NAME:______________________________________________SEC:___________ROLL NO.

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BURNPUR RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
BURNPUR- 713325(W.B)
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION : 2014 -2015
SUBJECT CHEMISTRY
TIME- 3 Hrs. Class XII Maximum marks -70
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 03 PRINTED PAGES
GENERAL INSTRUCTION:
1.All questions are compulsory.
2.Questions number 1 to 5 are very short answer questions and carry 1 mark each.
3.Questions number 6 to 10 are short-answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
4. Questions number 11 to 22 are also short-answer questions and carry 3 marks each.
5.Question number 23 is value based question and carry 4 marks.
6.Questions number 24 to 26 are long-answer questions and carry 5 marks each.
7. Use Log Table , if necessary.

1. Define unit cell and co-ordination number. (1)

2. State Raoult,s law in its general form in reference to solutions. (1)
3. Write the structure of 2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde. (1)
4. Write the IUPAC name of the following compound: (1)
CH3-C(CH3)2-CH(Cl)-CH3
5. Why is N2 less reactive at room temperature? (1)
6. . Complete the following reactions: (2)
(i) CH3CH2NH2 + CHCl3 + alc KOH -- +
(ii) C6H5N2 Cl + H2O---
7. Complete the following chemical equations: (2)
(i) - 2-
MnO4 ( aq) + S2O3 (aq) + H2O-- (ii) 2- 2+ +
Cr2O7 (aq) +Fe (aq) +H (aq)---
8.Compare the acidity of phenol with that of ethanol. (2)
OR
What is denatured alcohol? Explain.
9. What do you understand by Rate of reaction and Rate constant? (2)
10. What type of deviation is shown by a mixture of ethanol and acetone? (2)
Give reason.
11. Give reason for the following: (3)
(a) (CH3)3P=O exsist but (CH3)3N=O does not.
(b) Oxygen has less electron gain enthalpy with negative sign than sulphur.
(c) H3PO2 is a stronger reducing agent than H3PO3.
12. What is spectrochemical series? (1+2)
Draw a figure to show splitting of degenerated orbitals in an octahedral crystal field.
13. Define molar conductivity of a solution. (1+2)
Why on dilution the molar conductivity of CH3COOH increases drastically, while
that of CH3COONa increases gradually?
14. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s-1 .How much time will (3)
it take to reduce the initial concentration of the reactant to its 1/16 th value?

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 15. Copper crystallizes with f.c.c. unit cell . If the radius of copper atom is 127.8 pm , (3)
Calculate the density of copper metal.
(Atomic mass of copper=63.55 u and NA=6.O2X1023)
16. A solution prepared by dissolving 1.25 g of oil of winter green (methyl salicylate ) (3)
0
in 99 g of benzene has a boiling point 80.31 C . Determine the molar mass
of this compound .
( B.pt of pure benzene = 80.100C and Kb for benzene= 2.53OC kg mol-1)
17. Rearrange the following compounds in order of reactivity towords S N2 displacement: (3)
(a) 2-Bromo-2-methylbutane, 1-Bromopentane, 2-Bromopentane.
(b) 1-Bromo-3-methylbutane , 2-Bromo-2- methylbutane ,3-Bromo-2-methylbutane.
(c) 1-Bromobutane , 1-Bromo-2,2-dimethylpropane , 1-Bromo-2-methylbutane .
18.Give reason for the following: (3)
(a) Ethyl iodide undergoes SN2 reaction faster than ethyl bromide .
(b) (+) 2- Butanol is optically inactive .
(c) C-X bond length in halobenzene is smaller than C-X bond length in CH3-X.
19. State reasons for the following: (3)
(a) pKb value for aniline is more than that for methylamine.
(b) Primary amines have higher boiling points than tertiary amines.
(c) Ethylamine is soluble in water ,whereas aniline is not.
20 How would you account for the following: (3)
2+
(a) Cr is reducing in nature while with the same d-orbital configuration
(d4) Mn3+ is an oxidizing agent.
(b) In a transition series of metals, the metal which exhibits the greatest
number of oxidation states occurs in the middle of the series.
(c) Cu (I) is not stable in an aqueous solution .
21. For the complex [NiCl4]2- , write (3)
(a) the IUPAC name.
(b) the hybridization type.
(c) the shape of the complex and magnetic character.
(Atomic no. of Ni=28 )
OR
Explain with example: (2x1.5)
(a) ionisation isomerism and
(b) linkage isomerism
22. How would you obtain the following: (3)
(a) Benzoquinone from phenol
(b) 2-Methylpropan-2-ol from methylmagnesium bromide
(c) Propan-2-ol from propene
23. Rani,s mother always followed very traditional way of cooking , using copper (4)
utensils . Her daughter replaced all the kitchen utensils with Teflon coated
ones.
(a) In your opinion who is correct in the present life situation?
(b) What is the monomer of Teflon? What is its structure?
(c) Is Teflon homopolymer or co-polymer?Explain.
(d) What are the values involved?
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 24.(a) Illaustrate the following name reactions: (2+3)
(i) Cannizzaro,s reaction (ii) Clemmensen reduction
(b) How would you obtain the following:
(i) But-2-enal from ethanal.
(ii) Butanoic acid from butanol
(iii) Benzoic acid from ethylbenzene
OR
(a) Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following: (3+2)
(i) Benzoic acid and ethyl benzoate
(ii) Benzaldehyde and acetophenone
(iii) Pentan-2-one and Pentan-3- one
(b) Account for the following:
(i) Carboxylic acids do not show the nuclelophilic addition reactions.
(ii) Cl- CH2COOH is more acidic than CH3COOH.
25.(a)Explain Kohlrausch,s law of independent migration of ions. (2+3)
(b) Calculate the potential for half cell containing :
0.10 M K2Cr2O7 (aq) , 0.20 M Cr3+ (aq) and 10-4 M H+(aq)
The half cell reaction is :
Cr2O72-(aq)+ 14H+(aq)+ 6e---- 2Cr3+ (aq) + 7H2O ( Given, Eo=1.33V. )
OR
(a) Express the relation among cell constant, resistance of the solution
in the cell and conductivity of the solution.
How is molar conductivity of a solution related to its conductivity?
(b) The electrical resistance of a column of 0.05 M NaOH solution of
diameter 1 cm and length 50 cm is 5.55 x 10-3 ohm.
Calculate its resistivity, conductivity and molar conductivity.
26. (a) Draw the structures of: (2+3)
(i)XeF2 (II) BrF3
(b) Complete the following chemical equation:
(i) HgCl2 + PH3---
(ii) XeF4 + H2O---
(iii) C + H2SO4 --
OR
(a) What happens when
(i) chlorine gas is passed through a hot concentrated solution of
NaOH ?
(ii) sulphur dioxide gas is passed through an aqueous solution
of a Fe (III)salt ?
(b) Answer the following :
(i) What is the basicity of H3PO3 and why?
(ii) Why does fluorine not play the role of a central atom in
interhalogen compounds?
(iii) Why do noble gases have very low boiling points?
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