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Important Questions on Industrial Chemistry

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Match list-I with List-II :

List - I List - II
A. Coke I. Carbon atoms are sp3 hybridised
B. Diamond II. Used as dry lubricants
C. Fullerene III. Used as a reducing agent
D. Graphite IV. Cage like molecules

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Identify the correct statements regarding fullerene.

i. It has 60 vertices.
ii. All the carbon atoms are in the sp3 hybridisation.
iii.The number of rings having six carbons each is 20 and the number of rings having five carbons each is 12.
iv.  All the C-C bond lengths in it are equal.

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Choose the correct statement:
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What is the hybridization of carbon atoms in fullerene?
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Diamond is extremely hard whereas graphite is soft. This is because
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Assertion: Among the carbon allotropes, diamond is an insulator, whereas, graphite is a good conductor of electricity.

Reason: Hybridization of carbon in diamond and graphite are sp3 and sp2 respectively.
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Account for the following:
Diamond is used in jewellery.
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A: Graphite is an aromatic hydrocarbon.
R: The enthalpy of formation of graphite is maximum amongst allotropes of carbon.
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Account for the following
Graphite is used as a lubricant but diamond is used as an abrasive.
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What are fullerenes? How are they prepared? Discuss their structure.
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The wrong statement about fullerene is -
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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Select the correct statement(s).
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Write equations for the production of water gas and producer gas from coke.
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Give reason why graphite is used as a lubricant?

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Account for the following
Graphite is a good conductor of electricity but diamond is not.
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Graphite is a soft solid lubricant extremely difficult to melt. The reason for this anomalous  behaviour is that graphite
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Select the correct statement(s).
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What are allotropes? Sketch the structure of two allotropes of carbon namely diamond and graphite. What is the impact of structure on physical properties of two allotropes?

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Which of the following is the correct order of stability of allotropes of carbon ?