UNIT TEST -4

CLASS-XII
SUB.- CHEMISTRY
TIME:01:30 Hrs MM:40
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Q.1 What is coordination number ? 1
Q.2 How many ions are produced from the complex: [Co(NH 3)6]Cl2 ? 1

Q.3 How many donor atoms are present in EDTA ligand? 1

Q.4 Give IUPAC nomenclature of the following complexes: 3

i) [Co(NH3)5(SO4)]Cl ii)[CoCl2(en)2]Cl iii) K4[Fe(CN) 6]

Q.5 On the basis of VBT predict hybridisation, the shape and the magnetic behaviour of
the following complexes: 3
(i) [Co(en)3]Cl3 (ii) K2[Ni(CN)4] (iii)[Fe(CN)6]3-
Q.6 Explain the following terms giving a suitable example. 3
(a) Coordination entity
(b) Denticity of a ligand
(c) Crystal field splitting in an octahedral field
Q.7 (a) Why is crystal field splitting in tetrahedral field opposite to octahedral field? 2
(b) Give one limitation of crystal field theory.
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Q.8 What is the oxidation number of cobalt in K[Co(CN) 4] ? 1

Q.9 What is meant by chelate effect? Give an example. 2

Q.10 Alkyl halides, though polar, are immiscible with water. Why ? 1

Q.11 p-Dichlorbenzene has higher melting point than those of o- and m- isomers.
Discuss. 2

Q.12 The treatment of alkyl chlorides with aq KOH leads to the formation of alcohols but
in presence of alcoholic KOH, alkenes are the major products. Explain. 2
Q.13 Explain why : Haloalkanes undego nucleophilic substitutions whereas Haloarenes
undegoes electrophilic substitutions. 2
Q.14 Write the equations for the preparation of 1-iodobutane from 3
(i) 1-butanol (ii) 1-chlorobutane (iii) but-1-ene.
Q.15 Explain why 2
(i) the dipole moment of chlorobenzene is lower than that of cyclohexyl chloride?
(ii) Grignard reagents should be prepared under anhydrous conditions
Q.14 Identify A, B, C, D, E, R, R¹ in the following :    
Dry ether H2O 5
(i) Br + Mg A B

  Dry ether    D2O

(ii) R — Br + Mg C CH3 — CH — CH3
D
CH3 CH3
 |  | Na/ether Mg H 2O
(iii) CH3 — C — C — CH3 R¹X D E
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CH3 CH3
Q.15 How the following conversions can be carried out? 3
(i) Propene to propan-1-ol
(ii) Ethanol to but-1-yne
(iii) 1-Bromopropane to 2-bromopropane

Q.16 Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds: 3

(a) Tetraammineaquachloridocobalt(III) chloride
(b) Potassium tetrahydroxidozincate(II)
(c) Potassium trioxalatoaluminate(III)