SAMPLE PAPER-01 (unsolved)

CHEMISTRY (Theory)
Class XII

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

a) All the questions are compulsory.

b) There are 26 questions in total.
c) Questions 1 to 5 are very short answer type questions and carry one mark each.
d) Questions 6 to 10 carry two marks each.
e) Questions 11 to 22 carry three marks each.
f) Questions 23 is value based question carrying four marks.
g) Questions 24 to 26 carry five marks each.
h) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question of
two marks, one question of three marks and all three questions in five marks each. You have
to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
i) Use of calculators is not permitted. However, you may use log tables if necessary.

1. Why is ferric chloride preferred over potassium chloride to stop bleeding from cuts?
2. The mole fraction of ethanol in its solution with methanol is 0.80. The vapour pressure of ethanol
at the temperature of the solution is 40mm of Hg. What is its vapour pressure in the solution, if
the solution is ideal?
3. Give the IUPAC name of the following compound CH3 CH2 CH2 O CH3.
4. Predict the shape of ClF3on the basis of VSEPR theory.
5. Give an account for the miscibility of ethoxyethane with water?
6. How is gold concentrated by chemical method? Explain.
7. Ethylene glycol (molar mass = 62 g mol-1 ) is a common automobile antifreeze. Calculate the
freezing point of a solution containing 12.4 g of this substance in 100g of water. Would it be
advisable to keep this substance in the car radiator during summer if Kr for water = 1.86K kg/
mol and Kb for water = 0.512 K kg/mol.
8.
a) What is the covalence of nitrogen in N2O5?
b) Explain why both N and Bi do not form pentahalides while phosphorus does.
Or
When conc. H2SO4 was added into an unknown salt present in attest tube, a brown gas A
was evolved. This gas intensified when copper turnings were also added into this test
tube. On cooling the gasA changed intoa colourless gas B.
(i) Identify the gas A and B
(ii) Write the equation for the reaction involved.

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9. Arrange the following in decreasing order of basic strength in the gas phase and justify your
answer.
C2H5NH2 , (C2H5)2NH2 , (C2H5)3N, NH3
10. Write the formula of major product formed in the following chemical reactions:
(a) CH3Br + alc. AgCN
(b) CH3CH2CH(Cl)CH3 + Na
(c) CH3CH2CH2CH(Br)CH3
(d) C 6 H 6 + Br2
Heat/UV-light

11. The vapour pressures of the pure liquid of Heptane and octane at 373 K are 105.2 Kpa and 46.8
Kpa respectively. If the solution contains 25g of Heptane and 28.5g of octane, then calculate
(i) Vapour pressure exerted by heptane
(ii) Vapour pressure exerted by solution
(iii) Mole fraction of octane in the vapour phase.
12. Write names of monomers of the following polymers and classify them as addition or
condensation polymers.
(a) Teflon
(b) Bakelite
(c) Natural Rubber.
13.
a) Give the electronic configuration of the d-orbitals of Ti in [Ti(H2O)6]3+ ion in an octahedral
crystal field.
b) Explain why this complex is coloured based on the distribution of electrons in the d-
orbitals.
c) How does the colour change on heating [Ti(H2O)6]3+ ion?
14. For the equation 2A+B A2B: If the rate = K(A)(B)2 with K =2.0 x 10-6 mol-2L2S-1. Calculate the
initial rate of the reaction when (A) = 0.1 mol L-1 and (B) = 0.2 mol L1. Calculate the rate of
reaction when (A) is reduced to 0.06 mol L-1.
15. What are the two classes of emulsions? Give one example of each. Explain two activities to
identify the type of a given emulsion.
Or
Describe the following features of surface catalysts by giving an example.
a) Activity
b) Selectivity
16. Explain:
(i) The presence of a base is needed in the ammonolysis of alkyl halides.
(ii) Aromatic primary amines cannot be prepared by Gabriel Phthaliminde synthesis.
(iii) Write the IUPAC name of: CH3 N (C2H5) CO CH3
17. Explain the following facts.
(a) Transition metals act as catalysts.
(b) Chromium group elements have the highest melting points in their respective series.
(c) Transition metals form coloured completes.

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18.
a) Give the IUPAC name of [Cr Cl2 (H2O)4]Cl.
b) Give the number of unpaired electrons in the following complex ions [FeF6]4 and [Fe
(CN)6]4
c) Name the isomerism exhibited by the following pair of coordination compounds
|Co(NH3)5Br| SO4 and |Co(NH3)5 SO4|Br
19.
a) If the half-life of a first order of reaction is 600s, what percentage of reactant is left after 30
min?
b) If the half-life of a first order reaction at 300K is 20 min and at 310K is 4min, then calculate
the activation energy.
20. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. The ten amino acids which the body cannot
synthesize are called essential amino acids and the remaining ten are called non-essential amino
acids. All amino acids exist as zwitter ions as each has a specific isoelectric point. Two, three or
many amino acids join together to form di, tri or poly peptides respectively.
a) Name the amino acid present in the protein that has both L and S configuration.
b) Which reagent determines the C-end in a polypeptide?
c) How an amino acid below its isoelectric point exists?
d) Name an acid that show salt-like character in aqueous solution.
21.
a) When a small amount of silica gel and anhydrous CaCl2 are placed separately in two corners
of a vessel containing water vapour, what phenomena will occur?
b) Which one of the following electrolyte is most effective in causing coagulation of Fe(OH)3
solution and why? Na2SO4 , AlCl3 , Na3PO4, TiO2
c) Explain the term tanning.
22.
a) Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs.
(i) Anisole and Cresol
(ii) Benzylalcohol and Isopropylalcohol.
b) Explain the fact that in phenolic ethers, the alkoxy group activities the Benzene ring
towards electrophilic substitution reaction.
23. Student X, Y and Z performed different experiment on electrolysis. Student X electrolyzed
1L of 1M aqueous solution of KMnO4 till after reduction; the final solution is 0.1M K2MnO4.
Student Y electrolyzed 0.5L of 2M Ni (NO3)2 solution by passing a current of 9.65 A for three
hours between nickel electrodes. Student Z electrolyzed NiSO4 solution by passing 12 A current
but the current efficiency was only 60%.
a) What will be the nickel deposited on the cathode per hour in the solution used by the
student Z?
b) What will be the molarity of the solution left after electrolysis used by student Y?
c) What will be the quantity of electricity used by the student X?
24. Give reasons for the following
a) PH3 has lower boiling point than NH3

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 b) Yellow P4 is less stable and more reactive than other allotropes.
c) AgCl is sparingly soluble in water but dissolves completely in NH4OH.
d) Nitrogen (II) Oxide undergoes dimerization.
e) PCl3 fumes in moist air.
Or
Answer the following
a) Why is ozone a powerful oxidizing agent?
b) Why ICl is more reactive than I2?
c) Name two poisonous gases that can be prepared using chlorine gas.
d) Why is fluorine a stronger oxidizing agent than chlorine?
e) Give two uses of Neon.
25.
a) Give reason:
(i) N2is less reactive at room temperature
(ii) O3 act as a powerful oxidizing agent
(iii) Helium is used in diving apparatus.
b) Give the structure of perchloric acid and N2O3.
Or
a) Give the balanced chemical equation for the following:
(i) A greenish yellow gas with pungent and suffocating odour reacts with hot and conc.NaOH.
(ii) Colourless gas with rotten fish smell which is used in Holmes signals reacts with CuSO4
b) Why does NO2demerise?
c) Although electron gain enthalpy of fluorine is less negative as compared to chlorine, F is stronger
oxidizing agent than chlorine why?
26. Give the balanced equations for:
a) Propanol with thionyl chloride.
b) Ethanol with iodine in presence of sodium hydroxide.
c) Toluene with chlorine in presence of ferric chloride.
d) Methanal with phenyl hydrazine.
e) Ketone with hydroxyl amine.
Or
a) What is Gabriel phthalimide synthesis?
b) Mention its use.
c) Give equation in support of your answer.
d) Convert toluene to m-bromotoulene.
e) How m-bromoaniline is formed from benzene.

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