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CHEMISTRY SP 6
Class 12 - Chemistry
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully.

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

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

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

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

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

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6. SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
7. All questions are compulsory.
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8. Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

Section A
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1. What is A in the following reaction? [1]

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a) b)
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c) d)

2. Proteins are polymers of [1]

a) Monosaccharides b) Amino acids

c) Nucleic acids d) Amines

3. Which of the following compounds will undergo self-condensation in the presence of dilute NaOH solution? [1]

a) CH3CH2CHO b) (CH3)3C - CHO

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 c) C6H5CHO d) H-CHO

4. Anisole can be prepared by the action of methyl iodide on sodium phenate. The reaction is called [1]

a) Fittigs reaction b) Wurtzs reaction

c) Williamsons reaction d) Etards reaction

5. Value of Henry’s constant KH: [1]

a) increases with decrease in temperature. b) remains constant.

c) increases with increase in temperature. d) decreases with increase in temperature.

6. Match the items given in column I with that in column II: [1]

Column I Column II

(a) The cell reaction 2H 2 + O2 → 2H2 O . (i) Nickel-cadmium Storage Cell.

(b) Anodic Reaction is Zn → Zn

2+
+ 2e
−
. (ii) Mercury Cell.

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(c) Cathodic Reaction HgO(s) + H . (iii) Bacon Cell.
− −
2O + 2e → Hg(l) + 2OH

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(d) Anodic Reaction Cd(s) + 2OH −
(aq) → Cd(OH)2 (s) + 2e
−
. (iv) Leclanche cell.

a) (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)

c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i) de

b) (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)

d) (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)

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7. Which of the carbon atoms present in the molecule given below are asymmetric? [1]
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a) a, d b) a, b, c, d

c) a, b, c d) b, c
8. Which amino acid produces Thyroxine hormone? [1]
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a) Proline b) Arginine

c) Leucine d) Tyrosine

9. For the reaction A + 2B → C + D, the rate law is given by r = k[A] [B]2, the concentration of A is kept constant [1]
while that of B is doubled. The rate of the reaction will:

a) not change b) become half

c) quadruple d) double
10. Which of the following will undergo aldol condensation? [1]

a) CH3CH2CHO b) CH = CCHO

c) C6H5CHO d) CH2 = CHCHO

11. A compound (X) with the molecular formula C3H8O can be oxidized by strong oxidizing agents to another [1]
compound (Y) whose molecular formula is C3H6O2. The compound (X) is:

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 a) CH3-CH2-CH2-OH b) CH3 − CH − CH3
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OH

c) None of these d) CH3-CH2-O-CH3

12. In the nitration of benzene using a mixture of conc. H2SO4 and conc. HNO3, the species which initiates the [1]

reaction is ________.

a) NO −

2
b) NO+

c) NO+2 d) NO2

13. Assertion: Glycosides are hydrolyzed in acidic conditions. [1]

Reason: Glycosides are acetals.

a) If both Assertion & Reason are true and the b) If both Assertion & Reason are true but the
reason is the correct explanation of the reason is not the correct explanation of the
assertion assertion

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c) If Assertion is true statement but Reason is d) If both Assertion and Reason are false

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false statements.
14. Assertion (A): Glucose gets oxidised to six carbon carboxylic acid on reaction with bromine water. [1]
Reason (R): Glucose contains a ketonic group.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct

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

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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15. Assertion (A): Chlorobenzene is resistant to electrophilic substitution reaction. [1]

Reason (R): C-Cl bond in chlorobenzene acquires partial double bond characters due to resonance.

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

c) (A) is true, but (R) is false. d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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16. Assertion (A): t-Butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of t-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide. [1]
Reason (R): Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B

17. If benzoic acid (M = 122 g mol-1) is associated into a dimer when dissolved in benzene and the osmotic pressure [2]

of a solution of 6.1 g of benzoic acid in 100 mL benzene is 6.5 atm at 27oC, then what is the percentage
association of benzoic acid?

(Given : R = 0.0821 L atm K-1 mol-1)

18. Explain why does colour of KMnO4 disappear when oxalic acid is added to its solution in acidic medium. [2]
19. Answer the following: [2]
(a) Why is the probability of reaction with molecularity higher than three very rare? [1]

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 (b) For a chemical reaction R → P, the variation in the concentration (R) vs time (t) plot is given as. What [1]
is the slope of the curve?

20. Calculate pH of following half cell. Pt. H2/H2SO4, if its electrode potential is +0.03 V. [2]
OR
How many electrons flow when a current of 5 amps is passed through a solution for 193 sec. Given f = 96500 C,
NA = 6.002 × 10
23 −1
mol ?
21. State the sequence of steps to obtain: [2]

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i. Acetophenone from benzene.

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ii. Acetone from acetyl chloride.
Section C
22.
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Formulate the galvanic cell in which the following reaction takes place.

Zn(s) + 2Ag+ (aq) → Zn2 +(aq) + 2Ag(s); Eo(Zn2+|Zn) = -0.76V and Eo (Ag+|Ag) = 0.80 V
[3]
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i. Which one of its electrodes is negatively charged?
ii. The reaction taking place at each of its electrode.
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iii. The carriers of current within this cell.

23. i. Write the IUPAC name of the complex [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]Cl. [3]

ii. What type of isomerism is exhibited by the complex [Co(en)3]3+?

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iii. Why is [NiCl4]2- paramagnetic but [Ni(CO)4] is diamagnetic? (Atomic no. of Cr = 24, Co = 27, Ni = 28)

24. Give the structures and IUPAC names of the products expected from the following reactions: [3]
a. Catalytic reduction of butanol.
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b. Hydration of propene in the presence of dilute sulphuric acid.

c. Reaction of propanone with methyl magnesium bromide followed by hydrolysis.
OR
How the following conversions can be carried out?
i. 2-Chloropropane to 1-propanol
ii. Isopropyl alcohol to iodoform
iii. Chlorobenzene to p-nitrophenol
25. Write one chemical reaction each to exemplify the following: [3]
i. Rosenmund reduction
ii. Tollen's reagent.

26. How would you determine the standard electrode potential of the system Mg2+|Mg? [3]

27. Elimination reactions (especially β-elimination) are as common as the nucleophilic substitution reaction in case [3]
of alkyl halides. Specify the reagents used in both cases.

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28. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s-1. How much time will it take to reduce the initial [3]

concentration of the reactant to its 1/16th value?

Section D
29. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
When a solution of an α-amino acid is placed in an electric field depending on the pH of the medium, the
following three cases may happen.
+ +
H + H +
− −
H2 N C HRC OO ⟷ H3 N C HRC OO ⟷ H3 N C HRC OOH
− −
II OH I OH III

I. In alkaline solution, α-amino acids exist as anion II, and there is a net migration of amino acids towards the
anode.
II. In acidic solution, α-amino acids exist as cation III, and there is a net migration of amino acid towards the
cathode.
III. If II and III are exactly balanced there is no net migration; under such conditions, anyone molecule exists as
a positive ion and as a negative ion for exactly the same amount of time, and any small movement in the

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direction of one electrode is subsequently canceled by an equal movement back toward the other electrode.

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The pH of the solution in which particular amino acid does not migrate under the influence of an electric
field is called the isoelectric point of that amino acid.
i. In aqueous solutions, amino acids mostly exist as (1)
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iii. The pK a1 and pK a2 of an amino acid are 2.3 and 9.7 respectively. The isoelectric point of the amino acid.
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Arrange in order of increasing acid strengths. (2)

30. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
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The existence of coordination compounds with the same formula but different arrangements of the ligands was
crucial in the development of coordination chemistry. Two or more compounds with the same formula but
different arrangements of the atoms are called isomers. Isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula
but different structural formulas and do not necessarily share similar properties. There are many different classes
of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, and geometrical isomers. There are two main forms of isomerism:
structural isomerism and stereoisomerism. The different chemical formulas in structural isomers are caused
either by a difference in what ligands are bonded to the central atoms or how the individual ligands are bonded
to the central atoms.

i. What type of isomerism is observed in [Cr(H2O)4CI2]+?. (1)

ii. What kind of isomerism exists between [Cr(H2O)6]CI3 (violet) and [Cr(H2O)5CI]CI2H2O (greyish - green)?

(1)
iii. Define linkage isomersm. (2)
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 What type of isomerism is observed in palladium complexes of the type [Pd(C6H5)2(SCN)2] and

[Pd(C6H5)2(NCS)2]? (2)

Section E
31. Attempt any five of the following: [5]
(a) Complete and balance the following chemical equations: [1]
a. MnO −

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+ H2 O + I
−
⟶

b. MnO
− + −
+ H + I ⟶
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(b) Write the outer electronic configuration of Cr atom(Z= 24). [1]

(c) What is meant by disproportionation of an oxidation state? Give an example. [1]
(d) Cr2+ is a strong reducing agent. [1]
(e) What are the two important oxidation states of group 6 elements of the periodic table? [1]
(f) How would you account for the following? Among lanthanoids, Ln (III) compounds are predominant. [1]
However, occasionally in solutions or in solid compounds, +2 and +4 ions are also obtained.

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(g) Reactivity of transition elements decreases almost regularly from Sc to Cu. Explain. [1]

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[5]
32. i. When 19.5 g of F – CH2 – COOH (Molar mass = 78 g mol-1) is dissolved in 500 g of water, the depression

in freezing point is observed to be 1oC. Calculate the degree of dissociation of F – CH2 – COOH.

[Given: Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1] de

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ii. Give reasons:
a. 0.1 M KCl has higher boiling point than 0.1 M Glucose.
b. Meat is preserved for a longer time by salting.
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Define the following terms:
i. Mole fraction
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ii. Molality
iii. Molarity
iv. Mass percentage.
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33. State the reactions and reaction conditions for the following conversions : [5]
i. Benzene diazonium chloride to nitrobenzene.
ii. Aniline to benzene diazonium chloride.
iii. Ethylamine to methylamine.
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Write major product(s) in the following reactions:
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i. C6H5-NO2 −−−−→ ?

ii.

Br2 /KOH

iii. CH3CONH2 −−−−−−→ ?

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