Class: II Year PUC MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Academic Year: 2023-24 Subject: Chemistry (34) Maximum Marks:70

Time: 3.15hours Number of questions: 49
Instructions:
1. Question paper has FIVE parts. All parts are compulsory.
2. a. Part-A carries 20 marks. Each question carries 1 mark.
b. Part-B carries 06 marks. Each question carries 2 marks.
c. Part-C carries 15 marks. Each question carries 3 marks.
d. Part-D carries 20 marks. Each question carries 5 marks.
e. Part-E carries 09 marks. Each question carries 3 marks.
3. In Part- A questions,first attempted answerwill be considered for awarding marks.
4. Write balanced chemical equations and draw neat labeled diagrams and graphswherever necessary.
5. Direct answers to the numerical problems without detailed stepsand specific unit for final answer will not
carry any marks. 6. Use log tables and simple calculator if necessary (use of scientific calculator is not
allowed).
PART – A
I. Select the correct option from the given choices. 1 ×15 = 15
1. The depression of freezing point is directly proportional to
a) Molality b) Molarity c) mass percentage d) mole fraction

2. In the salt bridge KCl is used because…………..

a) KCl is an electrolyte b) K+ & Cl- have same mobility
c) K+ & Cl- isoelectronic d) Agar agar forms good jelly with KCl

3. How much charge is required for the reduction of 1 mol of 𝐶𝑟2 02−
7 to𝐶𝑟
3+
?
a) 5F b) 6F c) 3F d) 4F

4. The value of rate constant of a pseudo-first-order reaction

a) Depends only on temperature
b) Depends on the concentration of reactants present in small amounts
c) Depends on the concentration of reactants present in excess
d) Is independent of the concentration

5. Because of lanthanoid contraction, which of the following pairs of elements have nearly same atomic
radii?
a) Zr (40) & Nb (41) b) Zr (40) and Hf (72)
c) Zr (40) and Ta (73) d) Zr (40) and Ti (22)

6. Metal present in chlorophyll is

a) Zinc b) Magnesium c) Calcium d) Sodium

7. Conversion of Chlorobenzene to diphenyl is possible by

a) Friedel-Craft’s reaction b) Wurtz reaction
c) Wurtz-Fittig’s reaction d) Fittig reaction

8. The IUPAC name of wood spirit is…………….

a) Methanol b) Ethanol c) Methanal d) Ethanal
9. Heating phenol with Con. 𝐻𝑁𝑂3 produces
a) o-nitrophenol b) p-nitrophenol
c) o & p nitrophenol d) picric acid

10. Lower members of aliphatic carboxylic acid are soluble in water. This is due to
a) Formation of hydrogen bonds with water.
b) Van der-Waals interaction with water molecules
c) Water is non-electrolyte
d) Due to London forces

11. The formation of cyanohydrins from a ketone is an example of

a) Nucleophilic substitution b) Nucleophilic addition
c) Electrophilic addition d) Electrophilic substitution

12. The amine which cannot be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis

a) Methanamine b) Ethanamine c) Aniline d) Propanamine

13. The product formed when aniline is treated with NaNO2 and dry HCl (nitrous acid) at 273-278k is
a) Nitrobenzene b) Ethyl benzene
c) Benzene diazonium chloride d) phenol

14. Which of the following bases is not present in DNA?

a) Adenine b) Guanine c) Cytosine d) Uracil

15. Animal starch is the name for

a) Glycogen b) Lactogens c) Cellulose d) Maltose

II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word from those given in the brackets
(Collision frequency, Halothane, Weaker, Transition elements, Endothermic) 5 × 1 = 05
16. The process of dissolution of gas in liquid is ………………..
17. The number of collision per second per unit volume of the reaction mixture is known as…………..
18. Zn element regarded as……………….
19. ……………………..is used as an anesthetic during surgery.
20. Aniline is…………………base than ammonia.

PART - B
III. Answer any three of the following. Each question carries two marks. 3 × 2 = 06
21. Write the two differences between the positive and negative deviation of non-ideal solution.
22. Write the energy distribution curve showing temperature dependence of rate of reaction.
23. What are the chelates? Give one example.
24. Explain Friedel crafts alkylation reaction.
25. How to convert acetaldehyde into crotonaldehyde? And give the name of the reaction.
26. Write the Haworth structure of Sucrose.

PART - C
IV. Answer any three of the following. Each question carries three marks. 3 × 3 = 09
27. Explain the manufacture of potassium dichromate from chromite ore.
28. Define lanthanoid contraction. Write any two consequences.
29. a) Transition metals are good catalysts. Give reasons
b) What is Mischmetal? Write its composition.
30. a) Write the any two postulates of Werner’s theory of coordination compounds.
b) Write the IUPAC name of the compound 𝐾3 [𝐹𝑒(𝐶2 𝑂4 )]
31. Using VBT explain the geometry, hybridization and magnetic property of [𝑁𝑖(𝐶𝑁)4 ]-2.
32. a) Draw the energy profile diagram of crystal field splitting in octahedral complexes.
b) Define linkage isomerism.

V. Answer any two of the following. Each question carries three marks. 2 × 3 = 06
33. a) State Henry’s law. Give its mathematical expression.
b) What is reverse osmosis?
34. Draw the diagram and explain the SHE. Write electrode reactions and mention its potential.
35. What is secondary battery? Explain lead storage battery with reaction.
36. Derive an integrated rate equation for rate constant of a zero order reaction.

PART - D
VI. Answer any four of the following. Each question carries five marks. 4 × 5 = 20
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37. a) Explain the SN mechanism using t-butyl bromide.
b) Name the organic compounds formed when ethyl bromide reacts with the following reagents,
i) Alcoholic KNO2 ii) Alcoholic AgCN
38. a) Explain the mechanism of acid catalyzed dehydration of ethanol into ethane.
b) How do you prepare salicylaldehyde using phenol.
39. a) Explain Kolbe’s reaction.
b) Among alcohols and phenols which one is more acidic? Give reason.
c) Give the general reaction for Williamson’s ether synthesis.
40. a) Explain the mechanism of addition of HCN to carbonyl group of aldehyde in presence of strong
base.
b) What is clemmenson’s reduction reaction?
41. a) Explain HVZ reaction with an example
b) How benzamide obtained from benzoic acid?
c) what is Stephen’s reaction?
42. a) Explain Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction with example.
b) How to distinguish 10, 20, and 30 amines by using Hinsberg’s reagent.
c) Between ammonia and aniline which is more basic?
43. a) How do you show that glucose contain carbonyl group?
b) What is zwitter ion? Give an example
c) Mention the disease caused by deficiency of vitamin K.

PART – E (PROBLEMS)
VII. Answer any three of the following. Each question carries three marks. 3 × 3 = 09
44. 31g of an unknown molecular material is dissolved in 500g of water. The resulting solution freezes at
271.14k. Calculate the molar mass of the material.
Given: 𝐾𝑓 for water = 1.86kkgmol-1 𝑇𝑓0 of water = 273K.
45. 300 ml of an aqueous solution of protein contains 2.12 g of a protein. The osmotic pressure of such a
solution a 300 k is found to be 3.89 × 10−3 bar. Calculate the molar mass of protein.
(𝑅 = 0.0823 𝐿 𝑏𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑘 −1 )
46. Calculate the EMF of the cell in which the following reaction takes place
−
𝑁𝑖(𝑠) + 2𝐴𝑔+ (0.002𝑀) → 𝑁𝑖 2+ (0.160𝑀) + 2𝐴𝑔 (𝑠) (Given, 𝐸𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙 = 1.05 𝑉)
2+ (𝑎𝑞)||
47. The standard electrode potential for Daniel cell is 1.1 𝑉. 𝑍𝑛(𝑠)| 𝐶𝑢 𝐶𝑢(𝑠)|𝑍𝑛2+ (𝑎𝑞)
Write overall cell reaction and the standard Gibb’s energy for the reaction. [F= 96487 𝑐/𝑚𝑜𝑙]
48. The decomposition of A into products has value of k as 4.5 × 103 𝑠 −1 at 10 ℃ and energy of activation
60 𝑘𝑗𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 . At what temperature would k be 1.5 × 104 𝑠 −1 ?
49. The following data for the first order decomposition of 𝑁2 𝑂5 at constant volume are,
Time / s Total pressure
0 0.5
100 0.512
Calculate rate constant.