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CLASS 2nd
Year SUBJECT Chemistry T.MARKS 85
TIME 3 hrs DATE 15-04-2025 TEST
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FULL BOOK
Choose the most appropriate answer of the following: (1x17=17)
1. Mark the correct statement.
(A) Covalent character of metal halides increases from left to right in a period
(B) Boiling points of Group IVA hydrides decrease down the group
(C) Ionic character of hydrides increases from left to right in a period.
(D) The basicity of group IIA oxides decreases on descending the group
2. The element deposited at the cathode during the electrolysis of brine in diaphragm cell:
(A) Na (B)H2 (C)Cl2 (D) O2
3. The chief ore of aluminum is:
(A) NaAlF3 (B) Al2O3.2H2O (C) Al2O3 (D) Al2O3.H2O
4. The % age by volume of N2 in air is:
(A) 98 (B) 88 (C) 78 (D) 68
5. The correct electronic configuration of the outermost energy level of an element of zero (VIIIA)
group in the ground state?
(A) s2p2 (B) s2p4 (C) s2p5 (D) s2p6
6. The total number of transition elements is:
(A) 10 (B) 14 (C) 40 (D) 58
7. The boiling point range of petroleum ether is:
(A)5-20 oC (B) 10-30 oC (C) 20-60 oC (D) 30-90oC
8. Raney Nickel is:
(A) Nickel compound (B) Naturally occurring nickel
(C) Less active form of a nickel (D) Activated nickel by excitation
9. The conversion of n-hexane into benzene by heating in the presence of Pt is called:
(A) Isomerism (B) Aromatization (C) Dealkylation (D) Rearrangement
10. Electrophile among the following is:
(A) NH3 (B) H2O (C) BF3 (D) all of these
11. According to Lewis concept ethers are:
(A) Acids (B) Bases
(C) Acids as well as bases (D) Neither acids nor bases
12. Tollen's reagent is:
(A)alkaline solution containing potassium tartrate (B)alkaline solution containing potassium citrate.
(C) Ammonical AgNO3 solution (D) none of these
13. Acetamide is prepared by:
(A) Heating ammonium acetate (B) Heating methyl cyanide
(C) Heating ethyl acetate (D) hydrolysis of methyl cynide
14. Which one of the following enzymes brings about the hydrolysis of fats?
(A) Urease (B) Maltase (C) Zymase (D) Lipase
15. Ammonium nitrate fertilizer is not used for which crops?
(A) Cotton (B) Wheat (C) Sugarcane (D) paddy rice
16. The residence time of NO in atmosphere is:
(A) Thirty minutes (B) One day (C) Three days (D) Four days
17. Bio chemical oxygen demand is the capacity of organic matter in natural water to consume
oxygen with in a period of:
(A) Three days (B) Four days (C) Five days (D) Six days
(SECTION -I)
2. Write short answers to any EIGHT (8) questions 2 × 8 = 16
i. How the classification of elements in different blocks helps in understanding their chemistry.
ii. What is Newland’s law of octaves?
iii. How gypsum is converted into plaster of Paris? Give two uses of plaster of Paris.
iv. Why 2% gypsum is added in the cement?
v. Differentiate between alicyclic and aromatic compounds.
vi. Write down functional groups of esters, thiols, alkane nitrile and nitro compounds.
vii. Discuss the polymerization of ethene.
viii. What are Clemmensen and Wolf-Kishner’s reduction reactions? How they differ?
ix. What objections were raised on Kekule’s structure for benzene?
x. Benzene has three π – bonds. Prove this by two points.
xi. Differentiate between nucleophile and electrophile .
xii. Differentiate between substrate and leaving group.
3. Write short answers to any EIGHT (8) questions: 2 × 8 = 16
i. What is chemical garden?
ii. Why are liquid silicones preferred over ordinary organic lubricants?
iii. Give two properties of sulphuric acid as dehydrating agent.
iv. Why is SO3 dissolved in H2SO4 and not in H2O in contact process?
v. How will you prepare ethers by Williamson’s synthesis?
vi. Ethanol has higher boiling point than diethyl ether. Why?
vii. Give any four uses of acetaldehyde.
viii. Write general mechanism of base catalyzed addition reactions of carbonyl compounds.
ix. Write down the structural formulae of oxalic acid, malonic acid, phthalic acid and valeric acid.
x. What are fatty acids?
xi. What do you know about denaturation of protein?
xii. In what ways fats and oils are different?
4. Write short answers to any SIX (6) questions 2 × 6 = 12
i. Mention four uses of bleaching powder.
ii. How is halogen acids ionized in water? Also give its chemical equation.
iii. What is coordination sphere of a complex compound and how does the charge on coordination sphere calculate?
iv. How chromate ions are converted into dichromate ions?
v. Write any four essential qualities of a good fertilizer.
vi. What is the percentage of nitrogen in: (i). Urea (ii). NH4NO3 (iii). (NH4)2HSO4 (iv). KNO3
vii. What are leachates and what they contain?
viii. How does recycling of plastics is done by reprocessing, depolymerization and transformation?
ix. How leather tanneries are threat to environment?
(SECTION -II)
LONG QUESTIONS (3x8=24)
5. (a) What are hydrides? Giver their classification and properties.
(b) Discuss Down’s cell for the manufacture of sodium. Give advantages of this process.
6. (a) Define structural isomerism and discuss its types with examples.
(b) Discuss the orientation in electrophilic substitution reactions with respect to meta and ortho and para
directing group.
7. (a) How will you bring about the following conversions?
i) 1-Butene to 1-Butyne ii) 1-Propanol to CH3CH2CH2Cl
iii) Ethyne into1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane iv) Ethyne to 1,1-Dibromoethane
(b) Write a note on haloform reactions. What is iodoform test?
8. (a) Explain the acidic behavior of phenol. Give two methods of preparations of carbolic acid (Phenol).
(b) How does -OH group of carboxylic acids replace? Give the mechanism of the reaction between acetic
acid and thionyl cholide.
9. (a) What is bleaching powder? How is it prepared commercially by Hasenclever’s and Beckmann’s method?
(b) Explain the Bessemer's process for the manufacture of steel.
