VILLA THERESA HIGH SCHOOL

STD: 10A Prelims (March’21) MARKS: 80

TIME: 2 hours CHEMISTRY Date: 12th March’21

Section I: All questions are compulsory

QI) A) Choose the correct answer from the options given below: (5)
1) An element in period 3 whose electron affinity is zero
a) Sulphur b) Sodium c) Neon d) Argon

2) The properties which is characteristic of an electrovalent compound

is ___________________
a) It easily vapourises
b) It is a weak electrolyte
c) It often exists as a liquid
d) It has high melting point

3) Compound with pH less than 7:

a) Magnesium Chloride
b) Hydrochloric acid
c) Water
d) Caustic Soda

4) The fact not true for methane is:

a) Greenhouse gas
b) Paraffin
c) Unsaturated
d) Tetrahedron

5) The ion that would get selectively discharged from the aqueous mixture
of the ions listed:
a) Pb2+
b) Ag+
c) Cu2+
d) Zn2+
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B) Choose from the following list of substances which could match the (5)
description (1) to (5)
(alcohol, carbonic acid, aq.CuSO4, anode, cathode)
i) A strong electrolyte
ii) A weak electrolyte
iii) Oxidising electrode
iv) A non-electrolyte
v) Reducing electrode

C) What would you observe in each of the following cases? (5)

1. Sodium hydroxide is first added in small quantity and then in excess
to Blue Vitriol Solution.
2. Few drops of Ammonium hydroxide is added to Green Vitriol solution.
3. Passing ammonia over heated copper oxide.
4. Glucose reacting with concentrated Sulphuric acid.
5. Electrolysis of Copper Sulphate solution using platinum electrodes.

D) Give the structural formula of the following: (5)

1. 1, 2 – dibromoethane
2. 3 methyl pent-1-ene
3. Acetaldehyde
4. 3, 4 dichloropentane
5. Alcohol with molecular formula C4H10O

E) Give reasons: (5)

1. The article to be electroplated is always placed at the cathode.
2. Ionization potential increases across a period in the periodic table.
3. Covalent compounds have low melting points.
4. Alkynes are more reactive than alkanes.
5. Ammonia gas is not dried using concentrated H2SO4 .
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F) Give the:
1. Electron dot diagram of the formation of CaCl2 molecule. (3)
2. Molecular orbital structure of Oxygen. (2)

G) Give balanced chemical reaction for: (5)

1) Formation of Ammonia by Haber’s process
2) Ammonium nitrate from ammonia
3) Ammonia reacts with excess Chlorine
4) Converting ethyne to ethane
5) Catalytic oxidation of methane with MoO

H) i) Define: Empirical formula (1)

ii) Calculate the percentage of O in C12H22O11. (2)
( atomic mass of C = 12, H = 1, O = 16)
iii) Give a chemical test to distinguish between each of the following (2)
pairs:
a) Sodium Sulphite and Sodium Sulphate
b) Calcium Chloride and Calcium nitrate

Section II: Answer any 4 questions from this section

QI) A) Arrange the following elements as directed: (5)

1. Ar, He, Ne ( In increasing order of number of electron shells )
2. Li, F, C, O ( In decreasing order of electron affinity )
3. Cl, Mg, P, Na ( In decreasing order of metallic character )
4. Cl, Li, F, N ( In increasing order of electronegativity )
5. Cl, S, Al, Na ( In increasing order of ionization potential)

B) Correct the following statements: (5)

1. Acidic oxide are metallic oxides.
2. Conc. Sulphuric acid is a strong electrolyte.
3. Hydronium ion has two lone pairs of electrons.
4. Anions accept electrons from cathode and get reduced to neutral
atoms.
5. Brown colour of Bromine discharged – serves as a test for Saturation.
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QII) A) In the electrolysis of fused lead bromide:

i) What is the electrolytic cell made of? Why? (2)
ii) Give the reactions at the cathode and anode. (2)
iii) What are the electrodes made of ? (1)

B) Define: 1) Electron Affinity (5)

2) Deliquescence
3) Co-ordinate bonds
4) Isomers
5) Catenation

QIII) A) i) An organic compound has C = 26.59% , H = 2.22% , O = 71.91% . (6)

Vapour density of the compound is 45. Calculate its molecular
formula. (Atomic weights: C=12, O=16, H=1)
ii) Calculate which of the 2 compounds - Calcium Nitrate or (4)
ammonium Sulphate has a higher percentage of Nitrogen.
(Atomic weight: Ca = 40, N = 14, O = 16, S = 32, H = 1 )

QIV) A) Give the IUPAC names for: (5)

H H H H H
│ │ │ │ │
i) H⸺ C⸺ C⸺ C⸺ C⸺ C⸺H
│ │ │ │ │
H H O H H
H

H
│
ii) H ⸺ C ⸺ CH = CH2
│
H
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H H H
│ │ │
iii) H ⸺ C ⸺⸺⸺ C ⸺⸺⸺ C⸺H
│ │ │
H │ H
H⸺C⸺H
│
H

H OH
│ │
iv) H ⸺ C ⸺⸺ C
│ ║
H O

H H
│ │
v) H ⸺ C ⸺⸺ C ⸺ H
│ │
Cl Cl

B) Give balanced chemical equations for: (5)

1. Converting Sulphur to Sulphuric Acid.
2. Aluminium ore to Sodium aluminate.
3. Sodium bicarbonate to Sodium Sulphate.
4. Silver nitrate to Silver Chloride.
5. Dichloromethane to tetrachloromethane (one step).
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QV) A) Name the following: (5)

i) The first process involved in the extraction of Aluminium.
ii) The method used for the reduction of Aluminium oxide.
iii) A process by which an impure metal is purified electrolytically.
iv) The electrolyte used to electroplate Silver.
v) Formation of charged ions from covalent molecules.

B) Draw the formation of Ammonium ion. Name the type of bond seen. (3)

C) Give the basicity of: (2)

i) Acetic acid
ii) Sulphuric acid

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