PRACTICE PAPER CLASS 10 D AND 10H
(i) A compound P is heated in a test tube with sodium hydroxide solution. A red litmus
paper held at the mouth of the test tube turns blue.
Which of the following could compound P be?
(a) zinc sulphate b) copper sulphate (c) ferrous sulphate (d) ammonium sulphate
(ii) The atomic masses of sulphur (S), oxygen (O), and helium (He) are approximately
32, 16, and 4 respectively.
Which of the following statements regarding the number of atoms in 32 g of sulphur,
16 g of oxygen, and 4 g of helium is correct?
P. 16 g of oxygen contains four times the number of atoms as 4 g of helium.
Q. 16 g of oxygen contains half the number of atoms as 32 g of sulphur.
(a) only P (b) only Q (c) both P and Q (d) neither P nor Q
(iii) Ammonia gas is passed through quicklime and then collected in a jar. Red and blue
litmus papers are placed in the jar. W, X, Y and Z are the four observations.
Which of the above observations correctly shows the reaction of the litmus papers
to ammonia?
Red litmus paper Blue litmus paper
W turns blue remains blue
X remains red remains blue
Y remains red turns red
Z turns blue turns red
(a) W (b) X(c) Y(d) Z
(iv) A A+3; B B-1
Number of electrons present in the outermost shell of atoms A and B respectively are:
(a) 5, 1 (b) 3, 1 (c) 3, 7 (d) 5, 7
(v) A __________ solution is observed after placing Magnesium metal in a solution of
Copper sulphate for half an hour.
(a) Blue (b) Colourless (c) Reddish brown (d) Dirty green
(vi) An element with atomic no. __________ will form an acidic oxide.
(a) 3 (b) 17 (c) 11 (d) 13
(vii) The catalyst used in Haber’s process is ___________.
(a) Finely divided iron(b) Graphite(c) Vanadium pentoxide(d) Platinum
(viii)An element belongs to third period and sixteenth group. It will have __________
electrons in its valence shell.
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3
Match the following Column A with Column B.
Column A Column B
(a) Aluminium 1. Covalent compound
(b) molar volume 2. Lone pair of electrons
© ammonia 3. Amphoteric in nature
(d) Calcium Chloride 4. 22.4 l at STP
(e) Carbon tetrachloride 5. Electrovalent compound
6. 6X10²³
(iii) Complete the following by choosing the correct answers from the bracket:
(a) If an element has one electron in the outermost shell then it is likely to have
the ___________ [smallest/ largest] atomic size amongst all the elements in
the same period.
(b) ___________ [sulphuric acid/ hydrochloric acid] does not vaporise on heating.
(c) A __________ [reddish brown/ dirty green] coloured precipitate is formed
when ammonium hydroxide is added to a solution of ferric chloride.
(d) Avogadro’s law states relation between__________ (pressure/volume)of all gases and
number of molecules.
(e) An __________ [alkaline/acidic] solution will turn methyl orange to pink.
(iv) Identify the following:
(a) A bond formed between two atoms by sharing of a pair of electrons, with both
electrons being provided by the same atom.
.(b) The energy required to remove an electron from a neutral gaseous atom.
(c)a gas that burns with a greenish yellow flame.
Question 3
(i) Identify the reactant and write the balanced equation for the following:
Nitric acid reacts with compound Q to give a salt Ca(NO3)2, water and carbon
dioxide.
(ii) What property of Sulphuric acid/ammonia is exhibited in following case:
(a) In the preparation of HCl gas when it reacts with Sodium chloride.
(b) When ammonia is passed over heated copper (II) oxide.
Write balanced equation for both reactions
(iii) The electron affinity of an element X is greater than that of element Y.
(a) How is the oxidising power of X likely to compare with that of Y?
(b) How is the electronegativity of X likely to compare with that of Y?
(c) State whether X is likely to be placed to the left or to the right of Y in the
periodic table?
(iv) (a) State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Justify your
answer.
1. In an electrovalent compound, the cation attains the electronic
configuration of the noble gas that comes after it in the periodic table.
2. In the formation of a compound PQ2, atom P gives one electron to each
atom of Q. The compound PQ2 is a good conductor of electricity.
(b) Calculate the number of moles in 22 grams of carbon dioxide .
Question4
A gas cylinder of capacity 40 dm3 is filled with gas X the mass of which is 20 g.
When the same cylinder is filled with hydrogen gas at the same temperature and
pressure the mass of hydrogen is 2 g. Find the relative molecular mass of the gas.
(iii) Give balanced equations for the following:(a) Action of warm water on Aluminium nitride.
With respect to Haber’s process answer the following:
(a) Temperature of the reaction
(b) Catalyst used
(c) Balanced equation for the reaction occurring
Ranjana wants to prove that ammonia is a reducing agent. To demonstrate this,
she passes ammonia gas over heated lead mono oxide. What will she observe?
(b) Write a balanced chemical equation for the above reaction.
Seema takes a blue crystalline salt P in a test tube. On heating it produces a white
anhydrous powder. P is dissolved in water. Zinc is added to one part of the solution
and to another part of the solution Barium chloride is added.
(a) Name the compound P.
(b) Mention one observation when zinc is added to the solution of P.
(c) State the colour of the precipitate formed when barium chloride is added to the
solution of P.
Question 5 State giving reasons if:
(a) zinc and aluminium can be distinguished by heating the metal powder with
concentrated sodium hydroxide solution.
(b) calcium nitrate and lead nitrate can be distinguished by adding ammonium
hydroxide solution to the salt solution.
(ii) Draw the electron dot diagram of Hydronium ion.
Identify the following substances:
(a) An alkaline gas which produces dense white fumes when reacted with HCl
gas.
(b) The anion present in the salt, which produces a gas with the smell of rotten
eggs when reacted with dil. HCl.
Q6 8.2 grams of calcium nitrate is decomposed by heating according to the equation
2Ca (NO3)2 _____ 2CaO +4NO2 + O2
Calculate the following:
(a) Volume of nitrogen dioxide obtained at STP
(b) Mass of CaO formed
[Atomic weights: Ca –40 , N—14, O—16]
The atomic number of an element is 15. To which group will this element
belong to?
X [2, 8, 7] and Y [2, 8, 2] are two elements. Using this information complete the
following:
(a) __________ is the metallic element.
(b) Metal atoms tend to have a maximum of __________ electrons in the
outermost shell.
(c) ___________ is the reducing agent.
