Class XII Session 2024-25

Subject - Chemistry
Sample Question Paper - 10

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully.

1. There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.

2. SECTION A consists of 16 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.

3. SECTION B consists of 5 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.

4. SECTION C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.

5. SECTION D consists of 2 case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.

6. SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.

7. All questions are compulsory.

8. Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

Section A
1. Chlorobenzene is formed by the reaction of chlorine with benzene in the presence of AlCl3. Which of the [1]
following species attacks the benzene ring in this reaction?

a) AlCl3 b) [AlCl4]–

c) Cl+ d) Cl-

2. Which of the following reactions of glucose can be explained only by its cyclic structure? [1]

a) Glucose is oxidised by nitric acid to b) Pentaacetate of glucose does not react with
gluconic acid. hydroxylamine.

c) Glucose reacts with hydroxylamine to form d) Glucose forms pentaacetate.

an oxime.
3. CH3CONH2 on reaction with NaOH and Br2 in alcoholic medium gives: [1]

a) CH3NH2 b) CH3CH2NH2

c) CH3COONa d) CH3CH2Br

4. The compound which forms acetaldehyde when heated with dilute NaOH is: [1]

a) 1, 2 dichloroethane b) 1, 1, 1 trichloroethane

c) 1 chloroethane d) 1, 1 dichloroethane
5. The reaction A → B is a second order process when the initial concentration of A is 0.50 M, the half life is 8.0 [1]
minutes. What is the half life if the initial concentration of A is 0.10 M?

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 a) 40.0 minutes b) 1.6 minutes

c) 8.0 minutes d) 16.0 minutes

6. Match the items given in column I with that in column II: [1]

Column I Column II

(a) Urea (i) i < 1

(b) FeCl3 (ii) i = 1

(c) Benzoic acid in Benzene (iii) i = 2

(d) MgSO4 (iv) i = 4

a) (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv) b) (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i)

c) (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv) d) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii)
7. Which is the correct IUPAC name for C H 3 − CH − C H2 − Br ? [1]
|

C2 H5

a) 1-Bromo-2-ethyl-2-methylethane b) 1-Bromo-2-methylbutane

c) 2-Methyl-1-bromobutane d) 1-Bromo-2-ethylpropane
8. Silver ornaments turn black by the presence of which gas in the atmosphere? [1]

a) H2S b) O2

c) Cl2 d) N2

9. The following experimental rate data were obtained for a reaction carried out at 25oC: [1]

A(g) + B(g) → C(g) + D(g)

Initial [A(g)]/mol dm-3 Initial [B(g)]/mol dm-3 Initial rate/mol dm-3s-1

3.0 × 10-2 2.0 × 10-2 1.89 × 10-4

3.0 × 10-2 4.0 × 10-2 1.89 × 10-4

6.0 × 10-2 4.0 × 10-2 7.56 × 10-4

What are the orders with respect to A(g) and B(g)?

a) Order with respect to A(g) - Second b) Order with respect to A(g) - Zero

Order with respect to B(g) - First Order with respect to B(g) - Second

c) Order with respect to A(g) - First d) Order with respect to A(g) - Second

Order with respect to B(g) - Zero Order with respect to B(g) - Zero

10. The reduction of ethanenitrile with sodium and alcohol gives: [1]

a) 1-aminoethane b) Ethanamide

c) 1-aminopropane d) Ethanoic acid

11. Williamson's synthesis is used for the preparation of [1]

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 a) aldehydes b) ethers

c) alkyl halides d) alcohols

12. Aniline does not undergo Friedel – Crafts reaction because: [1]

a) Anilium ion deactivates any further reaction b) Aluminium chloride reacts with Aniline

c) All of these d) AlCl3 act as a catalyst

13. Assertion (A): Cellulose can be easily converted into fibres. [1]
Reason (R): Cotton contains about 90% cellulose.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. Assertion (A): Aldehydes and ketones show condensation reactions. [1]
Reason (R): The hydrogen atoms attached to α-carbon of aldehydes and ketones are reactive.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

15. Assertion (A): Ammonolysis of alkyl halides is not a suitable method for the preparation of pure primary [1]
amines.
Reason (R): Ammonolysis of alkyl halides yields mainly secondary amines.

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true,
and Reason (R) is not the correct but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion (A). explanation of the Assertion (A).

c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is
false. true.
16. Assertion (A): Dehydration of glycerol with KHSO4 gives acrolein. [1]
Reason (R): Acrolein is an α, β -unsaturated aldehyde.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
17. Name the type of isomerism when ambidentate ligands are attached to the central metal ion. Give two examples [2]
of ambidentate ligands.
18. Transition elements show high melting points. Why? [2]
19. Answer the following: [2]
(a) A reaction is 50% complete in 2 hours and 75% complete in 4 hours. What is the order of the [1]
reaction?
(b) For which type of reactions, order and molecularity have the same value? [1]
20. Based on solute-solvent interactions, arrange the following in order of increasing solubility in n-octane and [2]
explain. Cyclohexane, KCl, CH3OH, CH3CN.

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 OR
What happens when
i. a pressure greater than osmotic pressure is applied on the solution side separated from solvent by a
semipermeable membrane?
ii. acetone is added to pure ethanol?
21. Write the structures of A, B, C, D and E in the following reactions. [2]

Section C
22. Zinc rod is dipped in 0.1 M solution of ZnSO4 [3]
The salt is 95% dissociated at is dilution at 298 K . Calculate the electrode potential. Given:

E0(Zn2+/Zn) = -0.76
23. The following results have been obtained during the kinetic studies of the reaction. [3]
2A + B → C + D

Experiment [A]/mol L-1 [B]/mol L-1 Initial rate of formation of D/mol L-1 min-1

I 0.1 0.1 6.0 × 10-3

II 0.3 0.2 7.2 × 10-2

III 0.3 0.4 2.88 × 10-1

IV 0.4 0.1 2.40 × 10-2

Determine the rate law and the rate constant for the reaction.
24. Give structures of the products you would except when each of the following alcohols [3]
i. Butan-1-ol
ii. 2-Methylbutan-2-ol react with
a. HCl - ZnCl2

b. HBr and
c. SOCl2

OR
Explain how does the - OH group attached to a carbon of benzene ring activate it towards electrophilic substitution?
25. Draw structures of the following derivatives: [3]
i. 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazone of benzaldehyde
ii. Cyclopropanone oxime
iii. Acetaldehydedimethylacetal
26. Calculate the e.m.f at 25°c for the following cell: [3]
2+ 2+
N i(s)|N i (0.01M ) ||C u (0.1M ) |C u(s)

Given: E0Ni+2/Ni = - 0.25 V

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 0
E 2+
= +0.34V
Cu /C u

[1F = 96,500 Cmol-1]. Calculate the maximum work that can be accomplished by the operation of this cell
[3]
27. a. Out of and , which one is more reactive towards SN2 reaction and

why?

b. Out of and , which one is more reactive towards nucleophilic

substitution reaction and why?

c. Out of and , which one is optically active and why?

28. Calculate the emf of the following cell at 298 K. [3]

2Cr(s) + 3Fe2+(0.1M) → 2Cr3+(0.01M) + 3Fe(s)

Given, E o

cr
3+
/cr
=-0.74V, E
Fe
o
2+
/F e
= -0.44 V
Section D
29. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The unique behaviour of Cu, having a positive E° accounts for its inability to liberate H2 from acids. Only

oxidising acids (nitric and hot concentrated sulphuric) react with Cu, the acids being reduced. The stability of the
half-filled d sub-shell in Mn2+ and the completely filled d10 configuration in Zn2+ are related to their E° values,
whereas E° for Ni is related to the highest negative Δ hyd H°. An examination of the E
(M
o
3+
/M
2+
)
values the low

value for Sc reflects the stability of Sc3+ which has a noble gas configuration. The comparatively high value for
Mn shows that Mn2+(d5) is particularly stable, whereas a comparatively low value for Fe shows the extra

stability of Fe3+ (d5). The comparatively low value for V is related to the stability of V2+ (half-filled t2g level).

i. Why Zn has high value for M3+/M2+ Standard Electrode Potentials? (1)
ii. Transition metals, despite high E° oxidation, are poor reducing agents. Justify. (1)

iii. Why is Cr2+ reducing and Mn3+ oxidising when both Cr and Mn have d4 configuration? (2)
OR

Why Cu2+ is more stable than Cu+? (2)

30. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Vapour pressure of a liquid or a solution is the pressure exerted by the vapour in equilibrium with the liquid or
solution at a particular temperature. It depends upon the nature of the liquid and temperature. The non-volatile
solute in solution reduces the escaping tendency of the solvent molecules in the vapour phase because some of

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 the solute particles occupy the positions of the solvent molecules on the liquid surface. The relative lowering of
the vapour pressure of a solution containing a non-volatile solute is equal to the mole fraction of the solute in the
solution. This is also known as Raoult's law. However, for solutions of volatile solutes, the vapour pressure of a
component in a solution at a given temperature is equal to the mole fraction of that component in the solution
multiplied by the vapour pressure of that pure component. The solutions in which each component obeys
Raoult's law is called an ideal solution. For ideal solutions ΔH mixing and ΔVmixing are also zero. Practically no
solution is ideal. A non-ideal solution is that solution in which solute and solvent molecules interact with one
another with a different force than the forces of interaction between the molecules of the pure components.
There are two types of non-ideal solutions, showing positive deviations and negative deviations from ideal
behaviour. If for the two components A and B, the forces of interaction between A and B molecules are less than
the A-A and B-B interactions, the non-ideal solutions have positive deviations. On the other hand, if the forces
of interaction between A and B molecules are more than the A-A and B-B interactions, the non-ideal solutions
have negative deviations.
i. What is the mole fraction of A in solution obeying result's low if the vapour pressure of a pure liquid A is 40
mm of Hg at 300 K. The vapour pressure of this liquid in solution with liquid B is 32 mm of Hg? (1)
ii. Vapour pressure of a solution of heptane & octane is given by the equation: (1)
P(sol.)(mm Hg) = 35 + 65x, where x is the mole fraction of heptane. Calculate the vapour pressure of pure
octane. (2)
iii. What is the value of ΔVmixing and ΔHmixing for non-ideal solution showing negative deviation?
OR
Acetic acid + pyridine, the mixture is an example of which type of solution? (2)
Section E
31. Attempt any five of the following: [5]
(a) Which sugar is present in milk ? [1]
(b) Why must vitamin C be supplied regularly in diet? [1]
(c) What type of substance is phenylanine hydroxylate? Write its importance. [1]
(d) Define denaturation of protein. What is the effect of denaturation on the structure of protein? [1]
(e) Name the linkage connecting monosaccharide units in polysaccharides. [1]
(f) How do you explain the presence of all six carbon atoms in glucose in a straight chain? [1]
(g) Write the reactions showing the presence of following in the open structure of glucose: [1]
i. a carbonyl group
ii. chain with six carbon atoms

32. a. Amongst the following, the most stable complex is: [5]

i. [Fe(H2O)6]3+

ii. [Fe(NH3)6]3+

iii. [Fe(C2O4)3]3-

iv. [FeCl6]3+

b. What will be the correct order for the wavelength of absorption in the visible region for the following:

[Ni(NO2)6]4-, [Ni(NH3)6]2+, [Ni(H2O)6]2+

OR

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 FeSO4 solution mixed with (NH4)2SO4 solution in 1:1 molar ratio gives the test of Fe2+ ion but CuSO4 solution

mixed with aqueous ammonia in 1:4 molar ratio does not give the test of Cu2+ ion. Explain why?
33. State the reactions and reaction conditions for the following conversions : [5]
i. Benzene diazonium chloride to nitrobenzene.
ii. Aniline to benzene diazonium chloride.
iii. Ethylamine to methylamine.
OR
i. Tert-Butylamine cannot be prepared by the action of NH3 on tert-butyl bromic. Explain why?

ii. Suggest a convenient method for the preparation of tert-butylamine.

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