CHEMISTRY

SECTION – A
(Single Correct Answer Type)
This section contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C)
and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. Zinc on reaction with NaOH gives a salt (A) along with a gas (X) and (A) on reaction with a gas (Y)
gives white precipitate (W). Which of the following is correct?
(A) (A) is Na4ZnO3, (Y) is H2S (B) (X) is H2, (W) is Zn (OH)2
(C) (A) is Na2ZnO2, (X) is O2 (D) (W) is ZnS, (X) is H2

2. For Na + NH3  (A)  N2 O

 (B) 
Heat
 gas (X), Which of the following is correct?
(A) (A) on reaction with water gives NaOH and N2
(B) (B) contains anion of linear geometry
(C) (X) is coloured
(D) All are correct

3. CO2 gas along with solid (Y) is obtained when sodium salt (X) is heated. (X) is again obtained when
CO2 gas is passed into aqueous solution of (Y). (X) and (Y) are
(A) Na2CO3, Na2O (B) Na2CO3, NaOH
(C) NaHCO3, Na2CO3 (D) Na2CO3, NaHCO3

4. For Na + PH3  (A) + gas(X), Na + NH3  (B) + gas (X), which of the following is correct?
(A) The anion of (A) is trinegative while the anion of (B) on reaction with acetylene gives ammonia
(B) The anion of both (A) and (B) are uninegative
(C) The anion of both (A) and (B) are trinegative
(D) none of the above

5. Sodium oxide can be obtained by heating

(A) sodium carbonate alone (B) sodium nitrate alone
(C) sodium nitrite with sodium (D) none of these

A Na2CO3 B C
CO 2
6. Milky cloud, C
The chemical formulae of A, B and C are
A B C
(A) Ca(OH)2 NaOH CaCO3
(B) NaOH Ca(OH)2 CaCO3
(C) NaOH CaO CaCO3
(D) CaO Ca(OH)2 NaOH

7. An aqueous solution of an halogen salt of potassium reacts with same halogen X to give KX3, a violet
coloured solution which is used in volumetric exercises (iodimetric titrations). The halogen X is
(A) fluorine (B) bromine (C) chlorine (D) iodine
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8. CO  NaOH 
5 10 Atm
(A) 
Heat CaCl2
(B)   White ppt.
(A) and (B) are:
(A) NaHCO3, Na2CO3 (B) HCOONa, Na2C2O4
(C) HCOONa, NaOH (D) NaHCO3, NaOH

9. Which one of the following on hydrolysis gives the corresponding metallic hydroxide, H 2O2 and O2?
(A) Li2O (B) Na2O2 (C) NaO2 (D) BeO

10. Sodium is heated in air at 350°C to form X. X absorbs CO2 and forms sodium carbonate and Y.
Which of the following is Y?
(A) H2 (B) O2 (C) H2O2 (D) O3

(Multiple Correct Answers Type)

This section contains 8 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C)
and (D) out of which ONE OR MORE may be correct.

11. The pairs of compounds which cannot exist together in aqueous solution are:
(A) NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4 (B) Na2CO3 and NaHCO3
(C) NaOH and NaH2PO4 (D) NaHCO3 and NaOH

12. Highly pure dilute solution of sodium in liquid ammonia

(A) shows blue colour (B) exhibits electrical conductivity
(C) produces sodium amide (D) produces hydrogen gas

13. Alkali metals are characterised by

(A) good conductor of heat and electricity (B) high oxidation potentials
(C) high melting points (D) solubility in liquid ammonia

14. Li has following abnormal behaviour in its group

(A) Lithium carbonate decomposes into its oxide on heating, unlike other elements
(B) LiCl is covalent in nature
(C) Li3N is stable compound
(D) LiHCO3 exists in solid state

15. Select wrong statements about alkali metals

(A) All form (M NH2) amide (B) All form superoxides (MO2)
(C) All form ionic hydrides (M H) (D) All form nitrides

16. Which among the following compounds are paramagnetic?

(A) KO2 (B) K2O2
(C) K2O (D) NO2

17. Which of the followings disproportionate on heating with NaOH?

(A) P4 (B) S
(C) Cl2 (D) none of these

18. The compound(s) formed upon combustion of sodium metal in excess air is(are)
(A) Na2O2 (B) Na2O
(C) NaO2 (D) NaOH
 Section – B
Matrix – Match Type

This section contains 2 questions. Each question has four statements (A, B, C and D) given in
Column I and five statements (p, q, r, s and t) in Column II. Any given statement in Column I can
have correct matching with one or more statement(s) in Column II. For example, if for a given
question, statement B matches with the statements given in q and r, then for that particular
question, against statement B, darken the bubbles corresponding to q and r in the ORS.

1. Match Column-I with Column-II

Column-I Column-II
(A) Alkali metal with highest m.pt. (p) Water
(B) Alkali metal with least metallic character (q) Li
(C) Sodium cannot be stored under (r) Ionic hydride
(D) CaH2 (s) Hydrolith

2. Match the compounds of Column-I with their composition of Column-II

Column-I Column-II
(A) Black ash (p) K2CO3
(B) Washing sod (q) CaS
(C) Nitrolim (r) Na2CO3
(D) Pearl ash (s) CaCN2 + C

3. Match Column-I with Column-II

Column-I Column-II
(A) Na (p) Stored in kerosene
(B) NaHCO3 (q) Used in photoelectric cell
(C) K (r) Stored in benzene
(D) Cs (s) Component of baking powder

4. Match Column-I with Column-II

Column-I Column-II
(A) Refractory metal (p) Li
(B) Metal used in the Grignard reagent (q) Mg
(C) The metal which form hydrated chloride (r) Cs
(D) Metal used in the photoelectric cell (s) K

SECTION – C
(Integer Answer Type)

This section contains 8 questions. The answer to each of the questions is a single-digit integer,
ranging from 0 to 9. The correct digit below the question number in the ORS is to be bubbled.

1. What is the number of chlorides in the given list which dissolve in excess of NaOH solution?
SnCl2, CrCl3, AlCl3, FeCl3, ZnCl2, BeCl2, AgCl

2. How many of the carbonates will decomposes on heating?

Li2CO3, Na2CO3, K2CO3, CaCO3, HgCO3, Ag2CO3, NiCO3

3. Washing soda on standing in air effloresces. How many water molecules are lost?
4. Copper sulphate reacts with sodium cyanide and forms a cyanide complex. Write the balanced
equation and find out the number of NaCN molecules involved in the equation for 1 mole of CuSO 4.

5. Potassium iodide reacts with acidified potassium dichromate. How many moles of potassium iodide
are required for one mole of K2Cr2O7?

6. On heating a mixture containing 3 moles each of Li2CO3 and K2CO3, how many moles of CO2 are
evolved?

7. Calculate heat of solution of sodium chloride from the following data:

Hydration energy of Na+ = – 389 kJ mol–1
Hydration energy of Cl– = – 382 kJ mol–1
Lattice energy of NaCl = – 776 kJ mol–1

8. Na2O2 is a strong oxidising agent. It oxidises chromic compounds into chromates. How many moles
of Na2O2 are required to convert two moles of Cr(OH)3 into sodium chromate?

Space for rough work

 ANSWERS KEY

SECTION – A
1. D
Zn  2NaOH  Na2 ZnO2  H2
(A) ( X)

Na2 ZnO2  H2 S  Zns  2NaOH

2. B
Na  NH3  NaNH2 
N2 O
 NaN3  Na  N2
(A ) (B) ( X)

3. C
2NaHCO3 
Heat
 NaCO3  H2O  CO2
( X) (Y )

Na2 CO3  H2O  CO 2  2NaHCO3

( X) (Y)

4. A
3
3Na  PH3  Na3P  H2
2
1
Na  NH3  NaNH2  H2
2
NaNH2  C2H2  Na.C2H  NH3
5. C
2NaNO2  6Na  4Na2O  H2
6. A
Ca(OH)2  Na2 CO3  2NaOH  CaCO3
(A) (C)

CO2
CaCO3
7. D
KI  I2  KI3 (Violet colour solution)
8. B
9. C
10. B
2Na 
O2
air

 Na2 O2 ;2Na2 O2  2CO2  2Na2 CO3  O3
11. C, D
12. A, B
13. A, B, D
14. A, B, C
15. B, D
16. A, D
17. A, B, C
18. A, B
4Na  O2  2Na 2O, 4Na  2O2  2Na2 O2

Section – B
1. (A - q), (B - q), (C - p), (D – r, s)
2. (A – q, r), (B - r), (C - s), (D - p)
3. (A – p, r), (B - s), (C – p, q, r), (D – p, q, r)
4. (A - q), (B - q), (C – p, q), (D – r, s)

SECTION – C

1. 4
2. 5
3. 9
4. 5
5. 6
6. 3
7. 5
8. 3