List of top Chemistry Questions

Define reverse osmosis.
Complete the following ionic equation:
Cr2O72− + 14H+ + 6e− →
Out of KMnO4 and K2MnO4, which one is paramagnetic and why?
Compounds of transition metals are generally coloured. Give reason.
Why are transition elements good catalysts?
Why is first ionization enthalpy of chromium lower than that of Zn?
What is Lanthanoid contraction?
Why Zinc is not regarded as a transition element?
Predict whether \([CoF_6]^{3-}\) is diamagnetic or paramagnetic and why?
\([Atomic \ \ number : Co = 27]\)
Show that the time required for 99.9% completion in a first-order reaction is 10 times of half-life (t$_{1/2}$) of the reaction.
What happens when ethyl chloride is treated with alcoholic potassium hydroxide?
The presence of –NO$_2$ group at ortho or para position increases the reactivity of haloarenes towards nucleophilic substitution reactions. Give reason to explain the above statement.
Write the IUPAC name of the given compound:
3– Bromo– 1 chlorocyclohexene
Explain the following terms:
(a) Essential amino acids:
(b) Peptide bond:
(c) Denaturation:
Which one of the given compounds is a stronger acid and why?
CH$_2$FCH$_2$COOH or CH$_3$CHFCH$_2$COOH
Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:
(i) Phenol and Benzoic acid:
(ii) Propanal and Propanone:
Write chemical equations for the following reactions:
(a) Hydroboration – Oxidation reaction:
(b) Williamson Synthesis:
(c) Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Anisole:
(d) Reimer-Tiemann Reaction:
Calculate emf of the following cell at 25°C:
Sn/Sn$^{2+}$(0.001 M) || H$^+$(0.01 M) | H$_2$(g)(1 bar) | Pt(s)
Given: E°(Sn$^{2+}$/Sn) = -0.14 V, E° H$^+$/H$_2$ = 0.00 V (log 10 = 1)
What is meant by a unidentate ligand? Give an example.
Write the electronic configuration for d$^4$ ion if \( \Delta_0 < P \) on the basis of crystal field theory.
Draw the geometrical isomers of the given complex:
[Pt(en)2Cl2]2+
Two bases are mentioned below, identify which is present in DNA and which one is present in RNA: 
(i) Thymine 
(ii) Uracil.
 
What happens when glucose reacts with bromine water? Write the chemical equation.
Write the stepwise mechanism of nucleophilic addition reactions in the carbonyl compounds.
Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of their boiling points:
Butane, 1-Bromobutane, 1-Iodobutane, 1-Chlorobutane