SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 4 Time: 3 Hours General Instructions Max.

Marks: 70

i) All questions are compulsory. ii) Marks for each question are indicated against it. iii) Question numbers 1 to 8 are very short answer questions, carrying 1 mark each. Answer these in one word or about one sentence each. iv) Question numbers 9 to 18 are short answer questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer these in about 30 words each. v) Question numbers 19 to 27 are short answer questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer these in about 40 words each. vi) Question numbers 28 to 30 are long answer questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer these in about 70 words each. vii) Use log tables, if necessary. Use of calculator is not permitted. 1. Use the data given in the following table to calculate the molar mass of naturally occuring Ar. Isotope
36 38 40

1 Isotopic mass 35.96755 g/mol 37. 96272 g/mol 39.9624 g/mol Abundance 0.337 0.063 99.600 1 1

Ar Ar Ar

2. Define Modern periodic law. 3. Which has a larger radius i) Mg or Ca ii) S or C?

4. Explain why a solid has rigidity but liquids do not have rigidity on the basis of intermolecular forces and thermal energy. 5. Derive the value of gas constant in SI units. 1 1

6. If 10 volumes of dihydrogen gas reacts with 5 volumes of dioxygen gas, how many volumes of water vapour could be produced? 1

7. In a process 701 J of heat is absorbed by a system and 394 J of work is done by the system. What is the change in the internal energy for the process?
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8. Which alkaline earth metal sulphates have the highest solubility in water? 1 9. On the basis of quantum numbers. Justify that the 6th period of the periodic table should have 32 elements. Or Defines Charles law. Give its mathematical formula. 10. What will be the minimum pressure needed to compress 500 dm3 of air at 1 bar to 200 dm3 at 300C? 2 2

11. Which has lower energy and which has higher stability? Bonding or antibonding molecular orbitals. 12. Explain functional groups. 13. Explain metamerism. 2 2 2

14. Describe the shape of BF3 and [BF4]-. Assign the hybridization of boron in these species. 2 15. Explain dead burnt plaster? a) 2p3 b) 3d6? 2

16. What are the atomic numbers of elements whose outermost electrons are represented by 2

17. Why are lithium salts commonly hydrates while those of other alkali ions are usually anhydrous? 18. Write the chemical reactions to show amphoteric nature of water. 2 2

19. Balance the following equation in basic medium by ion electron method and oxidation number method and identify the oxidising agent and the reducing agent. P4(s) + OH-(aq) PH3 (g) + H2 P O 2 (aq)
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20. What is Plaster of Paris? How it is prepared? Or What is smog? Differentiate classical and photochemical smogs.

21. Equal volumes of 0.002 M solutions of sodium iodate and copper chlorate are mixed together. Will it result in the precipitation of copper iodate? For copper iodate Ksp = 7.4 x 10-8. 3 22. A mixture of 1.57 mol of N2, 1.92 mol of H2 and 8.13 mol of NH3 is introduced into a 20 L reaction vessel at 500 K. what would be the Kc for the reactionat this temperature.
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N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) 2NH3(g) is 1.7 x 102

Is the reaction mixture at equilibrium? If not, what is the direction of the net reaction? 23. Write the significance of a plus and a minus sign shown in representing the orbitals. 3 24. Write the electronic configurations of a) H+ b) Na+ c) O2- d) F-. 25. How will you carry out the following conversions? a) Br2CH CHBr2 b) H3CC CH H3C - COCH3 6CO2 (g) + H2O (g), H = - 2840 kJ/mol. 3 3 5 3 HC CH 3

26. The heat evolved in the combustion of glucose is shown in the following equation: C6H12O6 (g) + 6O2 (g) reaction? 27. Discuss the orbital structure of benzene. 28. Discuss the various physical and chemical properties of alkanes. Or Define conformation with an example. Discuss briefly the various methods used for representing the conformations of alkane. 29. What are silicones? How are they prepared? What are their uses? Or Explain a) silicates b) zeolites. 30. Define isomerism. Explain the various types of isomerism citing two examples for each. Or 5 5

What is the energy requirement for production of 0.36g of glucose by the reverse

What is meant by tautomerism? Briefly explain keto-enol tautomerism in aldehydes and ketones. Discuss the condition under which enol form predominates.