The GATE Grind

GATE Inorganic Chemistry: Instrumental Methods of Analysis: UV-visible, fluorescence and FT-IR spectrophotometry, NMR and ESR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, atomic absorption spectroscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy (Fe and Sn) and X- ray crystallography. Electroanalytical methods – cyclic voltammetry, ion-selective electrodes. Thermo-analytical methods: TGA, DTA and DSC. – Previous Year Questions

4 GATE previous year questions on Instrumental Methods of Analysis: UV-visible, fluorescence and FT-IR spectrophotometry, NMR and ESR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, atomic absorption spectroscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy (Fe and Sn) and X- ray crystallography. Electroanalytical methods – cyclic voltammetry, ion-selective electrodes. Thermo-analytical methods: TGA, DTA and DSC. (Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2026 CY Q25 (1 mark, Multiple select) – The correct statement(s) about Mössbauer spectroscopy of iron compounds is(are)
  2. GATE 2025 CY Q31 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The total number of hyperfine lines expected in the EPR spectrum of CH 2OH (radical) is (in integer). [Note: Consider all hydrogen atoms for…
  3. GATE 2024 CY Q37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the EPR spectrum of an aqueous solution of VOSO 4 at room temperature, the total number of hyperfine splitting signals is
  4. GATE 2024 CY Q60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In thermogravimetric analysis, 12.45 mg of CuSO 45H 2O was heated under nitrogen. At a particular temperature the weight loss was 3.6 mg. The water…