Vicky Bogawat’s
YES COACHING INSTITUTE
ICSE Mathematics & Science
CHEMISTRY MODEL TEST PAPER
Question 1: Multiple choice question: [10]
1. An element in period 3, whose electron affinity is zero:
(a) Neon (b) Sulphur (c) Sodium (d) Argon
2. An element with the largest atomic radius among the following is:
(a) Carbon (b) Nitrogen (c) Lithium (d) Beryllium
3. In the laboratory preparation, HCl gas is dried by passing through:
(a) dilute nitric acid (b) concentrated sulphuric acid (c) dilute sulphuric acid (d) acidified water
4. The nitrate which on thermal decomposition leaves behind a residue which is yellow
when hot and white when cold:
(a) Lead nitrate (b) Ammonium nitrate (c) Copper nitrate (d) Zinc nitrate
5.The salt formed when concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with KNO3 above 2000C:
(a) K2SO4 (b) K2SO3 (c) KHSO4 (d) KHSO3
6. The property exhibited by concentrated sulphuric acid when it is used to prepare
hydrogen chloride gas from potassium chloride:
(a) Dehydrating property (b) Drying property (c) Oxidizing property (d) Non-volatile acid property
7.The indicator which changes to pink colour in an alkaline solution is:
(a) Blue Litmus (b) Methyl Orange (c) Red Litmus (d) Phenolphthalein
8. A chloride which forms a precipitate that is soluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide, is:
(a) Calcium chloride (b) Ferrous chloride (c) Ferric chloride (d) Copper chloride
9. The metal hydroxide which reacts with both acids and alkalis to form salt and water is:
(a) Calcium hydroxide (b) Magnesium hydroxide (c) Aluminium hydroxide (d) Ferric hydroxide
10.
(a) Sulphur (b) Sulphuric acid (c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Water
Question 2: Arrange the following as per the instructions given in the brackets: [5]
(a) Carbon, Fluorine, Beryllium (decreasing order of atomic size)
(b) Sulphuric acid, Phosphoric acid, Acetic acid (increasing order of number of replaceable H atoms per
molecule)
(c) Potassium, Lithium, Sodium (increasing order of ionization potential)
(d) He, Ar, Ne (Increasing order of the number of electron shells)
(e) Na, Li, K (Increasing Ionisation Energy)
I.C.S.E. - X CHEMISTRY Ph: 88620-12156
Question3: Identify the following: [3]
(a) An element in period 1 which can be placed in both group 1 and group 17 of the Periodic Table.
(b) The element having electronic configuration 2, 8, 6.
(c) The most electronegative element of period 3
Question 4:Hydrogen chloride gas is prepared in the laboratory by the action of concentrated
sulphuric acid on sodium chloride. [3]
(a) Give balanced chemical equation for the above reaction.
(b) State the method of collection of the gas formed above.
(c) What is the property of sulphuric acid that makes it a suitable reagent for the reaction?
Question 5: Write a balanced chemical equation for each of the following: [3]
(i) Reaction of carbon powder and concentrated nitric acid.
(ii) Reaction of excess ammonia with chlorine.
(iii) Reaction of lead nitrate solution with ammonium hydroxide.
Question 6:Represent the following by (.) and (x) in the diagram. [3]
[Atomic No.: Ca = 20, O = 8, Cl = 17, H = 1]
(i) Calcium oxide
(ii) Chlorine molecule
(iii) Water molecule
Question 7: Calculate the percentage of: [3]
(i) Fluorine
(ii) Sodium and
(iii) Aluminium
in sodium aluminium fluoride [Na3AlF6], to the nearest whole number.
[Atomic Mass: Na = 23, Al= 27, F= 19]
Question8 : [3]
(i) What do you understand by a lone pair of electrons?
(ii) Draw the electron dot diagram of Hydronium ion. (H=1; O=8)
Question 9: [3]
In Period 3 of the Periodic Table, element B is placed to the left of element A. On the basis of this
information, choose the correct word from the brackets to complete the following statements:
(i) The element B would have (lower / higher) metallic character than A.
(ii) The element A would probably have (lesser / higher) electron affinity
than B.
(iii) The element A would have (greater / smaller) atomic size than B.
Question 10: Give a balanced chemical equation for each of the following: [4]
(i) Action of conc. Nitric acid on Sulphur.
(ii) Catalytic oxidation of Ammonia.
(iii) Laboratory preparation of Nitric acid.
(iv) Reaction of Ammonia with Nitric acid.
I.C.S.E. - X CHEMISTRY Ph: 88620-12156
