SECOND ASSESSMENT

CHEMISTRY(THEORY)
CLASS: XII

M.MARKS: 70

DATE:

TIME: 3 HOURS

General Instructions

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All questions are compulsory.

There are 26 questions in total.
Questions 1 to 5 are very short answer type and carry one mark each.
Questions 6 to 10 are short answer type questions and carry two marks
each.
Questions 11 to 22 are also short answer type questions and carry three
marks each.
Question 23 is a value based question and carries 4 marks.
Question 24 to 26 are long answer type and carry five marks each.

What are the products of hydrolysis of sucrose?

Why does physisorption decrease with increase in temperature?
What is the role of depressants in froth floatation process?
Write the names of monomers used for getting the following polymers.
(i) Terylene
(ii) Nylon-66
What are tranquilizers? Give one example.
What is lanthanoid contraction? List any two consequences of lanthanoid
contraction.
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Complete the following chemical equations.
(i) Cr2O7 + H2S + H+
(ii) 2MnO4- + 5C2O42- + 16 H+
Draw the structures of isomers, if any and write the names of the following
complexes.
(i) [Cr(NH3)4]Cl2
(ii) [Co(en)3]Br3
Write the structural and functional differences between DNA and RNA.
(i) What causes Brownian movement in colloidal solution?

(ii) What is the difference between multimolecular and macromolecular

colloids? Give one example of each.
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How do antiseptics differ from disinfectants? Name a substance that can be used
as an antiseptic as well as disinfectant.
11 Account for the following:
(i) The transition metals generally form coloured compounds.
(ii) Among the 3d series of transition elements, the largest number of oxidation
states are exhibited by manganese.
(iii) Cu+ ion is not stable in aqueous solutions.
12 State and explain Kohlrauschs law of independent migration of ions. How can
the degree of dissociation of acetic acid be calculated from its molar conductance
data.
13 1.0 g of a non electrolytic solute when dissolved in 50 g of benzene
lowered the freezing point of benzene by 0.40 K. Find the molar mass of
the solute.
(Kf for benzene = 5.12 K Kgmol-1)
14 (i) Show that for a first order reaction, the time required for half the change
(half-life period) is independent of initial concentration.
(ii) A first order reaction takes 40 min for 30% decomposition. Calculate t 1/2
for this reaction.
15 What is meant by Crystal Field Splitting Energy (CFSE)? On the basis of crystal
field theory, write the electronic configuration of d 4 in terms of t2g and eg in an
octahedral field when
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0 > P
(ii) 0 < P
16 Describe the principle involved in each of the following process of metallurgy.
(i) Vapour phase refining
(ii) Zone refining
(iii) Chromatographic method
17 Explain the following terms.
(i) Electrophoresis
(ii) Coagulation
(iii) Tyndall effect
18 (i) What are biodegradable polymers? Give one example.
(ii) Write the chemical equation for the synthesis of Buna S.
( (iii) Write the structure of monomer unit of Nylon 6.
19 (i) Predict which of the following will be coloured in aqueous solution.
V3+, Sc3+, Mn2+, Co2+

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(ii) Describe the preparation of potassium dichromate from chromate ore

with chemical equations involved. What is the effect of increasing pH
on a solution of potassium dichromate?
Compare the following complexes with respect to geometry, magnetic behaviour,
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and hybridization.
[Co(NH3)6]3+ and [Ni(CO)4]
In a pseudo first order hydrolysis of ester in water, the following results
are obtained.
t (in seconds
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60
90
[Ester] M
0.55
0.31
0.17
0.085
(i) Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30s - 60 s.
(ii) Calculate the pseudo first order rate constant for the hydrolysis of ester.
Describe the role of the following.
(i) Iodine in the refining of titanium
(ii) Silica in the extraction of copper from copper pyrites ore
( (iii) Cryolite in the metallurgy of aluminium

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Delhi government has found that 20% students of govt. schools are
suffering from anaemia. The Govt. has set up weekly iron and folic acid
supplementation program in schools.
Answer the following
(i) What is anaemia?
(ii) Name the vitamin, the deficiency of which causes anaemia.
(iii) What are the values associated with Delhi government?
(iv) How will you know a student is suffering from anaemia or not?

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Write the equations involved in the following reactions.

(i) Clemmensons reduction
(ii) Aldol Condensation
(iii) Etard reaction
(iv) Hell-Volhard Zelinsky(HVZ) reaction
(v) Wolff Kishner reduction
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(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
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Cannizzaro reaction
ReimerTiemann reaction
Wurtz Fittig reaction
Carbyl amine reaction
Hoffmann bromamide reaction

(i) Calculate the standard cell potential of a galvanic cell in which the
following reaction takes place.
2Cr(s) + 3Cd2+
2Cr3+ + 3Cd(s)
Calculate G0 and equilibrium constant, K of the above reaction
at 250C.
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[Given, E0 Cr3+/Cr = -0.74V, E0 Cd2+/Cd = -0.40 V,

1 Faraday = 96500 C mol-1]
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(i) What are the products of electrolysis of aqueous NaCl at
cathode and at anode?
(ii) A solution of copper sulphate is electrolysed between platinum
electrode using a current of 5.0 ampere for 20 minutes. What
mass of copper will be deposited at the cathode.
[Given, atomic mass of Cu = 63.5g/mol, 1F= 96500C]

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(i) Why does vapour pressure of solution decreases when non

volatile solute is added?
(ii) Phenol associates in benzene to a certain extend to form
a dimer. A solution containing 2 x 10-2 kg of phenol in 1 kg
of benzene has depression in freezing point equal to 0.69 K.
Calculate the degree of association of benzene.
(Kf for benzene = 5.12 KKgmol-1)
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(i) Explain why a solution of chloroform and acetone shows negative deviation
from Raoults law?
(ii) An aqueous solution containing 12.48 g of barium chloride in 1.0 kg of
water boils at 373.0832K. Calculate the degree of dissociation of barium
chloride.
(Given, Kb for water = 0.52 Km-1, molar mass of BaCl2 = 208.34 g mol-1)

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