PUNJAB COLLEGES LAHORE

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Pre-Board Test (Test Session ‘22)
Marks: 85 FSC-II (Morning) Paper Code: 9040
CHEMISTRY
Objective Type
Q1. Choose the correct option. (17 × 1 = 17)
(i) Keeping in view the size of atoms which order is the correct one?
(a) Mg > Sr (c) Lu > Ce
(b) Ba > Mg (d) Cl > l
(ii) When CO2 is bubbled through lime water, which ppt, is formed:
(a) COCl2 (c) CaO
(b) H2CO3 (d) CaCO3
(iii) In borax bead test, when borax is heated with cobalt oxide, it forms bead of:
(a) Black colour (c) Red colour
(b) Blue colour (d) Green colour
(iv) Which of the following is a gas at room temperature?
(a) Acetaldehyde (c) Benzaldehyde
(b) Formaldehyde (d) Acetone
(v) Chlorine heptaoxide (Cl2O7) reacts with water to form:
(a) Hypochlorous acid (c) Perchloric acid
(b) Chloric acid (d) Chlorine and oxygen
(vi) Which of the following is a non-typical transition element?
(a) Cr (c) Zn
(b) Mn (d) Fe
(vii) Number of isomers of C4H10 is:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
(viii) All the alkynes are colorless and odourless except:
(a) Acetylene (c) Propyne
(b) Butyne (d) Pentyne
(ix) Which of the following is not a nucleophile?
(a) H2O (c) BF3
(b) H2S (d) NH3
(x) The common name of 2-Methyl-2-chlorpropane is:
(a) isobutyl chloride (c) 3obutyl chloride
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(b) 2 butyl chloride (d) n-butyl chloride
(xi) Which compound shows maximum hydrogen bonding with water?
(a) CH3OH (c) C6H5OH
(b) C2H5OH (d) CH3–O–CH3
(xii) Which of the following reagents will react with both aldehydes and ketones?
(a) Grignard’s reagent (c) Fehling’s reagent
(b) Tollen’s reagent (d) Benedict’s reagent
(xiii) The reaction of ethyl magnesium iodide with carbon dioxide followed by acid hydrolysis gives:
(a) Propane (c) Propanal
(b) Propanoic acid (b) Propanone
(xiv) Which one of the following is an unsaturated carboxylic acid?
(a) Malonic acid (c) Oxalic acid
(b) Succinic acid (d) Maleic acid
(xv) Epoxy resins are fundamentally:
(a) Polyamide (c) Polyesters
(b) Polyethers (d) Polyvinyls
(xvi) The fertilizer that contains largest nitrogen as nutrient is:
(a) Ammonium nitrate (c) Urea
(b) Liquid ammonia (d) Ammonia gas
(xvii) To avoid the formation of toxic compounds with chlorine, the substance used for disinfecting water is:
(a) KMnO4 (c) Alums
(b) Ozone (d) Chloramines
 Pre-Board (Test Session ‘22)
Marks: 68 FSC-II (Morning) Paper Code: 9040
CHEMISTRY
Subjective Type
Q2. Write short answers to any EIGHT (8) questions. (8 × 2 = 16)
(i) The oxidation state of noble gases is usually zero. Comments.
(ii) Why the second value of electron affinity of an element is usually shown with a positive sign?
(iii) How can the problems which are faced during working of diaphragm cell are solved?
(iv) Give the trend of solubility of group IIA hydroxides in the periodic table.
(v) What is chemical garden?
(vi) Write any four essential qualities of a good fertilizer.
(vii) How does orthoboric acid react with; (a) Sodium hydroxide (b) Ethyl alcohol
(viii) Give the methods of preparation of PCl3.
(ix) HNO2 is an oxidizing agent as well as a reducing agent. Illustrate your answer with examples.
(x) What is non woody raw material used for making pulp and paper?
(xi) How chromate ions are converted into dichromate ions?
(xii) Explain the following terms with examples; (a) Ligands (b) Paramagnetism
Q3. Write short answers to any EIGHT (8) questions. (8 × 2 = 16)
(i) On what factor the reactivity of alkyl halides depends?
(ii) Dry ether is necessary for the preparation of Grignard reagents. Why?
(iii) Why iodine has metallic luster?
(iv) Write down two uses of neon.
(v) 1-Butene does not show geometric isomerism but 2-Butene does show. Why?
(vi) Define functional group. Write down functional groups containing oxygen.
(vii) How will you convert acetone to propane by Clemmensen’s reduction ?
(viii) Give reaction of ozone with ethene. Also give its mechanism.
(ix) How Tollen’s reagent (ammoniacal solution of AgNO3) can be used to distinguish between 1-Butyne and
2-Butyne?
(x) Differentiate between DNA and RNA.
(xi) Write down the structure of amylose and cholesterol.
(xii) What is saponification number? Give one example.
Q4. Write short answers to any SIX (6) questions. (6 × 2 = 12)
(i) What information are obtained about structure of benzene from X-rays analysis?
(ii) Give Wurtz reaction and Wurtz-Fittig reaction.
(iii) How Bakelite is prepared from phenol?
(iv) Write down Williamson’s synthesis for the preparation of ether.
(v) Distinguish between: (a) Butanone & 3-Pentanone (b) Ethanal & Propanone
(vi) What is vinegar, how it is prepared from ethanol?
(vii) How carboxylic acids are reduced to alcohols?
(viii) What is acid rain? How does it affect our environment?
(ix) Why chlorination of water has harmful effects?
NOTE: Attempt any THREE (3) questions. (3 × 8 = 24)
Q5. (a) What are the improvements made in the Mendeleev’s Periodic Table?
(b) Give reactions of Aluminium with:
(i) NaOH (ii) H2SO4 (iii) O2 (iv) HCl
Q6. (a) Discuss the differences of Li with other members of Alkali Metals (any eight points).
(b) What is Corrosion? Explain Electrochemical Theory of Corrosion.
Q.7 (a) Explain the term Cracking. Write its various types.
(b) Differentiate between SN1 and SN2 reactions.
Q8. (a) How is ethyne prepared by Kolbe's electrolytic method? Write its mechanism.
(b) Explain the mechanism of addition of sodium bisulphite to acetone? What is the utility of this reaction?
Q9. (a) Write Mechanism for (i) Friedel Crafts Alkylation (ii) Nitration of Benzene
(b) How is ethanol prepared from molasses and starch by fermentation?