SHREE NIKETAN PATASALA (CBSE) SCHOOLS
CLASS IX / CHEMISTRY / 2023-24
Posting date: 20.10.2023 Submission date: 25.10.2023
Marks : 20 Time : 30 min
I. Choose the correct answers: 1x3=3
1. The law of constant proportion was proposed by _________
a) Dalton b) Joseph Proust c) Avogadro d) Lavoisier
2. Which of the following symbols is incorrect?
i) Helium (He); ii) Aluminium (AL); iii) Carbon (c); iv) Cobalt (CO);
a) i) and ii) are true b) i), ii) and iii) are true
c) ii), iii) and iv) are true d) i), iii) and iv) are true
3. Which of the following is/are diatomic molecules? i) Oxygen; ii) Hydrogen; iii) Nitrogen; iv) Chlorine;
a) i) and ii) are true b) ii) and iii) are true
c) i), iii) and iv) are true d) All are true
II. Assertion and Reason type questions: 1x2=2
4. Assertion: The valency of aluminium is 3 and oxygen is 2.
Reason: The chemical formula of aluminium oxide is Al3O2.
5. Assertion: 1 amu equals to 1.66 x 10-24g.
1
Reason: 1.66 x 10-24 g equal to th of mass of a C12 atom.
12
III. Answer the following in brief: 2x2=4
6. Complete the table given below
S.No. Molecule Atomicity
1. CH4 (a)
2. O3 Trivalent
3. F2 (b)
4. Noble gases (c)
5. NO2 (d)
7. Calculate the molecular mass of the following compounds: a) C 3H8; b) C2H5OH;
IV. Answer the following in short: 3x2=6
8. Calculate the formula unit masses of ZnO and K2CO3.
9. Write the chemical formulae for the following compounds:
a) Zinc sulphate; b) Ammonium chloride; c) Sodium Nitrate.
V. Answer the following in long: 5x1=5
10. a) State the law of conservation of mass. [1]
b) State the law of definite proportion. [1]
c) Name the elements present in the following compounds: [1]
Sodium sulphate, Ammonium nitrate, Hydrochloric acid and ozone.
d) Calculate the percentage composition of each element in sodium chloride. [2]
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