SOLUTIONS & ANSWERS FOR KERALA MEDICAL ENTRANCE

EXAMINATION-2014 PAPER I
VERSION A1
[CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS]
1. Ans: 0.4
Sol:
5
1
2
4
) mV (
) mV (
D
D
= =

o
o
= 0.4
2. Ans: 2(2 + 1)
Sol: Maximum electron capacity of a subshell
= 2(2 +1)
3. Ans: 6.023 10
23
Sol: 6.023 10
23
has 4 significant figures
4. Ans:
t 4
1
Sol: Ax =
V m 4
h
A t
m
10 1 10 626 . 6 4
10 626 . 6
6 31
34
t

=

= nm
4
1
t
5. Ans: 2.5, 2
Sol: Bond order of
+
2
O = 2.5 and C
2
= 2
6. Ans: 33.3
Sol: B in BF
3
is sp
2
hybridised
7. Ans: CHCl
3
Sol: Among the given compounds, CHCl
3
has
the least dipole moment (1.02 D).
8. Ans: 3 and 1
Sol: H H
N
H
9. Ans: 1 10
5
Sol: p = K
H
X
X =
4
10 6 . 7
76 . 0

=1 10
5
10. Ans: dipole-induced dipole forces
Sol: HCl is polar and Cl
2
is non-polar
11. Ans: Gases can be liquefied at any temperature
by applying sufficient pressure
Sol: Gases cannot be liquefied above their
critical temperature
12. Ans: 200 and 100
Sol: Tetrahedral voids = 2n
Octahedral voids = n
13. Ans: As and Si
Sol: As and Si are metalloids
14. Ans: N
Sol: N(Z = 7) 1s
2
2s
2
2p
3
3 unpaired electrons
15. Ans: H
2
O
2
Sol:
OH
OH
C
2
H
5
2-ethylanthraquinol
O2
H2 / Pd
O
O
C
2
H
5
2-ethylanthraquinone
+ H
2
O
2
16. Ans: Li
2
CO
3
Sol: Li
2
CO
3
is much less stable and
decomposes on heating to red heat to
give Li
2
O and CO
2
17. Ans: Froth floatation
Sol: Sphalerite is ZnS, the sulplide ore of Zn,
which is concentrated by froth floatation
method
18. Ans: Van Arkel method
Sol: Vapour phase refining method used for
the purification of titanium, zirconium etc is
called Van Arkel method
19. Ans: Quartz
Sol: Quartz is used as a piezoelectric material
20. Ans: O
2
Sol: HOCl + H
2
O
2
H
3
O
+
+ Cl

+ O
2
21. Ans: B
2
H
6
Sol: In B
2
H
6
, there are four two-centre two
electron bonds and two three-centre two
electron bonds also called banana bonds
22. Ans: ClF
3
Sol: ClF
3
is used for the production of UF
6
in
the enrichment of
235
U
U
(s)
+ 3ClF
3(l)
UF
6(g)
+ 3ClF
(g)
23. Ans: Et
3
Al + TiCl
4
Sol: Zieglar Natta catalyst is TiCl
4
+ (C
2
H
5
)
3
Al,
used for the polymerization of olefins
24. Ans: Cu
Sol: The standard reduction potential of copper
is +0.34V
25. Ans: Ti
4+
Sol: Ti(Z = 22) [Ar]3d
2
4s
2
Ti
4+
has no unpaired electrons and hence
it is colourless in aqueous solution
26. Ans: 2.84
Sol: Ni(Z = 22) [Ar]3d
8
4s
2
Ni
2+
[Ar]3d
8
= ) 2 2 ( 2 ) 2 n ( n + = +
= 2.84 BM
27. Ans: 890.3 kJ mol
1
Sol: CH
4
+ 2O
2
CO
2
+ 2H
2
O
AH = 393.5 + 2 285.8 (74.8)
= 890.3 kJ mol
1
28. Ans: 216
Sol: AH = 110 + 2 53
= 216 kJ mol
1
29. Ans: 27
Sol: AG = 2.303 RT log K
172.4 = 19.15 10
3
T log 10
30
T = 300 K
30. Ans: 4
Sol: K
c
=
0625 . 0
1
=
4
10 25
1
2
=

31. Ans: Common ion effect
Sol: Dissociation of NH
4
OH is suppressed by
the common ion
+
4
NH in NH
4
Cl
32. Ans: 6.90
Sol: pH =
2
1
[pK
w
+ pK
a
pK
b
]
=
2
1
[14 + 4. 6 4.8]
= 6.9
33. Ans: 2NH
3
(g) N
2
(g) + 3H
2
(g)
Sol: For the reaction
2NH
3
(g) N
2
(g) + 3H
2
(g)
the number of moles of gaseous reactants
is less than that of the products
34. Ans: 50
Sol: i = 5 . 1
54 . 0
81 . 0
=
i = 1 o + no
= 1 + o
o = 0.5
35. Ans: Chloroform acetone
Sol: Chloroform acetone solution shows
negative deviation
36. Ans: 24.6
Sol: RT
v
n
i = t
=
1 . 0 200
300 082 . 0 10 2

= 24.6
37. Ans: Cu Cu
2+
+2e

Sol:
2
4
SO attacks copper anode and there by
copper dissolves
Cu Cu
2+
+ 2e

38. Ans: 12
Sol: [OH

] = 0.001 2 5 mol L
1
= 10
2
pH = 12
39. Ans: 1.07 V
Sol:
] Zn [
] Cu [
log
2
06 . 0
E E
2
2
cell cell
+
+
+ =

= 1.1 + 0.03 log
1
1 . 0
= 1.1 0.03
= 1.07 V
40. Ans: 5 10
5
Sol:
2
1 t 2
] R [
k
0
=
60 1 2
10 6
3

=

.
= 5 10
5
41. Ans: rate = k[sugar]
1
[H
+
]
0
Sol: [H
+
] = 10
5
2
1 t
= 60 mts
[H
+
] = 10
4
2
1 t
= 600 mts
2
1 t
o A
0
n = 0
rate = k[sugar]
1
[H
+
]
0
42. Ans: Half life of B is four times that of A
Sol:
) A (
g 400
200g 100g 50g 25g
For A : 4 half-lives = 3 months
For B : half-life = 3 months
43. Ans: 70
Sol: No. of equivalents of Mg =
12
15 . 0
= 0.0125
No. of moles of O
2
=
4
0125 . 0
Vol. of O
2
at STP =
4
0125 . 0
22400
= 70 cm
3
44. Ans: An aqueous solution of NaOH attains pink
colour with a drop of phenolphthalein
Sol: Colour of the indicator changes due to
change in pH
45. Ans: dsp
2
, sp
3
Sol: In [Ni(CN)
4
]
2
, the central atom Ni
undergoes dsp
2
hybridisation
In [NiCl
4
]
2
, the central atom Ni undergoes
sp
3
hybridisation
46. Ans: (iii) and (iv)
Sol: cis-[Co(en)
2
Cl
2
]
+
and [Co(en)
3
]
3+
exhibit
optical isomerism
47. Ans: Sublimation
Sol: Camphor is a sublimable substance
48. Ans: non-benzenoid compound
Sol: Tropolone is a non-benzenoid aromatic
compound
49. Ans: CH
2
=CHCOCH
3
Sol:
CH
2
CH C CH
3
O
sp
2
sp
2
sp
2
sp
3
50. Ans: C
2
H
6
> C
6
H
6
> C
2
H
4
> C
2
H
2
Sol: CC bond lengths in the given molecules
are
C
2
H
6
: 1.54

A
C
6
H
6
: 1.39

A
C
2
H
4
: 1.34

A
C
2
H
2
: 1.20

A
51. Ans: S
N
2 reaction
Sol: The reaction involves S
N
2 attack of
methoxide ion on methyl halide
52. Ans: hyperconjugation
Sol: 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene can have more
hyperconjugative structures than 2-butene
53. Ans: CH
3
CH
3
Sol: Both carbon atoms in ethane are primary
54. Ans: 3,4-dimethylheptane
Sol:
CH
3
CH
2
C C CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
H
H
H
H
* *
(3,4-dimethylheptane)
55. Ans: Benzophenone oxime
Sol:
C
6
H
5
C C
6
H
5
N OH
(Benzophenone oxime)
Since carbon contains two similar C
6
H
5

groups, geometrical isomerism is not
possible
56. Ans: 4-chloro-2,3-dimethylpentan-1-ol
Sol:
CH
3
CH CH CH CH
2
OH
1 2 3 4 5
Cl CH
3
CH
3
57. Ans: (CH
3
)
3
N
Sol: Carbylamine test is answered only by
primary amines
58. Ans: C
6
H
5
I+ 2Na + CH
3
I C
6
H
5
CH
3
+ 2NaI
Sol: Reaction of a mixture of aryl halide and
alkyl halide with sodium in ether to form
alkyl substituted aromatic compound is
known as Wurtz-Fittig reaction
59. Ans: Benzyl chloride
Sol: Benzyl chloride undergoes hydrolysis
mainly by S
N
1 mechanism because of the
stability of benzyl carbocation formed by
heterolysis
60. Ans: 2-methylbut-2-ene
Sol: The compound undergoes elimination
reaction to form more substituted alkene
as the major product (Satyzeff rule)
61. Ans: Cannizzaro reaction
Sol: New CC bond formation does not occur
in Cannizarro reaction
62. Ans: p-Cresol
Sol: p-Cresol contains electron donating CH
3
group. So it is the weakest acid among the
given compounds
63. Ans: p-toluenesulphonyl chloride
Sol: p-toluenesulphonyl chloride can be used
to distinguish between 2 and 3 amines
64. Ans: CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
NH
2
Sol: Among isomeric amines, 1 amine will
have the highest boiling point due to more
association by hydrogen bonding
65. Ans: Lithium aluminium hydride
Sol:
CH
3
C NH
2
O
acetamide

4
LiAlH
e min ethana
2 2 3
NH CH CH
66. Ans: (a) (ii), (b) (iv), (c) (i), (d) (v)
Sol: Option (E) gives the correct matching
67. Ans: PHBV
Sol: PHBV is a biodegradable polyester
68. Ans: Methionine
Sol: Methionine is an essential amino acid
69. Ans: W
Sol: One letter code for tryptophan is W
70. Ans: Riboflavin
Sol: Cheilosis and digestive disorders are due
to the deficiency of vitamin B
2
71. Ans: Tetracycline
Sol: Tetracycline is a bacteriostatic antibiotic
72. Ans: Swartz reaction
Sol: Freon-12 is prepared from CCl
4
by Swartz
reaction
73. Ans: M
1
T
2
A
Sol: =
,
,
V
s m
m V
s m
E
v
1 2
1
1
d

= =
=
2 2
1 2 1 2
s m kg
As s m
J
C s m

=
= kg
1
s
2
A
= M
1
T
2
A
74. Ans: Slope of velocity time graph
Sol: Slope of v t graph gives a
75. Ans: zero
Sol: Returns to starting point Displacement
is zero.
76. Ans: 1 : 1
Sol: u
1
+ u
2
= (45 + o) + (45 o) = 90
For complementary angles of projection
with same u, range R is same. (i.e. 1 : 1)
77. Ans: 1
Sol: e = 2t radian in 60 s
=
30
t
rad s
1
v = Re
=
3 30
10
t
=
t
cm s
1
~ 1 cm s
1
78. Ans: 0.75
Sol: a = g
=
g
a
=
8 . 9
35 . 7
= 0.75
79. Ans: 6 N s
Sol: |Impulse| = |Ap|
= |p
2
p
1
|
= |0 mv
1
|
= |0 3 2|
= 6 N s
80. Ans: 2 : 1
Sol: P
A
=
A
t
mgh
P
B
=
B
t
mgh
2
4
t
t
P
P
A
B
B
A
= =
= 2 : 1
81. Ans: nK
Sol: Power =
time
done work Total
=
,n mv
2
1
t
Mv
2
1
2
2
=
= |
.
|

\
|
= mn
t
M
kn
82. Ans: EF
Sol: Distribution of mass about axis EF is
minimum radius of gyration is minimum
about EF moment of inertia is minimum
about EF.
83. Ans: Nature of particles
Sol: R
CM
=

i
i i
m
r m
, does not depend upon
nature of particles.
84. Ans: v
e
=
0
v 2
Sol: v
e
=
R
GM 2
v
0
=
R
GM
v
e
=
0
v 2
85. Ans: 24 h
Sol: H = 35,800 km is height of geo-stationary
orbit
T = time period of Earth about its axis
= 24 hours
86. Ans: 2F
Sol: F = 6tqR
1
v,
3
R
3
4
t = V
F
2
= 6tqR
2
v ( 8 V =
,
3
R 2
3
4
t
)
= 6tq(2R)v
= 2F
87. Ans: G =
3
Y
Sol: Y = 2G(1 + o)
G =
[ o + 1 2
Y
~
3
Y
88. Ans: |
.
|

\
| A
V
V
B
Sol: B =
|
.
|

\
|

V
dV
dp
dp =
|
.
|

\
| A
V
V
B
89. Ans:
2
d
1
Sol: =
2
d n
1
t

2
d
1

90. Ans: The collision between molecules is
inelastic.
Sol: Kinetic theory of gases assumes the
collision between molecules as perfectly
elastic.
91. Ans: 8 kJ
Sol: Q = AU + W
Q = 2 kcal = 2000 4.2
= 8400 = AU + 400
AU = 8000 J = 8 kJ
92. Ans: 3 : 1
Sol: x = A sinet, x =
2
A
et = 30
PE
KE
= cot
2
et =
2
3 |
.
|

\
|
= 3
93. Ans:
m
2
5
Sol: At t = 1
x =
|
.
|

\
| t
+ t
4
2 cos 5
m
2
5
4
cos 5 =
t
94. Ans: Longitudinal waves can propagate in
solids, liquids and gases.
95. Ans: Increases with humidity
Sol: v =
M
RT P
=

v increases with humidity.

96. Ans:
B 3
p
Sol: B =
r
dr 3
dp
V
V
dp
=
A

B 3
p
B 3
dp
r
dr
= =
97. Ans: Torque is maximum if p is perpendicular
to
E
98. Ans: r
1
Sol: E =
r 2
0
tc

99. Ans:
2
m
Sol: m = zIt
100.Ans:
4
9
O
101. Ans: small and positive
102.Ans: Directly proportional to the number of
turns in the coil.
Sol: Cu = BINA
u N
103. Ans: remains stationary
Sol: F = , B v q
v = 0 F = 0
104.Ans: zero
Sol: B =
R 2
N
0
t
I
1 . 0 2
1 200 10 4
7
t
t

= 4 10
4
T inside closed space and
B = zero in open space.
105.Ans: To obtain desired ac voltage and current
106. Ans: V
R
equals the applied voltage.
107. Ans: Mechanical energy into electrical energy
108.Ans: Infrared radiations
109. Ans: 8.33 cm
Sol : P = P
1
+ P
2
= 15 3 = 12 D
F = cm
12
100
m
12
1
P
1
= = = 8.33 cm
110. Ans: its wavelength
111. Ans: Cylindrical lens
112. Ans: Stopping potential increases
113. Ans: 20,000 dps
5000 dps to 2500 dps in 150 days means
T
1/2
= 150 days
3000 days = 2T
1/2
Initial activity = 5000 2 2 = 20000 dps
114. Ans: Cadmium
Sol: Control rods have to absorb fast moving
neutrons. They are made of cadmium.
115. Ans: Hydrogen is burned into helium
Sol: In fusion, lighter nuclei combine to form
heavier nucleus
116. Ans: The resistivity of semiconductors is lower
than metals
Sol: Resistivity of semiconductors is higher
than that of metals is a wrong statement.
117. Ans: It uses materials with band gap of 5 eV
Sol: For solar cell, band gap < 3 eV
118. Ans: 3
Sol: 3 NAND gates are required to make an
OR gate.
119. Ans: 636 kHz, 630 kHz
Sol:
Low pass filter allows 624 kHz to pass and
retains 630 kHz and 636 kHz frequencies.
120. Ans: Converts physical
variable into
corresponding variations in the electrical
signal.
Sol: Basic definition of transducer
624 630 636