KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

CHENNAI REGION
PRACTICE TEST -II PAPER (2021-22)
CHEMISTRY
CLASS -XII
MM:35 TIME-2 HRS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the following instructions carefully.
1. There are 12 questions in this question paper with internal choice.
2. SECTION A - Q. No. 1 to 3 are very short answer questions carrying 2 marks
each.
3. SECTION B - Q. No. 4 to 11 are short answer questions carrying 3 marks
each.
4. SECTION C- Q. No. 12 is case based question carrying 5 marks.
5. All questions are compulsory.
6. Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed
SECTION -A

1. Solutions of two electrolytes ‘A’ and ‘B’ are diluted. The limiting molar
conductivity of ‘B’ increases 1.5 times while that of ‘A’ increases 25
times.
(a) Which of the two is a strong electrolyte ? Justify your answer
(b) Represent “B” graphically
(c) Represent “A” graphically
(attempt any two)
2. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their property indicated
(a) CH3CHO, CH3COOH, CH3CH2OH (boiling point)
(b) C6H5COCH3, CH3 – CHO, CH3COCH3 (nucleophilic addition
reaction)
3. (a) Complete he following reaction

(b) Account for the following

. pKa value of 4-nitrobenzoic acid is lower than that of benzoic acid.
 SECTION -B

4. The electrical resistance of a column of 0.05 M KOH solution of length

50 cm and area of cross-section 0.625 cm2 is 5 × 103 ohm. Calculate its
resistivity, conductivity and molar conductivity
5. A colloidal sol is prepared by the method given in the figure.

(a) What is the charge on AgI colloidal particles formed in the test tube?
How is this sol represented?
(b) Out of sulphur sol and proteins,which one forms multimolecular colloids
?
(c) Give reason for the following observations Lyophilic colloids are also
called reversible sols

6. The magnetic moment of few transition metal ions are given below:
Metal ion Magnetic moment (BM
3+
Sc 0.00

Cr2+ 4.90

Ni2+ 2.84

Ti6. 1.73

(Atomic no. Sc = 21, Ti = 22, Cr = 24, Ni = 28)

Which of the given metal ions:
(i) has the maximum number of unpaired electrons?
(ii) gives colourless aqueous solution?
(iii) exhibits the most stable +3 oxidation state?
or
Consider the standard electrode potential values in V ( M2+/M) of the
elements
Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn

–1.63 –1.18 –0.90 –1.18 –0.44 –0.28 –0.25 +0.34 –0.76

of the first transition series.
 Explain:
(i) E° value for copper is positive.
(ii) E° value of Mn is more negative as expected from the trend.
(iii) Cr3+ is a stronger reducing agent than Fe2+.

7. Give reasons for the following:

(a) Transition metals show variable oxidation states.
(b) Zn, Cd and Hg are soft metals..
(c) Separation of a mixture of Lanthanoid elements is difficult.

8. (i) Using crystal field theory, write the electronic configuration of iron ion
in the following complex ion. Also predict its magnetic behaviour:
[Fe(H2O)6]2+
(ii) Write the IUPAC name of the coordination complex:
[CoCl2(en)2]NO3
or
(i) For the complex [Fe(CN)6]3−, write the hybridisation, magnetic
character and spin nature of the complex. (At. number: Fe = 26).
(ii) Arrange the following complexes in increasing order of
conductivity:
[Co(NH3)Cl3], [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl, [Co(NH3)6]Cl3, [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2.

9. (a) How will you bring about the following conversions :

(i) Propanone to propane
(ii) Ethanal to but-2-enal.
(b) Give a chemical test to distinguish benzaldehyde and benzoic acid
10 (a) Arrange the following in decreasing order of solubility in water:
(C2H5)2NH, C2H5NH2, C6H5NH2
(b) Write the chemical equations involved in the following reactions:
(i) Hoffmann-bromamide degradation reaction
(c)Give reason: It is difficult to prepare pure amines by ammonolysis of
alkyl halides
or
(a) Assign reasons for the following:
Although –NH2 is o/p directing group, yet aniline on nitration gives a
significant amount of m-nitroaniline
(b) Arrange the following in decreasing order of the basic character:
C6H5NH2, (CH3)3N, C2H5NH2
(c) How do you convert the following :
(i) N-phenylethanamide to p-bromoaniline
 11. Write the structures of A, B and C in the following

or
An aromatic compound ‘A’ on heating with Br2 and KOH forms a
compound ‘B’ of molecular formula C6H7N which on reacting with
CHCl3 and alcoholic KOH produces a foul-smelling compound ‘C’.
Write the structure and IUPAC names of compound A, B and C.

SECTION -C
12. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow

Thermodynamic data indicate that diamond shall convert to graphite but

in reality the conversion rate is so slow that the change is not perceptible
at all. Therefore,most people think that diamond is forever. Kinetic studies
not only help us to determine the speed or rate of a chemical reaction but
also describe the conditions by which the reaction rates can be altered. The
factors such as concentration, temperature, pressure and catalyst affect the
rate of a reaction. Mathematical representation of rate of a reaction is given
by rate law. It has to be determined experimentally and cannot be
predicted. Order of a reaction with respect to a reactant is the power of its
concentration which appears in the rate law equation. The order of a
reaction is the sum of all such powers of concentration of terms for
different reactants

(a) A first order reaction is 75% completed in 40 minutes. Calculate its t1/2.
Or
For a first order reaction, show that the time required for 99% completion
of a first order reaction is twice the time required for the completion of
90%.
((Given: log 2 = 0.3010, log 4 = 0.6021))

(b) Predict the order of the reaction in the given plots; where [R]0 is the
initial concentration of reactant.
:
(i) Predict the order of reaction for graphs “a” and “b”

(c) For a reaction A + B → P, the rate is given by Rate = k[A] [B]2 How is
the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of B is doubled ?

(d) How is average rate different from instantaneous rate?