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BHATAPADA,CUTTACK
PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION : 2024-25

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CLASS- XII
SUB:CHEMISTRY(043)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks:70

General Instructions:

General Instructions: Read the following instructions carefully.

(a) There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.

(b) SECTION A consists of 16 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.

(c) SECTION B consists of 5 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.

(d) SECTION C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.

(e) SECTION D consists of 2 case- based questions carrying 4 marks each.

(f) SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.

(g) All questions are compulsory.

(h) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

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SECTION - A
1. The stability of Cu2+ is more than Cu+ salts in aqueous solution due to
(a)Enthalpy of atomisation
(b) Hydration enthalpy
(c) First ionisation enthalpy
(d) Second ionisation enthalpy
2. Which of the following solutions of KCl will have the highest value of molar
conductivity?
(a) 0.01 M (b) 0.1 M
(c) 1.0 M (d) 0.5 M
3. The rate of a first order reaction is 1.5 × 10–2mol L–1 min–1 at 0.5 M concentration of the
reactant. The half life of the reaction is
(a) 0.383 min (b) 7.53 min
(c) 8.73 min (d) 23.1 min
4. Which of the following is not true for a pseudo first-order reaction?
(a) The reaction follows first order kinetics
(b) Molecularity of the reaction should be one
(c) The reactants such as water are present in excess and are assumed to be constant
throughout the reaction
(d) Unit of the rate constant is s-1
5. When KMnO4 solution is added to oxalic acid solution, the decolourisation is slow in the
beginning but becomes instantaneous after some time because
(a) CO2 is formed as the product (b) Reaction is exothermic
(c) MnO4–catalyzes the reaction (d) Mn2+ acts as autocatalyst
6. Which of the following complexes shows zero crystal field stabilization energy?
(a) [Co(H2O)6] 3+ (b) [Fe(H2O)6] 3+
(c) [Co(H2O)6] 2+ (d) [Mn(H2O)6] 3+
7. The coordination number and oxidation number of Cr in K3[Cr(C2O4)3] are respectively
(a) 3 and +3 (b) 3 and +0
(c) 6 and +3 (d) 6 and +2
8. Toulene reacts with chlorine in the presence of light to give
(a) Benzyl chloride (b) Benzoyl chloride
(c) o-chloro toluene (d) p- chlorotolu

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9. Which of the following compounds will react with sodium hydroxide solution in water?
(a) C2H5OH (b) C6H5CH2OH
(c) (CH3)3COH (d) C6H5OH
10. Which of the following alcohols will give the most stable carbocation during dehydration?
(a)2-methyl-1-propanol (b)2-methyl-2-propanol
(c) 1-Butanol (d)2-Butanol
11. Which of the following would not be agood choice for reducing nitrobenzene to aniline?
(a)LiAlH4 (b) H2/Ni
(c) Fe and HCl (d) Sn and HCl
12. The correct sequence of reactions to be performed to convert benzene to m-bromo aniline
is (a) nitration ,reduction, bromination
(b) bromination, nitration ,reduction
(c) nitration ,bromination ,reduction
(d) reduction, nitration , bromination
13. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Conductivity of all electrolytes decreases on dilution.
Reason:On dilution, number of ions per unit volume decreases.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
14. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion(A): Lucas reagent can be used to distinguish between methanol and ethanol.
Reason(R): Alcohols are soluble in Lucas reagent while their halides are immiscible.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
15. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): N-Ethylbenzene sulphonamide is soluble in alkali.
Reason (R): Hydrogen attached to nitrogen in sulphonamide is strongly acidic.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
16. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Hydrolysis of sucrose brings about a change in sign of rotation from
dextro to laevo.
Reason (R): Hydrolysis always changes the optical rotation of a compound.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
SECTION- B
This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in onequestions. The
following questions are very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.
17. What is the pH of HCl solution when the hydrogen gas electrode shows a potential
of
0.59 V at standard temperature and pressure?
18. The rate constant for a reaction of zero order in A is 0.003 mol L−1 s−1. How long will it
take for the initial concentration of A to fall from 0.1 M to 0.075 M?
19. When a coordination compound NiCl2.6H2O mixed with AgNO3, 2 moles of AgCl
are precipitated per mole of the compound. Write
(a) Structural formula of the complex.
(b) IUPAC name of the complex.
OR
(a) Nickel (II) does not form low spin octahedral complexes. Give reason.
(b) Explain why [Fe(C2O4)3]3 is mor stable than [Fe(NH3)6] 3+.
20. (a) Out of (CH3)3C-Br and (CH3)3C-I, which one is more reactive towards SN1
and why?
(c) Why dextro and laevo-rotatory isomers of butan-2-ol are difficult to separate by
fractional distillation?

21. (a) What type of bonding helps in stabilising the α-helix structure of proteins?
(b) What is the effect of denaturation on the structure of proteins?
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SECTION- C
This section contains 7 questions with internal choice in one question. The following
questions are short answer type and carry 3 marks each.
22. (a)State Henry‘s law and explain why are the tanks used by scuba divers filled with
air diluted with helium (11.7% helium, 56.2% nitrogen and 32.1% oxygen)?
(b)Assume that argon exerts a partial pressure of 6 bar. Calculate the solubility
of argon gas in water.
(Given Henry‘s law constant for argon dissolved in water, KH = 40kbar)
23. The rates of most reactions double when their temperature is raised from 298 K to
308 K. Calculate activation energy of such a reaction.
24. Using Valence bond theory, explain the following in relation to the paramagnetic
complex [Mn(CN)6]3
(a)type of hybridization
(b) magnetic moment value
(c) type of complex – inner or outer orbital complex
25. Answer the following:
(a) Although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group, yet it is ortho-, para- directing
in electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Why?
(b) What is known as a racemic mixture?
(c) Allyl chloride is hydrolysed more readily than n-propyl chloride. Explain.
26. (a) Write the mechanism of the following reaction:

2 CH3– CH3-OH → CH3– CH2-O-CH2–CH3

(b) Di-tert-butyl ether can not be prepared by Williamson synthesis. Give reason.
27. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their property indicated:
(a) Methyl tert-butyl ketone, Di-tert-butyl ketone, Acetaldehyde, Acetone
(reactivitytowards NH2OH).
(b) CH3CHO, CH3COOH, CH3CH2OH (boiling point)
(c) Benzoic acid, Phenol, Salicylic acid(acid strength)
28. (a) Account the following:
(i)Aniline cannot be prepared by the ammonolysis of chlorobenzeneunder
normalconditions.
(ii) Methylamine in water reacts with ferric chloride to precipitate hydrated ferric oxide.
(b) Arrange the following in increasing order of pKb values:
C2H5NH2, C6H5CH2NH2, C6H5NHCH3 , (C2H5)2NH
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OR
Write the structures of the main products when aniline reacts with the following reagents:
(a) Br2 – water
(b) HCl
(c) (CH3CO)2O / pyridine
SECTION-D
The following questions are case-based questions. Each question has an internal choice
and carries 4 (1+1+2) marks each. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
29. Carbohydrates are the main source of energy that is ingested by humanbody. Brain
mainly utilizes the glucose. Red blood cells also use glucose only. Fiber in the diet is not
digested by human body due to lack of cellulose enzyme. Glucose is the major energy
source in the body. Glycogen is the storage form of glucose and glycogen is stored in
skeletal muscles and liver. If glucose intake exceeds then it is utilized in the body it is
converted into fat. Ribose are utilized in formation of deoxyribonucleic acid.
Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy alcohol with potentially active carbonyl group which may
be aldehyde or keto group. Carbohydrates can be classified on the basis of carbon atom
present in the carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are classified into three types:
Monosaccharides, Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides. All carbohydrates can be
hydrolyzed except monosaccharides. Disaccharides give two monosaccharides on
hydrolysis. The monosaccharides give the characteristic reactions of alcohols and carbonyl
group. It has been found that these monosaccharides exist in the form of cyclic structures.
Polysaccharides may be homopolysaccharides and heteropolysaccharides.
Answer the following questions:
(a) Which one of the following is a polysaccharides?
Glucose, glycogen,maltose, galactose
OR
Which of the two components of starch is water soluble? Amylose
(b) What are the hydrolysis products of maltose?
(c) Write the product formed when D-glucose is treated with
(i) HI
(ii) HNO3
32. An approximate quantitative treatment of solubility curves on the basis of their relative
deviations from Raoult's law has been given by Mortimer, who considers them as straight
lines converging to the melting point, whoseslopes represent the heats of solution, which
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may be calculated from a tableof relative internal pressures. While this treatment is
practically useful in systems which deviate only moderately from Raoult's law, it suffers
from the facts, first, that the curves are not linear, second, that where the deviation from
Raoult's law is great enough to yield two liquid phases the curve doesnot converge with
the Raoult's law curve to the melting point, and third, thatthe slope of the solubility curve
has no simple physical meaning, for itcorresponds to the heat of solution only where
Raoult's law is obeyed.
Answer the following questions:
(a) What type of deviation is shown by a mixture of ethanol and acetone? + ve
(b) State Raoult's law for a solution containing volatile components.
(c) At 250C the saturated vapour pressure of water is 3.165 KPa. Find the saturated
vapourpressure of a 5 % aqueous solution of urea at the same temperature.
OR
An aqueous solution of 2% non-volatile solute exerts a pressure of 1.004 bar at the
normal boiling point of the solvent. What is the molar mass of the solute?
SECTION- E
The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each. All questions
have an internal choice.
31. (a) Give reasons:
(i) All copper halides are known except that copper iodide
(ii) E° value for Mn2+/ Mnis negative whereas for Cu2+/ Cu is positive.
(iii) Actionoids show large number of oxidation states than lanthanoids.
(b) Complete the following equations:
(i) 
(ii) 
OR
(a) When chromite ore is fused with sodium carbonate in free access of air, a
yellow solution of compound (A) is obtained. On acidifying the yellow
solution with sulphuric acid , compound (B) is crystallised out. When
compound (B) is treated with KCl, orange crystals of compound (C)
crystallise out. Identify (A), (B) and (C) and write the reactions involved.
(b) In the following ions:
Mn3+, V3+, Cr3+, Ti4+
(Atomic no. : Mn = 25, V = 23, Cr = 24, Ti = 22)
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(i) Which ion is most stable in an aqueous solution?
(ii) Which ion is the strongest oxidizing agent?
(iii) Which ion is colourless?
(iv) Which ion has the highest number of unpaired electrons?
32. (a) State Kohlrausch‘s law of independent migration of ion.
(b) Write the products of electrolysis of aquous CuCl2 using platinum electrode.
(b) Calculate ΔrG° and log K for the following reaction at 298 K.
2Cr (s) + 3Cd2+ (aq)  2Cr3+(aq.) + 3Cd(s)
(Given: E0Cr3+/Cr = 0.74V, E0Cd2+/Cd = 0.40V, 1F = 96500 C mol-1)
OR
(a) Molar conductivity of substance ―A‖ is 5.9×103 S/m and ―B‖ is 1 x 10-16 S/m.
Which of the two is most likely to be copper metal and why?
(b) Why does the cell voltage of a mercury cell remain constant during its lifetime?
(c) Conductivity of 0.00241 M acetic acid is 7.896 × 10−5S cm−1. Calculate its
molar conductivity and if Λ0m for acetic acid is 390.5 S cm2mol−1, what is its
dissociation constant?
33. (a) Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved in Clemmensen reduction.
(b) Draw the structure of the semicarbazone of ethanal.
(c) Formaldehyde does not take part in Aldol condensation. Why?
(d) Write the product in the following reaction:

CH3–CH = CH–CH2–CN→
(e) Give simple chemical test to distinguish between formic acid and acetic acid.
OR
An organic compound (A) with molecular formula C2Cl3O2H is obtained when (B)
reacts with Red P and Cl2. The organic compound (B) can be obtained on the
reaction of methyl magnesium chloride with dry ice followed by acid hydrolysis.
(a) Identify A and B.
(b) Write down the reaction for the formation of A from B. What is this reaction called?
(c) Give any one method by which organic compound B can be prepared from its
corresponding acid chloride.
(d) Which will be the more acidic compound (A) or (B) andWhy?
(e) Write down the reaction to prepare methane from the compound (B).