Pramita Memorial Advanced School — Pre-Board Examination 2023-24 Glass Xx Subject Chemistry Time 2 hours Full Marks: 80 ip Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the frst 15 minutes. ‘This time is 10 be spent tn reading dhe question paper The time given at the head of the Paper is the time for writing the answers. Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B. The imended marks for the questions of parts of questions are given in brackets [ _]. SECTION A_(40 marks) (Attempt all questions from this section) Ques Choose one correct answer to the questions from the ‘given options : 15] (Do not copy the questions, write correct answers only) (i) Fused NaBris electrolysed, It is observed that a silvery metal deposits on cathode and reddish brown vapours at anode. Which of the following can be the electrodes for the process: P: Anode - Pt, Cathode - Pt node - Graphite, Cathode - Pt R: Anode - Pt, Cathode - Graphite {a) Only P_ (b)OnlyQ (©) OnlyR (4) BothQ&R a (ii) When cone. H2S0, is added to glucose, a black spongy mass of carbon is left behind. The reaction taki place is : (a) Oxidation (b) Reduction (¢) Dehydration (4) Decarboxylation (iii) An element of group 17 reacts with an element of group I. the bond formed between them will be : {a) Ionic (6) Covalent (c) Co-ordinate (d) Both covalent and co-ordinate (iv) What is not used in the preparation of Hydrogen chloride gas in laboratory? (a) NaCl (b) Cone. H2S0; (¢) KCI_(d) Cone, HNOs (¥) An element with atomic number will form a basic oxide 1S (12 @)_:17:— Cd) 16 (vi) The IUPAC name of Methyl acetylene is (@) Propane (b)Propene _(c) Propyne_«(d) Propanal(vii) An aqueous solution of CuSOs is clectrolysed between copper electrodes. Which of the following wil} not happen? P: Copper is deposited at cathode Q: Oxygen is evolved at anode R: Anode gets thinner S: The colour of electrolyte fades @P&S ()P&Q +()QKSQKR (viii) The following solution can be used to distinguish between Propene and Propyni (a) DilHCI «(b) Bro water (c)_ Cla water (d) none of these strongly heated with a solution X when a pungent smelling gas is evolved. The (ix) Ammonium chlorid pH of X is likely to be : @3 OS ©7 Wy (x) When ammonia is passed over a heated black solid, the colour changes to reddish brown. Which property of ammonia is shown in the above reaction? (a) Oxidising (b) Reducing (c) Dehydrating (4) Catalytic (xi) The atomic masses of sulphur, oxygen and Helium are 32, 16 and 4 respectively. Which of the following statements regarding the number of atoms in 32 g Sulphur, 16g Oxygen and 4g Helium is correct? P: 16g of Oxygen contains 4 times the number of atoms as 4g Helium Q: 16g of Oxygen contains half the number of atoms as 32g of Sulphur (a) OnlyP (6) OnlyQ_ +(e) BothP &Q (A) Neither P nor Q (xii) Assertion : When the mouth of a bottle containing HCI is opened, white fumes are seen. Reason : HCI is a volatile acid a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion b) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion c) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong d) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct (xiii) Assertion : Conc. H2SOs is kept in air tight bottles Reason : Cone. Sulphuric acid is a strong oxidising agent Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion a) +b) ©) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong d) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct (xiv) The organic compound having triple carbon - carbon bond is (a) CsHs (0) G3Hs=(@) Css (@) Calvo roduce an acid when made to react with water ? (xv) Which of the following will not pi aa (c) Carbon dioxide (a) Sulphur dioxide «(a) Nitric oxide (b) Nitrogen dioxide(i) The following is a sketch of an electrolytic cell used in the extraction of Aluminium (5) a) What is the substance of which electrodes A and B are made ? }) What are the to aluminium compounds present in the electrolyte? lectrode B continuously replaced ? c) Why is 4) Write the reactions taking place at electrodes A and B. Gi) Match Column A with Column B [5] Column A Column B a) Sodium hydrogen carbonate 1, Finely divided iron b) Platinum 2, Inert solvent ©) Catalyst 3. Electric fuse 4) Carbon tetra chloride 4, Weak electrolytes. ©) Solder 5. Inert electrode 6. Statues and medals [5] (iii) Complete the following by choosing the correct answers from the bracket : the outermost shell, it is likely to have [ smallest largest] a) Ifan element has 7 electron: atomic size among all elements in the same period. b) Ca(H2PO:)2 is an example of. [acid salt / basic salt / normal salt] ©) Electrolysis of acidulated water is an example of [oxidation / reduction / redox reaction] 4) Converting Ethanol to Ethene requires the use of, [ Cone, HCI / Cone. HeSOs/ Cone. HNO] e) A molecule of contains a triple bond. [ water / ammonia / nitrogen ] (iv) The questions (a) to (e) refer to the following salt solutions listed A to F (5) A: Copper nitrate B: [ron (II) sulphate C: Iron (Ill) chloride D: Lead nitrate : Magnesium sulphate F : Zine chloride a) Which two solutions cannot be distinguished with excess NaOH solution? ) Which two solutions will give a coloured precipitate when treated with both NaOH and NH:OHsolution in excess? c) Which solution will give a white precipitate when either dil HCl or dil H2SOs is added to it? d) Which two solutions will give a white precipitate with excess NH;OH solution? 3i to detect NOs ion? ©) Which solution is used t0 detect ' of the following organic compounds : Ww) (a) Give the structural formula 1, 2,2 Dimethyl propane 2, 4-Bromo-2-chloropenta 3. 2,3-Dimethylpentan-2-ol fe the JUPAC name of the following organic compounds: C=C-CH:CH:CH2GHs HCOOH Gi 1. CHs 2. SECTION B (40 Mi ks) | (Attempt any four questions from this section) Question 3 | asada 2¥6 litres of Hydrogen and 4 litres of chlorine are mixed and exploded in a flask and water is added. Fin the volume of the residual mixture. Q] (5) b) The following are a list of methods for the preparation of salts = ‘A-Direct combination B- displacement, C-Neutralisation _D- Titration _E -Precipitation Choose from A to E the best method for the preparation of the following salts, each method used only once. 1. Anhydrous Ferric chloride 2. Lead chloride 3. Sodium chloride 4. Copper (II) chloride 5. Magnesium chloride c) Acids dissolve in water to form positive ion. Draw the structure of the ion, 2] Also draw the structure of the negative ion when an alkali ionises. d) Define Electronegativity. a Ruestion 4 3] a) Give balanced equations for the following reactions : Methyl iodide is treated with Na -metal in presence of ether. Ethane is burnt in excess of oxygen. . Chloroethane is boiled with an aqueous solution of NaOH. BI ii, b) Give reasons for the following: Sulphuric acid is a strong oxidising agent in concentrated form. Members of the same homologous series may differ in physical properties but not in chemical ii. properties. iii, During the preparation of nitric acid in the laboratory, all glass apparatus is used. c) Calculate the number of atoms in 10 litres of Ammonia at s.t.p. 2] 2 d) Identify Q and write the balanced equation for the following reaction: Dilute nitric acid reacts with the compound Q to give a salt Ca(NOs)2, water and carbon dioxide£ / Question 5 a) John : hn wanted to study the preparation of Hydrogen gas. For this he added metal M to & dilute solution of nitric acid, He observed the effervescence of a colourless gas but the evolved gas did not give a positive test for Hydrogen. What is the metal M? Give a balanced equation for the reaction 2 ) Mary takes a bluish green crystalline salt P in test tube. On heating, it produced a coloured gas. To the solution of P, zinc is added GI Name the salt P What will be the observation when zine is added? iii, Give a balanced chemical equation for the action of heat on P | cc) Onheating 12.4g Copper (11) carbonate ina crucible, only 7.0g copper (1) oxide was produced. Calculate the % purity of Copper (Il) carbonate, [ CuCOs= 124, CuO = 80) 1 ° ih The above diagram represents electroplating an iron spoon with silver, Bl i, Identify A and B ii, Name the electrolyte. iii, What current should be passed through the electrolyte? Question 6 a) Give reasons : Bl 'A solution of hydrogen chloride in water tums blue litmus red and conducts electricity, while a solution of the same gas in toluene is neutral and a non-conductor. ‘Ammonia is used as a refrigerant. Food containing iron salts should not be cooked in aluminium utensils. 1b) What are the metals present in Duralumin? Why is itused to make the body of aireraf’? (2) ¢) How will you distinguish between the following pairs of compounds by a chemical test? [2] i. Ammonium sulphate and Sodium sulphate 2-Methyl butane and But-2-ene &) A compound has O = 61.32%, $ = 11.15%, H= 4.88% and Zn =22.65% . The relative molecular mass of the compound is 287 a.m.u. Find the molecular formula assuming that all hydrogen is present as water of crystallisation. [ Zn =65, H =1, 0 =16, 8 =32] B]iGstion 7 7 7 3 Give a balanced chemical equation wr oe Hnloric acid is heates : ; Amie of ni sand oxygen is passed over heated platinum catalyst at 800°C. mixture of ami answer the following: [3] b) With reference to preparation of Sulphuric i. The catalyst used with re Why does high pressure f Ammonium nitrate is heated. : ic acid by Contact Proces favour the catalytic oxidation of SO2? iii, ‘The SOs produced is not directly absorbed in water, 2 Convert the followi Sodium propionate to Ethane ide to Ammonia E i (2) Explain the followin Halogens have high electron affinity. Reducing power of metals increases down the group. Question 8 8) A silicon chip used in an Integrated Circuit of a micro computer has a mass of 5.68mg. How many silicon 2] atoms are present in the chip? [ Si= 28] b) X is a gaseous organic compound formed by the reaction between two inorganic compounds [3] i Identify X Give a balanced chemical equation for the preparation of X by the above process. . State one use of X Concentrated Nitric acid turns yellow on standing - why? How can the colour be removed? [2] d) The following questions are related to Acetic acid : B] What is glacial acetic acid? What will you observe when Acetic acid is added to neutral Ferric chloride solution? Name the organic product formed when acetic acid and Ethanol is heated with concentrated Sulphuric acid.