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Worksheet 1: Chemistry
Sagar Upadhyay (Science Faculty)

Section A – Physical & Chemical Changes

1. Which of the following is a physical change?

A) Burning of wood
B) Melting of ice
C) Rusting of iron
D) Cooking of rice
2. Which of the following is a chemical change?
A) Dissolving sugar in water
B) Boiling of water
C) Burning of paper
D) Breaking of glass
3. Evaporation of water is an example of:
A) Chemical change
B) Physical change
C) Both
D) Neither
4. The process of rusting is:
A) Physical change
B) Biological change
C) Chemical change
D) Mechanical change
5. Which of these involves change in chemical composition?
A) Freezing of water
B) Sublimation of iodine
C) Formation of curd from milk
D) Melting of wax
6. Cutting of paper is:
A) Chemical change
B) Physical change
C) Both
D) Neither
7. Which is a physical change among the following?
A) Cooking of egg
B) Boiling of alcohol
C) Fermentation of sugar
D) Respiration
8. The souring of milk is:
A) Physical change
B) Chemical change
C) Both
D) Neither
9. Conversion of water into steam:
A) Chemical change
B) Physical change
C) Biological change
D) All of these
10. Which of these changes is reversible?
A) Burning of candle wax completely
B) Melting of candle wax
C) Rusting of iron
D) Baking of bread
11. Which of these is a chemical change?
A) Tearing of paper
B) Dissolving salt in water
C) Respiration
D) Boiling milk
12. A chemical change always involves:
A) Change in shape
B) Formation of new substance
C) Change in state
D) Change in mass only
13. Which of the following is not a chemical change?
A) Photosynthesis
B) Respiration
C) Evaporation
D) Cooking
14. Which is a physical change in nature?
A) Rotting of fruit
B) Melting of butter
C) Combustion of coal
D) Ripening of banana
15. Respiration in humans is:
A) Physical change
B) Chemical change
C) Physical and chemical change
D) None
16. The sublimation of camphor is:
A) Chemical change
B) Physical change
 C) Both
D) None
17. Which of these is a slow chemical change?
A) Explosion of firecracker
B) Burning of LPG
C) Rusting of iron
D) Respiration
18. Which of the following is not an example of chemical change?
A) Digestion of food
B) Freezing of water
C) Curdling of milk
D) Baking of cake
19. Which of these is not a physical change?
A) Boiling of water
B) Melting of ice
C) Evaporation of petrol
D) Formation of vinegar from alcohol
20. The process of respiration in animals is:
A) Physical change
B) Chemical change
C) Both
D) Neither
21. Which of these is a reversible physical change?
A) Melting of ice
B) Burning of coal
C) Rusting of iron
D) Cooking of egg
22. Which of these is irreversible?
A) Boiling of water
B) Freezing of water
C) Cutting of wood
D) Baking bread
23. Dissolving sugar in water is:
A) Chemical change
B) Physical change
C) Both
D) Neither
24. Which is an example of exothermic chemical change?
A) Melting of ice
B) Burning of wood
C) Boiling water
D) Melting wax
25. Which process does not involve chemical change?
A) Burning of candle
 B) Rusting of iron
C) Melting of gold
D) Souring of milk
26. Which is a fast chemical change?
A) Rusting of iron
B) Photosynthesis
C) Explosion of cracker
D) Fermentation
27. Freezing water into ice is:
A) Chemical change
B) Physical change
C) Both
D) None
28. Which of these is an example of a temporary change?
A) Dissolving salt in water
B) Burning paper
C) Souring milk
D) Digestion
29. Which one is not a characteristic of a chemical change?
A) New substance formed
B) Heat may be evolved or absorbed
C) Change in state only
D) Irreversible in nature
30. Which of the following is not a physical change?
A) Boiling of water
B) Melting of ice
C) Evaporation of alcohol
D) Frying an egg

Section B: Elements, Mixtures & Compounds

31. Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

A) Sand and salt
B) Air
C) Oil and water
D) Soil

32. Which element is a good conductor of electricity?

A) Sulphur
B) Copper
C) Phosphorus
D) Iodine
33. Which of these is NOT a compound?
A) Water
B) Oxygen gas
C) Sodium chloride
D) Carbon dioxide

34. Which of the following is a metalloid?

A) Neon
B) Silicon
C) Sodium
D) Calcium

35. Brass is an alloy of:

A) Copper and iron
B) Copper and zinc
C) Copper and tin
D) Copper and aluminium

36. Which of these is a physical method of separating mixtures?

A) Electrolysis
B) Filtration
C) Neutralisation
D) Combustion

37. Which gas is used to fill electric bulbs?

A) Oxygen
B) Argon
C) Chlorine
D) Nitrogen dioxide

38. Which one of these is an example of a pure substance?

A) Salt solution
B) Distilled water
C) Steel
D) Air

39. Which of these is a non-metal?

A) Aluminium
B) Sulphur
C) Mercury
D) Sodium

40. Which separation technique uses the difference in boiling points?

A) Filtration
B) Distillation
C) Sieving
D) Magnetic separation

41. Which of these is a compound?

A) Milk
 B) Iron
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Air

42. Which one of the following is a mixture?

A) Water
B) Sodium chloride
C) Brass
D) Glucose

43. Which of the following is a liquid metal at room temperature?

A) Sodium
B) Mercury
C) Potassium
D) Gallium

44. Which is the lightest element?

A) Helium
B) Hydrogen
C) Lithium
D) Oxygen

45. Which of these is a noble gas?

A) Oxygen
B) Argon
C) Nitrogen
D) Hydrogen

46. Which of these alloys contains lead?

A) Brass
B) Solder
C) Steel
D) Bronze

47. Which of these is a heterogeneous mixture?

A) Vinegar
B) Sugar solution
C) Concrete
D) Air

48. Which process is used to obtain salt from sea water?

A) Filtration
B) Evaporation
C) Distillation
D) Sedimentation

49. Which one is an element?

A) Steel
B) Copper
 C) Brass
D) Air

50. Which of the following is NOT an element?

A) Carbon
B) Oxygen
C) Water
D) Sulphur

51. Which of these is an example of a colloid?

A) Salt solution
B) Milk
C) Copper sulphate solution
D) Distilled water

52. Which of the following is an impure substance?

A) Diamond
B) Gold alloy
C) Sulphur
D) Pure water

53. Which gas is used in balloons?

A) Oxygen
B) Helium
C) Hydrogen chloride
D) Methane

54. Which of these is an alkali metal?

A) Calcium
B) Sodium
C) Magnesium
D) Aluminium

55. Which separation technique is used for dyes in inks?

A) Filtration
B) Chromatography
C) Evaporation
D) Decantation

56. Which of the following is NOT a property of metals?

A) Ductility
B) Brittleness
C) Malleability
D) Good conductivity

57. Which one is NOT a mixture?

A) Sugar solution
B) Air
C) Diamond
D) Soil
58. Which is the main component of bronze?
A) Zinc
B) Copper
C) Lead
D) Aluminium

59. Which of the following is a gaseous element at room temperature?

A) Mercury
B) Nitrogen
C) Sodium
D) Potassium

60. Which method is used to separate magnetic substances from a mixture?

A) Filtration
B) Magnetic separation
C) Distillation
D) Sedimentation

Section C. CHEMICAL BONDING

61. Which type of bond is formed when atoms share electrons?

A) Ionic bond
B) Covalent bond
C) Metallic bond
D) Hydrogen bond

62. Which of the following is the weakest bond?

A) Ionic bond
B) Covalent bond
C) Metallic bond
D) Hydrogen bond

63. In NaCl, the bond between Na and Cl is:

A) Covalent
B) Ionic
C) Metallic
D) Hydrogen

64. Which of these is a property of covalent compounds?

A) High melting point
B) Conduct electricity in molten state
C) Poor conductor of electricity
D) Good conductor of heat

65. What is the valency of oxygen?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
66. Which type of bonding occurs in metals?
A) Covalent
B) Metallic
C) Ionic
D) Coordinate

67. Which of the following is not an example of an ionic compound?

A) NaCl
B) KBr
C) H₂O
D) CaF₂

68. Which bond involves a shared pair of electrons donated by only one atom?
A) Covalent bond
B) Coordinate bond
C) Ionic bond
D) Metallic bond

69. Which molecule has a triple covalent bond?

A) O₂
B) N₂
C) Cl₂
D) H₂

70. Which bond is strongest?

A) Ionic
B) Covalent
C) Metallic
D) Hydrogen

71. Which of these is a polar molecule?

A) O₂
B) CO₂
C) H₂O
D) N₂

72. In the NH₃ molecule, the type of bonding is:

A) Ionic
B) Covalent
C) Metallic
D) Coordinate

73. Which of the following is an example of a hydrogen bond?

A) Between Na and Cl
B) Between H and O in water
C) Between C and H in methane
D) Between Fe atoms

74. The sharing of electrons between atoms results in:

A) Ionic bond
B) Covalent bond
C) Hydrogen bond
D) Metallic bond

75. Which of the following molecules is non-polar?

A) H₂O
B) NH₃
C) CO₂
D) HF

76. The octet rule states that atoms tend to have:

A) 2 electrons in outer shell
B) 4 electrons in outer shell
C) 8 electrons in outer shell
D) 6 electrons in outer shell

77. The number of covalent bonds in CH₄ is:

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 1

78. Which bond is directional in nature?

A) Metallic bond
B) Covalent bond
C) Ionic bond
D) Van der Waals

79. Which of the following is a dative bond donor in NH₄⁺ ion?

A) Hydrogen
B) Nitrogen
C) Oxygen
D) Chlorine

80. Which type of bonding is present in diamond?

A) Ionic
B) Covalent
C) Metallic
D) Hydrogen

81. Which molecule contains both ionic and covalent bonds?

A) NaCl
B) H₂O
C) NaOH
D) Cl₂

82. Which of the following bonds is found in HCl molecule?

A) Ionic
B) Covalent
C) Metallic
D) Coordinate

83. Which gas has a molecule with a double covalent bond?

A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Hydrogen
D) Neon

84. Which type of chemical bond is responsible for the hardness of diamond?
A) Metallic bond
B) Covalent bond
C) Ionic bond
D) Hydrogen bond

85. Which is a property of metallic bonds?

A) Low melting point
B) Ductility
C) Poor electrical conductivity
D) Brittle nature

86. In CO molecule, the bond between C and O is:

A) Single covalent bond
B) Double covalent bond
C) Triple covalent bond
D) Ionic bond

87. Which of these is an example of a coordinate bond?

A) H₂
B) NH₄⁺
C) O₂
D) N₂

88. Which compound is held together by metallic bonding?

A) Cu
B) H₂O
C) NaCl
D) NH₃

89. Which of the following is an example of hydrogen bonding in a solid?

A) Ice
B) Diamond
C) Copper
D) Sodium chloride

90. Which type of bond is formed between two identical non-metal atoms?
A) Ionic bond
B) Covalent bond
C) Metallic bond
D) Coordinate bond