The oxidation number of sulphur in S₈,S₂F₂,H₂S respectively, are

The normality of 0.3 M phosphorus acid (H₃PO₃) is

How many millilitres of 0.5 M H₂SO₄ are needed to dissolve 0.5 g of copper(II) carbonate?

A plant virus is found to consist of uniform cylindrical particles of 150 Å in diameter and 5000 Å long. The specific volume of the virus is 0.75 cm³/g. If the virus is considered to be a single particle, find its molar mass.

The electrons, identified by quantum numbers n and l, (i) n = 4, l = 1, (ii) n = 4, l = 0, (iii) n = 3, l = 2 and (iv) n = 3, l = 1 can be placed in order of increasing energy, from the lowest to highest, as

Ground state electronic configuration of nitrogen atom can be represented by

Ionic radii of

The correct order of increasing C - O bond length of CO, $$CO_3^{2-}$$, CO₂ is

The geometry of H₂S and its dipole moment are

One mole of nitrogen gas at 0.8 atm takes 38 s to diffuse through a pinhole. whereas one mole of an unknown compound of xenon with flourine at 1.6 atm takes 57 s to diffuse through the same hole. Calculate the molecular formula of the compound.

When 3.06 g of solid NH₄HS is introduced into a two litre evacuated flask at 27^o C, 30% of the solid decomposes into gaseous ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. (i) K_c and K_p for the reaction at 27^o C (ii) What would happen to the equilibrium when more solid NH₄HS is introduced into the flask?

Give reasons of the following:
BeCl₂ can be easily hydrolysed.

Nitrobenzene is formed as the major product along with a minor product in the reaction of benzene with a hot mixture of nitric acid and sulphuric acid. The minor product consists of carbon : 42.86 %, hydrogen : 2.40%, nitrogen : 16.67% and oxygen : 38.07% (i) Calculate the empirical formula of the minor product. (ii) When 5.5 g of the minor product is dissolved in 45 g of benzene, the boiling point of the solution is 1.84 ^oC higher than that of pure benzene. Calculate the molar mass of the minor product and determine its molecular and structural formula. (Molal boiling point elevation constant of benzene is 2.53 K kg mol^-1)

A cell, Ag | Ag⁺ || Cu²⁺ | Cu, initially contains 1 M Ag⁺ and 1 M Cu²⁺ ions. Calculate the change in the cell potential after the passage of 9.65 A current for 1 h.

The rate constant for an isomerisation reaction, A $$\to$$ B is 4.5 $$\times$$ 10^-3 min^-1. If the initial concentration of A is 1 M, calculate the rate of the reaction after 1 h.

For which of the following values of $$m$$, is the area of the region bounded by the curve $$y = x - {x^2}$$ and the line $$y=mx$$ equals $$9/2$$?

Integrate $$\int\limits_0^\pi {{{{e^{\cos x}}} \over {{e^{\cos x}} + {e^{ - \cos x}}}}\,dx.} $$

Let $$f(x)$$ be a continuous function given by $$$f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {2x,} & {\left| x \right| \le 1} \cr {{x^2} + ax + b,} & {\left| x \right| > 1} \cr } } \right\}$$$

Find the area of the region in the third quadrant bounded by the curves $$x = - 2{y^2}$$ and $$y=f(x)$$ lying on the left of the line $$8x+1=0.$$

A solution of the differential equation
$${\left( {{{dy} \over {dx}}} \right)^2} - x{{dy} \over {dx}} + y = 0$$ is

The differential equation representing the family of curves
$${y^2} = 2c\left( {x + \sqrt c } \right),$$ where $$c$$ is a positive parameter, is of

If the integers $$m$$ and $$n$$ are chosen at random from $$1$$ to $$100$$, then the probability that a number of the form $${7^m} + {7^n}$$ is divisible by $$5$$ equals

The probabilities that a student passes in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are $$m, p$$ and $$c,$$ respectively. Of these subjects, the student has a $$75%$$ chance of passing in at least one, a $$50$$% chance of passing in at least two, and a $$40$$% chance of passing in exactly two. Which of the following relations are true?

Eight players $${P_1},{P_2},.....{P_8}$$ play a knock-out tournament. It is known that whenever the players $${P_i}$$ and $${P_j}$$ play, the player $${P_i}$$ will win if $$i < j.$$ Assuming that the players are paired at random in each round, what is the probability that the player $${P_4}$$ reaches the final?

Let $$a=2i+j-2k$$ and $$b=i+j.$$ If $$c$$ is a vector such that $$a.$$ $$c = \left| c \right|,\left| {c - a} \right| = 2\sqrt 2 $$ and the angle between $$\left( {a \times b} \right)$$ and $$c$$ is $${30^ \circ },$$ then $$\left| {\left( {a \times b} \right) \times c} \right| = $$

Let $$a=2i+j+k, b=i+2j-k$$ and a unit vector $$c$$ be coplanar. If $$c$$ is perpendicular to $$a,$$ then $$c =$$

Let $$a$$ and $$b$$ two non-collinear unit vectors. If $$u = a - \left( {a\,.\,b} \right)\,b$$ and $$v = a \times b,$$ then $$\left| v \right|$$ is

Let $$u$$ and $$v$$ be units vectors. If $$w$$ is a vector such that $$w + \left( {w \times u} \right) = v,$$ then prove that $$\left| {\left( {u \times v} \right) \cdot w} \right| \le 1/2$$ and that the equality holds if and only if $$u$$ is perpendicular to $$v .$$

$$\int\limits_{\pi /4}^{3\pi /4} {{{dx} \over {1 + \cos x}}} $$ is equal to

If two distinct chords, drawn from the point (p, q) on the circle $${x^2}\, + \,{y^2} = \,px\, + \,qy\,\,(\,where\,pq\, \ne \,0)$$ are bisected by the x - axis, then

$$If\,i = \sqrt { - 1} ,\,\,then\,\,4 + 5{\left( { - {1 \over 2} + {{i\sqrt 3 } \over 2}} \right)^{334}} + 3{\left( { - {1 \over 2} + {{i\sqrt 3 } \over 2}} \right)^{365}}$$ is equal to

For a positive integer $$\,n$$, let
$${f_n}\left( \theta \right) = \left( {\tan {\theta \over 2}} \right)\,\left( {1 + \sec \theta } \right)\,\left( {1 + \sec 2\theta } \right)\,\left( {1 + \sec 4\theta } \right).....\left( {1 + \sec {2^n}\theta } \right).$$ Then

For complex numbers z and w, prove that $${\left| z \right|^2}w - {\left| w \right|^2}z = z - w$$ if and only if $$ z = w\,or\,z\overline {\,w} = 1$$.

If the roots of the equation $${x^2} - 2ax + {a^2} + a - 3 = 0$$ are real and less than 3, then

If in the expansion of $${\left( {1 + x} \right)^m}{\left( {1 - x} \right)^n},$$ the coefficients of $$x$$ and $${x^2}$$ are $$3$$ and $$-6$$ respectively, then $$m$$ is

Let $$n$$ be any positive integer. Prove that $$$\sum\limits_{k = 0}^m {{{\left( {\matrix{ {2n - k} \cr k \cr } } \right)} \over {\left( {\matrix{ {2n - k} \cr n \cr } } \right)}}.{{\left( {2n - 4k + 1} \right)} \over {\left( {2n - 2k + 1} \right)}}{2^{n - 2k}} = {{\left( {\matrix{ n \cr m \cr } } \right)} \over {\left( {\matrix{ {2n - 2m} \cr {n - m} \cr } } \right)}}{2^{n - 2m}}} $$$

for each non-be gatuve integer $$m \le n.$$ $$\,\left( {Here\left( {\matrix{ p \cr q \cr } } \right) = {}^p{C_q}} \right).$$

The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation $$\left( {5 + \sqrt 2 } \right){x^2} - \left( {4 + \sqrt 5 } \right)x + 8 + 2\sqrt 5 = 0$$ is

Let $${a_1},{a_2},......{a_{10}}$$ be in $$A,\,P,$$ and $${h_1},{h_2},......{h_{10}}$$ be in H.P. If $${a_1} = {h_1} = 2$$ and $${a_{10}} = {h_{10}} = 3,$$ then $${a_4}{h_7}$$ is

Let a, b, c, d be real numbers in G.P. If u, v, w, satisfy the system of equations
u + 2v + 3w = 6
4u + 5v + 6w = 12
6u + 9v = 4

then show that the roots of the equation $$\left( {{1 \over u} + {1 \over v} + {1 \over w}} \right){x^2}$$
$$ + [{(b - c)^2} + {(c - a)^2} + {(d - b)^2}]x + u + v + w = 0$$ and $$20{x^2} + 10{(a - d)^2}x - 9 = 0$$ are reciprocals of each other.

For a positive integer $$n$$, let
$$a\left( n \right) = 1 + {1 \over 2} + {1 \over 3} + {1 \over 4} + .....\,{1 \over {\left( {{2^n}} \right) - 1}}$$. Then

Lt $$PQR$$ be a right angled isosceles triangle, right angled at $$P(2, 1)$$. If the equation of the line $$QR$$ is $$2x + y = 3,$$ then the equation representing the pair of lines $$PQ$$ and $$PR$$ is

If $${x_1},\,{x_2},\,{x_3}$$ as well as $${y_1},\,{y_2},\,{y_3}$$, are in G.P. with the same common ratio, then the points $$\left( {{x_1},\,{y_1}} \right),\left( {{x_2},\,{y_2}} \right)$$ and $$\left( {{x_3},\,{y_3}} \right).$$

Let $${L_1}$$ be a straight line passing through the origin and $${L_2}$$ be the straight line $$x + y = 1$$. If the intercepts made by the circle $${x^2} + {y^2} - x + 3y = 0$$ on $${L_1}$$ and $${L_2}$$ are equal, then which of the following equations can represent $${L_1}$$?

In a triangle $$PQR,\angle R = \pi /2$$. If $$\,\,\tan \left( {P/2} \right)$$ and $$\tan \left( {Q/2} \right)$$ are the roots of the equation $$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0\left( {a \ne 0} \right)$$ then.

Let $${T_1}$$, $${T_2}$$ be two tangents drawn from (- 2, 0) onto the circle $$C:{x^2}\,\, + \,{y^2} = 1$$. Determine the circles touching C and having $${T_1}$$, $${T_2}$$ as their pair of tangents. Further, find the equations of all possible common tangents to these circles, when taken two at a time.

Let $$P$$ $$\left( {a\,\sec \,\theta ,\,\,b\,\tan \theta } \right)$$ and $$Q$$ $$\left( {a\,\sec \,\,\phi ,\,\,b\,\tan \,\phi } \right)$$, where $$\theta + \phi = \pi /2,$$, be two points on the hyperbola $${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} - {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$$.

If $$(h, k)$$ is the point of intersection of the normals at $$P$$ and $$Q$$, then $$k$$ is equal to

The curve described parametrically by $$x = {t^2} + t + 1,$$ $$y = {t^2} - t + 1 $$ represents

If $$x$$ $$=$$ $$9$$ is the chord of contact of the hyperbola $${x^2} - {y^2} = 9,$$ then the equation of the vcorresponding pair of tangents is

On the ellipse $$4{x^2} + 9{y^2} = 1,$$ the points at which the tangents are parallel to the line $$8x = 9y$$ are

Consider the family of circles $${x^2} + {y^2} = {r^2},\,\,2 < r < 5$$. If in the first quadrant, the common taingent to a circle of this family and the ellipse $$4{x^2} + 25{y^2} = 100$$ meets the co-ordinate axes at $$A$$ and $$B$$, then find the equation of the locus of vthe mid-point of $$AB$$.

Find the co-ordinates of all the points $$P$$ on the ellipse $${{{x^2}} \over {{a^2}}} + {{{y^2}} \over {{b^2}}} = 1$$, for which the area of the triangle $$PON$$ is maximum, where $$O$$ denotes the origin and $$N$$, the foot of the perpendicular from $$O$$ to the tangent at $$P$$.

Let $$ABC$$ be a triangle having $$O$$ and $$I$$ as its circumcenter and in centre respectively. If $$R$$ and $$r$$ are the circumradius and the inradius, respectively, then prove that $${\left( {IO} \right)^2} = {R^2} - 2{\mathop{\rm Rr}\nolimits} $$. Further show that the triangle BIO is a right-angled triangle if and only if $$b$$ is arithmetic mean of $$a$$ and $$c$$.

The number of real solutions of
$${\tan ^{ - 1}}\,\,\sqrt {x\left( {x + 1} \right)} + {\sin ^{ - 1}}\,\,\sqrt {{x^2} + x + 1} = \pi /2$$ is

The function $$f(x)=$$ $${\sin ^4}x + {\cos ^4}x$$ increases if

The function $$f\left( x \right) = \int\limits_{ - 1}^x {t\left( {{e^t} - 1} \right)\left( {t - 1} \right){{\left( {t - 2} \right)}^3}\,\,\,{{\left( {t - 3} \right)}^5}} $$ $$dt$$ has a local minimum at $$x=$$

Integrate $$\int {{{{x^3} + 3x + 2} \over {{{\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right)}^2}\left( {x + 1} \right)}}dx.} $$

If for a real number $$y$$, $$\left[ y \right]$$ is the greatest integer less than or
equal to $$y$$, then the value of the integral $$\int\limits_{\pi /2}^{3\pi /2} {\left[ {2\sin x} \right]dx} $$ is