XII SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY

QUESTION BANK FOR PRELIM EXAMINATION

SECTION A
Q.1 (Multiple Choice Questions) 1M
i Blood in human body is highly buffered at pH of
a) 7.4 b) 7.0 c) 6.9 d) 8.1

ii In crystal lattice formed by bcc unit cell the void volume is

a)68% b)74% c) 32% d) 26%

iii 96500 Coulombs corresponds to the charge on how many electrons?

(a) 1.6 × 10 19 (b) 6.022 × 1020 (c) 6.022 × 1023 (d) 6.022 × 10 24

iv SN1 reaction of alkyl halides lead to

(a) Retention of configuration (b) Racemerisation
(c) Inversion of configuration (d) None of these

v Which is strongest acid in the following:

(a) HClO4 (b) H2SO3 (c) H2SO4 (d) HClO3

vi Which of the following are d-block elements but not regarded as transistion
elements?
(a) Cu, Ag, Au (b) Zn, Cd, Hg
(c) Fe, Co, Ni (d) Ru, Rh, Pd

vii . Which of these statements about [CoF6]3- is true?

(a) It has 4 unpaired electron, high spin (b) No unpaired electron, high spin
(c) No unpaired electron, low spin (d) 4 unpaired electron, low spin

viii Aniline is less basic than ethylamine. This is due to

(a) Conjugation of lone pair of nitrogen with the ring (b) The insoluble nature of aniline
(c) More Kfc value of aniline (d) Hydrogen bonding

ix α-D (+) glucose and β-D (+) – glucose are

(a) Enantiomers (b) Geometrical isomers (c) Anomers (d) Epimers
x Which of the followingis ℽ-isomer of BHC ?
a) DDT b) lindane c) Chloroform d) chlorobenzene

xi A living cell contains a solution which is isotonic with 0.3 M sugar solution. What osmotic
pressure develops when the cell is placed in 0.1 M KCl solution at body temperature?
a. 5.08 atm b. 2.54 atm c. 4.92 atm d. 2.46 atm

xii Which of the following element does not show oxidation state of +4 ?
a) O b). S c) Se d) Te

xiii. Which of the following have d0 s0 configuration

a. Sc3 + b. Ti4+ c. V5+ d. all of the above

xiv Ethers reacts with cold and concentrated H2SO4 to form

a. oxonium salt b. alkene c. alkoxides d. alcohols

Q.2 Answer the following (Very short answer type question ) 1M

i How many atom present in bcc?
ii What is osmotic pressure ?
iii What is IUPAC name of Na3[Co(NO2)6] ?
iv What is swart reaction?
v What is peptide linkage ?
vi write the Rosenmund reaction ?
vii Write the structure of Nylon 6?
viii Write the reaction of preparation of CH3COCH3 from propan- 2- ol .
ix. Is phenyl acetic acid an aromatic carboxylic acid ?
x. Write reaction showing conversion of ---- ethanenitrile into ethanol.
xi Arrange the following amines in the increasing order of their pKb values.
Aniline, Cyclohexylamine, 4-Nitroaniline
xii Write reaction showing conversion of ------Benzonitrile into benzoic acid.
xiii. Which form of sulfur shows paramagnetic behaviour ?
xiv. What is the activation energy of a reaction?

SECTION B
(Short answer type question) 2M
Q1 A solution is prepared by dissolving 394 g of a nonvolatile solute in 622 g of water
The vapour pressure of solution is found to be 30.74 mm Hg at 30 0 C. If vapour
pressure of water at 300 C is 31.8 mm Hg. What is the molar mass of solute?
Q.2 A weak monobasic acid is 0.05% dissociated in 0.02 M solution. Calculate
dissociation constant of the acid.
Q.3 Derive the relation between half life and rate constant for a first order reaction.
Q.4 Why is Sc3+ colourless while Ti3+ coloured? (Atomic number : Sc= 21 , Ti=22)
Q.5 What is linkage isomers explain with an example?
Q.6 Explain electrolysis of molten NaCl.
Q.7 Write Chemical reaction for
(a) Action of Phenylhydrazine on Acetaldehyde.
(b) Action of Sodium bisulphite on Acetone.
Q.8 Distinguish between Lanthanoids and Actinoids.
Q.9 Write Chemical reaction for -
(a) Preparation of phenol from isopropyl benzene.
(b) Action of Methyl magnesium iodide on Ethanal.
Q.10 Why Reaction involving Grignard reagent must be carried out under anhydrous
condition.
Q.11 Write Chemical reaction for
(a) Cannizzaro reaction.
(b) Stephen reaction.
Q.12 What is denaturation of proteins? Write preparation reaction of glucose from starch.
Q13 What are isotonic and hypertonic solutions?
Q14 Dissociation of HCN is Suppressed by the addition of HCl. Explain.

Section-C
(Short answer type question) 3M
Q1 State and explain Raoult's law for solutions of non-volatile solutes.
Q2 The pH of rain water collected in a certain region of Maharashtra on particular day
was 5.1. Calculate the H3O+ ion concentration of the rain water.
Q3 A first order reaction takes 40 minutes for 30% decomposition.Calculate it's half
life.
Q4 Explain the anomalous properties of Nitrogen.
Q5 Give the similarities and differences in the elements of 3d,4d and 5d series.
Q6 Complete the following reaction
alc.KOH. Br2. NaNH2
2- Bromobutan A B C

Q7 Write the mechanism of dehydration of alcohol to ether.

Q8 Explain,Aldehydes are more reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction than
ketones.
Q9 How will you convert aniline to p-nitroaniline
Q10 Explain in detail free radical mechanism involved during the preparation of
addition polymer.
Q11What are the principles of Green Chemistry.
Q12 Derive the expression for the maximum work.
Q13 What is Kohrausch law of independent migration of ions? How is it useful in obtaining
molar conductivity at zero concentration of a weak electrolyte ? Explain with an example.
 Section-D
(Long answer type questions) 4M
Q.1 What is Schottky defect. Silver crystallises in face centred structure. The edge
length of unit cell is found to be 408.7 pm. Calculate density of silver (Ag 108 g mol-1)
Q.2 What is bond enthalpy? Calculate C-Cl bond enthalpy from following reaction
CH4 (g) + Cl 2(g) -----> CH 3 Cl (g) + HCl(g)
∆H0 = -104 kJ if C-H ,Cl-Cl and H-Cl bond enthalpies are 414 , 243 and 431 kJ mol -1
respectively
Q.3 What is pseudo first order reaction?
Consider the reaction C + D products The rate of reaction increased by a factor of 4
when concn of C is doubled . The rate of reaction is tripled when Concn of D is
tripled. What is the order of reaction? Write the rate law
Q.4 What is cell constant. Derive the relationship between standard cell potential and
equilibrium constant of cell reaction.
Q.5 Write following trends of group 16 ---
i) Atomic and ionic radii
ii)Ionization enthalpy
iii)Electronegativity
iv) Melting and Boiling point
Q.6a) Write the electrode reactions and net cell reaction in NICAD battery.
b)Write the functions of salt bridge.
Q.7 A)Convert the following.
i. Propene to propan-1-ol
ii. Benzyl alcohol to benzyl cyanide
iii. Ethanol to propane nitrile
B). Discuss the structure of sulfure dioxide.
Q.8 a) Iron exhibits +2 and +3 oxidation states. Which will be more stable ? Why ?
b) Derive the integrated rate law equation for first order reaction