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Physical Chemistry - Chemistry Previous Year Questions

Practice Physical Chemistry - Chemistry previous year questions organised from real papers, with year-wise coverage and clear topic navigation.

5Papers
5Years
25Questions
1Topics

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Questions by year

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Difficulty distribution

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Not classified 25 100%

Question type distribution

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Multiple Choices 25 100%

Subject weightage

Top subjects by unique question coverage.

Chemistry
25 Qs

Most asked topics

Top topics across the included previous year papers.

Physical Chemistry
25 Qs

Subtopic coverage

Top subtopics inside this exact selection.

Atomic Structure
5 Qs
Electrochemistry
4 Qs
Thermodynamics
3 Qs
Chemical Kinetics
3 Qs
Liquid Solution
3 Qs
States Of Matter
3 Qs
Ionic Equilibrum
1 Qs
Solid State
1 Qs
Chemical Equilibrium
1 Qs
Surface Chemistry
1 Qs

Paper coverage

Question coverage for the most populated papers. Every active PYP paper remains listed below.

IAT IISER 2025
5 Qs
IAT IISER 2024
5 Qs
IAT IISER 2023
5 Qs
IAT IISER 2022
5 Qs
IAT IISER 2020
5 Qs

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Included previous year papers

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IAT IISER 202520255View paper
IAT IISER 202420245View paper
IAT IISER 202320235View paper
IAT IISER 202220225View paper
IAT IISER 202020205View paper

Sample previous year questions

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1
2020 · Chemistry · Physical Chemistry · Ionic Equilibrum
IAT IISER 2020
The molar conductivity of 0.00241 M acetic acid is $32.87 \mathrm{Scm}^2 \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$. If the limiting molar conductivity at 298 K is $390.5 \mathrm{Scm}^2 \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$, what is the dissociation constant ( $\mathrm{mol} \mathrm{L}^{-1}$ )?
A
$5.36 \times 10^{-5}$
B
$1.86 \times 10^{-5}$
C
$5.36 \times 10^{-4}$
D
$1.86 \times 10^{-4}$
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2
2022 · Chemistry · Physical Chemistry · Liquid Solution
IAT IISER 2022

2 g of naphthoic acid (molecular weight $=172 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-} 1$ ) dissolved in 20 mL of benzene shows a freezing point depression of 2 K . For benzene, the freezing point depression constant, $K_f=5$ $\mathrm{K} \mathrm{kg} \mathrm{mol}{ }^{-1}$ and the density is $0.88 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mL}^{-1}$. What is the magnitude of the van't Hoff factor?

A
0.605
B
605.0
C
0.688
D
688.0
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3
2023 · Chemistry · Physical Chemistry · Thermodynamics
IAT IISER 2023
Consider the following reaction: $\mathrm{CH}_4(\mathrm{~g}) \rightarrow \mathrm{C}(\mathrm{g})+4 \mathrm{H}(\mathrm{g}) ; \Delta_a H^0=1665 \mathrm{kJmol}^{-} 1$ Which of the statements is FALSE?
A
$\Delta_a H^0$ is the mean bond enthalpy of a C-H bond.
B
All four $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}$ bonds in $\mathrm{CH}_4$ are identical in bond length and energy.
C
The energy required to break individual $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}$ bonds in successive steps is different.
D
Mean C-H bond enthalpies differ slightly from compound to compound
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4
2024 · Chemistry · Physical Chemistry · Atomic Structure
IAT IISER 2024
The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from a metal corresponds to a wavelength of 500 nm . What is the total kinetic energy of all the photoelectrons ejected per second when the entire radiation from a 100 Watt bulb with a wavelength of 300 nm falls on the surface of the metal? [Planck's constant $=6.6 \times 10^{34} \mathrm{Js}$; speed of light $=3 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ ]
A
$1.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J}$
B
$2.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J}$
C
40 J
D
80 J
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5
2025 · Chemistry · Physical Chemistry · States Of Matter
IAT IISER 2025

The work done when one mole of an ideal gas expands at constant temperature $T$ from volume $V$ to $2 V$ (in two equal steps of volume in a linear fashion) is $\frac{7}{12} R T$. How much more work would be done by the gas if it expands in three equal steps?

[ $R$ is the universal gas constant]

A

$\frac{1}{30} \mathrm{R} T$

B

$\frac{3}{8} \mathrm{R} T$

C

$\frac{3}{4} \mathrm{R} T$

D

$-\mathrm{R} T \ln \left(\frac{1}{15}\right)$

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2020 · Chemistry · Physical Chemistry · Atomic Structure
IAT IISER 2020
The total number of nodes for a given principal quantum number $n$, and azimuthal quantum number $\ell$, are
A
sum of $\ell$ angular nodes and $n+\ell-1$ radial nodes
B
sum of $\ell$ angular nodes and $n-\ell-1$ radial nodes
C
sum of $\ell+1$ angular nodes and $n-\ell-1$ radial nodes
D
sum of $\ell+1$ angular nodes and $n+\ell-1$ radial nodes
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