St.

Xavier’S College
Maitighar, Kathmandu

Open Book Online Annual Examination- 2021

Grade: XI
Subject: Chemistry Full Marks: 50

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. All the
questions are compulsory.Figures in the margin indicate the full marks.

1. Answer the following questions based on the above graph. (first ionisation
energy vs atomic number).
a. Why on moving from Be to B does the value of the first ionisation
energy drop? (1)
b. He has a higher peak than Ne and Ar. Explain. (1)
c. Compare the first ionisation energy of Cl and Ar with reason. (1)
d. Name any two elements from the given graph which impart a
characteristic colour during a flame test. (1)
e. Explain the trend of first ionisation energy in a period of the periodic
table. (1)
2. You are provided three test tubes labelled A, B and C containing alkane, alkene
and alkyne. How do you know which test tube contains alkane, alkene and
alkyne? Explain your answer with suitable reactions involved. Also explain the
acidic nature of ethyne. Compare the electronegativity of carbon present in
ethane, ethene and ethyne. (3+1+1)
3. Complete the following equations and balance them by the oxidation number
method or ion-electron method. Indicate the oxidising agent and the reducing
agent present in the equations. Also prove that redox reaction occurs
simultaneously from the following reactions.
a. P4 + NaOH + H2O → ?
b. FeSO4 + HNO3 + H2SO4 → ?
Describe any two applications of redox reactions. (2.5+2.5+1+2)
4. Answer the following:
a. Write the principle involved in the manufacture of sulphuric acid by
contact process. (2)
b. Why is sulphur trioxide not directly absorbed by water to give sulphuric
acid in the manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process? (1)
c. Calculate the percentage composition of sulphuric acid. (1)
d. In what condition is the product of the pressure and volume of a certain
amount of ideal gas constant? (1)
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e. 273 ml of a gas is taken in a vessel at 0 C. What will be the volume of
gas at -10C? (1)
f. Suggest the chemical reaction by which carbon monoxide is obtained by
using organic molecules with concentrated sulphuric acid. (1)
g. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas. Explain the chemical process. (1)
5. Answer the following questions.
a. Complete the table given below. (1)
Atom Atomic number Nucleon number No. of each subatomic
particle present

Mg 12 24 ?

Al 13 27 ?

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b. Cl and 37Cl are the isotopes of chlorine. Calculate the difference in the
number of neutrons between them. (1)
c. While calculating the relative mass of an atom, the mass of electrons is
not used in the calculation. Why? (1)
d. Why was the Thomson watermelon atomic model discarded by the
Rutherford atomic model? Explain. (2)
e. How does Bohr's atomic model explain the origin of hydrogen spectra?
(3)
6. Answer the following:
a. Rock salt is an example of halide ore, which is cheap and most
abundant. Explain the principle of any one compound manufactured
from rock salt. (2)
b. The bond angles of PF3, PCl3, PBr3 and PI3 are 97o, 100o, 101.5o and
102o respectively. Compare these bond angles on the basis of VSEPR
theory. (2)
c. Draw an orbital picture of the following molecules.
i. CH4 ii. NH3 iii. H2O iv. C2H2 (2)
d. Calculate the number of sigma bonds and pi bonds present in the
following molecules.
i. 2-Methylbut-2-ene ii. Ethane nitrile iii. Acetone. iv. Formaldehyde
(2)
7. You are a chemist and are provided a fund of one million dollars. As a chemist,
how will you utilise the fund for the economic development of the country? (8)

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