JEE-MAIN

Time: 3 Hours
Marks: 360

Batch: BISHOPS & KNIGHTS

Date: 23-06-2015

INSTRUCTIONS
Please read the instructions carefully. You are allotted 5 minutes specifically for
this purpose.
A. General:
1. This question paper contains 8 pages having 90 questions.
2. No additional sheets will be provided for rough work.
3. Blank papers, clipboards, log tables, slide rules, calculators, cellular phones, pagers
and electronic gadgets in any form are not allowed.
4. The answer sheet, a machine-gradable Objective Response Sheet (ORS), is
provided separately.
5. Do not tamper / mutilate the ORS.
6. The result of this test shall be declared on or before 24/06/2015
7. The following shall be the options for all the Assertion and Reasoning type
questions:
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and
R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false
but R is true
B. Filling the ORS:
8. Write your roll no., name and sign with pen in appropriate boxes. Do not write
these anywhere else.
9. Darken the appropriate bubbles below your ID
C. Question paper format and Marking scheme:
10. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is
correct.
1(A) For every correct choice marked, 4 marks shall be awarded and 1 mark shall
be deducted for a wrong choice marked. If a question is not attempted, no marks
shall be awarded.

PART - I: PHYSICS
1.

v1 and v2 are the speeds of sound at the same temperature in two monoatomic gasses of densities 1
and 2 respectively. If

2.

3.

4.

1
v1
1
=
, then the ratio of speeds
will be
2
v2
4

(A) 1 : 2
(B) 4 : 1
(C) 2 : 1
(D) 1 : 4
A point source emits sound equally in all directions in a non-absorbing medium. Two points P and Q
are at distance of 2 m and 3 m respectively from the source. The ratio of the intensities of the
waves at P and Q is
(A) 9 : 4
(B) 2 : 3
(C) 3 : 2
(D) 4 : 9
With the propagation of a longitudinal wave through material medium, the quantities transmitted in
the propagation direction are
(A) energy, momentum and mass
(B) energy
(C) energy and mass
(D) energy and linear momentum
A wave equation which gives the displacement along Y-direction is given by y = 0.001 sin [100t + x],
where x and y are in metre and t is time in second. This represented a wave
100
(A) of frequency
Hz
(B) of wavelength 1 m

50
(C) travelling with a velocity of
ms1 in the positive X-direction

(D) travelling with a velocity of 100 ms1 in the negative X-direction

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The phase difference between two points separated by 0.8 m, in a wave of frequency 120 Hz, is
.
2
The velocity of wave is
(A) 720 ms1
(B) 384 ms1
(C) 250 ms1
(D) 1 ms1
Motion of two particle is given by y1 = 0.25 sin (310t), y2 = 0.25 sin (316t) Find beat frequency
(A) 3
(B) 3/
(C) 6/
(D) 6
A piston fitted in cylindrical pipe is pulled as shown in the figure. A tuning fork is sounded at open
end and loudest sound is heard at open length 13 cm, 41 cm and 69 cm, the frequency of tuning
fork if velocity of sound is 350 ms1, is

(A) 1250 Hz
(B) 625 Hz
(C) 417 Hz
(D) 715 Hz
Two tuning forks P and Q when set vibrating, give 4 beat/s. If a prong of the fork P is filled, the beats
are reduced to 2 s1, what is the frequency of P, if that of Q is 250 Hz?
(A) 246 Hz
(B) 250 Hz
(C) 254 Hz
(D) 252 Hz
A cylindrical tube, open at both ends, has a fundamental frequency f 0 in air. The tube is dipped
vertically into water such that half of its length is inside water. The fundamental frequency of the
air column now is

3
1
f0
(B) f0
(C)
f0
(D) 2f0
4
2
10. A racing car moving towards a cliff sounds its horn. The driver observes that the sound reflected from
the cliff has a pitch one octave higher than the actual sound of the horn. If v is the velocity of
sound, the velocity of the car is (An octave is the interval between two points where the frequency
at the second point is twice the frequency of the first).
v
v
v
v
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
3
2
2
4
11. In order to double the frequency of the fundamental note emitted by a stretched string, the length is
3
reduced to
th of the original length and the tension is changed. The factor, by which the tension
4
is to be changed, is
3
2
8
9
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
8
3
9
4
12. A vehicle with a horn of frequency n is moving with a velocity of 30 ms 1 in a direction perpendicular
to the straight line joining the observer and the vehicle. The observer perceives the sound to have a
frequency n + n1. If sound velocity in air be 330 ms1, then
n
n
(A) n1 = 10n
(B) n1 = 0
(C) n1 =
(D) n1 =
11
11
13. The driver of a car travelling with speed 30 ms1 towards a hill sounds a horn of frequency 600 Hz. If
the velocity of sound in air is 330 ms 1, the frequency of the reflected sound as heard by the driver
is
(A) 720 Hz
(B) 555.5 Hz
(C) 550 Hz
(D) 760 Hz
14. 16 tuning forks are arranged in the order of increasing frequencies. Any two successive forks gives 8
beat/s, when sounded together. If the frequency of the last fork is twice the first, then the
frequency of the last fork is twice the first, then the frequency of the first fork is
(A) 120 Hz
(B) 160 Hz
(C) 180 Hz
(D) 220 Hz
15. An open pipe of length 33 cm resonates with frequency of 1000 Hz. If the speed of sound is 330 ms 1,
then this frequency is
(A) fundamental frequency of the pipe
(B) third harmonic of the pipe
(C) second harmonic of the pipe
(D) fourth harmonic of the pipe
A standard tuning fork of frequency f is used to find the velocity of sound in air by resonance
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column apparatus. The difference between two resonating lengths is 1.0 m. Then the velocity of
sound in air is :
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f m/s
2f m/s (C)
f/2 m/s
3f m/s
(A)
(B)
(D)
When a train approaches a stationary observer, the apparent frequency of the whistle of
when the same train recedes away from the observer, the apparent frequency is

and

. Then the

apparent frequency n when the observer moves with the train is :

(A)
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(C)

(D)

A man standing on a platform hears the sound of frequency 605 Hz coming at frequency 550 Hz
from a train whistle coming towards the platform. If the velocity of sound is 330 m/s, then what is
the speed of train ?
30 m/s (B)
35 m/s
40 m/s
45 m/s
(A)
(C)
(D)
Speed of sound wave is v. If a reflector moves towards a stationary source emitting waves of
frequency f with speed u, the wavelength of reflected wave will be :
(A)

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(B)

(B)

(C)

(D)

A train is moving with a constant speed along a circular track. The engine of the train emits a
sound of frequency f. The frequency heard by the guard at the rear end of the train :
is greater than f
is equal to f
(A) is less than f (B)
(C)
may
be
greater
than,
less
than
or
equal
to
f
depending
on the factors like speed of train,
(D)
length of train and radius of circular track
Figure given below shows four progressive waves A, B, C and D with their phases expressed with
respect to the wave A. It can be calculated from the figure that :

and the wave B lags behind by a phase angle of

(A) the wave C is ahead by a phase angle of
and the wave B is ahead by a phase angle of
(B)the wave C lags behind by a phase angle of
(C)the wave C is ahead by a phase angle of and the wave B lags behind by a phase angle of
(D) the wave C lags behind by a phase angle of and the wave B is ahead by a phase angle of
A hollow metallic tube of length L closed at one end produces resonance with a tuning fork of
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frequency n. The entire tube is then heated carefully, so that at equilibrium temperature its length
changes by l. If the change in velocity V of sound , the resonance will now be produced by a
tuning fork whose frequency is :
(A)
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(B)

(C)

A stone is hung in air from a wire which is stretched over a sonometer. The bridges of the
sonometer are 40 cm apart when the wire is in unison with a tuning fork of frequency 256. When
the stone is completely immersed in water, the length between the bridges is 22 cm for reestablishing unison. The specific gravity of the material of the stone is :
(A)

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(B)

(C)

(D)

A tuning fork of frequency n is held near the open end of a tube which is closed at the other end
and the length of the tube is adjusted until resonance occurs. If the two shortest lengths that
produce resonance are L1 and L2 , the speed of the sound is :
(A)

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(D)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Which of the following statements is correct ?

(A) A stationary wave appears to be stationary but transfer of energy from one particle to another
continues to take place
(B) If a transverse stationary wave of frequency n is formed in a medium then frequency for
vibration of shear strain at a point will be equal to 2n

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(C) Magnitude of strain is maximum at antinode because medium particles at antinodes have
maximum possible velocity
(D) None of the above
The following equations represent progressive transverse waves
A stationary wave will be formed by superposing :

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z1 and z4
z2 and z3
z3 and z4
(A) z1 and z2
(B)
(C)
(D)
Two pulse in a stretched string whose centres are initially 8 cm apart are moving towards each
other as shown in the figure. The speed of each pulse is 2 cm/s. After 2 seconds, the total energy of
the seconds, the total energy of the pulses will be :

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(A) zero (B) purely kinetic

(C)purely potential(D) partly kinetic and partly potential
A tuning fork vibrating with a sonometer having 20 cm wire produces 5 beats per second. The beat
frequency does not change when the length of the wire is changed to 21 cm. The frequency of the
tuning fork is :
200(B)
210
205
215
(A)
(C)
(D)
In the figure the intensity of waves arriving at D from two coherent sources S1 and S2 is Io . The

wave-length of the wave is

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. Resultant intensity at D will be :

2Io
zero
(A) 4Io
(B) Io
(C)
(D)
The vibrations of a string of length 60 cm fixed at both ends are represented by the equation
where x and y are in cm and t in seconds. The maximum displacement
at x = 5 cm. The nodes are located along he string at :
0, 20, 40, 80
(A) 0, 15, 30, 45, 60 (B) 0, 20, 40, 60 (C) 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 (D)

PART - II: MATHEMATICS

31.
32.
33.

34.

35.

36.

If 56Pr + 6 : 54Pr + 3 = 30800 : 1, then r is

(A) 14
(B) 20
n
n
P

12

P
If 4
2 , find the value of n.

(C) 41

(D) 21

(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 6
(D) 9
How many numbers of four different digits each greater than 4000 can be formed from the digits
0,2,5, 7, 8 ?
(A) 160
(B) 168
(C) 320
(D) 270
In how many ways 6 students and 4 teachers be arranged in a row so that no two teachers are
together ?
(A) 604800
(B) 24680
(C) 25680
(D) none of these
In how many different ways can 8 examination papers be arranged in a row, so that the best and the
worst papers may never come together ?
(A) 30240
(B) 23400
(C) 12340
(D) none of these
The number of arrangements by arranging the letters of the word FLOWER taken four at a time that
are to begin with F is

(A) 37
(B) 41
(C) 60
(D) 65
37. The number of ways of arranging 6 players to throw the cricket ball so that the oldest player may not
throw first is
(A) 120

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39.
40.

41.

42.

In how many ways can 10 sprinters be arranged in a race so that 3 rank-holders are always
together?
(A) 4 2
(B) 8 3
(C) 8 3
(D) 8 8
The maximum number of points into which 4 circles and 4 straight lines intersect is
(A) 26
(B) 50
(C) 56
(D) 72
How many numbers greater than 20,000 can be formed by using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4: no digit
being repeated in any number?
(A) 77
(B) 72
(C) 75
(D) 74
The number of ways in which 6 red roses and 3 white roses can form a garland so that no two white
roses come together is
(A) 7255
(B) 7200
(C) 7215
(D) 7235
Twelve students compete for a race. The number of ways in which first three places can be taken
(A) 12! 3

43.
44.

45.

If

(2n+1)

Pn1 :

(B)
(2n1)

12 !
3 !

(C) 12.11.10

(D) 3!

Pn = 3 : 5 then n =

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 3
The number of different words that can be formed from the letters of the word PENCIL so that no
two vowels are together is
(A) 120
(B) 260
(C) 240
(D) 480
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If Pr = 5040 then r =

(A) 4
(B) 9
(C) 8
(D) 5
46. The equation of the parabola having focus (2, 0) and directrix x + 2 = 0 is
(A) y2 = 8x (B) y2 = 12x
(C) x2 = 4y
(D) x2 = 8y
47. The equation of the parabola whose vertex is origin, axis along x-axis and which passes through the
point (2, 4) is
(A) y2 = 8x (B) x2 = 4y 0
(C) y2 = 8x
(D) y2 = 12x
48. The equation of the parabola whose vertex is (2, 1), axis is parallel to y-axis and latus rectum 6 is
(A) (y+2)2 = 4(x 3) (B) (x+2)2 = 6(y 1) (C) (y1)2 = 16 (x + 2)
(D) (y2)2 = 8(x 5)
49. The equation of the parabola having focus (5, 2) and vertex (3, 2) is
(A) 4x2 4xy + y272x 64y + 24 =0

(B) x2 + 6xy + 9y2+106x 82y + 9 =0

(C) y2 12x 6y 15 = 0
(D) y2 x + 2y+ 3 = 0
50. The equation of the parabola whose vertex is at (0,0) and focus is the point of intersection of
x + y = 2, 2x y = 4 is
(A) y2 = 2x
(B) y2 = 4x
(C) y2 = 8x
(D) x2 = 8y
51. The equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to x-axis and passing through (2, 1) (6, 1) (3, 2)
is
(A) y2 x + 2y + 3 = 0 (B) y2 2x 3y + 4= 0
(C) y2 4x 4y = 0
(D) x2 4x 2y + 10=0
52. The equation of parabola whose latus rectum is the line segment joining the points (-3, 1) (1, 1) is
(A) (x+1)2 = 4y
(B) (x 1)2 = 4y
(C) (x +1)2 = 2y
53. The focus of the parabola y2 x 2y + 2 = 0 is

(D) (x1)2 = 2y

(A) (1/4, 0)
(B) (1, 2)
(C) (3/4, 0)
(D) (5/4, 1)
54. The equation of the directrix to the parabola y2 2x 6y 5 = 0 is
(A) 2x + 15 = 0
(B) x + 5 = 0
(C) 2x + 3 =0
(D) x + 2 =0
55. The equation of the directrix of the parabola whose vertex (3, 2) and focus (2, 1) is
(A) x + 3y 19 = 0
(B) y 2y 9 = 0
(C) 2x + 6y 24= 0
56. The focal distance of the point (4, 2) on the parabola x2 = 8y is

(D) x 3y 19 = 0

(A) 10
(B) 4
(C) 15
(D) 12
57. If (9, 12) is one end of a double ordinate of the parabola y2 = 16x, then its equation is
(A) x 9 = 0 (B) y + 9 = 0
(C) y 9 =0 (D) x 9 = 0
58. The coordinates of the point on the parabola y2 =2x whose focal distance is 5/2 are
(A) (2, 2)
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(C) (5, 5)

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59. The equation of the tangent to the parabola y = 8ax at (2a, 4a) is
(A) x + y + 3= 0
(B) x + y + 1= 0
(C) x y + 2a = 0
(D) x + y 1 = 0
60. The point (3, 4) is the focus and 2x 3y + 5 =0 is the directrix of a parabola. Its latusretum is
(A) 2/ 13

(B) 4/ 13

(C) 1/ 13

(D)

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PART III: CHEMISTRY

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Which of the following can not be prepared by using Williamson's synthesis?

(A) Methoxybenzene
(B) Benzyl-p-nitrophenyl ether

(C) Methyl tert-butyl ether

Di-tertiary butyl ether
(D)
Dry distillation of calcium salt of adipic acid gives
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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
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(B)
(C)
(D)
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Which of the following is dihydric alcohol ?

Glycerol
(A)
Ethylene glycol
Catechol
Resorcinol
Which of the following is having maximum acidic strength?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)
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The enzymes which are used to convert starch into ethyl alcohol are :
(A) maltase, diastase
(B) diastase, maltase, zymase

(C) invertase, zymase

(D) invertase, diastase, maltase
Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the following reagents except ?
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(A) sodium
(B) NaOH/I2
neutral FeCl3
(C)
Br2/H2O
(D)
Phenol, when it first reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid and then with concentrated
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nitric acid, gives
(A) nitrobenzene
(B) 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene
o-nitrophenol
(C)
p-nitrophenol
(D)
23 g of sodium will react with ethanol to give
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one mole of oxygen
(A)
3
(B) 22.4 dm of hydrogen gas at N.T.P.
(C)
(D)
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1 mole of H2
11.2 L of hydrogen gas at N.T.P.
Which one is primary alcohol ?
Butan-2-ol
(A)
(B) Isopropyl alcohol
(C) Butan-1-ol
(D)2-Methylpropan-2-ol
Order of esterification of alcohols is :
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T>S>P
(A)
(B) S > T > P
P>S>T
(C)
None of these
(D)
The correct order of boiling point for primary (1o), secondary (2o) and tertiary (3o) alcohols is
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(A)
(B) 3o > 2o > 1o
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(D)

2 >1 >3
2o > 3o > 1o

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The main product is :

3-Nitrosalicylic acid
(A)
(B) 3, 5-Dinitrosalicylic acid
(C)
(D)
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m-Nitrobenzoic acid
Picric acid
Propan-2-ol can be converted into propan-1-ol by using the following sequence _______ of
reagents.
conc. H2SO4, H2O/H+
(A)
(B) conc. H2SO4, HBr/Peroxide, aq. NaOH

(C)
(D)
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conc. H2SO4, HBr, aq. NaOH

conc. H2SO4, Hg(OCOCH3)2, NaBH4.
The best reagent to convert pent-3-en-2-ol into pent-3-en-2-one is
(A) pyridinium chloro-chromate
(B) chromic anhydride in glacial acetic acid
(C)
(D)

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acidic dichromate
acidic permanganate
How many grams of sucrose (molar mass

should be dissolved in 100g water in

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order to produce a solution with 104.74 C difference between the b.p. and freezing point
temperatures ? (Kf = 1.86, Kb = 0.51)
(A) 34.1g
(B) 68.2g
(C) 102.3g
(D) 136.4g
Two solutions of a substance (non-electrolyte) are mixed in the following manner. 480 mL of 1.5
M first solution + 520 mL of 1.2 M second solution. What is the molarity of the final mixture ?
(A) 1.20 M(B) 1.344 M(C) 1.50 M(D) 2.70 M
The following question contains two statements. Choose one of the options below:
Statement - 1 : In an ideal solution,

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is zero.

Statement - 2 : A .... B interactions are the same as A .... A and B.... B interactions.
KBr is 80% dissociated in aqueous solution of 0.5 M concentration (Given Kf for water
). The solution freezes at
(A) 271.326 K

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(B) 272 K

(C) 270.5 K

(D) 268.5 K

An elevation in b.p. of a solution of 10g of solute (molar mass = 100) in 100 g of water is
. The ebullioscopic constant for water is :
(A) 10 (B)

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(C)

(D)

What will be the weight of nitric acid dissolved per litre of the solution if 25 mL of this
solution neutralises 20 mL of 0.15 N NaOH ?
(A) 63 g
(B) 0.12 g
(C) 7.56 g
(D) 15.012 g
Benzene and toluene form nearly ideal solutions. At 20oC, the vapour pressure of benzene is 75
torr and that to toluene is 22 torr. The partial vapour pressure of benzene at 20oC for a solution
containing 78g of benzene and 46g of toluene in torr is
(A) 50
(B) 25
(C) 37.5
(D) 53.5
Identify the mixture that shows positive deviation from Raoult's law
(A) CHCl3 + (CH3)2CO (B) (CH3)2CO + C6H5NH2 (C) CHCl3 + C6H5 (D) (CH3)2CO + CS2

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What will be the equilibrium constant for the reaction :

The

standard reduction potentials in acidic conditions are 0.77 and 0.54 V respectively for Fe3+ / Fe2+
and

couples.

(A)
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(B)

(C)

The oxidation state of I in

(D)

is

(A) + 7
(B)
(C) + 5
(D) + 1
During electrochemical process,
(A) Gibbs free energy increases
(B) Gibbs free energy remains constant
(C) No prediction can be made about Gibbs free energy(D) Gibbs free energy decreases
For a cell given below :
is

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(A) x + 2y
(B) 2x + y
(C)
(D)
Which of the following sets of quantum number represents the highest energy of an atom ?
(A) n = 3, l = 2, m = 1, s = +1/2 (B) n = 4, l = 0, m = 0, s = +1/2
(C) n = 3, l = 0, m = 0, s = +1/2 (D) n = 3, l = 1, m = 1, s = +1/2
For f-orbital, the values of m are
(A)

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(B)

(C)

The number of 2p electrons having spin quantum number

(A) 6

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(B) 0

(C) 2

(D) 0, +1, +2, +3

are

(D) 3

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