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Sample Paper (Half Yearly)

Class XII(Chemistry)-2008-2009
Time : 3Hrs

MM:70

General instruction
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All Questions are compulsory

Q.No-1-8 are very short answer questions & carry 1 marks each
Q.No- 9-18 are of short answer questions & carry 2 marks each
Q.No 19-27 are of short answer questions & carry 3 marks each.
Q .No 28-30 are long answer questions & carry 5 marks each.
Use of calculator is not allowed use log tables if necessary.

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Q:1 What do you mean by activity & selectivity of catalysts.?

Q:2 Give IUPAC name for the coordination isomer of [Co(NH 3)6][Cr(CN)6].
Q:3 What are ambident nucleophiles ? Give one example.
Q:4 Give a simple test to distinguish between propanal & propanone.
Q :5 Arrange the following in decreasing order of their basic strength:
C6H5NH2,C2H5NH2,(C2H5)2NH,NH3
Q:6 Why cannot Vitamin C be stored in our body ?.
Q: 7 Define thermoplastic & thermosetting polymers.
Q:8 What is meant by the term chemotherapy?
Q:9 An element has body centred cubic structure with a cell edge of 288 pm .The
density of the element is 7.2 g/cm 3 .How many atoms are present in 208 g of the
element.?
Or
Analysis shows the nickel oxide has the formula NiO 0.98 O1.00 .What fractions of
nickel exist as NI+2 & NI+3 ions.
Q10 (a) Differenciate between schottky & Frenkel defects (any 2 differences)
(b) A cubic solid is made of two elements P & Q Atoms , Q are at the
corners of the cube & P at the body centre.what is the formula of the compound
.?

Q:11 (a) What is expected Vant hoff factor for K4[Fe(CN)6]?.

(b) What are minimum boiling azeotropes? Give one example.
Q:12 Why is Cr+2 reducing & Mn

+3

oxidizing when both have d4 configuration.?

Q:13 Write the names & structures of the monomers of the following polymers :
(i)

Buna-S

(ii) Neoprene

Q:14 Calculate the equilibrium constant of the reaction.

Cu(s) +2 Ag+(aq) -> Cu+2(aq) +2 Ag(s)
E0cell =0.46 v.
Q:15. Differentiate between SN1 & SN2 mechanism by taking suitable example.
Q:16 How do antiseptics differs from disinfectants.? Give one Example of each.
Q:17 Explain why
(a) Alkyl halides are insoluble in water?
(b) Grignard reagent should be prepared under anhydrous conditions?
Or
The treatment of alkyl halides with aqueous KOH leads to the formation of
alcohols but in presence of alcoholic KOH ,alkenes are major products explain.
Q:18 What is crystal field splitting energy ? How does the magnitude of 0 decide
the actual configuration of d-orbitals in a co-ordination entity?
Q:19 Conc.nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in
aqueous solution. What should be the molarity of such a sample of the acid if
the density of the solution is 1.504 g/ml.
Or
The boiling point of benzene is 353.23 k. When 1.80 g of a non volatile solute
was dissolved in 90g of benzene ,the boiling point is raised to 354.11 K calculate
the molar mass of solute (Kb for benzene is 2.53 k kg /mol) .
Q:20 (a) How much electricity is required in coulomb for the oxidation of
(i)
(ii)

1 mol of H2O to O2
1 mol of FeO to Fe2O3.

(b) Define the term specific conductance & molar conductivity for solutions of
electrolytes.
Q:21 (a)Bond angle in PH4+ is higher than that in PH 3 Why?.
(b) Why does PCl3 fume in moisture ?.

(c) Why is H2O a liquid and H2S a gas.

Q:22 Describe the oxidizing action of K2Cr2O7 & write the ionic equations for its
reaction with .
(i)

Iodide (ii) Iron(II) sulphate & (iii) H2S.

Q:23 Explain the following with an example

(i)
(ii)

Reimer-Tiemann reaction.
Williamson synthesis of ethers.

Q:24 (a)What are essential and non essential amino acids . Give example also
(b)What are enzymes ?
(c)What do you understand by term glycosidic linkage ?
Q 25.Account for the following
(i)PKb of aniline is more than that of methylamine
(ii)aniline does not undergo Friedel-crafts reactions.
iii) Ethylamine is soluble in water where as aniline is not.
26) What is an adsorption isotherm ? Describe Freundlich adsorption isotherm?
27) (a) Although thermodynamically feasible in practice , magnesium metal is
not used for the reduction of alumina in the metallurgy of aluminum.why?
(b) Out of C & CO, which is a better reducing agent at 673k?
(c) Outline the principle of vapour phase refining.
28)(a) An organic compound with the molecular formula C 9H10O forms 2,4- DNP
derivative reduces Tollens reagent & undergoes Cannizzaros reaction .On
vigorous oxidation it gives 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic and identify the compound.
(b) Give reason:
There are two NH2 groups in semicarbazide . However only one is involved in
the formation of semicarbazones.
OR
28) An organic compound (A) with the molecular formula C 8H16O2 was hydrolysed
with dilute H2SO4 to give a carboxylic acid (B) and alcohol (C). Oxidation of (C)
with chromic acid are produced (B) , (C )on dehydration gives but- 1-ene.write
equation for the reactions involved.
29) How is Ozone estimated quantitatively ? explain .

(b) Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction of Cl 2 with hot &
concentrated NaOH .Is this reaction a disproportionation reaction ?justify.
(c) How are XeO3 and XeOF4 prepared ?.
OR
29) Arrange the following in the order of property indicated for each set:
i) F2, Cl2, Br2,I2 (increasing bond dissociation enthalpy)
ii) HF, HCl, HBr, HI (increasing acid strength)
iii) NH3 , PH3, AsH3, SbH3, BiH3(increasing base strength)
iv) NH3 , PH3, AsH3, SbH3, BiH3 (increasing bond angle)
v) H2O, H2S, H2Se , H2Te (increasing thermal stability)
30)(a) The activation of energy for the reaction:
2HI H2 + I2
(g)

(g)

is 209.5kj/mol at 581K,Calculate fraction of molecules of reactant having energy

equal to or greater than activation energy .
(b) The rate of reaction X Y becomes 8 times when the conc. of the reactant X
is doubled .Write the rate law of reaction .
OR
30)(a) The rate constant for a first order reaction is 6s -1 .How much time will it
take to reduced the initial conc. of reactant to its 1/16 th value?.
(b)Wwhat are pseudo first order reaction?Give one example.
(c)Differentiate between order and molecularity?