Delhi Public School, Howrah

PREBOARDS EXAMINATION (2023-2024)

CLASS - XII
SUBJECT - CHEMISTRY (Code No. 043)
Care must be taken not to write anything on the question paper. All the questions must be attempted in the correct sequence .
TIME - 3 HOURS F.M. - 70
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 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. On dissolving sugar in water at room temperature solution feels cool to touch. Under which of 1
the following case dissolution of sugar will be most rapid?
(a) Sugar crystals in cold water
(b) Sugar crystals in hot water
(c) Powdered sugar in cold water
(d) Powdered sugar in hot water
2. Colligative properties depend on 1
(a) the nature of the solute particles dissolved in solution
(b) the number of solute particles in solution
(c) the physical properties of the solute particles dissolved in solution
(d) the nature of solvent particles
3. The cell constant of a conductivity cell 1
(a) changes with change of electrolyte
(b) changes with change, of concentration of electrolyte
(c) changes with temperature of electrolyte
(d) remains constant for a cell
4. Which of the following polymer is stored in the liver of animals? 1
(a) Amylose
(b) Cellulose
(c) Amylopectin
(d) Glycogen
5. Sucrose (cane sugar) is a disaccharide. One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis gives 1
(a) 2 molecules of glucose
(b) 2 molecules of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
(c) 1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
(d) 2 molecules of fructose

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6. Identify the compound Y in the following reaction: 1

7. Consider the following figure and mark the correct option. 1

(a) Activation energy of forward reaction is E1 + E2 and product is less stable than reactant.
(b) Activation energy of forward reaction is E1 + E2 and product is more stable than reactant.
(c) Activation energy of both forward and backward reactions is E1 + E2 and reactant is more stable than
product.
(d) Activation energy of backward reaction is E, and product is more stable than reactant.
8. Which of the following statement is not correct about order of a reaction? 1
(a) The order of a reaction can be a fractional number.
(b) Order of a reaction is experimentally determined quantity.
(c) The order of a reaction is always equal to the sum of the stoichiometric coefficients of reactants in the
balanced chemical equation for a reaction.
(d) The order of a reaction is the sum of the powers of molar concentration of the reactants in the rate
law expression.
9. The correct IUPAC name for CH2 = CHCH2NHCH3 is 1
(a) allylmethylamine
(b) 2-amino-4-pentene
(c) 4-aminopent-l-ene
(d) N-methylprop-2-en-l-amine.
10. The correct order of increasing acidic strength is 1
(a) Phenol < Ethanol < Chloroacetic acid < Acetic acid
(b) Ethanol < Phenol < Chloroacetic acid < Acetic acid
(c) Ethanol < Phenol Acetic acid < Chloroacetic acid
(d) Chloroacetic acid < Acetic acid < Phenol < Ethanol

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11. Which of the following compounds is most reactive towards nucleophilic addition reactions? 1

12. 1

Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
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.
13. Assertion (A): 1 M solution of KCl has greater osmotic pressure than 1 M solution of glucose at the same 1
temperature.
Reason (R): In solution, KCl dissociates to produce more number of particles.
14. Assertion (A): Linkage isomerism arises in coordination compounds containing ambidentate 1
ligand.
Reason(R): Ambidentate ligand has two different donor atoms.
15. Assertion(A): p-nitrophenol is more acidic than phenol. 1
Reason(R): Nitro group helps in the stabilisation of the phenoxide ion by dispersal of negative
charge due to resonance.
16. Assertion(A): Elevation in boiling point is directly proportional to molarity. 1
Reason(R): Elevation in boiling point is a colligative property.
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 cannot Vitamin C be stored in our body? 2
(b) Classify the following into monosaccharides and disaccharides. Ribose, 2-deoxyribose,
maltose, galactose, fructose and lactose.
18. Show the Crystal field splitting pattern of the following structured coordination compound 2
having d5 electronic configuration.
(a) Tetrahedral complex.
OR
(b) Octahedral complex.
19. Write four differences between ‘Order’ & ‘Molecularity’ of a reaction. 2
20. Write a short note on Cannizaro reaction. 2

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21. (a) Identify the product of the following reaction. 2

(b) What will be the observation if butanol is taken instead of the above mentioned alcohol?
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. The rate constant of a reaction at 500 K and 700 K are 0.02 s-1 and 0.07 s-1 respectively. Calculate the 3
value of activation energy (Ea). (Given, R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1)
23. (a) How does sprinkling of common salt help in clearing the snow-covered roads in hilly areas? Explain the 3
phenomenon involved in the process.
(b) Can any other salt be used instead of common salt?
24. (a) Describe the preparation of potassium dichromate from iron chromite ore. 3
(b) What is the effect of increasing pH on a solution of potassium dichromate?
25. Determine the values of equilibrium constant (Kc) and ΔG° for the following reaction: 3
Ni(s) + 2Ag+ (aq) → Ni2+ (aq) + 2Ag(s)
E° = 1.05 V
(1F = 96500 C mol-1)
26. (a) Name the four bases present in DNA. 3
(b) Which one of those bases is not present in RNA?
OR
(a) Give two differences between nucleoside & nucleotide.
(b) Why is sucrose not considered as a reducing sugar?
27. Give a chemical test to distinguish between 3
(a) Benzaldehyde & acetaldehyde.
(b) Acetic acid & formic acid.
28. Which compound in each of the following-pairs will react faster in SN2 reaction with OH- ? 3
(a) CH3Br or CH3I
(b) (CH3)3CCl or CH3Cl
SECTION: D
The following questions are case-based questions. Each question has an internal choice and
carries 4 (1+1+2) marks each. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
29. The crystal field theory (CFT) is an electrostatic model which considers the metal-ligand bond to be ionic 4
arising purely from electrostatic interactions between the metal ion and the ligand. Ligands are treated as
point charges in case of anions or dipoles in case of neutral molecules. The five d orbitals in an isolated
gaseous metal atom/ion have same energy, i.e., they are degenerate. This degeneracy is maintained if a
spherically symmetrical field of negative charges surrounds the metal atom/ ion. However, when this
negative field is due to ligands (either anions or the negative ends of dipolar molecules like NH3 and H2O)
in a complex, it becomes asymmetrical and the degeneracy of the d orbitals is lifted. It results in splitting
of the d orbitals.

(a) The colour of the coordination compounds depends on the crystal field splitting. What will be the
correct order of absorption of wavelength of light in the visible region, for the complexes, [Co(NH3)6]3+
,[Co(CN)6]3- ,[Co(H2O)6]3+?
OR
(a) The CFSE for octahedral [CoCl6]4- is 18000 cm-1. What will be the CFSE for tetrahedral [CoCl4]2-?
(b) What is ligand?
(c) Give example of a strong field ligand.
30. In transition elements, generally, ions of the same charge in a given series show progressive decrease in 4
radius with increasing atomic number. This is because the new electron enters a d orbital each time the

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 nuclear charge increases by unity. But the radii of the third (5d) series are virtually the same as those of
the corresponding members of the second series. This phenomenon is associated with the intervention of
the 4f orbitals which must be filled before the 5d series of elements begin. The filling of 4f before 5d
orbital results in a regular decrease in atomic radii called Lanthanoid contraction.

(a) Is Lanthanoid contraction similar to actenoid contraction? Justify.

OR
(a) Write two consequences of lanthanoid contraction.
(b) Write one pair of elements which show similarity in chemical reactions due to lanthanoid contraction.
(c) What do you mean by transition elements?
SECTION: E
The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each. All questions have an
internal choice.
31. Answer any five of the following. 5
How are the following conversions carried out?
(a) Phenol to salicaldehyde.
(b) Phenol to p-benzoquinone.
(c) Glucose to ethanol.
(d) Phenol to anisole.
(e) Propene to propanol.
(f) Chlorobenzene to phenol.
(g) Aniline to phenol.
32. (a) Given that the standard electrode potentials (E°) of metals are : 5
K+/K = -2.93 V
Ag+/Ag = 0.80 V
Cu2+/Cu = 0.34 V
Mg2+/Mg = -2.37 V
Cr3+/Cr = -0.74 V
Fe2+/Fe = -0.44 V.
Arrange these metals in increasing order of their reducing power.
(b) How is molar conductivity of a solution related to its conductivity?
(c) How will the pH of brine (aq. NaCl solution) be affected when it is electrolysed?
OR
(a) Two half-reactions of an electrochemical cell are given below :

MnO–4 (aq) + 8H+ (aq) + 5e– → Mn2+ (aq) + 4H2O (I), E° = 1.51 V
Sn2+ (aq) → Sn4+ (aq) + 2e–, E° = + 0.15 V.
Construct the redox equation from the standard potential of the cell and predict if the reaction is reactant
favoured or product favoured.
(b) What advantage do the fuel cells have over primary and secondary batteries?
33. (a) Describe the method for the identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. Also write 5
chemical equations of the reactions involved.
(b) Why cannot aromatic primary amines be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis?
OR
(a) An aromatic compound ‘A’ on treatment with aqueous ammonia and heating forms compound ‘B’
which on heating with Br2 and KOH forms a compound ‘C’ of molecular formula C6H7N. Write the
structures and IUPAC names of compounds A, B and C.
(b) Accomplish the following conversions:
(i) Nitrobenzene to benzoic acid
(ii) Benzene to m-bromophenol

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