Subject: - Chemistry Standard: - 12th

2nd sample paper 201112

Time: - 3 hrs. Max. Marks: - 70

General Instructions: (i) (ii) All questions are compulsory. Question number 1 to 8 are very short answer questions, carrying 1 mark each. Answer these in one word or about one sentence each. (iii) Question number 9 to 18 are short-answer questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer these in about 30 words each. (iv) Question number 19 to 27 are also short answer questions of 3 marks each. Answer these in about 40 words each. (v) Question number 28 to 30 are long answer questions 5marks each. Answer in about 70 words each. (vi) Use Log Table, if necessary. Use of calculators is not permitted.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

On heating crystals of KCl in potassium vapours, the crsytal start exhibiting a violet colour, why? What is meant by critical micellisation concentration? Why is zinc not extracted from zinc oxide through reduction using CO? With what neutral molecule is ClO isoelectronic? Is that molecule a Lewis base? Write IUPAC name of the following

6. 7.

Write the structural formula and IUPAC name of methyl tert-butyl ether. In increasing order of basic strength: a. Aniline, p-nitroaniline and p-toluidine. b. C6H5NH2, C6H5NHCH3, C6H5CH2NH2

8. 9.

Write the equation for the preparation of Nylon6. Predict the products of electrolysis of the following: a. An aqueous electrodes. solution of AgNO3 with silver

b. An aqueous solution of AgNO3 with platinum electrodes. c. A dilute aqueous solution of H2SO4 with platinum electrodes. d. An aqueous solution of cupric chloride with platinum electrodes. (Given E Ag +/ Ag = +0.80 V , E Cu
2+

/ Cu

= +0.34 V .)

OR Estimate the minimum potential difference needed to reduce Al2O3 at 500C. The free energy change for the decomposition reaction.

2 4 Al2O3 Al +O2 is G = +960 kJ ( F = 96,500 C mol 1 ) 3 3

10. A reaction is first order in A and second order in B. a. How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of B three times? b. How is the rate affected when concentration of both A and B is doubled? 11. Outline the principles of refining of metals by the following methods. a. Zone refining and b. Vapour phase refining 12. Complete the following chemical reaction equations: a. Fe3+ + SO2 + H 2O b. XeF6 + SbF5 13. Complete the following chemical reaction equations:
2 a. MnO 4 + C2O 4 + H +

2 + Sn 2 + + H + b. Cr2O 7

14. Write the mechanism of the following reaction: a. (CH 3 )3 CBr +OH (CH 3 )3 COH + Br b.
CH 3 Cl +OH CH 3 OH +Cl

15. How the following coversions can be carried out? a. Propanone to propane. b. Benzene to 4-bromo nitrobenene. OR
Write the products of the following reactions:

a.

b.

16. Differentiate between globular and fibrous proteins. 17. Define the following: a. Glycosidic linkage b. Oligosaccharides 18. Write the names and structures of the monomers of the following polymers: a. Buna N b. Dacron 19. The density of K Br is 2.75 g cm3. The length of edge of the unit cell is 654 pm. Predict the type of cubic lattice to which unit cell of KBr belongs.
( N A = 6.023 1023 mol 1, At. mass : K = 39, Br = 80)

20. Sucrose decomposes in acid solution into glucose and fructose according to the first order rate law with t =3.00 hours. What fraction of the sample of sucrose remains after 8 hours? 21. Explain the following observations: a. Lyophilic colloid is more stable than lyophobic colloid. b. Coagulation takes place when sodium chloride solution is added to a collodial solution of ferric hydroxide. 4

c. Sky appears blue in colour. 22. Write the Nernst equation and the e.m.f. of the following cell at 298 K:
Sn( s ) | Sn 2 + (0.050 M ) || H + (0.020M ) | H 2 ( g )(1bar ) | Pt ( s )
E Sn 2 + / Sn = 0.14 E H + / H 2 = 0

23. Explain the following observation: a. pKa value of acetic acid is higher than pKa value of chloroacetic acid. b. The boiling point of ethyl alcohol is higher than that of dimethyl ether. c. Hydrozones of aldehydes and ketones are not prepared in highly acidic medium. 24. a. What is crystal field splitting energy? How does the magnitude of
0

decide

the

actual

configuration of d-orbitals in a coordination entity? b. Explain with example: Ionisation isomerism OR Write down the IUPAC name for each of the following complexes and indicate the oxidation state, electronic configuration and coordination number. Also give stereochemistry and magnetic moment of the complex: a. K4[Mn(CN)6], b. [Co(NH3)5 Cl] Cl2

25. Describe the following substances with one suitable example of each type: a. Cationic detergents b. Broad spectrum antibiotics c. Anti histamines 26. Give example and suggest reasons for the following features of the transition metal chemistry: a. The lowest oxide of transition metal is basic, the highest is acidic. b. A transition mental exhibits higher oxidation states in oxides and fluorides. c. The highest oxidation state is exhibited in oxoanions of a metal. 27. Write short notes on the following: a. Gabriel phthalimide synthesis, b. Acetylation c. Gatterman's reaction 28. a. Give chemical test to distinguish between compounds in the following pair of substances: i. Pentan-2-ol and pentan-3-ol ii. Acetaldehyde and acetone b. An organic compound with molecular formula C9H10O forms 2, 4-DNP derivative, reduces Tollens' reagent and undergoes Cannizzaro reaction. On vigorous oxidation, it gives 1, 2benzenedicarboxylic acid. Identity the compound. OR a. Explain the mechanism of the following reactions: 6

Acid catalysed dehydration of an alcohol forming an alkene. ii. Acid catalysed hydration of an alkene forming an alcohol. b. How would you bring about the following conversions: i. Phenol to benzoquinone ii. Benzoic acid to benzaldehyde iii. Acetylene to acetaldehyde. 29. a. Arrange HClO4, HClO3, HClO2, HClO in order of i. acidic strength ii. oxidising power. Give reasons. b. Give reasons: i. NCl3 gets readily hydrolysed while NF3 does not ii. H2S acts only as a reducing agent by SO 2 acts both as a reducing agent as well as an oxidising agent. iii. Hydrogen fluoride is a weaker acid than hydrogen chloride in aqueous solution. OR a. Draw the structures of the following: i. BrF3, ii. H2S2O8 b. Give reasons: i. Nobel gases have very low boiling points. Why?

i.

Fluorine exhibits only 1 oxidation state whereas other halogens exhibit +1, +3, +5 and +7 oxidation states also. Explain. iii. H2S is less acidic than H2 Te. Why? 30. a. Define the following terms: i. Freezing point ii. Reverse osmosis b. Two elements A and B form compounds having molecular formula AB2 and AB4. When dissolved in 20 g of C6H6, 1 g of AB2 lowers the freezing point by 2.3 K, whereas 1.0 g of AB4 lowers it by 1.3 K. The molar depression constant for benzene is 5.1 K kg mol1. Calculate atomic mass of A and B. OR a. Define the following: i. Raoult's Law ii. Antifreeze b. The air a mixture of a number of gases. The major components are oxygen and nitrogen with approximate proportion of 20% is to 79% by volume at 298K. The water is in equilibrium with air at a pressure of 10 atm. At 298 K, if the Henry's law constants for oxygen and nitrogen are 3.30107 mm and 6.51107 mm respectively, calculate the composition of these gases in water.

ii.

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