ICSE-X-Chemistry
Previous Year Paper year:2019
- #Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
- You will not be allowed to write during the first IS minutes.
- This time is to be spent in reading the Question Paper.
- The. time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
- Section I is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section II.
- The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets
[ ].
- #Section : I[40 Marks]
(Attempt all questions from this Section)
- #1
- #1-aChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
[5]
- #1-a-iAn electrolyte which completely dissociates into ions is :
(A) Alcohol
(B) Carbonic acid
(C) Sucrose
(D) Sodium hydroxide
Ans : (D) Sodium hydroxide
- #1-a-iiThe most electronegative element from the following elements is :
(A) Magnesium
(B) Chlorine
(C) Aluminium
(D) Sulphur
Ans : (B) Chlorine
- #1-a-iiiThe reason for using Aluminium in the alloy duralumin is:
(A) Aluminium is brittle
(B) Aluminium gives strength
(C) Aluminium brings lightness
(D) Aluminium lowers melting point
Ans : (C) Aluminium brings lightness
- #1-a-ivThe drying agent used to dry HCl gas is :
(A) Cone. H2SO4
(B) ZnO
(C) Al2O3
(D) CaO
Ans : (A) Cone. H2SO4
- #1-a-vA hydrocarbon which is a greenhouse gas is :
(A) Acetylene
(B) Ethylene
(C) Ethane
(D) Methane
Ans : (D) Methane
- #1-bFill in the blanks with the choices given in brackets:
[5]
- #1-b-iConversion of ethanol to ethene by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid is an example of .................
(dehydration / dehydrogenation / dehydrohalogenation)
Ans : dehydration
- #1-b-iiWhen sodium chloride is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid below 200°C, one of the products formed is ..................
(sodium hydrogen sulphate / sodium sulphate / chlorine)
Ans : sodium hydrogen sulphate
- #1-b-iiiAmmonia reacts with excess chlorine to form ....................
(nitrogen / nitrogen trichloride / ammonium chloride)
Ans : nitrogen trichioride
- #1-b-ivSubstitution reactions are characteristic reactions of .................
(alkynes / alkenes / alkanes)
Ans : alkanes
- #1-b-vIn Period 3, the most metallic element is .................
(sodium / magnesium / aluminium)
Ans : sodium