DELHI WORLD PUBLIC SCHOOL, ETAH

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2024-25)

CLASS - XI

CHEMISTRY THEORY (043).

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks:70

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Read the following instructions carefully.

(a) There are 33 questions in this question paper with internal choice.

(b) SECTION A consists of 16 multiple-choice questions carrying 1 mark each.

(c) SECTION B consists of 5 short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.

(d) SECTION C consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.

(e) SECTION D consists of 2 case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.

(f) SECTION E consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.

(g) All questions are compulsory.

(h) Use of log tables and calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A

The following questions are multiple-choice questions with one correct answer. Each

question carries 1 mark. There is no internal choice in this section.

1. The atomic orbital is ————–

a. The circular path of the electron
b. Elliptical shaped Orbit
c. Three-dimensional field around nucleus
d. The region in which there is a maximum probability of finding an electron

2. Which of the following statements indicates that law of multiple proportion is being followed?
a. Sample of carbon dioxide taken from any source will always have carbon
and oxygen in the ratio 1:2.
b. Carbon forms two oxides namely CO2 and CO, where masses of oxygen
which combine with fixed mass of carbon are in the simple ratio 2:1.
c. When magnesium burns in oxygen, the amount of magnesium taken
for the reaction is equal to the amount of magnesium in magnesium oxide formed.
d. At constant temperature and pressure 200 mL of hydrogen will combine
with 100 mL oxygen to produce 200 mL of water vapour

3. Which one of the following is not an isomer of 3-Methylbut-1-yne?

(a) Pent-1-yne (b) Buta-1,3-diene (c) Pent-2-yne (d) Penta-1,3-diene

4. Which of the following compounds will exhibit cis-trans isomerism?

(a) Butanol (b) 2- Butyne (c) 2-Butenol (d) 2-Butene

5. Benzene reacts with CH3Cl in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 to form

(a) Chlorobenzene (b) Benzyl chloride (c) xylene (d) toluene
6. The IUPAC name of CH3CHO is:
(a) Acetaldehyde (b) Methylaldehyde c) Formyl chloride (d) Ethanal

7. Which of the following molecular formulae belongs to the alkyne series?

(a) C7 H14 (b) C10 H22 (c) C9 H16 (d) C16 H32

8. The oxidation number of Cr in Cr(CO)6 is —————–

(a)0 (b) +2 (c) -2 (d) +6

9. The oxidation number of Cr in K2Cr2O7 is:

a. -6 b. +6 c. -2 d. +2

10. Reduction never involves:

(a) gain of electrons
(b) decrease in oxidation number
(c) loss of electrons
(d) decrease in valency of electropositive component

11. Ionic bonds will be formed more easily between elements with comparatively:
a. low ionization enthalpy and high electron affinity
b. high ionization enthalpy and high electron affinity
c. low ionization enthalpy and low electron affinity
d. high ionization enthalpy and low electron affinity

12. In the resonating structures of benzene, the number of sigma and pi bonds are
a. 3π and 12σ
b. 3σ and 3π
c. 6σ and 6π
d. 12σ and 12π

13. Considering the elements B, Al, Mg, and K, the correct order of their metallic
character is:

(a) B > Al > Mg > K (b) Al > Mg > B > K

(c) Mg > Al > K > B (d) K > Mg > Al > B

14. “Anything that influences the valence electrons will affect the chemistry of the element”. Which of
the factors given below is not affecting the valence shell?

(a) Valence Principal quantum number (n)

(b) Nuclear charge (Z)
(c) Nuclear mass
(d) Number of core electrons

In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true
15. Assertion : The empirical mass of ethene is half of its molecular mass.
Reason : The empirical formula represents the simplest whole number ratio of various atoms
present in a compound.
16. Assertion : Methane cannot be obtained by Wurtz reaction.
Reason : Wurtz reaction leads to the formation of symmetrical alkane having an even number of
carbon atoms

SECTION B

This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in one question. The following

questions are very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.

17. What is the basic difference in approach between Mendeleev’s Periodic Law and the Modern
Periodic Law?

18. Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds:

19. Calculate the mass per cent of different elements present in sodium sulphate.

20. Use the periodic table to answer the following questions.

(a) Identify an element with five electrons in the outer subshell.
(b) Identify an element that would tend to lose two electrons.
(c) Identify an element that would tend to gain two electrons.
(d) Identify the group having metal, non-metal, liquid as well as gaseous elements at the room
temperature.

21. Yellow light emitted from a sodium lamp has a wavelength (λ) of 580 nm. Calculate the frequency
(ν) and wavenumber (ν ) of the yellow light.

SECTION C

(This section contains 7 questions with internal choice in one question. The following

Questions are short answer type and carry 3 marks each.)

22. Write bond-line formulas for: Isopropyl alcohol, 2, 3–dimethyl butanal, Heptan–4–one.

23. Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds:

24. How many significant figures are present in the following?
(a) 0.0025

(b) 208

(c) 5005

(d) 126,000

(e) 500.0

(f) 2.0034

25. How would you convert the following compounds into benzene?
(i) Ethyne (ii) Ethene (iii) Hexane

26. Find the energy of each of the photons which

(i) correspond to light of frequency 3×1015 Hz.
(ii) have a wavelength of 0.50 Å.

27. Assign oxidation number to the underlined elements in each of the following species.

28. Explain the following.

 a. Electronegativity of elements increase on moving from left to right in the periodic table.
b. Ionisation enthalpy decrease in a group from top to bottom.
c. The radius of Na+ cation is less than that of Na atom.

SECTION D

The following questions are case-based questions. Each question has an internal choice

And carries 4 (2+1+1) marks each. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions

That follow.

29. Modern periodic table arranges the elements in the increasing order of atomic number. It has 18
groups and 7 periods. Atomic numbers are consecutive in a period and increases in group in a
pattern. Elements are divided into four blocks, s-block, p-block, d-block and f-block based on their
electronic configuration. 78% of elements are metals, about 20 elements are non-metals and few
elements like B, Si, Ge, As are metalloids. Metallic character increases down the group but
decreases along the period from left to right. The physical and chemical properties vary periodically
with their atomic numbers.

Periodic trends are observed in atomic size, ionisation enthalpies, electron gain enthalpies,
electronegativity and valence. Oxides of metals are basic, some are amphoteric. Non-metals form
acidic oxides, some form neutral oxides. s-block elements are soft, highly reactive, do not show
variable oxidation states. p-block elements are metals, non-metals as well as metalloids, show
variable oxidation states, exist as solids, liquids and gases. d-block elements are metals, form
coloured ions, show variable oxidation states, have high melting and boiling points. Lanthanoids and
actinoids are f-block elements, form coloured ions. All actinoids are radioactive.
a. Which group elements are most electropositive and why?
b. Name the elements which belong to d-block but are not transition metals.
c. What are representative elements?

30. The rotation of carbon-carbon single bond (s-bond), due to cylindrical symmetry of s-MOs
(molecular orbitals) long internuclear axis, in alkanes results into different spatial arrangements of
atoms in space, that are interconvertible. These arrangements are called conformations.

However, weak repulsive interaction are present between the adjacent bonds in alkanes so the
rotation of C—C single bond is not completely free and is hindered by a small energy barriers of 1-
20 kJ mol-1. The repulsive interaction between the adjacent bond is due to electron cloud. The two
types of conformations are very common, i.e., staggered and eclipsed.

The conformation in which the hydrogen atoms attached to the two carbon atoms are as far apart as
possible is called the staggered conformation. The conformations in which the hydrogen atoms
attached to the two carbon atoms are as closed as possible is called eclipsed conformation. Any
intermediate conformation between the above two is called skew or gauche conformation
a. The electronic distribution of the sigma molecular orbital is symmetrical around the
internuclear axis of C-C bond which permits free rotation around C-C bond. Such spatial
arrangements of atoms in which conversion of one another takes place by rotation
around C-C bond is known as
(a) rotamers
(b) conformers
 (c) conformations
(d) All of these
b. The possible rotamers of ethane is/are
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) ∞
c. The different conformations of ethane cannot be separated and isolated because
(a) small energy barrier
(b) large energy barrier
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

SECTION – E

The following questions are long answer types and carry 5 marks each

31. A) How will you convert benzene into

(i) p – nitrobromobenzene

(ii) m – nitrochlorobenzene

B) Predict the major product (s) of the following reactions and explain their formation.

32. A welding fuel gas contains carbon and hydrogen only. Burning a small sample of it in oxygen gives
3.38 g carbon dioxide, 0.690 g of water and no other products. A volume of 10.0 L (measured at
STP) of this welding gas is found to weigh 11.6 g. Find:

(i) Empirical formula (ii) Molar mass of the gas, and (iii) Molecular formula

33. A) What is the number of photons of light with a wavelength of 4000 pm that provides 1J of energy?
B) The mass of an electron is 9.1 × 10–31 kg. If its K.E. is 3.0 × 10–25 J, calculate its wavelength.