KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

SAMPLE PAPER FOR CLASS XII

CHEMISTRY

Chemistry (Theory)

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Questions number 1 to 5 are very short answer questions and carry 1 mark each.
(iii) Questions number 6 to 10 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
(iv) Questions number 11 to 22 are also short answer questions and carry 3 marks each.
(v) Question number 23 is a value based question and carry 4 marks.
(vi) Questions number 24 to 26 are long answer questions and carry 5 marks each.
(vii) Use log tables, if necessary. Use of calculators is not allowed

1 On heating crystals of KCl in potassium vapour, the crystal starts 1

exhibiting a violet colour, why ?
2. On which scientific principle is the hardening of leather in the 1
tanning industry based on?
3. “A bottle of liquor ammonia should be cooled before opening”. 1
Give reason
4. How will you convert: Ethanoic acid into methanamine 1

5. Elucidate the structural differences between biodegradable and 1

non- bio degradable detergent?
6. Calculate the temperature at which a solution containing 54 g of
glucose, (C6H12O6 ), in 250 g of water will freeze. (Kf for water =1.86
K mol kg -1) 2
 Or
Derive an equation to express that relative lowering of vapour
pressure for a solution is equal to the mole fraction of the solute in
it when the solvent alone is volatile.
7. The rate of reaction, 2NO + Cl 22NOCl is doubled when
concentration of Cl2 is doubled and it becomes eight times than 2
that of both NO and Cl2 are doubled. Deduce the order of the
reaction.
8. .Write chemical equations for the following processes:
(i) Chlorine reacts with a hot concentrated solution of sodium 2
hydroxide.
(ii) Orthophosphorous acid is heated
9. Account for the following 2
(i)Ce(III) is easily oxidized to Ce(IV)
(ii) Co(II)is stable in aqueous solution but in the presence of strong
ligands and air is easily oxidized to Co(III)
10 Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between the following 2
pairs of compounds.
(i) Propanal and Propanone
(ii) Phenol and Benzoic acid
11. (i) The unit cube length for LiCl (NaCl) is 5.14 °A. Assuming anion-
anion contact. Calculate the ionic radius for Chloride ion.
1.5 X 2
(ii) Analysis shows that nickel oxide has the formula Ni.98O1.00. =3

What fractions of nickel exist as Ni2+ and Ni3+ ions ?

12. . In a pseudo first order hydrolysis of an ester in water, the

following results were obtained
t/s 0 30 60 90

[Ester]/mol L-1 0.55 0.31 0.17 0.085

(i). Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval
1
30 to 60 seconds.
(ii). Calculate the pseudo first order rate constant for the hydrolysis 2
of ester.

13. (i)How is the adsorption of a gas related to its critical temperature? 1

 (ii) What happens when NaCl is dissolved in benzene? 1
(iii) What happens when persistent dialysis of a colloidal solution is
1
carried out?
14. Answer the following questions—
(I) Zinc and not Cu is used for the recovery of Ag from its cyano 1
complex.Why? 1
(II) Graphite is used as anode but not diamond.Why?
(III) Metals usually do not occur as nitrates.Why? 1
15. A wellknown orange crystalline compound (A) when burnt impart
violet colour to flame. (A) on treating (B) and conc. H2SO4 gives red
gas (C) which gives red yellow solution (D) with alkaline water. (D) ½x6=
on treating with acetic acid and lead acetate gives yellow p. pt. (E). 3
(B) sublimes on heating. Also on heating (B) with NaOH gas (F) is
formed which gives white fumes with HCl. What are (A) to (F) ?
16. For the complex [Fe(en)2Cl2]Cl, (en = ethylene diamine), identify
(i) the oxidation number of iron.
½x6=
(ii) the hybrid orbitals and the shape of the complex. 3
(iii) the magnetic behaviour of the complex.
(iv) the number of geometrical isomers.
(v) whether there is an optical isomer also, and
(vi) name of the complex. (At. no. of Fe = 26)
17. (i)Write the mechanism of the reaction of HI with methoxyethane 2
(ii)Write IUPAC name of (CH3)2CHCH(Cl)CH3
18. Give names of the reagents to bring about the following
transformations:
3
(i) Hexan-1-ol to hexanal
(ii) Cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone
(iii) Ethanenitrile to ethanol
19. (i) pKb of aniline is more than that of methylamine. 3
(ii) Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is not.
(iii) Methylamine in water reacts with ferric chloride to precipitate
ferric hydroxide

20. Define native state and denaturation of protein. 3

What happens when:
a. Protein is cooled to zero degree C?
b. Protein is heated to 800 C
21. (i)Why are ranitidine and cimetidine better antacids than sodium 3
bicarbonate?
(ii )Though saccharin is 550 times sweeter than sugar it is used as a
sweetening agent by diabetic patient Why?
(iii)Distinguish between drugs and medicine.
22. (i)Differentiate between molality and molarity of a solution 1
(ii) 100 mg of a protein is dissolved in just enough water to make
10.0 mL of solution. If this solution has an osmotic pressure of 13.3 2
mm Hg at 25oC, what is the molar mass of the protein? (R = 0.0821
L atm mol–1 K–1 and 760 mm Hg = 1 atm.)
Or
Calculate the freezing point depression expected for 0.0711m 3
aqueous solution of Na2SO4. If this solution actually Freezes at -
0.320°C, what would be the value of van't Hoff factor? (Kf for water
is 1.86°C mol-1).
23. Ali’s brother likes taking medicines. He sometimes even takes cough syrups
even when he is not ill. One such day, he took cough syrup when he was
healthy. After some time he started feeling nausea, headache and his body
started itching. Ali’s father did not take him to the doctor and wanted to give
medicine on his own. Ali insisted that his father should not give medicine to his
brother on his own but should take him to a doctor.
After reading the above passage, answer the following questions:
(i) Mention the values shown by Ali.
(ii) Why did his body start itching and what kind of medicine will doctor
prescribe him?
(iii) Why medicines should not be taken without consulting doctor?
(iv) Give one point of difference between agonist and antagonist

24. (i) Standard electrode potentials of some electrodes in 1M acidic 5

solution are given below:
Fe2+ / Fe = 0.8V, Mn3+ / Mn2+ = +1.5V
Comment on the relative stability of +2 and +3 oxidation states of
Fe and Mn.
Which of the two metals will be more easily oxidized to +2 state?
(ii) 1F of electricity deposits 1 mole of Na from the molten salt but
1/3 mol of Al from an aluminium salt . Why?
Or
(i) The following curve is obtained when molar conductivity (m) is
 plotted against the square root of concentration for 2
electrolytes A and B.
(a) What can you say about the nature of the two
electroyltes A and B ?
(b) How do you account for the increase in molar
conductivity ∇ m for the electrolytes A and B on
dilution ?
(ii) Which of the following
pairs will have greater
conduction and why ?
(a) Copper wire at 25
°C and Copper wire at 50
°C.
(b) 0.1 M acetic acid
solution or 1 M acetic
acid solution ?

25. Explain the following— 5

(i) HBr cannot be prepared by heating KBr with conc. Sulpuric acid
(ii) I2 is more soluble in KI than in water
(iii) Addition of chlorine gas to KI solution gives it a brown colour
but an excess of it turns it colourless
(iv) Perchloric acid is a stronger acid than sulphuric acid
(v) HF is stored in wax coated glass bottles
Or
(i) Draw the structures of the following: (a) H2S2O8 (b) HClO4
(ii) Explain
. (a) NH3 is a stronger base than PH3.
(b) Sulphur in vapour state exhibits paramagnetism.
(c) Hydrogen fluoride has a higher boiling point than hydrogen
chloride.
26 Give an example for the following name reactions 5
(a) Cross aldol condensation
(b) Wolff-Kishner reduction
(c) Gatterman – Koch reaction
. Complete the following

Or

(i)Explain the mechanism of the following reactions:

(a) Addition of Grignard’s reagent to the carbonyl group of a
compound forming an adduct followed by hydrolysis.
(b) Acid catalysed dehydration of an alcohol forming an alkene
(ii)Complete each synthesis by giving the missing material, reagent
or products