KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGHTHAN,

AHMEDABAD REGION
SAMPLE PAPER (2022-23)
CHEMISTRY THEORY (043)
MM:70 Time: 3 hours
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.
a) There are 35 questions in this question paper with internal choice.
b) SECTION A consists of 18 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
c) SECTION B consists of 7 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
d) SECTION C consists of 5 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

SECTION A

The following questions are multiple-choice questions with one correct answer. Each
question carries 1 mark. There is no internal choice in this section.

1 Which of the following undergoes nucleophilic substitution exclusively by SN1 mechanism?

(A) Benzyl chloride
(B) Ethyl choride
(C) Chlorobenzene
(D) Isopropylchloride

2 Which of the following is/are not used to convert RCHO into RCH2OH?
(a) H2/Pd
(b) LiAlH4
(c) NaBH4
(d) Reaction with RMgX followed by hydrolysis

3. The magnetic nature of elements depends on the presence of unpaired electrons. Identify
the configuration of transition elements which shows highest magnetic moment?

(a) 3d7 (b) 3d5 (c) 3d8 (d) 3d2

4. Zinc is coated over iron to prevent rusting of iron because.

(a) it is cheaper than iron (b) EOZn2+/Zn = E0 Fe2+/Fe
(c ) EOZn2+/Zn > E0 Fe2+/Fe (d) ) EOZn2+/Zn < E0 Fe2+/Fe
5. A first order reaction is 50% completed in 1.26 × 1014s. How much time would it take for
100% completion?
(a) 1.26×1015s
(b) 2.52×1014s
(c ) 2.52×1028s
(d) Infinite

6. The slope in the plot of ln[R] vs. time gives in first order reaction
(a) +k
(b) +k/2.303
(c ) –k
(d) –k/2.303

7. Arrange the following In increasing order of basic strength:

Aniline, p-nitroaniline and p-toluidine
(a) Aniline< p-nitroaniline < p-toluidine
(b) Aniline< p-toluidine < p-nitroaniline
(c ) p-toluidine < p-nitroaniline <Aniline
(d)p-nitroaniline < Aniline <p-toluidine

8. How many ions are produced from the complex [Co(NH3)6]Cl2 in solution?
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2

9. How many alcohols with molecular formula C4H10O are chiral in nature ?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

10. Which of the following species are involved in the Carbylamine test ?
(i) R-NC
(II) NaNo2+HCl
(iii) COCl2
(iv)all of the above

11. Which of the following compounds will undergo Cannizzaro reaction ?

(a) ketones with no alpha hydrogen
(b) aldehyde with alpha hydrogen
(c ) carboxlic acid with alpha hydrogen
(d) Aldehyde with no alpha hydrogen

12. For the reaction A→B , the rate of reaction becomes three times when the concentration of
A is increased by nine times . What is the order of reaction ?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) ½ (d) 0
13. Amongst the following , the most stable complex is .
(a) [FeCl6]3-
(b) [Fe(NH3)6]3+
(C ) [Fe(C2O4)3]3−
(d) [Fe(H2O)6]3+

14. Give the name of the following reaction:

(a) Clemmensen reduction

(b) Stephen reaction
(c) Etard reaction
(d) Hell-volhard-zelinsky reaction

15.Given below are two statements labelled as assertion (A) and reason (R)

Assertion (A): CH3CH2OH can be converted into CH3CHO by treatment with pyridinium
chlorochromate.

Reason (R): PCC is a better reagent for oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes.

(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 and R is True

16. Given below are two statements labelled as assertion (A) and reason (R)

Assertion: All naturally occurring α− amino acids are optically active.

Reason: Most naturally occurring amino acids have D - configuration.

(a)Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for
assertion.
(b)Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for
assertion.
(C) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
(d)Both assertion and reason are incorrect.
17. Given below are two statements labelled as assertion (A) and reason (R)

Assertion: Group 12 elements are not considered as transition metals.

Reason: Transition metals are those which have incompletely filled d shell in their compounds.

(a)Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
(b)Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.
(C) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
(d)Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

18. Given below are two statements labelled as assertion (A) and reason (R)

Assertion: Acetanilide is less basic than aniline.

Reason: Acetylation of aniline results in decrease of electron density on nitrogen.

(a)Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
(b)Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for
assertion.
(C) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
(d)Both assertion and reason are incorrect

19. A first order reaction has a rate constant 1.15×10−3S−1 How long will 5g of this reactant take
to reduce to 3g?

20.Write the reaction involved when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents.
(a) Br2 water
(b) NH2-OH
OR
Differentiate between the following
(a) Globular protein and fibrous protein
(b) Nucleotide and Nucleoside

21.Give reasons
(a) C-Cl bond length in chlorobenzene is shorter than C-Cl bond length in CH3-Cl
(b) SN1 reactions are accompanied by racemization in optically active alkyl halides.

OR
What happens when
(a) CH3-Cl is treated with aqueous KOH
(b) CH3Br is treated with Mg in the presence of dry ether?

22. A complex of the type [M(AA)2X2]n+ is known to optically active.what does this indicate
about the structure of the complex ? Give one example of such complex.
23.How will the pH of Brine (aq. NaCl solution) be affected when it is electrolyzed?

24. (a) on increasing temperature, activation energy of a reaction decreases, why?

(b)In some cases, it is found that a large number of colliding molecules have energy
more than threshold energy, yet the reaction is slow why?

25. In the following pairs of halogen compounds, which compound undergoes

faster SN1 reaction?

Section -C
The section contains 5 questions with internal choice in two questions. The following questions
are short answer type and carry 3 marks each.

26. Write the equations for the following conversion

(a) Phenol to Anisol

(b) Salicylic acid to aspirin
(c) Ethyl alcohol to Ethoxy ethane

27. (a) Although both [NiCl4]-2 and [Ni(CO)4] have sp3 hybridization ,yet [NiCl4]-2 is paramagnetic
and [Ni(CO)4] is diamagnetic. Give reason. (atomic number of Ni=28)
(b) On the basis of crystal field theory, Write the electronic configuration for d5 ion,
(i) Δ0>P (ii) Δ0<P

28. Answer the following questions.

(a) Measurement of osmotic pressure method is preferred for the determination of
molecular masses of macromolecules such as protein and polymers.
(b) Aquatic animals are more comfortable in the cold water than in warm water.
(c ) Elevation of boiling point of 1 M KCl solution is nearly double than that of 1 M sugar
solution.
29. Give reason for the following
(a) pKb value of aniline is more than that of methylamine.
(b)Aniline does not undergo friedel-crafts reaction.
(c )Diazonium salts of aromatic amines are more stable than those of aliphatic amines.

30.Complete the following reaction.

(a) C2H5OH+PCl5→

(c) Write mechanism of dehydration of alcohol

Section –D
The following questions are case-based questions.each question has an internal choice and
carries 4(1+1+2) marks each

31. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
Polysaccharides may be very large molecules. Starch, glycogen, cellulose, and chitin are
examples of polysaccharides.
Starch is the stored form of sugars in plants and is made up of amylose and amylopectin
(both polymers of glucose). Amylose is soluble in water and can be hydrolyzed into glucose
units breaking glycoside bonds, by the enzymes α- amylase and β-amylase. It is straight
chain polymer. Amylopectin is a branched chain polymer of several D-glucose molecules.
80% of amylopectin is present in starch. Plants are able to synthesize glucose, and the
excess glucose is stored as starch in different plant parts, including roots and seeds. The
starch that is consumed by animals is broken down into smaller molecules, such as glucose.
The cells can then absorb the glucose.
Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates, and is made up of
monomers of glucose. It is structurally quite similar to amylopectin . Glycogen is the animal
equivalent of starch. It is stored in liver and skeletal muscles.
Cellulose is one of the most abundant natural biopolymers. The cell walls of plants are
mostly made of cellulose, which provides structural support to the cell. Wood and paper are
mostly cellulosic in nature.

Answer the following questions.

a. Differentiate between Amylose and Amylopectine
b. Give an example reducing and Non-Reducing Sugar.
c. Write chemical reaction to show that open structure of D-glucose contains the
following.
i. Straight chain
ii. Five alcohol group
32. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
Boiling point or freezing point of liquid solution would be affected by the dissolved solids in
the liquid phase. A soluble solid in solution has the effect of raising its boiling point and
depressing its freezing point. The addition of non-volatile substances to a solvent decreases
the vapor pressure and the added solute particles affect the formation of pure solvent
crystals. According to many researches the decrease in freezing point directly correlated to
the concentration of solutes dissolved in the solvent. This phenomenon is expressed as
freezing point depression and it is useful for several applications such as freeze
concentration of liquid food and to find the molar mass of an unknown solute in the solution.
Freeze concentration is a high quality liquid food concentration method where water is
removed by forming ice crystals. This is done by cooling the liquid food below the freezing
point of the solution. The freezing point depression is referred as a colligative property and
it is proportional to the molar concentration of the solution (m), along with vapor pressure
lowering, boiling point elevation, and osmotic pressure.
(a) What mass of ethylene glycol (molar mass 62.0 g mol−1) must be added to 5.50 kg of water
to lower the freezing point of water from 00C to -10o C? (Kf for water=1.86 K kg mol−1).

(b) Give reasons of following

A decrease in temperature is observed on mixing ethanol and acetone.

OR
Potassium chloride solution freezes at a lower temperature than water.

Section-E
33.Answer the following questions .
(a) Transition metal form complex compounds.

(b)Actinoids show wide range of oxidation states.

(d) Eo value for (Zn+2/Zn) is negative while that of (Cu+2/Cu) is positive.

(d) Complete and balance the following chemical equations.

(i) Fe+2 + MnO4-+ H+

(ii) MnO4-+ 4 H++ 3e

34. An organic compound (A) (molecular formula C8H16O2) was hydrolysed with dilute sulphuric
acid to give a carboxylic acid (B) and an alcohol (C). Oxidation of (C) with chromic acid produced
(B). (C) on dehydration gives but-1-ene. Write equations for the reactions involved.
OR
 (i)

35.(a) The conductivity of 0.001 M acetic acid is 4x10-5 S/m. Calculate the dissociation constant
of acetic acid if λ0m for acetic acid is 390 S cm2 mol-1
(b)Write Nernst equation for the reaction at 25°C :
2 Al (s) + 3 Cu2+ (aq) 2 Al3+ (aq) + 3 Cu (s)
(c ) What are secondary batteries ? Give an example.
OR

i. Is silver plate anode or cathode?

ii. What will happen if salt bridge is removed?
iii. When will the cell stop functioning?
iv. How will concentration of Zn2+ ions and Ag+ ions be affected when the cell functions?
v. How will the concertation of Zn2+ ions and Ag+ ions be affected after the cell becomes
‘dead’?