SOS HERMANN GMEINER SECONDARY SCHOOL GANDAKI

Pokhara-15, Rambazar
SECOND TERMINAL EXAMINATION-2080
Class - XII F.M:75
Subject: Chemistry Time: 3hrs

Candidates are required to give their answer in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full
marks.

Attempt all the questions.

Group A (Multiple Choice Questions) [1x11=11]
Rewrite the best alternative in your answer sheet.
1. Which one of the following has lowest Pk a value?
a. CH3 – COOH b. NO2 – CH2 – COOH c. Cl – CH2 – COOH d. H – COOH
2. Solubility of calcium phosphate in water is x molL - at 25oC. Its solubility product is equal to
a. 27 x4 b. 36 x4 c. 36 x5 d. 108 x5
3. Which is most acidic?
a. HClO4 b. HClO3 c. HClO2 d. HClO
4. Which of the following shows an oxidation state of + 8?
a. Os b. Ru c. Ir d. none
5. Cinnabar is an ore of
a. Cu b. Hg c. Zn d. Pb
6. Which of the following has a colorless solution?
a. Cu+ b. Zn2+ c. Sc3+ d. all of these
7. Which of the following pairs will not form ether?
a. C2H5Br + C2H5ONa b. C2H5Br + C6H5ONa
c. C2H5Br + (CH 3)2CHONa d. C6H5Br + CH 3COONa
8. The enzyme that converts sucrose to glucose and fructose is
a. diastase b. invertase c. maltase d. zymase
9. The number of H + ions present in 500mL of 0.5M H 2SO4 solution is
a. 1.2 × 10 23 b. 6.023 × 10 22
c. 1.2 × 10 22 d. 6.023 × 10 23
10. A spontaneous change is one in which the system has:
a. an increase in internal energy b. lowering of free energy
c. Lowering of entropy d. no energy change
11. In which of the following, entropy decrease?
a. rusting of iron b. vaporization of camphor
c. crystallization of sucrose from solution d. melting of ice
Group B (Short answer questions) [8x5=40]
12. a. Amphoteric species can donate as well as accept a proton. How can you show that water behaves as amphoteric in
nature?
b. Which is the suitable indicator for the titration between Caustic potash and Acetic acid? Give reason too.
c. What is buffer solution? Give an example of acidic and basic buffer each. [2+1+2]
13. The concentrated Sulphuric acid is 18M and its density is 1.84 g cm -3.
a. Calculate molality of concentrated Sulphuric acid.
b. What volume of water should be added to 1 liter of this acid in order to make it exactly semi normal?
c. Is the diluted acid primary standard solution or not? Justify with proper reason. [3+1+1]
14. a. State Laplace-Lavoisier law.
b. The heat of combustion of C(s, graphite), H2 (g) and CH4 (g) at 298 K and 1 atm are respectively −393.50 kJ/mol, −285.83
kJ/mol and −890.36 kJ/mol. What is the enthalpy of formation for CH 4? [1+4]
OR
State Hess’s law of constant heat summation. The standard molar enthalpy of formation, ΔH fo of diborane cannot be
determined directly because the compound cannot be prepared by reaction of boron and hydrogen. However, the value can
be calculated. Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of gaseous diborane (B 2H6) using the following thermochemical
information.
2B (s) + 3/2 O 2 (g) B2O3(s) △Ho = - 1254.55 kJ
3H2(g) + 3/2O 2 (g) 3H2O(l) △Ho = - 857.55 kJ
B2O 3(s) + 3H2O(l) B2H6(g) + 3O 2(g) △Ho = + 2147.5 kJ [1+4]
15. Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid, containing a single carbon. Occurs naturally in various sources including the
venom of bee and ant stings. It has different properties than the rest of carboxylic acid.
a. Give any three different properties of this acid along with the reactions involved.
b. Convert Formic acid into Benzoic acid. [3+2]
 16. State Spontaneity of a reaction. Explain the criteria of spontaneity in terms of change in Enthalpy, Entropy and Gibb’s
free Energy.
OR
a. Nitrobenzene is termed as Oil of Mirbane. What happens if it is reduced
i. with Zn/NaOH ii. with LiAlH 4 iii. electrolytically in weakly acidic medium
b. Explain relative reactivity of derivatives of Carboxylic acid.
17. a. What is meant by
i. tailing of mercury
ii. blister copper
b. How is steel prepared by basic oxygen method?
OR
a. What is passivity of Iron? What is the remedy to overcome from this?
b. How is Zinc metal extracted from its sulfide ore?
18. a.Define the terms
i. typical and non-typical transition metal
ii. d-d transition
b. What happens when copper metal is exposed to air?
c. Write down the reaction involved during extraction of silver by cyanidation process. [2+1+2]
19. a. Write down any one example of the following test reactions.
i. Fehling’s test ii. Iodoform test iii. FeCl3 test iv. Bromine water test
b. What happens when Ethanal is treated with dilute solution of NaOH? Obtain Methanal from Ethanal and react this
with Ammonia. [2+3]
Group C (Long answer questions) [3x8=24]
20. a. Identify A, B, C and D

b. Explain Saytzeff’s rule with proper example.

c. Compare acidic strength of Phenol, Carboxylic acid, alcohol and water. [3+2+3]
OR
a. Identify A, B, C and D

Compound E produces Ethyne when treated with water.

b. Explain Claisen condensation with proper example.
c. Write down the differences between SN1 and SN2 reaction mechanism. [4+2+2]

21. a. Define Common ion effect.

b. 100 g of HCl solution of specific gravity 1.17 contains 33.4 g HCl. How many litre of an acid solution of this
concentration would be required to neutralize 5L of a solution of NaOH containing 0.042 g of NaOH per mL?
c. 200mL of 1.3×10-3M AgNO3 is mixed with 100mL of 4.5×10-5M Na2S solution. Will any Ag2S precipitate?
(Ksp of Ag2S = 1.6 ×10 -49). [1+4+3]

22. a. 2-hydroxypropanoic acid is generally known as Lactic acid. How can you prepare this from an organic compound that
gives positive DNP test, Tollen’s test and Iodoform test. Give a concerned reaction in a sequence.
b. Give example
i. Kolbe’s reaction ii. Cannizaro’s reaction iii. Clemmensen reduction
iv. Sandmeyer’s reaction v. Benzoin Condensation [3+5]
OR
a. Explain with example.
i. Rosenmund reaction ii. Dow’s process iii. Esterification reaction

b. Justify the given Assertion and Reason giving necessary condition.

Assertion: Bromination of Benzoic acid gives m-bromobenzoic acid.
Reason: Carboxyl group increases the electron density at meta position.
c. Identify the product:

i. ii. iii. C6H5CH3 CeO2/H+ [3+2+3]

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