SAMPLE PAPER

FIRST TERM EXAM (2024-25)

Subject: CHEMISTRY Max. Marks:70
Grade: XII Time: 3Hrs
Name: Section: Roll No:

SECTION A
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4 What would be the major product of the following reaction? 1

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6 By reacting with which of the following, primary amines can be separated from secondary 1
and tertiary amines?

a) Chloroform alone

b) Methyl iodide

c) Chloroform and alcoholic KOH

d) Zinc /HCl

7 In which reaction acetamide is converted to methenamine 1

(a) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis

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 (b) Carbylamine reaction

(c) Stephen’s reaction

(d) Hoffmann bromamide reaction

8 Which of the following is formed when an alkyl primary amine reacts with nitrous acid? 1

(a) Alkyl nitrite

(b) Secondary amine

(c) Nitroalkane

(d) Alcohol

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12 The Rosenmund reaction can produce which of the following carbonyl 1

compounds?

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 a) Methanal

b) Benzaldehyde

c) Butanone

d) Acetone

13 Choose the correct answer out of the following choices. 1

(a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for
assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements, but reason is not correct explanation
for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct statement, but reason is wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is wrong statement, but reason is correct statemen

Assertion: ∞-Hydrogen atoms in aldehydes and ketones are acidic.

Reason: The anion left after the removal of a-hydrogen is stabilized by inductive effect.
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15 Assertion : Amines are basic in nature. 1

Reason : Presence of lone pair of electron on nitrogen atom

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Assertion : Carboxylic acids contain a carbonyl group but do not give characteristic
reactions of the carbonyl group.

Reason : Due to resonance, the electrophilic nature of the carboxyl carbon is greatly
reduced as compared to the carbonyl carbon in aldehydes and ketones.

SECTION B

17 (a) Account for the following: 2

(i) N-ethylbenzene sulphonyl amide is soluble in alkali.
(ii) Reduction of nitrobenzene using Fe and HCl is preferred over Sn and HCl.

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19 2
Write the equations for the following reaction:

a) Salicylic acid is treated with acetic anhydride in the presence of conc. H2SO4

b )Phenol is treated with chloroform in the presence of NaOH

20 Convert the following 2
a) Benzyl alcohol to phenylethanoic acid.
b) Butanal to butanoic acid.

21 Write the IUPAC name: 2

a)

b)

SECTION C

22 3

23 a) Arrange the following in decreasing order of their basic strength: 3

C6H5NH2 , C2H5NH2 , (C2H5 ) 2NH, NH3
b) Why cannot aromatic primary amines be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide
synthesis?
c) Why do primary amines have higher boiling point than tertiary amines?
24 (a) Out of p-tolualdehyde and p-nitrobenzaldehyde ,which one is more reactive towards 3
nucleophilic addition reactions, why?
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 (b) Write the structure of the product formed when acetone reacts with 2,4 DNP reagent .
(c) Do the following conversion in not more than two steps :
Benzene to m-nitrobenzaldehyde
OR
Two moles of organic compound ‘A’ on treatment with a strong base gives two
compounds ‘B’ and ‘C’. Compound ‘B’ on dehydrogenation with Cu gives ‘A’ while
acidification of ‘C’ yields carboxylic acid ‘D’ with molecular formula of CH2O2. Identify
the compounds A, B, C and D and write all chemical reactions involved.
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27 Write chemical equations to illustrate the following name reactions : 3

a) Wolff – Kishner reduction

b) Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction.
c) Decarboxylation reaction

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28 3
Write chemical equations for the following conversions:

(i) CH3 –CH2 –Cl into CH3 –CH2 –CH2 –NH2

(ii) Aniline to p-bromoaniline
(iii) Ethanoic acid into methanamine

OR

Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.

(i) Methylamine and dimethylamine

(ii) Secondary and tertiary amines
(iii) Ethylamine and aniline

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SECTION D

29 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions: 4

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30 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. 4

a) The pKb of aniline is more than that of methylamine. Why?

b) Arrange the following:
i) In increasing order of basic strength:

OR
ii) Aniline, p-nitroaniline and p-toluidine
c) I) Why are aliphatic amines stronger bases than aromatic amines?
ii)For an amine RNH2, write the expression for Kb to indicate its strength.

. SECTION E
31 a) Explain the following;
(i) Kolbe’s reaction 5
(ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction.
(iii) Williamson ether synthesis

b)
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 OR

a)

a) Explain why propanol has higher boiling point than that of the hydrocarbon,
butane?

b) Give two reactions that show the acidic nature of phenol. Compare acidity of phenol
with that of ethanol.

32 Answer any 5 from the following: 5

f)

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 g) Distinguish between Benzaldehyde and benzoic acid.
33 .A hydrocarbon (A) with molecular formula C5H10 on ozonolysis gives two products (B)
and ( C). Both (B) and (C) give a yellow precipitate when heated with iodine in presence of
NaOH while only (B) give a silver mirror on reaction with Tollen’s reagent.
a. Identify (A), (B) and (C).
b. Write the reaction of B with Tollen’s reagent
c. Write the equation for iodoform test for C
d. Write down the equation for aldol condensation reaction of B and C.
OR
a) An organic compound (A) with molecular formula C8H8O forms an orange-red
precipitate with 2,4-DNP reagent and gives yellow precipitate on heating with iodine in the
presence of sodium hydroxide. It neither reduces Tollens’ or Fehlings’ reagent, nor does it
decolourise bromine water or Baeyer’s reagent. On drastic oxidation with chromic acid, it
gives a carboxylic acid (B) having molecular formula C7H6O2. Identify the compounds
(A) and (B) and explain the reactions involved.
b)
Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.
(i) Propanal and Propanone
(ii) Acetophenone and Benzophenone

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