ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL , DHAULA KUAN

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2020-21)

CLASS: XII
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
TIME: 3 HRS. M.M = 70

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

(a) All questions are compulsory.

(b) Section A: Q.no. 1 to 20 are very short answer questions (objective type)
and carry 1mark each.
(c) Section B: Q.no. 21 to 27 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks
each.
(d) Section C: Q.no. 28 to 34 are long answer questions and carry 3 marks
each.
(e) Section D: Q.no. 35 to 37 are also long answer questions and carry 5
marks each.
(f) There is no overall choice. However one internal choice has been provided
in the questions of two, three and five marks weightage. You have to
attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(g) Use log tables if necessary, use of calculators is not allowed.

Section- A

Observe the graph shown in the figure between molar conductivity and
molar concentration and answer the questions 1 to 5 given below:

Q1. Which graph out of A and B represent weak electrolyte ?

Q2. What is the intercept on y axis for graph A called ?
Q3. Give mathematical equation representing the straight line.
Q4. What is the slope of straight line ?
Q5. What happens to molar conductivity of weak electrolyte on dilution and
why ?
Question number 6 to 10 are one word answers.

Q6. Write the unit of rate constant k for a Zero order reaction.

Q7. Draw the structure of o-Cresol.

Q8. Chlorobenzene gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate

solution.[True/False]

Q9. At same temperature, hydrogen is more soluble in water than helium.

Which of them will have higher value of KH ?

Q10. Write the IUPAC name of Resorcinol.

Question number 11 to 15 are multiple choice questions.

Q11. Iodoform test is not given by

a. Hexan-2-one b. Hexan-3-one
c. Ethanol d.Ethanal

Q12. Which of the following has highest dipole moment :

a. CH3F b. CH3Cl
c. CH3Br d. CH3I

Q13. Which one of the following give one monochloro derivative:

a. n-Hexane b. 2-Methylpentane
c. 2,3-Dimethylpentane d. Neopentane

Q14. The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to
a. Schottky defect b. Frenkel defect
c. F-centre d. Impurity defect

Q15. Bleaching action of SO2 is due to

a. oxidation b. reduction
c. acidic nature d. hydrolysis

For Question number 16 to 20, two statements are given-one labelled

Assertion(A) and other labelled Reason(R). Select the correct answers to
these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) as given below:
 (a) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is the correct
explanation of assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are correct but reason is not the correct
explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is the wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is wrong but reason is the correct statement.
(e) Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.

Q16. Assertion : Non- polar molecular solids have higher melting point
than polar molecular solids.
Reason : Non -polar molecular solids have weak London or
dispersion forces between their molecules while polar molecular solids
have strong dipole- dipole forces between their molecules.

Q17. Assertion : Frenkel and Schottky defects are stoichiometric defects.

Reason : Both defects change the density of crystal.

Q18. Assertion : Sodium chloride is used to clear snow on the roads.

Reason : Sodium chloride depresses the freezing point of water.

Q19. Assertion : Addition of Br2 to but-1-ene gives two optical isomers.

Reason : The product contains one asymmetric carbon atom.

Q20. Assertion : F2 has low reactivity.

Reason : F-F bond has low bond dissociation enthalpy.

Section- B

Q21. Write one application of each :

a) Henry’s law
b) Reverse osmosis
OR
One litre of water under a nitrogen pressure of 1 atm dissolves 0.02g of
nitrogen at 293 K. Calculate Henry’s law constant.

Q22. A solid is formed by two elements X and Y. Atoms of X are in fcc

arrangement and Y atoms occupy all the octahedral sites and alternate
tetrahedral sites. What is the formula of compound ?
Q23. The resistance of a conductivity cell containing 0.001 M KCl solution at
298K is 1500 Ω. What is the cell constant if the conductivity of 0.001 M KCl
solution at 298 K is 0.145 x 10-3 Scm-1 ?

Q24. Zinc rod is dipped in 0.1 M solution of ZnSO4. The salt is 80% dissociated
at this dilution at 298 K. Calculate the electrode potential of this half cell.
Given: Eo (Zn2+/Zn) = -0.76 V, log 2 = 0.3010, log 10 = 1

Q25. For a reaction A + B → P, the rate is given by

Rate = k[A]1/2[B]2
(i) How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of B is
doubled.
(ii) Can this reaction be an elementary reaction? Explain.

Q26. Account for the following:

(i) Grignard reagent should be prepared under anhydrous conditions.
(ii) Haloarenes are less reactive than haloalkanes towards nucleophilic
substitution reaction.

Q27. Draw the structures of:

(i) XeF4 (ii) H2S2O7

Section- C

Q28. a) Why some of the very old glass objects appears slightly milky instead
of being transparent ?
b) An element with density 10 g/cm-3 forms a cubic unit cell with edge
length of 3 x 10-8 cm. What is the nature of cubic unit cell if the atomic mass
of the element is 81 g/mol ? (NA = 6.022 x 1023)

Q29. a) Two liquids A and B on mixing produces a warm solution. What type
of deviation from Raoult’s law is there ?
b) A solution prepared by dissolving 1.25g of oil of winter green( methyl
salicylate) in 100g of benzene has a boiling point of 80.31OC. Determine the
molar mass of this compound.
( B.pt of pure benzene = 80.10 OC & Kb for benzene = 2.53 OC kg mol-1 )

Q30. a) What is pseudo first order reaction? Give an example.

b) For a first order, show that time required for 75% completion is twice
the time required for the completion of 50% reaction.
Q31. Dinitrogen pentoxide decomposes at 475 K as:
N2O5(g) → N2O4(g) + ½ O2(g)
If the initial pressure is 125mm Hg and after 30 minutes of the reaction,
the total pressure of the gaseous mixture is 148 mm Hg, calculate the
average rate of reaction in terms of atm min-1. (1 atm = 760 mm Hg)

Q32. a) Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their boiling

points:
Pentan-1-ol, Butan-1-ol, Butan-2-ol, Butane.
b) Write the mechanism for acid catalysed hydration of ethene to ethanol.

Q33. (a) Write the structure of the products of following reaction:

𝑵𝒂𝑩𝑯𝟒
CH3CH2CH(CH3)CHO >
(b) Write the equation for the preparation of
(i) (CH3)2CHCH2OH by the reaction of a suitable Grignard reagent on
methanal.
(ii) Phenol from cumene

Q34. Give reasons for the following:

(i) O-O single bond is weaker than S-S single bond.
(ii) Tendency to show -3 oxidation state decreases from nitrogen(N) to
bismuth (Bi).
(iii) Interhalogen compounds are more reactive than pure halogens.

OR

Arrange the following in decreasing order of the property mentioned:

(i) Br2, Cl2, F2, I2 (bond dissociation enthalpy)
(ii) H2O, H2S, H2Se, H2Te (bond angle)
(iii) HClO, HClO2, HClO3, HClO4 ( acidic character)

Section- D

Q35. a) Define the following terms:

(i) Molarity
(ii) Molal elevation constant
b) A solution containing 15 g urea( molar mass = 60 g/mol) per litre of
solution in water has the same osmotic pressure as a solution of glucose
(molar mass of glucose = 180 g/mol) in water. Calculate the mass of glucose
present in one litre of its solution.

Q36. a) Among the hydrides of group 15 elements, which have the

(i) lowest boiling point
(ii) maximum basic character
b) Complete the following reactions:
(i) Zn + HNO3(dil) →
(ii) Br2 + NaI →
(iii) S + H2SO4 →

Q37. a) How would you convert the following:

(i) Prop-1-ene to 1-Fluoropropane
(ii) Chlorobenzene to 2- chlorotoluene
b) Write the main product when
(i) n-Butyl chloride is treated with alcholic KOH.
(ii) 2,4,6-trinitrochlorobenzene is subjected to hydrolysis.
(iii) Methyl chloride is treated with AgCN.

OR

a) Write the chemical equation for Finkelstein reaction.

b) Arrange the four isomeric Bromobutanes in increasing order of SN2
reactivity.
c) A hydrocarbon ‘A’ (C4H8) is added with HBr in accordance with
Markovnikov’s rule to give compound ‘B’ which on hydrolysis with aqueous
alkali forms tertiary alcohol ‘C’ (C4H10O). Identify A,B and C and write the
equations involved.