Class - 12th
All questions are 5 marks
1. For the complex [Fe(en)2Cl2] Cl, identify
(i) the oxidation number of iron,
(ii) the hybrid orbitals and the shape of the complex,
(iii) the magnetic behaviour of the complex,
(iv) the number of geometrical isomers,
(v) whether there is an optical isomer also, and
(vi) name of the complex. (At. no. of Fe = 26)
2. What is meant by crystal field splitting energy? Draw the diagram of CFT for
[Link] the basis of crystal field theory, write the electronic configuration of d4 in
terms of t2g and eg in an octahedral field when
(i) Δ0 > P (ii) Δ0 < P
3. (a)For the first order thermal decomposition reaction, the following data were obtained:
C2H5Cl(g) → C2H4(g) + HCl(g)
Time/sec Total pressure/atm
0 0.30
300 0.50
Calculate the rate constant (Given: log 2 = 0.301, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021)
(b)The time required for 10% completion of a first order reaction at 298K is equal to that
required for its 25% completion at 308K. If the value of A is 4 × 1010s–[Link] k at
318K and Ea.
4. a) For a reaction A + B → P, the rate is given by Rate = k[A] [B]2
(i) How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of B is doubled?
(ii) What is the overall order of reaction if A is present in large excess?
(b) A first order reaction takes 30 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time
required for 90% completion of this reaction.
5. (a)The conductivity of 0.001 M acetic acid is 4 × 10-5 S/cm. Calculate the dissociation
constant of acetic acid, if molar conductivity at infinite dilution for acetic acid is 390 S
cm2/mol.
(b) A copper-silver cell is set up. The copper ion concentration in it is 0.10 M. The
concentration of silver ion is not known. The cell potential is measured 0,422 V.
Determine the concentration of silver ion in the cell.
Given : E°Ag+/Ag = + 0.80 V, E°Cu2+/Cu = + 0.34 V.
6. Answer the following:
(i) Which cell is used in hearing aids?
(ii) Which cell was used in Apollo Space Programme?
(iii) Which cell is used in automobiles and inverters?
(iv) Which cell does not have long life?
(v)Kohlraush law?
7. (i) Mn shows the highest oxidation state of +7 with oxygen but with fluorine it shows the
highest oxidation state of +4.
(ii) Transition metals show variable oxidation states.
(iii) Actinoids show irregularities in their electronic configurations.
(iv)Copper(I) ion is not known to exist in aqueous solutions.
(v) Both O2 and F2 stabilize high oxidation states of transition metals but the ability of
oxygen to do so exceeds that of fluorine.
8. (a)Complete
(b)Explain the preparation of potassium dichromate.
9. 18 g of glucose, C6H12O6 (Molar mass – 180 g mol-1) is dissolved in 1 kg of water in a
sauce pan. At what temperature will this solution boil?(Kb for water=0.52 K kg mol-1,
boiling point of pure water = 373.15 K)
(b) 2 g of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) dissolved in 25 g of benzene shows a depression in
freezing point equal to 1.62 [Link] depression constant for benzene is 4.9 K kg mol–1.
What is the percentage association of acid if it forms dimer in solution?
10.(i) On mixing liquid X and liquid Y, volume of the resulting solution decreases. What type
of deviation from Raoult’s law is shown by the resulting solution? What change in
temperature would you observe after mixing liquids X and Y?
(ii) What happens when we place the blood cell in water (hypotonic solution)?
(iii) Gas (A) is more soluble in water than Gas(B) at the same temperature. Which one of
the two gases will have the higher value of KH (Henry’s constant) and why?
(iv) In non-ideal solution, what type of deviation shows the formation of maximum boiling
azeotropes?