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CBSE Class 12 Chemistry (Set 56/1/3) Question Paper 2026 with Solutions PDFs is available here for download. CBSE Board is conducting the Class 12 Chemistry Exam 2026 on February 28, 2026. CBSE Board Class 12 the examination was held in the first half from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The official question paper of CBSE Board Class 12 Chemistry Exam 2026 is provided below. Students can download the official paper in PDF format for reference.

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry​ (Set 56/1/3) Question Paper 2026 with Solutions PDFs

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry (Set 56/1/3) Question Paper 2026 Download PDF Check Solutions
CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Set 56 1 3 Question Paper 2026 with Solutions

Question 1:

Identify the correct statement:

  • (A) Molecularity of a reaction is an experimental quantity.
  • (B) For complex reactions molecularity has no meaning.
  • (C) Molecularity of a reaction can be zero or even a fraction.
  • (D) Molecularity more than three is very common in chemical reactions.

Question 2:

Consider the following reaction:
\(Zn_{(s)} + Ag_2O_{(s)} + H_2O_{(l)} \rightarrow Zn^{2+}_{(aq)} + 2Ag_{(s)} + 2OH^-_{(aq)}\)

Given: \(E^\circ_{Ag^+/Ag} = 0.80 V\), \(E^\circ_{Zn^{2+}/Zn} = -0.76 V\), \(1 F = 96500 C mol^{-1}\)
\(\Delta_rG^\circ\) for the above reaction is:

  • (A) \(-301.080 kJ mol^{-1}\)
  • (B) \(+310.080 kJ mol^{-1}\)
  • (C) \(-326.070 kJ mol^{-1}\)
  • (D) \(-375.060 kJ mol^{-1}\)

Question 3:

Electronic configuration of chromium is:

  • (A) \([Ar] 3d^4 4s^1\)
  • (B) \([Ar] 3d^4 4s^2\)
  • (C) \([Ar] 3d^5 4s^1\)
  • (D) \([Ar] 3d^5 4s^2\)

Question 4:

The order for the given reaction is:
\(A + 2B \rightarrow Products\)

Rate = \(k[A]^{1/2}[B]^1\)

  • (A) \(1.5\)
  • (B) \(1\)
  • (C) \(0.5\)
  • (D) \(2\)

Question 5:

Which of the following is heteroleptic complex?

  • (A) \([Co(NH_3)_6]^{3+}\)
  • (B) \([Cr(NH_3)_6]^{3+}\)
  • (C) \([Ni(H_2O)_6]^{2+}\)
  • (D) \([Co(NH_3)_4Cl_2]^+\)

Question 6:

The correct IUPAC name of the complex \([Pt(NH_3)_2Cl_2]\) is :

  • (A) diamminedichloridoplatinum (IV)
  • (B) diamminedichloridoplatinum (II)
  • (C) dichloridodiammineplatinum (IV)
  • (D) dichloridodiammineplatinum (II)

Question 7:

Identify the correct increasing order of boiling points of the given compounds :

  • (A) Propan-1-ol \(<\) butan-1-ol \(<\) butan-2-ol \(<\) pentan-1-ol
  • (B) Pentan-1-ol \(<\) butan-1-ol \(<\) butan-2-ol \(<\) Propan-1-ol
  • (C) Propan-1-ol \(<\) butan-2-ol \(<\) butan-1-ol \(<\) pentan-1-ol
  • (D) Butan-1-ol \(<\) Butan-2-ol \(<\) Propan-1-ol \(<\) Pentan-1-ol

Question 8:

Which of the following molecules is chiral in nature ?

  • (A) Propan-2-ol
  • (B) Butan-2-ol
  • (C) 1-Bromobutane
  • (D) 2-Bromopropane

Question 9:

The base which is present in DNA but not in RNA is :

  • (A) Guanine
  • (B) Cytosine
  • (C) Thymine
  • (D) Adenine

Question 10:

Identify the compound produced by the reduction of Ethanenitrile with Lithium aluminium hydride :

  • (A) Ethylamine
  • (B) Ethanal
  • (C) Propylamine
  • (D) Methylamine

Question 11:

Which of the following reactions is not explained by the open chain structure of glucose ?

  • (A) Glucose on prolonged heating with HI forms n-hexane.
  • (B) Glucose reacts with hydroxylamine to form an oxime.
  • (C) Glucose gets oxidized to gluconic acid on reaction with bromine water.
  • (D) Glucose exists in two different crystalline forms, alpha (\(\alpha\)) and beta (\(\beta\)).

Question 12:

Proteins are polymers of \(\alpha\)-amino acids which are joined to each other by :

  • (A) Covalent Bond
  • (B) Peptide Bond
  • (C) Glycosidic Bond
  • (D) Coordinate Bond

Question 13:

Assertion (A) : Zinc, cadmium and mercury are not considered as transition elements.

Reason (R) : These elements have completely filled orbitals in their ground state as well as in their common oxidation states.


Question 14:

Assertion (A) : The molecularity of the given reaction is 2
\[ 2HI \rightarrow H_2 + I_2 \]

Reason (R) : Two molecules of the reactants are involved in simultaneous collision between them.


Question 15:

Assertion (A): Glucose gets oxidized to six carbon gluconic acid on reaction with bromine water.

Reason (R): The carbonyl group is absent in the open chain structure of glucose.

  • (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  • (D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Question 16:

Assertion (A): Aromatic primary amines can be prepared by Gabriel Phthalimide synthesis.

Reason (R): Aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution with the anion formed by phthalimide.

  • (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  • (D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Question 17(a):

Define coordination number.


Question 17(b):

Indicate the type of isomerism exhibited by the following complex: \([Co(en)_3]Cl_3\)


Question 18(a):

Define Effective collision.


Question 18(b):

Write the unit of (i) second order reaction and (ii) zero order reaction.


Question 19(a):

Why second ionization enthalpies of chromium and copper are exceptionally higher than those of their neighbouring elements?


Question 19(b):

Why transition elements form interstitial compounds?


Question 20(a):

The concentration of the reactant is reduced from \(0.6 mol L^{-1}\) to \(0.2 mol L^{-1}\) in 5 minutes in a first order reaction. Calculate rate constant of the reaction. (\(\log 3 = 0.48\))


Question 20(b):

Rate constant \(k\) for the first order reaction is \(2.54 \times 10^{-3} s^{-1}\). Calculate the time required for three-fourth of the reactant to decompose. (\(\log 4 = 0.60\))

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