dioxgyen transport besides Fe is · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0296 · In biological systems, the metal ions involved in electron transport are · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0297 · Among the following pair of metal ions present in Nature, the first one functions as an electrontransfer agent and the second one catalyzes… · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0298 · A well known naturally occuring organometallic compound is: · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0299 · The red color of oxyhaemoglobin is mainly due to the · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0300 · Mg2+ is preferred in photosynthesis by chlorphyll because · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0301 · Among the given pH values, the O2 binding efficiency of hemoglobin is maximum at · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0302 · Identify the function of hemocyanin and the metal responsible for it · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0303 · During oxygen transport by hemerythrin, oxygen is bound as · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0304 · At pH 7.2 and 10 Torr oxygen partial pressure, the extent of O2 binding is · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0305 · Amongst the following, the group that is bound to the metal ion in coenzyme B12 is · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0306 · The vO-O resonance Raman stretching frequency (in cm-1 ) of the O2 coordinated to iron centre in oxyhemoglobin is nearly · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0307 · The metal ion and the macrocyclic skeleton present in the green pigment of plants, respectively, are · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0308 · The coordination geometries around the copper ion of plastocyanin (a blue-copper protein) in oxidized and reduced form, respectively are · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0309 · The O2 coordinated to metal ion centres in oxy-myoglobin and oxy-hemocyanin exists, respectively, as · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0310 · Match the metalloproteins with their respective functions. · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0311 · In oxyhemocyanin, the coordiantion number, mode of oxygen binding, color and the net magnetic behavior of copper ions, respectively are… · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0312 · The following table lists the reaction/conversion catalyzed by metalloenzymes. · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0313 · Which one of the following is a non-heme protein? · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0314 · The correct statement(s) about the concentration of Na+and K+ions in animal cells is/are: · Bioinorganic – General
ABC26IN0315 · The shape of the molecule XeO2F2 is · Chemical Bonding – General
ABC26IN0316 · Codes: · Chemical Bonding – General
ABC26IN0317 · [XeO6]4- is octahedral whereas XeF6 is a disordered one, because · Ionic Lattice Born Haber
ABC26IN0318 · The pair of compounds having the same hybridization for the central atom is · Hydrogen Bonding Weak Interactions
ABC26IN0319 · The geometry around the centrla atom in ClF4+ is · VSEPR Geometry
ABC26IN0320 · Among the following, the isoelectronic and isostructural pair is · MO Theory Diatomics
ABC26IN0321 · According to VSEPR model, the shape of [XeOF5 ]- is · Chemical Bonding – General
ABC26IN0322 · According to VSEPR theory the shapes of [SF2 Cl ]+and [S2 O4 ]2- should be · Chemical Bonding – General
ABC26IN0323 · The compound with planr geometry is · VSEPR Geometry
ABC26IN0324 · The point group of IF7 is · Chemical Bonding – General
ABC26IN0325 · The shapes of XeF5+and XeF5-, respectively, are · Hydrogen Bonding Weak Interactions
ABC26IN0326 · The INCORRECT statement about the interhalogen compound ICl3 is · VSEPR Geometry
ABC26IN0327 · Among the following species, the one that has pentagonal shape is: (Given: atomic numbers of O, F, S, I and Xe are 8, 9, 16, 53 and 54… · Chemical Bonding – General
ABC26IN0328 · The shapes of the compounds ClF3, XeOF2, N3- and XeO3F2 respectively, are: · Hydrogen Bonding Weak Interactions
ABC26IN0329 · The complexes [Co (NH3 )4 (H2O )Cl ]Br2 and [Co (NH3 )4Br2 ]Cl2O are examples of · Coordination – General
ABC26IN0330 · In the trigonal bipyramidal crystal field, the d orbital with the highest energy is · Coordination – General
ABC26IN0331 · Ligand field stabilization energies are smaller for lanthanides compared to transition metals in the same oxidation state because · Coordination – General
ABC26IN0332 · The number of possible d-d transitions wll be · Coordination – General
ABC26IN0333 · The pair of ions that most commonly forms complexes with coordination number 2 is · Coordination – General
ABC26IN0334 · The xperiemental magnetic moment of K3 [Fe(CN)6 ] is 2.3 and is attributable to the · Coordination – General
ABC26IN0335 · The set of ions expected to show Jahn-Teller distortion in their complexes is · Coordination – General
ABC26IN0336 · The series with correct order of increasing 0 in their complexes is: · Coordination – General
ABC26IN0337 · Coordinate water molecules of a Cd (II) complex can be successively replaced by Br-finally to result in [CdBr4 ]2- . In this process, the… · Coordination – General