UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist, Mains · 2021 · Mains Paper II
Q11(a). Boyle temperature and its meaning for H₂, He, N₂ and NH₃
Question
What is Boyle temperature? Give its significance for the gases H₂, He, N₂ and NH₃.
Model answer
The free solution for 2021 answers questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 15, the ones picked in its time plan. Question 11 is answered in full in the Geo-Scientist Chemistry Paper II, 2021 to 2025 book, with every part of every paper.
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UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Chemistry Paper II: Model Answers 2021 to 2025
- All fifteen questions of each paper, with the question printed above its answer
- Numericals worked from formula to result with units; graphs with labelled axes
- Topic-wise weightage and a topic-wise index
CoversBoyle temperaturesecond virial coefficientreal gasesvan der Waals constantscompressibility factor
All parts of Question 11
- 11(a) Boyle temperature and its meaning for H₂, He, N₂ and NH₃10 marks
- 11(b) Ionic, covalent, molecular and metallic crystals5 marks
- 11(c) Temperature dependence of electrolytic and metallic conduction5 marks