NTSE STAGE-I DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS SESSION-2012-13

CHEMISTRY DPP : 01 Class X

TOPIC : STRUCTURE OF ATOM & ACIDS BASES AND SALTS

1. Aqua regia consists of HCl and HNO3 in the ratio: (A) 3 part HCl + 1 part HNO3 (C) 3 part HCl + 1 part HNO2 2. (B) 1 part HCl + 3 part HNO3 (D) 3 part HCl + 1 part H2SO4

Which is the correct order of the acidic strength ? (A) HClO4 > HClO3 > HClO2 (C) HF > HCl > HBr (B) H3PO4 > H3PO3 > H3PO2 (D) H2S > HF > HCl

3.

Acids are the substance that yield H+ ions in aqueous solutions while bases yield OH ions. In a neutral solution : (A) There are no H+ ions (B) There are no OH ions (C) There are neither H+ nor OH ions (D) H+ and OH ions are present in very small but equal number

4.

In which of the following cases the acidic strength is highest ? (A) pka = 5 (B) pka = 4 (C) pka = 6 (D) pka = 3

5.

Which of the following gases on dissolution in water make the solution acidic ? (1) CO, (A) (1) and (2) (2) CO2 (B) (2) and (3) (3) SO3 (C) (3) and (4) (4) PH3 (D) (2) and (4)

6.

Electronic configuration of Si in ground state is (A) 2, 8, 2 (B) 2, 8, 4 (C) 2, 8, 3 (D) 2, 8, 5

7.

Which of the following has maximum number of electrons ? (A) N 3 (C) O

2

(B) Ne (D) All have same no of electrons

8.

Electronic configurations of ions are like (A) configuration of non-metals (C) configuration of inert gases (B) configuration of metals (D) None of these

9.

Which of the following pairs are isobars ? (A)

235 239 92 U , 94 Pu

(B)

83 36 Kr

84 36 Kr

(C)

19 10 Ne

19 9 F

(D)

139 58 Ce

140 58 Ce

10.

Which of the following metals represent variable valency ? (A) Cr (B) Sn (C) Fe (D) All

11.

1 mole of a diatomic element X2 contains 34 and 40 moles of electrons and neutrons respectively. The formula of the element is (A)
74 34

(B)

37 17

(C)

40 34

(D)

40 20

12.

Among the following groups which represents the collection of isoelectronic species ? (A) NO+ , C 2 , O2, CO 2 (C) CO , NO+, CN, C 2 2 (B) N2 , C 2 , CO, NO 2 (D) NO, CN, N2, O2

13.

Anhydrite is (A) CaSO4.2H2O (B) CaSO4. 1/2H2O (C) CaSO4 (D) CaO

14.

Bleaching powder sterilizes drinking water by (A) oxidation (B) reduction (C) both (D) None of these

15.

Salt used in the manufacturing of chloroform is (A) NaCl (B) Na2CO3.10H2O (C) NaHCO3 (D) CaOCl2

16.

FeSO4. 7H2O is (A) green vitriol (B) oil of vitriol (C) blue vitriol (D) white vitriol

17.

10 5B

and

11 5B

are two isotopes of boron. If average mass number of boron is 10.2, what is the percentage of

each isotope ? 18. For an atom having atomic number Z and mass number A, the total number of neutrons inside the nucleus is 16. Also the atomic number and mass number satisfy the relation : A + Z = 46. Calculate the total number of nucleons in the atom. Match the following Column I (i) Cathode rays (ii) Dumb-bell (iii) Alpha particles (iv) Moseley (v) Heisenberg (vi) X-rays

19.

Column-II (a) Helium nuclei (b) Uncertainty principle (c) Electromagnetic radiation (d) p-orbital (e) Atomic number (f) Electrons

20.

(a) Name an element whose nucleus does not contain any neutrons. (b) Hydrogen has three isotopes written as :
1 2 3 1H , 1 H , 1 H

Explain why these isotopes have almost identical chemical properties.

NTSE STAGE-I DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS SESSION-2012-13

CHEMISTRY DPP : 02 Class X

TOPIC : PERIODIC TABLE

1. The electronic configurations for some neutral atoms are given below (1) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6,3s2 (2) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1 (3) 1s2, 2s2 2p6, 3s2 3p2 (4) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p3 Which of these is expected to have the highest second ionisation enthalpy ? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 If each orbital can take maximum of three electrons, the number of elements in the third period of the periodic table will be : (A) 12 (B) 5 (C) 8 (D) 24 Which gas is filled in hot air balloons ? (A) Nitrogen (B) Helium (C) Oxygen (D) Chlorine

2.

3. 4.

Which of the following statements is not true for noble gases ? (A) They have stable configuration. (B) All of them contain eight electrons in their outermost shell except helium. (C) They are the zero group elements. (D) They are coloured. An element with atomic number 17 is (A) a rare gas. (B) a halogen gas. The noble gases among the following are (A) hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. (C) helium, neon and argon. (C) an alkali metal. (D) a transition metal.

5. 6.

(B) fluorine, chlorine and bromine. (D) sodium, potassium and calcium.

7. 8.

Which of the following pairs of elements does not belong to same group ? (A) Cl, Br (B) N, P (C) Mg, Ca (D) Al, Si Locate each of the following elements on the periodic table. p. Most electronegative element q. Group IVA element with the largest atomic radius r. Group VIA element with the smallest atomic radius s. Group IIIA element that is a semiconductor t. Group VA element that forms the strongest -bonds

(A)

sq t

(B)

t r p

(C)

r sq

(D)

qt p

9.

The atom having smallest size in the list below is Na, Si, Cl, Ar (A) Na (B) Cl (C) Si (D) Al

10.

Which of the following is the smallest in size ?

(A) Na+
11.

(B) Ne

(C) Mg+2

(D) all have equal size

The correct order of atomic radii is (A) Na < Be < B (B) F < O2 < N3 (C) Na < Li < K (D) Fe3+ < Fe2+ < Fe4+

12.

Compared to the second ionisation energy (IE2) of an atom, the third ionisation energy (IE3) is : (A) the same (B) greater (C) smaller (D) half In a period, the ionisation energy is lowest for the : (A) noble gases (B) halogens (C) alkaline (D) alkali metals

13.

14.

The first (IE1) and second (IE2) ionisation energies (kJ mol1) of a few elements are shown below : IE1 (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (a) 2372 520 900 1680 (B) (b) IE2 5251 7300 1760 3380 (C) (c) (D) (d)

Which of the element is likely to be a non-metal ?

15.

With reference to periodic table, indicate (a) An element that is in group III A and 3rd period. (b) Second transition element of fourth period. (c) The group which accommodates lanthanides and actinides. (d) The element of 15th group which has metallic as well as non- metallic behaviour. Match List-I with List - II : List - I (a) (P+1) > N (b) (P+1) = 7 (c) (P+1) < N (d) (P+1) = N Here, P = Number of period. N = Number of valence electrons.

16.

List - II (p) Al (q) Pb (r) C (s) Si

17.

Match the column-I with column II and Column III. Column-I Column-II (Atomic number) (Group) (a) 13 (p) III A (b) 35 (q) VIIA (c) 56 (r) II A (d) 78 (s) VIII

Column-III (Period) (u) 6 (v) 5 (w) 3 (x) 4

NTSE STAGE-I DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEMS SESSION-2012-13

CHEMISTRY DPP : 03 Class X

TOPIC : ATOMS AND MOLECULES AND NATURE OF MATTER

1. Which of the following is not a compound ? (A) Marble (B) Washing soda (C) Quick lime (D) Brass

2.

Which of the following is an example of homogeneous mixture ? (A) Brass (B) Muddy water (C) Soil Which of the following is a compound ? (A) Stainless steel (B) Brass

(D) All

3.

(C) Iron sulphide

(D) Iodine

4.

A sample of air is found to have 0.03% carbon dioxide and another sample 0.02%. This illustrates that(A) air is a compound. (B) air is an element. (C) air does not follow the law of constant proportions. (D) air is a mixture. Soda water is an example of (A) gas in a liquid mixture (C) solid in a solid mixture

5.

(B) liquid in a gas mixture (D) solid in a gas mixture

6.

The smell of perfume spreads out by a process known as (A) evaporation (B) diffusion (C) condensation

(D) fusion

7.

Which of the following processes is used to obtain pure water from a common salt solution ? (A) Filtration (B) Distillation (C) Fractional distillation (D) None of these Which of the following mixtures can be separated by fractional distillation ? (A) Acetone and ethyl alcohol (B) Chloroform and ethyl alcohol (C) Ethyl alcohol and water (D) All of these The substance which is left in the vessel after the fractional distillation of petroleum is(A) petrol (B) vaseline (C) coaltar (D) diesel Purity of organic liquid can be checked by its characteristic (A) boiling point (B) volume (C) solubility in water

8.

9.

10.

(D) solubility in alcohol

11.

The process of obtaining pure crystals of copper sulphate from copper sulphate solution is known as (A) crystallisation (B) galvanisation (C) rusting (D) None of these Match List-I (mixtures) with List-II (separation methods) and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II (a) NaCl in water 1. Chromatography (b) I2 in water 2. Distillation (c) Red ink and blue ink 3. Solvent extraction (d) NH4Cl and NaCl 4. Sublimation Codes : a b c d a b c d (A) 2 3 1 4 (B) 3 2 1 4 (C) 2 3 4 1 (D) 3 2 4 1

12.

13.

We can get a pure liquid from a solution by (A) distillation (B) crystallization (C) evaporation (D) sedimentation

14.

Which of the following sample contains the maximum number of atoms ? (A) 1 mg of C4H10 (B) 1 mg of N2 (C) 1 mg of Na (D) 1 ml of water

15.

X and Y are two element which form X2Y3 and X3Y4 . If 0.20 mol of X2Y3 weighs 32.0 g and 0.4 mol of X3Y4 weighs 92.8 g, the atomic weights of X and Y are respectively. (A) 16.0 and 56.0 (B) 8.0 and 28.0 (C) 56.0 and 16.0 (D) 28.0 and 8.0

16.

Complete the following table

Molecula r Tota l no. of Mass of Subs. No. of Moles No. of atoms Mass molecules 17 g 3 mole 1.5 1023 68 g 0.5 mole

S.No. Substance 1 2 3 4 5 PH3 HCl CH4 H2S HOCl

17. 18.

Calculate the total number of electrons in 16 g of methane. From 160 g of SO2(g) sample, 1.2046 1024 molecules of SO2 are removed then find out the volume of left over SO2(g) at STP.

19. 20.

14 g of nitrogen gas and 22 g of CO2 gas are mixed together. Find the volume of gaseous mixture at STP. Show that in the reaction N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g), mass is conserved.

CHEMISTRY _NTSE STAGE-I DPP-1

Ques 1 Ans A Ques 11 Ans B 2 A 12 C 3 D 13 C 4 D 14 A 5 B 15 D 6 B 16 A 7 D 8 C 9 C 10 D

17. 20 %

18. 31 19.

CHEMISTRY _NTSE STAGE-I DPP-2

Ques 1 Ans B Ques 11 Ans B

2 A 12 B

3 B 13 D

4 D 14 A

5 B

6 C

7 D

8 B

9 B

10 C

CHEMISTRY _NTSE STAGE-I DPP-3

Ques 1 Ans D Ques 11 Ans A

2 A 12 A

3 C 13 A

4 D 14 D

5 A 15 C

6 B

7 B

8 D

9 B

10 A

17. NA

18. 11.2 litre

19. 1 22.4 litre

20. 34 g