KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

SAMPLE PAPER-2
CLASS XII
CHEMISTRY(043)
General Instructions: 
Read the following instructions carefully.
1. There are 35 questions in this question paper with internal choice. 
2. SECTION A consists of 18 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark
each. 
3. SECTION B consists of 7 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks
each. 
4. SECTION C consists of 5 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
5. SECTION D consists of 2 case- based questions carrying 4 marks each. 
6. SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each. 
7. All questions are compulsory. 
8. Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed

SN QUESTION MARKS
SECTION-A
1 The number of electrons delivered at the cathode during electrolysis by a 1
current of 1 ampere in 60 seconds is (charge on electron = 1.60 x 10-19 C)
(a) 6 x 1023
(b) 6 x 1020
(c) 3.75 x 1020
(d) 7.48 x 1023
2 For a general chemical change 2A+3B- Product. The rate of disappearance 1
of A is r1 and of B is r2 .The rates of r1 and r2 are related as
(a) 3r1 =2r2
(b) r1=r2
(c) 2r1=3r2
(d) r12 =2r22
3 According to collision theory of reaction rates-
(a)Every collision between reactant leads to chemical reaction
(b)Rate of reaction is proportional to velocity of molecule
(c)All reaction which occurs in gaseous phase are zero order reaction
(d)rate of reaction is directly proportional to collision frequency
4 For which of the following, the unit of rate and rate constant of the reaction 1
are identical
(a)First order reaction
(b) Zero order reaction
(c) Second order reaction
(d) Fractional order reaction
5 Cerium (Z = 58) is an important member of the lanthanoids. Which of the 1
following statement about Cerium is incorrect?
(a) The common oxidation states Cerium are + 3 and + 4.
(b) The + 3 oxidation state of Cerium is more stable than + 4 oxidation state.
(c) The + 4 oxidation state of Cerium is not known in solutions.
(d) Cerium (IV) acts as an oxidizing agent.
6 Amongst Ni (CO)4, [Ni(CN)4]2- and NiCl42- 1
(a) Ni(CO)4 and NiCl42- are diamagnetic and [Ni(CN)4]2- is paramagnetic
(b) NiCl42- and [Ni(CN)4]2- are diamagnetic and Ni(CO)4 is paramagnetic.
(c) Ni(CO)4 and [Ni(CN)4]2- are diamagnetic and [NiCl4]2- is paramagnetic.
(d) Ni(CO)4 is diamagnetic and [NiCl4]2- and [Ni(CN)4]2- are paramagnetic.
7 Which type of isomerism is shown by, the octahedral complex 1
CO(NH3)4 Br2 Cl?
(a) Geometrical and ionisation
(b) Geometrical and optical
 (c) Optical and ionisation
(d) Geometrical only
8 The co-ordination number of cobalt in the complex [Co(en) 2Br2]Cl2 is 1
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 2.
9 The ether 1

when treated with HI produces

10 Phenol reacts with Br2 in CS2 at low temperature to give 1

(a) o-Bromophenol
(b) o-and p-bromophenols
(c) p-Bromophenol
(d) 2,4,6 Tribromophenol
11 Chlorination of toluene in the presence of light and heat followed by 1
treatment with aqueous NaOH gives
(a) o-Cresol
(b) p-Cresol
(c) 2,4-Dihdroxytoluene
(d) Benzyl alcohol
12 (CH3)2 C = CHCOCH3 cap be oxidised to (CH3)2 = CHCOOH by 1
(a) Chromic acid
(b) NaOI
(c) Cu at 575 K
(d) KMnO4
13 The hybrid state of N is R2NH is 1
(a) sp³
(b) sp²
(c) sp
(d) dsp²
14 The strongest base among the following is? 1

15 Assertion (A): Separation of Zr and Hf is difficult. 1

Reason (R): Because Zr and Hf lie in the same group of the periodic table.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is not true but the Reason is true.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
16 Assertion (A): Boiling points of alcohols and ethers are high. 1
Reason (R): They can form intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
 (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is not true but the Reason is true.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

17 Assertion (A): Hofmann’s bromamide reaction is given by primary amines. 1

Reason (R): Primary amines are more basic than secondary amines.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is not true but the Reason is true.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

18 Assertion (A): Vitamin D can be stored in our body. 1

Reason (R): Vitamin D is fat soluble vitamin.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is not true but the Reason is true.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

SECTION-B
19 Write two advantages of H2 - O2 fuel cell over ordinary cell. 2
20 A First order reaction takes 30 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the 2
time required for 90% completion of this reaction. (log 2 = 0.3010)
21 Define half-life of a reaction. Write the expression of half-life for 2
(i) zero order reaction and
(ii) First order reaction.
22 Write any two reactions of glucose which cannot be explained by the open 2
chain structure of glucose molecule.
23 Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds: 2
(i) CH2 = CHCH2Br (ii) (CCl3)3CCl
24 Explain the following terms giving a suitable example in each case: 2
(i) Ambident ligand
(ii) Denticity of a ligand
25 Write the equations involved in the following reactions : 2
(i) Stephen reaction
(ii) Etard reaction
SECTION-C
26 Define azeotropes. What type of azeotrope is formed by negative deviation 3
from Raoult’s law? Give an example.
27 Account for the following observations: 3
(i) pKb for aniline is more than that for methylamine.
(ii) Methylamine solution in water reacts with ferric chloride solution to give a
precipitate of ferric hydroxide.
(iii) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Craft’s reaction.
28 Explain the following: 3
(i) Low spin octahedral complexes of nickel are not known.
(ii) The p-complexes are known for transition elements only.
 (iii) CO is a stronger ligand than NH3 for many metals.
29 Answer the following questions: 3
(i) What is meant by chirality of a compound? Give an example.
(ii) Which one of the following compounds is more easily hydrolysed by KOH
and why? CH3CHClCH2CH3 or CH3CH2CH2Cl
(iii) Which one undergoes SN2 reaction faster and why?

30 (a) Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of 3

compounds:
(i) Pentan-2-ol and Pentan-3-ol (ii) Methanol and Phenol
(b) o-nitro phenol is more acidic than o-methoxy phenol. Explain why.
SECTION-D
32 Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the energy-carrying molecule found in the 4
cells of all living things. ATP captures chemical energy obtained from the
breakdown of food molecules and releases it to fuel other cellular processes.
ATP is a nucleotide that consists of three main structures: the nitrogenous
base, adenine; the sugar, ribose; and a chain of three phosphate groups
bound to ribose. The phosphate tail of ATP is the actual power source which
the cell taps. Available energy is contained in the bonds between the
phosphates and is released when they are broken, which occurs through the
addition of a water molecule (a process called hydrolysis). Usually only the
outer phosphate is removed from ATP to yield energy; when this occurs ATP
is converted to adenosine diphosphate (ADP), the form of the nucleotide
having only two phosphates. The importance of ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
as the main source of chemical energy in living matter and its involvement in
cellular processes has long been recognized. The primary mechanism
whereby higher organisms, including humans, generate ATP is through
mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. For the majority of organs, the main
metabolic fuel is glucose, which in the presence of oxygen undergoes
complete combustion to CO2 and H2O: C6H12O6 + 6O2 - 6O2 + 6H2O +
energy The free energy (ΔG) liberated in this exergonic (ΔG is negative)
reaction is partially trapped as ATP in two consecutive processes: glycolysis
(cytosol) and oxidative phosphorylation (mitochondria). The first produces 2
mol of ATP per mol of glucose, and the second 36 mol of ATP per mol of
glucose. Thus, oxidative phosphorylation yields 17-18 times as much useful
energy in the form of ATP as can be obtained from the same amount of
glucose by glycolysis alone. The efficiency of glucose metabolism is the ratio
of amount of energy produced when 1 mol of glucose oxidised in cell to the
enthalpy of combustion of glucose. The energy lost in the process is in the
form of heat. This heat is responsible for keeping us warm.
Answer the following questions:
a Write down the name of process which produce nearly 95% of the energy 1
released during cellular respiration and also mention the cite at which this
process takes place
b Write one difference between ATP and ADP 1
c What is the efficiency of glucose metabolism if 1 mole of glucose gives 38ATP 2
energy?
(Given: The enthalpy of combustion of glucose is 686 kcal, 1ATP= 7.3kcal)
or
Write any two differences between nucleoside and nucleotide 2
32 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions: 4
Boiling point or freezing point of liquid solution would be affected by the
dissolved solids in the liquid phase. A soluble solid in solution has the effect of
raising its boiling point and depressing its freezing point. The addition of non-
volatile substances to a solvent decreases the vapor pressure and the added
 solute particles affect the formation of pure solvent crystals. According to
many researches the decrease in freezing point directly correlated to the
concentration of solutes dissolved in the solvent. This phenomenon is
expressed as freezing point depression and it is useful for several applications
such as freeze concentration of liquid food and to find the molar mass of an
unknown solute in the solution. Freeze concentration is a high quality liquid
food concentration method where water is removed by forming ice crystals.
This is done by cooling the liquid food below the freezing point of the solution.
The freezing point depression is referred as a colligative property and it is
proportional to the molar concentration of the solution (m), along with vapor
pressure lowering, boiling point elevation, and osmotic pressure. These are
physical characteristics of solutions that depend only on the identity of the
solvent and the concentration of the solute. The characters are not depending
on the solute’s identity.
a Boiling point of solvent increase on adding non-volatile solute to solvent. give 1
reason.
b Assume three samples of juices A, B and C have glucose as the only sugar 1
present in them. The concentration of sample A, B and C are 0.1M, 0.5M and
0.2 M respectively. Freezing point will be highest for the fruit juice:
c Arrange the following solution in the increases order of their boiling point 2
after adding 0.1 mole of the following compound
KCl,Na2SO4 ,K4[Fe(CN)6]
or
Among the following solution which is different with respect to colligative
property and deduce the reason for your answer
0.1M K2SO4 ,0.15M NaCl,0.5M K4[Fe (CN)6],0.1M Sucrose
SECTION-E
33 (a) The depression in freezing point of water observed for the same molar 2+3
concentration of acetic acid, trichloroacetic acid and trifluoracetic acid
increases in the order as stated above. Explain.
(b) Calculate the depression in freezing point of water when 20.0 g of
CH3CHCHClCOOH is added to 500 g of water. [Given: Ka2 = 1.4 × 10–3, Kf =
1.86 K kg mol–1]
34 (a) Define molar conductivity of a solution and explain how molar conductivity 5
of solution changes with change in concentration of solution for a weak and a
strong electrolyte.
(b) The resistance of a conductivity cell containing 0.001 M KCl solution at
298 K is 1500 W. What is the cell constant if the conductivity of 0.001 M KCl
solution at 298 K is 0.146 × 10–3 S cm–1 ?
35 An organic compound (A) on treatment with ethyl alcohol gives a carboxylic 5
acid (B) and compound (C). Hydrolysis of (C) under acidic conditions gives
(B) and (D). Oxidation of (D) with KMnO4 also gives (B). (B) on heating with
Ca(OH)2 gives (E) having molecular formula C3H6O. (E) does not give Tollen’s
test and does not reduce Fehling’s solution but forms a 2,4-
dinitrophenylhydrazone.Identify (A), (B),(C), (D) and (E).