UNISON WORLD SCHOOL, DEHRADUN

WINTER HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT, 2022-23

GRADE - IX SUBJECT – CHEMISTRY

General Instructions:
 Read the questions carefully before attempting.
 Take a printout of this assignment and paste it in the thin notebook.
 Write the answers in neat, legible handwriting in a thin notebook.

1 Statements given below are incorrect. Write the correct statements.

a. The valency of ferrous ion is 3 positive.
b. The formula of ammonium dichromate is (NH4)2 CrO4.
c. A chemical equation tells by volume the amount of reactants and products.
d. Valency is the number of hydrogen molecules which combine directly or
indirectly with one atom of an element.
e. A chemical equation does not tell about the chemical state of reactants or
products.
2. State the valency and formulae of the following radicals/ions :
(i)Ammonium (ii)Calcium (iii)Ferric (iv)Zincate (v) Oxide (vi) Hydroxide
(vii) Nitride (viii) Cupric (ix) Stannic (x) Barium.
3. Write the formulae of the following salts.
(a) Zinc carbonate (b)Lead hydroxide (c) Sodium nitrate (d) Potassium zincate
(e)Magnesium nitride (f) Ammonium sulphate (g) Barium chloride (h)Potassium
dichromate (I) Calcium bicarbonate (j) Silver chloride (k)Copper (II) sulphide (l)
Aluminium oxide.
4. Write the formulae and balance the following equations.
a. Zinc + dil. Sulphuric acid → Zinc sulphate + Hydrogen.
b. Ammonium sulphate + Calcium hydroxide → Calcium sulphate + Ammonia +
Water.
c. Lead dioxide + Hydrochloric acid → Lead chloride + Water + Chlorine.
d. Aluminium oxide + Sulphuric acid → Aluminium sulphate + Water.
e. Iron + conc. Sulphuric acid → Iron (II) sulphate + Sulphur dioxide gas + Water.
f. Zinc oxide + Nitric acid → Zinc nitrate + Water.
g. Calcium + Water → Calcium hydroxide + Hydrogen.
5. For the compound Ca(OH)2 or calcium hydroxide, find the per cent
composition of each element.
6. Calculate the molecular masses of : CHCl3, CH3COONa, FeSO4, NaOH,KClO3.
7. Give an example of a reaction where the following are involved:
Heat, Light, Electricity, Close contact, Solution, Pressure and Catalyst.
8. Differentiate between the following while giving a suitable example:
a. Combination and decomposition reaction.
b. Precipitation and neutralisation reaction.
c. Exothermic and endothermic reaction.
9. What do you observe when:
a. Lead nitrate is heated.
b. Carbon dioxide is passed through slaked lime.
c. Silver chloride is exposed to sunlight.
d. Barium chloride is added to sodium sulphate solution.
10. Draw the atomic orbital diagrams of : Na, K, Cl, O, O2-, Mg2+, Al, P, S
11. An element has 4 electrons in its valence shell which is M. Answer the
following:
a. Identify this element.
b. Is it a metal, non-metal or metalloid?
c. Where it is used?
d. Which type of bond is formed by this element?
e. State its group number and period number.
f. Make any compound comprising of this element with any suitable halogen.
12. Show the ionic bond formation in NaCl, MgCl2, AlCl3 and covalent bond
formation in CO2, CH4, N2. How these bonds are different from each other (any
three points).
13. What is the basic difference between Mendeleev’s Periodic law and Modern
Periodic law? How demerits of Mendeleev’s Periodic table were removed by
Henry Moseley? If 119 element would be discovered, will it get suitable place in
Modern Periodic table?
14. Arrange the following elements:
a. Group 1 elements on the basis of their increase in metallic character.
b. Group II elements on the basis of their increase in atomic size.
c. Group 17 elements on the basis of their increase in reactivity.
15. Give reasons:
a. Isotopes need not to be placed separately in Modern Periodic table.
b. Metals are good reducing agents.
c. Halogens exist as monoatomic gas in nature.