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MID TERM EXAMINATION – NOVEMBER 2014

II PUC – CHEMISTRY (34)
Time: 3 Hrs. 15min. Max. Marks: 70
Instruction:
All questions are compulsory. Write equations wherever required.
PART A 10 x 1= 10
1. Name the metal used in galvanization of iron
2. What is the emf of the cell when the cell reaction attains equilibrium?
3. Write the unit of rate constant in a zero order reaction
4. What is the order of the following reaction?

226 4 222
Ra He + Rn
88 2 86

5. Write the increasing order of acidic character of N2O5, P2O5, As2O5 and Sb2O5
6. Draw the structure of 2-Methylcyclopentanol
7. What is denaturation of alcohol?
8. Name a ketone that can undergo Iodoform reaction?
9. Give an example for a natural polymer
10. Use of Aspartame is limited to cold foods and soft drinks. Why?

PART B 5 x 2 = 10
11. Explain the van Arkel method for refining Zirconium.
12. Draw the electrolytic cell for the extraction of Aluminium from bauxite. What is the
electrolyte used in this cell?
13. What are interhalogen compounds? Give an example.
14. Write the equations for the steps in SN1 mechanism of conversion of tert- butylbromide
into tert- butyl alcohol.
15. Name the monomer used in the preparation of Polythene and Teflon.

PART C 5 x 3=15
16. Calculate the conductivity and molar conductivity of 0.01M electrolytic solution whose
resistance is 500 ohm [cell constant = 1.25 cm-1]
17. The first order rate constant for the decomposition of ethyl iodide by the reaction
C2H5I(g)  C2H4(g) + HI(g)
at 600 K is 1.6 x 10-5 s-1. Its energy of activation is 209 kJ/mol. Calculate the rate constant of
the reaction at 700K.
18. How is potassium dichromate manufactured from Chromite ore?
19. What happens when glucose is treated with the following reagents? [ Equations not
necessary]
(i)HI and red P (ii) bromine water (iii) Conc. HNO3
20. Explain the following terms
(i) Antipyretics (ii) Disinfectants (ii) Antiseptics

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PART D
Answer the following questions: 3 x 5 =15
21. (a) Give reason
i) Negative electron gain enthalpy of fluorine is less than that of chlorine.
ii) Boiling point of noble gases is very low
iii) iii) Orthophosphoric acid is not a reducing agent [3 marks]
(b) Complete the following equations:
i) 2Al + 3Cl2 
ii) H2S + Cl2  [ 2 marks]
22. (a) Write the general electronic configuration of 3d block elements. Why are Mn 2+

compounds more stable than Fe2+ towards oxidation to +3 oxidation state? [3 marks]
(b) Calculate the magnetic moment of Manganese in MnSO4.
[Atomic number of Mn = 25] [ 2 marks]
0 0 0
23. (a) How to distinguish between 1 ,2 and 3 amines with the help of Hinsberg’s reagent?
[ 3 marks]
(b) How is methyl amine prepared by Hoffman bromamide reaction? [2 marks]

Answer the following questions: 4 x 5 =20

24. (a) How is aniline converted to benzene? [3 marks]
(b) Mention the major product formed in the following reactions:
i) C6H5Br + Mg
ii) 2-bromopentane [ 2 marks]
25. (a) Explain esterification reaction with an example. What role does a mineral acid play
during this reaction? [3 marks]
(b) While separating a mixture of ortho and para nitrophenol by steam distillation, name
the isomer which will be steam volatile. Give reason. [ 2 marks]
26. (a)Draw the structure of Lactose (milk sugar). Is it a reducing or non reducing sugar
[3 marks]
(b) What is denaturation of proteins? Give an example [2 marks]
27. (a) What is vulcanization of rubber? Why is it carried out? What is the structural change
happens to rubber during vulcanization? [3 marks]
(b) Differentiate between Homopolymer and Copolymer with an example [2 marks]

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