KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SAGATHAN KOLKATA REGION

COMMON SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION: 2015-16

CLASS XI
SUB: CHEMISTRY

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS MM: 70

General instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Question numbers 1 to 5 are very short answer questions and carry 1 mark each.
(iii) Question numbers 6 to 10 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
(iv) Questions numbers 11 to 22 are short - answer question and carry 3 marks each.
(v) Question number 23 is a value based question and carries 4 marks.
(vi) Question numbers 24 to 26 are long answer questions and carry 5 marks each.
(vii) Use log table if necessary. Use of calculator is not allowed.

1) What is the maximum number of emission lines obtained when the excited
electron of an H-atom in n=6 drops to the ground state?

2) Why K2CO3 cannot be prepared by solvay process?

3) Write the IUPAC name of

H2C=CH-CCH

4) Li is the strongest reducing agent in spite of its highest ionisation enthalpy. Why?

5) Explain why chlorine can be converted into chloride ion more easily as compared
to fluoride ion from fluorine.

6) Calculate the number of hydrogen atoms present in 18 gm of glucose.

OR

Define: a)law of multiple proportion b) limiting reagent

7) Write the values of the quantum numbers n & l of the the valence electron of
sodium (Z= 11).
ii) Draw the shape of dz2 orbital. 2

8) i) In terms of Charles law explain why -273C is the lowest temperature.

ii) What is the difference between vapour and gas?

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9) i) The standard free energy of a reaction is found to be zero. What is its
equilibrium constant?
ii) Predict the sign of entropy change of the following:-
H2 (g) 2H (g)

10) Write the major product in each case:-

11) A welding fuel gas contains carbon and hydrogen only. Burning a small sample
of it in oxygen gives 3.38g carbon dioxide, 0.690g of water and no other
products. A volume of 10.0L (measured at STP) of this welding gas is found to
weigh 11.6 g. Calculate (i) empirical formula (ii) molar mass of the gas and (iii)
molecular formula

12) i) State Pauli exclusion principle. 3

ii) Give two differences between sigma and pi bonds.

Or

A 100 watt bulb emits monochromatic light of wavelength 400nm. Calculate the
number of photons emitted per second by the bulb.

13) i) What would be the IUPAC name and symbol for element with the atomic
number 122?
ii) The second electron gain enthalpy of oxygen is positive. Why?
iii) What is the basic difference between electronegativity and electron -gain
enthalpy?

14) What will be the pressure of the gas mixture when 0.5L of H2 at 0.8 bar and at
2.0L of oxygen at 0.7 bar are introduced in a 1L vessel at 27C?

15) i) State the second law of thermodynamics.

ii) Calculate the enthalpy change in the surrounding when 1.00 ml of H2O (l) is
formed under standard conditions: fH = -286kjmol-.

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 16) i) Write the conjugate acid and base of H2O.
ii) Find the pH of 10-8M HCL.

17) i) Define common - ion effect with an example.

ii) Thesolubilityproduct ofAgCl in water is 5X10-10. Calculate the solubility in 0.01
M NaCl solution.

18) Balance the following equation in basic medium.

MnO4- (aq) + I- (aq) MnO2 (s) + I2 (s)

19) i) What do you mean by 10 vol. H2O2 solution?

ii) What is hydride gap?
iii) What is hydrolith?

20) Explain the following:

(i) Be and Mg do not impart any colour to the flame.
(ii) What happens when Mg is burnt in air?
(iii)Complete the reaction:
KO2 + H2O

21) i) Why is the lassaignes extract boiled with HNO3 before testing for halogen?
ii) 0.5 gm of an organic compound on kjeldahls analysis gave enough ammonia
to just neutralize 20 ml of 0.5 M H2SO4. Find the % of nitrogen in the compound.

22) i) Which of the two; O2NCH2CH2O- or CH3CH2O- is expected to be more stable

and why?

ii) Write the possible isomers with molecular formula C3H8O.

23) Pollution of water originates from human activities, industrial waste etc. Organic
waste, heavy metals also creates water pollution. Immersion of statues of Durga,
Ganesha etc. also pollute water. An association of Chitranjen Park decided not to
immerse statues in river. This step is appreciated by the Govt. And by other NGO
etc.

a) What should be done to reduce water pollution?

b) What is the effect of water pollution?
c) What is the threat for the aquatic animals due to water pollution?
d) What values are possessed by the association of Chitrajen Park?

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24) i) On the basis of VSEPR theory, predict the shape of the following:
1) SF4 2) XeF2

ii) Give reason: - H2+ and H2- have the same bond order but H2+ is more stable.
iii) Out of o-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol, which has the higher boiling point
and why?
iv) Find the percentage of ionic character of HCl. Given that observed dipole
movement is 1.03D and the bond length is 1.275

OR
(i) Which out of NH3 and NF3 has higher dipole moment and why?
(ii) Compare the relative stability of the following species and indicate the magnetic
properties: - O22-, O2-.

25) Explain why?

(i) Boric acid is a monobasic lewis acid.
(ii) Acidic strength of BI3 is more than BF3.
(iii)CO2 is a gas but SIO2 is solid at room temperature.
(iv) SiF62- is known but SiCl62- is not known.
(v) What is inorganic benzene and why it is so called?
Or,
When mental X is treated with sodium hydroxide, a white precipitate (A) is
obtained, which is soluble in excess of NaOH to give soluble complex (B).
Compound (A) is soluble in dilute HCl to form compound (C). The compound
(A) when heated strongly gives (D), which is used to extract metal. Identify (X),
(A), (B), (C) and (D). Write suitable equations to support their identities.

26) i) Addition of HBr to propene yields 2- bromopropane, while in presence of

benzoyl peroxide, the same reaction yields 1-bromopropane. Explain and give
mechanism.
ii) An alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of CHO. Write the structure and
IUPAC name of the compound. CHO
OR

(i) Indentify A to D in the following sequence of reaction:-

(ii) Draw the newmann projection formula for conformation of ethane.

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