Grade: XI CHEMISTRY (Theory) Maximum Marks: 70

Date: 16/09/2022 CBSE Time allowed: 3 hours

General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Section A: Q. no. 1 to 10 are Multiple choice questions and carry 1 mark each.
(iii) Section B: Q. no. 11 to 16 are very short-answer questions and carry 1 marks each.
(iv) Section C: Q. no. 17 to 25 are also short-answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
(v) Section D: Q. no. 26 to 32 are long answer questions and carry 3 marks each.
(vi) Section E: Q. no. 33 to 35 are very long answer questions and carry 5 marks each
(vii) Use log tables if necessary. Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A
I Multiple Choice question: 1X10=10

1. Assertion (A) : Combustion of 16 g of methane gives 18 g of water.

Reason (R) : In the combustion of methane, water is one of the products.
(i) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(ii) A is true but R is false.
(iii) A is false but R is true.
(iv) Both A and R are false.

2. Assertion (A) : One atomic mass unit is defined as one twelfth of the mass of one carbon-12 atom.
Reason (R) : Carbon-12 isotope is the most abundunt isotope of carbon and has been chosen as
standard.
(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(iii) A is true but R is false.
(iv) Both A and R are false.

3. Assertion (A) : It is impossible to determine the exact position and exact momentum of an electron
simultaneously.
Reason (R) : The path of an electron in an atom is clearly defined.
(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(ii) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(iii) A is true and R is false.
(iv) Both A and R are false.

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4. Assertion (A) : All isotopes of a given element show the same type of chemical behaviour.
Reason (R) : The chemical properties of an atom are controlled by the number of electrons in the
atom.
(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(iii) A is true but R is false.
(iv) Both A and R are false.

5. Assertion (A) : Black body is an ideal body that emits and absorbs radiations of all frequencies.
Reason (R) : The frequency of radiation emitted by a body goes from a lower frequency to higher
frequency with an increase in temperature.
(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the explanation of A.
(iii) A is true and R is false.
(iv) Both A and R are false.

6. What will be the molality of the solution containing 18.25 g of HCl gas in 500 g of water?
(i) 0.1 m
(ii) 1 M
(iii) 0.5 m
(iv) 1 m

7. If the density of a solution is 3.12 g mL–1, the mass of 1.5 mL solution in significant figures is
_______.
(i) 4.7g
(ii) 4680 × 10–3g
(iii) 4.680g
(iv) 46.80g

8. Number of angular nodes for 4d orbital is __________.

(i) 4
(ii) 3
(iii) 2
(iv) 1

9. Which of the following is responsible to rule out the existence of definite paths or trajectories of
electrons?
(i) Pauli’s exclusion principle.
(ii) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
(iii) Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity.
(iv) Aufbau principle.

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10. The electronic configuration of gadolinium (Atomic number 64) is

(i) [Xe] 4f3 5d5 6s2
(ii) [Xe] 4f7 5d2 6s1
(iii) [Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
(iv) [Xe] 4f8 5d6 6s2

SECTION B

II Answer the following question (Very Short answer): 1X6=6

1. What will be the mass of one atom of C-12 in grams?

2. What is the symbol for SI unit of mole? How is the mole defined?
3. Show the distribution of electrons in oxygen atom (atomic number 8) using orbital diagram.
4. Calculate the total number of angular nodes and radial nodes present in 3p orbital.
5. All transition elements are d-block elements, but all d-block elements are not transition elements.
Explain.
6. Identify the group and valency of the element having atomic number 119. Also predict the
outermost electronic configuration and write the general formula of its oxide.

SECTION C

III Answer the following question (Short answer): 2X9=18

1. Calculate the mass percent of calcium, phosphorus and oxygen in calcium phosphate Ca3(PO4)2.

2. 45.4 L of dinitrogen reacted with 22.7 L of dioxygen and 45.4 L of nitrous oxide was formed. The
reaction is given below:
2N2(g) + O2(g) 2N2O(g)
Which law is being obeyed in this experiment? Write the statement of the law?

3. If two elements can combine to form more than one compound, the masses of one element that
combine with a fixed mass of the other element, are in whole number ratio.
(a) Is this statement true?
(b) If yes, according to which law?
(c) Give one example related to this law.

4. The electronic configuration of valence shell of Cu is 3d104s1 and not 3d94s2. How is this
configuration explained?

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5. The Balmer series in the hydrogen spectrum corresponds to the transition from n1= 2 to
n2=3,4,.......... This series lies in the visible region. Calculate the wave number of line associated
with the transition in Balmer series when the electron moves to n = 4 orbit.
(RH = 109677 cm–1).

6. According to de Broglie, matter should exhibit dual behaviour, that is both particle and wave like
properties. However, a cricket ball of mass 100 g does not move like a wave when it is thrown by a
bowler at a speed of 100 km/h. Calculate the wavelength of the ball and explain why it does not
show wave nature.

7. Write down the outermost electronic configuration of alkali metals. How will you justify their
placement in group 1 of the periodic table?

8. Write the drawbacks in Mendeleev’s periodic table that led to its modification.

9. In what manner is the long form of periodic table better than Mendeleev’s periodic table? Explain
with examples.
SECTION D

IV Answer the following question (Long answer): 3X7=21

1. Write the general outer electronic configuration of s-, p-, d- and f- block elements. Explain with
the help of an example?

2. Assign the position of the element having outer electronic configuration

(i) ns2np4 for n=3 (ii) (n-1)d2ns2 for n=4, and (iii) (n-2)f 7 (n-1)d1ns2 for n=6, in the
periodic table.

3. Write the electronic configuration of the elements having atomic number 21 to 30. Also
mention the exceptions present.

4. Chlorophyll present in green leaves of plants absorbs light at 4.620 × 1014 Hz. Calculate the
wavelength of radiation in nanometer. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum does it
belong to?

5. Table-tennis ball has a mass 10 g and a speed of 90 m/s. If speed can be measured within an
accuracy of 4% what will be the uncertainty in speed and position?

6. What is the difference between the terms orbit and orbital? Mention the number of orbitals
present in each sub-shell?

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7. In astronomical observations, signals observed from the distant stars are generally weak. If the
photon detector receives a total of 3.15 × 10–18 J from the radiations of 600 nm, calculate the
number of photons received by the detector.

SECTION E
V Answer the following question (Very Long answer): 5X3 = 15

1. The effect of uncertainty principle is significant only for motion of microscopic particles and is
negligible for the macroscopic particles. Justify the statement with the help of a suitable
example.

2. A welding fuel gas contains carbon and hydrogen only. Burning a small sample of it in oxygen
gives 3.38 g carbon dioxide, 0.690 g of water and no other products. A volume of 10.0 L
(measured at STP) of this welding gas is found to weigh 11.6 g. Calculate (i) empirical formula,
(ii) molar mass of the gas, and (iii) molecular formula.

3. Use the periodic table to answer the following questions.

(a) Identify an element with five electrons in the outer subshell.
(b) Identify an element that would tend to lose two electrons.
(c) Identify an element that would tend to gain two electrons.
(d) Identify the group having metal, non-metal, liquid as well as gas at the room temperature.
(e) Identify the only non-metal which is not placed in S-block.

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