SCIENCE PAPER -2
CLASS –X CHEMISTRY
SECTION-B (Attempt any FOUR questions)
Question-3
i) Define : a) Catenation b) Gay Lussac’s Law of combining volumes [2]
ii) Justify the following statements : [2]
a) Anode is known as the oxidizing electrode
b) As one moves down the group ,the reducing property of elements increases
iii) Smith wrote the following statements incorrectly. Insert a word to correct the
statements and re-write them : [3]
a) Lead bromide conducts electricity
b) Sulphur reacts with nitric acid to form sulphuric acid
c) Bromoethane reacts with potassium hydroxide to produce ethanol and potassium bromide
iv) Harsh performed the following experiments in the laboratory. State one significant
observation made by Harsh when: [3]
a) Very cautiously Harsh added a piece of sodium metal to ethanol
b) He passed bromine gas dissolved in CCl4 over ethene
c) In the electrolysis of copper sulphate solution using copper electrodes ,what observation was
made on the electrolytic solution
Question-4
i) Ethane burns in oxygen to form CO2 and H2O according to the equation: [3]
2C2H6 + 7O2 → 4CO2 + 6H2O.
If 1250 cc of oxygen is burnt with 300 cc of ethane. Calculate:
a) the volume of CO2 formed. b)the volume of unused O2 c)Limiting reagent in the reaction
ii) A compound X (having vinegar like smell) when treated with ethanol in the presence of
the acid Z, gives a compound Y which has a fruity smell. [4]
The reaction is: C2H5OH + X → Y + H2O
a) IdentifyY and Z and write the equation
b) Draw the structural formula of X
c) Name the above reaction.
iii) Draw dot and cross structures for : [3]
a) Ionic compound formed by the direct combination of sodium and chlorine
b) Marsh gas
c) The negatively charged ion formed in the self- ionization of water
Question-5
i) Arrange the following as per the instructions given in the brackets [3]
a) Ferric hydroxide , Potassium hydroxide , Calcium hydroxide ( Increasing order of acidity of a base)
b) Cl, I , Br, F ( Decreasing order of electronegativity)
c) C2H2 , C3H6 , CH4 , C2H4 ( Increasing order of the molecular weight )
ii) X (2,8,7 ) and Y (2,8,2 ) are two elements. Using this information complete the following :[3]
a) ----------- is the metallic element
b) Metal atoms tend to have a maximum of ----------- electrons in their outermost shell
c) ------------ is the reducing agent
iii) Give reasons for the following : [2]
a) Covalent compounds have low melting and boiling points
b) Electrolysis of acidulated water is an example of catalysis
iv) You are given 3 unknown solutions A, B, and C with pH values of 9.5, 8 and 3
respectively. [2]
i) In which solution will the maximum number of hydronium ions be present.
ii) Which one is likely to react with magnesium and liberate hydrogen gas
Question -6
i) Differentiate between the following pairs based on the criteria given in the brackets [2]
a) Active and Inert electrodes ( Participation in the process of electrolysis )
b) Normal salt and Acidic salt ( Definition)
ii) A gas cylinder filled with hydrogen holds 100g of the gas. The same cylinder can hold 500g
of gas X. Considering the same conditions of temperature and pressure . Calculate [2]
a) Vapour density of the gas X b) Molecular weight of gas X
iii) Draw the structural formula of the following compounds [3]
a) Formaldehyde b) Pentanoic acid c) 2-methyl prop-1-ene
iv) Reena was given two salt solutions Y and Z and she was asked to observe the changes when
ammonium hydroxide was added to the solutions . She was asked to add the reagent first in small
amounts and then in excess but in a hurry she added the reagent in excess to both the salt
solutions prepared and observed a colourless solution in salt Y and a deep blue solution in Z [3]
a) Identify the cations present in Y and Z
b) What will be the observation in solution Y if ammonium hydroxide would have been added in
small amounts
Question-7
i) Give balanced equations for the following conversions : [3]
a) Preparing methane from sodium acetate
b) laboratory preparation of ethene
c) Preparing the compound used for laboratory preparation of ethene in b using sodium
hydroxide and ethyl bromide
ii) Complete the given table related to electrolysis by writing reactions for A , B,C,D [4]
[Link] Name of Name of Name of Reaction at Reaction at
Electrolyte cathode anode cathode anode
1 CuSO4 (aq) Copper Copper A B
2 PbBr2 Graphite Graphite C
iii) A compound gave the following data: C=57.82% ,O =38.58% and the rest is hydrogen .Its
relative molecular mass is 166 .
Find its empirical formula and molecular formula ( C=12,0=16,H=1) [3]
Question-8
i) You are provided with the list of chemicals mentioned below in the box: [2]
Lead nitrate solution, copper carbonate, Lead, hydrochloric acid, copper, dilute sulphuric acid
Using suitable chemicals from the list given, write balanced chemical equation for the
preparation of the salts mentioned : a) copper sulphate b) Lead chloride
ii) A cylinder contains 68 g of ammonia gas at S.T.P. [2]
a) How many moles of ammonia are present in the cylinder?
b). How many molecules of ammonia are present in the cylinder? [N=14, H=1]
iii) Give balanced equations for the following: [3]
i) Ammonium sulphate is heated with sodium hydroxide solution
ii) Preparing aluminium nitrate from aluminium hydroxide
iii) Preparing an acid by oxidation of phosphorus
iv) Write the IUPAC name of the following compounds [3]