VELAMMAL NEXUS SCHOOLS (CBSE)

SUB: CHEMISTRY UNIT TEST-1 MAX MARKS: 70

SEC: XII CBSE DATE: 23.4.24

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully.

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

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

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

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

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

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

g) All questions are compulsory.

h) 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. 23 g of ethanol is dissolved in 36 g of water. The mole fraction of ethanol is

(a) 2 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.8

2. Which cell will measure standard electrode potential of copper electrode?

3. The value of van’t Hoff factor for ethanoic acid in benzene is

 (a) 1.0 (b) 1.5 (c) 0.5 (d) 2

4. The positive value of the standard electrode potential of Cu2+/Cu indicates

that _

5. Low concentration of oxygen in the blood and tissues of people living at high
altitude is due to ____________.

(a) low temperature (b) low atmospheric pressure

(c) high atmospheric pressure (d) both low temperature and high atmospheric
pressure

6. Which of the following statement is not correct about an inert electrode in a

cell?

(a) It does not participate in the cell reaction. (b) It provides surface either for
oxidation or for reduction reaction. (c) It provides surface for conduction of
electrons. (d) It provides surface for redox reaction.

7. A solution of chloroform in diethylether:

(a) obeys Raoult’s law (b) shows a positive deviation from Raoult’s law

(c) shows a negative deviation from Raoult’s law (d) behaves like a near ideal
solution

8. Using the data given below find out the strongest reducing agent.

9. The system that forms maximum boiling azeotropes is:

 (a) ethyl alcohol-water (b) benzene-toluene (c) acetone-chloroform (d)
carbon disulphide-acetone

10. Which one of the following is always true about the spontaneous cell
reaction in a galvanic cell?

11. Which of the following is vinylic halide?

12. Which reagent will you use for the following reaction?

Direction (Q. Nos. 13 – 16) in the following questions as Assertion (A) is

followed by a corresponding Reason (R ).Use the following keys to choose the
appropriate answer.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is true, (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false, (R) is true.

13. Assertion (A) : The boiling point of pure solvent is always higher than the
boiling point of solution.

Reason (R) : The vapour pressure of the solvent decreases in the presence of
non-volatile solute

14. Assertion (A) : Hydrolysis of (–)-2-bromooctane proceeds with inversion of

configuration.

Reason (R) : This reaction proceeds through the formation of a carbocation

15.

16.Assertion (A) : Addition of HCl on butene-1 always forms racemic mixture,

while it is not so in case of addition of HBr on butene-1.

Reason (R) : Addition of HCl is not governed by Markovnikoff’s rule.

SECTION B

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. (a) Why is an increase in temperature observed on mixing chloroform and

acetone?

OR

(ii)
Why does sodium chloride solution freeze at a lower temperature than
water?

18. Which one of the following compounds is more easily hydrolysed by KOH
and why?

19. The conductivity of 0.20 M solution of KCl at 298 K is 0.025 S cm–1.

Calculate its molar conductivity.

20. Give reasons for the following:

(i) Chloroethane is insoluble in water.

(ii) Thionyl chloride method is preferred for preparing alkyl chlorides from
alcohols

21. Give reasons:

(i) C—Cl bond length in chlorobenzene is shorter than C—Cl bond length in
CH3—Cl.
 (ii) SN1 reactions are accompanied by racemisation in optically active alkyl
halides.

SECTION C

This section contains 7 questions with internal choice in One question.

The following questions are short answer type and carry 3 marks each

22.

23. Draw the structures of the major monohalo product for each of the following
reactions:

24.

OR

Define conductivity and molar conductivity for the solution of an electrolyte.

Discuss their variation with concentration.

25. How do you convert the following:

(i) Prop-1-ene to 1-fluoropropane

(ii) Chlorobenzene to 2-chlorotoluene

(iii) Ethanol to propanenitrile

26.

27. Write IUPAC names of the following:

28. The electrical resistance of a column of 0.05 M NaOH solution of diameter

1 cm and length 50 cm is 5.55 × 103 ohm. Calculate its resistivity, conductivity
and molar conductivity.

SECTION D

The following questions are case-based questions.

Each question carries 4 marks each. Read the passage carefully and

answer the questions.

29. A solution which obeys Raoult’s law strictly is called an ideal solution,
while a solution which shows deviations from Raoult’s law is called a non-ideal
solution or real solution. Suppose the molecules of the solvent and solute are
represented by A and B respectively, and let FAA, FBB and FAB are the attractive
forces between A—A and B—B and A—B respectively. An ideal solution of the
components A and B is defined as the solution in which the intermolecular
interactions between the components A—B are of the same magnitude as the
intermolecular interactions found in the pure components A—A and B—B.
Similarly,a non- ideal solution of the components A and B is defined as the
solution in which the intermolecular interactions between the components A—B
are of the different magnitude as the intermolecular interactions found in the
pure components A—A and B—B.
1. What type of liquids form the ideal solution?

2. Give one example of an ideal solution.

3. Write two characteristics of non-ideal solution.

4. On mixing liquid A and liquid B, volume of the resulting solution decreases,

what type of deviation from Raoult’s law is shown by?

30. Redox reactions play an important role in chemistry. Whenever a redox

reaction takes place directly in a single beaker, chemical energy in the form of
heat is produced. By suitable means, it is possible to bring about the redox
reactions indirectly so as to convert the chemical energy into electrical energy.
A device used to convert the chemical energy produced in a redox reaction into
electrical energy is called an electrochemical cell. If a redox reaction is allowed
to take place in such a way that oxidation half reaction takes place in one beaker
and the reduction half reaction in another beaker, the electrons given out by the
former will be taken by the latter and the current will flow. The two portions of
the cell are called half cells. The values of standard redox potential (Eo ) of two
half cell reactions decides in which way the reaction will proceed. A redox
reaction is feasible when the substance having higher reduction potential gets
reduced and the one having lower reduction potential gets oxidised. For
example, In Daniel cell, zinc goes into solution and copper gets deposited.

1. Formulate the galvanic cell in which the following reaction takes place:

2. Is it safe to stir AgNO3 solution with a copper spoon? Why or why not?

3. Two half cell reactions of an electrochemical cell are given below:

Construct the redox reaction from the two half cell reactions and predict if this
reaction favours formation of reactants or products shown in the equation.

4. State the factors that influence the value of cell potential of the following cell:
SECTION E

The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each.

31. (i) Give reasons for the following:

(a) At higher altitudes, people suffer from a disease called anoxia. In this
disease, they become weak and cannot think clearly.

(b) When mercuric iodide is added to an aqueous solution of KI, the freezing
point is raised.

(ii) 0.6 mL of acetic acid (CH3COOH), having density 1.06 g Ml-1, is dissolved
in 1 litre of water. The depression in freezing point observed for this strength of
acid was 0.0205°C. Calculate the van’t Hoff factor and the dissociation constant
of acid.

32. (i) (a) Write equation for preparation of 1-iodobutane from 1-chlorobutane.
(b) Out of 2-bromopentane, 2-bromo-2-methylbutane and 1-bromopentane,
which compound is most reactive towards elimination reaction and why?

(c) Give IUPAC name of

(ii) What are enantiomers? Draw the structures of the possible enantiomers of 3-
methylpent-1-ene.

33. Consider the figure given below and answer the questions (i) to (v):
(i) Write the direction of electron flow.

(ii) Is silver plate the anode or cathode?

(iii) What will happen if salt bridge is removed?

(iv) When will the cell stop functioning?

(v) How will concentration of Zn2+ ions and Ag+ ions be affected when the
cell functions?