CBSE Sample Question Papers for Class 12 Chemistry 2020
SAMPLE PAPER XII 2019-20
CHEMISTRY
Time : 3 hrs. M. Marks : 70
General Instructions
- All questions are compulsory.
- Section A: Q.no. 1 to 20 are very short answer questions (objective type) and carry 1 mark each.
- Section B: Q.no. 21 to 27 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
- Section C: Q.no. 28 to 34 are long answer questions and carry 3 marks each.
- Section D: Q.no. 35 to 37 are also long answer questions and carry 5 marks each.
- There is no overall choice. However an internal choice has been provided in two questions of two marks, two questions of three marks and all the three questions of five marks weightage. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
- Use log tables if necessary, use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION – A
Read the given passage and answer the Questions 1 to 5 that follow:
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 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)
Question 1.
Write the reaction taking place at the cathode when the battery is in use.
Question 2.
How much electricity in terms of Faraday is required to carry out the reduction of one mole of PbO2?
Question 3.
What is the molarity of sulphuric acid before discharge?
Question 4.
Lead storage battery is considered a secondary cell. Why?
Question 5.
Write the products of electrolysis when dilute sulphuric acid is electrolysed using Platinum electrodes.
Questions 6 to 10 are one word answers:
Question 6.
Name the substance used as depressant in the separation of two sulphide ores in Froth floatation method.
Question 7.
Name the unit formed by the attachment of a base to 1′ position of sugar in a nucleoside.
Question 8.
Name the species formed when an aqueous solution of amino acid is dissolved in water?
Question 9.
What type of reaction occurs in the formation of Nylon 6,6 polymer?
Question 10.
Which of the following compounds would undergo cannizzaro reaction:
Benzaldehyde, Cyclohexanone, 2- Methylpentanal.
Questions 11 to 1 5 are multiple choice questions:
Question 11.
The IUPAC name of the compound shown below is:
(a) 2-bromo-6-chlorocyclohex-1 -ene
(b) 6-bromo-2-chlorocyclohexene
(c) 3-bromo-1 -chlorocyclohexene
(d) 1 -bromo-3 -chlorocyclohexene
Question 12.
When one mole of CoCl3.5NH3 was treated with excess of silver nitrate solution, 2 mol of AgCl was precipitated. The formula of the compound is:
(a) [Co(NH3)5Cl2]Cl
(b) [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2
(c) [Co(NH3)4Cl2] (NH3)Cl
(d) [Co(NH3)3Cl3] (NH3)2
Question 13.
The absorption maxima of several octahedral complex ions are as follows:
The crystal field splitting is maximum for :
(a) [Co(H2O)6]3+
(b) [Co(CN)6]3-
(c) [Co(NH3)6]3+
(d) All the complex ions have the same splitting, Δ0,
Question 14.
Predict the number of ions produced per formula unit in an aqueous solution of [Co(en)3]Cl3
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 2
Question 15.
The incorrect statement about LDP is:
(a) It is obtained through the free radical addition of ethene.
(b) It consists of linear molecules.
(c) It is obtained by the H-atom abstraction.
(d) Peroxide is used as an initiator.
Questions 16 to 20:
(A) Both assertion and reason are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(B) Both assertion and reason are correct statements, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(C) Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong statement.
(D) Assertion is wrong, but reason is correct statement.
Question 16.
Assertion: The two strands in double strand helix structure of DNA are complementary to each other
Reason: Disulphide bonds are formed between specific pairs of bases
Question 17.
Assertion: Glucose reacts with hydroxylamine to form an oxime and also adds a molecule of hydrogen cyanide to give cyanohydrin.
Reason: The carbonyl group is present in the open chain structure of glucose.
Question 18.
Assertion: The acidic strength of halogen acids varies in the order
HF>HCl>HBr>HI
Reason: The bond dissociation enthalpy of halogen acids decreases in the order HF>HCl>HBr>HI
Question 19.
Assertion: C2H5OH is a weaker base than phenol but is a stronger nucleophile than phenol.
Reason: In phenol the lone pair of electrons on oxygen is withdrawn towards the ring due to resonance.
Question 20.
Assertion: Aryl halides undergo nucleophilic substitution reactions with ease.
Reason: The carbon halogen bond in aryl halides has partial double bonds character.
SECTION: B
Question 21.
Calculate the number of lone pairs on central atom in the following molecule and predict the geometry. XeF4
Question 22.
The rate of a reaction depends upon the temperature and is quantitatively expressed as
(i) If a graph is plotted between log k and 1/T, write the expression for the slope of the reaction?
(ii) If at under different conditions Ea1 and Ea2 are the activation energy of two reactions If E a1 = 40 J/mol and E a2 = 80 J/mol. Which of the two has a larger value of the rate constant?
Question 23.
The experimentally determined molar mass for what type of substances is always lower than the true value when water is used as solvent. Explain. Give one example of such a substance and one example of a substance which does not show a large variation from the true value.
Question 24.
Write structure of the products formed:
Question 25.
Draw one of geometrical isomers of the complex [ Pt(en)2Cl2]2+ which is optically inactive. Also write the name of this entity according to the IUPAC nomenclature.
OR
Discuss the bonding in the coordination entity [CO( NH3)6]3+ on the basis of valence bond theory. Also, comment on the geometry and spin of the given entity. (Atomic no. of Co = 27)
Question 26.
What is meant by Vapour phase refining? Write any one example of the process which illustrates this technique, giving the chemical equations involved.
OR
Write and explain the reactions involved in the extraction of gold.
Question 27.
Which one of the following compounds will undergo hydrolysis at a faster rate by SN1 mechanism? Justify.
SECTION: C
Question 28.
Calculate the freezing point of a solution containing 0.5g KCl (Molar mass = 74.5 g/mol) dissolved in 100 g water, assuming KCl to be 92% ionized. Kfof water = 1.86 K kg / mol.
Question 29.
For the reaction A + B → products, the following initial rates were obtained at various given initial concentrations
Determine the half-life period.
OR
A first order reaction is 50 % complete in 50 minutes at 300 K and the same reaction is again 50 % complete in 25 minutes at 350 K. Calculate activation energy of the reaction.
Question 30.
Answer the following questions:
(a) Which of the following electrolytes is most effective for the coagulation of AgI/Ag+ sol?
MgCl2, K2SO4, K4[Fe(CN)6]
(b) What happens when a freshly precipitated Fe(OH)3 is shaken with a little amount of dilute solution of FeCl3.
(c) Out of sulphur sol and proteins, which one forms macromolecular colloids?
Question 31.
Account for the following:
a) Moist SO2 decolourises KMnO4 solution.
b) In general interhalogen compounds are more reactive than halogens (except fluorine).
c) Ozone acts as a powerful oxidizing agent
Question 32.
Identify the product formed when propan -1- ol is treated with Conc. H2SO4 at 413 K. Write the mechanism involved for the above reaction.
Question 33.
(a) Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:
(i) Ethanal and Propanone.
(ii) Pentan-2-one and Pentan-3-one.
(b) Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their acid strength:
Benzoic acid, 4- Nitrobenzoic acid, 3,4-Dinitrobenzoic acid, 4- Methoxybenzoic acid.
OR
Compare the reactivity of benzaldehyde and ethanal towards nucleophilic addition reactions. Write the cross aldol condensation product between benzaldehyde and ethanal.
Question 34.
Define and write an example for the following :
(a) Broad spectrum antibiotics.
(b) Analgesics
SECTION: D
Question 35.
(a) The e.m.f. of the following cell at 298 K is 0.1745V
Calculate the H+ ions concentration of the solution at the electrode where hydrogen is being produced.
(b) Aqueous solution of copper sulphate and silver nitrate are electrolysed by 1 ampere current for 10 minutes in separate electrolytic cells. Will the mass of copper and silver deposited on the cathode be same or different? Explain your answer.
OR
(a) Calculate the degree of dissociation of 0.0024 M acetic acid if conductivity of this solution is 8.0 × 10-5 S cm-1.
(b) Solutions of two electrolytes ‘A’ and ‘B’ are diluted. The limiting molar conductivity of ‘B’ increases to a smaller extent while that of ‘A’ increases to a much larger extent comparatively. Which of the two is a strong electrolyte? Justify your answer.
Question 36.
An organic compound A’ with molecular formula C7H7NO reacts with Br2/aqKOH to give compound B’, which upon reaction with NaNO2 & HCl at O°C gives C’. Compound C’ on heating with CH3CH2OH gives a hydrocarbon D’. Compound B’ on further reaction with Br2 water gives white precipitate of compound E’. Identify the compound A, B, C, D & E; also justify your answer by giving relevant chemical equations.
OR
(a) How will you convert:
(i) Aniline into Fluorobenzene.
(ii) Benzamide into Benzylamine.
(iii) Ethanamine to N,N-Diethylethanamine.
(b) Write the structures of A and B in the following:
Question 37.
(a) When a chromite ore (A) is fused with an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate in free excess of air, a yellow solution of compound (B) is obtained. This solution is filtered and acidified with sulphuric acid to form compound (C). Compound (C) on treatment with solution of KCl gives orange crystals of compound (D). Write the chemical formulae of compounds A to D.
(b) Describe the cause of the following variations with respect to lanthanoids and actinoids:
(i) Greater range of oxidation states of actinoids as compared to lanthanoids.
(ii) Greater actinoid contraction as compared to lanthanoid contraction.
(iii) Lower ionisation enthalpy of early actinoids as compared to the early lanthanoids.
OR
(a) What happens when
(i) Manganate ions (MnO2-4) undergoes disproportionation reaction in acidic medium?
(ii) Lanthanum is heated with Sulphur?
(b) Explain the following trends in the properties of the members of the First series of transition elements:
(i) Eo (M2+ / M) value for copper is positive(+0.34 V) in contrast to the other members of the series.
(ii) Cr2+ is reducing while Mn3+ is oxidising, though both have d4 configuration.
(iii) The Oxidising power in the series increases in the order VO+2 < Cr2O2-7 < MnO–4
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