SAMPLE PAPER (2023-24)

CHEMISTRY THEORY (043)

Max. Marks:70 Time: 3 hours
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.
(a) There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.
(b) SECTION A consists of 16 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
(c) SECTION B consists of 5 short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
(d) SECTION C consists of 7 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 solutions will have the highest conductivity at 298 K?
(a) 0.01 M HCl solution (b) 0.1 M HCl solution
(c) 0.01 M CH3COOH solution (d) 0.1 M CH3COOH solution

2.

Identify A and B:
(a) A = 1-phenylethanal , B = acetophenone (b) A = Benzophenone B = formaldehyde
(c) A= Benzaldehyde , B = Acetophenone (d) A = Benzophenone , B = Acetophenone
3. The vitamins which can be stored in our body are:
(a) Vitamin A, B, D and E (d) Vitamin A, C, D and K
(c) Vitamin A, B, C and D (d) Vitamin A, D, E and K
4. What is IUPAC name of the ketone A, which undergoes iodoform reaction to give
CH3 CH= C(CH3)COONa and yellow precipitate of CHI3 ?
(a) 3-Methylpent-3-en-2one (b) 3-Methylbut-2-en- one
(c) 2, 3-Dimethylethanone (d) 3-Methylpent-4-one
5. Which of the following is not correct?
(a) In haloarenes, the electron pairs on halogen atom are in conjugation with π-electrons of the ring.
(b) The carbon-magnesium bond is covalent and non-polar in nature .
(c) During SN1 reaction, the carbocation formed in the slow step being sp2 hybridised is planar.
(d) Out of CH2= CH-Cl and C6H5CH2Cl, C6H5CH2Cl is more reactive towards SN1 reaction
6. Match the properties with the elements of 3d series:
(i) lowest enthalpy of atomisation (p) Sc
(ii) shows maximum number of oxidation states (q) Mn
(iii) transition metal that does not form coloured compounds (r) Zn
(s) Ti
(a) (i) (r), (ii) (q), (iii) (p) (b) (i) (r), (ii) (s), (iii) (p)
(c) (i) (p), (ii) (q), (iii) (r) (d) (i) (s), (ii) (r), (iii) (p)
7. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) molecularity of reaction can be zero or a fraction.
(b) molecularity has no meaning for complex reactions.
(c) molecularity of a reaction is an experimental quantity
(d) reactions with the molecularity three are very rare but are fast.
8. In which of the following solvents, the C4H8NH3 + X– is soluble;
(a) ether (b) acetone (c) water (d) bromine water
9. Which of the following observation is shown by 2-phenyl ethanol with Lucas Reagent?
(a) Turbidity will be observed within five minutes
(b) No turbidity will be observed
(c) Turbidity will be observed immediately
(d) Turbidity will be observed at room temperature but will disappear after five minutes.
10. If the initial concentration of substance A is 1.5 M and after 120 seconds the concentration of
substance A is 0.75 M, the rate constant for the reaction if it follows zero - order kinetics is:
(a) 0.00625 molL-1s-1 (b) 0.00625 s-1 (c) 0.00578 molL-1s-1 (d) 0.00578 s-1
11. Anisole undergoes bromination with bromine in ethanoic acid even in the absence of iron (III)
bromide catalyst
(a) Due to the activation of benzene ring by the methoxy group.
(b) Due to the de-activation of benzene ring by the methoxy group.
(c) Due to the increase in electron density at ortho and para positions
(d) Due to the formation of stable carbocation .
12 . The trend of which property is represented by the following graph?

(a) ionization enthalpy (b) atomic radii

(c) enthalpy of atomization (d) melting point
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12. Which of the following is not considered a transition element?
(a) Scandium (b) Silver (c) Vanadium (d) Zinc
13. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Alcohols react both as nucleophiles and electrophiles.
Reason (R): The bond between C–O is broken when alcohols react as nucleophiles.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
14. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Strong oxidising agents oxidises toluene and its derivatives to benzoic acids.
Reason (R): It is possible to stop the oxidation of toluene at the aldehyde stage with suitable
reagents.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
15. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion : Enzymes are very specific for a particular reaction and for a particular substrate.
Reason : Enzymes are biocatalysts.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
16. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A): During electrolysis of aqueous copper sulphate solution using copper electrodes
hydrogen gas is released at the cathode.
Reason (R): The electrode potential of Cu2+ /Cu is greater than that of H+/H2
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

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 SECTION B
This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in one question. The following questions are
very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.
17. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s–1. How much time will it take to reduce the initial
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concentration of the reactant to its th value? [log2 = 0.30, log4 = 0.60]
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18. A 5% solution of Na2SO4.10H2O (MW = 322) is isotonic with 2% solution of non- electrolytic, non
volatile substance X. Find out the molecular weight of X.
19. (a) Arrange the isomeric dichlorobenzene in the increasing order of their boiling point and melting
points.
(b) Explain why the electrophilic substitution reactions in haloarenes occur slowly and require
more drastic conditions as compared to those in benzene.
20. (a) Out of p-tolualdehyde and p-nitrobenzaldehyde ,which one is more reactive towards
nucleophilic addition reactions, why?
(b) Write the structure of the product formed when acetone reacts with 2,4 DNP reagent .
OR
Convert the following:
(a) Benzene to m-nitrobenzaldehyde
(b) Bromobenzene to benzoic acid
21. (a) DNA fingerprinting is used to determine paternity of an individual. Which property of DNA
helps in the procedure?
(b) What structural change will occur when a native protein is subjected to change in pH?

SECTION C
This section contains 7 questions with internal choice in one question. The following questions are
short answer type and carry 3 marks each.
22. (a) Write the formula for the following coordination compound
Bis(ethane-1,2-diamine) dihydroxidochromium(III) chloride

(b) Does ionization isomer for the following compound exist? Justify your answer.
Hg[Co(SCN)4]
(c) Is the central metal atom in coordination complexes a Lewis acid or a Lewis base? Explain.
23. (a) Can we construct an electrochemical cell with two half-cells composed of ZnSO4 solution and
zinc electrodes? Explain your answer.
(b) Calculate the λ0m for Cl- ion from the data given below:

Λ0m MgCl2 = 258.6 Scm2mol–1 and λ0m Mg2+ = 106 Scm2mol–1

(c) The cell constant of a conductivity cell is 0.146 cm-1. What is the conductivity of 0.01 M solution
of an electrolyte at 298 K, if the resistance of the cell is 1000 ohm?

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24. Write the name of the reaction, structure and IUPAC name of the product formed when:
(a) phenol reacts with CHCl 3 in the presence of NaOH followed by hydrolysis.
(b) CH3CH2 CH(CH3)CH(CH3)ONa reacts with C2H5Br
25. You are given four organic compounds “A”, “B”, “C” and “D”. The compounds “A”, “B” and “C”
form an orange- red precipitate with 2,4 DNP reagent. Compounds “A” and “B” reduce Tollen’s
reagent while compounds “C” and “D” do not. Both “B” and “C” give a yellow precipitate when
heated with iodine in the presence of NaOH. Compound “D” gives brisk effervescence with sodium
bicarbonate solution. Identify “A”, “B”, “C” and “D” given the number of carbon atoms in three of
these carbon compounds is three while one has two carbon atoms. Give an explanation for your
answer.
26. When sucrose is hydrolysed the optical rotation values are measured using a polarimeter and are
given in the following table:

S.No. Time (hours) Specific Rotation

1 0 + 66.5o
2 ∞ -39.9o
(a) Account for the two specific rotation values.
(b) What is the specific name given to sucrose based on the above observation.
(c) One of the products formed during the hydrolysis of sucrose is a glucose, that reacts with
hydroxylamine to give compound A. Identify compound A.
27. An organic compound A with the molecular formula (+)C4H9Br undergoes hydrolysis to form (+ )
C4H9OH. Give the structure of A and write the mechanism of the reaction.
28. The rate constants of a reaction at 200K and 500K are 0.02s–1 and 0.20s–1 respectively. Calculate the
value of Ea (Given 2.303R = 19.15 JK-1mol-1)

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.
29. Crystal field splitting by various ligands
Metal complexes show different colours due to d-d transitions. The complex absorbs light of specific
wavelength to promote the electron from t2g to eg level. The colour of the complex is due to the
transmitted light, which is complementary of the colour absorbed.
The wave number of light absorbed by different complexes of Cr ion are given below:

Complex Wavenumber of light Energy of light absorbed

absorbed (cm-1) (kJ/mol)
[CrA6]3- 13640 163
[CrB6]3+ 17830 213
[CrC6]3+ 21680 259
[CrD6]3- 26280 314

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 Answer the following questions:
(a) Out of the ligands “A”, “B”, “C” and “D”, which ligand causes maximum crystal field splitting?
Why?
OR
Which of the two, “A” or “D” will be a weak field ligand? Why?
(b) Which of the complexes will be violet in colour? [CrA6]3- or [CrB6]3+ and why? (Given: If 560 -
570 nm of light is absorbed, the colour of the complex observed is violet.)
(c) If the ligands attached to Cr3+ ion in the complexes given in the table above are water, cyanide
ion, chloride ion, and ammonia (not in this order)
Identify the ligand, write the formula and IUPAC name of the following:
(i) [CrA6]3- (ii) [CrC6]3+
30. We commonly use voltaic cell as convenient, portable sources of energy. Flash-lights and radios are
examples of devices that are often powered by the zinc-carbon dry cells or Lclanche cell. This voltaic
cell has a zinc can as the anode, a graphite rod in the centre, surrounded by a paste of manganese
dioxide, ammonium and zinc chloride and carbon black is the cathode. The voltage of this dry cell is
initially about 1.5 V, but it decreases as current is drawn off. The voltage also deteriorates rapidly in
cold weather.
An alkaline dry cell is similar to the Lclanche cell but it has potassium hydroxide in place of
ammonium chloride. This cell perform better under current drain and in cold weather. The half
reaction are:
 ZnO(s)  H 2 O( )  2e 
Anode: Zn(s)  2OH  (aq) 

Cathode: HgO(s)  H 2 O()  2e   Hg(s)  2OH 

A dry cell is not truly ‘dry’, because the electrolyte is an aqueous paste. Once a dry cell is completely
discharged, the cell is not easily reversed or recharged and is normally discarded. Lead storage cell
is rechargeable cell. The spongy lead act as anode and lead dioxide as cathode. Aqueous sulphuric
acid used as an electrolyte. The half reactions during discharging of lead storage cells are:
Anode: Pb(s)  SO 24  (aq)  PbSO 4 (s)  2e 

Cathode: PbO 2 (s)  4H  (aq)  SO 42 (aq)  PbSO 4 (s)  2H 2O

The lead storage cell can be recharged by using an external electric current. [Chemical
demonstration vol 4 University of Wisconsin]
Answer the following questions:
(a) Write the cathodic reaction during the discharging of Lclanche dry cell.
(b) What is the net reaction when the alkaline dry cell is in use and how does the cell potential
depends on the concentration of KOH?
(c) How many coulombs have been transferred from anode to cathode in order to consume one
mole of sulphuric acid during the discharging of lead storage cell?
OR
How much work can be extracted by using lead storage cell if each cell delivers about 2.0 V of
voltage? [F = 96500 C mol–1)

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 SECTION E
The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each. All questions have an
internal choice.
31. Attempt any five of the following:
(a) Which of the following ions will have a magnetic moment value of 1.73 BM.
Sc3+, Ti3+, Ti2+, Cu2+, Zn2+
(b) In order to protect iron from corrosion, which one will you prefer as a sacrificial electrode, Ni or
Zn? Why? (Given standard electrode potentials of Ni, Fe and Zn are -0.25 V, -0.44 V and -0.76 V
respectively.)
(c) The second ionization enthalpies of chromium and manganese are 1592 and 1509 kJ/mol
respectively. Explain the lower value of Mn.
(d) Give two similarities in the properties of Sc and Zn.
(e) What is actinoid contraction? What causes actinoid contraction?
(f) What is the oxidation state of chromium in chromate ion and dichromate ion?
(g) Write the ionic equation for reaction of KI with acidified KMnO4 .
32. (a) What is the effect of temperature on the solubility of glucose in water?
(b) Ibrahim collected a 10mL each of fresh water and ocean water. He observed that one sample
labeled “P” froze at 0oC while the other “Q” at -1.3oC. Ibrahim forgot which of the two, “P” or
“Q” was ocean water. Help him identify which container contains ocean water, giving
rationalization for your answer.
(c) Calculate Van't Hoff factor for an aqueous solution of K3 [Fe(CN)6] if the degree of dissociation
(α) is 0.852. What will be boiling point of this solution if its concentration is 1 molal? (Kb=0.52 K
kg/mol)
OR
(a) What type of deviation from Roult’s Law is expected when phenol and aniline are mixed with
each other? What change in the net volume of the mixture is expected? Graphically represent
the deviation.
(b) The vapour pressure of pure water at a certain temperature is 23.80 mm Hg. If 1 mole of a non-
volatile non- electrolytic solute is dissolved in 100g water, Calculate the resultant vapour
pressure of the solution.
33. (a) Write the structure of the main products when aniline reacts with the following reagents.
(i) Br2 water (ii) (CH3CO)2 O/pyridine
(b) Arrange the following in the increasing order of basicity in the vapour phase
C2H5NH2, (C2H5)2N, (CH3 CH2)NH
(c) Complete the following:
(i) CH3CH2CH2NH2 + CHCl 3 + KOH (alc) 
(ii) CH3CONH2 + Br2 + KOH 

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(a) Write the structure of A to D

(i) NaNO2/HCl H3O+

NO2 Sn/HCl A B C
(ii) Cu2(CN)2
H2SO4, 475 K

(b) Arrange in order of increasing boiling point CH3CH2CH2NH2, CH3CH2NHCH3, (CH3 )3N,
(c) (i) Prepare propylamine by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis
(ii) What happens when benzene diazonium chloride is being heated with C2H5OH?