CLASS – X, FM- 80, TIME- 2 hrs.

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Maximum marks: 80
Time allowed: Two hours
Answer to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

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Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B.

The intended marks for the questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

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SECTION A (40 marks)

(Attempt all questions from this section)

Question 1:
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(Do not copy the question, write the correct answers only.)
(i) When we pass electricity to the solution of copper sulphate the blue colour does not fade.
Which of the following could be the electrodes?
P. anode: platinum cathode: copper
Q. anode: copper cathode: copper
R. anode: copper cathode: platinum
(a) only P (b) only Q (c) only R (d) both Q and R
(ii) A basic gas is formed when Magnesium nitride is treated with hot water. The drying agent
used to dry this gas is-
(a) quicklime (b) anhydrous CaCl2 (c) P2O5 (d) conc. H2SO4
(iii) Zinc blende is roasted in air. Calculate the number of moles of sulphur dioxide liberated by
388 g of Zinc blende. [atomic weight of Zn = 65, S = 32]
(a) 2 moles (b) 8 moles (c) 6 moles (d) 4 moles
(iv) Two solutions containing equal moles of HCl, CH3COOH, C2H5OH and C6H12O6. Which
solution has highest electrical conduction property?
(a) C6H12O6 (b) C2H5OH (c) CH3COOH (d) HCl
(v) The number of chain isomers shown by pentane is-
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(vi) Ethane and ethanoic acid can be distinguished by one chemical test. Which one of the
following is the correct test to distinguish them?
(a) Wurtz reaction (b) esterification test (c) Br 2 in CCl4 test (d) dehydration test
(vii) The diagram given is the fountain experiment of HCl gas.

Assertion (A): Blue coloured fountain is obtained.

Reason (R): Red litmus solution is used.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) Both A and R are false.

(viii) Among the four elements which element has Element Electronic configuration
least electropositive character? P 2, 7
Q 2, 5
(a) R (b) Q (c) P (d) S R 2, 8, 7
S 2, 8

(ix) The position of the element 𝟑𝟏

𝟏𝟓𝑿 in the periodic table is-
nd
(a) 2 period & group 15
(b) 3rd period & group 5
(c) 2nd period & group 5
(d) 3rd period and group 15
(x) To hold three sulphate ions, two X ions are needed. The electronic configuration of X ion is
(a) 2,8,4 (b) 2,8,5 (c) 2,8 (d) 2,8,2
(xi) Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) Ionic compounds are good conductor of electricity only in fused and aqueous state.
(b) Potassium argentocyanide is used in the electroplating of an article by silver metal.
(c) Butane shows dehydration reaction.
(d) The main principle of levigation in metallurgy is difference in densities of the ore and the
gangue.
(xii) Find the weight of 12.044 × 1025 number of ammonia molecule. [atomic weight of N = 14,
H = 1].
(a) 3.4 g (b) 3.4 kg (c) 0.34 kg (d) 3400 kg
 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡
(xiii) X(NO3)2 → XO + NO2 + O2
Study the unbalanced equation and find the ratio of mole numbers of X(NO3)2 and NO2
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 2 : 4 (d) 1 : 1
(xiv) Find the odd one out : C4H8, C4H6, C4H10, C4H9
(a) C4H10 (b) C4H9 (c) C4H6 (d) C4H8
(xv) The statements below show the results when two metal strips, P and Q, are placed in dilute
sulphuric acid.
P- keeps the solution colourless ; Q- turns the solution into green.
Identify P and Q
(a) P – Zn and Q- Fe (b) P- Mg and Q- Al (c) P- Fe and Q- Zn (d) P- Al and Q- Mg
Question 2: [5]

(i) The diagram given is the electro refining of copper metal by electrolysis. Thin strips are
cathode plate and slabs are anode plate. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.
(a) What would be the observation at A and C in this process?
(b) Write cathode and anode reactions for the above process.
(c) The most important use of copper metal is to make electric wire for electric transmission.
What would be the problem if we use impure copper wire?
(d) Which electrolyte would you use for this process?
(e) State one condition that is necessary to make the process smooth and firm.
(ii) Match the following Column A with Column B. [5]

Column A Column B
(a) Contact process 1. Triple covalent bond
(b) Bayer’s process 2. Zinc sulphide
(c) Froth floatation 3. Aluminium
(d) Nitrogen 4. One lone pair
(e) Ammonia 5. Platinum

(iii) Complete the following by choosing the correct answers from the bracket: [5]
(a) If an element has four electrons in the outermost shell, then it is likely to form __________
(ionic / covalent) compound.
(b) _________ (Phosphoric acid / Phosphorous acid) is a dibasic acid.
(c) The solution that gives white precipitate in both dil. hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid is
___________ (barium chloride / lead nitrate).
(d) The reactivity of alkane is ___________ (more / less) than that of alkyne.
(e) The compound that can not change the colour of indicator is ________ (lead hydroxide /
calcium hydroxide).
(iv) Identify the following: [5]
(a) The hydrocarbon which contains only C-C single bonds in its structure.
(b) The oxide that reacts with acid and base both.
(c) The substance from which we can extract metals commercially at a comparatively lower cost
and minimum effort.
(d) The bond formed by sharing of equal number electrons by the two atoms.
(e) The substance that contains both ions as well as molecules.
(v) (a) Draw the structural diagram for the following compounds: [3]
1. 3-Methylbutyne 2. 1-Chloromethane 3. Benzene
(b) Write the IUPAC name of the following compounds: [2]

1.

2.

SECTION B (40 marks)

(attempt any four questions)

Question 3:
(i) When CuCl2 is dissolved into water a blue solution is formed. Mrinmoy added 2 ml of silver
nitrate solution into it. He saw a blue insoluble substance was formed instead of white colour. On
this basis Mrinmoy failed to conclude his experiment. But Swarnajit concluded it nicely by doing
filtration of the blue insoluble mixture. He observed white coloured mass on the filter paper and
blue coloured filtrate. [2]
(a) What is the formula of the white ppt?
(b) What was the importance of the filtration in the above experiment?
(ii) X + H2SO4 (conc.)  XSO4 + SO2 + H2O [2]
X + H2SO4 (dil.)  No reaction
(a) Identify ‘X’.
(b) What type of particles present in XSO4 that are responsible for the conduction of electricity.
(iii) You are provided with the list of chemicals mentioned below: [3]
[copper sulphate, pure iron metal, alcoholic KOH, 1,2-dibromoethane,
hydrogen sulphide, dilute HCl ]
Using suitable chemicals from the list given, write balanced chemical equations for the
preparation of the compounds mentioned below:
(a) Copper(II) sulphide (b) Ethyne (c) ferrous chloride
(iv) An element ‘X’ has two orbits (K and L). It can form many oxides. One of the oxide is
known as double acid anhydride (Y). [3]
(a) Identify ‘X’.
(b) What will be the formula of compound form when ‘X’ reacts with chlorine?
(c) Give the balanced equation to prepare nitric acid from ‘Y’.

Question 4:
(i) The following questions are related to the extraction of aluminium by electrolysis. [2]
In order to obtain 1 tonne of aluminium, the following inputs are required. 4 tonnes of bauxite,
150 kg of sodium hydroxide and 600 kg of graphite. The aluminium compound in bauxite is
aluminium oxide and the main impurity is iron (III) oxide. Aluminium is obtained by the
electrolysis of aluminium oxide dissolved in cryolite.
When bauxite is treated with sodium hydroxide solution, what happen to :
(a) the aluminium oxide? (b) the iron (III) oxide?
(ii) When potassium permanganate is heated in test tube a colourless gas ‘X’ is formed. After
collecting 1 L of gas ‘X’ at room temperature, it was found that the test tube had undergone a
loss in mass of 1.32 g. If one liter of hydrogen under the same conditions of temperature and
pressure has a mass of 0.0825 g then calculate the relative molecular mass of ‘X’. [2]
(iii) Give balanced equations for each of the following: [3]
(a) Manganese dioxide is treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid.
(b) Oxidation of phosphorous by concentrated nitric acid.
(c) Ethanol is treated with alumina.
(iv) The following questions are based on preparation of ammonia gas in the laboratory: [3]
(a) Explain why ammonium nitrate is not used in the preparation of ammonia.
(b) Why it is not collected over water?
(c) What will you observe when ammonia burns in oxygen?

Question 5:
(i) Name the alloy which is made up of: [2]
(a) copper, zinc and tin
(b) aluminium, copper, magnesium and manganese
(ii) Study the diagram and answer the following questions. [2]

(a) “The concentration of sulphuric acid is changed when

we add sulphuric acid to the solution of nitrate and ferrous
sulphate”. Give reason.

(b) Sahitya and Sampad are the students of class-X,

performed this experiment. Sampad did this experiment
with old ferrous sulphate solution and Sahitya did with
freshly prepared ferrous sulphate solution. Sampad failed
to get the right observation but Sahitya got the right
observation. Why did Sampad fail?

(iii) A greenhouse gas is prepared by reacting ‘X’ with sodalime at 300 oC. ‘X’ can be prepared
by the reaction between ‘Y’ and sodium hydroxide. [3]
(a) Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’.
(b) Write the balanced equation to prepare greenhouse gas from ‘X’.
(iv) The diagram given is a representation of industrial preparation of ammonia. With respect to
the process answer the following questions: [3]

(a) What ratio of volume of

hydrogen to nitrogen is taken
here?

(b) Write two ways two

separate ammonia from the
unreacted nitrogen and
hydrogen.

Question 6:
(i) The IUPAC name of the structure given is Butanoic acid. [2]

X C Y

Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

(ii) Avik wants to distinguish two salts, sodium chloride and sodium nitrate by one reagent. [2]
(a) What reagent he should use? (b) Write balanced equation for the above chemical test.
(iii) The diagram is related to electrolysis of water. Study the diagram and answer the following
questions. [3]
(a) Why is acidified water taken as
electrolyte?
(b) Give a balanced equation for the reaction
that takes place at anode.
(c) What would you observe at the
electrolyte if you take copper metal as
electrodes?

(iv) Study the information given in the table below and answer the questions that follow. (Note-
the letters do not represent the actual symbols of the elements). [3]

Element Electronic configuration IP (KJ/ mol)

X 2,2 900
Y 2,8,2 738
Z 2,8,8,2 590

(a) Give reason for the decrease in IP value from XYZ.

(b) What is the valency of ‘Z’?
(c) Draw the electron dot structure of the compound formed between ‘Y’ and nitrogen.

Question 7:
(i) A compound is found to possess C = 40% , H = 6.7% and O = 53.3%. It’s molecular mass is
60. Find the molecular formula of the compound [ atomic weight of C = 12, O = 16 and
H=1] [3]
(ii) Subhra has solutions X, Y and Z with pH values 1, 5 and 12 respectively. Help Subhra to
identify the following substances. [3]
(a) ammonium hydroxide (b) hydrochloric acid (c) coffee
(iii) A gas ‘A’ reacts with another gas ‘B’ in the presence of a catalyst to give a colourless gas
‘C’. the gas ‘C’ when comes in contact with air produces a brown gas ‘D’. The solution of ‘A’ in
water turns red litmus blue. [4]
(a) Write the balanced equations involved in the above change (AD).
(b) Name the catalyst used in the conversion of ‘A’ into ‘B’.
(c) What will be the observation when HCl gas is mixed with ‘A’?
Question 8:
(i) “All polar covalent compounds are covalent in nature but all covalent compounds are not
polar”- explain [2]
(ii) Addition of few drops of ammonium hydroxide solution into two different test tubes
containing salt solutions gives gelatinous white and dirty green ppt respectively. Identify the
cations present in the salt solutions. [2]
(iii) Give reason for the following: [3]
(a) Anhydrous ethanoic acid is known as glacial acetic acid.
(b) Hydrocarbons are excellent fuels.
(c) Conc. HCl is not used in the lab preparation of nitric acid.
(iv) An organic compound ‘P’ is a smallest member of alkyne series which is a colourless gas. It
burns in excess air with a brilliant white flame to produce carbon dioxide, water vapour and a
large amount of heat. [3]
(a) Write the IUPAC name of ‘P’.
(b) Count how many number of covalent bonds present in ‘P’.
(c) Give one use of it.