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SAMPLE PAPER 10
Class 12 - Chemistry
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully.

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1. There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.

2. SECTION A consists of 16 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.

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3. SECTION B consists of 5 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.

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4. SECTION C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.

5. SECTION D consists of 2 case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.

6. SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.

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7. All questions are compulsory.

8. Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

Section A
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1. The species that attacks benzene in following is: [1]

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a) Cl+ b) AlCl3

c) Cl- d)
−
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AlCl
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2. The deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes Scurvy? [1]

a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin B6
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c) Vitamin B12 d) Vitamin C

3. An organic compound containing oxygen, upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product [1]
with its molecular mass higher by 14 units. The organic compound is ________.

a) a ketone b) a primary alcohol

c) an aldehyde d) a secondary alcohol

4. One mole of a symmetrical alkane on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a molecular mass of [1]
44u. The alkene is:

a) 1 – butene b) 2 – butene

c) Propene d) Ethene

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 5. The unit of rate constant for a first order reaction is [1]

a) Mol/L b) Mol/L/s

c) Mol2/L2/s2 d) s–1

6. Match the items given in column I with that in column II: [1]

Column I Column II

(a) Hypertonic (i) NaCl.

(b) Hypotonic (ii) Solution having higher osmotic pressure than other solution.

(c) Isotonic (iii) Solution having lower osmotic pressure than other solution.

(d) Electrolyte (iv) Solutions having same osmotic pressure.

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a) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i) b) (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)

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c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i) d) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i)
7. Which one of the following forms propane nitrile as the major product? [1]

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a) Propyl bromide + alcoholic KCN b) Ethyl bromide + alcoholic KCN

c) Propyl bromide + alcoholic AgCN d) Ethyl bromide + alcoholic AgCN

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8. The interstitial compounds of transition metals are [1]

a) harder b) more ductile

c) softer d) more metallic

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9. If 75% of a first order reaction was completed in 32 min, then 50% of the reaction was completed in_____. [1]

a) 24 min b) 4 min

c) 16 min d) 8 min
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10. Which is the most suitable reagent for the following conversion? [1]
O O

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C H3 − C H = C H − C H2 − C − C H3 ⟶ C H3 − C H = C H − C H2 − C − OH
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a) I2 and NaOH solution b) Tollen’s reagent

c) Sn and NaOH solution d) Benzoyl peroxide

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11. When diethyl ether is heated with excess of HI, it produces: [1]

a) Phenol b) Acetyl salicylic acid

c) Salicylic acid d) Salicylaldehyde

12. Benzene diazonium chloride on hydrolysis gives: [1]

a) b)

c) d)

13. Assertion (A): α-Amino acids exist as dipolar ions or zwitter ions. [1]
Reason (R): α-Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

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 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.

14. Assertion (A): Hydroxyketones are not directly used in the Grignard reaction. [1]
Reason (R): Grignard reagents react with the hydroxyl group.

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.

15. Assertion (A): In monohaloarenes, further electrophilic substitution occurs at ortho and para positions. [1]
Reason (R): Halogen atom is a ring deactivator.

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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.

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

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16. Assertion (A): t-Butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of t-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide. [1]
Reason (R): Sodium methoxide is a strong 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
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explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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

Section B
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17. Out of the following two coordination entities which is chiral (optically active)? [2]

a. cis-[CrCl2 (ox)2]3-

b. trans-[CrCl2 (ox)2]3-
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18. Complete and balance the following reaction : [2]

− 2−
8M nO4 + 3S2 O8 + H2 O →

19. Answer the following: [2]

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(a) Identify the reaction order if the unit of rate constant is sec-1. [1]

(b) For a chemical reaction, what is the effect of catalyst on the rate of the reaction. [1]
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20. When 19.5 g of F - CH2 – COOH (Molar mass = 78 g mol-1), is dissolved in 500 g of water, the depression in [2]

freezing point is observed to be 1oC.

Calculate the degree of dissociation of F - CH2 - COOH.

[Given: Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1]

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The boiling point elevation of 0.6 g acetic acid in 100 g benzene is 0.1265 k. What conclusion can you draw about
the state of solute in solution? Molar elevation constant for benzene is 2.53 deg per molar?
21. Write all the geometrical isomers of [Pt(NH3) (Br) (Cl) (py) and how many of these will exhibit optical isomers? [2]
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22. Calculate the emf of the following cell at 298 K. [3]

2Cr(s) + 3Fe2+(0.1M) → 2Cr3+(0.01M) + 3Fe(s)

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 Given, E o

cr
3+
/cr
=-0.74V, E o

Fe
2+
/F e
= -0.44 V
23. For hydrolysis of ester in water follows a pseudo first order kinetics. The obtained results are as given below: [3]

t(in seconds) 0 30 60 90

[Ester] M 0.55 0.31 0.17 0.085

i. Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 s.

ii. Calculate the pseudo first order rate constant for the hydrolysis of ester.
24. Define the following as related to proteins. [3]
a. Peptide linkage
b. Primary structure
c. Denaturation

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How would you account for the following:

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i. Phenols are much more acidic than alcohols.
ii. The boiling point of ethers are much lower than those of the alcohols of comparable molar masses.

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25. a. Give one chemical test as an evidence to show that [Co(NH3)5CI]SO4 and [Co(NH3)5(SO4)]CI are ionisation [3]
isomers.

b. [NiCl4]2- is paramagnetic while [Ni(CO)4] is diamagnetic though both are tetrahedral. Why? (Atomic no. of
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Ni = 28)
c. Write the electronic configuration of Fe(III) on the basis of crystal field theory when it forms an octahedral
complex in the presence of
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i. strong field ligand, and

ii. weak field ligand.
(Atomic no. of Fe = 26)
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26. The E values at 298 K corresponding to the following two reduction electrodes processes are:
0
[3]

i. Cu+/Cu = +0.52V
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ii. Cu2+/Cu+ = +0.16V

Formulae the galvanic cell for their combination. What will be the cell potential? Calculate the Δ r
0
G for the
cell reaction. (1 F = 96500 C mol-1)
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27. A hydrocarbon C5H10 does not react with chlorine in dark but gives a single monochloro compound C5H9Cl in [3]

bright sunlight. Identify the hydrocarbon.

28. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction at T=298 K. [3]
2+ 2+
F e(s) + C d (aq) → Fe (aq) + C d(s)

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[Given, E 2+
= −0.40V , E 2+
= −0.44V ]
Cd /cd Fe /F e

Section D
29. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
The transition metals when exposed to oxygen at low and intermediate temperatures form thin, protective oxide
films of up to some thousands of Angstroms in thickness. Transition metal oxides lie between the extremes of
ionic and covalent binary compounds formed by elements from the left or right side of the periodic table. They
range from metallic to semiconducting and deviate by both large and small degrees from stoichiometry. Since d-

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 electron bonding levels are involved, the cations-exist in various valence states and hence give rise to a large
number of oxides. The crystal structures are often classified by considering a cubic or hexagonal close-packed
lattice of one set of ions with the other set of ions filling the octahedral or tetrahedral interstices. The actual
oxide structures, however, generally show departures from such regular arrays due in part to distortions caused
by packing of ions of different size and to ligand field effects. These distortions depend not only on the number
of d-electrons but also on the valence and the position of the transition metal in a period or group.
(a) Why does copper, which is in first series of transition metal exhibits +1 oxidation state most frequently?
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Crystal structure of oxides of transition metals often show defects. Given reason.
(b) The lowest oxide of transition metal is basic. Why?
(c) The variability in oxidation states of d-block different from that of the p-block elements. Explain.

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30. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
RCONH2 is converted into RNH2 by means of Hoffmann bromamide degradation. During the reaction amide is

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treated with Br2 and alkali to get amine. This reaction is used to descend the series in which carbon atom is
removed as carbonate ion (CO 2−
) . Hoffmann bromide degradation reaction can be written as:

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(a) Hoffmann bromamide degradation is used for the preparation of which amine?
(b) Which is the rate determining step in Hoffmann bromamide degradation which is shown above paragraph?
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(c) Identify B in the following reaction.

(d) What are the constituent amines formed when the mixture of (i) and (ii) undergoes Hoffmann bromamide
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degradation?
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Section E
31. Attempt any five of the following: [5]
(a) What type of non-idealities are exhibited by cyclohexane -ethanol and acetone-chloroform mixture? [5]
Give reason.
32. An organic compound contains 69.77% carbon, 11.63% hydrogen and rest oxygen. The molecular mass of the [5]
compound is 86. It does not reduce Tollen's reagent but forms an addition compound with sodium hydrogen
sulphite and gives positive iodoform test. On vigorous oxidation, it gives ethanoic acid and propanoic acid.
Write the possible structure of the compound.
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a. Write the main product formed when propanal reacts with the following reagents:
i. 2 moles of CH3OH in presence of dry HCl

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 ii. Dilute NaOH
iii. H2N – NH2 followed by heating with KOH in ethylene glycol

b. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their property as indicated :

i. F - CH2COOH, O2N - CH2COOH, CH3COOH, HCOOH - acidic character

ii. Acetone, Acetaldehyde, Benzaldehyde, Acetophenone - reactivity towards addition of HCN

33. How are the following conversions carried out? [5]
i. Propene → Propan-2-ol
ii. Benzyl chloride → Benzyl alcohol
iii. Ethyl magnesium chloride → Propane-1-ol
iv. Methyl magnesium bromide → 2-Methylpropan-2-ol

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Show how would you synthesise the following alcohols from appropriate alkenes?

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i.

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ii.
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iii.
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iv.
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