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Sample Paper 2016
Class XII
Subject Chemistry
(Candidatesareallowedadditional15minutesforonlyreadingthepaper.TheymustNOT
startwritingduringthistime).
GeneralInstruction:
(i).Allworkingincludingroughworkshouldbedoneonthesamesheetas,andadjacenttotherestoftheanswer.
(ii).Theintendedmarksforquestionsorpartsofquestionsaregiveninbrackets[].(Materialtobesupplied:Log
tablesincludingTrigonometricfunctions)
(iii).Alistofusefulphysicalconstantsisgivenattheendofthispaper.

Q1.
Correctthefollowingstatementbychangingtheunderlinedpart:
A)i)
Molarity
ofasolutionisindependentoftemperature.
ii)Themassoftheatom
decreasesbyoneunit
whenaradioactiveelementemitsabetaparticle.
iii)Graphitehasatwodimensiona
l
sheetlikestructureinwhicheachcarbonatomis
3

sphybridized
.
iv)Dueto
M
effectchloroacetic.Acidismoreacidicthanaceticacid.
v)Radioactivedisintegrationisasecondprocess.
B)
Inethynemoleculethereare:
(a)Onlythreesigmabonds
(b)Onlythreepibonds
(c)Threesigmabondsandtwopibonds
(d)Threepibondsandtwosigmabonds.
C)
Completethefollowingstatementsbyselectingthecorrectalternativefromthechoices
given:
(i)'A'ispresentatthecornersoftheunitcelland'B'ispresentattheedgecentresofunitcell.T
hemolecularFormulais
(a)AB

(b)AB
(c)A
B
(d)AB
3
2
2
(ii)Thefreezingpointof0.1msolutionwillbelowest
(a)Aluminiumsulphate
(b)Sodiumchloride
(c)Glucose
(d)Magnesiumchloricle
(iii)Thecompoundwhichcanactasoxidizingaswellasreducingagentis:
(a)KMnO
(b)H
S
(c)BaO
(d)H
O
4
2
2
2
2

Q2.(a)
Howcancrystallinesodiumthiosulphatebepreparedstartingfromsulphur?What
particularpropertyofsodiumthiosulphateisresponsibleforitsuseasanantichlorinthetextile
industry?
[2]

(b)
Writebalancedequationsforeachofthefollowingreactions:[3]
(i)Fluorineanddilutesodiumhydroxide.
(ii)Ozoneandhydrogensulphide.
(iii)Hydrogenperoxideandsodiumhydroxide.
(c)
Whatarealums?Givetwousesofpotashalum.
[2]

Q3)
i)Deriveanexpressionforhalflifeperiodincaseoffirstorderreactionandshowthatitis
independentoftheinitialconcentration.

ii)Afirstorderreactionis50%completein30rninutesat27C.

Calculatetherateconstantofthereactionat27C.
iii)CuSisprecipitatedfromcoppersaltinacidicmediumwhileNiSfromnickelsaltisbasic
mediumwithhydrogensulphideExplain.

Q4).
(a)Explainthemechanismofalkalinehydrolysisoftertiaryreaction
(b)Explain:
(i)AgNO
isusedasananalyticalreagent
3
(ii)Perchloricacidismoreacidicthanchloricacid.
(c)Writebalancedreactionsfor.
(i)Hydrogensulphidetreatedwithferricchloride
(ii)Potassiumsulphateandaluminiumsulphateacrystallization
(iii)Ozoneistreatedwithethylene.

Q5).(a)
Howwillyoudistinguishbetweenthefollowingpairsofcompounds?(Giveonegood
chemicaltest.)

(i)
EthylamineandAcetamide
(ii)
OxalicacidandAceticacid
(b)
AnOrganiccompoundAwithmolecularformulaC
2
H7
Nonreactionwithnitrousacidgivea

compoundB.BoncontrolledoxidationgivesacompoundC.CreducesTollensreagenttogive
silvermirrorandD.BreactswithDinthepresenceofconcentratedsulphuricacidtogivea
sweetsmellingcompoundE.IdentifyA,B,C,DandE.GivethereactionofCwithammonia
andnametheproduct.
(c)
DrawtheisomersofacompoundwiththemolecularformulaC
4
H4
O4

.Nametheisomers.

Q6).

a)
Whathappenswhen
i)Br
istreatedwithwaterinpresenceofsunlight.
2

ii)Phosphorousisboiledwithanaqueoussolutionofalkali.
iii)Iodinereactswithcausticsodasolution.
iv)Flourinepassesthroughaconc.Solutionofsodiumhydroxide.
v)Siliconreactswithstearn.
b)
Writethechernicalreactionwhenbleachingpowderreactswith.
i)SrnallamountofdiluteHCL.
ii)ExcessofdiluteHCL.

Q7).
(b)Distinguishbetweenthefollowingcompoundsmentionthetestandtheobservation
(i)Starchandcellulose
(ii)AnilineandEthylamine
(b)Writebalancedreactionsfor
i)Sodiumthiosulphateandiodinesolutionaremixed.
ii)Phosphorousreactedwithnitricacid.
iii)Fluorinetreatedwithcoldanddil.NaOH.

Q8).
(a)
Describetheextractionofsilverfromitssulphideorebythecyanideprocess.

(b)
Arrangethefollowinginincreasingorderofacidityandexplainyourorder:

Formicacid,aceticacid,chloroaceticacid.

Q9)Stateandexplainthesecondlawofthermodynamics.Mentiontheessential
conditionsforspontaneitivinachemicalreaction

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