I Unit Bits
I Unit Bits
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation: Reason: Here sodium (Na) displaces to form sodium hydroxide.
Answer
Answer: a
3. Which of the following statements about the given reaction are correct?
3Fe (s) + 4H2O (g) → Fe3O4 (s) + 4 H2 (g)
Answer
Answer: c
4. Which of the following are exothermic processes?
(i) Reaction of water with quick lime
(ii) Dilution of an acid
(iii) Evaporation of water
(iv) Sublimation of camphor (crystals)
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iv)
Answer/ Explanation
Answer
Answer: a
Answer
Answer: b
Answer
8. Give the ratio in which hydrogen and oxygen are present in water by volume.
(a) 1:2
(b) 1:1
(c) 2:1
(d) 1:8
Answer
Answer: c
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: d
Explaination: Reason: In this reaction HCl is oxidised to Cl2, whereas MnO2 is reduced to
MnCl2.
11. A substance ‘X’ is used in white-washing and is obtained by heating limestone in
the absence of air. Identify ‘X’.
(a) CaOCl2
(b) Ca (OH)2
(c) CaO
(d) CaCO3
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:
Explaination:
Answer
Answer: b
Answer
Answer: b
14. In the double displacement reaction between aqueous potassium iodide and
aqueous lead nitrate, a yellow precipitate of lead iodide is formed. While performing
the activity if lead nitrate is not available, which of the following can be used in place
of lead nitrate?
(a) Lead sulphate (insoluble)
(&) Lead acetate
(c) Ammonium nitrate
(d) Potassium sulphate
Answer
Answer: b
15. What type of chemical reactions take place when electricity is passed through
water?
(a) Displacement
(b) Combination
(c) Decomposition
(d) Double displacement
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: c
Explaination:
Answer
Answer: a
Answer
Answer: d
18. The condition produced by aerial oxidation of fats and oils in foods marked by
unpleasant smell and taste is called:
(a) antioxidation
(b) reduction
(c) rancidity
(d) corrosion
Answer
Answer: c
19. Electrolysis of water is a decomposition reaction. The mole ratio of hydrogen and
oxygen gases liberated during electrolysis of water is:
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 2:1
(c) 4:1
(d) 1:2
Answer
Answer: b
20. When S02 gas is passed through saturated solution of H2S, which of the
following reaction occurs?
(a) SO2 + 2H2S → 2H20 + 3S
(b) SO2 + 2H2S → H20 + 3S
(c)SO2 + H2S → H2O + S
(d) SO2 + H2O → SO3 + H2
Answer
Answer: a
21. Name the products formed when iron filings are heated with dilute hydrochloric
acid
(a) Fe (III) chloride and water
(b) Fe (II) chloride and water
(c) Fe (II) chloride and hydrogen gas
(d) Fe (III) chloride and hydrogen gas
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: d
Explaination: Reason: 2Fe + 6HCl → 2FeCl3 (Iron (III) chloride) + 3H2
Answer
Answer: d
23. Which of the following gases can be used for storage (a) Carbon dioxide or
Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen or Oxygen
(c) Carbon dioxide or Helium
(d) Helium or Nitrogen
Answer
Answer: d
24. A dilute ferrous sulphate solution was gradually added to the beaker containing
acidified permanganate solution. The light purple colour of the solution fades and
finally disappears. Which of the following is the correct explanation for the
observation?
(a) KMnO4 is an oxidising agent, it oxidises FeSO4.
(b) FeSO4 acts as an oxidising agent and oxidises KMNO4.
(c) The colour disappears due to dilution; no reaction is involved.
(d) KMnO4 is an unstable compound and de-composes in presence of FeSO4. to a
colourless compound.
Answer
Answer: a
25. In which of the following chemical equations, the abbreviations represent the
correct states of the reactants and products involved at reaction temperature?
(a) 2H2 (l) + O2 (l) > 2H2O(g)
(b) 2H2 (g) + O2 (l) > 2H2O (l)
(c) 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) > 2H2O (l)
(d) 2H2 (g) +O2 (g) > 2H2O (g)
Answer
Answer: d
Answers
1. oxidation, reduction
2. reduction, oxidation
3. salts
4. exothermic reactions
5. displacement reaction
6. BHA and BHT
7. Corrosion K MURALI KRISHNA
8. SO3
9. BaSO4
10. (a) x → (s); y → (aq);
(b) x → 2Ag