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Sample Paper- 2013 Subject: Chemistry Class X

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#e$eral $structio$s : 1. All questions are compulsory. 2. Questions no. 1 to 8 are very short answer questions and carry 1 mar each. 3. Questions no. ! to 18 are short answer questions and carry 2 mar s each. ". Questions no. 1! to 27 are also short answer questions and carry 3 mar s each. #. Questions no. 28 to 30 are lon$ answer questions and carry # mar s each. %. &se lo$ ta'les i( necessary) use o( calculators is not allowed. 1. 2. *tate the relationship 'etween : +i, -mpirical and molecular (ormula. +ii, .olecular wt. and vapour density. /rite 0&1A2 name (or3 %& 1 1

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/hich one o( the (ollowin$ atomic or'itals is not possi'le 4 /hy 4 1 'i( n 5 3) l 5 1) m 5 62 'ii( n 5 ") l 5 0) m 5 0 /hat is the si$ni(icance o( van der /aal7s constant 7'7 4 1 /hat is inductive e((ect 4. 1 *tate why heat chan$es in chemical processes are indicated as enthalpy chan$es and not internal ener$y chan$es 4 1 /hat is the condition required (or the precipitation to occur 4 1 8ive an e9ample o( a 6elimination reaction. 1 A compound contains ".07 : hydro$en) 2".27 : car'on and 71.%# : chlorine. 0t7s molar mass is !8.!% $ . ;educe the empirical and molecular (ormulae. 2 / 0t. masses : & 1 1 2 % 1 1+ 2 Cl 1 3*.* 3 How would you separate a mi9ture o( ethylene) acetylene and ethane 4 2
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-9plain the si$ni(icance o( the terms <isolated $aseous atom= and <$round state= while de(inin$ ioni>ation enthalpy and electron $ain enthalpy. 2 *tate why : 2 +a, 0n any period) the al ali metal has lowest ioni>ation ener$y. +', van der /aals7 radii are always lar$er than covalent radii. 'a( /rite an e9pression to calculate an$ular momentum o( an electron 4 'b( *tate the si$ni(icance o( minus si$n in ?ohr7s equation. 2 %4 'a( /hich quantum num'er does not (ollow (rom the solution o( *chrodin$er wave equation 4 'b( An electron has s 5 @ A and m 5 B1) it cannot 'e present in which o( the or'itals and why 4 ;i((erentiate 'etween primary and secondary pollutants. 2 Che (ollowin$ system is in equili'rium 3 2 *D22l2 @ Heat *D2 @ 2l2

/hat will happen to the temperature o( the system i( some 2l2 into it at constant volume 4 8ive reason. 1+. /rite the con(ormations o( ethane and compare their sta'ility. 2 1,. Account (or the (ollowin$ : 2 'a( Al ali metals are used in photoelectric cells. 'b( Chere is a very lar$e di((erence 'etween (irst and second ioni>ation ener$ies o( al ali metals. 1-. -9plain why : 2 'i( ?66E 'ond len$th in ?E3 is shorter than theoretically e9pected values. 'ii( ?2l3 has a hi$her sta'ility than Cl2l3. 1.. /rite down chemical equations +only, correspondin$ to the (ollowin$ : 3 +i, FriedelB2ra(t7s reaction +ii, /urt> reaction +iii, ?aeyer7s test 20. /hy is 'en>ene e9tra ordinarily sta'le althou$h it contains three dou'le 'onds 4 3 21. /hat are electrophiles and nucleophiles 4 How are the produced durin$ 'ond (ission 4 3 22. 'a( ;e(ine wave num'er. 3 'b( 2alculate the uncertainty in the velocity o( a wa$on o( mass 3000 $ whose position is nown to an accuracy o( 10 pm / Pla$c56s co$sta$t 1 +.+3 7 103) 8s 3 23. 'i( *tate one application o( ;alton7s law. 3 'ii( A $aseous mi9ture contains #% $ o( G2) "" $ o( 2D2 and 1% $ o( 2H". Che total pressure o( the mi9ture is 720 mm H$. /hat is the partial pressure o( 2H" 4
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'i( ;erive the relationship : Hp Hc +IC,Jn . *ym'ols havin$ usual sense. 3 'ii( Game the conKu$ate acids o( the (ollowin$ species : 'a( 2D32B 'b( DHB 2*. +a, 0n terms o( o9idation num'er) /hat is an o9idi>in$ a$ent 4 3 +', ?alance the (ollowin$ equation in acidic medium 'y hal( equation method : *n+s, @ GD3B+aq, @ H@+aq, L *n2@+aq, @ GH"@+aq, @ H2D+l, 2+. *tate what are : 3 'a( 0sotope e((ect. +', Anion -9chan$e resins. 'c( Hydride $ap. 2,. 'a( /hat is dia$onal relationship4 3 'b( Al ali and al aline earth metals cannot 'e o'tained 'y chemical reduction method. 2omment. 'c( /rite chemical equation showin$ the conversion o( $ypsum to 1.D.1. %4 'a( Mi shows similarities to which element o( periodic ta'le 4 /hat this phenomenon is called 4 'b( /rite the chemical equation correspondin$ to the sla in$ o( lime. 'c( /hy an aqueous solution o( Ga22D3 is al aline 4 2-. 'a( Account (or the (ollowin$ : # 'i( ?ond len$th (ollows the order : 2N2 O 2P2 O 2Q2 (or di car'on species . 'ii( piB'ond is always (ormed in association with si$maB'ond. 'b( &se .DC to e9plain why G2@ is less sta'le than G2 and D2@ is more sta'le than D2. %4 'a( Account (or the (ollowin$ : 'i( Free rotation around a RB'ond is not possi'le. 'ii( 1redict the type o( hy'ridi>ation and shape o( 0F7 molecule. 'b( 0n terms o( .DC) ta in$ a suita'le e9ample e9plain why no'le $ases do not e9ist as diatomic species. 2.. 'a( ;erive qp 5 qv @ Sn$IC) sym'ols havin$ usual sense. # 'b( 2alculate the enthalpy chan$e accompanyin$ the trans(ormation o( 2 +$raphite, to 2 +diamond,. 8iven that the enthalpies o( com'ustion o( $raphite and diamond are 3!3.# and 3!#." HT molB1 respectively. 'c( ;e(ine 8i''7s (ree ener$y. %4 'a( ;erive the e9pression 2p B 2v 5 I. *ym'ols havin$ usual meanin$. 'b( 2alculate SH( o( ethene +22H", (rom the (ollowin$ data : 'i( 2+s, @ D2+$, L 2D2+$, 3 SH 5 6 3!% HT 'ii( H2+$, @ A D2+$, L H2D+l, 3 SH 5 6 287 HT 'iii( 22H"+$, @ 3D2+$, L 22D2+$, @ 2H2D+l, 3 SH 5 61"00 HT 2).
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'c( *tate Hess7s Maw. 'a( /ith the help o( relevant chemical equations) state what is 'ora9 'ead test 4 /hat type o( cations are tested 'y this test 4 'b( 2omment : # 'i( ( 1'2l2 is ionic 'ut 1'2l" is covalent. 'ii( Go (orm o( elemental silicon is compara'le to $raphite 4 %4 'a( *tate what are : 'i( 0nor$anic 'en>ene 'ii( Fullerenes 'b( Account (or the (ollowin$ : 'i( 22l" is not hydroly>ed 'y water 'ut *i2l" is easily hydroly>ed. 'ii( *n2l2 is ionic whereas *n2l" is covalent. 'iii( ?F3 is less acidic than ?2l3 althou$h (lourine is more electrone$ative than chlorine4

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