What are primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols? Explain with examples and mention one characteristic property for each type.
Explain the concept of coordination number and give examples of coordination compounds with coordination numbers of 4 and 6.
Describe the properties of transition metals. Why do they often form colored compounds?
Write a short note on the anomalous behavior of fluorine compared to other halogens. Mention at least two reasons for this behavior.
Explain the process of adsorption. Differentiate between physisorption and chemisorption with examples.
Define the rate of a chemical reaction. How does the concentration of reactants affect the rate of reaction?
What is the Nernst equation? Explain how it is used to calculate the cell potential of an electrochemical cell at non-standard conditions.
State the first law of thermodynamics. Derive an expression for the work done in an isothermal expansion of an ideal gas,
, Vf and Vi are the final and initial volumes.
Derive the expression for gravitational potential energy of a two-body system, where M and m are masses and r is the separation between them.