KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN: HYDERABAD REGION

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATIONS - 1 (2024-25) SET 1

CLASS: XII MAX.MARKS: 70

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY (THEORY) DURATION: 3 Hours

General Instructions :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.
(iii) Section –A consists of 16 multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
(iv) Section –B consists of 5 short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
(v) Section –C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) Section –D consists of 2 case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.
(vii) Section –E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
(viii) 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. Value of Henry’s constant KH 1

(a) Increases with decrease in temperature.
(b) Decreases with increase in temperature.
(c) Increases with increase in temperature.
(d) remains constant
2. If limiting molar conductivity of Ca+2 and Cl– are 119.0 and 76.3 S cm2 mol-1, then the 1
value of limiting molar conductivity of CaCl2 will be:
(a) 195.3 S cm2 mol-1 (b) 271.6 S cm2 mol-1
(c) 43.3 S cm2 mol-1 (d) 314.3 S cm2 mol-1
3. For the reaction N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3 if Δ[NH3]/Δt = 2 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1, the value 1
of −Δ[H2]/Δt would be
(a) 1 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1 (b) 3 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
(c) 4 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1 (d) 6 × 10-4 mol L-1s-1
4. When initial concentration of a reactant is doubled in a reaction, its half-life period is not 1
affected. The order of the reaction is:
(a) zero (b) first (c) second (d) more than zero but less than first
5. Which of the following ion is colourless: 1
 a) Fe+2 b)Zn+2 c) Mn+2 d) Ni+2
6. When KMnO4 solution is added to oxalic acid solution in acid medium, the 1
decolourisation is slow in the beginning but becomes instantaneous after sometime
because
a) Mn2+ ions formed acts as auto catalyst b) CO2 is formed as the product
c) Reaction is exothermic d) MnO4- catalyses the reaction
7 The complex having minimum ∆0 value 1
(a) [Co(NH3)6]3+ (b) [Cr(H2O)6]3+ (c) [Cr(CN)6]3- (d) [CoCl6]3-

8 Which of the following are arranged in the decreasing order of dipole moment? 1
(a) CH3Cl, CH3Br, CH3F (b) CH3Br, CH3F, CH3Cl
(c) CH3Br, CH3Cl, CH3F (d) CH3Cl, CH3F, CH3Br
9 Which one is most reactive towards SN1 reaction? 1
(a) C6H5CH(C6H5)Br (b) C6H5CH(CH3)Br
(c) C6H5C(CH3) (C6H5)Br (d) C6H5CH2Br

10 Which of the following cannot be made by using Williamson Synthesis: 1

(a) Methoxybenzene (b) Benzyl p-nitrophenyl ether
(c) tert. butyl methyl ether (d) Ditert.butyl ether
11 When phenol is heated with excess of bromine water, it gives : 1
(a) m-bromophenol (b) o- and p-bromophenol
(c) 2,4-dibromophenol (d) 2,4,6-Tribromophenol
12 Consider the following compounds: 1
C6H5NH2 C6H5CH2NH2 CH3NH2
I II III
What is the correct order of basicity of the above compounds
(a) I > II > III (b) III> I >II (c) III > II >I (d) I > III > II
13 Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) 1
Assertion (A): Elevation in the boiling point of a solution is directly proportional to the
molal concentration of solute
Reason (R): A solution boils at the temperature at which its vapour pressure is equal to
the atmospheric pressure
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) 1
 Assertion (A): On increasing dilution, the specific conductance keep on increasing.
Reason (R): On increasing dilution, degree of ionisation of weak electrolyte increase
and molality of ions also increases.
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) 1
Assertion (A): SN2 reaction of an optically active aryl halide with an aqueous solution
of KOH always gives an alcohol with opposite sign of rotation.
Reason (R): SN2 reactions always proceed with retention of configuration.
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
16 Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) 1
Assertion (A): Ethanol has higher boiling point than ethanamine
Reason (R): There is no intermolecular H bonding in alcohol.
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 one question. The following questions are
short answer type and carry 2 marks each.

17 Addition of 0.643 g of a compound to 50 mL of benzene (density 0.879 g/mL) lowers 2

the freezing point from 5.510C to 5.030C. If Kf for benzene is 5.12 K kg mol-1, Calculate
the molar mass of the compound.
18 Calculate the time to deposit 1.5 g of silver at cathode when a current of 1.5 A is passed 2
 through the solution of AgNO3
19 For a reaction A + B→P, the rate is given by rate= k[A] [B]2 2
i) How is the rate of a reaction affected if the concentration of B is double?
ii) What is the overall order of the reaction if ‘A’ is present in large excess?
20 Write the IUPAC name of [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]+. Draw structures of geometrical isomers of 2
this complex
21 a) How do you convert Aniline to phenol? 2
b) In nitration of aniline good amount of m-nitroaniline is formed. Why?

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 solution containing 3.1 g of BaCl2 in 250 g of water boils at 100. 083°C. Calculate the
Van’t Hoff factor and molality of BaCl2 in this solution. (Kb for water 0. 52 Kkgmol-1, 3
molar mass of BaCl2= 208 .3g mol-1.)

23 a) For a first order reaction, show that time required for 99% completion is twice the time
required for the completion of 90% of the reaction. 3
b) What do you understand by a pseudofirst order reaction? Give an example.
24 a) What products will form when chlorobenzene reacts with ? (give chemical equation)
i) Na in presence of ether ii) CH3-Cl /anhyd AlCl3 3
b) Why Grignard reagent should be prepared under anhydrous conditions.
(OR)
Write the structure of major product in each of following reaction :
a) (CH3) 3C-Br +KOH(alc) →
b) CH3CH=C (CH3)2 + HBr →
c) CH3CH2 CH2 CH2 -Br + NaI →
25 Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol. 3

26 Account for the following:

(a) Aromatic carboxylic acids do not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
(b) pKa value of 4-nitrobenzoic acid is lower than that of benzoic acid.
(c) (CH3)2CH – CHO undergoes aldol condensation whereas (CH3)3C–CHO does not.
(OR) 3
 An organic compound with the molecular formula C9H10O forms 2,4-DNP derivative,
reduces Tollen’s reagent, and undergoes Cannizzaro reaction. On vigorous oxidation, it
gives 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid. Identify the compound and write the chemical
equations involved in this process.
27 Giving an example for each describe the following reactions:
(i) Hoffmann’s bromamide reaction 3
(ii) Gatterman reaction
(iii) A coupling reaction
28 (i) What is the correct structure of D- (+) – glucose?
(ii) Glucose on oxidation with HNO3 give a dicarboxylic acid called saccharic acid. What
does this result indicate? 3
(iii) The pentaacetate of glucose does not react with H2N-OH what does this result indicate.

SECTION – D

This section contains 2 Case-Based questions with internal choice in one of the sub-questions. Each
question carries 4 marks each (1+1+2). Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that
follow.

29 Coordination compounds play a vital role in our lives. The importance of these compounds can
be realized from the fact that life would not have been possible without the existence of
chlorophyll in plants and haemoglobin in the blood of the animals. The field of such
compounds has expanded very fast in recent years and coordination compounds are playing
important roles in analytical chemistry, polymerization reactions, metallurgy and refining of
metals, organic syntl1esis, electroplating, biochemistry, water purification, textile dyeing and
bacteriology.
(i) Which is used in cancer chemotherapy? 1
(ii) Name the reagent used for identifying nickel ion in solution. 1
(iii) What are facial and meridional isomers? Explain with example.
(OR)
A solution of [Ni(H2O)6]2+ is green, but a solution of [Ni(CN)4]2- is colourless. Explain 2
30 Organic compounds containing amine as functional group are present in a vivid variety of
compounds, namely amino acids, hormones, neurotransmitters, DNA, alkaloids, dyes, etc.
Drugs including nicotine, morphine, codeine and heroin, etc. which have physiological effects
on humans also contain amino group in one form or another. Amines are basic because of the
 presence of lone pair of electrons on nitrogen. Addition of nitrogen into an organic framework
leads to the formation of two families of molecules, namely amines and amides. As chemistry
students, we must appreciate the versatility of nitrogen.
1. Define the following as related to proteins
(i) Peptide linkage, (ii) Denaturation. 2
2. What type of bonding helps in stabilising the α-helix structure of proteins? 1
3. What are essential amino acids ?
(OR)
Name the linkage formed when carboxyl end of one amino acid condenses with amino end 1
of other amino acid.

SECTION – E

This section contains 3 questions with internal choice in two questions. The following questions are
long answer type and carry 5 marks each.

31 a) How much electricity is required in coulomb for the oxidation of

(i) 1 mol of H2O to O2 ?
(ii) 1 mol of FeO to Fe2O3 ?
b) Write the Nernst equation and calculate the emf of the following cell at 298 K:
Mg/Mg2+(0.001 M)// Cu2+(0.0001M)/Cu(s)
(Given E0Mg2+/Mg = -2.37 V, E0Cu2+/Cu =+0.34 V)
OR
a) What are the products formed at anode and cathode when aq.CuSO4 solution is electrolysed
by using Cu electrodes?
b) State Kohlraush law of independent migration of ions.
c) The conductivity of 0.00241 M acetic acid is 7.896 × 10-5 S cm-1. Calculate its molar 5
conductivity. If 0Λm for acetic acid is 390.5 S cm2mol-1, what is its dissociation constant?
32 a) An organic compound A (C3H8O) on treatment with Cu at 573 K, gives B. B does not
reduce Fehling’s solution but gives yellow ppt of the compound C with I2/NaOH. Deduce the
structures of A, B and C.
b) Explain the following reaction
(i) Aldol condensation (ii) Etard reaction
OR
a) Write the reactions involved in the following:
i. Hell-Volhard Zelinsky reaction. 5
 ii. Wollf-Kishner reduction
iii. Cannizzaro’s reaction
b) Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their acidity:
Benzoic acid, p-nitro benzoic acid, p-methyl benzoic acid
c) How do you distinguish ethanal and acetone?
33 i) When pyrolusite ore MnO2 is fused of with KOH in presence of air, a green coloured
compound (A) is obtained which undergoes disproportionation reaction in acidic medium to
give purple coloured compound (B).
a) Write the formulae of (A) and (B). 2
b) What happens when compound (B) is heated?
ii. How would you account for the following:
a) Zr and Hf have almost similar atomic radii.
b) Transition elements form coloured compounds. 2
iii. Why Zn, Cd and Hg have low melting and boiling point? 1
(OR)
i. Write the ionic equations for the reaction of dichromate ion with:
a) Iodide b) H2S
ii. Give the reasons for the following
a) Which is a stronger reducing agent Cr2+ or Fe2+ and why?
b) The enthalpies of atomization of transition elements are high. Give reason?
iii. Calculate the ‘spin only’ magnetic moment of M2+(aq) ion (Z = 27)

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