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SNo. Chapter Name Marks VSAQ SAQ LAQ
Weightage
1. Solid State 4M - 4M -
2. Solutions 6M 2M 4M -
3. Electrochemistry & Chemical 10M 2M - 8M
Kinetics
4. Surface Chemistry 4M - 4M -
5. General Principles of Metallurgy 6M 2M 4M -
6. P-Block Elements 14M/16M 2M (Or) 4M 8M
(Groups – 15, 16, 17 & 18) 2M+2M
7. D & F Block Elements & 6M 2M 4M -
Coordination Compounds
8. Polymers 4M 2M+2M(Or) 4M -
9. Biomolecules 4M - 4M -
10. Chemistry in Everyday Life 4M 2M+2M(Or) 4M -
11. Organic Chemistry 12M/14M 0M (Or) 2M 4M 8M
(Halo Alkanes & Halo
Arenes; Organic
Compounds Containing C,
H & O; Organic
Compounds Containing
Nitrogen)
Total Marks 76M 20M 32M 24M
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LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (LAQS) [8 MARKS]
CHAPTER – 3 (ELECTROCHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL KINETICS) [1Q]
Chapter – 3(A) (Electrochemistry)
1)
a) State and explain Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions. Write its
applications?
b) What is electrolysis? Give Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. A solution of CuSO4
is electrolyzed for 10 minutes with a current of 1.5 amperes. What is the mass
of copper deposited at the cathode?
2)
a) What are galvanic cells? Explain the working of a galvanic cell with a neat
sketch taking Daniel cell as example.
b) What are fuel cells? How are they different from galvanic cells? Give the
construction of H2 – O2 fuel cell.
3)
a) Give the different types of batteries & explain the construction & working of
each type of battery. (Or) What are primary & secondary batteries? Give one
example for each.
b) Give the construction and working of a standard hydrogen electrode with a
neat diagram.
c) State and explain Nernst equation with the help of a metallic electrode and a
non-metallic electrode.
Chapter – 3(B) (Chemical Kinetics)
4) Give a detailed account of the collision theory of reaction rates of bimolecular
gaseous reactions. (Or) Describe the salient features of the collision theory of
reaction rates of bimolecular gaseous reactions.
5) Define order and molecularity of the reaction. Write the differences between
them. Name one bi molecular and one tri molecular gaseous reactions. (Or) What
is “molecularity” of a reaction? How is it different from the ‘order’ of a reaction?
Name one bimolecular and one trimolecular gaseous reactions.
6) What is Arrhenius equation? Derive an equation which describes the effect of rise
of temperature (T) on the rate constant (k) of a reaction. (Or) Discuss the effect
of temperature on the rate of a reaction. Derive necessary equations in this
context.
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CHAPTER – 6 (P-BLOCK ELEMENTS) [GROUPS 15-18 ELEMENTS] [1Q]
Group – 15 Elements
1) How is ammonia manufactured by Haber’s process? Explain the reactions of
ammonia with: (a) ZnSO4(aq) (b) CuSO4(aq) (c) AgCl(s)
2) How is nitric acid manufactured by Ostwald’s process? How does it react with
the following? (a) Copper (b) Zn (c) S8 (d) P4 (e) I2 (Or) Write the chemical reactions,
that occur in the manufacture of nitric acid.
Group – 16 Elements
3) How is ozone prepared? How does ozone react with the following? (Or) How is
ozone prepared from oxygen? Explain its reaction with: (a) PbS (b) KI (c) NO (d)
Hg (e) Ag (f) C2H4 (g) C2H2
4) Explain in detail the manufacture of sulphuric acid (H2SO4) by contact process.
(Or) Give chemical equations to manufacture of sulphuric acid (H 2SO4) by contact
process.
Group – 17 Elements
5) How is chlorine prepared in the laboratory and by Deacon’s method? Explain its
reaction with: (a) Hot & conc. NaOH (b) Cold & dil. NaOH (c) Excess NH 3 (d)
Excess Cl2 with NH3 (e) Fe or Iron (f) H2S (g) Hypo solution (Na2S2O3) (h) Slaked
lime (Ca(OH)2) (i) Acidified FeSO4
6) How is chlorine prepared by electrolytic method? Explain its reaction with: (a)
NaOH (b) NH3 under different conditions (c) KI (d) Slaked lime.
Group – 18 Elements
7) How are XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6 Prepared? Explain their reaction with water.
Discuss their structures. (Or) Write the preparation of the compounds XeF2, XeF4
and XeF6. Give their structure.
CHAPTER – 11 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) [1Q]
Explain the following reactions with suitable example:
1) Williamson’s ether synthesis (Or) Williamson’s synthesis
2) Reimer – Tiemann reaction.
3) Decarboxylation.
4) Cannizzaro reaction.
5) Kolbe’s reaction.
6) Carbylamine reaction.
7) Aldol condensation.
8) Cross-aldol (Or) Crossed aldol condensation.
9) H.V.Z (Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky) reaction.
10) Esterification.
11) Sandmeyer reaction.
12) Gattermann reaction.
13) Acetylation.
14) Wurtz reaction.
15) Wurtz fittig reaction.
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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (SAQS) [4 MARKS]
CHAPTER – 1 (SOLID STATE) [1Q]
1) Derive Bragg’s equation.
2) What is Schottky & Frenkel defects?
3) Describe the two main types of semi-conductors & contrast their conduction
mechanism. (Or) Explain n-type & p-type semi-conductors.
CHAPTER – 2 (SOLUTIONS) [1Q]
1) What is relative lowering of vapour pressure (RLVP)? How is it useful to determine
the molar mass of a solute?
2) Define mole fraction. Calculate the mole fraction of H2SO4 in a solution
containing 98% H2SO4 by mass.
3) Define mole fraction. Calculate the mole fraction of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) in a
solution containing 20% of C2H6O2 by mass.
4) State Raoult’s law. Vapour pressure of water at 293K is 17.535mm Hg. Calculate
the vapour pressure of the solution at 293K when 25g of glucose is dissolved in
450g of water.
5) State Raoult’s law. The vapour pressure of pure benzene at a certain temperature
is 0.850bar. A non-volatile, non-electrolyte solid weighing 0.5g when added to
39.0g of benzene (molar mass 78g mol−1). Vapour pressure of the solution, then
is 0.845bar. What is the molar mass of the solid substance?
6) State Raoult’s law. Calculate the mass of non-volatile solute (molar mass 40g
mol−1) which should be dissolved in 114g of octane to reduce its vapour pressure
to 80%
7) Calculate the molarity of a solution containing 5g of NaoH in (i) 450ml (ii) 500ml
of a solution.
8) A solution of glucose in water is labelled as 10% w/w. What would be the molarity
of solution?
9) Define molality (m). Calculate the molality (m) of 10g of glucose (C6H12O6) in 90g
of water.
10) What is meant by positive deviations from Raoult’s law and how is the sign of
ΔHmix related to positive deviation from Raoult’s law?
11) What is meant by negative deviation from Raoult’s law and how is the sign of
ΔHmix related to negative deviation from Raoult’s law?
CHAPTER – 4 (SURFACE CHEMISTRY) [1Q]
1) What are different types of adsorption? Give any four differences between
characteristics of these different types. (Or) Write any four differences between
physisorption and chemisorption.
2) What is catalysis? How is catalysis classified? Give two examples for each type
of catalysis.
3) What are emulsions? How are they classified? Give one example for each type of
emulsion.
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4) What are lyophilic and lyophobic sols? Compare the two terms interms of
stability and reversibility. (Or) Explain Lyophilic sol and Lyophobic sol with
suitable example.
5) What are micelles? Explain the formation of micelles with a neat sketch.
6) Explain the following terms:
a) Electrophoresis c) Tyndall effect
b) Coagulation d) Brownian movement
CHAPTER – 5 (GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF METALLURGY) [1Q]
1) Explain the purification of sulphide ore by froth floatation method.
2) Differentiate between roasting and calcination with suitable examples. (Or)
Giving examples to differentiate roasting and calcination. (Or) Define roasting
and calcination with suitable examples.
3) Outline the principles of refining of metals by the following methods: (Or) Explain
the following:
a) Zone refining b) Poling
4) Explain the extraction of zinc from zinc blende.
5) Explain briefly the extraction of aluminium from bauxite.
6) How is copper extracted from copper pyrites?
CHAPTER – 6 (P-BLOCK ELEMENTS) [GROUPS 15-18 ELEMENTS] [1Q]
Group – 15 Elements
1) How does PCl5 react with the following?
a) Water (H2O) b) C2H5OH c) CH3COOH d) Ag
Group – 17 Elements
2) How can you prepare Cl2 from HCl and HCl from Cl2? Write the reactions?
3) What are interhalogen compounds? Give some examples to illustrate the
definition. How are they classified?
4) Write balanced equations for the following:
a) NaCl is heated with conc.H2SO4 in the presence of MnO2
b) chlorine is passed into a solution of Nal in water.
Group – 18 Elements
5) How are XeF2, XeF4, XeF6, XeO3 & XeOF4 Prepared? Give their structures.
6) Explain the reaction of the following with water (a) XeF2 (b) XeF4 (c) XeF6
CHAPTER – 7 (D & F BLOCK ELEMENTS & COORDINATION COMPOUNDS) [1Q]
1) Explain Werner’s theory of coordination compounds with suitable examples.
2) Using IUPAC norms write the systematic names of the following:
3) Using IUPAC norms write the formulas for the following:
a) Tetrahydroxozincate (II) ion
b) Hexaaminecobalt (III) sulphate
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c) Potassium tetrachloropalladate (II)
d) Potassium tri(oxalate) chromate (III)
4) Write the characteristic properties of transition elements.
5) Explain the following:
(a) Ligand (d) Co-ordination entity
(b) Ambidentate ligand (e) Central metal atom/ion
(c) Coordination number
6) Explain geometrical isomerism in coordination compounds giving suitable
examples.
CHAPTER – 9 (BIOMOLECULES) [1Q] {NOTE: FEW VSAQS ALSO INCLUDED}
1) Give the sources of the following vitamins and name the diseases caused by their
deficiency. (a) A (b) D (c) E (d) K
2) What are hormones? Give an example for each of the following: (a) Steroid
hormones (b) Polypeptide hormones (c) Amino acid derivatives.
3) Write notes on vitamins.
4) Write notes on the functions of different hormones in the body.
5)
a) What are amino acids? Give two examples.
b) What are essential and non-essential amino acids? Give two examples for
each.
6)
a) Explain the denaturation of proteins. (Or) What is meant by denaturation of
proteins?
b) Differentiate between globular and fibrous proteins.
7) Write a brief note on the structure of glucose.
CHAPTER – 10 (CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE) {Optional}
1) Write short notes on:
a) Antiseptics c) Artificial sweetening agents
b) Disinfectants d) Food preservatives
2) What are analgesics? How are they classified? Give examples.
CHAPTER – 11 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) [1Q]
Haloalkanes & Haloarenes
1) Explain SN1 & SN2 reactions with an example. (Or) Explain the mechanism of
Nucleophilic unimolecular & bi-molecular substitution (SN1 & SN2) reaction with
one example.
2) Define the following:
(a) Ambident nucleophiles (d) Racemisation
(b) Enantiomers (e) Retention of configuration
(c) Racemic mixture
3) How will you carry out the following conversions?
a) Ethane to bromoethane. b) Toluene to benzyl alcohol.
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Organic Compounds Containing C, H & O
4) Explain the acidic nature of phenols & compare with that of alcohols.
5) Write any two methods of preparation of phenol. Give their corresponding
equation.
6) Write the products formed by the reduction & oxidation of phenol.
7) Give the equations for the preparation of phenol from Cumene.
8) What is Tollens’ reagent? Explain its reaction with Aldehydes.
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
9) How do you prepare ethyl cyanide & ethyl isocyanide from a common alkyl
halide?
10) Write the reactions of (i) aromatic (ii) aliphatic primary amines with nitrous
acid.
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (VSAQS) [2 MARKS]
CHAPTER – 2 (SOLUTIONS) [1Q]
1) What are isotonic solutions? Give an example.
2) Define osmotic pressure.
3) State Raoult’s law.
4) State Henry’s law.
5) Define molarity.
6) Define molality.
7) Define mole fraction.
8) What are ideal solutions? Give example.
9) What is relative lowering of vapour pressure?
10) What is ebullioscopic constant (Kb)?
11) What is cryoscopic constant (Kf)?
12) What is elevation of boiling point?
13) What are colligative properties? Give examples.
14) What is reverse osmosis? What is practical utility?
15) Calculate the weight of glucose required to prepare 500ml of 0.1M solution.
CHAPTER – 3 (ELECTROCHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL KINETICS) [1Q]
Chapter – 3(A) (Electrochemistry)
1) State Faraday’s first law of electrolysis.
2) State Faraday’s second law of electrolysis.
3) What is metallic corrosion? Give one example.
4) What is a galvanic cell or a voltaic cell? Give one example.
5) What is a primary battery? Give one example.
6) What is standard hydrogen electrode?
7) How is Gibbs energy (G) related to EMF of cell (E) mathematically?
8) Write the Nernst equation for the EMF of the cell.
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Chapter – 3(B) (Chemical Kinetics)
9) Give two examples for zero order reactions.
10) Give two examples for gaseous first order reactions.
11) What are pseudo first order reactions? Give one example.
12) Define order of a reaction. Illustrate your answer with an example.
13) Define molecularity of a reaction. Illustrate with an example.
14) What is half-life of a reaction? Illustrate your answer with an example.
15) Define the speed or rate of a reaction.
16) Give the units of rate constants for zero, first order & second order reactions.
17) A reaction has a half-life of 10 minutes. Calculate the rate constant for the
first order reaction.
CHAPTER – 5 (GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF METALLURGY) [1Q]
1) What is the role of cryolite in the metallurgy of aluminium?
2) Give the composition of the following alloys: a) Brass b) Bronze c) German silver.
3) Write any two ores with formulae of the following metals: a) Aluminium b) Zinc
c) Iron d) Copper.
4) Explain Poling?
5) What is matte? Give its composition.
6) What is blister copper? Why is it so called?
7) What is flux? Give an example.
8) Explain the terms gangue & slag.
9) State the role of silica in the metallurgy of copper.
10) What is the role of depressant in froth floatation?
11) What is the role of graphite rod in the electrometallurgy aluminium?
CHAPTER – 6 (P-BLOCK ELEMENTS) [GROUPS 15-18 ELEMENTS] [1Q/2Q]
Group – 15 Elements
1) PH3 has lower boiling point than NH3. Why?
2) NH3 forms hydrogen bonds but PH3 does not. Why?
3) Nitrogen molecule is highly stable – Why?
4) What happens when white phosphorous is heated with concentrated NaOH
solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2?
5) What is inert pair effect?
6) What is allotropy? Give the allotropes of phosphorous.
7) Nitrogen exists as diatomic molecule and phosphorus as P4-Why?
8) A mixture of Ca3P2 and CaC2 is used in making Holme’s signal. Explain.
9) PH3 is a weaker base than NH3-Explain.
10) Ammonia is a good complexing agent-explain with an example?
11) Give an example of (a) acidic oxide of phosphorus (b) neutral oxide of nitrogen.
12) Write the oxidation states of phosphorous in solid pcl5.
13) Iron becomes passive in Conc.HNO3 why?
14) What are the neutral oxides of nitrogen?
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Group – 16 Elements
15) What is tailing of mercury? How is it removed?
16) SO2 can be used as an antichlor. Explain.
17) Give the hybridization of sulphur in the following (a) SO2 (b) SO3 (c) SF4 (d)
SF6
18) Why is H2O a liquid while H2S is a gas?
19) H2O is neutral while H2S is acidic-explain.
20) Give the oxidation states of the halogens in the following: (a) Cl2O (b) ClO-2 (c)
KBrO3 (d) NaClO4
21) How does ozone react with ethylene?
Group – 17 Elements
22) How is Chlorine manufactured by Deacon’s method?
23) What happens when Cl2 reacts with dry slaked lime?
24) Write the reaction between fluorine (F2) and chlorine (Cl2) with water.
25) HF is a liquid while HCl is a gas-explain?
26) Why are halogens coloured?
27) Explain the structure of ClF3
Group – 18 Elements
28) List out the uses of neon.
29) Write any two uses of argon.
30) Give any two uses of Helium.
31) In modern diving apparatus, a mixture of He & O2 is used. Why?
32) Noble gases are inert. Explain.
33) Write the shapes of XeO3 and XeF2
34) How is XeO3 prepared?
35) How is XeOF4 prepared? Describe its molecular shape?
CHAPTER – 7 (D & F BLOCK ELEMENTS & COORDINATION COMPOUNDS) [1Q]
1) Calculate the ‘spin only’ magnetic moment of Fe2+ (aq) ion.
2) Why Zn2+ is diamagnetic whereas Mn2+ is paramagnetic?
3) CuSO4.5H2O is blue in colour whereas anhydrous CuSO4 is colourless. Why?
4) What is lanthanide contraction?
5) What is misch metal? Give its composition and uses.
6) Scandium is a transition element but zinc is not. Why?
7) What is ligand? Give example.
8) What is chelating ligand? Give example.
9) What is ambidentate ligand? Give example.
10) What is an alloy? Give example.
11) Aqueous Cu+2 ions are blue in colour, whereas aqueous Zn+2 ions are
colourless. Why?
12) How many moles of AgCl is precipitated when mole of COCl 3.5NH3 is treated
with AgNO3 Solution?
13) Calculate the magnetic moment of a divalent ion in aqueous solution if its
atomic number is 25.
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CHAPTER – 8 (POLYMERS) [2Q/0Q]
1) What is PHBV? How is it useful to man?
2) What is Vulcanisation of rubber?
3) What is Ziegler-Natta catalyst?
4) What is PDI (Poly Dispersity Index)?
5) What are polymers? Give example.
6) What is addition polymer? Give example.
7) What is condensation polymer? Give example.
8) What are homopolymers? Give example.
9) What are copolymers? Give example.
10) What are monomers? Give example.
11) What is bio-degradable polymer? Give two examples.
12) What are elastomers? Give example.
13) What are fibres? Give example.
14) What are thermoplastic polymers? Give example.
15) What are thermosetting polymers? Give example.
16) What is polymerization? Give an example of a polymerization reaction.
17) What are cross linked (or network) polymers? Give example.
18) What are the repeating monomeric units of Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6?
19) What is the difference between Buna-N & Buna-S?
20) Give the structure of Nylon 2-Nylon 6.
21) Write the names & structures of the monomers used for getting the following
polymers: PVC (Polyvinyl chloride); Poly Ethylene; Polystyrene; Teflon; Bakelite;
Neoprene; Buna-S; Buna-N; Terylene (or) Dacron; Glyptal; Nylon-6; Nylon-6, 6;
Nylon-2-Nylon-6
CHAPTER – 9 (BIOMOLECULES) {Add. Imp}
1) What is Zwitter ion? Give an example.
2) What are proteins? Give an example.
3) What are fibrous proteins? Give example.
4) What are Globular proteins? Give example.
5) What are nuclei acids? Give example.
6) What are nuclei acids? Mention their two important functions?
7) Write the names of three types of RNA.
CHAPTER – 10 (CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE) [2Q/0Q]
1) What are artificial sweetening agents? Give example.
2) What are food preservatives? Give example.
3) What are antibiotics? Give example.
4) What are antiseptics? Give example.
5) What are antacids? Give example.
6) What are antifertility drugs? Give example.
7) What are analgesics? How are they classified?
8) What are narcotic analgesics? Give example.
9) What are non-narcotic analgesics? Give example.
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10) What are disinfectants? Give example.
11) What are antihistamines? Give example.
12) What are tranquilizers? Give example.
13) What is tincture of iodine? What is its use?
14) What is the difference between a soap and a synthetic detergent?
15) Name two most familiar antioxidants used as food additives.
CHAPTER – 11 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) [1Q/0Q]
Haloalkanes & Haloarenes
1) What are Enantiomers?
2) What are ambident nucleophiles? Give examples.
3) What is Racemic mixture?
4) How is Grignard reagent is prepared?
5) What is stereochemical results of SN1 and SN2 reactions?
6) Which compound in each of the following pairs will react faster in SN2 reaction
with OH-? i) CH3Br or CH3I ii) (CH3)3 CCl or CH3Cl
7) Write the structures of the following compounds: a) 2-chloro-3-methylpentane b)
P-bromo chlorobenzene c) 1-bromo-4sec-butyl-2-methylbenzene.
8) Write the isomers of compound having molecular formula C4H9Br.
Organic Compounds Containing C, H & O
9) Compare the acidic strength of acetic acid, chloroacetic acid, benzoic acid and
phenol.
10) Write the reaction showing α-halogenation of Carboxylic acid and give its
name.
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
11) Explain carbylamine reaction with an example.
12) Write equations for carbylamine reaction of any one aliphatic amine.
13) Arrange the following bases in decreasing order of pkb Values.
C2H5NH2, C6H5NHCH3, (C2H5)2NH & C6H5NH2
14) What is diazotization?
15) How is aniline prepared?
16) How Aniline is obtained from Nitro benzene?
17) Accomplish the following conversions: i) Benzoic acid to Benzamide ii) Aniline
to p-bromoaniline?
18) Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds and classify them into
primary, secondary and tertiary amines.
19) Give the structures of A, B, C & D in the following reaction.
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