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 question carrying 4 mark.
f) SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
SECTION-A (OBJECTIVE TYPE)
𝜌 1. Which of the following is equal to 𝐴𝑅 1 (a)𝜌 (b) κ.G (c) G (d) 𝜌 2. Which of the following has lowest boiling point ? (a) p-Nitrophenol (b) o-Nitrophenol (c) m-Nitrophenol (d) Phenol
3. What is the chemical name of Vitamin C?
(a) Thiamine (b) Riboflavin
(c) Ascorbic acid (d) Pyridoxine 4. Which of the following compounds will give butanone on oxidation with 𝑲𝑴𝒏𝑶𝟒 solution? (a) Butan-2-ol (b) Butan-1-ol
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
5. In the presence of air and light, chloroform decomposes into
(a) CCl4 (b) (CH3)2C(OH)CC3 (c) COCl2 (d) POCl3
1 6. Match the properties with the elements of 3d series (i) Mn3+ (a) 1 unpaired electron
(ii) Cr3+ (b) 3 unpaired electron
(iii) Sc3+ (c) 0 unpaired electron
(iv) Ti3+ (d) 4 unpaired electron
(e) 5 unpaired electron
(a) (i) e, (ii) b, (iii) c, (iv) a (b) (i) d, (ii) a, (iii) b, (iv) c
(c) (i) d, (ii) b, (iii) c, (iv) a (d) (i) b, (ii) c, (iii) a, (iv) e
7. Which of the following statements is not correct about order of a reaction?
(a) Order of a reaction can be a fractional number.
(b) The order of a reaction is experimentally determined quantity.
(c) The order of a reaction is the sum of the powers of molar concentration of the reactants in rate law expression.
(d) The order of a reaction is always equal to the sum of stoichiometric coefficients of reactants in the balanced chemical equation for a reaction.
9. Which reagent is used to bring about the following conversion?
(a) KMnO4 / H+ (b) H2O / H+ (c) LiAlH4 (d) Fe/HCl
10. Which of the following does not give Cannizzaro reaction reaction; (a) (CH3)3C-CHO (b) (CH3)2CH-CHO (C) C6H5CHO (d) HCHO 11. Metallic radii of the some transition elements are given below, which of the elements will have highest density?
Elements Fe Co Ni Cu
2 Metallic radii/pm 126 125 125 128
(a) Fe (b) Ni (c) Co (d) Cu
12. The slope in the plot of [R] Vs time for a zero order reaction is:- +𝒌 −𝒌 (a) (b) –K (c) (d) +K 𝟐.𝟑𝟎𝟑 𝟐.𝟑𝟎𝟑
Question 13-16 are Assertion and Reason Questions:
(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): Phenols and alcohols react with Na metal to form 𝑯𝟐 gas Reason (R): Phenols are weaker acids than alcohols 14. Assertion (A): Strong oxidising agents oxidises toluene and its derivatives to benzoic acids. Reason (R): It is possible to stop the oxidation of toluene at the aldehyde stage with suitable reagents.
15. Assertion (A): Fructose does not contain aldehyde group still reduces Tollen’s Reagent. Reason (R): In the presence of a base, fructose undergoes rearrangement to form glucose and mannose
16. Assertion (A): 𝑬𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 should have a positive value for the cell to function. Reason (R): 𝑬𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒅𝒆 < 𝑬𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒅𝒆
SECTION-B (2x5= 10)
17. (a) For a reaction 𝑹 → 𝑷, half life t1/2 is independent of the initial concentration of reactants. What is order of the reaction? (b) for which type of reaction order and malecularity have same value? (2 x 1=2)
18. State Henry’s Law. Calculate the solubility of CO2 in water at 298k under 760 mmHg. ( KH for CO2 in water at 298K is 1.25 x 106 mmHg ). (2)
19.(a)Out of ( CH3)3 C-Br and ( CH3)3-I , which one is more reactive toward SN’ reaction and why?
3 (b)Write the name and structure of alkene that would be obtained by dehydrohalogenation of 1-bromo-1-methylcyclohexane. (2 x 1=2)
20. (a)Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of reactivity in nucleophilic
(b) Draw structure of the ethylene ketal of hexan-3-one (2 x 1=2)
Or Convert the following : (i) Benzoic acid to m-Nitrobenzyle alcohol (ii)Benzene to m-nitrobenzalddehyde (2 x 1=2) 21. (a)What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine in hydrolysed?
(b) What type of bonding helps in stabilising the α–helix structure of proteins?
(2 x 1=2) SECTION-C (3x7= 21)
22. Give reason for the following:
(a) The complex formed by Ca2+ with EDTA is more stable than the complex formed by Ca2+ with ethylene diamine. (b) In d4 complexes, ligands for which Δo < P ,form high spin complexes. (c) On removal of water from [Ti(H2O)6 ]Cl3 on heating, it become colourless. OR (a) What will the colour of precipitate obtained when ionization isomer of compound [Co(NH3 )5Br] SO4, reacts with AgNO3 ? (b) An element M forms complex ‘A’ with ligand-ethane-1,2-diamine and complex ‘B’ with chlorido having coordination number six. (i) Out of the two complexes which one will be more stable and why? (ii) If metal forms d4 ion, which complex will have higher magnetic moment? (3 x 1=3)
23. a) Can we construct an electrochemical cell with two half-cells composed of ZnSO4 solution and zinc electrodes? Explain your answer.
(b) Calculate the λ0m for Cl- ion from the data given below: λ0m MgCl2 = 258.6 Scm2mol–1 and λ0m Mg2+ = 106 Scm2mol–1
(c) The cell constant of a conductivity cell is 0.146 cm-1. What is the conductivity of 0.01 M solution of an electrolyte at 298 K, if the resistance of the cell is 1000 ohm? (3 x 1=3) 24. (a) How will you convert the following:
(i) Ethanal to propan-2-ol
(ii) Phenol to 2-hydroxyacetophenone
4 (b) Explain why is ortho nitrophenol more acidic than ortho methoxyphenol. (3 x 1=3)
25. An organic compound A, with molecular formulae C9H12 is oxidized to monocarboxylic
acid B, C7H6O2 on vigorous oxidation with Potassium permanganate, whereas when oxidized in presence of air and further treated with dilute acid forms phenol. Sodium salt of B finds use as a food preservative and esters of B are used in perfumery. Identify A and B and write the reactions involved. (3)
26. (a) Write a balanced equation for the reaction between glucose and hydrogen cyanide. What inference can we draw from it?
(b) Samta reacted glucose with acetic anhydride. Will the reaction help her to determine the number of secondary alcoholic groups and the number of primary alcoholic groups that are present in a glucose molecule? Justify your answer. (2+1)
27. (a). Name the possible alkenes which will yield 1-chloro-1-methylcyclohexane on their reaction with HCl. Write the reactions involved.
(b). Allyl chloride is hydrolysed more readily than n-propyl chloride. Why?
28.
(i) Predict the order of the reaction.
(ii) What is the slope of the curve ?
(iii) What is the unit of rate constant k ?
SECTION-D (2x4= 8)
29. A Lead storage battery is the most important type of secondary cell having a lead anode and a grid of lead packed with PbO2 as cathode. A 38% solution of sulphuric acid is used as
5 electrolyte. (Density=1.294 g mL-1 ) The battery holds 3.5 L of the acid. During the discharge of the battery, the density of H2SO4 falls to 1.139 g mL-1 . (20% H2SO4 by mass)
(i) Write the reaction taking place at the cathode when the battery is in use. (1)
(ii) How much electricity in terms of Faraday is required to carry out the reduction of one mole of PbO2? (1)
(iii) What is the molarity of sulphuric acid before discharge? Why is Lead storage battery considered a secondary cell ? (2)
OR
Calculate the emf of the following cell at 298 K :
Al (s) Al3+(0.001M) Ni2+(0.1M ) Ni (s)
[ Given : E0Al3+/Al = -1.66V, E0Ni2+/Ni = -0.25 V ]
30. Metal complexes show different colours due to d-d transitions. The complex absorbs light of specific wavelength to promote the electron from t2g to eg level. The colour of the complex is due to the transmitted light, which is complementary of the colour absorbed. The wave number of light absorbed by different complexes of Cr ion are given below:
Answer the following questions:
(a) Out of the ligands “A”, “B”, “C” and “D”, which ligand causes maximum crystal field splitting? Why? (0.5 +0.5)
OR Which of the two, “A” or “D” will be a weak field ligand? Why? (0.5 +0.5)
(b) Which of the complexes will be violet in colour? [CrA 6]3- or [CrB6]3+ and why? (Given: If 560 - 570 nm of light is absorbed, the colour of the complex observed is violet.) (0.5 +0.5)
(c) If the ligands attached to Cr3+ ion in the complexes given in the table above are water, cyanide ion, chloride ion, and ammonia (not in this order)
Identify the ligand, write the formula and IUPAC name of the following:
6 (i) [CrA 6]3- (ii) [CrC6]3+ ( 1 Each ) SECTION-E
31. Answer any five questions with respect to the series of ions given below: Sc+3, Ti+4, V+4, V+2, Cr+2, Fe+3, Ni+2,Cu+2, Zn+2 (a) Which of these ions are isoelectronic? (b) Why do Sc+3, Ti+4, and Zn+2 form colourless aqueous solution? (c) Which ion(s) from the list is/are not transition element(s) and why? (d) Cr forms two types of oxides - Cr+2 and Cr+3. Which of them is expected to turn red litmus blue? (e) Arrange the following ions in the increasing order of their magnetic moments: Sc+3, V+2, V+4, Ni+2. (f) Why are alloys mostly prepared from transition metals? (g) Which ion can also has a +1 oxidation state? ( 5 x 1 =5) 32. (a) Name one natural and one synthetic membrane that can be used in osmosis. (b) Calculate the amount of CaCl2(molar mass = 111g/mol) which must be added to 580 g of water so that freezing point lower by 2K, assuming CaCl2 is completely dissociated: [Kf for water = 1.86 K kg/mol].
(c) Why does a solution containing non-volatile solute have a higher boiling point than pure solvent ? Why is elevation of boiling point a colligative property ? (1+2+2)
OR
The relation between the osmotic pressure of three solutions A, B, and C is: πB < πC πC > πA π A> πB The three solutions have the same molarity and are at the same temperature. (a) For which of the solutions is the value of 'i' expected to be the greatest? Give a reason. (b) Which of the solutions is MOST LIKELY to be glucose, potassium sulphate, and sodium chloride? (c) Which of the solutions is expected to give a vapour pressure-mole fraction graph similar to that of an acetone-chloroform mixture? Give reason. ( 1+2+2)
7 33. Parul was given two test tubes. One of the test tubes contained ethyl amine and the other contained aniline. To distinguish between the two compounds, she adds a reagent X to both the test tubes. She observes that in only one of the test tubes a yellow dye is formed. (a) Identify the reagent X. (b) Describe how this reagent is prepared and give a reason why it is not readily available in a laboratory. (c) Which of the two compounds forms the yellow dye? (d) Draw the structure of the yellow dye formed. OR (a) Account for the following:
(i) N-ethylbenzenesulphonyl amide is soluble in alkali .
(ii) Reduction of nitrobenzene using Fe and HCl is preferred over Sn and HCl.
(b) Arrange the following in:
(i) decreasing order of pKb values C6H5NH2, C6H5NHCH3, C6H5CH2NH2, CH3NH2, NH3 (ii) increasing order of solubility in water C2H5Cl, C2H5NH2, C2H5OH (iii) decreasing boiling point CH3COOH, C2H5OH, CH3NH2, CH3OCH3
