MOCK EXAMINATION (2023 -24)

CHEMISTRY THEORY (043)

CLASS-XII Set-I
Max.Marks:70 Time: 3 hours
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.
(a) There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.
(b) SECTION A consists of 16 multiple -choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
(c) SECTION B consists of 5 short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
(d) SECTION C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
(e) SECTION D consists of 2 case - based questions carrying 4 marks each.
(f) SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
(g) All questions are compulsory.
(h) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A
The following questions are multiple -choice questions with one correct answer.
Each question carries 1 mark. There is no internal choice in this section.
1 Identify Y in the following reaction: 1

a) C6H5N2Cl
b) C6H5NHOH
c) C6H5OH
d) C6H6
2 Which one of the following reactions is not explained by the open 1
chain Structure of glucose:
a) Formation of pentaacetate of glucose with acetic anhydride
b) Formation of addition product with 2, 4 DNP reagent
c) Silver mirror formation with Tollen's reagent
d) Existence of alpha and beta forms of glucose.
3 Consider the following bromides: The correct order of SN1 reactivity is: 1
 a) A >B >C
b) B > C> A
c) B > A > C
d) C > B > A
4 The coordination number of Cr in [CrCl2(ox)2] 3- 1
a) 4
b) 3
c) 6
d) 5
5 A compound undergoes complete dimerization in the given 1
solvent. The van’t Hoff factor is:
a) 2.0
b) 0.5
c) 1.0
d) 0.25
6 The given reaction is called 1

a) Cannizzaro’s reaction
b) Rosenmund’s reaction
c) Sandmeyer’s reaction
d) HVZ reaction
7 The cathode reaction during the charging of lead storage battery 1
leads to
a) Formation of lead sulphate
b) Reduction of Pb2+ to Pb4+
 c) Formation of PbO2 from PbSO4
d) Deposition of Pb at anode.
8 The interstitial compounds of transition metals are 1
a) softer
b) more ductile
c) harder
d) more metallic
9 Arrange the following compounds in decreasing order of their 1
acidic character

a) II > I > III

b) II > III > I
c) III > I > II
d) I > II > III

10 Which of the following ions has the maximum number of 1

unpaired electrons?
a) Fe 3+
b) V 3+
c) Ti 3+
d) Sc 3+
11 Which of the following species can’t act as a ligand 1
-
a) OH
b) NH4+
c) CH3NH2
d) H2O
12 A reaction’s rate constant is k=3.28 × 10-4 s-1. Determine the 1
reaction’s order.
a) First order
 b) Zero order
c) Third order
d) Second order
13 For the reaction n1A + n2B → Products; rate =K[A]3[B]0 if 1
concentration of A is doubled and concentration of B is halved,
then reaction rate
a) Increases by four time
b) Increase by eight times
c) is doubled
d) increases by ten times
14 Assertion: When glucose is added to water, an elevation in boiling 1
point is observed.
Reason: The lowering of vapour pressure causes elevation in
boiling point.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation
of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
15 Assertion: In case of phenol, bromination takes place even in 1
absence of Lewis acid whereas bromination of benzene takes place
in presence of Lewis acid like FeBr3.
Reason : – OH group attached to benzene ring is highly
deactivating.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation
of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
16 Assertion : In electrolysis, the quantity of electricity needed for 1
depositing 1 mole silver is different from that required for 1 mole
 of copper.
Reason : The molecular weights of silver and copper are different.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation
of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
SECTION B This section contains 5 questions with internal
choice in one question. The following questions are very
short answer type and carry 2 marks each.
17 Write two differences between ideal and non-ideal solutions. 2
18 Accomplish the following conversion: 2
Nitrobenzene to benzoic acid
19 a) Write the major product for the given reaction 2

b) Explain, why ethyl iodide undergoes SN2 reaction faster

than ethyl bromide.
OR
a) Arrange the isomeric dichlorobenzene in the increasing
order of their boiling point and melting points.
b) Explain why the electrophilic substitution reactions in
haloarenes occur slowly and require more drastic
conditions as compared to those in benzene.
20 a) Name the reagents employed in the following transformation: 2
But-1-yne to Butan-2-one
b) Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of
their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reactions:
Benzaldehyde, p-Tolualdehyde, p-Nitrobenzaldehyde,
 Acetophenone

21 Write the ionic equation for the oxidizing action of MnO4- in 2

acidic medium with a) I- ion b) Fe2+.
SECTION C
This section contains 7 questions with internal choice in one
question. The following questions are short answer type and carry
3 marks each.
22 Write the reactions involved in the following: 3
a) Hoffmann Bromamide degradation reaction
b) Diazotisation
c) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.
OR
Give reason
a) (CH3)2NH is more basic than (CH3)3N in an aqueous
solution.
b) Aromatic diazonium salts are more stable than aliphatic
diazonium salts.
c) –NH2 group of aniline is acylated before carrying out
nitration.
23 a) Out of 1 M glucose and 2M of glucose, which one has a 3
higher boiling point and why?
b) Calculate the freezing point of solution when 1.9 g of
MgCl2 (M= 95 g mol-1) was dissolved in 50 g of water,
assuming MgCl2 undergoes complete ionization. (Kf for
water= 1.86 K Kg mol-1)
24 Account for the following: 3
a) In 3d series Zn has the lowest enthalpy of atomization.
b) Physical and chemical properties of 4d and 5d series
elements are quite similar.
 c) Cu+ is unstable in aqueous solution.
25 a) Chloroform contains chlorine but it does not give white ppt 3
with AgNO3 solution, Explain?
b) Identify A and B in the given reaction:

26 a) Define peptide bond. 3

b) Draw the structure of α-D-(+)-glucopyranose
c) What is the significance of D and (+) here?
27 Write the important structural and functional differences between 3
DNA and RNA.
28 a) State Faraday first law of electrolysis. 3
b) Write the cell reaction and calculate the e.m.f of the following
cell at 298 K:
Sn(s)| Sn2+ (0.004 M) || H+(0.020 M) | H2 (g)(1 bar) | Pt(s)
(Given: E0Sn 2+/ Sn = -0.14 V)
SECTION D
The following questions are case -based questions. Each question
has an internal choice and carries 4 (1+1+2) marks each. Read the
passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
29 Oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction is a type of chemical reaction 4
that involves a transfer of electrons between two species. An
oxidation-reduction reaction is any chemical reaction in which the
oxidation number of a molecule, atom, or ion changes by gaining
or losing an electron. Redox reactions are common and vital to
some of the basic functions of life, including photosynthesis,
respiration, combustion, and corrosion or rusting.
In spontaneous reactions, energy is released which can be used to
do useful work.The rection is split into two different half
reactions.Two different containers are used and a wire is used to
 drive the electrons from one side to the other and a Voltaic cell is
created. A salt bridge is also connected to the half cells. The
reading of the voltmeter gives the cell voltage or cell potential.

a) Is silver plate anode or cathode?

b) What will happen if the salt bridge is removed?
c) How many seconds does it require to reduce 3 moles of
Ag+ to Ag with 2 A current?
OR
d) (i) When does the electrochemical cell behaves like an
electrolytic cell?
(ii) what is SHE?
30 Read the following passage and answer the following questions 4
Alcohols and phenols are most important compounds used in our
daily life. Alcohols are prepared by hydration of alkenes,
fermentation of glucose, reduction of aldehyde , ketones and
esters.
Alcohols are soluble in water. Boiling points increase with
increase in molar mass and decrease with branching. Alcohols on
dehydration gives alkene at 443K. Phenol is used to prepare
salicylaldehyde, salicylic acid, aspirin, methyl salicylate, b-
benzoquinone. Phenol undergoes electrophilic substitution
 reaction at o & p-position.
Aromatic ether likes anisole undergoes electrophilic substitution at
o & p positions.
a) Write the IUPAC name of

b) Write the reaction for the preparation of aspirin.

c) Which are more acidic alcohols or phenols? Give reason.
OR
Draw the resonating structure of phenol to show that it is
ortho and para directing.
SECTION E
The following questions are long answer type and carry 5
marks each. All questions have an internal choice.
31 a) Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethanal and 5
ethanoic acid.
b) Why are alpha hydrogen atom of aldehyde and ketones
are acidic in nature?
c) What is chemically Tollen’s reagent?
d) Write the products formed when propanone is treated
with dil NaOH.
OR
Give reason for the following:
a) Aldehydes are more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic
reactions.
b) Chloroacetic acid has lower pKa value than acetic acid.
c) An alkene with molecular formula C5H10 on ozonolysis
gives a mixture of two compounds ‘B’ and ‘C’. Compound
‘B’ gives positive Fehling’s test and also form iodoform on
treatment with I2 and NaOH. Compound ‘C’ does not give
 positive Fehling’s test but form iodoform. Identify the
compounds A, B and C and write the relevant reactions.
32 a) With the help of an example explain what is meant by 5
pseudo first order reaction?
b) A first order reaction takes 23.1 minutes for 50%
completion. Calculate the time required for 75%
completion of this reaction.( log2= 0.3010, log3= 0.4771,
log4= 0.6021)
OR
a) Define the following terms :
(i) Rate constant (k)
(ii) Activation energy (Ea)
b) When the temperature changes from 293 K to 313 K here
the rate of a reaction becomes four times. So, find the
energy of activation (Ea) of the reaction and assuming that it
does not change with temperature. Take[R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-
1
, log 4 = 0.6021]
33 a) Write the IUPAC name of : 5
[Ni(NH3)6] Cl2
b) Give reason: A solution of [Ni(H2O)6]2+ is green but a solution
of [Ni(CN)4]2- is colourless.
c) Draw the structure of optical isomer of [PtCl2(en)2]2+
d) What is spectrochemical series? Explain the difference
between a weal field ligand and a strong field ligand.

OR

a) Write the formula of – Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-

diammine)cobalt(III)
b) Write the hybridization and magnetic character of
 [CoF6]3-
c) Discuss the nature of bonding in metal carbonyls.