CBSC CLASS XI – PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Maximum Marks: 50
Instructions
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Show all necessary working for numerical problems.
Section A (10 marks) Answer all questions.
(Each question carries 1 mark)
1. How many significant figures are present in the value 0.004560?
2. State the SI unit of entropy.
3. Which quantum number determines the shape of an orbital?
4. Write the condition for chemical equilibrium in terms of Gibbs free energy change.
5. Name the type of bond formed between Na and Cl atoms.
6. If the value of equilibrium constant (Kc) is very large, what does it indicate about the
reaction?
7. What is the bond angle in a linear molecule?
8. Identify whether the process is endothermic or exothermic:
ΔH = +85 kJ mol⁻¹
9. Write the relation between frequency and wavelength of electromagnetic radiation.
10. What happens to the equilibrium position if pressure is increased in a reaction involving
fewer moles of gaseous products?
Section B (20 marks)Answer all questions.
(Each question carries 2 marks)
11. A compound contains 40% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen by mass.
Calculate its empirical formula.
12. Calculate the number of moles present in 11 g of CO₂.
13. Write the electronic configuration of an atom with atomic number 17 and identify its
valency.
14. Distinguish between σ bond and π bond based on overlap and strength. (No diagrams)
15. Calculate the wavelength of radiation emitted when an electron falls from n = 3 to n = 1
in a hydrogen atom.
(Rydberg constant = 1.097 × 10⁷ m⁻¹)
16. Predict the shape of NH₃ using VSEPR theory and state the reason for distortion from
ideal geometry.
17. For the equilibrium:
N₂(g) + 3H₂(g) ⇌ 2NH₃(g)
Write the expression for Kc.
18. Calculate the work done when 2 moles of an ideal gas expand isothermally against
constant pressure of 1 atm, causing a volume change of 10 L.
(1 L atm = 101.3 J)
19. State one factor affecting chemical equilibrium and explain its effect briefly.
20. If ΔH = –120 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS = –200 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹, predict whether the reaction will be
spontaneous at 300 K.
Section C (20 marks) Answer any FOUR questions.
(Each question carries 5 marks)
21. a) Calculate the molar mass of a gas if 2.5 g occupies 1.4 L at STP.
b) How many molecules are present in this amount of gas?
(NA = 6.022 × 10²³ mol⁻¹)
22. a) Explain Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
b) Calculate the uncertainty in velocity of an electron if the uncertainty in position is 1 ×
10⁻¹⁰ m.
(h = 6.626 × 10⁻³⁴ J s, mass of electron = 9.1 × 10⁻³¹ kg)
23. a) Draw and explain the Lewis structure of CO₂.
b) State whether the molecule is polar or non-polar with justification.
24. For the reaction:
2SO₂(g) + O₂(g) ⇌ 2SO₃(g)
a) What will be the effect on equilibrium if:
i) temperature is increased
ii) pressure is increased
b) Name the principle used to predict these changes.
25. a) Define enthalpy change of reaction.
b) Calculate ΔH for the reaction using Hess’s law:
C(s) + O₂(g) → CO₂(g) ΔH = –393.5 kJ
H₂(g) + ½O₂(g) → H₂O(l) ΔH = –285.8 kJ
Find ΔH for:
CH₄(g) + 2O₂(g) → CO₂(g) + 2H₂O(l)
