The Learning Club-ICSE X-Chemistry

St.Marys
Chemistry Class X

February 22, 2012

August Unit Test 2010

Marks: 50 Time: 1 hr Reading Time: 10 min

Section 1 (Attempt all questions)

Q1.

a) From the list given below select the word(s) required to correctly complete the blanks (i) to
(vi) in the following passage:
[3]
(Platinum, Iron, Ammonium, Ammonia, Acidic, Alkaline, Hydronium, Hydroxyl,
Neutralization, Precipitation)
Nitrogen and hydrogen combine in the presence of (i) _________ catalyst to form (ii) ______
gas. When this gas is passed through water it gives a solution which is (iii) ________ in
nature and the solution contains (iv) _______ and (v) _______ ions. When hydrochloric acid
is added to this solution it results in a reaction called (vi) ________ .
b) Select from the list given (A to E) one substance in each case which matches the description
given in parts (i) to (v). Each substance is to be used only once in your answer. [2.5]
A. Lead Chloride
B. Silver Chloride
C. Iron (III) Chloride
D. Sodium Sulphate 10-water
E. Disodium hydrogen phosphate
i.
A compound which is deliquescent.
ii.
A compound which is insoluble in cold water but soluble in hot water.
iii.
A compound which is soluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide.
iv.
A compound which is efflorescent.
v.
An acid salt.
c) For parts (i) to (vi), select the correct answer from the choices A, B, C and D which are given.
Write only the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
i.
Which one of the following is not true of metals:
A. Metals are good conductors of electricity
B. Metals are malleable and ductile
C. Metals form non-polar covalent compounds
D. Metals will have 1, 2 or 3 electrons in their valence shell
ii.
An example of a complex salt is:
A. Zinc Sulphate
B. Sodium Potassium Sulphate
C. Iron (II) Sulphate Ammonium Sulphate
D. Tetra Amine Zinc (II) Sulphate
iii.
Aqua regia is a mixture of:
A. Dilute hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid
B. Concentrated hydrochloric acid and dilute nitric acid
C. Concentrated hydrochloric acid (1 part) and concentrated nitric acid (3
parts)
D. Concentrated hydrochloric acid (3 parts) and concentrated nitric acid (1
part)
iv.
Ammonia can be obtained by adding water to:
A. Ammonium Chloride
B. Ammonium Nitrite
C. Magnesium Nitride
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D. Magnesium Nitrate
Which of the following would yield a basic oxide?
A. Sulphur
B. Calcium
C. Carbon
D. Phosphorus
vi.
A compound which on heating decrepitates and leaves behind a yellow residue is:
A. Silver Nitrate
B. Zinc Nitrate
C. Lead Nitrate
D. Sodium Nitrate
d) Identify the gas evolved in each of the following cases:
[2]
i.
The gas produced by heating ammonium nitrate.
ii.
The gas produced by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper.
iii.
The gas produced by heating potassium nitrate.
iv.
The colourless gas that turns brown on exposure to air.
e) Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:
[3]
i.
Zinc nitrate solution and lead nitrate solution.
ii.
Iron (II) chloride solution and Iron (III) chloride solution.
iii.
Dilute hydrochloric acid and dilute nitric acid.
f) Write balanced equations for the following reactions:
[3]
i.
Red lead is heated with concentrated hydrochloric acid.
ii.
Ammonium chloride is heated with slaked lime.
iii.
Copper nitrate is heated in a test tube.
g)
i.
What mass of sulphur is formed if 112cc of hydrogen sulphide is mixed with 120cc of
chlorine at s.t.p? [S=32]
H2S + Cl2 2HCl + S
[1.5]
ii.
4.5 moles of calcium carbonate are reacted with dilute hydrochloric acid:
CaCO3 + 2HCl CaCl2 + H2O + CO2
[Ca = 40; C = 12; O = 16]
[2]
A. What is the mass of 4.5 moles of Calcium Carbonate?
(Relative molecular mass of CaCO3 = 100)
B. What is the volume of carbon dioxide liberated at s.t.p?
C. How many moles of HCl are used in this reaction?
v.

Section II (Answer any four questions)

Q2)

Q3)

a) Name:
i.
A liquid non-metal.
ii.
A non-metal with metallic lustre and sublimes on heating.
b) Aluminium is extracted from its chief ore bauxite.
i.
Write the chemical name of bauxite.
[0.5]
ii.
Name the main impurity present in the ore.
[0.5]
iii.
Name the reagent used for the purification of bauxite and what property of the
aluminium compound is made use of?
iv.
Write the three equations in the purification of bauxite.
v.
Name the chemical used for dissolving bauxite.
[0.5]
vi.
Write the equation for the reaction which takes place at the anode during the
extraction of aluminium.

[1]

[1]
[3]
[1]

a) Write the equations for the following:

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i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

Burning of ammonia in oxygen.

Catalytic oxidation of ammonia.
What would you observe in (i)?
Name the industrial process which starts with the reaction referred to in (ii).
[0.5]
b) On heating copper with a substance X, a reddish brown gas Y and a blue solution Z are
obtained.
i.
Identify X,Y and Z.
[1.5]
ii.
Write the equation for the reaction of copper and X.
c) Complete the table:
[1.5]
Ammonia turns:

Indicator
Methyl Orange
Nesslers
Reagent
Phenolphthalein
Q4)

[1]
[1]
[2]

[1]

Colour
Change

a) The diagram shows an apparatus for the laboratory preparation of hydrogen chloride:

i.
ii.
iii.

Identify A and B.
[1]
Write the equation for the reaction.
[1]
How would you check whether or not the gas jar is filled with hydrogen chloride?
[1]
iv.
What does the method tell you about the density of hydrogen chloride?
[0.5]
v.
If manganese (IV) oxide was added to the above mixture of A and B, what difference
in observation would you make?
[1]
b) To a solution of hydrogen chloride in water, the following substances are added. Copy and
complete the table given below:
[3]
Sr.
Gas
Odour of the
No Substance Added
Evolved
Gas
(i)
Sodium Sulphite
Magnesium
(ii)
Ribbon
(iii) Sodium Sulphide
Q5)

a) Some methods used for the laboratory preparation of salts are:

A. Metal + Acid
B. Carbonate + Acid
C. Precipitation (Double Decomposition)
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D. Direct Combination
E. Titration
Choose the method for the preparation of each of the following salts:
i.
Ammonium Sulphate
ii.
Calcium Carbonate
iii.
Iron (III) Chloride
iv.
Zinc Sulphate
v.
Lead Nitrate
b) Write the equation for the following conversion A to E:

Q5)

[2.5]

[5]

a) Element X is a metal with valency 2. Element Y is a non-metal with valency 3.

i.
Write equations to show how X and Y form ions.
[1]
ii.
If Y is a diatomic gas, write the equation for the direct combination of X and Y to
form a compound.
[1]
b) A hydrocarbon contains 82.8% carbon. Its vapour density is 29 find its empirical and
molecular formula. [C = 12; H = 1]
[3]
c) A mixture of hydrogen and chlorine occupies 36 cm3. This mixture was exploded. On shaking
it with water 4 cm3 of hydrogen was left behind.
i.
Write the equation for the reaction.
ii.
Calculate the composition of the original mixture.
[2.5]

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