PRE BOARD II

(2024-2025)

XII
CHEMISTRY (043) DATE: 27/01/2025
MAX MARKS: 70 TIME: 3 Hrs.
General Instructions:
i) The question paper has three sections and 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
ii) Marks for each question are indicated against it.
iii) SECTION A -Q. No. 1 to 16 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each.
SECTION B -Q. No. 17 to 21 are short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
SECTION C- Q. No. 22 to 28 are short answer questions carrying 3 marks.
SECTION D-Q. NO. 29 to 30 are case- based question for 4 marks
SECTION E-Q.NO 31 to 33 consists of a long answer for 5 marks.
iv) All questions are compulsory.
v) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A

1. Out of the following, the strongest base in aqueous solution is : 1

(A) Methylamine
(B) Dimethylamine
(C) Trimethylamine
(D) Aniline

2. Amides can be converted into amines by the reaction named 1

(A) Diazotisation
(B) Carbylamine
(C) Ammonolysis
(D) Hoffmann Bromamide degradation

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3. What would be the major product of the following reaction? 1

4. During dehydration of alcohols to alkenes by heating with concentrated H2SO4, the

initiation step is: 1
(a) protonation of alcohol molecule
(b) formation of carbocation
(c) elimination of water
(d) formation of an ester

5. lodoform test is not given by: 1

(a) 2-pentanone
(b) ethanol
(c) ethanal
(d) 3-pentanone

6. Which of the following is the halogen exchange reaction? 1

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

7. Which of the following statements is not true about glucose? 1

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(a) It is an aldohexose
(b) On heating with HI it forms n-hexane
(c) It is present in furanose form
(d) It does not give 2,4-DNP test

8. Which of the following solutions will have the highest conductivity at 298 K? 1
(a) 0.01 M HCl solution
(b) 0.1 M HCl solution
(c) 0.01 M CH3COOH solution
(d) 0.1 M CH3COOH solution

9. The boiling point of an azeotropic mixture of water and ethanol is less than that of 1
pure water and pure ethanol. The mixture shows;
(a) no deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(b) positive deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(c) negative deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(d) that the solution is unsaturated.

10. Deficiency of Vitamin B causes 1

(a)rickets
(b) muscular weakness
(c) scurvy
(d) beri ber

11. In which of the following molecules carbon atom marked with asterisk (*) is 1
asymmetric?

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(a) (i), (ii),(iii), (iv)

(b) (i), (ii), (iii)

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(c) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(d) (i), (iii), (iv)

12. Why is HCl not used to make the medium acidic in oxidation reactions of KMnO 4 1
in an acidic medium?
(a) Both HCl and KMnO4 act as oxidizing agents.
(b) KMnO4 oxidizes HCl into Cl2 which is also an oxidizing agent.
(c) KMnO4 is a weaker oxidizing agent than HCl.
(d) KMnO acts as a reducing agent in the presence of HCl.

In the following questions from 13 to 16 a statement of assertion followed by

a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the
following choices.
(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.

13. Assertion(A): Tertiary alcohols are resistant to oxidation. 1

Reason (R): Tertiary alcohols lack a hydrogen atom on the carbon attached to the -
OH group.

14. Assertion(A) : tert-Butyl bromide undergoes Wurtz reaction to give 1

2, 2, 3, 3-tetramethylbutane.
Reason (R) : In Wurtz reaction, alkyl halides react with sodium in dry ether
to give hydrocarbon containing double the number of carbon
atoms present in the halide.

15. Assertion(A) : Cuprous ion Cu+ has unpaired electrons while cupric ion Cu++does 1
not.
Reason (R) : Cuprous ion (Cu+) is colourless whereas cupric ion (Cu++) is blue in
the aqueous solution.

16. Assertion (A) : [Ni(CN)4]2- is square planar and diamagnetic. 1

Reason (R) : It has no unpaired electrons due to the presence of a strong ligand and
is dsp2 hybridized.

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SECTION B

This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in one question. The
following questions are of a very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.

17. (a) Name the vitamin whose deficiency causes increased blood clotting time. 1

(b) What happens when glucose is treated with conc. HNO3? 1

18. (a) Arrange the isomeric dichlorobenzene in the increasing order of their melting 1
points. Give Reasons
Explain why the electrophilic substitution reactions in haloarenes occur slowly and
(b) 1
require more drastic conditions as compared to those in benzene.
OR
In the following pairs of halogen compounds, which would undergo SN2 reaction
faster?
CH 3CH2CH2CH2I and CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl

19. H2S a toxic gas with rotten egg smell is used for the qualitative analysis. If the 2
solubility of H2S in water at STP is 0.195m. Calculate Henry’s law constant.
(Pressure at STP = 0.987 bar)

20. (a) Describe the Peptide linkage, giving an example. 1

(b) Write two structural differences between DNA and RNA 1

21. (a) At high altitudes climbers experience anoxia,explain 1

(b) Why are equimolar solutions of sodium chloride and glucose not isotonic? 1

SECTION C

This section contains 7 questions with internal choice in one question. The
Following questions are short answer types and carry 3 marks each.

22. (a) Calculate the freezing point of a solution containing 60g of glucose (Molar mass 2
=180gmol-1) in 250g of water. (Kf of water = 1.86 Kkgmol-1)

(b) KH value for Ar(g), CO2(g), HCHO (g) and CH4(g) are 40.39, 1.67, 1.83×10–5 1
and 0.413 respectively.Arrange these gases in the order of their increasing
solubility.

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OR

(a) The vapour pressures of A and B at 250C are 75 mm Hg and 25 mm Hg, 2

respectively. If A and B are mixed such that the mole fraction of A in the mixture is
0.4, then calculate the mole fraction of B in the vapour phase.

(b) Raw mangoes shrivel into pickles when placed in concentrated common salt 1
solution. Explain.

23. (a) Draw the structures of optical isomers of: 1

(i) [Cr(C2O4)3] 3

(b) [Fe(H2O)6]3+ is strongly paramagnetic whereas [Fe(CN)6] 3 is weakly 2

paramagnetic. Explain.

24. Three experimental runs were carried out for the reaction between Cl2 and NO. 3
Cl2 (g) + 2NO(g) 2NOCl(g)

The following data were obtained

Determine the order of reaction and write the rate law equation for this reaction.

25. (a) Account for the following : 2

(i)Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is not.
(ii)Aromatic primary amines cannot be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.

(b) Write down the main product of the given reaction. 1

26. (a) Name the reagents used in the following reactions : 1

(i) Bromination of phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol
(ii) Conversion of Butan-2-one to Butan-2-ol

(b) Describe the first step in the mechanism of ethene hydration to produce ethanol. 1

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(C) Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between the following pair of compounds: 1
Ethanol and phenol

27. (a) Zinc rod is dipped in 0.1M solution of ZnSO4. The salt is 95% dissociated at this 2
dilution at 298K. Calculate the electrode potential.( Eo Zn+2 / Zn = -0.76)
[log 0.095= -1.0222]

(b) Using E0 values of X and Y given below, predict which is better for coating the 1
surface of Iron to prevent corrosion and why?
Given: E0X2+/X= -2.36 V
E0Y2+/Y = -0.14 V
E0Fe2+/Fe = -0.44 V

28. 3

SECTION D
The following questions are case-based questions. Read the passage carefully
and answer the questions that follow.

29. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
To explain bonding in coordination compounds various theories were proposed.
One of the important theories was valence bond theory. According to that, the
central metal ion in the complex makes available a number of empty orbitals for
the formation of coordination bonds with suitable ligands. The appropriate atomic
orbitals of the metal hybridise give a set of equivalent orbitals of definite
geometry. The d-orbitals involved in the hybridisation may be either inner d-
orbitals i.e., (n - 1) d or outer d-orbitals i.e., nd. For example, Co 3+ forms both
inner orbital and outer orbital complexes, with ammonia it forms [Co(NH 3)6]3+ and
with fluorine it forms [CoF6]3- complex ion.For understanding the structure and
bonding in transition metal complexes, the magnetic properties are very helpful.

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(a) Predict the number of unpaired electrons in the square planar [Pt(CN) 4] 2 ion. 2
Explain using hybridization theory.

(b) Draw figure to show the splitting of d orbitals in an octahedral crystal field 2

OR

(b) i) Give reason for the violet colour of the complex [Ti(H2O)6]3+ on the basis of 1
crystal field theory.
ii) Explain why [ Fe(CN)6]3- is an inner orbital complex, whereas [Fe(H2O) 6] 3+ is
1
an outer orbital complex.

30. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
Most of the chemical reactions are accelerated by increase in temperature. For
example, in decomposition of N2O5, the time taken for half of the original amount of
material to decompose is 12 min at 50 C, 5 h at 25 C and 10 days at 0 C. You also
know that is a mixture of potassium permanganate and oxalic acid H2C4O4,
potassium permanganate KMnO4 is decolourised faster at a higher temperature than
at a lower temperature. It has been found that for a chemical reaction with rise in
temperature by 10 C, the rate constant is nearly doubled. The temperature
dependence of the rate of a chemical reaction is accurately explained by the
Arrhenius equation.

(a) Write Arrhenius equation and mention each term involved 1

(b) The rate of a reaction increases four times when the temperature changes from 300 2
K to 320 K.Calculate the energy of activation of the reaction
(R=8.314 J)(log 4=0.6020)

OR

(b) A first order decomposition reaction takes 40 minutes for 30 % of decomposition. 2

Calculate t1/2 value for it.

(c) If the activation energy of a reaction is zero,will the rate of reaction still depend on 1
temperature.

SECTION E

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31. (a) An alkene ‘A’ (Mol. formula C5H10) on ozonolysis gives a mixture of two 3
compounds ‘B’ and ‘C’. Compound ‘B’ gives positive Fehling’s test and also
forms iodoform on treatment with I2 and NaOH. Compound ‘C’ does not give
Fehling’s test but forms an iodoform. Identify the compounds A, B and C. Write
the reaction for ozonolysis and formation of iodoform from B and C.

(b) Give the chemical reaction involved when p-nitrotoluene undergoes Etard 1
reaction.

(c) Convert: Toluene to 3-nitrobenzoic acid. 1

OR

(a) Arrange the following in the increasing order of their property indicated: 3
(i) Benzoic acid, Phenol, Picric acid, Salicylic acid (pka values).
(ii) Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Methyl tert butyl ketone (reactivity towards NH2OH).
(iii) ethanol, ethanoic acid, benzoic acid (boiling point)

(b) An organic compound (A) with molecular formula C2Cl3O2H is obtained when 2
(B) reacts with Red P and Cl2. The organic compound (B) can be obtained from
the reaction of methyl magnesium chloride with dry ice followed by acid
hydrolysis.
(i) Identify A and B
(ii) Write down the reaction for the formation of A from B. What is this reaction
called?

32. (a) Λ0m for NaCl, HCl, CH3COONa are 126, 426, 100 Scm2mol-1. If the conductance 3
of 0.001M CH3COOH is 5 x 10-5 Scm-1, Calculate the degree of dissociation of
CH3COOH.

(b) Write the two advantages of fuel cell. 1

(c) How does a dry cell differ from a mercury cell? 1

OR

(a) Three electrolytic cells A,B,C containing solutions of ZnSO4, AgNO3 and CuSO4, 3
respectively are connected in series. A steady current of 1.5 amperes was passed
through them until 1.45 g of silver deposited at the cathode of cell B. How long did
the current flow? What mass of copper was deposited?

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(Atomic mass : Zn=65.38 g/mol, Ag=108g/mol, 63.5g/mol)

(b) Write the name of the cell which is generally used in inverters. Write the reactions 2
taking place at the anode and the cathode of this cell.

33. (a) Give Reason:

i) The metallic radii of the third series of transition elements are virtually the same 1
as those of the corresponding members of the second series.
ii) Why is the +2 oxidation state of manganese quite stable, while the same is not
1
true for iron?

(b) Describe the reactions involved in the preparation of K2Cr2O7 from chromite ore. 2

(c) Among the ions Co2+,Sc3+ and Cr3+ which ones will give coloured aqueous 1
solution and why?

OR

(a) Both O2 and F2 stabilize high oxidation states of transition metals but the ability of 1
oxygen to do so exceeds that of fluorine. Explain.

(b) When pyrolusite ore MnO2 is fused with KOH in presence of air, a green coloured 2
compound (A) is obtained which undergoes disproportionation reaction in acidic
medium to give a purple coloured compound (B)
i)Write the formulae of the compounds (A) and (B).
What ii)What happens when compound (B) is heated?

(c) The elements of the 3d transition series are given below: 2

Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn
i)Which element has the highest melting point?
ii)Which elements show a oxidation state of +1

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