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MARKING SCHEME
PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2023-24)
CLASS : XII
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY (043)
le; % 3 ?kaVs vf/dre vad & 70
Time Allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 70

SECTION-A

1. (c) Ar < CO2 < CH4 < HCHO 1

2. (a) Shows large negative deviation from Raoult’s Law 1

3. (a) 115800 C 1

4. (a) NaBH4 1

5. (a) Ethanol 1

6. (c) 690 s–1 1

7. (c) Cr2+ (z = 24) 1

8. (c) Mn 1

9. (c) [Fe(C2O 4 )3 ]3 1

10. (d) 3, 6 1

11. (c) Butan-2- o 1

12. (a) Starch 1

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13. (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct

explanation of the Assertion (A). 1

14. (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct

explanation of the Assertion (A). 1

15. (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. 1

16. (d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true. 1

SECTION-B

17. (a) potassium diaquadioxalatochromate (III) 1

(b)

cis-isomer will be optically active. 1

2.303 [R]0 2.303

18. t 0.99  log  log 102 ½
k 0.01[R]0 k

2.303 [R]0 2.303

t 0.90  log  log 10 ½
k 0.10[R]0 k

t 0.99 log102 2
  or t 99%  2 t 90% 1
t 0.90 log10 1

(or any other correct method)

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19. (a) Racemic mixture (definition) 1

(b) will undergo SN1 faster; form 3° carbocation ½+½

OR

(a) Grignard reagent reacts with water forming corresponding hydrocarbon 1

(or relevant reaction)

(b) ; forms benzyl carbocation which is resonance stabilised ½+½

20. (a) 1

(b) X : CH 3  CH 2  COC ½

CH 3  CH  COOH
Y: | ½
C

21. (a) Due to salt formation with AC 3 1

(b)

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 SECTION-C

22. (a) Fibrous proteins are insoluble; Globular are soluble in water (or any other) 1

(b) DNA is double stranded, containing A, G, C, T

RNA is single stranded, containing A, G, C, U

(or any other) 1

(c) Amylose is lesser branched and water soluble

Amylopectin is highly branched and water insoluble

(or any other) 1

23. (a) (i) n-Hexane 1

(ii) Gluconic acid 1

(with appropriate structures/reactions)


H 3 N  CH  COO 
(b) Amino acids exist as zwiter ions / | 1
R

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24. (a) E 0cell  0.80  (0.25)V  1.05V, n  2

Cell : Ni(s) | Ni 2 (0.160M) || Ag  (0.002M) | Ag(s) ½

 0.059 [Ni 2 ]
E cell E 
cel log
2 [Ag  ]2

0.059 [0.160]
E cell  1.05  log
2 [2  103 ]2

Ecell =1.05 – 0.14

E cell  0.91V ½

(b) Maximum work = G = –n F Ecell ½

= – 2 × 96500 × 0.91

= –175,630 J or –175.630 kJ ½

(or any other correct method)

a
25. (a) Comparing with equation, log k = log A 
2.303RT

Ea
 1.25  104 ½
2.303R

Ea = 2.303 × 8.314 × 1.25 × 104 1

Ea = 239.339 kJ mol–1 ½

(b) Order of reaction = 3 (third order) 1

(or any other correct method)

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26. (a) Chelate effect (definition, example) ½+½

(b) In [NiC 4 ]2 , Ni 2 _ :[Ar]3d 8

No pairing of d-electrons  paramagnetic

In [Ni(CO) 4 ] Ni :[Ar]4s 2 3d 8

Pairing of 3d & 4s electrons  diamagnetic 1

(c) Co3 :[Ar]3d 6 C2O 24 is weak field ligand, o < P t 42g eg2 1

27. (a) (i) Resonance effect

(ii) Difference in hybridization

(iii) Instability of phenyl cation

(iv) Repulsion due to arene ring 2

HBr
CH 3  CH 2  CH  CH 2  
Peroxide
 CH 3  CH 2  CH 2  CH 2  Br
(b) But  1  ene  NaI, Acetone 1
CH 3  CH 2  CH 2  CH 2  I

28. (a) (i)

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 O
(ii) || 1
Br2  NaOH
CH 3  CH 2  CH 2  C  NH 2   CH 3  CH 2  CH 2  NH 2

(b) Carbylamine test 1

Methylamine form foul smelling compound with ChC 3 and alcoholic base,

whereas dimethylamine does not.

(or any other correct test)

OR

(a)

½x4

(b) Br2 – H2O test 1

Aniline forms white PPt. with Br2 – H2O, whereas ethanamine does not.

(or any other correct test)

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 SECTION-D

29. (a) X is weak electrolyte; molar conductivity increases multiple times on dilution. 1

(b) degree of ionization () increases with dilution so  m increases sharply at lower

concentration. 1

(c) (i)  0m (NH 4OH)   0m (NH 4C)   0m (NaOH)   0m (NaC)

= 129.8 + 248.1 – 126.4 Scm2 mol–1

= 251.5 Scm2 mol–1 1

 m 37.725
(ii)     0.15(15%) 1
 om 251.5

OR

(i) Kohlrauch’s law of independent migration of ion 1

(ii)  om (A 2 (SO 4 )3 )  2(189.0)  3(160.0)  858 Scm 2 mol1 ½

 om (AC 3 )  189.0  3(76.3)  417.9 Scm 2 mol1 ½

30. (a) 1

OR

C2H5
|
H 3O 
CH 3CHO  C2 H 5MgBr  CH 3  C  OMgBr   CH 3  CH  CH 2  CH 3
| |
H OH

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(b) X : H  / H 2 O or dil.H 2SO 4 Y : (i) B2 H 6 (i) H 2O 2 , OH  ½+½

CH 3
|
(c) CH 3  C  OH ; 2  Methylpropan  2  ol ½+½
|
CH 3

Acid catalyzed hydration (or any other correct method) 1

OR

OMgBr
|
A: CH 3  CH 2  C  CH 3
|
CH 3

OH
|
B: CH 3  CH 2  C  CH 3
|
CH3

ONa
|
C: CH 3  CH 2  C  CH 3
|
CH3

CH 3
|
D: CH 3  CH 2  C  O  CH 3 ½x4
|
CH 3

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 SECTION-E

31. (a) large number of unpaired electrons results into stronger interatomic interaction 1

(b) 5Fe2   MnO4  8H   Mn 2   4H 2 O  5Fe3 1

(c) 2Cu  (aq)  Cu(s)  Cu 2  (aq)

Undergoes disproportionation to Cu and Cu2+ ion 1

(d) Due to lanthanoid contraction / poor shielding effect of 4f electrons. 1

2+
(e) Cr 2 ; t 42g  t 32g occurs in case of Cr to Cr3+, t 32g is stable electronic configuration.

(f) Ability to adopt multiple oxidation state / vacant –d-orbitals / they provide their

surface for the occurrence of reaction. 1

(or any other correct reason)

heat
(g) 2KMnO4  K 2 MnO4  MnO2  O 2

32. (a)(i) measurement at room temperature / high value for very dilute solution, so

compared to other colligative properties/molarity is used instead of molality. 1

+
(ii) NaC dissociates into Na & C  , where glucose will not dissociate / For

NaC i = 2 and for glucose i = 1. 1

5  1000
(b) msucrose   0.1537 mol kg 1 ½
342  95

5  1000
m glu cos e   0.2926 mol kg 1 ½
180  95

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 For sucrose, Tf  K f m

2.15K
Kf  1
 13.99 K kg mol1 1
0.1537 mol kg

For glucose, Tf  13.99  0.2926  4.09K

Tf  Tf0  Tf  Tf  269.06K 1

(or any other correct method)

OR

(a) To avoid bends/He is very less soluble is blood 1

(b) At lower temperature KH is low. Higher solubility of O2 is water/solubility gases in

water in exothermic process. 1

W2  1000
(c) Tf  K f  ½
M 2  W1

K f  W2  1000 5.1 20  1000

M2    147.82 g mol 1 1
Tf  W1 0.69  1000

M2 (observed) = 147.82 g mol–1 1

M2 (calculate) = 94 g mol–1

M (obs) 94
i   0.635 ½
M (cal) 147.82

2C6 H5 OH  (C6 H5 OH)2

i 1 0.635  1
   0.73(73%) 1
1  1 
  1   1
n  2 

(or any other correct method)

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  O 
33. (a) ‘X’ is carbonyl compound, containing methyl ketone  ||  and 1,4-
 C  CH 
 3

disubstituted.

X is 4-Methylacetophenone 1

OH CH 3
(b) | | ; 3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanal ½+½
CH 3  CH 2  CH  CH 2  CHO

(or any other correct method)

OR

(a)(i)

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(ii) 1

DIBAL  H Na (Hg)
(iii) CH3  CN   CH 3  CHO 
HC
CH 3CH3 1

(or any other correct method)

(b) Symmetric distribution of electrons on more electronegative oxygen in two

equivalent resonating structures. 1

(c) Propanal > Propanone > Benzaldehyde > Acetophenone 1

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