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Board Paper Solution – 2019

ICSE Board
Class X Chemistry
Board Paper Solution- 2019
Time: 2 hrs Max. Marks: 80

SECTION I

Answer 1
(a)
(i) (D) Sodium hydroxide
(ii) (B) Chlorine
(iii) (C) Aluminium brings lightness.
(iv) (A) Conc. H2SO4
(v) (D) Methane

(b)
(i) Conversion of ethanol to ethene by the action of concentrated sulphuric
acid is an example of dehydration.
(ii) When sodium chloride is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid below
200°C, one of the products formed is sodium sulphate.
(iii) Ammonia reacts with excess chlorine to form nitrogen trichloride.
(iv) Substitution reactions are characteristic reactions of alkanes.
(v) In Period 3, the most metallic element is sodium.

(c)
(i) Reduction of copper (II) oxide by hydrogen.
CuOs +H2g 
 Cus + 2H2Ol

(ii) Action of dilute sulphuric acid on sodium hydroxide.

H2SO4 + 2NaOH 
 Na2SO4 +2H2O

(iii) Action of dilute sulphuric acid on zinc sulphide.

ZnS + H2SO4 
 ZnSO4 +H2S
 dil.

(iv) Ammonium hydroxide is added to ferrous sulphate solution.

 Fe OH2  + NH4 2 SO4
2NH4OH + FeSO4 

(v) Chlorine gas is reacted with ethane.

C2H6 + Cl2 
 C2H5Cl + HCl

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(d)
(i) When nitric acid is added to sulphur, it gives off a deep red-orange or
brown-coloured gas which has an irritating (pungent) odour.
(ii) When ammonia gas is passed over heated copper (II) oxide, black
copper oxide is reduced to greyish metallic copper.
(iii) The blue colour of the copper sulphate solution remains unchanged
during its electrolysis due to the copper electrodes.
(iv) When a small piece of zinc is added to dilute hydrochloric acid, white
coloured zinc chloride is formed, and colourless and odourless hydrogen
gas is evolved.
(v) When lead nitrate is heated strongly in a test tube, the yellow compound
formed and gives off a deep red-orange or brown coloured gas which
having an irritating (pungent) odour.

(e)
(i)
1. Given:
Mass of O2 = 12 g
Atomic mass of O = 16
Molecular mass of O2 = 32 g/mol
No. of moles of O2 =?
We know,
32 g of O2 = 1 mol
12 g of O2 = ?
12
No.of moles 
32
No.of moles  0.375mol

2. Given:
No. of C atoms = 1022
We know,
1 mole of substance contains 6.022 × 1023 atoms
6.022 × 1023 atoms of carbon = 12 g
So, 1022 atoms of carbon
1022  12

6  1023
 0.2 gm
The weight of 1022 atoms of carbon is 0.2 gm.

(ii) Molecular formula of a compound is C6H18O3.

The ratio of elements C:H:O is 2:6:1.
Therefore, the empirical formula of the compound is C2H6O.

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(f)
(i)
1. The IUPAC name of the compound is prpyne.
2. The IUPAC name of the compound is ethanal.

(ii) In ethyne, each carbon atom is attached to one hydrogen atom by a

single covalent bond and to another carbon by a triple covalent bond.
The shape of the ethyne molecule is linear.

(iii) The saturated hydrocarbon containing two carbon atoms is ethane

(C2H6).

(iv) The structural formula of acetic acid is

(g)
(i) Empirical formula
(ii) Acids
(iii) Electronegativity
(iv) Calcination
(v) Non-polar covalent bond

(h)
(i) Pb < Zn < Ca < K
(ii) Cu2+> H1+> Mg2+>Na1+
(iii) K>Na>Li>H
(iv) B < N < O < F
(v) Methane < Ethyne < Ethene < Ethane

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SECTION II

Answer 2
(a)
(i) Electron dot diagram of nitrogen molecule

(ii) Electron dot diagram of sodium chloride

(iii) Electron dot diagram of ammonium ion

(b)
Solution pH value
A 12
B 2
C 7

(i) Solution C will have no effect on litmus solution.

(ii) Solution B will liberate CO2 when reacted with sodium carbonate.
(iii) Solution A will turn red litmus solution blue.

(c)
(i) Element B forms an electrovalent compound with G.
(ii) The ion of element B (B2+) will migrate towards the cathode during
electrolysis.
(iii) The non-metallic element which has the valency of 2 is E.
(iv) F is an inert gas.

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Answer 3
(a)
(i) Electrolytes contain free mobile ions.
(ii) Non-electrolytes contain molecules only.
(iii) Weak electrolytes contain ions as well as molecules.

(b)
(i) Manganese dioxide on heating with concentrated HCl gives greenish
yellow chlorine gas.
Δ
MnO2  4HCl 
 MnCl2  2H2O  Cl2 
Copper (II) oxide does not react with concentrated HCl.

(ii) Ferrous sulphate solution on reacting with NaOH gives green gelatinous
precipitate of ferrous hydroxide Fe(OH)2.
FeSO4  2NaOH  Fe OH2   Na2SO4
Ferric sulphate solution on reacting with NaOH gives a reddish brown
precipitate of ferric hydroxide Fe(OH)3.

Fe2 SO4 3  6NaOH  2Fe OH3   3Na2SO4

(iii) Lead nitrate solution reacts with hydrochloric acid to give white ppt. of
lead chloride.
Pb NO3 2  HCl  PbCl2   2HNO3

Sulphuric acid on reacting with lead nitrate solution forms an insoluble

precipitate of lead sulphate.
Pb NO3 2  H2SO4  PbSO4   2HNO3

(c)
(i) Lead chloride: Precipitation

(ii) Iron (II) sulphate: Substitution

(iii) Sodium nitrate: Neutralisation

(iv) Iron (III) chloride: Direct combination

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Question 4
(a)
(i) S  conc. 6HNO3  H2SO4  2H2O  6NO2

(ii) C  conc. 2H2SO4  CO2  2H2O  2SO2 

(b)
(i) Ethene from bromoethane

C2H5Br  KOH 

 C2H4  KBr  H2O

alcoholic
hot, conc.  Ethene

(ii) Ethyne using calcium carbide

 Ca  OH2  C2H2 
CaC2  2H2O 
calcium calcium ethyne
carbide hydroxide

(iii) Methane from sodium acetate

CH3COONa  NaOH 

 Na2CO3  CH4 
sodium sodium methane
acetate carbonate
(c)
(i) Propanoic acid
(ii) Ethene
(iii) Ethanol
(iv) Acetylene tetrachloride

Answer 5
(a) Chemical formula of
(i) Bauxite: Al2O3.2H2O

(ii) Cryolite: Na3AlF6

(iii) Sodium aluminate: NaAlO2

(b)
(i) Cryolite lowers the fusion temperature from 2050°C to 950°C and
enhances conductivity.

(ii) Powdered coke is sprinkled on top of the electrolyte. It reduces heat loss
by radiation. It also prevents the burning of the anode.

(iii) Aluminium is collected at the cathode.

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(c)
COLUMN I COLUMN II

(i) Duralumin Aircraft body

(ii) Solder Electrical fuse

(iii) Brass Decorative articles

(iv) Stainless steel Surgical instruments

Answer 6
(a)
(i) Platinum is used as a catalyst to oxidise ammonia.
(ii) Acetic acid (CH3COOH)
(iii) Nitric acid (HNO3)

(b)
(i)
2NaOH  CuSO4  Na2SO4  Cu  OH2 
2mol 1mol 1mol 1mol
2 mol of NaOH gives a precipitate of 1 mol of Cu(OH)2.
We know,
40 g of NaOH = 1 mol
200 g of NaOH = 5 mol
As 2 mol of NaOH gives 1 mol of Cu(OH)2
So, 5 mol of NaOH will give
51

2
 2.5mol of Cu  OH2
1 mol of Cu(OH)2 = 98 g
2.5 mol of Cu(OH)2

2.5  98

1
 245 gof Cu  OH2

(ii) A light blue precipitate of Cu(OH)2 will be formed.

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(c)
Element % Atomic Atomic ratio Simplest
composition mass ratio
C 75.92 12 75.92 6.32
 6.32 5
12 1.26
H 6.32 1 6.32 6.32
 6.32 5
1 1.26
N 17.76 14 17.76 1.26
 1.26 1
14 1.26

The empirical formula of the compound is C5H5N.

Empirical formula weight = 79
We know,
Molecular weight = 2 × vapour density
= 2 × 39.5
= 79
Molecular weight = n(empirical formula weight)
79
n
79
n 1
Therefore, the molecular formula is C5H5N.

Answer 7

(a)
(i) Oxygen

(ii) Ethane

(iii) Nitrogen

(b)
Mg3N2  6H2O  3Mg OH2  2NH3
warm

NH3  HCl 

 NH4Cl
Δ
NH4Cl  NaOH 
 NaCl  H2O  NH3
A = H2O
B = HCl
C = NaOH

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(c)

Name of the Name of the Catalytic equation

compound process (with the catalyst)

Haber’s N2  3H2
Fe and Mo
2NH3  Heat
Ammonia
process 450 C  500 C,200 atm

V2O5
2 SO2  O2 2 SO3
450 C

Contact
Sulphuric acid SO3  H2SO4 
 H2S2O7
process
H2S2O7  H2O 
 2 H2SO4

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