The Heritaqe School

First Term Examination - 2014 '2015

Subject-Chemistry
Glass- X
Full Marks : 80

Time: 2 hrs

Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately'

You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes'
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper'
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers'
Section lls compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section ll'
The intended marks for the questions or part of the questions are given in brackets [ ]-

Section-l

(40 marks)
Attempt all questions from this section

Question {

(a) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(i) The non - metallic character of the elements in a period:
on the period
iA) d""r""""" (B) increases(C) remains the same (D) depends

(ii) An element with highest ionization potential:

(A) Caesium (B) Helium (C) Fluorine (D) Neon
(iii) When a metal atom becomes an ion:
(A) it loses electrons and is oxidized,
(B) it gains electrons and is reduced,
(C) it loses electrons and is reduced,
(D) it gains electrons and is oxidized,

(iv)The molecule containing a triple co-valent bond is:

(niammonia (B) methane (C) water (D) nitrogen
(v) The electrolyte used for electroplating an article with silver is:
iR) sitrer nitrate solution (B) silver cyanide solution
iCj soOium argentocyanide solution (D) nickel sulphate solution
(vi) When fused lead bromide is electrolysed we observe:
at cathode
ini a sitver grey deposit at anode and a reddish brown deposit
at anode
deposit
brown
iei a sirver 6rey aebosit at cathode and a reddish
fumes at anode
ici a sirver 6rev deposit at cathode and a reddish brown
at cathode
fumes
brown
reddish
ioi sitver gr;y iumds at anode and a

(vii) A hydrocarbon with molecular mass 72 is:

(D) an acid
iR;'an aifane (B) an alkyne (C) an alkene

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{ylD 113 homologous series, the successive compounds differ by:

(A) a CHa group (B) a C2H2 grorp (Cii
C;, Sroup tOl a CH3 group
(ix) Unsaturated hydrocarbons undergo:
(A) a substitution reaction (B) an oxidition
reaction (c) an addition reaction
(D) none of the above
(x) The solution which contains solute ions
and molecu,es:
(A) Sodium hydroxide sorution (81 A wearaciJ (c)
Dirute surphuric acid
(D) Carbon

tetrach,oride

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(b) Give.one word or phrase for the following:

(i) The gas rereased at the cathode lihen acidurated
water is erectrorysed.
(ii) A basic solution which does not contain
a metallic element.
(iii) A chloride sart which is sorubre in hot water
Lut insorubre in cold water.
(iv)The element in period 3 which does not iorm
an oxide.
(v) Formation of ions from

molecules.

(c) Name the gas evolved in each case when:

(i) Ammonium surphate is warmed with
sodium hydroxide sorution.
(ii) Dilute hydrochroric acid is added to sodium
carbonate crystars.
(iii) Aluminium is reacted with boiling concentrat,ed
caustic aikali solution.
(iv) Zinc sulphide is reacted with dil;te sulphuric
acid.
(v) Concentrated Sodium chtoride is

electlolysed.

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(d) Copy and complete the foltowing table.

Nickel plating of a

blanks:

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(e) Fill in the
(i) There are -------------- periods in the periodic tabre,
and an erement with three
Electron sheils and two erectrons in its varence sheil berongs
to p"rioJ'
------ and group _____-_ .
(ii) ln case of non-porar covarent bond, the covarent bond
is formed in the
of atoms and shared electrons are ______-___-_ distributed.
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(0 Give reasons for the following:

(i) The blue corour of aqueous copper surphate fades
when it is erectrorysed
using platinum electrodes_
(ii) The size of the anion is greater than the size of the parent
atom.
a good.conductor of electricity, is a non _ etectrotyte.
lllt A
?gqq1;,lhlush
(rv)
atKatrs are bases but all bases are not alkalis.
(v) Organic cbmpounds are studied as a separate branch
of chemistry. tsl
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(g) (i) Caluclate the volume of 80g of sulphur dioxide (SOd at S'T P'
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(S= 32, O=16)
in
magnesium
(ii) Caiculate the percentage by weight of water of crystallization'
sulphate crystals, MgSO+.7HzO.
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(Mg = 24; $ =!!; Q=16; H=1)
Sec - ll (40 marks)
Attempt any four questions from this section

Question 2
(a) An element has 2 electrons in its N shell.
(i) What is its atomic number?
(ii) State its position in periodic table.
(iii) ls it metal or non-metal?
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(iv) State the name assigned to this group'
in
order
given
below
are
periodic
table
period of the
1b) ihe elements of one short
to
right:
left
from

Li

BeBCOFNe

(i) To which period do these elements belong?. .

of this period is mtssing. whicn is the missing element and where
iiil on"
"r"ni"nt
it be Placed?
should
one of the elements in this period shows the property of.catenation?
Wniin
tiiU
pr""" three elemenis fluorine, beryllium and nitrogen in the order of increasing

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elechonegativity

with atomic number

(c) Chlorine in the Periodic Table is surrounded by th() elements
9, 16, 18, and 35

til,w-nicrrofthesehavePhysicalandChemicalpropertiesresemblingchlorine.
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iiil wnu, i" more electronegative than

chlorine?

Question 3

-l"i n".*", tne following questions with. reference to the electrolysis of an aqueous
' 'solution of Sulphuric acid between platinum electrodes'
write the anode reaction'
at N;" the pioduct at the anode and
cathode reaction'
iiil r.fame ffre'product at the cathode and write the
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as an example of catalysis? ..,
iiiif wnv tt'it .ir"cholysis, is considered
a
with
metal
is
a
non
Y
2'
Element
valency
(bi;ffi;irii is a metil with a
valencY 3.
(i) Writ6 equations to show how X and Y form ions?
for the direct combination of X and Y
iii) li vi, a diatomic gas, write tne equation
to form a comPound.

(ili)writetwoapplicationsofelectrolysisinwhichtheanodediminishesinmass.
iiin" compblno formed between x ano y is melted and an electric current
iiri
.,passedthroughthemoltencompound'theelementXwillbeobtainedatthe
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(c) State which of the following has higher number of moles:

59 of N2O or 59 of NO [N= 14; 0=16]

Question 4

lliin!'Lr"r"nt

X has the electronic configuration 2' 8' 18' 8'

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Without

identifYing X,

ion of X'
iit pr"ii"itt'" sign and charge on a simple
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agent and wh.y?
or.reducing
agent
iiil'*iit" if X wilibe "n oilaiiing
methyl
of
densitv
vapour
tul iaicriaie the relative molecular-mIss and
on vaporization has a volume of 112 litres at
'-'
if 160g oiG

'r*hor

"-1.o6oXCn.oH)
S,T.P.

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of the following:r',
(c) Draw an electron dot diagram to show the structure of each
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(i) Hydronium ion (ii) Ammonium
reduction:
or
rof flbntlfv the following reactions as either oxidation
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'i.D'6",.._';i:':";;r"
K-..- x;

ion

iij)

iu

Question 5
(a) Calculate:
oxide.
/i\ The weioht of zinc carbonate that witl produce 1okg of Zinc
reaction'
same
cor, produced at b'r'p in the
tii)
'
"r

' i[o'#;;iJ."
ZnCOg "-+ ZnO + COz
I Zn = 65; C =12; O =16]

t?'r

rvr

molecuJes'
tbt Stlte tne type of bonding in the following
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(iii-)
Ammonium chloride
ion
(ii)
f-fiO'o'y
(i) Calcium oxide
(c) dive reasons for the following:
'"'dw-"';;;;;i"tot" copJ"r Julphate solution in an iron vessel'
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(ii) Electrolysis is a reclox
drawing
by
lunsaturatedl
(d) Distinguish between tlhit" fs.i"tted I and Ethene
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their structural

process
formulae'

Question 6

salts'
is a list of methods for the preparation of
A -"'tolfo*ing
direct combination of two elements'
'B
- reaction of a dilute acid with a metal
c -'i"""tion of a dilute acid with an insoluble base base
of soluble
O - iitiation of a dilute acid with a solution
form a precipitate E - t"""tion" of two solutions of salts to
method of preparing
c-noo.e irom the above titin to E' the best
in each case:
1nL fofro*ing salts by giving a suitable equation
3'
2 Lead chloride sodium sulphate
i;;ii"
"r,iotia5
4. CoPPer sulPhate

lJ-it
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i.'ffi;;;;;;

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(b)oxygen oxidizes Ethyne to carbon dioxide and water as shown by the equation:
2C2H2 + 5O2
- 4CO2 ZHzOS.f.e. is required to produce 8.4 dm3 of Carbon
What volume of ethyne g""
"t O=16]
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Dioxide at S.T.P? [H=1;-C=1!;

(c) Distinguish between the following pairs of compounds using the test given within
Brackets:
(i) lron (ll) sulphate and lron (lll) sulphate (using ammonium hydroxide)
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iiil n r"id sali and a Zinc salt (using ammonium

hydroxide)

Question 7
(a) write any four properties of organic compounds that distinguish them from
lnorganic compounds.
(b) Define : (i) lsomerism (ii) Homologous series.. . ,-.
(ii) cH3cooH
ici ldentify tne functional groups of the following: (i) HCHO
(d) Write ihe structures of the following compounds:
(i) Prop -1- ene (ii) 2,3- dimethylbutane (iii) Butan-1-ol
(iv) 2 bromo- 2 -methylpropane

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