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ICSE Class10 Chemistry Hydrogen Chloride

The document is an examination paper for ICSE Class X Chemistry focusing on Hydrogen Chloride, with a total of 40 marks and a duration of 1½ hours. It includes objective type questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions covering the preparation, properties, and reactions of hydrogen chloride. Students are instructed to provide clear and legible answers, with balanced chemical equations and neat diagrams where applicable.

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ICSE Class10 Chemistry Hydrogen Chloride

The document is an examination paper for ICSE Class X Chemistry focusing on Hydrogen Chloride, with a total of 40 marks and a duration of 1½ hours. It includes objective type questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions covering the preparation, properties, and reactions of hydrogen chloride. Students are instructed to provide clear and legible answers, with balanced chemical equations and neat diagrams where applicable.

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ICSE CLASS X CHEMISTRY

Chapter: Hydrogen Chloride


Full Marks: 40

Time: 1½ Hours

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 All questions are compulsory.
 Answers must be written clearly and legibly.
 Chemical equations must be balanced and diagrams neat where applicable.

Section A – Objective Type Questions (1 × 10 = 10 marks)


Q1. Fill in the blanks: (1×5 = 5)

a) Hydrogen chloride is prepared in the laboratory by the reaction of ________ with ________.

b) Aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride turns ________ litmus paper red.

c) The drying agent used for hydrogen chloride gas is ________.

d) Hydrogen chloride does not conduct electricity in the ________ state.

e) Hydrogen chloride forms a dense white ________ with ammonia gas.

Q2. Choose the correct option: (1×5 = 5)

a) Which drying agent is suitable for drying HCl gas?

 i. Quicklime
 ii. Concentrated H₂SO₄
 iii. Anhydrous CaCl₂
 iv. P₂O₅

b) Which of the following reacts with HCl to liberate a gas?

 i. Copper
 ii. Sodium carbonate
 iii. Glass
 iv. Charcoal

c) The covalent compound HCl acts as an electrolyte in:

 i. Gaseous state
 ii. Solid state
 iii. Aqueous solution
 iv. All of the above

d) Hydrogen chloride is collected by:

 i. Downward displacement of air


 ii. Upward displacement of air
 iii. Over water
 iv. None

e) The bond present in hydrogen chloride is:

 i. Ionic
 ii. Metallic
 iii. Covalent
 iv. Coordinate

Section B – Short Answer Questions (2 × 5 = 10 marks)


Q3. Write the balanced chemical equation for the laboratory preparation of hydrogen
chloride gas.

Q4. Why is HCl gas not collected over water?

Q5. Explain why hydrogen chloride gas shows acidic properties in aqueous solution but not
in dry state.

Q6. What happens when HCl gas reacts with ammonia? Write the balanced equation.

Q7. Name the acid formed when hydrogen chloride dissolves in water. Give one use of this
acid.

Section C – Long Answer and Previous Year Questions (4 × 5 = 20 marks)


Q8. (ICSE 2023) State the chemical properties of hydrogen chloride with respect to:
a) Its reaction with metals
b) Its reaction with metal carbonates
Write balanced chemical equations.

Q9. Draw a neat and labelled diagram for the laboratory preparation of hydrogen chloride
gas. Why is the gas jar covered with a lid immediately after collection?

Q10. (ICSE 2022) State one test each to identify:


a) Hydrogen chloride gas
b) Hydrochloric acid in solution

Q11. (ICSE 2021) What is meant by the term “acidic dry hydrogen chloride”? Explain how
this gas reacts with moist litmus paper and with metallic oxides.

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