Beaconhouse School System

Ring Road Campus

Mid-Year 2021
Name: ___________________ Class: X M Section _____
Subject: Chemistry Total Marks: 12
Objective
Answer all seven multiple choice questions: (1x12)
Sr# Question A B C D
Which of following tests is for unsaturated Bromine Both
1 organic compounds
Baeyer’s test
water test
Litmus test
A&B
The organic compounds having functional
Alkyl
2 group containing carbon, hydrogen and Alcohols Alkalis
Halides
Aldehydes
halogens are called
Successive members of the series differ by
3 one unit of -CH2- and ……units in their 12 14 16 18
relative molecular mass.
Coal has become a major source of organic Destructive Fractional
4 compounds because of distillation distillation
Both A&B None
These salts are formed by partial
5 replacement of a replaceable ….... ions of an OH- Cl- Na+ H+
acid by a positive metal ion
Substance which has an empty orbital that
Lewis
6 can accommodate a pair of electrons acts Base Acid Lewis acid
base
as……...
A ……… is a specie formed by accepting a conjugate conjugate Lewis
7 proton by a base. base acid
Lewis Acid
Base
This concept is applicable only in aqueous Bronsted-
Arrhenius Lweis
8 medium and does not explain nature of acids
Concept Concept
Lowrv All
and bases in non-aqueous medium. Concept
If ………the reaction goes from left to right,
9 i.e., in forward direction to attain Kc=Qc Qc>Kc Qc = Kc Qc < Kc
equilibrium
An equilibrium is achievable only in a Partially Partially
10 …..system Opened
Open Closed
Closed
Most of the reactions, in which the products
Reversible Irreversible
11 do not recombine to form reactants, are
reactions reactions
Both A&B None
called ……
A reaction between an acid and a base is Direct
12 called a ……….. Reaction. It produces a salt Neutralization Combustion Displacement None
and water. method
 Beaconhouse School System
Ring Road Campus
Mid-Year 2021
Name: ___________________ Class: X M Section _____
Subject: Chemistry Total Marks: 48
Subjective
Part-I
2. Write short answers to any FIVE (5) questions. (5x2)
i. What are irreversible reactions? Give a few characteristics of them?
ii. Define chemical equilibrium state.
iii. Give the characteristics of reversible reaction.
iv. How is dynamic equilibrium established?
v. Write the equilibrium constant expression for the following reactions:

vi.
vii. What do you mean by the extent of a reaction?
viii. Why the reversible reactions do not go to completion?
ix. If a reaction has large value of Kc , will it go to completion and why?
x. Which types of reactions do not go to completion?

3. Write short answers to any FIVE (5) questions. (5x2)

i. What is the difference between Arrhenius base and Bronsted-Lowry base?
ii. What do you mean by neutralization reaction according to Arrhenius acid-base concept?
iii. Prove that water is an amphoteric specie.
iv. How can you justify that NH3 is Bronsted-Lowry base but not Arrhenius base?
v. Define the followings:
i. Normal salt ii. Basic salt
vi. Na2SO4 is a neutral salt while NaHSO4 an acid salt. Justify.
vii. Give a few characteristic properties of salts.
viii. Name the acids present in:
i. Vinegar ii. Ant sting
iii. Citrus fruit iv. Sour milk

4. Write short answers to any FIVE (5) questions. (5x2)

i. Write classification of coal.
ii. Define structural formula. Draw the structural formulae of n-butane.
iii. What is the importance of natural gas?
iv. How are alkyl radicals formed? Explain with examples.
v. CNG stands for....
vi. Define petroleum.
vii. What is the functional group of an ester?
viii. What is the difference between aldehydes and ketones?
 Beaconhouse School System
Ring Road Campus
Mid-Year 2021
Subjective

Part-II
Attempt any TWO long questions.

1. a) State the law of Mass Action and derive the expression for equilibrium constant for a
general reaction. [5]
b) For the decomposition of dinitrogen oxide (N2O) into nitrogen and oxygen reversible
reaction takes place as follows

The concentration of N2O, N2 and O2 are 1.1 mol dm-3, 3.90 mol dm-3 and 1.95 mol dm-3
respectively at equilibrium. Find out Kc for this reaction. [4]

2. a) What is auto-ionization of water? How is it used to establish the pH of water? [5]

b) Calculate the pH of 0.1 M KOH? [4]

3. a) Encircle any three (3) functional groups in the following compounds. Also give the
names of the functional groups?

[5]
b) Write down the characteristics of homologous series. [4]

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