Gujarat Research Society’s

JASUDBEN M.L.SCHOOL, KHAR

PRELIMS 2019
Std: X Date: 07 .01.19
Sub: CHEMISTRY Time: 2 hrs
Marks: 80 mks
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Note: All questions from Section A are compulsory.

Attempt any four questions from Section B.

[Atomic masses S=32, K= 39. Cr = 52, O =16, H =1, N =14, C =12)

SECTION A

Question 1.
A. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: [10]
1. Which of the following is not soluble in Ammonium hydroxide
A) Zinc hydroxide B) Copper hydroxide
C) Silver Chloride D) Lead hydroxide

2. Which of the following ores are calcined?

A) Corundum B) Calamine
C) Siderite D) Both Band C

3. The strongest alkali is:

A) Lithium Hydroxide B) Potassium Hydroxide
C) Sodium Hydroxide D) Magnesium Hydroxide

4. The electrolysis of dilute solution of sodium chloride using platinum electrodes:

A) Sodium at cathode and chlorine at anode
B) Hydrogen at cathode and Chlorine at anode
C) Hydrogen at cathode and Oxygen at anode
D) Chlorine at cathode and Sodium at anode

5. Which of the following will undergo addition reaction?

A) Propyne B) Butane
C) Propane D) Both B & C

6. A metal generally refined by electrolysis:

A) Potassium B) Lead
C) Sodium D) Aluminum

7. The drying agent used in the preparation of Ammonia:

A) Phosphorus pentoxide B) Concentrated Sulphuric acid
C) Calcium chloride D) Quick lime

8. A compound having one lone pair of electrons

A) Methane B) Ammonia
C) Water D) Hydrogen sulphide

9. A non-metal present in Stainless steel is:

A) Sulphur B) Carbon
C) Phosphorus D) Nitrogen

10. The number of moles in 128gms of SO2:

A) 1mole B) 2moles
C) 3moles D) 4moles

B. Identify the gas evolved in each of the following case: [5]

(i) The gas produced by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid on sodium chloride.
(ii) Calcium carbide is hydrolyzed.
(iii) A gas produced when hot concentrated caustic potash is added to an amphoteric b
metal.
(iv) The gas produced on heating sodium nitrate.
(v) Limestone reacts with dilute acid.

C. Give balanced chemical equations for the following reactions. [5]

(i) Excess of chlorine is treated with ammonia.
(ii) Bromination of Acetylene.
(iii) Dilute Nitric acid is added to copper metal.
(iv) Catalytic oxidation of Ammonia.
(v) Sulphur reacts with hot conc. Sulphuric acid.

D. State an observation for each of the following: [5]

i) Copper (II) sulphate solution are is electrolyzed by using copper electrodes.
ii) Ammonium sulphate is heated with caustic soda and the gas liberated is
bubbled into methyl orange solution.
iii) Concentrated HCl is added to lead dioxide an oxidizing agent and the gas evolved is
bubbled into blue litmus solution.
iv) Copper is heated with concentrated Nitric acid and the gas evolved is
passed into acidified ferrous sulphate solution.
v) The gaseous product of dehydration of ethyl alcohol with concentrated
Sulphuric acid is bubbled into alkaline potassium permanganate solution.

E. Give a suitable term/ word / phrase for the following: [5]

(i) Ethyl alcohol containing 5% of methyl alcohol.
(ii) The tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract shared pair of electrons towards
itself.
(iii) The amount of a substance containing elementary particles like atoms,
molecules or ions in 12g of carbon.
(iv) The process by which polar covalent compounds are converted into ions.
(v) The property by virtue of which atoms of same element get linked together
through covalent bonds to form long chain molecules.

F. Give suitable tests to distinguish between the following pairs of

compounds: [5]
i) Sodium sulphite and sodium sulphate.
ii) Ethane and Ethyne.
iii) Dilute sulphuric acid and dilute Nitric acid
iv) Sulphur dioxide and Carbon dioxide.
v) Copper (II) oxide and Manganese oxide.

G. (i) Calculate the percentage by weight of chromium in potassium dichromate. [2]

(ii) State Avogadro’s law. [1]
(iii) Calculate the number of moles of oxygen in 16g of oxygen molecule. [2]

SECTION B
(Attempt any four questions from this section)

Question 2
(a) State why ethane is considered a saturated organic compound. [1]

(b) What is glacial acetic acid [1]

(c) How would you obtain – [3]
(i) A saturated hydrocarbon containing two carbon atoms using soda lime mixture.
(ii) An unsaturated hydrocarbon from an Ethanol.
(iii) An unsaturated hydrocarbon from 1, 2- Dichloro ethane.

(d) Solutions of A, B,C, D, E have pH 1, 5, 7, 8, 14 [5]

(i) Which basic solution shows presence of only ions?
(ii) Which solution can evolve Sulphur dioxide readily when treated with
Potassium bisulphite?
(iii) Which solution has both ions and molecules?
(iv) Which solution can evolve ammonia when treated with ammonium salts?
(v) Name the type of reaction and state the products obtained when Solution
A reacts with solution E.

Question 3
(a) Arrange the following as per instructions given in the brackets: [3]
(i) Mg, Cl, Na, S, Si (decreasing order of atomic size)
(ii) Al, Cl, S, Na. (Increasing Ionization potential)
(iii) Cl, F, Br, I. (Increasing Electron Affinity)

(b) Give the main steps involved in the manufacture of sulphuric acid by Contact
process giving balanced equations for the reactions in each chamber.
[4]
(c) Draw the electron dot diagram to show the lone pair effect leading to the formation
of ammonium ion from ammonia gas and hydrogen ion
Name the type of bond formed in the formation of ammonium ion. [3]

Question 4
(a) With reference to the manufacture of aluminum during its extraction, answer the
following questions: [5]
(i) Name the chemical used for the purification of bauxite ore.
(ii) Write the formula of Cryolite.
(iii) Why cryolite and fluorspar are used in electrolysis of pure alumina.
(iv) Write the ionic equation for the reaction occuring at cathode and
anode.
(v) Why anode needs to be replaced repeatedly during electrolytic
reduction process?

(b) A sample of Ammonium nitrate when heated yields 8.96 litres of

steam (measured at S.T.P) [4]
NH4NO3 N2O +2H2O
(i) What volume of dinitrogen oxide is produced at the same time as 8.96 litres of
steam?
(ii) What mass of ammonium nitrate should be heated to produce 8.96 litres of
steam? (RMM of NH4NO3 = 80s)
(iii) Determine the percentage of oxygen in ammonium nitrate (O=16).

(c) If 50cc of a gas A contains y molecules how many molecules of gas B [1]
will be present in 25cc of B under same conditions
Question 5
(a) Draw the structure of the following compounds: [4]
(i) Propanoic acid (ii) Neo pentane
(iii) Methanal (iv) 4 – methyl pentan -2 -ol

(b) Write the composition of the following alloys: [2]

(i) Bronze (ii) Solder

(c) Give a balanced equation for the preparation of the following salts: [4]
(i) By direct combination of elements one of which is chlorine.
(ii) A soluble salt of copper using sulphuric acid by Neutralization.
(iii) A soluble salt of Sodium sulphate by titration.
(iv) An insoluble salt of lead chloride by precipitation.

Question 6
(a) The following question refers to the electrolysis of lead bromide.
Answer the following questions. [5]
1. Why lead bromide is maintained in a molten state?
2. Why is the electrolytic cell made up of silica?
3. State the observation at cathode and anode.
4. Write the electrolytic reaction occurring at cathode and anode.

(b) A hydrocarbon contains 82.8 % of carbon and has a relative molecular

mass of 58. Calculate its: [4]
(i) Empirical formula.
(ii) Molecular formula.
(iii) Its two possible structures.

(c) The volume occupied by 8.5 g of ammonia [1]

Question 7
(a)Give reasons: [3]
(i). Silver nitrate solution is not used as an electrolyte in electroplating of
an article with silver.
(ii). Zinc oxide cannot be reduced to zinc by using Carbon monoxide or
hydrogen.
(iii) Ammonium nitrate cannot be used in the preparation of Ammonia.

(b) Write balanced chemical equation for the following: [2]

(i) Concentrated nitric acid and Sulphur
(ii) Dilute sulphuric acid and barium chloride.

(c) Answer the following questions pertaining to periodic table: [3]

(i) Name the first and the last element of period 2.
(ii) What happens to the atomic size of elements moving from top to bottom of
a group?
(iii) An element which has a total of three shells with five electrons in its valence shell.
(d) Draw the different isomers of the organic compounds having the following
molecular formula: [2]
i) C5H10 (Chain) ii) C4H6 (Position)

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