Practice Qsns - Chemistry-3 | Date: 09-Feb-2025
F.M. : 35 TIME: 45 mns
SECTION - A
MCQ
Question 1
The property which is characteristic of an electrovalent compound is that :
1. it is easily vaporized
2. it has a high melting point
3. it is a weak electrolyte
4. it often exists as a liquid
Question 2
When a metal atom becomes an ion :
1. it loses electrons and is oxidized
2. it gains electrons and is reduced
3. it gains electrons and is oxidized
4. it loses electrons and is reduced
Question 3
Which of the following compounds has all three bonds — ionic, covalent and coordinate
bonds ?
1. Ammonia
2. Ammonium chloride
3. Sodium hydroxide
4. Calcium chloride
Question 4
Which of the following is not a typical property of an ionic compound ?
1. High melting point
2. Conduction of electricity in molten and aqueous states
3. Insolubility in water
4. Existence as oppositely charged ions even in the solid state.
Question 5
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Question 6
Metals lose electrons during ionization. This change is called :
1. Oxidation
2. Reduction
3. Redox reaction
4. Displacement
Question 7
Question 8
Compound 'X' consists of only molecules. 'X' will have :
1. A crystalline hard structure
2. Low melting and low boiling point
3. An ionic bond
4. A strong force of attraction between its molecules
Question 9
The molecule which contains a triple covalent bond is :
1. ammonia
2. methane
3. water
4. nitrogen
Question 10
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SECTION - B
Answers the following questions:
2.(a) [ 7 = 1+1+1+1+2+2]
i. In covalent compounds, the bond is formed due to …………… [sharing/ transfer] of
electrons.
ii. Electrovalent compounds have a ……….. [low/high] boiling point.
iii. A molecule of ……………. contains a triple bond. [hydrogen, ammonia, nitrogen].
(b) By drawing an electron dot diagram, show the lone pair effect leading to the formation of
ammonium ion from ammonia gas and hydrogen ion.
(c) Give reasons - Hydrogen chloride can be termed a polar covalent compound.
3. [ 4=2+1+1 ]
(a) Electrons are getting added to an element Y:
(i) Is Y getting oxidised or reduced?
(ii) What charge will Y migrate to during the process of electrolysis?
(b) Acids dissolve in water and produce positively charged ions. Draw the structure of these
positive ions.
(c) Explain why carbon tetrachloride does not dissolve in water
4.
(a) How many atoms of each kind are present in the following molecules: calcium oxide,
chlorine, water, carbon tetrachloride? [2]
(b) How many electrons are required by each atom mentioned in (a) to attain the nearest
noble gas configuration? [2]
5. State the type of bonding in the following molecules: [6]
(a) Water
(b) Calcium oxide
(c) Hydroxyl ion
(d) Methane
(e) Ammonium ion
(f) Ammonium chloride
6. Define a coordinate bond and give conditions for its formation. [4]