SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY

STD. XII
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 70
General Instructions:
The question paper is divided into four sections.
(i) Section A: Q. No. 1 contains ten multiple choice type of questions carrying one mark each.
Q. No. 2 contains eight very short answer type of questions carrying one mark each.
(ii) Section B: Q. No. 3 to Q. 14 are 12 short answer type of questions carrying two marks
each.
(iii) Section C: Q. No. 15 to Q. No. 26 are 12 short answer type of question carrying three
marks each.
(iv) Section D: Q. No. 27 to Q. No. 31 are five long answer type of questions carrying four
marks each. (Attempt any three)
(v) Use of long table is allowed. Use of calculator is not allowed.
(vi) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(vii) For each multiple choice type of question, it is mandatory to write the correct answer along
with its alphabet e.g., (a) …../ (b) …../ (c) …../ (d) ….. , etc.
No. mark(s) shall be given, if ONLY the correct answer or the alphabet of the correct answer
is written.
Only the first attempt will be considered for evolution.
Given: 𝑅 = 8.314 𝐽. 𝐾 −1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 , 𝑁𝐴 = 6.022 × 1023 , 𝐹 = 96500 𝐶
SECTION A
Q.1. Select and write the correct answer. [10 Marks]
(i) Which of the following is not correct?
(A) Four spheres are involved in the formation of tetrahedral void.
(B) The centres of spheres in octahedral voids are at the apices of a regular
tetrahedron.
(C) If the number of atoms is N the number of octahedral voids is 2N.
(D) If the number of atoms is N/2, the number of tetrahedral voids is N

(ii) Components of Nichrome alloy are

(A) Ni, Cr, Fe (B) Ni, Cr, Fe, C
(C) Ni, Cr (D) Cu, Fe

(iii) The flux added during extraction of Iron from teamatite are its
(A) Silica
 (B) Calcium carbonate
(C) Sodium carbonate
(D) Alumina

(iv) In which of the following pairs, molecules are paired with their correct shapes?
(A) [I3] : bent (B) BrF5 : trigonal bipyramid
(C) ClF3 : trigonal planar (D) [BrF4] : square planar

(v) For an endothermic reaction X ⇌ Y. If Ef is activation energy of the forward reaction

and Er that for reverse reaction, which of the following is correct?
(A) 𝐸𝑓 = 𝐸𝑟 (B) 𝐸𝑓 < 𝐸𝑟
(C) 𝐸𝑓 > 𝐸𝑟 (D) Δ𝐻 = 𝐸𝑓 − 𝐸𝑟 is negative

(vi) Which of the following is not correct?

(A) Gibbs energy is an extensive property
(B) Electrode potential or cell potential is an intensive property.
(C) Electrical work = –ΔG
(D) If half reaction is multiplied by a numerical factor, the corresponding E0 value is
also multiplied by the same factor.

(vii) A gas is allowed to expand in a well insulated container against a constant external
pressure of 2.5 bar from an initial volume of 2.5 L to a final volume of 4.5 L. The
change in internal energy, ΔU of the gas will be
(A) –500 J (B) +500 J
(C) –1013 J (D) +1013 J

(viii) For pH > 7 the hydronium ion concentration would be

(A) 10–7M b (B) 10–7M
(C) >10–7M (D) ≥10–7M

(ix) Identify the correct statement

(A) vapour pressure of solution is higher than that of pure solvent.
(B) boiling point of solvent is lower than that of solution
(C) osmotic pressure of solution is lower than that of solvent
(D) osmosis is a colligative property
 (x) Molecular solids are
(A) crystalline solids (B) amorphous solids
(C) ionic solids (D) metallic solids

Q.2. Answer the following: [8 Marks]

(i) Which of the three types of packing used by metals makes the most efficient use of
space and which makes the least efficient use?
(ii) A 0.1 m solution of K2SO4 in water has freezing point of –4.3 °C. What is the value of
van’t Hoff factor if 𝐾𝑓 for water is 1.86 K kg mol–1?
(iii) The dissociation of H2S is suppressed in the presence of HCl. Name the phenomenon.
(iv) If the enthalpy change of a reaction is ΔH how will you calculate entropy of
surroundings?
(v) What is the significance of the single vertical line and double vertical line in the
formulation galvanic cell.
(vi) What is the relationship between coefficients of reactants in a balanced equation for an
overall reaction and exponents in rate law. In what case the coefficients are the
exponents?
(vii) The pKa values of HCl is –7.0 and that of HI is –10.0. Which is the stronger acid?
(viii) Balance the following equation:
• KMnO4 + H2 C2 O4 → MnSO4 + K 2 SO4 + H2 O + O2
• K 2 Cr2 O7 + KI + H2 SO4 → K 2 SO4 + Cr2 (SO4 )3 + 7H2 O + 3I2

SECTION B
Attempt any Eight of the following questions: [16 Marks]
Q.3. Explain the trends in atomic radii of d block elements
Q.4. A reaction takes place in two steps,
1. NO(g) + Cl2 (g) → NOCl2 (g)
2. NOCl2 (g) + NO(g) → 2NOCl(g)
(a) Write the overall reaction.
(b) Identify reaction intermediate.
(c) What is the molecularity of each step?
Q.5. Using the relationship between ΔG° of cell reaction and the standard potential associated
with it, how will you show that the electrical potential is an intensive property?
Q.6. How are xenon fluorides XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6 obtained? Give suitable reactions.
Q.7. What are acids and bases according to Arrhenius theory ?
Q.8. How catalyst increases the rate of reaction? Explain with the help of potential energy diagram
for catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions.
Q.9. How vapour pressure lowering is related to a rise in boiling point of solution?
Q.10. Cesium chloride crystallizes in cubic unit cell with Cl⊕ ions at the corners and a Cs⊕ ion in
the centre of the cube. How many CsCl molecules are there in the unit cell?
Q.11. Why do the cell potential of lead accumulators decrease when it generates electricity? How
the cell potential can be increased?
Q.12. What are intensive properties? Explain why density is intensive property.
Q.13. The atomic number of an element is 90. Is this element diamagnetic or paramagnetic?
Q.14. Explain the trend in following atomic properties of group 16 elements.
(a) Atomic radii
(b) Ionisation enthalpy
(c) Electronegativity.

SECTION C
Attempt any Eight of the following questions: [24 Marks]
Q.15. What is Kohrausch law of independent migration of ions? How is it useful in obtaining molar
conductivity at zero concentration of a weak electrolyte? Explain with an example.
Q.16. How is SO2 prepared in laboratory from sodium sulfite? Give two physical properties of SO2.
Q.17. What are anode and cathode of H2– O2 fuel cell ? Name the electrolyte used in it. Write
electrode reactions and net cell reaction taking place in the fuel cell.
Q.18. The osmotic pressure of CaCl2 and urea solutions of the same concentration at the same
temperature are respectively 0.605 atm and 0.245 atm. Calculate van’t Hoff factor for CaCl2
Q.19. What is an impurity defect? What are its types? Explain the formation of vacancies through
aliovalent impurity with example.
Q.20. Distinguish between rhombic sulfur and monoclinic sulfur.
Q.21. In a first order reaction, the concentration of reactant decreases from 20 mmol dm–3 to 8 mmol
dm–3 in 38 minutes. What is the half life of reaction? (28.7 min)
Q.22. What is meant by hydrolysis? A solution of CH3COONH4 is neutral. Why?
Q.23. A mixture of benzene and toluene contains 30% by mass of toluene. At 30°C, vapour pressure
of pure toluene is 36.7 mm Hg and that of pure benzene is 118.2 mm Hg. Assuming that the
two liquids form ideal solutions, calculate the total pressure and partial pressure of each
constituent above the solution at 30°C. (86.7 mm, P = 96.5 mm)
Q.24. Europium and xtterbium behave as good reducing agents in +2 oxidation state explain.
Q.25. One mole of an ideal gas is compressed from 500 cm3 against a constant external pressure of
1.2 × 105 Pa. The work involved in the process is 36.0 J. Calculate the final volume. (200
cm3)
Q.26. The energy of activation for a first order reaction is 104 kJ/mol. The rate constant at 25°C is
3.7×10–5 s–1. What is the rate constant at 30°C? (R = 8.314 J/K mol) (7.4 × 10–5)

SECTION D
Attempt any Three of the following questions: [12 Marks]
Q.27. For the reaction 2A + B → products, find the rate law from the following data

[A]/M [B]/M Rate/Ms–

0.3 0.05 0.15
0.6 0.05 0.30
0.6 0.2 1.20

Q.28. Predict whether the following reactions would occur spontaneously under standard state
conditions.
(a) Ca(s) + Cd2+ (aq) → Ca2+ (aq) + Cd(s)
(b) 2Br − (s) + Sn2+ (aq) → Br2 (𝑙) + Sn(s)
(c) 2Ag(s) + Ni2+ (aq) → 2Ag + (𝑎𝑞) + Ni(s)

Q.29. Calculate the work done and comment on whether work is done on or by the system for the
decomposition of 2 moles of NH4NO3 at 100°C
NH4 NO3 (s) → N2 O(g) + 2H2 O(g)

Q.30. The pH of rain water collected in a certain region of Maharashtra on particular day was 5.1.
Calculate the H⊕ ion concentration of the rain water and its percent dissociation.

Q.31. The rate constant of a reaction at 500ºC is 1.6 × 103 M–1s–1. What is the frequency factor of
the reaction if its activation energy is 56 kJ/mol. (9.72 × 106 M–1s–1)