Subject: - Chemistry Standard: - 12th

1st Sample paper 201112

Time: - 3 hrs. Max. Marks: - 70

General Instructions: (i) All questions are compulsory. (ii) Question number 1 to 8 are very short answer questions, carrying 1 mark each. Answer these in one word or about one sentence each. (iii) Question number 9 to 18 are short-answer questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer these in about 30 words each. (iv) Question number 19 to 27 are also short answer questions of 3 marks each. Answer these in about 40 words each. (v) Question number 28 to 30 are long answer questions 5marks each. Answer in about 70 words each. (vi) Use Log Table, if necessary. Use of calculators is not permitted.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Sulphur octamerises into S8. What is the value of i for this reaction. In what way is a sol different from a gel? State the role of silica in the metallurgy of copper. What inspired N Bartlett for carrying out reaction between Xe and PtF6? Give the IUPAC name of the following compound:

6.

Write the structural formula and IUPAC name of aspirin.

7.

Arrange the following in decreasing order of basic strength in aqueous medium:

C 2 H 5 NH 2 , (C 2 H 5 ) 2 NH , (C 2 H 5 ) 3 N and NH 3

8. 9.

What is the difference between nylon-6 and nylon-6, 6? Depict the galvanic cell in which the reaction place.

2 Zn ( s ) + 2 Ag + ( aq) Zn 2 + ( aq ) + 2 Ag ( s ) takes

Further, show a. Which of the electrodes is negatively charged? b. the carriers of the current in the cell. c. Individual reaction at each electrode. OR Calculate the emf of the cell in which the following reaction takes place:
Ni ( s ) + 2 Ag + (0.002 M ) Ni 2 + (0.160 M ) + 2 Ag ( s )
=1.05 V Given that Ecell

10. Define the following: a. Rate of reaction b. Order of reaction. 11. Describe the role of the following: a. NaCN in the extraction of silver. b. Cryolite in the extraction of aluminium. 12. Complete the following chemical reactions / equations: a. Cu + HNO3 (conc.)

b. Ca (OH ) 2 + Cl 2 13. Write the balanced equations for the following: a.

MnO 4 + Fe 2 + H +

2 +I b. Cr2 O7

+ H+

14. In the following pairs of halogen compounds which compound undergoes SN2 reaction faster? a. C6 H 5 CH 2 Br , C6 H 5 C (CH 3 )(C 6 H 5 ) Br b. 15. Write the products of the following reactions:

a.

b.

OR Give chemical test to distinguish between compounds in the following pair of substances: a. Pentan-2-ol and pentan-3-ol b. Acetaldehyde and acetone

16. How are vitamins classified? Name responsible for coagulation of blood?

the

vitamin

17. How do you explain the absence of aldehyde group in pentaacetate fo glucose?

18. Classify the following as addition and condensation polymers: Terylene, Bakellite, Polyvinyl chloride, polythene. 19. An element has a body centred cubic (bcc) structure with a cell edge of 288 pm. The density of the element is 7.2 g/cm3. How many atoms are present in 208 g of the element? 20. A certain reaction is 50% complete in 20 minutes at 300 K and the same reaction is again 50% complete in 5 minutes at 350 K. Calculate the activation energy if it is a first order reaction. [R = 8.314 JK1 mol1; log 4 = 0.602] 21. Explain the following terms: a. Electrophoresis b. Coagulation c. Dialysis 22. Resistance of a conductivity cell filled with 0.1 mol L 1 KCl solution is 100 . If the resistance of the same cell when filled with 0.02 mol L1 KCl solution is 520 . Calculate the conductivity and molar conductivity of 0.02 mol L 1 KCl solution. The conductivity of 0.1 mol L 1 KCl solution is 1.29 S/m.

23. Give plausible explanation for each of the following: a. o-and p-nitrophenols are more acidic than phenol.

b. There

are

two

NH2

groups

in

semicarbazide.

However, only one is involved in the formation of semicarbazone. c. Carboxylic acids do not give properties of aldehydes and ketones. 24. Giving a suitable example for each, explain the following: a. Crystal field splitting b. Linkage isomerism c. Didentate ligand. OR Compare the following complexes with respect to structural shapes of units, magnetic behaviour and hybrid orbitals involved in units:

[Co( NH 3 ) 6 ]3+ , [ Ni (CO ) 4 ] , [ FeF6 ]3

25. Describe the following" a. Disinfectants c. Analgesics 26. How would you account for the following: a. Transition metals have high enthalpy of atomization. b. Transition metals exhibit variable oxidation states. c. Transition metals have a strong tendency to form complexes? 27. Write short notes on the following: a. Carbylamine reaction b. Diazotisation b. Anionic detergents

c. Hoffmann's-bromamide reaction 28. a. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reactions. i. Ethanal, Propanal, Propanone, Butanone ii. Benzaldehyde, p-Toluldehyde, pNitrobenzaldehyde, Acetophenone. b. An organic compound 69.77% carbon, 11.63% hydrogen and rest oxygen. The molecular mass of the compound is 86. It does not reduce Tollens' reagent but forms an additional compound with sodium hydrogen sulphite and gives a positive iodoform test. On vigorous oxidation, it gives ethanoic acid and propanoic acid. Write the possible structure of the compound. OR

a. Explain the mechanism of the following reactions: i. ii. Acid catalysed dehydration of an alcohol forming an alkene. Acid catalysed hydration forming an alcohol. you bring about of an alkene

b. How would conversions: i. ii.

the

following

Phenol to benzoquinone Benzoic acid to benzaldehyde 6

iii. Acetylene to acetaldehyde.

29. a. Draw the structures of the following: i. H2S2O8 ii. HClO4 b. Arrange the following in order of property indicated for each set: i. F2, Cl2, Br2, I2 increasing bond dissociation enthalpy. ii. HF, HCl, HBr, HI increasing acid strength. iii. NH3, PH3, AsH3, SbH3, BiH3 increasing base strength. OR a. Draw the structures of the following: i. N2O4 ii. H4P2O7 b. Explain the following observations: i. Why does PCl3 fume in moisture? form of sulphur shows paramagnetic

ii. Which behaviour?

iii. Halogens have maximum negative electron gain enthalpy in the respective periods of the periodic table. Why? 30. Define the following: a. Mole fraction b. Azeotropic mixtures

c. How many mL of a 0.1 M HCl are required to react completely with 1 g mixture of Na 2CO3 and NaHCO3 containing equimolar amount of the two? OR a. What is meant by: i. ebullisocopic constant

ii. van't Hoff factor b. Determine water at the 25C, osmotic pressure of a solution

prepared by dissolving 25 mg of K 2SO4 in 2 litre of assuming that it is completely dissociated.

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