SCOPE TUTORIAL
Max marks-20
Duration-1 hr
Topic: study of compounds-HCl & NH3
Multiple choice question: (4x1=4)
1. Which of the following is true about pure HCl gas?
a. It is acidic in nature
b. It turns blue litmus red
c. It does not affect dry litmus paper
d. It ionizes completely in dry state
2. Which compound forms a white precipitate with HCl?
a. Silver nitrate
b. Sodium sulphate
c. Calcium carbonate
d. Ammonium hydroxide
3. Which of the following substances is used to dry ammonia gas?
a. Concentrated sulphuric acid
b. Fused calcium chloride
c. Quick lime
d. Phosphorous pentoxide
4. Which of following describes the bonding in ammonia?
a. Ionic bonding
b. Triple covalent bonds only
c. Covalent with a lone pair on nitrogen
d. Polar ionic bonds
Choose the correction option for given assertion and reasons:
(2x1=2)
a. Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is the correct
explanation of assertion
b. Assertion and reason both are correct but reason is not the correct
explanation of assertion
c. Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect
d. Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct
1. Assertion: ammonia gas is dried using quick lime.
Reason: quick lime reacts with ammonia to form ammonium hydroxide.
2. Assertion: a glass rod dipped in ammonia solution gives white fumes
when brought near HCl gas.
Reason: ammonia reacts with HCl to form ammonium chloride.
Short answer type questions:(3x3=9)
Q.2 State what fountain experiment demonstrates with reference to:
a. NH3 gas
b. HCl gas
Q.3 Give reasons for the following:
a. Copper sulphate solution changes colour after addition of ammonium
hydroxide in excess to it.
b. Precipitate will form on addition of excess ammonium hydroxide to zinc
sulphate solution.
c. Iron sheets are cleaned with hydrochloric acid before dipping into molten
zinc for galvanizing.
Long answer type question: (5x1=5)
Q.1 The diagram shows an experiment set up for the laboratory
preparation of a pungent choking gas.
(a) Name the gas collected in the gas jar.
(b) Write a balanced chemical equation for the above preparation.
(c) How the gas being collected?
(d) Name the drying agent in this experiment?
(e) How will you find that the gas jar is full of gas?