Code: KVS(DR)/2024/PB2/V.

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, DELHI REGION
SECOND PRE BOARD EXAMINATION(2023-24)
Class: XII Subject-Chemistry Theory(043)

Max. Marks: 70 Time: 3 Hours

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.

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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. On adding a solute to a solvent having vapour pressure 0.80 atm, vapour pressure reduces to 0.60
atm. Mole fraction of solute is
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.75 (c) 0.50 (d) 0.33

2. Which of the following aqueous solution has minimum freezing point ?

(a) 0.01 m NaCl (b) 0.005 m C2H5OH (c) 0.005 m MgI2 (d) 0.005 m MgSO4 .

3. As lead storage battery is charged

(a) Lead dioxide dissolves
(b) sulphuric acid is regenerated
(c) Lead electrode becomes coated with lead sulphate
(d) the concentration of sulphuric acid decreases

4. Which of the following ions is colourless in aqueous solution?

(a) Ti3+ (b) V3+ (c) Cu3+ (d) Sc3+

5. As per IUPAC nomenclature, the name of the complex [Co(H2O)4(NH3)2]Cl3 is :

(a) Tetraaquadiaminecobalt (III) chloride
(b) Tetraaquadiamminecobalt (III) chloride
(c) Diaminetetraaquacoblat (II) chloride
(d) Diamminetetraaquacobalt (III) chloride
6. The total number of isomers (both geometrical and optical) of the complex [Cr(ox) 2Cl2]3- are:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) cannot be predicted

7. Which of the following is steam volatile?

(a) p-Nitrophenol (b) m-Nitrolphenol (c) o-Nitrophenol (d) Phenol

8.

9. A compound does not react with 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, the compound is :

(a) Acetone (b) Acetaldehdye (c) CH3OH (d) CH3CH2COCH3

10. The correct order of basicity of the following amines in aqueous solution is:
(i) NH3 (ii) CH3NH2 (iii) (CH3)2NH (iv) (CH3)3N
(a) (i) < (iv) < (ii) < (iii) (b) (iv) < (ii) < (iii) < (i) (c) (i) < (ii) < (iii) < (iv) (d) (ii) < (iii) < (iv) < (i)
11.

12. Which of the following is not an optically active amino acid?

(a) Valine (b) Glycine (c) Leucine (d) Arginine
Instructions (for the questions 13-16):
(A) If both assertion and reason are correct statements and reason is correct explanation of
assertion.
(B) If both assertion and reason are correct statements and reason is not correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) If assertion is correct statements and reason is incorrect.
(D) If assertion is incorrect statements and reason is correct.
13. Assertion : Transition metals show variable valency.
Reason : Transition metals have a large energy difference between the ns2 and (n – 1)d electrons.

14. Assertion : SN2 reaction of an optically active aryl halide with an aqueous solution of KOH always
gives an alcohol with opposite sign of rotation.
Reason : SN2 reactions always proceed with inversion of configuration

15. Assertion: Phenol on reaction with bromine water gives o-bromophenol and p-bromophenol.
Reason: The –OH group on Phenol increases the reactivity towards electrophilic substitution
reactions.
16. Assertion : Sucrose is called an invert sugar.
Reason : On hydrolysis, sucrose bring the change in optical rotation.

SECTION B
This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in one question only. The following
questions are very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.
17. (i) Give reason: ― 10 mL of liquid a was mixed with 10 mL of liquid B. The volume of the resulting
solution decreases to 19.8 mL.
(ii) What is meant by minimum boiling azeotrope. Give one example.

18. Account for the following:

(i) Copper (I) compounds are white whereas Copper (II) compounds are coloured.
(ii) Chromates change their colour when kept in an acidic solution.

19. (i) Out of (CH3)3C–Br and (CH3)3C–I, which one is more reactive towards SN1 and why ?
(ii) Write the product formed when p-nitrochlorobenzene is heated with aqueous NaOH at 443 K
followed by acidification.

20. How do you convert the following?

(a) Ethanal to Propanone (b) Toluene to Benzoic acid
OR
Account for the following:
(a) Aromatic carboxylic acids do not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
(b) pKa value of 4-nitrobenzoic acid is lower than that of benzoic acid.

21. (i) Write the names of the monosaccharide which are obtained after hydrolysis of Lactose.
(ii) Write the difference between nucleoside and nucleotide.

SECTION C
This section contains 7 questions with internal choices. The following questions are short answer
type and carry 3 marks each.

22. Calculate the freezing point of a solution when 3g of CaCl2 (M=111gmol-1) was dissolved in 100 g of
water, assuming complete ionization of CaCl2. (Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1)

23. The conductivity of 0.001 M acetic acid is 4 × 10-5 S/cm. Calculate the dissociation constant of
acetic acid, if molar conductivity at infinite dilution for acetic acid is 390 S cm 2/mol.
24.

25. (i) Complete the following chemical equations:

MnO4- (aq) + S2O32- (aq) + H2O (l) →

(ii) Give reason:

(a) Enthalpies of atomisation of transition elements are high.
(b) Fe2+ is much more easily oxidised to Fe3+ than Mn2+ to Mn3+.

26. The rate constant for the first order decomposition of N2O5 is given by the following equation:
k = (2.5  1014 s–1) e(–25000K)/T .Calculate Ea for this reaction and rate constant if its half-life period be
300 seconds.

27.

28. (a) Write the product when D-glucose reacts with Br2 (aq).
(b) What type of bonding provides stability to -helix structure of protein?
(c) Name the vitamin whose deficiency causes pernicious anaemia.
OR
Define the following terms : (a) Invert sugar (b) Essential amino acids (c) Hypothyroidism

SECTION D
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. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
The rate law for a chemical reaction relates the reaction rate with the concentrations or partial
pressures of the reactants. For a general reaction aA + bB→ C with no intermediate steps in its reaction
mechanism, meaning that it is an elementary reaction, the rate law is given by r = k[A]x [B]y , where [A]
and [B] express the concentrations of A and B in moles per litre. Exponents x and y vary for each
reaction and are determined experimentally. The value of k varies with conditions that affect reaction
rate, such as temperature, pressure, surface area, etc. The sum of these exponents is known as overall
reaction order. A zero order reaction has a constant rate that is independent of the concentration of
the reactants. A first order reaction depends on the concentration of only one reactant. A reaction is
said to be second order when the overall order is two. Once we have determined the order of the
reaction, we can go back and plug in one set of our initial values and solve for k.
(i) Calculate the overall order of a reaction which has the following rate expression:
Rate = k[A]1/2 [B]3/2
(ii) What is the effect of temperature on rate of reaction?
(iii) A first order reaction takes 77·78 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for
30% completion of this reaction. (log 10 = 1, log 7 = 0·8450)
OR
A first order reaction has a rate constant 10 per sec. How long will 5 g of this reactant take to reduce
-3

to 3 g ? (log 3 = 0·4771; log 5 = 0·6990)

30. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
A mixture of two aromatic compounds (A) and (B) was separated by dissolving in chloroform followed
by extraction with aqueous KOH solution. The organic layer containing compound (A), when heated
with alcoholic solution of KOH produce C7H5N (C) associated with unpleasant odour.

The following questions are multiple choice questions. Choose the most appropriate answer:
(i) The reaction of (A) with alcoholic solution of KOH to produce (C) of unpleasant odour is called
(a) Sandmeyer reaction (b) Carbylamine reaction
(c) Ullmann reaction (d) Reimer-Tiemann reaction

(ii) The alkaline aqueous layer (B) when heated with chloroform and then acidified give a mixture of
isomeric compounds of molecular formula C7H6O2. (B) is
(a) C6H5CHO (b) C6H5COOH (c) C6H5CH3 (d) C6H5OH

(iii) In the chemical reaction, CH3CH2NH2 + CHCl3 + 3KOH → (A)+(B)+3H2O

Write the structures of the compounds (A) and (B)

(iv) Why direct nitration of an aromatic compound (A) is not feasible. Give reason(s).

SECTION E
The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each. All questions have an
internal choice.

31. Attempt any five of the following:

(i) Draw the geometrical isomers of complex [Pt(NH3)2Cl2].

(ii) On the basis of crystal field theory, write the electronic configuration for d 4 ion if ∆o < P.
(iii) Write the hybridization and magnetic behaviour of the complex [Ni(CO) 4 ]. (At.no. of Ni = 28)
(iv) Why are low spin tetrahedral complexes rarely observed?
(v)which of the following complex is colourless and why ? [Fe(NH 3)6]2+ or [Ti(H2O)]4+

(vi) When a coordination compound NiCl2.6H2O is mixed with AgNO3, 2 moles of AgCl are precipitated
per mole of the compound. Write IUPAC name of the complex.

(vii)Which of the following complex have higher wavelength of absorption? [Fe(NH 3)6]2+ or
[Fe(CN)6]2+

32. (i) Account for followings:

(a) Although phenoxide ion has more number of resonating structures than Carboxylate ion,
Carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol. Give reasons.

(b) Explain why aldehydes are more reactive than ketones towards nucleophilic addition reactions..

(ii) How will you bring about the following conversions?

(a) Propanone to propane

(b) Ethanal to but-2-enal

(iii) Write IUPAC name of CH3COCH2COCH3.

OR

(a)
(b) Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:

(i)Ethanal and Propanal (ii) Benzoic acid and Phenol

33. Ecell for the given redox reaction is 2.71 V

Mg(s) + Cu2+ (0.01 M) ––– Mg2+ (0.001 M) + Cu(s)

(a) Calculate Ecell for the reaction.

(b) Write the direction of flow of current when an external opposite potential applied is less than 2.71 V .
(c) How will the Ecell be affected when concentration of (i) Mg2+ increases (ii) Cu2+ increases.

OR

(a) A steady current of 2 amperes was passed through two electrolytic cells X and Y connected in series
containing electrolytes FeSO4 and ZnSO4 until 2.8 g of Fe deposited at the cathode of cell X. How long did the
current flow? Calculate the mass of Zn deposited at the cathode of cell Y. (Molar mass : Fe = 56 g mol –1 Zn = 65.3
g mol–1, 1F = 96500 C mol–1)

(b) In the plot of molar conductivity (⋀m ) vs square root of concentration (c1/2), following curves are obtained
for two electrolytes A and B :

Answer the following:

(i) Predict the nature of electrolytes A and B.

(ii) What happens on extrapolation of ⋀m to concentration approaching zero for electrolytes A and B?