SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 5 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. How many significant figures are present in the following? a) 0.0025 b) 208 c) 5005 d) 126,000 e) 2.0034 2. Why liquids diffuse slowly compared to gases? 1 1

3. What happens if a liquid is heated to the critical temperature of its vapour? 1 4. Name the factors that do not affect the valence shell. 5. Name the groups of elements classified as s, p and d-blocks. 1 1

6. A piece of burning Mg keeps on burning in a jar of sulphur dioxide. Why? 1 7. Suggest a reason as to why CO is poisonous in nature. 8. Why boric acid is polymer? 9. Give the IUPAC names of: 1 1

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a) CH3CH2CONHC6H5 Explain.

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10. What are electron deficient compounds? Are BCl3 and SiCl4 electron deficient species? 2

11. Arrange the following in the order of increasing hydrogen bonding strength O, F, S, N, Cl. 2

12. How do atomic radii vary in a period and in a group? Explain the variation. 2 13. List the important postulates of kinetic theory of gases. 14. Give the important ores of sodium and potassium. 1Nm-2]. 2 2

15. If mass of air at sea level is 1034 g/cm2, then calculate the pressure in pascal. [1Pa = 2

16. Justify by giving reactions that fluorine is the best oxidant and hydroiodic acid is the best reductant. 17. What is the lowest value of n that allows g orbitals to exist? 2 2

18. An electron is in one of the 3d orbitals. Give the possible values of n, l and m for this electron. 2

19. Predict the acidic, basic or neutral nature of the solutions of: NaCl, KBr, NaCN, NH4NO3, NaNO2, KF. 3

20. Benzene contains 3 double bonds yet it behaves as saturated compound. Explain.3 Or Carbon-carbon bond distance in benzene is intermediate between carbon-carbon single bond and a carbon-carbon double bond. Why? 21. Which has higher dipole moment NH3 or NF3? Why? 22. Explain the term reversible process with a example. 23. Write the expression for Kc for the following reactions: a) CH3COOC2H5(aq) + H2O(l) CH3COOH(asq) + C2H5OH(aq) b) 2NOCl(g) 2NO(g) + Cl2(g) c) 2Cu(NO3)2(s) 2CuO(s) + 4NO2(g) + O2(g) 24. Most of the exothermic processes are spontaneous. Why?
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25. Discuss the principle and method of softening of hard water by synthetic ion-exchange resins. 3 3

26. What are the reactions involved for ozone layer depletion in the atmosphere.

27. The hydroxides and carbonates of sodium and potassium are easily soluble in water while the corresponding salts of Mg and Ca are sparingly soluble in water. Explain. 28. Differentiate the properties of diamond and graphite based on their structure. Or Name the two oxides of carbon. Discuss briefly their preparation, properties and uses. 29. What is hyperconjugation effect? Differentiate hyperconjugation and resonance effects. Discuss the significance of hyperconjugation effect. Or How are free radicals, carbocations and carbanions formed? Discuss their relative stabilities. 30. What are arenes? How are they classified? Discuss the isomerism and nomenclature of arenes with suitable examples. Or Discuss the structure of benzene laying emphasis on resonance and orbital structure. 5 5 3 5