ICSE IX | CHEMISTRY
Sample Paper – 10
Worksheet
Question 1
(a) Name the gas evolved in the following reactions:
i. Steam is passed over red hot iron.
ii. Hydrogen is passed through boiling sulphur.
iii. Sodium nitrate is heated.
iv. Zinc carbonate is heated.
v. Lead nitrate is heated.
(b) Give the formula and the valency of the following radicals:
i. Acetate ion
ii. Sulphide ion
iii. Nitrite ion
iv. Aluminate ion
v. Zincate ion
(c) Deduce the molecular formula of the following salts:
i. Potassium bisulphite
ii. Sodium nitrite
iii. Calcium carbonate
iv. Aluminium carbide
v. Zinc phosphide
(d) What is the valency of the underlined element in the following compounds?
i. CaCl2 ii. CCl4 iii. CuSO4 iv. NaAlO2 v. Fe(NO3)2
(e) Balance the following equations:
i. Fe + H2O → Fe3O4 + H2
ii. Ca + N2 → Ca3N2
iii. Zn + KOH → K2ZnO2 + H2
iv. Fe2O3 + CO → Fe + CO2
v. PbO + NH3 → Pb + H2O + N2
vi. CaCO₃ +HCl (dil) → CaCl₂ + H₂O + CO₂
vii. Zn + HCl (dil) → ZnCl₂ + H₂
viii. MnO₂ + HCl(conc) → MnCl₂ + H₂O + Cl₂
ix. Na₂CO₃ + H₂SO₄ (dil)→ Na₂SO₄+ H₂O + CO₂
x. Mg₃N₂ + H₂O → Mg(OH)₂ + NH₃
xi. NH₃ + O₂ → N₂ + H₂O
xii. MgCl₂ + Na₂CO₃ → MgCO₃ + NaCl
(f) Write the formulae and balance the following equation :
i. Zinc + dil. Sulphuric acid → Zinc sulphate + hydrogen.
ii. Ammonium sulphate + calcium hydroxide → Calcium sulphate + ammonia + water.
iii. Lead dioxide + hydrochloric acid → Lead chloride + water + chlorine.
[Link] 1
ICSE IX | CHEMISTRY
Sample Paper – 10
iv. Aluminum oxide + sulphuric acid → Aluminum sulphate + water.
v. Iron + conc. Sulphuric acid → Iron sulphate + sulphur dioxide gas + water.
(g) Name the following:
i. A gas which turns Nessler's reagent brown.
ii. A gas having burning sulphur smell.
iii. Gas/es released when ammonium dichromate is heated.
iv. Catalyst used during manufacture of Hydrogen using water gas.
v. A metal which reacts reversibly with steam.
(h) Each question has four options out of which only one option is correct. Write the
correct option.
i. Choose the oxide which is non-acidic.
(a) NO2
(b) SO2
(c) SO3
(d) Na2O
ii. Molecular mass of gypsum: [Ca=40, S=32, O=16, H=1]
(a) 180
(b) 172
(c) 190
(d) 175
iii. On adding water to sodium, the solution formed is
(a) Neutral
(b) Alkaline
(c) Acidic
(d) Amphoteric
iv. According to Boyle's law, as the pressure increases, the volume
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains the same
(d) First increases and then decreases
v. The correct formula11
of Calcium aluminate is
(a) CaAlO2
(b) Ca(AlO2)2
(c) Ca2AlO2
(d) CaAl2O
Question 2
(a) Hydrogen may be prepared in the laboratory by the action of a metal on an acid.
a. Which of the metals copper, zinc, magnesium or sodium would be the most suitable?
b. Which of the acids dilute sulphuric, concentrated sulphuric, dilute nitric acid and
concentrated nitric acid would you choose? Explain why you would not use the
acids you reject.
c. How would you modify your apparatus to collect dry hydrogen? Which drying agent
[Link] 2
ICSE IX | CHEMISTRY
Sample Paper – 10
would you employ for this purpose?
(b) Name the following:
i. The law which studies the relationship between pressure and volume at constant
temperature.
ii. The law which studies the relationship between temperature and volume at
constant pressure.
(c) Find the percentage mass of water in epsom salt MgSO4·7H2O.
(d) Complete and balance the following equations:
i. Fe + HCl→
ii. CuCl2 + NaOH→
iii. SO3 + H2O →
iv. Zn(NO3)2 ⎯⎯ →
v. KNO3 ⎯⎯
→
(e) Give reasons why:
i. Common salt becomes wet during the rainy season.
ii. The level of concentrated H2SO4 in the jar increases when exposed to the atmosphere.
iii. Washing soda loses its weight when exposed to the atmosphere.
iv. Copper does not react with water even when strongly heated.
v. Ferric chloride is stored in airtight bottles.
(f) State which of the following salts increase in weight, decrease in weight or remain the
same when exposed to the atmosphere.
i. Sodium hydroxide
ii. Ferric chloride
iii. Green vitriol
iv. Concentrated sulphuric acid
v. Common salt
(g) Three elements 'A', 'B' and 'C' have mass numbers 24, 32 and 16, respectively. Calculate
the percentage by weight of M in the formula ABC4.
(h) State the position of hydrogen in the modern periodic table.
(i) At a constant temperature, a gas at a pressure of 750 mm of mercury occupies a volume
of 100 cm3. If the volume is decreased by 40%, then find the new pressure.
(j) 2.5 dm3 of dry nitrogen gas is collected at a temperature of 27°C and a pressure of 740
mm of mercury. Find the volume of the gas at STP.
(k) What are the limitations of chemical equation?
(l) MNO₃ is a formula of a nitrate of a metal M. write down the formulae of :
[Link] 3
ICSE IX | CHEMISTRY
Sample Paper – 10
o Oxide of M
o Nitride of M
o Sulphate of M
(m) Explain the term ‘valency’ and ‘variable valency’.
(n) What do you understand by the term chemical formula? What information is given by
the formula NH3?
(o) Define balanced and unbalanced equation
(p) Give the names of the following compounds:
Cu2O, CuO , Hg2O, HgO, FeO, Fe2O3
[Link] 4
