SAMPLE PAPER: 7

CHEMISTRY

1. Crystalline solids are anisotropic in nature. What does this statement mean?
2. What type of Ketones undergo iodoform test?
3. Why does vapour pressure of a liquid decreases when a non-volatile solute is added into it?
4. Can a reaction have zero activation energy? Explain.
5. Write down the forces responsible for the 2 and 3 structure of protein.
6. Which is a weaker acid: 2-Chloropropanoic acid or 3-Chloropropanoic acid?
7. Explain peptide bond in Glycylalanine protein.
8. Name the anionic detergent largest in use among household detergents.
9. Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution.
What should be its molarity if the density of solution is 1.504gm/ml.
10. Which show negative or positive deviations:
(i) Chloroform + Benzene (ii) Methyl alcohol + water
(iii) CCl4 + CHCl3 (iv) HNO3 + H2O
OR
Explain Henerys law. Write two applications of Henerys law.

11. (i) How Buna-S is prepared?

(ii) Give the free radical mechanism of polymerization.

12. (i) Write the factors which influence the collision theory.

(ii) For the decomposition of azoisopropane to hexane and nitrogen at 543K, the following data
are obtained.

t(sec) p(mm of Hg)

0 35

360 54

720 63

Calculate the rate constant.

13. Which type of solution is formed when-

(i) KI is added into AgNO3

(ii) Ferric Chloride is added to hot water.

14. Explain the following about lyophilic sols.

(i) their stability (ii) not showing Brownian movement.

15. For a certain chemical reaction variation in the conc. in [R] Vs time (s) plot is given. For this reaction,
write.

[R]

t(s)

(i) What is the order of the reaction?

(ii) what are the units of rate constant K?

(iii) What does the slope of the above line indicate?

(iv) Give the relationship between K and t .

16. What are the monomers of sucrose. Write their names.

17. (i) Write the IUPAC name of monomer of PVC.

(ii) Write the name of major product and reaction when 2-bromobutane is treated with alc. KOH on
heating.

18. What are antagonists and agonists?

19. (a) LiCl exhibits pink colour when it is heated in Li vapours, Why?

(b) An element has a bcc structure with a cell edge of 288pm. The density of the element is
7.2g/cm3. How many atoms are present in 208g of the element?

20. (i) The reaction Cr2O3 + 2Al Al2O3 + 2Cr(G=-42KJ) is thermodynamically feasible as is
apparent from the Gibbs energy value. Why does it not take place at room temperature?

(ii) How is leaching carried out in case of low grade copper ores?

21. (a) Write geometry of ClF3 and ICl-4

(b) In aqueous solution of NaCl, on adding a solution of (A), curdy white ppt is formed which forms a
soluble complex (B) with excess of ammonia. Identify (A) & (B) and write reactions involved.

22. (i) Write optical isomers of [Cr(ox)3]3-

(ii) A solution of [Ni(H2O)6]2+ is green but solution of [Ni(CN)4]2- is colourless, Why?

 OR

(i) Write the linkage isomers of [Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2

(ii) [Fe(CN)6]4- is a low spin complex while [FeF6]3- is a high spin complex, explain Why?

23. (a) The treatment of alkyl halide with aq. KOH leads to the formation of alcohols but in the presence
of alcoholic KOH, alkenes are the major products. Explain.

(b) Arrange the compounds o each set in order of reactivity towards SN2 displacement.

(i) 2-bromo-2-methylbutane, 1-bromopentane, 2-bromopentane.

(ii) 1-bromo-3-methylbutane, 2-bromo-2-methylbutane,3-bromo-2-methylbutane

24. (i) -nitrophenol is more acidic than -methoxy phenol. Why?

(ii) The following is not an appropriate reaction for the preparation of t-butyl ethyl ether.

CH3

C2H5-ONa + (CH3)3-C-Cl CH3-C-OC2H5

CH3

(a) What would be the major product of this reaction?

(b) Write a suitable reaction for the preparation of t-butylethylether.

25. Differentiate the following pairs:

(i) Cyclohexanone and acetophenone

(ii) Aniline and methylamine

(iii) Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde

26. (a) Identify A and B in the given reactions

Conc. H2SO4 (i) DIBAL-H

(i) CH3COOH + C2H5OH A B+ ALCOHOL

(ii) H2O

OH-

(ii) ) CH3CHO + CH3COH [A] [B]

(b) How will you convert propane to 2-methyl propan-2ol.

27. Account for the following:

(i) Precipitate of AgCl is soluble in aqueous methylamine

(ii) Ammonolysis of alkylhalide is not good method of preparation of pure amines.

(iii) Although amino group is - and p- directing in aniline on nitration gives a substantial amount of m-
nitroaniline.

28. (i) Write the net reaction of Ni-Cd cell. What kind of cell it is? Also write its advantages.

(ii) write the Nernst equation and calculate emf of the following cell at 298K

Fe(s) I Fe2+(0.001M) II H+(1M) I H2(g) (1bar) I pt(s) Given E Fe2+/Fe=-0.44V

OR

(a) copper sulphate can not be stored in zinc vessel?

(b) Define Conductivity

(c) A solution of Ni(NO3)2 is electrolysed between platinum electrodes using a current of 5 amperes for
20minutes. What mass of Ni is deposited at the cathode? (at mass of Ni=58.7)

29. (a) What happens when-

(i) Ammonium nitrate is heated.

(ii) Copper ions react with excess of ammonia.

(b) Account for the following:

(i) SF6 is known but OF6 is not.

(ii) Bismuthine is less basic than phosphine.

(iii) Fluorine is good oxidizing agent.

OR

(a) Complete the following reactions-

(i) XeF4 + H2O

(ii) U(s) + ClF3(l)

(b) (i) Lower oxidation states are more stable of heavier p-block elements.

(ii) Noble gases form compounds with fluorine & oxygen.

(iii) Bond angle of H-N-H in NH3 is higher than bond angle of H-P-H in PH3
30. (a) Write reactions involved in the preparation of KMnO4 from pyrolusite ore.

(b) How does the KMnO4 solution react with (i) Fe2+ ions (in acidic medium) (ii) KI (basic medium)
Write the ionic equations involved.

OR

(a) Define Actinoid contraction.

(b) Size of Zr and Hf is similar. Why?

(c) Account for the following:

(i) Transition metals have high m.p and hard

(ii) transition metals do not displace hydrogen from dilute acids.

(iii) Electronic configuration of Cr is [Ar]4S, 3d5