CBSE Chemistry XII - SET 3 (All India)

CHEMISTRY (Theory)
[Time allowed: 3 hours]

[Maximum marks:70]

General Instructions:
(i)
All questions are compulsory.
(ii)
Marks for each question are indicated against it.
(iii) Questions number 1 to 8 are very shot-answer questions and carry 1 marks
each.
(iv)
Questions number 9 to 18 are short-answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
(v)
Question number 19 to 27 are also short-answer questions and carry 3 marks
each.
(vi)
Questions number 28 to 30 are long-answer questions and carry 5 marks
each.
(vii) Use Log Tables, if necessary. Use of calculators is not allowed.

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28.

(a)

Draw the structures of the following molecules:

(i)
(HPO3)3
(ii)
BrF3

(b)

Complete the following chemical equations:

(i)
HgCl2 + PH3
(ii)
SO3 + H2SO4
(iii)
XeF4 + H2O
OR

(a)

What happens when

(i)
chlorine gas is passed through a hot concentrated solution of
NaOH?
(ii)
sulphur dioxide gas is passed through an aqueous solution of a
Fe (III) salt?

(b)

Answer the following:

(i)
What is the basicity of H3PO3 and why?
(ii)
Why does fluorine not play the role of a central atom in interhalogen compounds?
(iii)
Why do noble gases have very low boiling points?

Solution:
(a)
(i)

(ii)

(b)

(HPO3)3

BrF3 has a bent T-shape and can be drawn as follows.

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(i)
(ii)
(iii)

3 HgCl2 + 2 PH3 Hg3P2 + 6 HCl

SO3 + H2SO4 H2S2O7
6 XeF4 + 12 H2O 4Xe + 2 XeO3 + 24 HF + 3O2

OR
(a)
(i)

When chlorine is passed through a hot concentrated solution of

NaOH, it undergoes disproportionation in which chlorine is
simultaneously reduced to Cl and is oxidised to ClO3
Hot
3Cl2 3NaOH
5NaCl NaClO3 3H2O

(ii)

SO2 acts as a reducing agent when passed through an aqueous

solution containing Fe(III) salt. It reduces Fe(III) to Fe(II) i.e.,
ferric ions to ferrous ions.
2 Fe3 SO2 2 H2O
2 Fe2 SO42 4 H

(i)

The H3PO3 contains two ionizable H-atoms which are present

as OH group. Hence, it is dibasic.
The structure of H3PO3 follows as :

(ii)

Fluorine not play the role of a central atom in inter-halogen

compounds because of the absence of d- orbital. Also, because
of the small size of fluorine it cannot accommodate larger
halogen groups.

(iii)

The noble gases have low boiling point due to the fact that the
atoms of the noble gases are held together by weak van der
Waals forces of attraction.

(b)

29.

(a)

What type of a battery is lead storage battery? Write the anode and
cathode reactions and the overall cell reaction occurring in the
operation of a lead storage battery.

(b)

Calculate the potential for half-cell containing

0.10 M K2Cr2O7 (aq), 0.20 M Cr3+ (aq) and 1.0 104 M H+ (aq)
The half-cell reaction is
Cr2O72 aq 14H aq 6e 2Cr 3 aq 7H 2O l

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and the standard electrode potential is given as E0 = 1.33 V.
OR
(a)

How many moles of mercury will be produced by electrolysing 1.0 M

Hg (NO3)2 solution with a current of 2.00 A for 3 hours?
[Hg(NO3)2 = 200.6 g mol1]

(b)

A voltaic cell is set up at 25C with the following half-cells Al3+ (0.001
M) and Ni2+ (0.50 M). Write an equation for the reaction that occurs
when the cell generates an electric current and determine the cell
potential.
0
Given : ENi
0.25V, EAl0 3 /Al 1.66 V
2
/ Ni

Solution:
(a)
A lead storage battery is a secondary battery.
The following chemical equations take place in a lead storage battery.
At anode: Pb s SO24 aq
PbSO4 s 2e
At cathode: PbO2 s SO42 aq 4H aq 2e
PbSO4 s 2H2Ol
The overall cell reaction is given by,
Pb s PbO2 s 2H2SO4 aq
2PbSO4 s 2H2Ol
When a battery is charged, the reverse of all these reactions takes
place.
Hence, on charging, PbSO4 s present at the anode and cathode is
converted into Pb s and PbO2 s respectively.
(b)

The equation follows as:

Ni 2 Al
Ni Al3

Al
0.0591
log 2
n
Ni
0.001
0.0591
Ecathode Eanode
log
6
0.50

0
Ecell Ecell

0.25 1.66

0.0591
6

1.41 0.0265
1.436 V
OR
(a)

Quantity of electricity passed = (2A) (3 60 60s) = 21600 C

Thus, 2F i.e. 2 96500 C deposit Hg = 1 mole 21600 C will
deposit Hg

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1
21600
2 96500
0.11 mole

(b)

Cr2O72 aq 14Haq 6e
2Cr3aq 7H2Ol
2

Cr 3
RT
EE
log
14
nF
CrO72 H
0

Cr 3
0.0591
E
log
14
n
Cr2 O72 H
0

0.20
0.0591
1.33
log
14
6
0.10 1.0 104
2

1.88 V

30.

(a)

Illustrate the following name reactions:

(i)
Cannizzaros reaction
(ii)
Clemmensen reduction

(b)

How would you obtain the following:

(i)
But-2-enal from ethanal
(ii)
Butanoic acid from butanol
(iii)
Benzoic acid from ethylbenzene
OR

(a)

Given chemical tests to distinguish between the following:

(i)
Benzoic acid and ethyl benzoate
(ii)
Benzaldehyde and acetophenone

(b)

Complete each synthesis by giving missing reagents or products in the

following:
(i)

(ii)
H2 NCONHNH2
C6 H5CHO

(iii)

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Solution:
(a)
(i)

Cannizaro reaction
In this reaction, the aldehydes which do not have an hydrogen atom, undergo self oxidation and reduction
(disproportionation) reaction on treatment with a concentrated
alkali.
Example:

(ii)

Clemmensen reduction
In this reaction, the carbonyl compounds are reduced in
presence of zinc amalgam to give the corresponding alkane.

(i)

But-2-enal from ethanal

(ii)

Butanoic acid from butanol

(i) K 2 Cr2 O7 /H 2SO4
CH3CH 2CH 2CH 2OH
CH3CH 2CH 2COOH
(ii) Dil. H2SO4

(b)

Butanol

(iii)

Benzoic acid from ethylbenzene

Butanoic acid

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OR
(a)
(i)

Benzoic acid and Ethyl benzoate can be distinguished by

sodium bicarbonate test.
Sodium bicarbonate test:
Acids react with NaHCO3 to produce brisk effervescence due
to the evolution of CO2 gas.
Benzoic acid being an acid responds to this test, but
ethylbenzoate does not.

(ii)

Benzaldehyde (C6H5CHO) and acetophenone (C6H5COCH3)

can be distinguished by iodoform test.
Acetophenone, being a methyl ketone on treatment with
I2/NaOH undergoes iodoform reaction to give a yellow ppt. of
iodoform. On the other hand, benzaldehyde does not give this
test.
C6 H 5COCH 3 3NaOI

Acetophenone

C6 H 5COONa CHI3 2NaOH

Iodoform
NaOI
C6 H 5CHO
No yellow ppt of iodoform

Benzaldehyde
(b)

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(i)

(ii)
(iii)

H2 NCONHNH2
C6 H5CHO
C6 H5C=NCONHNH2