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Achariyapuram Villianur, Puducherry

XII B PRE-BOARD-1
Class 12 - Chemistry Date : 29-12-2023
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

(a) There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.

(b) SECTION A comprises 16 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.

(c) SECTION B comprises 5 short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.

(d) SECTION C comprises 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.

(e) SECTION D comprises 2 case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.

(f) SECTION E comprises 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.

(g) All questions are compulsory.

(h) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

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. Ethylidene chloride is a/an ________. [1]

a) vic-dihalide b) vinylic halide

c) gem-dihalide d) allylic halide

2. In the reaction [1]

a) Phenols are acidic in nature. b) They can donate a proton to a stronger base

c) Cleavage of O - H bond d) All of these

3. How many alcohols with molecular formula C4H10O are chiral in nature? [1]

a) 1 b) 4

c) 3 d) 2
4. Alcoholic compounds react: [1]

a) only as nucleophiles. b) both as nucleophiles and electrophiles.

c) only as electrophiles. d) None of these

5. Iodoform test is not given by [1]

a) Ethanol b) Pentan-2-one

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 c) Ethanal d) Pentan-3-one
[1]
6. Which product is formed when the compound is treated with concentrated aqueous KOH

solution?

a) b)

c) d)

7. The reagent which does not react with both acetone and benzaldehyde. [1]

a) Sodium hydrogensulphite b) Phenyl hydrazine

c) Fehling’s solution d) Grignard reagent

8. Aniline does not undergo Friedel – Crafts reaction because: [1]

a) Anilium ion deactivates any further reaction b) Aluminium chloride reacts with Aniline

c) All of these d) AlCl3 act as a catalyst

9. Which of the following is a secondary amine _ [1]

a) N,N-dimethylaniline b) 3 – pentanamine

c) N-ethyl propan -1-amine d) cyclohexylamine

10. Out of the following, the strongest base in aqueous solution is [1]

a) Trimethylamine b) Dimethylamine

c) Methylamine d) Aniline
11. In the formation of complex entity, the central atom/ion acts as: [1]

a) Lewis acid b) Lewis base

c) Bronsted acid d) Bronsted base

12. When 0.1 mol CoCl3 (NH3)5 is treated with excess of AgNO3, 0.2 mol of AgCl are obtained. The conductivity [1]
of solution will correspond to

a) 3 : 1 electrolyte b) 1:2 electrolyte

c) 1 : 3 electrolyte d) 1 : 1 electrolyte
13. Assertion (A): KCN reacts with methyl chloride to give methyl isocyanide. [1]
Reason (R): CN– is an ambident nucleophile.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

O

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[1]
14. Assertion: R − C − OR on reduction with LiAlH4 give carboxylic acid and alcohol.
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Reason: LiAlH4 is weak reducing agent.

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 a) If both Assertion and Reason are right and b) If both Assertion and Reason are right but
Reason is right explanation of Assertion. Reason is not right explanation of
Assertion.

c) If Assertion is right but Reason is wrong. d) If both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
15. Assertion (A): NF3 is weaker ligand than N(CH3)3. [1]

Reason (R): NF3 ionises to give F- ions in aqueous solution.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

16. Assertion (A): Solubility of proteins is minimum at the isoelectric point. [1]
Reason (R): At an isoelectric point, the protein molecule behaves as a zwitter ion.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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 the products of the following reactions: [2]
peroxide

i. −−−−−→

ii. CH3 - CH2 - CH = CH2 + HCl

18. How would you obtain [2]

i. picric acid from phenol?
ii. 2-methyl propanol from 2-methyl propene?
19. Arrange the following in decreasing order of basic strength in gas phase: [2]
C2H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, (C2H5)3N and NH3

OR
How are the following conversions carried?
i. Aniline to nitrobenzene.
ii. Ethanamine to N-ethylethanamide.
20. Answer the following question briefly: (Any two) [2]
i. What are reducing sugars?
ii. What is meant by denaturation of a protein?
iii. How is oxygen replenished in our atmosphere?
21. Mention the type of linkages responsible for the formation of the following: [2]
i. Primary structure of proteins
ii. Cross-linking of polypeptide chains
iii. α-helix formation
iv. β-sheet structure

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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 mechanism of the following reaction: [3]
EtOH −H2 O

n − BuBr + K C N −−−−−−−→ nBuC N

23. How do you convert the following: [3]

a. N-phenylethanamide to p-bromoaniline
b. Benzene diazonium chloride to nitrobenzene
c. Benzoic acid to aniline
OR
i. Out of (CH3)3 C-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.
iii. Why dextoro and laevo rotatory isomers of Butan-2-ol are difficult to separate by fractional distillation?
24. Convert the following: [3]
i. Benzoic acid to Benzaldehyde
ii. Propan-1-ol to 2-Bromopropanoic acid
iii. Acetaldehyde to But-2-enal
25. An aromatic compound A (C7H6O2) on reaction with aqueous ammonia and heating forms compound B. B on [3]
heating with Br2 and alcoholic potash forms a compound C of molecular formula C6H7N. Write the reactions

involved and identify A, B, C.

26. Identify A and B in the following reactions: [3]

i.

NaC N LiAlH4

ii. C H 3
C H2 C H2 Br −−−−→ A −−−−→ B

H2 SO4 /SO3 F e/H C l

iii. −−−−−−−→ A −−−−→ B

373K

27. Write the reaction of Glucose with: [3]

i. HCN
ii. Br2

iii. HI
28. Differentiate the following: [3]
i. Fibrous protein and Globular protein
ii. Essential amino acids and Non-essential amino acids
iii. DNA and RNA
The following questions are case-based questions. Each question has an internal choice and carries 4

(1+1+1+1)marks each. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
29. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]

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 Alcohols and phenols are most important compounds used in our daily life. Alcohols are prepared by hydration
of alkenes, fermentation of glucose, reduction of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids 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, follow carbocation mechanism. Excess of alcohol at 413K on dehydration
with conc. H2SO4 also follow carbocation mechanism but gives diethyl ether. Alcohols undergo nucleophilic

substitution reactions, esterification with carboxylic acids and derivatives like amides, acid halides, acid
anhydride. Phenol is prepared from cumene, diazonium salts, anisole, chlorobenzene. Phenol is used to prepare
salicylaldehyde, salicylic acid, aspirin, methyl salicylate, p-benzoquinone. Phenol undergoes electrophilic
substitution reaction at o & p-position. Ethers are functional isomers of alcohols, have low boiling points. Ethers
are used as solvents. Unsymmetrical ethers are prepared by Williamson synthesis. Ethers react with HI and

undergo SN1 or SN2 mechanism depending upon stability of carbocation formed. Aromatic ethers like anisole
undergoes electrophilic substitution at o & p-position.
(i) Out of tert- butyl alcohol and n-butanol, which will undergo dehydration faster and why?
(ii) Convert phenol to p-benzoquinone.
(iii) Why is C—OH bond length in CH3OH longer than C—OH bond length in phenol?
(iv) Why is ROH bond angle in alcohol less than tetrahedral bond angles?
30. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
The crystal field theory (CFT) is an electrostatic model which considers the metal-ligand bond to be ionically
arising purely from electrostatic interactions between the metal ion and the ligand. Ligands are treated as point
charges in case of anions or point dipoles in case of neutral molecules. The five d orbitals in an isolated gaseous
metal atom/ion have the same energy, i.e., they are degenerate. In an octahedral coordination entity with six
ligands surrounding the metal atom/ion, there will be repulsion between the electrons in metal d orbitals and the
electrons (or negative charges) of the ligands. This splitting of the degenerate levels due to the presence of
ligands in a definite geometry is termed as crystal field splitting and the energy separation is denoted by Δ . The
0

colour in the coordination compounds can be readily explained in terms of the crystal field theory.
(i) CO2+ is easily oxidised to CO3+ in presence of a strong ligand. Give reason.
(ii) Write the electronic configuration of d4 in terms to T2g and eg in an octahedral field when

i. Δ > P
0

ii. Δ < P
0

(iii) On the basis of crystal field theory, write the electronic configuration for d4 ion if Δo > P.

(iv) Write the electronic configuration of Fe(III) on the basis of crystal field theory when it forms an octahedral
complex in the presence of (i) strong field ligand, and (ii) weak field ligand. (Atomic no. of Fe = 26)
The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each. All questions have an internal choice
31. Answer all the questions [5]
(i) i. Draw the structure of the following compound: 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl propane. [1]
ii. Draw the structure of 1,4-dibromobut-2-ene. [1]
iii. Write the IUPAC name of the following compound:- [1]

iv. What happens when CH3-Br is treated with KCN? [1]

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 v. Give IUPAC names of: [1]
C H3 − C H − C H2 − C l
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OH

OR
i. Draw the structure of the major monohalo product in the following reaction: [2]
heat

+ Br2 −−−−→
uv light

ii. Write the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction: [2]
peroxide

H3 C − C = C H − C H2 − C H3 + HBr −−−−−→
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C H3

iii. Draw the structure of 2-bromopentane. [1]

32. Answer the following [5]
(i) i. Identify A, B, C, D and E in the following sequence of reactions: [1]
C l2 NaOH C6 H5 C OC l C6 H6 /AlC l3

A −
−→ C HC l3 −−−−→ B−−−−−−→ C −−−−−−−→ D+ E

ii. What is Tollen's reagent? Write one usefulness of this reagent. [1]
iii. Write IUPAC name of [1]

iv. State IUPAC name of the following: [1]

v. Write the name of [1]

C H3 − C − CH = C − C H3
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O C H3

OR
i. Write the equation involved in the Etard reaction. [2]
ii. i. Describe the mechanism of the addition of Grignard's reagent to the carbonyl group of a [3]
compound to form an adduct which on hydrolysis yield an alcohol.
ii. Draw the structure of the following compounds:
a. 3-methylbutanal
b. p-nitropropiophenone

33. [NICl4]2- is paramagnetic while [Ni(CO)4] is diamagnetic though both are tetrahedral. Why? [5]

OR
Using IUPAC norms write the formulas for the following:
a. Tetrahydroxozincate(II)
b. Potassium tetrachloridopalladate(II)
c. Diamminedichloridoplatinum(II)
d. Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)

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e. Pentaamminenitrito-O-cobalt(III)
f. Hexaamminecobalt(III) sulphate
g. Potassium tri(oxalato)chromate(III)
h. Hexaammineplatinum(IV)
i. Tetrabromidocuprate(II)
j. Pentaamminenitrito-N-cobalt(III)

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