SHAHEED RAJPAL D.A.V.

PUBLIC SCHOOL
PRE BOARD EXAM (2019-20)
CHEMISTRY (SET - A)
TIME: 3 Hrs. Class: XII M.M.: 70

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 All questions are compulsory
 Q.No. 1-20 are of 1 Mark each
 Q.No. 21-27 are of 2 Marks each
 Q. No. 28-34 are of 3 Marks each
 Q.No. 35-37 are of 5 Marks each
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1. Which of the following is value of ‘i’ for K2SO4 if it is 95% ionised? 

(a) 3 (b) 2.90 (c) 2.95 (d) 3.05
2. Which of the following is not characteristic of ideal solution?
(a) ∆Hmix = 0
(b) ∆Vmix = 0 
(c) force of attraction between A−¿A = B−¿ B = A−¿B
(d) they cannot be separated by fractional distillation 

Note: In the following questions two or more options may be correct. (Q.3 to Q.5)
3. Non-ideal solutions showing negative deviations:
(a) Acetone + Chloroform
(b) Acetic acid and pyridine
(c) Chloroform and CCl4
(d) CCl4 + Toluene
4. Which of the following relations are not correct? 

5. Which of the following plots are not correct? 

Note: In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is

given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices. (Q.6 and Q.7) 
(a) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion. 
(b) Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement. 
(e) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of
assertion. 

6. Assertion: An ordinary filter paper impregnated with colloid solution stops the flow of
colloidal panicles. 
Reason: Pore size of the filter paper becomes more than the size of colloidal particles. 
7. Assertion: [Co(NH3)5Br]SO4 and [Co(NH3)5SO4]Br are ionisation isomers. 
Reason: First one will give white ppt. with BaCl 2 and second one will give yellow ppt. with
AgNO3. 
8. The formula of potassium trioxalato chromate(III) is _______________________
9. ____________ is complex compound of _______________acts as oxygen carrier in our body.
10. ______________and _____________________ are monomers of Buna-N. 
11. [Ti(H20)4)]4+ is coloured because it does not have _____________________electrons. 
12. Mn2+ is most paramagnetic in 3d series because presence of unpaired electrons, its magnetic
moment is 5.82 RM. 
13. PHBV and Nylon-2-Nylon-6 are biodegradable polymers. [True/False] 
14. Nylon > Polythene > Neoprene is order of force of attraction. [True/False] 
15. Match the following. Column

16. What is the effect of temperature on physisorption?

17. What is the role of iodine in purification of zirconium?
18. What will happen if pressure on solution side is more than osmotic pressure, when solvent
and solution are separated by semipermeable membrane? 
OR
What is anoxia?
19. What are the products of hydrolysis of lactose?
20. Write the structure of o-hydroxy benzaldehyde.
OR
What happens when benzaldehyde reacts with acetaldehyde in presence of alkali? Write
chemical reaction. 
21. Name the chief ore of silver. Give chemical equations for the extraction of silver from this
ore. 
22. (a) Why is bithional added to soap? 
(b) Among the following, which one acts as a food preservative:
Aspartame, Aspirin, Sodium benzoate, Paracetamol 
23. What are ambident nucleophiles? Explain with the help of example.
24. Urea forms an ideal solution in water. Determine the vapour pressure of an aqueous solution
containing 10% by mass at 40 °C.
[Vapour pressure of water at 40 °C = 55.3 mm of Hg, Molecular weight of urea = 60 g mol -1]

25. Write reactions at cathode and anode while discharging in a lead storage battery. 
OR
Give four differences between electrolytic and electrochemical cells. 

26. Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds 

(i) CH2=CH −¿CH2Br (ii) (CC13)3CCl

27. (a) What is scientific cause for feeling depression? 

(b) Name any two wide spectrum antibiotics. 
OR
Give reason for the following: 
(i) Aspirin is used in prevention of heart attacks. 
(ii) Metal hydroxides are better antacids than NaHCO3. 

28. Silver is electro deposited on a metallic vessel of total surface area 900 cm 2 by passing a
current of 0.5 amp for 2 hours. Calculate the thickness of silver deposited. 
[Given: Density of silver = 10.5 g cm-3, atomic mass of silver = 108 u, F = 96500 C mol -1] 
OR
+
What is pH of the half cell, Pt, H2(g)/H if EH+/H2 = - 0.20 V
29. (i) What is meant by shape-selective catalysis?
(ii) Why is sky blue in colour?
(iii) State Hardy-Schulze rule.

30. (a) Write the reactions of glucose with

(i) Hydroxyl amine (ii) HI
(b) What are reducing sugars? Give one example. 

31 . (a) Write steps and conditions involved in the conversion of

(i) Aniline to benzoic acid
(ii) Acetic acid to methyl amine 
(b) Why are aromatic amines weaker bases than aliphatic amines? 
OR

Complete the following: 

32 (a) Why are phenols more acidic than alcohols?

(b) Complete the following reactions:

OR
(a) An alcohol ‘A’ of molecular formula C5H11OH on dehydration gives an alkene ‘B’ which on
oxidation gives CH3COCH3 and CH3COOH. Identify ‘A’ and ‘B’ and write the reactions
involved. Write two possible structures of ‘A’. 

b)

33. Write short notes on:

(i) Clemmensen Reduction
(ii) Rosenmund Reaction
(iii) Cross aldol condensation. 

34. Two moles of organic compound ‘A’, on treatment with a strong base gives two compounds
‘B’ and ‘C’. Compound ‘B’ on dehydrogenation with Cu gives ‘A’ while acidification of ‘C‘
yields carboxylic acid ‘D‘ having molecular formula CH2O2Identify ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ and
write chemical reactions involved. 

OR
 Complete the following reactions: 

H+

35. (a) For a reaction A B, the rate of reaction becomes 27 times when the concentration is
increased three times. What is the order of reaction? 
(b) The reaction 2NO2 + F2 2NO2F involves the following steps: 

Write rate law. Calculate the overall order of reaction. Which step is rate determining step? 
(c) Why does reaction rate depend upon temperature? Explain.

OR

(a) How does catalyst affect the rate of reaction? Explain.

(b) Time required for a particular reaction to be half completed is 693 seconds. Calculate time
required for 90% completion of this reaction.
(c) What is meant by Pseudo first order reaction?

36. (a) Why is I2 more soluble in KI solution than H2O?

(b) Why are halogens coloured?
(c) Why is HI more acidic than HCl?
(d) OF6 does not exist, why?
(e) Draw the structure of XeO3.
OR
Complete the following equations:

37. (a) Which of the following will be colourless and why?

Cu2+, Sc3+, V2+, Ni2+
(b) Which d-block elements are not considered as transition metals and why? 
(c) ‘Cr’ is hard metal with high melting point, whereas zinc has low melting point. Why? 
(d) CrO3 is acidic, whereas CrO is basic. Why? 
(e) Which 3d series element shows maximum number of oxidation state and why? 

OR

(a) How will you prepare potassium dichromate from chromite ore?  Write chemical reactions
involved.
(b) Complete the following: 

 
 SHAHEED RAJPAL D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL
PRE BOARD EXAM (2019-20)
CHEMISTRY (SET - B)
TIME: 3 Hrs. Class: XII M.M.: 70

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 All questions are compulsory
 Q.No. 1-20 are of 1 Mark each
 Q.No. 21-27 are of 2 Marks each
 Q. No. 28-34 are of 3 Marks each
 Q.No. 35-37 are of 5 Marks each
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1. ‘Impurities are more soluble in melt than pure metal’ is basic principle of which of the
following process:
(a) Liquation
(b) Zone refining
(c) Froth floatation process 
(d) Van Arkel method 
2. Tin is purified by 
(a) Distillation 
(b) Liquation
(c) Electrolytic refining 
(d) Vapour phase refining
3. Native gold is leached by potassium cyanide in presence of O2 and H20 to form which
of the following complex: 
(a) K2[Au(CN)2]
(b) K2[Au(CN)4]
(c) K[Au(CN)2]
(d) K3[AU(CN)4] 

Note: In the following questions two or more options may be correct. (Q.4 to Q.6) 
4. A colloidal solution is prepared by adding NaOH slowly to excess of AlCl3 solution, the sol is
represented by 
(a) Al(OH)3/Al3+
(b) Al(OH)3 
(c) Al(OH)3/OH-
(d) Al2O3xH2O/Al3+  

5. Deltas are formed when

(a) River water meets sea water, the electrolytes present in sea water coagulate the colloidal
solution of clay resulting in formation of delta. 
(b) Electrolyte help in neutralisation of charge on colloidal solution which leads to
coagulation. 
(c) River water coagulates sea water. 
(d) Mud get deposited in river water for a long time.
6. Soaps and detergents are 
(a) Multimolecular colloids 
(b) Associated colloids in high concentration 
(c) Electrolytes in low concentration 
(d) Macromole
7. The aquatic species are more comfortable in______ water because dissolved oxygen is________.
8. When we place blood cell in saline water, cell ____________because___________. 
9. The solution formed by mixing ‘A’ and ‘B’ becomes warm, the types of deviation shown
is_________ , because force of attraction between ‘A’ and ‘B’ is____________. 
10. [CO(NH3)5ONO]Cl2 shows linkage isomerism because -NO2 ambidentate ligand.
(True/False)
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11. On the basis of crystal field theory, the electronic configuration of d ion if ∆ o < P is
t2g3eg1 (True/False)
Note: In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is
given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices. (Q.12 and Q.13) 
(a) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of
assertion. 
(b) Assertion and reason both are wrong statements. 
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong statement. 
(d) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement. 
(e) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct
explanation of assertion. 
12. Assertion: [Fe(CN)6]3– has d2sp3 hybridisation and paramagnetic in nature. 
Reason: CN- is weak field ligand. 
13. Assertion: Nylon 6, 6 > polythene > Buna-S is order of force of attraction. 
Reason: Fibres have strong forces of attraction than thermoplastics and elastomers
have weak intermolecular forces of attraction. 
14. Match the following: 

15. Match the following;

Polymer Type
a) PVC i) Polyester
b) Glyptal ii) Thermoplastic
16. The following figure shows the variation of adsorption of N2 on charcoal versus
pressure at constant temperature T1. Name the type of adsorption and name the
type of the graph. 

17. Draw the structure of noble gas compound which is isostructural with ClO 3-. 
OR
What happens when uranium reacts with CIF3? Write chemical equation. 
18. Why do tetrahedral complexes have high spin?
19. H2S acts as only reducing agent, why?
20. Name the process used to convert aromatic primary amine to diazonium salt. 
OR
Acompound ‘X’ C6H7N on nitration gives three products. Identify ‘X’ and write all the
three products.

21. State Raoult’s law for non-volatile solute. How can we calculate molar mass of solute? 
22. Explain how rusting of iron is envisaged as setting up of an electrochemical cell.
OR
A galvanic cell has capacity of doing useful work 212.27 kJ mol -1. 
If n = 2 and F = 96500 C mol-1, what will be emf of cell? 
23. For a reaction 2O3 (g) ⇌ 3O2 (g), the reaction proceeds in the following way:
i) O3 ⇌ O2 + [O] (fast)
ii) [O] + O3 ⇌ 2O2 (slow)
Derive the rate law.
24. (a) What is tincture of iodine? Write one of its use.
(b) Name the detergent used in toothpaste. 
25. The solution of K4[Fe(CN)6] is 50% dissociated at 300 K. Calculate the van’t Hoff
factor and osmotic pressure of decimolar solution. [R = 0.083 L bar K -1 mol-1] 
26. Classify the following into bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics:
 Penicillin, Erythromycin, Ofloxacin, Tetracycline.
27. Draw the structure of the following compounds:
(i) H2S2O8 (ii) XeF4
OR
(i) Which poisonous gas is evolved when carbon monoxide reacts with chlorine gas?
Write the chemical equation. 
(ii) Write the formula of the first noble gas compound prepared by N. Bartlet. 
What inspired N. Bartlet to prepare this compound? 

28. Write the Nernst equation and calculate the emf of the cell at 298 K 
Mg(S) | Mg2+ (0.1 M) II Ag+ (0.01 M) l Ag (S) 
(Given; Eocell = 3.17 V). How does Ecell vary with the concentration of Mg2+ and Ag+ ions? 

29. Account for the following:

(i) Bond angle in H20 is greater than H2S.
(ii) Reducing character decreases from SO2 to TeO2.
(iii) HClO4 is stronger acid than HClO. 

30. (a) The C-Cl bond length in chlorobenzene is shorter than CH3Cl, why?
(b) Arrange the following halides in the order of increasing SN 2 reactivity:
CH3Cl‚ CH3Br, CH3CH2Cl, (CH3)2CHCl
(c) Write the IUPAC name of the following. 

31. An organic compound X having molecular formula C4H8O gave orange red precipitate with 2, 4–
DNP reagent. It does not reduce Tollen’s reagent but gives yellow precipitate of iodoform on heating
with NaOI. Compound X on reduction with LiAlH4 gave compound Y, which undergoes degradation
reaction on heating with concentrated H2SO4 to give Z. Identify X, Y and Z. Write the equations.
OR
How will you distinguish between the following by suitable chemical tests.
(i) Ethanal and propanal
(ii) Phenol and Benzoic acid
(iii) Benzaldehyde and Acetophenone.

32. Account for the following:

(i) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
(ii) Ethyl amine is soluble in water, whereas aniline is not.
(iii) pKb of methyl amine is less than that of aniline.

33. (a) Draw the structures of the following derivatives:

(i) Cyclo propanonoxime
(ii) Semicarbazone of CH3CHO.
(b) Give a chemical test to distinguish between benzoic acid and ethyl benzoate.

OR
How will you convert ethanal into the following compounds? Give the chemical
equation involved.
34. (i) Write the zwitter ion of glycine.
(ii) Write the structure of product obtained when glucose is oxidised with nitric acid.
(iii) What happens to the water present in an egg, alter boiling?
OR
(i) Mention the biological importance of insulin.
(ii) Write the structural and functional difference between RNA and DNA.

35. (a) Write the mechanism of dehydration of ethanol to form ethene at 443 K.
(b) How will you convert the following:
(i) Aniline to phenol
(ii) Prop-l-ene to propan-l-ol
(iii) Anisole to 2-methoxy toluene? 
OR
(a) What happens when:
(i) Ethanol is treated with Cu at 573 K?
(ii) Phenol is treated with CH3COCI in presence of anhydrous AlCl3?
(iii) Ethyl chloride is treated with NaOCH 3? 
(b) Distinguish between the following compounds by suitable chemical test: 
(i) Phenol and Benzyl alcohol
(ii) Ethanol and methanol. 

36. (a) A blackish brown solid (A) when fused with alkali metal hydroxide in presence of
air, produces a dark green coloured compound (B), which on electrolytic
oxidation in alkaline medium, gives a purple coloured compound ‘C’. Identify ‘A’,
‘B’ and ‘C’ and write the reactions involved. What happens when an acidic
solution of green coloured compound is allowed to stand for some time? 

(b) (i) Calculate the spin magnetic moment of M2+ (aq) ion (Z = 27).
(ii) Cr is typically hard metal, whereas Hg is liquid metal. Why?
OR
Account for the following: 
(a) Though Cr2+ and Mn3+ both have d4 configuration, yet Cr2+ is a reducing
agent, whereas Mn3+ is an oxidizing agent. 
(b) Mn(II) compounds are more stable than Fe(II) compounds towards oxidation to
their +3 oxidation state. 
(c) The colour of K2Cr207 solution depends upon pH of the solution. 
(d) Actinoid contraction from element to element is greater than lanthanoid
contraction. 
(e) TiCl3 acts as a good reducing agent. 

37. (a) (i) A reaction is 50% complete in 2 hours and 75% complete in 4 hours. What is
the order of reaction? 

(ii) Why does boiling of an egg or cooking rice in an open vessel takes more
time at hill stations? 

(iii) The activation energy of a reaction is zero. Will the rate constant depend
upon temperature? Explain.
(b) A reaction is first order in ‘A’ and second order in ‘B’. Write the differential rate
equation and calculate how the rate is effected when 
(i) Concentration of ‘B’ is tripled?
(ii) Concentration of both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are doubled? 
OR
(a) Define the following:
(i) Rate constant (ii) Collison frequency 
(b) The rate constant for the first order reaction increases from 4 X 10 -2 to 24 x 10-2,
when temperature changes from 300 K to 350 K. Calculate activation  energy.
[Given; log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021, log 6 = 0.7782]