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JEE Advanced
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2010
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Paper 2
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The complex showing a spin-only magnetic moment of 2.82 B.M. is A) Ni(CO)4 B) [NiC14]2- C) Ni(PPhg)4 D) [Ni(CN)4]2- ANSWER: B

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In the reaction HC T the structure of the NH2 Product T is B) NH A) HC CH₃ D) HC C) HC NH ANSWER: C

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The compounds P, and S COOH OCH, HO HC P Q S were separately subjected to nitration using. HNO/H,SO4 mixture. The major product formed in each case respectively, is. COOH OCH A) HO HC NO₂ NO₂ ON OCH3 COOH HC B) HO NO₂ NO₂ NO₂ COOH OCH NO C) HO NO HC NO₂ COOH OCH D) HO NO NO₂ HC NO ANSWER: C

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Question 5 (figure/table included)

The packing efficiency of the two-dimensional square unit cell shown below is ---- A) 39.27% B) 68.02% C) 74.05% D) 78.54% ANSWER: D

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Assuming that Hund's rule is violated, the bond order and magnetic nature of the diatomic molecule B, is A) 1 and diamagnetic C) 1 and paramagnetic B) O and diamagnetic D) O and paramagnetic ANSWER: A SECTION - II (Integer Type)

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The total number of diprotic acids among the following is. HgPO4 HSO4 HgPO3 H2CO3 H2S2O7 HgBO3 HgPO2 H2CrO4 H,SO₃ ANSWER: 6

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Among the following, the number of elements showing only one non-zero oxidation state is O, C1, F. N, P. Sn, T1. Na, Ti ANSWER: 2

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Silver (atomic weight = 108 g mol-l) has a density of 10.5 g cm-3. The number of. silver atoms on a surface of area 10-12 m² can be expressed in scientific notation as y 10x. The value of x is ANSWER: 7

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One mole of an ideal gas is taken from a to b along two paths denoted by the solid and the dashed lines as shown in the graph below. If the work done along the solid line path is w, and that along the dotted line path is wg, then the integer closest to the ratio wa/ws is 4.5 4.0 a 3.5 P 3.0 (atm.) 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 V (lit.) ANSWER:2 SECTION - III (Paragraph Type) Paragraph for guestions 12 to 14. Two aliphatic aldehydes P and Q react in the presence of aqueous KCO3 to give compound R, which upon treatment with HCN provides compound S. On acidification and heating, S gives the product shown below : HC HO HC

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The compounds P and g respectively are CH₃ CH₃ HzC. - H and CH and A) B) HzC 0 O O H3C CH HzC HzC. CH H- C) CH and D) CH and CH₃ O CH₃ O 1 O ANSWER: B

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The compound S is CH₃ H3C A) HC B)HC CH2 CH2 N CN CH₃ CN CN HC CH D) HC OH CH2 CH2. OH OH ANSWER: D Paragraph for guestions 15 to 17. The hydrogen-like species Li2+ is in a spherically symmetric state S with one radial node. Upon absorbing light the ion undergoes transition to a state S,. The state S, has one radial node and its energy is equal to the ground state energy of the hydrogen atom.

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Energy of the state S in units of the hydrogen atom ground state energy is A) 0.75 B) 1.50 C) 2.25 D) 4.50 ANSWER: C

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The orbital angular momentum quantum number of the state S, is A) o B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 ANSWER: B SECTION - IV (Matrix Type)

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Match the reactions in Column I with appropriate options in Column II. Column 1 Column II NaOH/HO A) NCI+ HO 0C N=N- -OH p) Racemic mixture B)HC-CC-CH CHCH HO HO HSO HC O- CH₃ -CH q) Addition reaction C) 1.LiAIH H. HO r) Substitution reaction CH, 2.HO CHy D) HS CI Base s) Coupling reaction t) Carbocation intermediate ANSWER: A: r and s B: t C: p and q D: r

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All the compounds listed in Column I react with water. Match the result of the respective reactions with the appropriate options listed in Column II. Column 1 Column II A) (CH),SiCl p) Hydrogen halide formation B) XeF4 q) Redox reaction C) C1, r) Reacts with glass DJ VC15 s) Polymerization t) O, formation ANSWER: A: p and s B: p and q and r and t C: p and q D: p PART - II : MATHEMATICS SECTION - 1 (Single Correct Choice Type)

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For r = O, 1, ..., 10, let Ar, B, and C. denote, respectively, the coefficient of x in the expansions of (1+x)10, (1+x)20 and (1+x)30. Then 10 Ar (B1oB, -C10Ar) r=1 is equal to A) B10-C10 B) A C) 0 D) C1o-B10 10 10 1010 ANSWER: D

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Let S ={1, 2, 3, 4}. The total number of unordered pairs of disjoint subsets of S is equal to A) 25 B) 34 C) 42 D) 41 ANSWER: D

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Let f be a real-valued function defined on the interval (-1, 1) such that X e- f(x)=2+ [t4 +1 dt, for all xe (-1,1), and let f1 be the inverse function of f. 0 Then (f-1)' (2) is equal to 1 1 1 A) 1 B) 3 C) 2 D) e ANSWER: B 23.If the distance of the point P(1,-2, 1) from the plane x + 2y-2z = where > O, is 5, then the foot of the perpendicular from P to the plane is. (847 (441 (12 10 215 A) B) C) D) 3~3'2 ANSWER: A

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Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram ABcD are given by. AB =2i+10j+11k andAD =-i+2j+2k The side AD is rotated by an acute angle a in the plane of the parallelogram so that AD becomes AD'.If AD' makes a right angle with the side AB, then the. cosine of the angle a is given by. 18 v17 45 A) 19 B) C) D) 9 9 6 ANSWER: B 4

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A signal which can be green or red with probability 5 and 5 respectively, is received by station A and then transmitted to station B. The probability of each station 3 receiving the signal correctly is. then the probability that the original signal was green is. m|5 6 20 9 A) B) 7 C) 23 D) 20 ANSWER: C SECTION - II (Integer Type)

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Two parallel chords of a circle of radius 2 are at a distance 3+1 apart. If the chords. T 2nt subtend at the center, angles of and , where k > O, then the value of [k] is k k [Note : [k] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to k] ANSWER: 3

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Consider a triangle ABC and let a, b and c denote the lengths of the sides opposite to vertices A, B and C respectively. Suppose a = 6, b = 10 and the area of. the triangle is 15/3. If AcB is obtuse and if r denotes the radius of the incircle. of the triangle, then r2 is equal to. ANSWER: 3

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Let f be a function defined on R (the set of all real numbers) such that f(x)=2010(x-2009)(x-2010)2(x-2011) (x-2012), for all x e R.) If g is a function defined on R with values in the interval (O, o) such that. f(x) = ln (g (x)),for all x e R, then the number of points in R at which g has a local maximum is. ANSWER: 1 a = 15, 27 - 2a > 0 and ak = 2ak-1 - ak-2 for k = 3, 4, .., 11. a+a+...+a1 If is equal to 11 11 ANSWER: 0

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Let k be a positive real number and let. [2k-1 2vk 2vk 0 2k-1 vk A=2k1 -2k and B=|1-2k O 2k -2/k 2k -1 -k -2k O If det (adj A) + det(adj B) =106, then [k] is equal to [Note : adj M denotes the adjoint of a square matrix M and [k] denotes the. largest integer less than or equal to k]. ANSWER: 4 SECTiON - III] (Paragraph Type) Paragraph for questions 31 to 33. Consider the polynomial f(x)=1+ 2x + 3x2 + 4x3. Let s be the sum of all distinct real roots of f(x) and let t = |s|..

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The area bounded by the curve y = f(x) and the lines x = 0, y = O and x = t, lies in the interval D) (0.21 (21 11) A) 3 3 BJ 64'16 C) (9,10) 4 ANSWER: A

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The function f(x) is (-4.t) A) increasing in and decreasing in B) decreasing in and increasing in 4 C) increasing in (-t, t) D) decreasing in (-t, t) ANSWER:B Paragraph for guestions 34 to 36. Tangents are drawn from the point P(3, 4) to the ellipse 42 =1 6 4 touching the ellipse at points A and B.

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The coordinates of A and B are 8 2161 9 A) (3,O) and (O,2) B) 5 and 15 8 2v161 9 C) 5 15 and (0, 2) D) (3,O) and 5' ANSWER: D

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The equation of the locus of the point whose distances from the point P and the line AB are equal, is A) 9x2 + y2- 6xy - 54x - 62y + 241 = 0 B) x2 + 9y2 + 6xy - 54x + 62y - 241 = 0 C) 9x2 + 9y2 - 6xy - 54x - 62y - 241 = 0 D) x2 + y2 - 2xy + 27x + 31y - 120 = 0 ANSWER: A SECTION - IV] (Matrix Type)

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Match the statements in Column-I with those in Column-II Note: Here z takes values in the complex plane and Im z and Re z denote, respectively, the imaginary part and the real part of z.] Column I Column II 4 A) The set of points z satisfying. p) an ellipse with eccentricity 5 l-i|zl=k+i|z1 is contained in or equal to q) the set of points z satisfying Im z = 0 B) The set of points z satisfying. |z+ 4| + |z-4|=10 r) the set of points z satisfying |Im z|1 is contained in or equal to C) If |w] = 2, then the set of points s) the set of points z satisfying |Re z| 2 1 Z=W is contained in or equal to W D) If |w] = 1, then the set of points t) the set of points z satisfying |z|3 1 Z=W+ is contained in or equal to W ANSWER: A: q and r B: p C: p and s and t. D: q and r and s and t

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Match the statements in Column-I with the values in Column-II Column I Column II A) A line from the origin meets the lines p) - 4 8 x-2_y-1_z+1 X- 3_y+3_z-1at P and g and - 1 -2 1 2 -1 1 respectively. If length Pg = d, then d2 is B) The values of x satisfying 3 tan' (x + 3) - tan- (x - 3) = sin-' are q) o C) Non-zero vectors a,bandc satisfy a.b=0, (b-a).(b+c)=Oand2|b+c|=|b-a|. If a =b+4c, then the possible values of are r) 4 D) Let f be the function on [-n,n] given by (y/() f(O) = 9 and f(x) = sin for x=0. s) 5 2 J f(x) dx is The value of T - t) 6 ANSWER: A: t B: p and r C: either q or (q and s) D: r PART - II : PHYSICS SECTION - I (Single Correct Choice Type).

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A Vernier calipers has 1 mm marks on the main scale. It has 20 equal divisions on the Vernier scale which match with 16 main scale divisions. For this Vernier calipers, the least count is A) 0.02 mm B) 0.05mm C)0.1mm D) 0.2 mm ANSWER: D

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A hollow pipe of length O.8 m is closed at one end. At its open end a O.5 m long uniform string is vibrating in its second harmonic and it resonates with the fundamental frequency of the pipe. If the tension in the wire is 50 N and the speed of sound is 320 ms⁻¹, the mass of the string is. A) 5 grams B) 10 grams C) 20 grams D) 40 grams ANSWER: B

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A biconvex lens of focal length 15 cm is in front of a plane mirror. The distance between the lens and the mirror is 10 cm. A small object is kept at a distance of 30 cm from the lens. The final image is. A) virtual and at a distance of 16 cm from the mirror B) real and at a distance of 16 cm from the mirror C) virtual and at a distance of 20 cm from the mirror D) real and at a distance of 20 cm from the mirror ANSWER: B

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A block of mass 2 kg is free to move along the x-axis. It is at rest and from t = 0 onwards it is subjected to a time-dependent force F(t) in the x direction. The force F(t) varies with t as shown in the figure. The kinetic energy of the block after 4.5 seconds is F(1 4N 4.55 3s A) 4.50 J B) 7.50 J C) 5.06 J D) 14.06 J ANSWER: C

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A tiny spherical oil drop carrying a net charge q is balanced in still air with a vertical uniform electric field of strength 81 -x10 Vm-l.When the field is 5 7 switched off, the drop is observed to fall with terminal velocity 2 10-3 m s⁻¹. Given g = 9.8 m s-2, viscosity of the air = 1.8 10-5 Ns m-2 and the density of oil = 900 kg m-3, the magnitude of q is A) 1.6 x 10-19 C B) 3.2 10-19 C C) 4.8 x 10-19 C D) 8.0 x 10-19 C ANSWER: D

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A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries uniform surface charge density of oper unit area. It is made of two hemispherical shells, held together by pressing them with force F (see figure). F is proportional to 1o2R2 Lo2R 1 o2 1 02 A) 03 B) 03 C) Eo R D) Eo R2 ANSWER: A SECTION - II (Integer Type)

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A diatomic ideal gas is compressed adiabatically to of its initial volume. In the 32 initial temperature of the gas is T, (in Kelvin) and the final temperature is aT,, the value of a is ANSWER: 4 2F

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At time t = O,a battery of 10 V is connected across 2M2 points A and B in the given circuit. If the capacitors have no charge initially, at what time (in seconds) does the voltage across them become 4 V ? 11 B [Take : ln 5 = 1.6, ln 3 = 1.1] 2M 2F ANSWER: 2

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Image of an object approaching a convex mirror of radius of curvature 20 m along 25 50 its optical axis is observed to move from m to m in 30 seconds.What is 3 7 the speed of the object in km per hour ? ANSWER: 3

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A large glass slab ( =5/3) of thickness 8 cm is placed over a point source of light on a plane surface. It is seen that light emerges out of the top surface of the slab from a circular area of radius R cm. What is the value of R? ANSWER:6

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To determine the half life of a radioactive element, a student plots a graph of NP 5 dN(t) dN (t) en versus t. Here. is the rate 3 1p dt 2 of radioactive decay at time t. If the number of radioactive nuclei of this element decreases by a factor of p after 4.16 years, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 the value of p is. Years ANSWER: 8 SECTION - III (Paragraph Type) Paragraph for questions 50 to 52. When liquid medicine of density 0 is to be put in the eye, it is done with the help of a. dropper. As the bulb on the top of the dropper is pressed, a drop forms at the opening. of the dropper. We wish to estimate the size of the drop. We first assume that the. drop formed at the opening is spherical because that requires a minimum increase in its surface energy. To determine the size, we calculate the net vertical force due to the surface tension T when the radius of the drop is R. When this force becomes smaller than the weight of the drop, the drop gets detached from the dropper..

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If the radius of the opening of the dropper is r, the vertical force due to the surface tension on the drop of radius R (assuming r <<R) is 2nrT 2nRT A) 2rT BJ 2tRT C) D) R r ANSWER: C detaches from the dropper is approximately A) 1.4x10-3m B) 3.3x10-3m C) 2.0x10-3m D) 4.1x10-2m ANSWER:A

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After the drop detaches, its surface energy is. A) 1.4x10-6J B) 2.7x10-6J C) 5.4x10-6J D) 8.1x10-6J ANSWER:B Paragraph for guestions 53 to 55. The key feature of Bohr's theory of spectrum of hydrogen atom is the quantization of angular momentum when an electron is revolving around a proton. We will extend. this to a general rotational motion to find quantized rotational energy of a diatomic. molecule assuming it to be rigid. The rule to be applied is Bohr's quantization. condition.

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A diatomic molecule has moment of inertia I. By Bohr's quantization condition its rotational energy in the nth level (n = O is not allowed) is A) n2[8n1 h2 B) n[8n1 h2 C) n[8nI h2 D) nsn21] h2 ANSWER: D

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It is found that the excitation frequency from ground to the first excited state of x1ol'Hz. Then the moment of inertia of 4 rotation for the CO molecule is close to TC CO molecule about its center of mass is close to (Take h = 2 10-34 J s) A) 2.76x10-46 kg m² B) 1.87x10-46 kg m² C) 4.67x10-47 kg m² D) 1.17x10-47 kg m² ANSWER: B

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In a CO molecule, the distance between C (mass = 12 a.m.u.) and O (mass = 16 a.m.u.), 5 27 where 1 a.m.u. =-x10 kg, is close to 3 AJ 2.4x10-10 m B) 1.9x10-l0m C) 1.3x10-l0 m D) 4.4x10-l1 m ANSWER: C SECTION - IV (Matrix Type)

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Two transparent media of refractive indices 1 and 3 have a solid lens shaped transpar. material of refractive index 2 between them as shown in figures in Column II. A : traversing these media is also shown in the figures. In Column I different relationsh between 1 H₂ and 3 are given. Match them to the ray diagrams shown in Column. Column I Column II A) D<H₂ p) s B) D1>H₂ q) 3 C) H₂=H3 r) H3 D) l2>H3 s) t) ANSWER: A: p and r B: ann s aud b C: p and r and t D: q and s

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You are given many resistances, capacitors and inductors. These are connected to variable DC voltage source (the first two circuits) or an AC voltage source of 50 Hz frequenc (the next three circuits) in different ways as shown in Column II. When a curent (steady state for DC or ims for AC) flows through the circuit, the corresponding voltage I and V,. (indicated in circuits) are related as shown in column I. Match the two Column I Column II A) I =0,V, is proportional to I p) 8880 6mH 3 F B) I=0,V>Vi b MW HW9 202 C) Vj=0,V=V r) HW9 wWW 2 D) I 0, V, is proportional to I sJ 8806 6 mH 3 F 1k 3 F ANSWER: A: r and s and t. B: 1 aan d ann n and b C: p and q D: q and r and s and t ********************************************

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