ICSE-X-Chemistry

Previous Year Paper year:2009

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  • #3-a-iii
    iii. State one condition to ensure that the deposit is smooth, firm and long lasting.
    Ans : A small current is passed for a longer time.
  • #3-a-iv
    iv. Write the reaction taking place at the cathode.
    Ans : Ag+ + e- -> Ag
  • #3-a-v
    v. Write the reaction taking place at the anode.
    Ans : Ag - e- -> Ag+.
  • #3-b [3]
    The sketch below illustrates the refining of aluminium by Hoopes process.
  • #3-b-i
    i. Which of A and B is the cathode and which one is the anode?
    Ans : A is cathode and B is anode.
  • #3-b-ii
    ii. What is the electrolyte in the tank?
    Ans : Molten fluorides.
  • #3-b-iii
    iii. What material is used for the cathode?
    Ans : Graphite rods dipped in pure molten aluminium.
  • #3-c [2]
    State the property of the metal being utilised in the following:
    Use of metal Property
    Zinc in galvanisation
    Aluminium in thermite welding
    Ans :

    Use of metal Property
    Zinc in Galvanization Zinc forms a protective layer of zinc oxide which prevents rusting of iron.
    Aluminium in Thermite welding Strong affinity for oxygen.
  • #4
  • #4-a [6]
    Ans : -5601479
  • #4-a-i
    i. A gas cylinder contains ``24 \times 10^{24}`` molecules of nitrogen gas. If Avogadro.s number is
    ``6 \times10^{23}`` and the relative atomic mass of nitrogen is 14, calculate:
    1. Mass of nitrogen gas in the cylinder.
    2. Volume of nitrogen at STP in ``\pu{dm3}``.
  • #4-a-ii
    ii. Commercial sodium hydroxide weighing ``\pu{30 g}`` has some sodium chloride in it. The
    mixture on dissolving in water and subsequent treatment with excess silver nitrate
    solution formed a precipitate weighing ``\pu{14.3 g}``. What is the percentage of sodium
    chloride in the commercial sample of sodium hydroxide? The equation for the
    reaction is
    $$\ce{NaCl + AgNO3 . AgCl + NaNO3 }$$.
    [Relative molecular mass of NaCl = 58; AgCl = 143]
  • #4-a-iii
    iii. A certain gas .X. occupies a volume of ``\pu{100 cm3}`` at STP and weighs 0.5 g. Find its
    relative molecular mass.
  • #4-b [4]
    Solution A is a strong acid.
    Solution B is a weak acid.
    Solution C is a strong alkali.
  • #4-b-i
    i. Which solution contains solute molecules in addition to water molecules?
    Ans : Solution B