Indraprastha WORLD SCHOOL

Paschim Vihar, New Delhi-110063

SESSION 2025-26
SAMPLE PAPER MID TERM
CHEMISTRY (043)
Class: XI Maximum Marks:70
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

• This Question Paper consists of 33 questions and 6 printed pages.

• This question paper is divided into five sections - Section A, B, C, D, and E.
• Section A- questions number 1 to 16 are multiple choice type questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
• Section B -questions number 17 to 21 are very short answer type questions. Each question carries 2
marks.
• Section C- questions number 22 to 28 are short answer type questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
• Section D- questions number 29 and 30 are case-based questions. Each question carries 4 marks.
• Section E- questions number 31 to 33 are long answer type questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
• There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided
in few questions in all the sections except Section A.
• Kindly note that there is a separate question paper for Visually Impaired candidates.
• Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION A
1. One mole of any substance contains 6.022 × 1023 atoms/molecules. Number of molecules of H2SO4 1
present in 100 mL of 0.02M H2SO4 solution is ______.
A. 12.044 × 1020 molecules B. 6.022 × 1023 molecules
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C. 1 × 10 molecules D. 12.044 × 1023 molecules
2. Which of the following pairs have the same number of atoms? 1
A. 16 g of O2 (g) and 4 g of H2(g) B. 16 g of O2 and 44 g of CO2
C. 28 g of N2 and 32 g of O2 D. 12 g of C(s) and 23 g of Na(s)
3. One mole of calcium phosphide on reaction with excess of water gives 1
A. One mole of phosphine B. two moles of phosphoric acid
C. one mole of phosphorus pent oxide D. two moles of phosphine
4. The total no. of electrons associated with third shell will be 1
A. 1 B. 2
C. 18 D. 9
5. Which of the following statements about the electron is incorrect? 1
A. It is a negatively charged particle.
B. The mass of electron is equal to the mass of neutron.
C. It is a basic constituent of all atoms.
D. It is a constituent of cathode rays.
6. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding orbits and orbitals? 1
A. Except s-orbitals, all orbitals have directional characteristics.
B. Maximum number of electrons occupied by an orbital is always 4.
C. An orbital is well defined circular path around nucleus in which electron revolves.
D. Orbits do not have directional characteristics.
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7. The increasing order of electron affinity values of O, S and Se is 1
A. O < S < Se B. S < O < Se C. O < Se < S D. Se < O > S
8. Which of the following pair of molecules contain odd electron molecule and an expanded 1
octet molecule?
𝐴. BCl3 and SF6 𝐵. NO and H2 SO4 𝐶. SF6 and H2 SO4 𝐷. BCl3 and NO
9. As per VSEPR theory, SF6 is a molecule of the type: 1
A. AB5L B. AB4L2 C. AB6 D. AB3L3
10. The Vander Waal’s radii of O, N, Cl, F and Ne increase in the order 1
a. F, O, N, Ne, Cl B. N, O, F, Ne, Cl C. Ne, F, O, N, Cl D. F, Cl, O, N, Ne
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11. 40 g of Sodium hydroxide (Mol. Mass = 40 g mol ) is dissolved in 250 mL of the solution. The 1
molarity of the solution is:
A. 1 M B. 4 M C. 0.5 M D. 0.1 M
12. Vitamin C is essential for the prevention of scurvy. Combustion of 0.2000g of vitamin C gives 1
0.2998g of CO2 and 0.819g of H2O. The empirical formula of vitamin C is:
A. C8H9O6 B. C5H9O7 C.C8H5O7 D. C8H5O7
For Questions number 13 to 16, two statements are given one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes A, B,
C and D as given below.
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
the Assertion (A).
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of the Assertion (A).
C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
13. Assertion (A): 2.000 has four significant figures. 1
Reason (R): All zeros after decimal are significant.
14. Assertion (A): KCl formed by the action of chlorine gas on potassium metal is a stable compound. 1
Reason (R): This is because potassium and chloride ions acquire octet in potassium chloride
formation.
15. Assertion (A): Noble gases have the highest atomic radii in their respective periods. 1
Reason (R): Noble gases have fully filled electronic configuration of in the periodic table.
16. Assertion (A): HF has hydrogen bonding stronger than water. 1
Reason (R): Fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen and forms stronger hydrogen bonds.
SECTION B
17. Consider the following species: 2

a. What is common in them?

b. Arrange them in order of increasing ionic radii?
18. p-Block elements form acidic, basic and amphoteric oxides. Explain each property by giving two 2
examples and also write the reactions of these oxides with water
19. Give reasons for the following: 2
a. Covalent bonds are directional bonds while ionic bonds are non-directional.
b. Ethyne molecule is linear.
20. Calculate the formal charge of thiosulphate ion to predict the most stable structure. 2
21. Calculate the oxidation number of CrO5 and justify the answer on the basis of its structure. 2
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 SECTION C
22. a. Balance the equation in acidic medium by using half-cell method: 3
Cr2O7 2- + Fe2+ + H+ Cr3+ + Fe3+
b. Using half-cell method balance the equation in basic medium:

23. A vessel contains 1.6 g of dioxygen at STP (273.15 K, 1 atm pressure). The gas is now transferred 3
to another vessel at constant temperature where pressure becomes half of the original pressure.
Calculate
a. volume of the new vessel.
b. number of molecules of dioxygen.
OR
Which of the following solutions have the same concentration?
a. 20 g of NaOH in 200 mL of solution.
b. 0.5 mol of KC1 in 200 mL of solution.
c. 40 g of NaOH in 100 mL of solution.
d. 20 g of KOH in 200 mL of solution.
Explain your answer with calculations.
24. A compound contains 4.07% hydrogen, 24.27% carbon and 71.65% chlorine. Its molar 3
mass is 98.96 g. What are its empirical and molecular formulae?
25. If 4 g of NaOH dissolves in 36 g of H2O, calculate the mole fraction of each component in 3
the solution. Also, determine the molarity of solution. (specific gravity of solution is 1g mL–1).
26. What is the wavelength of light emitted when the electron in a hydrogen atom undergoes transition 3
from an energy level with n=4 to an energy level with n = 2?
a.

27. a. Calculate the Bond order of Ne2 molecule on the basis of MOT. 3
b. Describe the hybridization of XeOF2.
c. Why is sigma bonds stronger than pie bonds?
28. a. The H—S—H bond angle in H2S is 92.2° whereas the H—O—H bond angle in H2O is 104.5°,
why?
b. Although very useful in a large number of cases, the octet rule has many exceptions. Give two 3
examples to support this statement.
SECTION-D
29. The modern periodic table arranges the elements in increasing order of atomic number. It has 18 4
groups and 7 periods. Atomic numbers are consecutive in a period and increase in groups 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, ionization 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, and do not show
variable oxidation states. p-block elements are metals, non-metals as well as metalloids, which

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 show variable oxidation states, expand as solids, liquids and, gases. d-block elements are metals,
form-coloured ions, show variable oxidation states, and have high melting and boiling points.
Lanthanoids and actinoids are f-block elements and form-coloured ions. All actinoids are
radioactive.
Answer the following questions (Any four):
a. Name the elements which belong to the d-block but are not transition metals.
b. What are representative elements?
c. What is the difference between oxidation states of p-block and d-block elements?
d. How would you react to the statement that the electronegativity of N on Pauling scale is 3.0 in
all the nitrogen compounds?
OR
d. Name the most electropositive element of the periodic table.
30. The dipole moment depends upon the polarity and shapes of molecules. Shapes of molecules can be 4
determined by VSEPR theory as well as hybridization sp, sp2, sp3, sp3d, sp3d2 are linear, trigonal
planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral geometry respectively. The hydrogen bond
is formed between hydrogen and F, O, N. Intra-molecular H-bonding is within the molecules which
is weaker than intermolecular H-bonding, between the molecules.
An ionic compound has 3-D crystal lattice in which positive and negative charges are equal. The
crystal lattice is stabilised by enthalpy of lattice formation, bond length, bond angle, bond enthalpy,
bond order and bond polarity have significant effect on properties of compounds. All the properties
of certain compounds cannot be explained by single structure, more than one structure of a compound
to explain its property are called resonating structures.
Answer the following questions:
a. Why is PCl5 shows ionic character in solid state?
b. What is bond order ?
c. SnCl2 is ionic while SnCl4 is covalent?
d. Why is NH3 a liquid while PH3 is a gas?
OR
d. Why is bond order of O2 les than O2+ ?
SECTION E
31. The first (ΔiH1) and the second (ΔiH2) ionization enthalpies (in KJ) and (ΔegH) electron gain 5
enthalpy (in kJ mol-1) of a few elements are given below:

Which of the above elements is likely to be:

a. The least reactive element. b. The most reactive metal.
b. The most reactive non-metal.

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 c. The least reactive non-metal.
d. The metal which can form a stable binary halide of the formula X2(X=halogen).
e. The metal which can form a predominantly stable covalent halide of the formula MX (X=halogen)?
OR
Account for 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. Among alkali metals which element do you expect to be least electronegative and why?
d. Nitrogen has positive electron gain enthalpy whereas oxygen has negative. However, oxygen has
lower ionisation enthalpy than nitrogen.
e. All transition elements are d-block elements, but all d-block elements are not transition elements.
32. a. Compare relative stability of the following species and indicate their magnetic properties: 5

b. Give the reason

i. Melting point of NaCl is higher than AlCl3.
ii. Formic acid exists as dimer.
iii. CH3OH is miscible with water.
OR
a. Based on MOT, Calculate the bond order of N2.
b. How Fajan’s rule help us to calculate the percentage covalent character.
c. Define polar covalent bonds with examples.
33. a. State Heisenberg Uncertainty principle. Write its mathematical expression. Calculate the 5
uncertainty in momentum of an electron, if uncertainty in position is 10-10 m.
b. What is the significance of Principal, Azimuthal and Magnetic quantum number in electronic
configuration of an atom?
OR
a. Electrons are emitted with zero velocity from a metal surface when it is exposed to radiation
of wavelength 6800 nm. Calculate the threshold frequency and work function (W0) of the metal.
b. What is the maximum no. of electrons having spin in the same direction if it contains 10
electrons.

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