PREBOARD-I, NOVEMBER 2024 - 25

NAME: DATE:
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
CLASS & SECTION: XII-
THEORY (043)
TIME: 3hrs
MAX.MARKS: 70
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 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.

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 one of the following pairs will form an ideal 1

solution?
(a) Chloroform and acetone (b) Ethanol and acetone
(c) n-Hexane and n-heptane (d) Phenol and aniline

2. Which of the following is a strong oxidising agent? 1

(At. No. Mn = 25, Zn = 30, Cr = 24, Sc = 21)
(a) Mn3+ (b) Zn2+ (c) Cr3+ (d) Sc3+

3. For the reaction, A + 2B → AB2, the order w.r.t. reactant A is 2 and w.r.t. reactant B is zero. 1
What will be change in rate of reaction if the concentration of A is doubled and B is halved?
(a) Increases four times (b) Decreases four times
(c) Increases two times (d) No change

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4. The oxidation number of Co in [Co(en)3]2(SO4)3is 1
(a) +2 (b) +3 (c) +4 (d) +6

5. Four half reactions I to IV are shown below: 1

I. 2Cl– → Cl2 + 2e–
II. 4OH– → O2 + 2H2O + 2e–
III. Na+ + e– → Na
IV. 2H+ + 2e– → H2
Which two of these reactions are most likely to occur when concentrated brine is
electrolysed?
(a) I and III (b) I and IV (c) II and III (d) II and IV

6. o-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol when reacted with PCl3 gives the product as (IUPAC name) 1
(a) o-hydroxybenzyl chloride (b) 2-(chloromethyl) phenol
(c) o-chloromethylchlorobenzene (d) 4-hydroxymethyl phenol.

7. CH3CHO and C6H5CH2CHO can be distinguished chemically by 1

(a) Benedict’s test (b) Iodoform test
(c) Tollens’ reagent test (d) Fehling’s solution test.

8. Phenol does not undergo nucleophilic substitution reaction easily due to 1

(a) acidic nature of phenol
(b) partial double bond character of C-OH bond
(c) partial double bond character of C-C bond
(d) instability of phenoxide ion.

9. Which of the following tests/ reactions is given by aldehydes as well as ketones? 1

(a) Fehling’s test (b) Tollens’ test
(c) 2,4-DNP test (d) Cannizzaro reaction

10. IUPAC name of product formed by reaction of methyl amine with two moles of ethyl 1
chloride is
(a) N,N-dimethylethanamine (b) N,N-diethylmethanamine
(c) N-methylethanamine (d) N-ethyl-N-methylethanamine.

11. The major product of acid catalysed dehydration of 1-methylcyclohexanol is 1

(a) 1-methylcyclohexane (b) 1-methylcyclohexene
(c) 1-cyclohexylmethanol (d) 1-methylenecyclohexane.

12. CH3CONH2 on reaction with NaOH and Br2 in alcoholic medium gives 1
(a) CH3COONa (b) CH3NH2
(c) CH3CH2Br (d) CH3CH2NH2

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 The following Questions are Assertion and Reason type. Select any one of the following
options to the questions given below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct statements, and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct statements, but Reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is incorrect statement.
(d) Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct statement.

13. Assertion (A) : [Pt(en)2Cl2]2+ complex is less stable than [Pt(NH3)4Cl2]2+ complex. 1
Reason (R) : [Pt(en)2Cl2]2+ complex shows chelate effect.

14. Assertion (A) : Benzoic acid does not undergo Friedal-Crafts reaction. 1
Reason (R) : The carboxyl group is activating and undergoes electrophilic substitution
reaction.

15. Assertion (A) : Conductivity of an electrolyte increases with decrease in concentration. 1

Reason (R) : Number of ions per unit volume decreases on dilution.

16. Assertion (A) : Osmotic pressure is a colligative property. 1

Reason (R) : Osmotic pressure is directly proportional to molarity.

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

17. A compound ‘A’ of molecular formula C2H3OCl undergoes a series of reactions as shown 2
below. Write the structures of A, B, C and D in the following reactions :

Or
Carry out the following conversions :
(i) Phenol to Anisole (ii) Aniline to Phenol

18. Write the reactions involved in the following : 2

(i) Hell—Volhard—Zelinsky reaction
(ii) Decarboxylation reaction

19. The resistance of 0.01 M NaCl solution at 25°C is 200 W. The cell constant of the 2
conductivity cell used is unity. Calculate the molar conductivity of the solution.

20. Explain briefly 2

(a) Carbylamine reaction
(b) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis

21. Calculate the number of unpaired electrons in the following gaseous ions : 2
Mn3+ and Cr3+ (Atomic number of Cr = 24, Mn = 25)
Which one of them is most stable in aqueous solution and why ?

SECTION C

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

22. The equilibrium constant of cell reaction : 3

Sn4+(.aq) + Al(s) → Al3+ + Sn2+ (aq) is 4.617 x 10184, at 25oC
a. Calculate the standard emf of the cell. (Given: log 4.617 x 10184 = 184.6644)
b. What will be the Eo of the half cell Al3+/Al , if Eo of half cell Sn4+/Sn2+ is 0.15 V.

23. Account for the following: 3

a. The lowest oxide of transition metal is basic, and the highest is acidic.
b. Chromium is a hard metal while mercury is a liquid metal
c. The ionisation energy of elements of the 3d series does not vary much
with increasing atomic number.

24. with compound ‘Y’ in the presence of a strong base react to give the compound 3
1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one.
a. Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’
b. Write the chemical reaction involved.
c. Give one chemical test to distinguish between X and Y.
or
A compound ‘A’ on reduction with iron scrap and hydrochloric acid gives compound ‘B’
with molecular formula C6H7N. Compound ‘B’ on reaction with CHCl3 and alcoholic KOH
produces an obnoxious smell of carbylamine due to the formation of ‘C’. Identify ‘A’, ‘B’
and ‘C’ and write the chemical reactions involved.

25. Calculate the mass of ascorbic acid (Molar mass = 176 g mol–1) to be dissolved in 75 g of 3
acetic acid, to lower its freezing point by 1.5°C . (Kf = 3.9 K kg mol–1)

26. A first order reduction takes 30 minutes for 75% decomposition. Calculate t1/2. 3
Given : [log 2 = 0.3, log 3 = 0.48, log 4 = 0.6, log 5 = 0.7]

27. Calculate ΔrG° and log Kc for the following cell : Ni(s) + 2Ag+(aq) → Ni2+(aq) + 2Ag(s) 3
Given that E°cell = 1.05 V, 1F = 96,500 C mol–1

28. Write the structures of the main products when acetone (CH3-CO-CH3) reacts with the 3
following reagents :
(i) Zn - Hg/conc. HCl (ii) H2N - NHCONH2/H+ (iii) CH3MgBr and then H3O+

SECTION D
The following questions are case-based questions. Each question has an internal choice
and carries 4 (2+1+1) marks each. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
that follow.

29. Transition elements are elements that have partially filled d-orbitals. The configuration of
these elements corresponds to (n – 1)d1-10 ns1-2. It is important to note that the elements
mercury, cadmium and zinc are not considered transition elements because of their
electronic configurations, which corresponds to (n – 1)d10ns2. Some general properties of
transition elements are : These elements exhibit many oxidation states ;
These elements can form coloured compounds and ions due to d-d transition;
These elements exhibit many oxidation states ;
The boiling and melting point of these elements are high. These elements have a large ratio

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 of charge to the radius.
(i) The magnetic nature of elements depends on the presence of unpaired electrons. Identify
out of 3d7, 3d8, 3d5 and 3d2 configuration of transition element, which shows highest 1
magnetic moment.
(ii) Metallic radii of some transition elements are given below. Which of these elements will
have highest density? 1
Element Mn Fe Co Cu
Metallic radii/pm 137 126 125 128
(iii) Although Cr3+ and Co2+ ions have same number of unpaired electrons but the magnetic
moment of Cr3+ is 3.87 B.M. and that of Co2+ is 4.87 B.M. Why? 2
OR
Why Sm ion in solution is a good reducing agent but Ce4+ is an oxidizing agent?
3+

30. The rate of reaction is concerned with decrease in concentration of reactants or increase in
the concentration of products per unit time. It can be expressed as instantaneous rate at a
particular instant of time and average rate over a large interval of time. Mathematical
representation of rate of reaction is given by rate law. Rate constant and order of a reaction
can be determined from rate law or its integrated rate equation.
(i) What is average rate of reaction?
(ii) Write two factors that affect the rate of reaction. 1
(iii) (1) What happens to rate of reaction for zero order reaction? 1
(2) What is the unit of k for zero order reaction? 2
OR
(iii) (1) For a reaction P + 2Q → Products, Rate = k[P]1/2 [Q]1.
What is the order of the reaction?
(2) Define pseudo first order reaction with an example.

SECTION E
The following questions are long answer types and carry 5 marks each. All questions
have an internal choice.

31. a) The freezing point of a solution containing 5 g of benzoic acid (M = 122 g mol–1) in 35 g 5
of benzene is depressed by 2.94 K. What is the percentage association of benzoic acid if it
forms a dimer in solution? (Kf for benzene = 4.9 K kg mol–1)
b) Calculate the amount of NaCl (M = 58.5 g mol–1) that must be added to 100 g of water
so that freezing point is depressed by 2 K. Kf for water is 1.86 K/m.
or
(a) The conductivity of 0·001 mol L acetic acid is 4.95 × 10–5 S cm–1. Calculate the
–1
5
dissociation constant if Λ°m for acetic acid is 390.5 S cm2 mol–1.
(b) Write Nernst equation for the reaction at 25°C :
2 Al(s) + 3Cu2+(aq) → 2Al3+ (aq) + 3Cu(s)
(c) What are secondary batteries? Give an example.

32. (a) Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of their acidic strength : 5
FCH2 COOH, NO2CH2COOH, C6H5 COOH

(b) Write the IUPAC name of the given compound :

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 (c) Complete the following :

(d) Write the major products of the following reactions:

i) ii)

or
(a) Write the reaction involved in Diazotisation
(b) Give reason : Aromatic diazonium salts are more stable than aliphatic diazonium salts. 5
(c) Write the structures of compounds A, B and C in the following reactions :

33. a) (1) A metal ion Mn+ of the first transition series having d5 configuration combines with 3
three didentate ligands. Assuming Δ0 < P:
(i) Draw the crystal field energy level diagram for the 3d orbital of this complex.
(ii) What is the hybridisation of Mn+ in this complex and why?
(iii) Name the type of isomerism exhibited by this complex.
(2) Using, Valence Bond Theory identify A, B, C, D, E and F in the following table
2

Or
b) (1) Write the ionic equations for the reaction of acidified K2Cr2O7 with 2
(i)H2S and (ii)FeSO4

(2) List the Cause and Consequences of lanthanoid contraction

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