​ Chapter 1 to 5(Chemistry)

1. Write the balanced chemical equation for the following

A. Hydrogen + chlorine=Hydrogen chloride
B. Lead+ copper chloride=lead chloride
C. Zinc oxide + carbon= zinc + carbon dioxide
D. Calcium oxide + hydrogen chloride=calcium hydroxide
E. Barium chloride + aluminium sulphate= aluminium chloride + barium sulphate

2. You might have noted that when copper powder is heated in a china dish the reddish brown
surface of copper powder becomes coated with a black substance
A. Why has this black substance formed
B. What is the black substance
C. Write the chemical equation
D. How can the black coating on the surface be turned into reddish brown.

3. 2g of silver chloride is taken in a china dish and the china dish is placed in sunlight for
sometime . Write your observation and also write the chemical equation.

4. Decomposition reactions require energy either in the form of heat or light or electricity for
breaking down the reactants.

5. Take 3g of barium hydroxide in a test tube now add 2g of ammonium chloride and mix the
contents now touch the test tube from outside
A what do you feel from outside
B. Write the balanced chemical equation

6. Why is respiration considered as exothermic reaction. Also mention the gas produced during
thermal decomposition of lead nitrate.

7.2 g of ferrous sulphate crystals are burnt in a dry boiling tube.

A. List the observations
B. Write the equation and also tell the type of reaction

8. What is a redox reaction.identify the oxidizing and reducing agent in the following reactions
A. Iron oxide + Aluminium= aluminium oxide + iron
B. Lead oxide + carbon=lead + carbon dioxide
C. Manganese dioxide + hydrogen chloride= manganese chloride. + Chlorine gas + water
9. What is water of crystallisation? Write the common name and chemical formula of a
commercially important compound jiv has ten water molecules as water of crystallisation. How is
this compound obtained?
10. Name and describe giving chemical equation for producing sodium hydroxide?

11. How is plaster of paris and gypsum prepared?

12. A white powder is added while baking cakes to make it soft and spongy. Name the main
ingredients and explain the function of each ingredient?

13. What is observed when carbon dioxide gas is passed through lime water for
A. Short period
B. Long period

14. A.You have three solutions A,B,C having pH of 6,2 and 9 respectively . Arrange these in
increasing order of hydrogen ion concentration.
B. Why is solution of baking soda is used as antacid?

15. Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a basic salt justify this statement

16. Out of hydrochloric acid and ethanoic acid which one is weak acid and why?

17. On diluting an acid it is advised to add acid to water and not water to acid . Explain why

18. 2Ml of sodium hydroxide is added to a few pieces of granulated zinc metal taken in a test
tube . When the content warmed a gas evolved which is bubbled through a soap solution before
testing. Write the equation of the chemical reaction involved.
Name the gas which will be evolved when the same metal reacts with dilute solution of string
acid?

19. What is universal indicator? Two drops of phenolphthalein are added to a solution of sodium
hydroxide . State the colour change ?

20. What is meant by amphoteric oxide? Give two examples of amphoteric oxide. Also give
there reaction with an acid and a base?

21. Give reasons

A. Hydrogen gas is not evolved when most of the metals react with nitric acid?
B. Why does calcium starts floating on water?
C. Gold and silver do not react with water
D. Aluminium is a reactive metal but is still used for packing food articles
22. State what would happen

A. Some zinc pieces are placed in blue copper sulphate solution

B. Some copper pieces are placed in green ferrous sulphate solution
 C. An iron knife is dipped in copper sulphate solution
23. A metal X combines with a non metal Y by transfer of electrons to form compound Z.

A. State the type of bond in compound Z

B. Will this compound conduct electricity

24. Show the formation of compound formed between magnesium and oxygen with the help of
transfer of electrons

25. An ore on treatment with dilute hydrochloric acid produces brisk effervescence . Name the
type of ore with one example. What steps will ne involved in obtaining metal from enriched ore?

26. Draw labelled diagram for electrolytic refining of copper?

27. Draw a schematic diagram of the various steps involved in extraction of metals from ores for
metals of medium and low reactivity.

28. Soaps and detergents are both types of salts state the difference between the two. Write the
mechanism for cleansing action of soap. Why do soaps not form lather with hard water? Name
one soap and detergent

29.Differentiate between ethanol and etanoic acid under the following heads
A. Physical state
B. Taste
C. NaHCO3 test
D. Ester test

30. A carbon compound P on heating with excess con. Sulphuric acid forms another carbon
compound Q which on addition of hydrogen in the presence of nickel catalyst forms a saturated
carbon compound R.
One molecule of R on combustion forms two molecules of carbon dioxide and three molecules
of water. Identify P,Q and R also write the chemical equation ?

31. A.Define the term isomer

B. Two compounds have same molecular formula C3H6O . Write the name of these compounds
and their structural formula
C. How would you convert. Ethanol to ethene and propanol to propanoic acid

32.A carboxylic acid C2H4O2 reacts with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to form
a compound X . The alcohol on oxidation with alkaline KMnO4 followed by acidification gives
the same carboxylic acid. Write the name and structure of
A. Carboxylic acid
B. Alcohol
 C. The compound X

33. Distinguish between esterification and saponification with the help of chemical reaction.

34. What are hydrocarbons? Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons .
Draw the structure of one hydrocarbon of each type. How can unsaturated hydrocarbon be
changed to saturated hydrocarbon

35. Draw the electron dot structure of ethyne .

36. State the reason why carbon can neither loose four electrons or gain four electrons?

37 what is homologous series? Explain with help of an example?

38. List one advantage and limitation of Dobereiner , Newlands and Mendeleev

39. State modern periodic law and name the scientist who showed atomic number is more
important than its atomic mass

40. How does metallic character of elements in modern periodic table vary in a period and a
group

41. If an elements X is placed in group 14. What will be the nature of bond in the chloride.write
the chemical formula of the compound former.

42.The atomic number of an elements is 16. Prediction

A. The number of valence elections in its atom
B. Its valencia
C. Its group number
D. Formula of its oxide and choride.

43. Two elements P and Q belong to same period of periodic table and are in group 1 and group
2 respectively. Compare
A. No. Of electrons in their atoms
B. The sizes of their atoms
C. Metallic characters
D. Formula of oxides and chlorides

44. Three elements X,Y and Z have atomic numbers 7,8 and 9
A. State their position in periodic table
B. Formula of compound X and Z

45.How does the following vary in periodic table along a group and period
A. Valency and Atomic size