KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO-1 DHANBAD

(D and f block + coordination + biomolecules)

Class-XII F.M.-35
1. Why d block elements are called transition elements? 1
2. Why is Cr2+ reducing and Mn3+ oxidising when both have d4configuration ? 1
3. Write steps involved in the preparation of 2
(i) K2Cr2O7 from chromite ore and
(ii) KMnO4 from pyrolusite ore.
4. What is meant by the term lanthanoid contraction? What are its consequences 3
5. Assign reasons for the following: 5
(i) The enthalpies of atomisation of transition elements are high.
(ii) The transition metals and many of their compounds act as good catalysts.
(iii) Transition metals are form alloys.
(iv) TheE0value for the Mn 3+ / Mn 2+ couple is much more positive than that of
Cr3+/Cr 2+.
(v) Scandium (Z =21) does not exhibit variable oxidation states and yet it is regarded as
a transition element.
6. What are chelating liagand and ambident ligand? 1
7. Write the IUPAC name of [CO (NH3 )4 Br2] 2 [ZnCl4 ]. 1
8. Which vitamin is a complex compound of cobalt ? 1
9. Write the state of hybridization, the shape and the magnetic behaviour of the following 3
complexes: a. [Fe(CN6)]4–, b. [Ni(CN)4]2–, c. [Cr(H2O)2(C2O4)2]–
(At nos.: Cr = 24, Co = 27, Ni = 28)
10. Why is [NiCl4]2– paramagnetic but [Ni(CO)4] is diamagnetic? 1
11. Name the products of hydrolysis of sucrose. Why is sucrose not a reducing sugar? 2
12. (a) Draw a diagram to show splitting of d orbitals in octahedral complexes 2
(b) what is Crystal field stablising energy(CFSE)
13. What happens when glucose is reacted with (i) HI (ii) Br2 water (iii) HNO3 3
14. Name the vitamin whose deficiency causes ‘pernicious anaemia’ 1
15. Differentiate between (i) amilose and amilopectin 3
(ii) Globular and fibrous proteins (iii) RNA and DNA
16. Explain what is meant by 3
(i)a glycosidic linkage (ii) Invert sugar (iii) Denatured protein
17. Write monomers of (i) Lactose (ii) maltose 2