Class 12 · Chemistry · CBSE Board · 2016

Class 12 Chemistry 2016 Board Exam

16 questions from the 2016 Class 12 exam, combined from all 3 question paper sets (Set 1–3) with duplicates removed.

16questions
3exam sets
10chapters covered
1 / 2 / 3 / 5mark values

Questions from the 2016 exam first 10 of 16 — free

Q120161 mark

Write the structure of an isomer of compound C₄H₉Br which is most reactive towards SN₁ reaction.

Q220161 mark

Write the IUPAC name of the given compound :
[Structure: C₆H₅-CH₂-CH₂-OH]

Q320162 marks

(i) 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 ?
(ii) In non-ideal solution, what type of deviation shows the formation of maximum boiling azeotropes ?

Q420162 marks

When a coordination compound CoCl₃.6NH₃ is mixed with AgNO₃, 3 moles of AgCl are precipitated per mole of the compound. Write
(i) Structural formula of the complex
(ii) IUPAC name of the complex

Q520162 marks

For a reaction : H₂ + Cl₂ 2HCl
Rate = k
(i) Write the order and molecularity of this reaction.
(ii) Write the unit of k.

Q620162 marks

Write the chemical equations involved in the following reactions :
(i) Hoffmann-bromamide degradation reaction
(ii) Carbylamine reaction

Q720163 marks

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)

Q820163 marks

Calculate the boiling point of solution when 4 g of MgSO₄ (M = 120 g mol⁻¹) was dissolved in 100 g of water, assuming MgSO₄ undergoes complete ionization.
(Kb for water = 0.52 K kg mol⁻¹)

Q920163 marks

Write the final product(s) in each of the following reactions :
(a) CH₃–C(CH₃)(CH₃)–O–CH₃ + HI →
(b) CH₃–CH₂–CH(OH)–CH₃
(c) C₆H₅–OH

Q1020163 marks

Give reasons for the following :
(i) Aniline does not undergo Friedal-Crafts reaction.
(ii) (CH₃)₂NH is more basic than (CH₃)₃N in an aqueous solution.
(iii) Primary amines have higher boiling point than tertiary amines.

Chapters covered in the 2016 exam

About the 2016 Class 12 Chemistry paper

CBSE conducted the 2016 Class 12 Chemistry board exam in 3 question paper sets — students in different regions received different sets of the same exam. This page combines every set and removes repeated questions, giving you all 16 unique questions actually asked that year. The 2016 questions drew from 10 chapters of the syllabus.

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