SALWAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

COMMON PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION: 2024-25

CLASS : XII
Chemistry (043)

TIME ALLOWED: 3 hours M. M.: 70

General Instructions :
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.

Q.No Questions Mark

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1 Which of the following isomer has the highest melting 1
point:
(a) 1,2 – dichlorobenzene
(b) 1,3 – dichlorobenzene
(c) 1,4 – dicholorbenzene
(d) all isomers have same melting points
2 Which of the following is not a lanthanide property? 1
(a) They are soft metals with a white silvery colour
(b) They tarnish rapidly by air
(c) The hardness of the metals increases with increase
in the atomic number
(d) The melting point of the metal ranges from 500-
1000K.
3 The activation energy in a chemical reaction is defined 1
 as
(a) the difference in energies of reactants and products.
(b) the sum of energies of reactants and products. (c)
the difference in energy of intermediate complex with
the average energy of reactants and products.
(d) the difference in energy of intermediate complex and
the average energy of reactants.
4 How long would it take to deposit 50 g of Al from an 1
electrolytic cell containing Al2O3 using a current of 105
ampere?
(a) 1.54 hr (b) 1.42 hr
(c) 1.32 hr (d) 2.15 hr
5 Which of the following statement is correct: 1
(a)Fibrous proteins are generally soluble in water.
(b)Albumin is an example of fibrous proteins.
(c)In fibrous proteins, the structure is stabilised by
hydrogen bonds and disulphide bonds.
(d)pH does not affect the primary structure of protein.
6 During dehydration of alcohols to alkenes by heating 1
with concentrated H2SO4, the initiation step is:
(a) protonation of alcohol molecule
(b) formation of carbocation
(c) elimination of water
(d) formation of an ester
7 Choose the correct option: 1

8 An endothermic reaction with high activation energy for 1

the forward reaction is given by the diagram.
9 If two liquids A and B form minimum boiling azeotrope at 1
some specific composition then
(a) A–B interactions are stronger than those between
A–A or B–B.
(b) vapour pressure of solution increases because more
number of molecules of liquids A and B can escape from
the solution.
(c) vapour pressure of solution decreases because less
number of molecules of only one of the liquids escape
from the solution.
(d) A–B interactions are weaker than those between A–A
or B–B.
10 Aldehydes that do not undergo aldol condensation are 1
(i) Propanal (ii) Trichloroethanal
(iii) 2-phenylethanal (iv) Benzaldehyde
Choose the correct option
(a) (iii) and (iv) only
(b) (ii) and (iv) only
(c) (ii) and (iii) only
(d) (I) and (iv) only
11 Write the reagents required in the following reactions: 1

(a) (i) DIBAL-H and (ii) NH3 /heat

(b) (i) PCC and (ii) NaNH2
(c) (i) LiAlH4 and (ii) NaNH2
(d) (i) PCC and (ii) NH3 /heat
12 The core atom of which of the following biologically 1
significant coordination molecules is magnesium?
(a) Vitamin B-12 (b) Haemoglobin
(c) Chlorophyll (d) Carboxypeptidase-A
Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion 1
(A) and Reason (R) Q13-Q16
 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.
13. Assertion (A): [Ti(H2O)6]3+ is coloured while [Sc(H2O)6]3+ 1
is colourless.
Reason (R): d-d transition is not possible in
[Sc(H2O)6]3+.
14 Assertion (A): tert – Butyl methyl ether is not prepared 1
by the reaction of ter-butyl bromide with sodium
methoxide.
Reason (R): Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile.
15 Assertion (A): Glycosidic linkage is present in maltose 1

Reason (R): Maltose is composed of two glucose units

in which C–1 of one glucose unit is linked to C–4 of
another glucose unit.
16 Assertion(A): SN2 reaction of an optically active aryl 1
halide with an aqueous solution of KOH always gives an
alcohol with opposite sign of rotation.
Reason(R): SN2 reactions always proceed with
inversion of configuration.
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 The thermal decomposition of HCO 2H is a first order 2
reaction with a rate constant of 2.4 × 10 -3 s-1 at a certain
temperature. Calculate how long will it take for three-
fourths of initial quantity of HCO 2H to decompose. (log
0.25 = -0.6021)
18 Account for the following: 2
(a)There is a -CHO group in glucose.
(b)Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar
OR
What happens when D – glucose is treated with the
following reagents 2
(a) NH2OH (b) Conc. HNO 3
19 (a) Write the Difference Between: Enantiomers and 2
Diastereomers
 (b) Name the suitable alcohol and reagent, from which
2-Chloro-2-methyl propane can be prepared.
20 (a) Give IUPAC name of the complex of [Ni(NH3)3NO3]Cl. 2
(b) Give two examples of ligands which form
coordination compounds useful in analytical chemistry.
21 What happens when: 2
(a) Phenol reacts with bromine water.
(b) Phenol is oxidized with Na2Cr2O7/H+.
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 Using Valence bond theory, explain the following in 3
relation to the complex [Co(CN)6]3-
(a) type of hybridization
(b) magnetic moment value
(c) type of complex – inner, outer orbital complex.
23 (a) Arrange the following in the increasing order of given 3
property indicated:
C2H5NH2 , (C2H5)2NH, (C2H5)3N and NH3 (Basic strength in
aqueous solution).
(b) Give reasons for the following observations:
(i) Aniline is acetylated before nitration reaction.
(ii) Primary amine on treatment with benzene sulphonyl
chloride forms a product which is soluble in NaOH
however secondary amine gives product which is
insoluble in NaOH.
24 Give reason: 3
(i) Sulphuric acid is not used in the reaction of alcohol
with Kl.
(ii)Haloalkanes react with KCN to form alkyl cyanide as
the main product while with AgCN alkyl isocyanide is the
main product.
(iii) Allyl chloride is hydrolysed more readily than n-
propyl chloride.
OR
(a) Give the IUPAC name of the following compound:

(b) Complete the following reactions:

(i)

(ii) Aniline is treated with sodium nitrite followed with

the reaction with cuprous chloride.
25 Heptane and octane form an ideal solution. At 373 K, the 3
vapour pressures of the two liquids are 105.2 KPa
and 46.8 KPa respectively. What will be the vapour
pressure of a mixture of 26 g of heptane and 35 g of
octane.
26 The following chemical equation represents an 3
electrochemical cell:
Fe (s) + Cd 2+ (0.0001 M) → Fe 2+ (0.1 M) + Cd (s)
(a)Write the cell representation of the above reaction
and write cathode & anode reaction.
(b) Find the value of Ecell .
when E0 (Cd2+/Cd) = -0.40 V; E0 (Fe 2+ / Fe) = 0.44 V
27 How will you synthesize diethyl ether from ethanol? 3
Write the reaction involved and mechanism for it?
28 (a) Arrange the following in decreasing order of their 3
acidic strength and give the reason for your
answer.
CH3CH2OH, CH3COOH, CICH2COOH, FCH2COOH,
C6H5CH2COOH
(b) Why are carboxylic acids more acidic than alcohols
or phenols, although they all have hydrogen atoms
attached to an oxygen atom (-O-H)?
(c) Write the chemical test to differentiate between
benzoic acid and phenol.
SECTION D
The following questions are case -based questions. Each
question has an internal choice and carries
4 (1+1+2) marks each. Read the passage carefully and
answer the questions that follow.
29 Every generation of each and every species resembles 4
its ancestors in many ways. How are these
characteristics transmitted from one generation to the
next? It has been observed that nucleus of a living cell is
responsible for this transmission of inherent characters,
also called heredity. The particles in nucleus of the cell,
responsible for heredity, are called chromosomes which
are made up of proteins and another type of
biomolecules called nucleic acids.
These are mainly of two types, the deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). Since nucleic acids are
long chain polymers of nucleotides, so they are also
called polynucleotides.
James Dewey Watson Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1928,
Dr Watson received his Ph.D. (1950) from Indiana
University in Zoology. He is best known for his discovery
of the structure of DNA for which he shared with Francis
Crick and Maurice Wilkins the 1962 Nobel prize in
Physiology and Medicine. They proposed that DNA
molecule takes the shape of a double helix, an elegantly
 simple structure that resembles a gently twisted ladder.
The rails of the ladder are made of alternating units of
phosphate and the sugar deoxyribose; the rungs are
each composed of a pair of purine/ pyrimidine bases.
This research laid the foundation for the emerging field
of molecular biology. The complementary pairing of
nucleotide bases explains how identical copies of
parental DNA pass on to two daughter cells. This
research launched a revolution in biology that led to
modern recombinant DNA techniques.
Answer the following questions:
(a) Name the four bases present in DNA. Which one of
these is not present in RNA?
(b) What type of linkage is present in Nucleic acids
(c) Explain with structure what are known as
nucleosides and nucleotides.
OR
(c) Why each strand of the DNA- double helix structure
is complementary to each other? Explain with structure.
30 Ionic compounds when dissolved in water dissociate into 4
cations and anions. For example, if we dissolve one mole
of KCl (74.5 g) in water, we expect one mole each of K +
and Cl– ions to be released in the solution. If this
happens, there would be two moles of particles in the
solution. If we ignore interionic attractions, one mole of
KCl in one kg of water would be expected to increase
the boiling point by 2 × 0.52 K = 1.04 K. Now if we did
not know about the degree of dissociation, we could be
led to conclude that the mass of 2 mol particles is 74.5 g
and the mass of one mole of KCl would be 37.25 g. This
brings into light the rule that, when there is dissociation
of solute into ions, the experimentally determined molar
mass is always lower than the true value..
It can be undoubtedly stated here that if all the
molecules of ethanoic acid associate in benzene, then
∆Tb or ∆Tf for ethanoic acid will be half of the normal
value. The molar mass calculated on the basis of this ∆T b
or ∆Tf will, therefore, be twice the expected value.
In 1880 van’t Hoff introduced a factor i, known as the
van’t Hoff factor, to account for the extent of
dissociation or association.
Answer the following questions:
(a)What is meant by ‘Abnormal molecular mass’?
Illustrate it with suitable example.
(b)When 1 mole of NaCl is added to 1 liter water, the
boiling point increases but when 1 mole of CH 3OH is
added to 1 liter water, the boiling point decreases.
Suggest reasons.
(c)1 gram each of two solutes ‘A’ and ‘B’ (molar mass of
 A > molar mass of B) are dissolved separately in 100 g
each of the same solvent. Which solute will show greater
elevation in boiling point and why?
OR
(c) Determine the correct order of the property
mentioned against them:
(i) 10% glucose (p1), 10% urea (p2), 10% sucrose (p3)
[Osmotic pressure]
(ii) 0.1 m NaCl, 0.1 m urea, 0.1 m MgCl2 [Elevation in
boiling point]

SECTION E
The following questions are long answer type and carry
5 marks each. All questions have an
internal choice.
31 (a) What is the effect of catalyst on: 5
(i) Gibbs energy (ΔG) and
(ii) activation energy of a reaction?
(b) A voltaic cell is set up at 25°C with the following half
cells :
Al/Al3+ (0.001 M) and Ni/Ni2+ (0.50 M)
Write an equation for the reaction that occurs when the
cell generates an electric current and determine the cell
potential.
(c) The molar conductivity of a 1.5 M solution of an
electrolyte is found to be 138.9 S cm2 mol-1.
Calculate the conductivity of this solution.
OR
(a) A zinc rod is dipped in 0.1 M solution of ZnSO 4. The
salt is 95% dissociated at this dilution at 298 K. 5
Calculate the electrode potential. [ E°Zn2+ /Zn = – 0.76
V]
(b) A current was passed for 5 hours through two
electrolytic cells connected in series. The first cell
contains AuCl3 and second cell CuSO4 solution. If 9.85 g
of gold was deposited in the first cell, what amount of
copper gets deposited in the second cell? Also calculate
magnitude of current in ampere.
Given: Atomic mass of Au = 197 amu and Cu = 63.5
amu.
(c) Write the reaction occurring at anode and cathode
and the products of electrolysis of aq AgNO3 using Pt
electrode.
32 (a) A hydrocarbon (X) with molecular formula C 5H10 on 5
ozonolysis gives two products (Y) and (Z). Both (Y) and
(Z) give a yellow precipitate when heated with iodine in
presence of NaOH while only (Y) give a silver mirror on
reaction with Tollen’s reagent.
 (i) Identify (X), (Y) and (Z).
(ii) Write the reaction of (Y) with Tollen’s reagent
(iii) Write the equation for iodoform test for (Z)
(iv) Write down the equation for aldol condensation
reaction of (Y) and (Z).
(b) Can ‘Gattermann-Koch’ reaction be considered
similar to Friedel Craft’s acylation? Discuss.
OR
(a) Alkenes ( C=C ) and carbonyl compounds (C=0)
contain a pie bond, but alkenes show electrophilic 5
addition reactions, whereas carbonyl compounds show
nucleophilic addition reactions. Explain.
(b) Carboxylic acids contain the carbonyl group but do
not show the nucleophilic addition reaction like
aldehydes or ketones. Why?
(c) Identify the compounds A, B and C in the following
reaction.

(d) Complete the following reaction sequence.

33 Answer the following: 5

(a) Why are all copper halides known except that copper
iodide?
(b) What is the effect of pH on dichromate ion solution?
(c) Which of the following cations are coloured in
aqueous solutions and why?
Sc3+, V3+, Ti4+, Mn2+.
(d) What is Lanthanoid contraction? What are its two 5
consequences?
OR
(a)Write the formula of an oxo-anion of Chromium (Cr) in
which it shows the oxidation state equal to its group
number.
(b)Assign reasons for the following :
(i) Copper (I) ion is not known in aqueous solution.
(ii) Actinoids exhibit greater range of oxidation states
than lanthanoids.
(iii) Cr2+ is reducing in nature while with the same d-
orbital configuration (d4) Mn3+ is an oxidising agent.
(c) Complete the following chemical equations and
balance:
MnO4-1 (aq) + S2O32- (aq) + H2O (l) → ?