KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN: HYDERABAD REGION

FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2022-23 (SECOND SET)

CLASS : XII MAX.MARKS : 70

SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY (THEORY) DURATION : 3 Hours

General Instructions :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) There are 35 questions in this question paper with internal choice.
(iii) Section –A consists of 18 multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
(iv) Section –B consists of 7 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
(v) Section –C consists of 5short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) Section –D consists of 2 case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.
(vii) Section –E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
(viii) 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. What will happen during the electrolysis of aqueous solution of CuSO 4 by using Pt 1
electrodes?
a) Cu will deposit at cathode
b) Cu will deposit at anode
c) Hydrogen gas is released at cathode
d) Copper will dissolve at anode

2. Aryl halides are less reactive than alkyl halides towards nucleophilic substitution 1
reaction, because
a) Of the formation of less stable carbonium ion
b) C X bond is longer
c) Of positive inductive effect of benzene ring
d) Of sp2 hybrid carbon and partial double bond character of C X bond

3. In a first order reaction,the concentration of the reactant is reduced to 25% in one 1

hour. The half life of the reaction is
a) 2 hours
b) 4 hours
c) 0.5 hour
d) 0.25 hour
4. The unit of rate constant for a second order reaction is 1
a) s- 1
b) molL-1s-1
c) L2mol2s-1
d) Lmol-1s-1
5. The magnetic moment of a complex ion is 1.73 BM. The ion is 1
a) [Co(NH3)6]2+
b) [MnF6]3-
c) [Ti(H2O)6]3+
d) [Zn(NH3)4]2+

6. The number of moles of AgCl precipitate when excess of AgNO 3 is added to one 1
mole of [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 is
a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) No precipitate

7 KMnO4 acts as an oxidizing agent in alkaline medium. When alkaline KMnO 4 is 1

treated with KI, iodide ion is oxidized to
a) I2
b) IO-
c) IO3-1
d) IO4-1

8 Due to the presence of ambidentate ligands coordination compounds show 1

isomerism. Palladium complexes of the type [Pd(C6H5)2(SCN)2] and [Pd(C6H5)2(NCS)2]
are
a) Linkage isomers
b) Coordinate isomers
c) Ionization isomers
d) Geometrical isomers

9 The oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde by chromyl chloride is called as 1

a) Stephen’s reaction
b) Etard reaction
c) Reimer Tiemann reaction
d) Cannizaro’s reaction

10 Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their boiling points 1

propan-1-ol, butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, pentan-1-ol
a) propan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, butan-1-ol, pentan-1-ol
b) propan-1-ol, butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, pentan-1-ol
c) pentan-1-ol, butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, propan-1-ol
d) pentan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, butan-1-ol, propan-1-ol

11 Hydroboration oxidation of propene gives 1

a) propan-1-ol
b) propenol
c) ethanol
d) propan-2-ol
12 Propanamide on reaction with bromine in the presence of aq. KOH forms 1
a) propan-1-amine
b) propan-2-amine
c) ethanamine
d) diethylamine

13 Which of the following compound will not undergo azo coupling reaction with 1
benzene diazonium chloride?
a) Aniline
b) Phenol
c) Anisole
d) Nitrobenzene

14 Glucose , when reduced with HI and red phosphorous gives 1

a) n-heptane
b) Neohexane
c) n-hexane
d) n- pentane

15 Given below are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) 1
Assertion (A): Tertiary amines are more basic than primary amines in gaseous state.
Reason (R): Tertiary amines have three alkyl groups which cause +I effect.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but 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 Given below are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) 1
Assertion (A): Like bromination of benzene, bromination of phenol is also carried
out in the presence of Lewis acid..
Reason (R): Lewis acid polarizes the bromine molecule.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

17 Given below are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) 1
Assertion (A): All collisions of reactant molecules lead to product formation.
Reason (R): Only those collisions in which molecules have correct orientation and
sufficient kinetic energy lead to compound formation.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
18 Given below are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) 1
Assertion (A): Molar conductivity of weak electrolyte shows sharp increase when
the electrolyte is diluted.
Reason (R): For weak electrolyte degree of dissociation increases with dilution of
solution.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but 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 7 questions with internal choice in two questions. The following
questions are very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.

19 How much charge in Faraday is required for the following : 2

a) To reduce 1 mol of MnO4- to Mn2+?
b) 20 g of Ca from molten CaCl2?

20 A reaction A + B Products, is of first order in A and second order in B. 2

a) How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of B alone by three
times?
b) How is the rate affected when the concentration of both A and B are doubled?

21 The rate of a reaction is quadruples when the temperature changes from 293 K to 2
313 K. Calculate the energy of activation of the reaction assuming that it does not
change with temperature?

22 a) Write the IUPAC name of [Pt(NH3)(H2O)Cl2]. 2

b) On the basis of crystal field theory, write the electronic configuration of d 4 ion if
∆o < P.

23 Which compound in the following pairs of compounds will react faster towards the 2
nucleophilic displacement mentioned and why?
a) 1-Bromopentane or 2- Bromopentane. (SN2 mechanism)
b) Allyl chloride or 1- Chloropropane. (SN1 mechanism)
OR
What happens when
a) Chlorobenzene is treated with Cl2/FeCl3?
b) 2-Bromopentane is treated with alcoholic KOH?

24 What do you understand by the following reactions? 2

 a) Rosenmund reduction
b) Cannizaro reaction

25 What happens when D-Glucose reacts with the following 2

a) Br2 water
b) NH2OH
OR
a) What are reducing sugars? Give an example.
b) What are the hydrolysis products of lactose?

SECTION – C

This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in two questions. The following
questions are short answer type and carry 3 marks each.

26 a) State Henry’s law and write the significance of KH value. 3

b) 1.0 g of a non-electrolyte solute dissolved in 50.0 g of benzene lowered the
freezing point of benzene by 0.40 K. The freezing point depression constant of
benzene is 5.12 K kg mol-1. . Find the molar mass of the solute.

27 [NiCl4]2- is paramagnetic while [Ni(CO)4] is diamagnetic though both are tetrahedral. 3

Explain based on VBT.

28 a) What are ambident nucleophiles? Give an example 3

b) Write the formula of 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-iodoethane
c) What do you understand by a racemic mixture?
OR
How can the following conversions be carried out?
a) Aniline to chlorobenzene
b) Propene to propan-1-ol
c) 2- Bromopropane to 1- Bromopropane

29 a) o–Nitrophenol is more acidic than o- Methoxyphenol. Why? 3

b) Ethanol has higher boiling point than that of methoxymethane.
c) How do you distinguish phenol and benzoic acid.

30 Answer any three of the following: 3

a) pkb of aniline is lower than that of meta-nitroaniline. Why?
b) Primary amines have higher boiling point than tertiary amines. Why?
c) Convert aniline to benzene.
d) What do you understand by Hoffmann bromamide reaction?

SECTION – D
This section contains 2 Case-Based questions with internal choice in one of the sub-
questions. Each question carries 4 marks each (1+1+2). Read the passage carefully and
answer the questions that follow.

31 Living systems are made up of complex molecules called Biomolecules.

Carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, lipids, hormones and nucleic acids play an
important role in our daily life. Carbohydrates provide us energy. Proteins help in
growth and maintenance of body. Nucleic acids , RNA help in protein synthesis, DNA
helps in transfer of genetic characteristics. Fats are sources of energy and protect
our vital organs.
1
a) Name the linkage connecting amino acids to form proteins.
1
b) What do you understand by zwitter ion?
2
c) Write one structural and one functional difference between DNA and RNA.
OR
2
Give one example each of water soluble and fat soluble vitamins. Deficiency of
which vitamin causes rickets disease?

32 The Van’t Hoff factor ‘i’is a measure of the effect of a solute on colligative
properties such as osmotic pressure, relative lowering in vapour pressure, boiling
point elevation and freezing point depression. The Van’t Hoff factor is the ratio
between the actual concentration of particles produced when the substance is
dissolved and the concentration of a substance as calculated from its mass. For
most non electrolytes dissolved in water, the Van’t Hoff factor is essentially 1. For
most ionic substancesdissolved in water, the ‘I’ value is equal to the number of
discrete ions in a formula unit of the substance. This is true for ideal solutions only,
as occasionally ion pairing occurs in solution. At a given instant a small percentage
of the ions are paired and count as a single particle. Ion pairing occurs to some
extent in all electrolyte solutions. This causes the measured ‘I’ value to be less than
that predicted in an ideal solution. The deviation for the ‘I’ value tends to be
greatest where the ions have multiple charges.
1
a) Write the colligative property which is used to find the molecular mass of
macromolecules. 1
b) In non-ideal solution, what type of deviation shows the formation of minimum
boiling azeotropes? 2
c) Out of 0.1 molal aqueous solution of glucose and 0.1 molal aqueous of KCl, which
one will have greater boiling point and why?
OR 2
c) Predict whether van’t Hoff factor is less than one or greater than one in the
following solutions:
i) CH3COOH dissolved in water
ii) CH3COOH dissolved in benzene.

SECTION – C
This section contains 3 questions with internal choice in two questions. The following
questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each.

33 a) Calculate the EMF of the cell in which the following cell reaction takes place: 5
+ 2+ 0
Ni(s) + 2 Ag (0,002 M) Ni (0.160 M) + 2 Ag(s) ; Given that E cell = 1.05 V
b) Explain the variation of molar conductivity with dilution for a strong electrolyte as
well as weak electrolyte. Draw the graph
OR
a) State Kohlraush law of independent migration of ions.
Limiting molar conductivities of NH4Cl, NaOH and NaCl are respectively 129.8, 217.4
and 108.9 Scm2 and the molar conductivity10-2 M solution of NH4OH is
9.33 Scm2mol-1. Calculate the degree of dissociation of NH4OH
b) What is lead storage battery. Write the reactions that happens during charging
and discharging.

34 a) A compound A(C2H6O) on oxidation by PCC gave B, which on treatment with 5

aqueous alkali and subsequent heating furnished C. B on oxidation by KMnO 4 forms
a monobasic carboxylic acid with molar mass 60 gmol -1. Deduce the structures of A,
B and C.
b) What do you understand by the following reactions
i) Rosenmund reduction
ii) HVZ reaction
OR
a) How do you carry out the following conversions?
i) Acetone to tert- butyl alcohol
ii) Toluene to m-Bromobenzoic acid
b) How do you distinguish ethanal and acetone?
c) Why are carboxylic acids more acidic than phenol?
d) Write the IUPAC name of CH3CH(OH)COOH

35 a) Transition metals have greater enthalpies of atomization. Why? 5

b) Transiton metals form coloured compounds. Why?
c) Write one consequence of Lanthanoid contraction.
d) Write the preparation of potassium dichromate from iron chromite ore.
e) What is the effect of pH on solution of potassium dichromate?

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