Cambridge School, Noida

Annual Examination
Session :2023-24
Subject: Chemistry (043)
Class: XI

SET A

Time: 3hrs Max. Marks:70

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully.
(a) There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.
(b) SECTION A consists of 16 multiple -choice questions carrying 1 mark each.
(c) SECTION B consists of 5 short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
(d) SECTION C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
(e) SECTION D consists of 2 case - based questions carrying 4 marks each.
(f) SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
(g) All questions are compulsory.
(h) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.
Atomic masses: S=32, Na=23,Pb=207,Ba=137,Al=27,O=16,N=14,Cl=35.5,K=39,Ca=40,F=19,Cu=63.5,
Zn=65.3, Cr= 52, Mg=24)
log 2= 0.3010, log 3= 0.4771, log 5= 0.6989
SECTION A
1 How many moles of magnesium phosphate, Mg3(PO4)2 will contain 0.25 moles of 1
oxygen atoms?
(a) 0.02 (b) 3.125 x 10 -2
(c) 1.25 x 10 -2 (d) 2.5 x 10 -2
2 For the reaction , 1
X + 2Y→Z
5 moles of X and 9 moles of Y will produce
(a) 5 moles of Z (b) 8 moles of Z
(c) 14 moles of Z (d) 4 moles of Z
3 The quantum number of four electrons are given below: 1

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 The correct order of their increasing energies will be
(a) IV < III < II < I (b) I < II < III < IV
(c) IV < II < III < I (d) I < III < II < IV

4 How many spectral lines are produced in the spectrum of hydrogen atom from 5th 1
energy level ?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 4

5 The correct order of second ionization potential of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and 1
fluorine is:
(a) C > N > O > F (b) O > N > F > C
(c) O > F > N > C (d) F > O > N > C

6 Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer from the codes given below 1
the lists

7 When K2Cr2O7 is converted into K2CrO4, the change in oxidation number of 1

chromium is
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9
8 Alkyl groups act as electron donors when attached to a π-system because of 1
(a) resonance (b) mesomeric effect
(c) hyperconjugation (d) Both (b) and (c)

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9 What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? 1

(a) 3-bromo-3-methyl-1,2-dimethylprop-1-ene
(b) 3-bromo-1,2-dimethylbut-1-ene
(c) 2-bromo-3-methylpent-3-ene
(d) 4-bromo-3-methylpent-2-ene

10 1

11 Which reactions are most common in alkenes 1

(a) Electrophilic substitution reactions
(b) Nucleophilic substitution reactions
(c) Electrophilic addition reactions
(d) Nucleophilic addition reactions

12 1

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 Directions (Q. Nos. 13-16) : Each of the following questions consists of two
statements, one is Assertion and the other is Reason. Give answer as per the direction:
13 Assertion: The first ionisation energy of Be is greater than that of B. 1
Reason: 2p-orbital is lower in energy than 2s.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of
Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
(d) Assertion is true but Reason is false.

14 Assertion: I.E. Of N is more that of O as well as C. 1

Reason: This is due to difference in reactivity towards oxygen.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of
Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
(d) Assertion is true but Reason is false.

15 Assertion: The electronic structure of O3 is 1

Reason: The following structure is not allowed because octet around O cannot be
expanded

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of
Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
(d) Assertion is true but Reason is false.

16 Assertion: The heat absorbed during the isothermal expansion of an ideal gas against 1
vacuum is zero.
Reason: The volume occupied by the molecules of an ideal gas is zero.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of
Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is false but Reason is true.
(d) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
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 SECTION B
Directions (Q. Nos. 17-21) : This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in
one question. The following questions are very short answer type and carry 2 marks
each.
17 Calculate the empirical formula of a compound that contains 26.6% potassium, 35.4% 2
chromium and 38.1% oxygen.

18 Draw the geometrical shape and give hybridization along with the position of lone 2
pair (if any) for the following ions/molecules.
XeF2 , PO43-
OR
Using MOT,compare the relative stabilities and magnetism of the following species :
N2 and N2+

19 (i)Why does NH4NO3 dissolve in water spontaneously even when this process is 2
endothermic?
(ii)Write the conditions in terms of H and S when a reaction would be always
spontaneous.

20 (i)Consider the reaction: 2

N2(g) + 3H2 (g) ↔ 2NH3 (g) + Heat
Indicate the direction in which equilibrium will shift when
a. Temperature is increased
b. Pressure is increased.
(ii)Explain Lewis theory of acids with example.

21 (i)Give a chemical test to distinguish between propene and propane. 2

(ii)Identify A and B in the following reaction:

SECTION C
Directions (Q. Nos. 22-28) : This section contains 7 questions with internal choice in
one question. The following questions are short answer type and carry 3 marks each.

22 10ml of HCl solution gave 0.1435g of AgCl when treated with excess of AgNO3. 3
Find the molarity of the acid solution. ( Ag=108 )
OR
A sugar syrup of weight 214.2 g contains 34.2g of sugar (C12H22O11). Calculate:
(i) Molal concentration
(ii) Mole fraction of sugar in the syrup.
23 3
(i)How fast is an electron moving if its deBroglie wavelength is equal to the distance
travelled in one second.

(ii)What are degenerate orbitals. Explain with example

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24 (i)Give reason why the ground state outermost electronic configuration of silicon is 3

(ii) Find out the number of waves made by a Bohr’s electron in one complete
revolution in its 3rd orbit.
(iii)State and explain Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle.

25 Explain the following: 3

(i) Fluorine is the most electronegative and Cesium is the most electropositive
element.
(ii) The first ionization energy of carbon atom is greater than that of boron atom
whereas, the reverse is true for the second ionization energy.
(iii) The formation of F–(g) from F(g) is exothermic whereas that of O2–(g) from O–
(g) is endothermic.

26 Compute the standard free energy of the reaction at 270C for the combustion of 3
methane using the given data:

27 (a)Balance the following equation by ion electron method : 3

C12O7 (g) + H2O2 (1) ––→ ClO2 – (aq) + O2 (g) [Basic medium]

(b) MnO42– undergoes disproportionation reaction in acidic medium but MnO4– does
not. Give reason.

28 2 mol of an ideal gas at 250C is allowed to expand reversibly at constant temperature 3

(isothermally) from a volume of 2L to 10L by reducing the pressure slowly. Calculate
the work done by the gas ,ΔU,q and ΔH.

SECTION D
Directions (Q. Nos. 29-30) : The following questions are case-based questions. Each
question has an internal choice and carries 4 marks each. Read the passage carefully
and answer the questions that follow.

29 In 1902, while Lewis was trying to explain valence to his students, he depicted atoms 1+1+1+1
as constructed of a concentric series of cubes with electrons at each corner. This
“cubic atom” explained the eight groups in the periodic table and represented his
idea that chemical bonds are formed by electron transference to give each atom a
complete set of eight outer electrons (an “octet”).
Lewis’s theory of chemical bonding continued to evolve and, in 1916, he published
his seminal article suggesting that a chemical bond is a pair of electrons shared by
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 two atoms. (General Electric researcher Irving Langmuir subsequently elaborated on
this idea and introduced the term covalent bond.)
(a)Explain why PCl5 is trigonal bipyramidal whereas IF5 is square pyramidal.
(b)Explain the difference in the nature of bonding in LiF and LiI
(c)What do you infer about the structure of CO2 if its dipole moment is zero?
(d) Arrange the following in the decreasing order of lattice enthalpy:
LiCl , KCl , KBr , MgCl2
OR
(d) Although geometries of NH3 and H2O molecules are distorted tetrahedral, bond
angle in water is less than that of ammonia. Discuss

30 Organic reaction mechanism concepts are based on the structure of the substrate 1+1+2
molecule, fission of a covalent bond, the attacking reagents, the electron
displacement effects and the conditions of the reaction. These organic reactions
involve breaking and making of covalent bonds.

(i) Arrange the following in order of property indicated, give reason also.
CH3 CH2 COOH , (CH3)2CHCOOH , (CH3)3CCOOH
(increasing acidic strength)

(ii) Classify the reaction type as elimination, rearrangement addition and

substitution.

(iii )What are the necessary conditions for any system to be aromatic?Explain with an
example.
OR
(iv) What is hyperconjugation? How does it differ from resonance effect?

SECTION E
Directions (Q. Nos. 31-33) : The following questions are long answer type and carry
5 marks each. Each question has an internal choice.

31 Arrange the following in the order of property indicated against each set: 5
(a) CH3CH2CH2CH2 + , (CH3)3C+, CH3CH2CH2CH+CH3 (In the order of
increasing stability)
(b) – Cl, – CONH2, – CHO (In the increasing priority order if present in same
molecule)
(c) Out of Benzyl and ethyl carbocation which is more stable and why?

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 (d)Write the IUPAC name of the following:

(ii)

OR
(a)Give reason for the following:
(i) The central carbon carbon bond in 1,3-butadiene is shorter than that of n-butane.
(ii)AlCl3 is an electrophile.
(b) Explain tautomerism with example.
(c) Draw the structure of
i. (i) 2,3-Dimethylbutanal
ii. (ii) p-Nitroaniline

32 (a) An alkene ‘A’ on ozonlysis gives a mixture of ethanal and pentan-3-one. Write the 5
structure and IUPAC name of alkene ‘A’.Also give the chemical reaction involved in
ozonlysis.
(b) Out of benzene, m–dinitrobenzene and toluene which will undergo nitration more
easily and why?
(c) Write chemical reactions for the conversion of: Benzene to ethyl benzene.
(d)Write a short note on Wurtz reaction.

OR

(i) Which of the following show geometrical isomerism? CHCl = CHCl; CH2 = CCl2 ;
CCl2 = CHCl
(ii)Draw the resonating structures of chlorobenzene.
(iii) What happens when benzene reacts with acetyl chloride in presence of AlCl3.
Represent in form of chemical reaction.
(iv)Write a short note on Kolbe’s Electrolysis.
(v) Starting with pent-2-yne, how will you prepare pentan-2-one?

(a)The solubility of chalk is 0.0305 g/L.What is its solubility product? 5

33
(b) Determine the amount of ester present under equilibrium when 3 moles of ethyl
alcohol react with 1 mole of acetic acid, when equilibium constant of the reaction is
given as 4.
(c)Describe the buffer action of a basic buffer.

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 OR

(i)Calculate the pH of 0.1M CH3COOH when Ka=1.8x10-5

(ii)What is the ratio of Kp to Kc for the reaction
2SO2 (g) + O2(g) ⇋ 2SO3 (g) at 250C
Consider the unit of concentration in mol per litre and that of pressure in atmosphere.
(iii)Write conjugate base of HNO2 and H2CO3.

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