SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER I

CHEMISTRY : CLASS X
2006-07
PLEASE WRITE EQUATIONS WHEREVER POSSIBLE .
Non-metals cannot displace hydrogen from the acids. Justify your
answer.
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What is a weak electrolyte ? Give an example.
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2.
3.

How will you distinguish between aldehyde and ketone ? ( give a

test to differentiate)
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4.

What is the role of limestone in extraction of iron from haematite ?

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5.

What is a catalyst? Give an example of a negative catalyst.

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6.

Complete the reactions :

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H\
C O HCN
H/

CH3COCH3

alk KMnO4

6. a) A solution of copper sulphate was kept in an iron pot. After a few

days, the iron pot was found to have a large number of holes in it .
Write the equation for it. Explain why does this happen?
b) Metal A can displace metal B from the oxide BO. Metal B can
displace D from the solution of the sulphate of D. Arrange A, B and D in
the increasing order of their reactivities.
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8.

A compound A of the formula C2H6O is oxidised to a compound B of

the formula
C 2H4O2 in the presence of a compound C. Compound
B reacts with NaOH to give sodium ethanoate as one of the byproduct. Name the compounds A, B, C. Give the chemical equations
for the reaction between A and B and between B and NaOH
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9. A non metal N belongs to 16 th group in the periodic table. It is used in

the vulcanization of rubber. Describe its extraction process. What will

happen when it reacts with nitric acid?

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