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surface is the inner curved surface. These are also called converging mirrors.
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placed very close to the object, a virtual and
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one-fourth
near a concave mirror at
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curvature of the concave
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of the
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reaction and name the products
formed.

27. In the chlor-alkali proce35, name the products

given off at: (2)
(a) anode (b) cathode
Write one use of each of these products.

28. Write the bálanced chemical equations for the

reactions of: (2
(a) Iron with stearn (b Calcium with
water.
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Explain the process of urine formation in

humans ?
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statements (3
(a) Why do veins have
valves?
(b) Why the walls of
arterics are clastic ?
(c) Why do capillaries have thin walls ?
32. (a) Draw a ray diagram to show refraction of light through a
rectangular
glass slab. How is the emergent ray rclated to incident ray ? (3)
(b) Write the reason for the lateral displacement of the incident ray.
33. Study the given figure and answer the following questions : (3)

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(a) Mention the colour of the copper powder and the substance formed
after heating it.
(b) How can wc roverse the above reaction ? Write the equation for the
reverse reaction and state the substance that undergoes oxidation and
the substanco that undergoes reduction.

spongy.
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Write the
What is the name of X Name the two main ingredients of X.
used during baking
cnemical reaction taking place when the powder(BXis (3)
cakes.
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(5)
functions nd ther locations involved.
36 a) low will you showy Cxperimentally that metals are good conductors of
clectricity ? Draw diagram also.
(b) What is ductility ? Name the most ductile metal.
(c) Name two metals that ao the bost
conductors of hea.
OR
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that metal oxides are basic in nature whercas non
metal oxides are acidic in nature Alen write the chemical cquations
involved.
(b) Zinc is morce reactive than copper Justify this
equation.
statement with a chemcai
(5)
37. (a) Definc the term absolute refractive index. The
absolute refractive
index of diamond is 2.42. What is the significance of this statement ?
(b) Refractive indices of media A, B, C and D arc given (5)
below.
Media Refractive index
A 1.33
B l.44
1.52
D 1.65

In which of thesc four media is the speed of light (i) minimum and (i)
maximum ? Find the refractive index of medium C with respect to
medium B.
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An objcct is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal

length 30 cm.
(i) Use lens formula to determine the distance of the image fronm the
lens
(i) List four characteristics of the image in the case.
(ii) Draw a labelled diagram to justify your answer of part (i).

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