SACRED HEART SCHOOL, SILIGURI

First Pre- Board Examination 2023 – 2024

Class – X Subject – Chemistry Full Marks – 80
Reading Time: 15 Min Time: 2Hrs
General Instructions
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
SECTION – A
(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) An element belongs to the third period and the second group. It will have ______
electrons in its outermost shell.
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3

(ii) Which of the following is a common characteristic of an electrovalent compound?

(a) High melting point (b) Conducts electricity in the molten state
(c) Always soluble in water (d) All of the above

(iii) The gas produced by the reaction between zinc sulphide and hydrochloric acid is
(a) CO2 (b) SO2 (c) H2S (d) Cl2

(iv) The hydroxide soluble in excess of caustic soda (but not in excess of ammonia
solution) is:
(a) Lead hydroxide (b) Zinc hydroxide
(c) Copper (II) hydroxide (d) Iron (II) hydroxide

(v) The molecular formula of an organic compound is C2H6O2. Its empirical formula is
(a) CHO (b) CH2O (c) CH3O (d) CH2O2

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 (vi) Select the ion that would get selectively discharged from the aqueous mixture of the
ions:
(a) SO42‒ (b) I‒ (c) Br‒ (d) Cl‒

(vii) Fuse metal is an alloy of

(a) Pb + Zn (b) Pb + Sn (c) Al + Zn (d) Al + Sn

(viii) The drying agent used to dry hydrogen chloride gas is

(a) Concentrated sulphuric acid (b) Dilute sulphuric acid
(c) Concentrated nitric acid (d) Dilute nitric acid

(ix) Which of the following reactions gives lead as a product?

(a) Passing dry NH3 over heated PbO. (b) Adding dilute HCl to PbO.
(c)Passing O2 over heated PbO (d) Heating PbO

(x) The gas, which evolves when sulphur is treated with concentrated nitric acid, is
(a) Nitrogen dioxide (b) Sulphur dioxide
(c) Hydrogen sulphide (d) Carbon dioxide

(xi) Cane sugar reacts with concentrated H2SO4 to give sugar charcoal. The reaction
taking place is:
(a) Oxidation (b) Reduction (c) Combustion (d) Dehydration

(xii) Carbon-carbon triple bond is found in

(a) Ethane (b) Ethene (c) Ethyne (d) Ethanol

(xiii) The condition that is most appropriate for electroplating with nickel:
(a) Electrolyte is acidified CuSO4 solution
(b) The anode should be made of impure nickel plate
(c) Plating is done at a high pace
(d) Periodic replacement of cathode is done

(xiv) Ammonia burns in the presence of oxygen with a flame colour of

(a) Greenish yellow (b) Pale blue
(c) Golden yellow (d) Lilac

(xv) A hydrocarbon, which is a greenhouse gas, is

(a) C2H2 (b) C2H4 (c) C2H6 (d) CH4

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Question 2
(i) The setup shown below is that of the reaction between metal nitride and water. Here
magnesium nitride was treated with warm water inside a round-bottomed flask. Pooja,
being curious, wanted to know about the nature of the substance left inside the round-
bottomed flask at the completion of the reaction. So she introduced a piece of red
litmus paper and a piece of blue litmus into the flask.

(a) Write down the balanced chemical equation associated with the above chemical
reaction.
(b) What should be the observation if the collected gas (product) comes in contact
with a glass rod dipped in concentrated hydrochloric acid?
(c) What should be the changes in the colours of the litmus paper pieces which were
put inside the flask? [5]

(ii) Match the following Column A with Column B. [5]

Column A Column B
Carbon dioxide Non-electrolyte
Potassium oxide Ionic compound
Fluorine Electronegative element
Alcohol Acidic aqueous solution
Lead oxide Amphoteric oxide

(iii) Complete the following by choosing the correct answers from the bracket: [5]
(a) Helium has _________ [highest/lowest] ionization potential.
(b) Na2SO4 is an example of ___________ [acid/ neutral] salt.
(c) Chlorine is a __________ [polar/ non-polar] covalent compound.
(d) Relative molecular weight of a gas is ____ [half/ twice] its relative vapour density.
(e) Ammonium hydroxide is a __________ [strong/weak] electrolyte.

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 (iv) Identify the following: [5]
(a) The tendency of an atom in a molecule to draw the bonding pair of electrons
towards itself.
(b) The bond formed between two atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons,
provided wholly by one of the combining atoms but shared by both.
(c) A type of reaction in which the two hydrogen atoms are attached separately to the
unsaturated carbon atoms of a hydrocarbon without detaching the two carbon
atoms.
(d) The electrode attached to the positive terminal of the battery during electrolysis.
(e) The amount of a substance which contains Avogadro’s number of particles
(atoms/molecules)

(v) (a) Draw the structural formula for the following compounds: [5]
1. 1- Pentanal 2. But-1-yne

(b) Give the IUPAC name of the following organic compounds:

SECTION – B
(Attempt any four questions.)
Question 3
(i) (a) A boy has reported the radii of Cu, Cu+ and Cu2+ as 0.96A°, 1.22A° and 0.72A°
respectively. However, it has been noticed that he interchanged the values by
mistake. Assign correct values to different species.
(b) How does ionisation potential vary across the period represented by the elements
sodium to argon? [2]

(ii) Write equations for the reactions taking place at the cathode and the anode during the
electrolysis of:
(a) Acidified copper sulphate solution with platinum electrode.
(b) Acidulated water with inert electrode. [2]

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 (iii) What is isomerism? Give an example of a pair of chain isomers (showing their
structural formula). [3]

(iv) Calculate the molecular mass of a gas, 5.6 litres of which at STP weighs 8 gm. If
the gas is an element with atomic mass 16, what is its atomicity? [3]

Question 4
(i) An element Q belongs to group 15 and third period of the Periodic Table. Write the
following:
(a) The number of valence electrons in its atom
(b) Its valency.
(c) Its metallic or non-metallic nature
(d) Its electronic configuration. [2]

(ii) (a) Give one property of hydrogen chloride which agrees with it being a covalent
compound.
(b) Give one property of magnesium chloride which agrees with it being an ionic
compound. [2]

(iii) Solution X has a pH of 13, solution Y has a pH of 6 and solution Z has a pH of 2.

(a) Which solution will liberate ammonia from ammonium chloride on heating?
(b) Which solution is a strong acid? [2]

(iv) State the observation when ammonium hydroxide is added to copper sulphate
solution when the former is added to the latter in limited quantity and excess
quantity. [2]

(v) A gas when filled in a vessel weighs 2.5 gm. When hydrogen is filled in the same
vessel it weighs 0.30 g at the same temperature and pressure. Calculate the molecular
weight of the gas. [2]

Question 5
(i) The setup for the laboratory preparation of hydrogen chloride is diagrammatically
shown below. Hydrogen chloride gas is prepared here by the reaction between
sodium chloride and concentrated sulphuric acid. Anamika wanted to experiment
with the setup by using concentrated nitric acid instead of sulphuric acid, and
phosphorous pentoxide instead of concentrated sulphuric acid as the drying agent.
But in this way, she failed miserably.

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 (a) Why hydrogen chloride cannot be prepared by using concentrated nitric acid?
(b) Phosphorous pentoxide reacts with the collected hydrogen chloride. Write the
relevant balanced chemical equation. [1.5×2=3]

(ii) Complete the following table relating to important industrial process: [3]

Name of the Temperature Catalyst Balanced

process chemical
equation of the
catalysed reaction
Haber’s process

(iii) Write down the role (one for each) of the following substances in the electrolytic
reduction of fused alumina: [2]
(a) Fluorspar
(b) Powdered coke

(iv) Explain the following: [2]

Concentrated nitric acid appears yellow when it is left standing in a glass bottle.

Question 6
(i) Mr. Hari wants to electroplate his key chain with nickel to prevent rusting. For this
electroplating: [3]
(a) Name the anode.
(b) Name the cathode.
(c) Give the reaction at the anode.

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 (ii) Give a balanced chemical equation to prepare the following compounds: [4]
(a) Sodium sulphate using dilute sulphuric acid
(b) Ethane from sodium propionate

(iii) Write the IUPAC name and structural formula of the homologue of the alkyne
series with the lowest number of carbon atoms. [1]

(iv) Find out the ratio between the number of molecules in 6 g of hydrogen and 64 g of
oxygen (H=1, O=16). [2]

Question 7
(i) There is a gradation in the physical properties of halogens (Cl2, Br2 and I2) in group
VIIA of the Periodic Table. Explain this with reference to their: [2]
(a) Reactivity
(b) Physical state

(ii) How can you obtain the following? [3]

(a) Chlorine from hydrochloric acid
(b) Hydrochloric acid from chlorine?

(iii) Two gases combine together to form an important fertilizer. Write the balanced
equation. Name the fertilizer and state the temperature and pressure used for the
reaction. [3]

(iv) Predict the type of bond (ionic or covalent) likely to be formed when the
following pairs of elements having atomic number combine: [2]
(a) 3 and 7
(b) 6 and 9
(c) 11 and 16
(d) 14 and 12

Question 8
(i) What is meant by “acidity of a base” and “basicity of an acid”? [2]
(ii) How will you prepare ethylene from ethanol? Show the relevant chemical
equation. [2]
(iii) Write the relevant balanced chemical equations for the following: [6]
(a) Sodium hydroxide is added to a solution of ferric chloride.
(b) Powdered bauxite ore is treated with caustic soda.
(c) Coke dust is treated with concentrated nitric acid.

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