HIND JUNIOR COLLEGE

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (DUPLICATE)

Class 11 - Chemistry
Time Allowed: 2 hours and 59 minutes Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions carefully.

(a) There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.

(b) SECTION A consists of 16 multiple -choice questions carrying 1 mark each.

(c) SECTION B consists of 5 short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.

(d) SECTION C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.

(e) SECTION D consists of 2 case - based questions carrying 4 marks each.

(f) SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each. (g) All questions are compulsory.

(h) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

Section A
1. Choose the one out of the following having the highest mass, [1]

a) 10 mL of water b) 3.011 × 1022 atoms of oxygen

c) 1g atom of carbon d) 1

2
mole of CH4

2. Amount of sodium hydroxide present in 500ml of 0.2M solutions is : [1]

a) 44gm b) 8gm

c) 80gm d) 4gm
3. The empirical formula of a compound is CH2. One mole of this compound has a mass of 42 g. Its molecular [1]
formula is

a) C3H8 b) C3H6

c) C2H2 d) CH2

4. The orbital with n = 3 and l = 2 is [1]

a) 3p b) 3d

c) 3s d) 3f
5. The first line in the Balmer series in the H atom will have the frequency [1]

a) 8.02 × 1014 s-1 b) 3.29 × 1015 s-1

c) 4.57 × 1014 s-1 d) 8.22 × 1015 s-1

6. Before the 4p orbital is filled, filling up of 3d orbitals becomes energetically favourable and there are 3d [1]
transition series of elements. This starts from scandium (Z = 21) which has the outermost electronic
configuration of:

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 a) 3d14s2 b) 2d13s2

c) 3d14p2 d) 3s1d2

7. What effect is observed, on the size of an atom when an electron is removed and in another case an electron is [1]
added to the same atom?

a) Size increases in both cases b) Size decreases in both cases

c) Size decreases and increases respectively d) Size increases and decreases respectively
8. Which of the following does not represent positive overlap? [1]

a) b)

c) d)

9. The hybridization of orbitals of N atom in NO , NO and N H

−
3
+
2 4
+
are respectively: [1]

a) sp , sp3 , sp2 b) sp , sp2 , sp3

c) sp2 , sp3 , sp d) sp2 , sp , sp3

10. The oxidation number of an element in a compound is evaluated on the basis of certain rules. Which of the [1]
following rules is not correct in this respect?

a) In all its compounds, the oxidation number b) The oxidation number of hydrogen is
of fluorine is – 1. always +1.

c) An element in the free or the uncombined d) The algebraic sum of all the oxidation
state bears oxidation number zero. numbers in a compound is zero.

11. Choose the correct explanation regarding half-reaction such as Cr2O 2−

→ Cr3+from the following. [1]
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a) Cr2O 2−

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is a good reducing agent b) It is oxidation half-reaction

c) Chromium being reduced d) Chromium being oxidised

12. The formation of sodium chloride involves two half-reactions, which clearly shows the involvement of [1]
electrons.
2Na (s) ⟶ 2Na + (g) + 2e
Cl2 (g) + 2e ⟶ 2 Cl(g)
Sum of the half reactions gives
2 Na(s) + Cl2(g) ⟶ 2 Na + Cl (s) or 2 NaCl (s)
In terms of electron-transfer change, name the oxidising agent(s) and reducing agent(s).

a) Reducing agents: Chlorine, oxygen and b) Reducing agents: Chlorine, oxygen and
oxidising agents: sodium and sulphur sulphur and oxidising agent: sodium

c) Oxidising agents: Chlorine, oxygen and d) Oxidising agent: Chlorine and Reducing
reducing agents: sodium and sulphur agent: Sodium

13. Assertion (A): One mole of NaCl contains 6.023 × 1023 molecules of sodium chloride. [1]

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 Reason (R): 58.5g of NaCl also contains 6.023 × 1023 molecules of NaCl.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. Assertion (A): An orbital cannot have more than two electrons, moreover, if an orbital has two electrons they [1]
must have opposite spins.
Reason (R): No two electrons in an atom can have same set of all the four quantum numbers.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

15. Assertion (A): Among LiH, NaH, KH, RbH, and CsH, the correct order of increasing ionic character is LiH < [1]
NaH < KH < RbH < CsH.
Reason (R): Ionic character decreases with the size of the cation as we move down the group.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

16. Assertion (A): SF4 molecule has two type of structure, where structure (b) is more stable than (a). [1]

Reason (R): Ip-bp repulsions decide the greater stability of structure (b).

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
17. How are 0.50 mol Na2CO3 and 0.50 M Na2CO3 different? [2]
18. What did Rutherford conclude from the observations of α -ray scattering experiment? [2]
19. Define ionisation enthalpy? with a example [2]
20. Draw the Lewis structures for the following molecules and ions: [2]

H2S, SiCl4, BeF2, CO32-, HCOOH

21. Balance the equation by the oxidation number method: MnO2 + C2 O 2−

→ Mn2+ + CO2. [2]
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Section C
22. Chlorine is prepared in the laboratory by treating manganese dioxide (MnO2) with aqueous hydrochloric acid [3]

according to the reaction

4HCl(aq) + MnO2(s) → 2H2O(l) + MnCI2(aq) + CI2(g)

How many grams of HCI react with 5.0 g of manganese dioxide?

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23. Which of the following representation of electronic configuration is excluded by the Aufbau principle? Which [3]
by the Pauli exclusion principle? Which by Hund's rule? Which is correct? Explain how a principle or rule is
violated in the others.

24. The electronic configuration of some elements are given below: [3]

a. 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2

b. 1s2, 2s2, 2p6

c. 1s2, 2s2, 2p2

d. 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1

e. 1s2, 2s2, 2p5

Answer the following questions:
i. Name the elements.
ii. Which of these have the lowest Ionization enthalpy?
iii. Which is a halogen?
iv. Which is an alkali metal?
v. Which is an inert gas?
25. Describe the theory associated with the radius of an atom as it: [3]
a. gains an electron
b. loses an electron
c. explain fazans law
d. explain Electronegativity
26. Using molecular orbital theory, compare the bond energy and magnetic character of O and O species.
+
2
−
2
[3]
27. Explain the structure of CO ion in terms of resonance. [3]
2−

28. Calculate the oxidation state of [3]

i. Mn in KMnO4 and
ii. N in NO .
−

iii. O in H2O2

Section D
29. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Atoms and molecules are extremely small in size and their numbers in even a small amount of any substance are
really very large. To handle such large numbers, a unit of convenient magnitude is required. The idea of the mole
is to count entities at the microscopic level (i.e., atoms, molecules, particles, electrons, ions, etc). In the SI
system, mole (symbol, mol) was introduced as the seventh base quantity for the amount of a substance. The

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 mole, symbol mol, is the SI unit of the amount of substance. One mole contains exactly 6.02214076 × 1023
elementary entities. This number is the fixed numerical value of the Avogadro constant, NA, when expressed in

the unit mol-1 and is called the Avogadro number. The amount of substance, symbol n, of a system is a measure
of the number of specified elementary entities. An elementary entity may be an atom, a molecule, an ion, an
electron, any other particle or specified group of particles. the empirical formula represents the simplest whole-
number ratio of various atoms present in a compound, whereas, the molecular formula shows the exact number
of different types of atoms present in a molecule of a compound.
(i) What is the mass of one atom of S?
(ii) What is the percentage of carbon in ethanol?
(iii) Does 8.0g of methane contain same number of carbon atoms as are in 6.0g of carbon?
(iv) Calculate the number of moles and molecules of urea present in 5.6 g of Urea.
30. Read the passage and answer the following questions: [4]
A large number of orbitals are possible in an atom. Qualitatively these orbitals can be distinguished by their size,
shape and orientation. An orbital of smaller size means there is more chance of finding the electron near the
nucleus. Similarly, shape and orientation mean that there is more probability of finding the electron along with
certain directions than along others. The principal quantum number determines the size and to large extent the
energy of the orbital. Azimuthal quantum number, ‘l’ is also known as orbital angular momentum or subsidiary
quantum number. It defines the three-dimensional shape of the orbital. Each shell consists of one or more
subshells or sub-levels. The number of sub-shells in a principal shell is equal to the value of n. Magnetic orbital
quantum number. ‘ml ’ gives information about the spatial orientation of the orbital with respect to a standard set
of co-ordinate axis. The fourth quantum number is known as the electron spin quantum number (ms). An

electron spins around its own axis, much in a similar way as the earth spins around its own axis while revolving
around the sun.
In these questions, a statement of assertion followed by the statement of reason is given. Choose the
correct answer out of the following choices:
a. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.
c. Assertion is the correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d. Assertion is the wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
i. Assertion: Each orbital is designated by three quantum numbers labelled as n, l and ml.

Reason: ‘n’ is a positive integer with value of n = 1,2,3.

ii. Assertion: The principal quantum number identifies the shell.
Reason: Size of an orbital decrease with the increase of principal quantum number ‘n’.
iii. Assertion: For n = 2, the possible value of l can be 0 and 1.
Reason: For a given value of n, l can have n values ranging from 0 to n – 1.
iv. Assertion: Each orbital in an atom, is defined by a set of values for n, l and ml.
Reason: ml designates the orientation of the orbital.

OR
Assertion: Spin quantum numbers m​s can take the values of +½ or –½.
Reason: Two spin states of the electron and are normally represented by two arrows, ↑ (spin down) and ↓
(spin up).

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 Section E
31. In what manner is the long form of periodic table better than Mendeleev’s periodic table? Explain with [5]
examples.
a) How does atomic radius vary in group in the periodic table?
(i) explain lattice energy
(ii) explain lanthanoid contraction. what affects the lanthanoid contraction.
(iii)define isoelectronic ion with an example
32. Balance the following redox reactions by ion – electron method : [5]

a. MnO (aq) + I- (aq) → MnO2 (s) + I2(s) (in basic medium)

−

b. MnO (aq) + SO2 (g) → Mn2+ (aq) + HSO (aq) (in acidic solution)
− −

4 4

c. H2O2 (aq) + Fe2+ (aq) → Fe3+ (aq) + H2O (l) (in acidic solution)

d. Cr + SO2(g) → Cr3+ (aq) + SO (aq) (in acidic solution)

−2 2−
2 O7 4

33. In order to explain the characteristic geometrical shapes of polyatomic molecules, Pauling introduced the [5]
concept of hybridisation. The orbitals undergoing hybridisation should have nearly the same energy. There are
various type of hybridisations involving s, p and d-type of orbitals. The type of hybridisation gives the
characteristic shape of the molecule or ion.
Answer the following questions:
i. The hybridised orbitals are always equivalent in ________ and ________.
ii. Out of XeF2 and SF2 which molecule has the same shape as N O ion? +

iii. Out of (a) and (b) given below which has correct placement of lone pairs and bond pairs.

iv. Out of XeF4 and XeF2 which molecule doesn't have the same type of hybridisation as P(Phosphorus) has in
PF5?
v. Which of the following moleucle /ion does not have same number of Ione pairs?
a. SF4

b. PH3
c. ClO −
3

d. XeF2

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