NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI

TERM 1 EXAMINATION 2023-24

CLASS IX SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY Max. Marks;- 70
Time-3 Hrs.

MARKING SCHEME

SECTION A
Question number 1 to 16 carry 1 mark each.

1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (c) 5 (b)

6 (a) 7 (a) 8 (b) 9 (d) 10 (c)
11 (c) 12 (d) 13 (a) 14 (a) 15 (d)
16 (b)
SECTION B
Q.NO. ANSWER MARKS
17 Molecular formula of calcium phosphate is Ca 3(PO4)2 ½

½
Its molar mass will be – 3(40) + 2(31) + 8(16) = 310 g/mol.
½
 Mass percent of calcium =120310×100
½

Percentage of Calcium = 38.71%

 Mass percent of phosphorus =62310×100

Percentage of Phosphorus =20%

 Mass percent of oxygen =128310×100

Percentage of Oxygen = 41.29%

18 The volumes of dinitrogen and dioxygen that combine (i.e., 45.4 L and 22.7 L) have 1
a simple ratio of 2: 1. As a result, it follows Gay Lussac’s law of gaseous volumes.

According to this law, “when gases combine or are produced in a chemical reaction,
they do so in a simple volume ratio provided all gases are at the same temperature 1
and pressure.”

19 The distance between two successive peaks or troughs of a wave is defined as its 1+1
 wavelength. So λ = 4 × 2.16 pm = 8.64 pm
OR
(i) Energy of photon (E) = hv
1+1
h = 6.626 × 10-34 J s ; v = 3 × 1015 Hz = 3 × 1015s-1
∴ E = (6.626 × 10-34 J s) × (3 × 1015 s-1) = 1.986 × 1018 J

20 (i) The element that has the highest first ionisation enthalpy is C. 1+1

(ii) The element that has the most metallic character is Al.

21 ∆U = – 742.7 KJ-1 mol-1 ; ∆ng = 2 – 3/2 = + 1/2 mol. ½

½
R = 8.314 x 10-3KJ-1 mol-1 ; T = 298 K ½
According to the relation, ∆H = ∆U+∆ng RT ½
∆H = (- 742.7 kj) + (1/2 mol) x (8.314 x10-3 KJ-1 mol-1 ) x (298 K)
= – 742.7 kj + 1.239 kj = – 741.5 kj.

SECTION - C
22 Molarity: - The molarity of a given solution is defined as the total number of moles 1+1+1
of solute per liter of solution. Depends on the volume of the whole solution. Molarity
has a unit of mol/liter.

Molality: - Molality is defined as the total moles of a solute contained in a kilogram

of a solvent. Depends on the mass of the solvent. Molality has units of mol/kg

23 Combination of A and B;- AB, AB2, A2B, A2B3 1

1
Mass of A (in g);- 2,2,4,4 1

Mass of B (in g);- 5,10,5,15

24 ½
½

1
1
25 The outermost electronic configuration of nitrogen is 2s2 2px1, 2py1, 2pz1 whereas that 1
2
of oxygen is 2s2 2px2, 2py1, 2pz1. Since oxygen acquires a stable configuration, i.e., 2p3,
by removing one electron from the 2p-orbital, it has a lower ionization enthalpy than
nitrogen. In the case of nitrogen, however, due to its stable configuration, it is
difficult to remove one of the three 2p-electrons.

26 P is surrounded by 5 bond pairs and no lone pairs in PCl5, whereas iodine atom is 1+2
surrounded by 5 bond pairs and one lone pair in IF5, so the shape of PCl5 is trigonal bi
pyramidal and IF5 is square pyramidal

OR

In CO2, there are two C=O bonds. Each C=O bond is a polar bond.
1
The net dipole moment of CO2 molecule is zero. Whereas, H2O molecule has a net
1
dipole moment (1.84 D). H2O molecule has a bent structure because here the O—H 1
bonds are oriented at an angle of 104.5° and do not cancel the bond moments of each
other.

27 Q = [H2 ][I2 ] / [HI] , 1

1
1
Q = 1 X 10-5 X 1 X 10-5 / (2 X 10-5 )2

Q=1/4

Q = 0.25

Q = 2.5 X 10-1

As the value of the reaction quotient is greater than the value of Kc, i.e. 1×10−4, the
reaction will proceed in the reverse direction.
28 ½
½
1
1

SECTION - D
29 1-(b) Atomic numbers 1
2-(c) Unnilseptium 1
3-(d) Henry Moseley 2
OR
(b) Period
30 1-(b) ionic radius 1
2-(c) First law of thermodynamics 1
3-(c) system 2
OR
(d) All the above
SECTION- E
31 I. 2

II: (i) Aufbau Principle: 1

The order in which the energies of the orbitals increase and hence the order in which the
orbitals are filled is as follows:
Is, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d, 5p, 6s, 4f, 5d, 6p, 7s, 5f, 6d,7p………………..
(ii) Pauli Exclusion Principle: An orbital can have maximum of two electrons and these must
have opposite spin 1
(iii) Hund’s Rule of Maximum Multiplicity: Electron pairing in p, d and/orbitals cannot occur
until each orbital of a given sub shell contains one electron each or is single occupied. 1
OR
i)
2+1+1+1
 ii) (a) Limitations of Rutherford Model
(b) Based upon the postulates of Bohr’s theory, it is possible to calculate the
energy of the hydrogen electron and also one electron species. (He +, Li2+ etc.) The
mathematical expression for the energy in the nth orbit is
E= -2𝜋Me4 Z 2 /n2 h2

32 I. Hybridisation :- It is the phenomenon of intermixing of atomic orbitals of slightly 2+1+2

different energies to form new hybrid orbitals of equivalent energy,
II.

III. (a) In case of water hydrogen bonding causes association of the H 2O molecules.
There is no such hydrogen bonding in H2S, that’s why it is a gas.
(b) There is hydrogen bonding in NH3 but not in PH3.

33 I)(a) First law of thermodynamics: It states that energy can neither be created nor be 1+1+1+2
destroyed. The energy of an isolated system is constant.
∆u = q + w
(b) It is defined as the amount of heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of the
compound is formed from its constituent elements in their standard states
II.
 OR

i) (a) q + w = ∆u
As ∆u is a state function hence, q + w is a state function.
(b) A real crystal has some disorder due to the presence of defects in its structural
arrangement whereas ideal crystal does not have any disorder. Hence, a real crystal
has more entropy than an ideal crystal.
ii)(a)At absolute zero of temperature there is complete orderly molecular in the
crystalline substance. Therefore there is no randomness at 0 K and entropy is taken to
be zero.
(b)∆𝐺 = 0 Because reaction in equilibrium
∆𝐺 0 = -2.303RTlnK = −11.488 𝐾𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙