KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, AHMEDABAD REGION

SAMPLE PAPER -3 (2022-23)

CHEMISTRY THEORY
(043)
MM: 70 Time: 3 hours
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.
a) There are 35 questions in this question paper with internal choice.
b) SECTION A consists of 18 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
c) SECTION B consists of 7 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
d) SECTION C consists of 5 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
e) SECTION D consists of 2 case- based questions carrying 4 marks each.
f) SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
g) All questions are compulsory.
h) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed
SECTION A
The following questions are multiple-choice questions with one correct answer. Each question carries
1 mark. There is no internal choice in this section.
1. Which of the following alcohols gives 2-butene on dehydration by conc. H2SO4?
(a) 2-methyl propene-2-ol
(b) 2-methyl 1 -propanol
(c) Butane-2-ol
(d) Butane 1-ol
2. In SN2 reactions with the sequence of bond breaking and bond formation is as follows
(a) bond breaking is followed by formation
(b) bond formation is followed by breaking
(c) bond breaking and formation are simultaneously
(d) bond breaking and formation take place randomly
3. Colour of transition metal ions are due to absorption of some wavelength. This results in
(a) d-s transition
(b) s-s transition
(c) s-t/transition
(d) d-d transition
4. The unit of rate and rate constant are same for a
(a) zero order reaction
(b) first order reaction
(c) second order reaction
(d) third order reaction
5. For a certain redox reaction, E° is positive. This means that
(a) ΔG° is positive, K is greater than 1
(b) ΔG° is positive, K is less than 1
(c) ΔG° is negative, K is greater than 1
(d) ΔG° is negative, K is less than 1
6. A reaction in which reactants (R) are converted into products (P) follows second order kinetics. If
concentration of R is increased by four times, what will be the increase in the rate of formation of
P?
(a) 9 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 16 times
(d) 8 times
7. Benzoic acid is treated with SOCl2 and the product (X) formed is reacted with ammonia to give (Y).
(Y) on reaction with Br2 and KOH gives (Z). (Z) in the reaction is
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 (a) aniline
(b) chlorobenzene
(c) benzamide
(d) benzoyl chloride
8. Ammonia acts as a very good ligand but ammonium ion does not form complexes because
(a) NH3 isa gas while NH+4 is in liquid form.
(b) NH+4 ion does not have any lone pair of electrons
(c) NH3 undergoes sp3 hybridisation while NH+4 undergoes sp3 d hybridisation
(d) NH+4 ion has one unpaired electron while NH3 has two unpaired electrons
9. Phenol when treated with excess of bromine water gives a white precipitate of
(a) 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol
(b) o-bromophenol
(c) p-bromophenol
(d) bromobenzene
10. Among the compounds C3H7NH2, CH3NH2, C2H5NH2, and C6H5NH2. Which is the least basic
compound?
(a) CH3NH2
(b) C2H5NH2
(c) C3H7NH2
(d) C6H5NH2
11. The oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde by chromyl, chloride is called
(a) Etard reaction
(b) Riemer-Tiemann reaction
(c) Wurtz reaction
(d) Cannizzaro’s reaction
12. For a reaction x + y → z, rate ∝ |X|. What is (i) molecularity and (ii) order of reaction?
(a) (i)2, (ii) 1
(b) (i)2,(ii) 2
(c) (i) 1, (ii) 1
(d) (i) 1, (ii) 2
13. The correct IUPAC name of the coordination compound K3|Fe(CN)5NO| is
(a) Potassium pentacyanonitrosylferrate (II)
(b) Potassium pentacyanonitroferrate (II)
(c) Potassium nitritopentacyanoferrate (IV)
(d) Potassium nitritepentacynanoiron (II)
14. Which of the following compounds will undergo Cannizzaro reaction?
(a) CH3CHO
(b) CH3COCH3
(c) C6H5CHO
(d) C6H5CH2CHO
For question no. 15 -18 there are given two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
a. If Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. If Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. If A is true but R is false.
d. If A is false but R is true.
15. Assertion (A): Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic substitution
reaction.
Reason (R): In the case of phenol, the intermediate carbocation is more resonance stabilized.
16. Assertion (A): Cuprous ion (Cu+) has unpaired electrons while cupric ion (Cu++) does not.
Reason (R): Cuprous ion (Cu+) is colourless whereas cupric ion (Cu++) is blue in the aqueous
solution.
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17. Assertion (A): Sucrose is called an invert sugar.
Reason (R): On hydrolysis, sucrose bring the change in the sign of rotation from dextro (+)
to laevo(–).
18. Assertion (A): Nitration of aniline can be conveniently done by protecting the amino group by
acetylation.
Reason: Acetylation increases the electron-density in the benzene ring.

SECTION B
This section contains 7 questions. The following questions are very short answer type and carry 2
marks each.
19. Identify the order of a reaction if the units of its rate constant are:
(i) L-1 mol s-1
(ii) L mol-1 s-1
20. Write two differences between Fibrous protein and Globular protein.
OR
Explain the following:
(i) Amino acids behave like salts rather than simple amines or carboxylic acids.
(ii) The two strands of DNA are complementary to each other.
21. Which of the following is more stable complex and why?
[CO(NH3)6]3+ and [Co(en)3]3+
22. How will you carry out the following conversions :
(i) 2-Bromopropane to 1-bromopropane
(ii) Benzene to p-chloronitrobenzene
23. From the given cells:
Lead storage cell, Mercury cell, Fuel cell and Dry cell, Answer the following:
(i) Which cell is used in hearing aids?
(ii) Which cell was used in Apollo Space Programme?
(iii) Which cell is used in automobiles and inverters?
(iv) Which cell does not have long life?
24. For a reaction,
C2H4(g) + H2(g) → C2H6(g),
rate = 5.5 × 10-14 [C2H4].
(a) Write the unit of rate constant.
(b) Calculate its half-life (t1/2).
25. Which acid from the following pairs would you expect to be a stronger acid and why?
CH3COOH or CH2FCOOH
SECTION C
This section contains 5 questions. The following questions are short answer type and carry 3
marks each.

26. Explain the following behaviours :

(i) Alcohols are more soluble in water than the hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses.
(ii) Ortho-nitrophenol is more acidic than ortho-methoxyphenol.
(iii) Phenol is more acidic than ethanol.
27. For the complex [Fe(en)2Cl2], Cl, (en = ethylene diamine), identify
(i) the oxidation number of iron,
(ii) the hybrid orbitals and the shape of the complex,
(iii) the magnetic behaviour of the complex
28. Calculate the mass of compound (molar mass = 256 g mol-1) to be dissolved in 75 g of benzene to
lower its freezing point by 0.48 K (Kf = 5.12 K kg mol-1).
29. An organic compound ‘A’ with molecular formula C7H7NO reacts with Br2/aq KOH to give compound

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 ‘B’, which upon reaction with NaNO2 and HCI at OC gives ‘C’. Compound ‘C’ on heating with
CH3CH2OH gives a hydrocarbon ‘D’. Compound ‘B’ on further reaction with Br2 water gives a white
precipitate of compound ‘E’. Identify the compounds A, B, C, D, and E; also justify your answer by
giving relevant chemical equations.
30. Give reasons for the following:
(i) Ethyl iodide undergoes SN2 reaction faster than ethyl bromide.
(ii) (ii) (±) 2 – Butanol is optically inactive.
(iii) C—X bond length in halobenzene is smaller than C—X bond length in CH3 — X
SECTION D
The following questions are case-based questions. Each question has an internal choice and carries 4
(1+1+2) marks each. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
31. EVIDENCE FOR THE FIBROUS NATURE OF DNA
The basic chemical formula of DNA is now well established. It consists of a very long chain, the
backbone of which is made up of alternate sugar and phosphate groups, joined together in regular
3' 5' phosphate di-ester linkages. To each sugar is attached a nitrogenous base, only four different
kinds of which are commonly found in DNA. Two of these---adenine and guanine--- are purines, and
the other two thymine and cytosine-are pyrimidines. A fifth base, 5-methyl cytosine, occurs in
smaller amounts in certain organisms, and a sixth, 5-hydroxy-methyl-cytosine, is found instead of
cytosine in the T even phages. It should be noted that the chain is unbranched, a consequence of
the regular internucleotide linkage. On the other hand the sequence of the different nucleotides is,
as far as can be ascertained, completely irregular. Thus, DNA has some features which are regular,
and some which are irregular. A similar conception of the DNA molecule as a long thin fiber is
obtained from physicochemical analysis involving sedimentation, diffusion, light scattering, and
viscosity measurements. These techniques indicate that DNA is a very asymmetrical structure
approximately 20 A wide and many thousands of angstroms long. Estimates of its molecular weight
currently center between 5 X 106 and 107 (approximately 3 x104 nucleotides). Surprisingly each of
these measurements tend to suggest that the DNA is relatively rigid, a puzzling finding in view of
the large number of single bonds (5 per nucleotide) in the phosphate-sugar back bone. Recently
these indirect inferences have been confirmed by electron microscopy.
(a) Name the bases which are common to both DNA and RNA .
(b) What is the difference between a nucleoside and a nucleotide?
(c) Write the structural and functional differences between DNA and RNA.
OR
What are essential and non-essential amino acids? Give two examples of each.
32. In normal life we rarely come across pure substances. Most of these are mixtures containing two or
more pure substances. Their utility or importance in life depends on their composition. Solutions
are homogeneous mixtures of two or more than two components. By homogenous mixture we
mean that its composition and properties are uniform throughout the mixture. Generally, the
component that is present in the largest quantity is known as solvent. Solvent determines the
physical state in which solution exists. One or more components present in the solution other than
solvent are called solutes. Composition of a solution can be described by expressing its
concentration. The latter can be expressed either qualitatively or quantitatively.
(a) Among molality and molarity which will change with temperature and why?
(b) How KH ( Henry’s Constant) affects the solublity of gas in a liquid as temperature rises?

(c)How much you have to weigh to make 100 ml M/10 molar solution of Oxalic acid (molar mass
126 gm/ mol).

OR
Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution.
What should be the molarity of such a sample of the acid if the density of the solution is 1.504 g
mL–1?
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 SECTION E

33. (a) Following reaction takes place in the cell:

Zn (s) + Ag2O (s) + H2O (l) → Zn2+ (aq) + 2Ag (s) + 20H– (aq)
Calculate ΔrG° of the reaction.
[Given: E°(Zn2+/Zn) = – 0.76 V,
E°(Ag2+/Ag) = 0.80 V, 1 F = 96,500 C mol-1]
(b) How can you determine limiting molar conductivity (∧m°,) for strong electrolyte and weak
electrolyte?
OR
(a) Calculate E°cell for the following reaction at 298 K:
2Cr(s) + 3Fe2+ (0.01 M) → 2Cr3+ (0.01 M) + 3Fe(s)
Given: Ecell = 0.261 V
(b) Using the E° values of A and B, predict which one is better for coating the surface of iron
[Ee°Fe2+/Fe) = – 0.44 V] to prevent corrosion and why? (Given: E°(A2+/A) = -2.37 V: E°(B2+/B) = –
0.14 V).
34. (a) Predict the main product of the following reactions:

(b) Give a simple chemical test to distinguish between:

OR
(a) An organic compound with the molecular formula C7H60 forms a 2,4-DNP derivative, reduces
Tollen’s reagent, and undergoes the Cannizzaro reaction. On oxidation, it gives benzoic acid.
Identify the compound and state the reactions involved.
(b) Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pair of compounds:
(i) Phenol and propanol
(ii) Benzoic acid and benzene
35. Answer the following:
(i) Out of Sc3+, Co2+, and Cr3+ ions, only Sc3+ is colorless in aqueous solutions.
(Atomic no.: Co = 27; Sc = 21 and Cr = 24)
(ii) The E°Cu2+/Cu for copper metal is positive (+0.34), unlike the remaining members of the first
transition series
(iii) La(OH)3 is more basic than Lu(OH)3.
(iv) Sc3+ is colourless in an aqueous solution whereas Ti3+ is coloured.
(v) With the same d4 d-orbital configuration Cr2+ ion is reducing while the Mn3+ ion is oxidizing.

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