Q.1.

From the list of the substances given below, choose the pair required to prepare the salts (i) to (iii) in
the laboratory and write down the relevant equations.
The substances are :
Iron, Chlorine, Lead Nitrate solution, Sodium Nitrate solution, Iron (III) Carbonate, Lead Carbonate, Iron
(III) Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide and dilute Hydrochloric acid.
(i) Sodium Chloride (ii) Lead Chloride (iii) Anhydrous Iron (III) Chloride.

Q.2. All Ammonium salts are decomposed on heating. What other property do Ammonium salts have in
common?

Q.3. Answer the following questions, relating your answers only to salts in the list given below :
Anhydrous Calcium Chloride, Copper Sulphate-5-water, Sodium Carbonate-10 – water.
(a) Which compound is efflorescent?
(b) Which compound is blue in colour?
(c) Which compound is deliquescent?
(d) What would be seen on mixing a solution of Calcium chloride with a solution of Sodium carbonate?
(e) Write the balanced equation for occurring when a solution of Calcium chloride is mixed with a
solution of Sodium carbonate.

Q.4. In this question, you are required to supply the word (or words) that will make the following
sentence into correct statement which is to be written down in full.
Calcium nitrate reacts with Sodium sulphate to form Calcium sulphate.

Q.5. Describe in each case, one chemical test that would enable you to distinguish between the following
pairs of chemicals. Describe what happens with each chemical or state “no visible reason”.
(a) Sodium chloride solution and sodium nitrate.
(b) Sodium sulphate solution and Sodium chloride solution.

Q.6. Write balanced equations for each of the following reactions :

(a) Action of heat on Copper nitrate. (b) Zinc and dilute Sulphuric acid.

Q.7. (a) Choose the correct word or phrase from the brackets to complete the following sentences :
(i) Ammonium chloride is a soluble salt prepared by (precipitation, neutralization).
(ii) When Ammonium chloride is heated, it undergoes (thermal decomposition, thermal dissociation).
(b) Write correctly the balanced equations for each of the reactions mentioned in the above statements.

Q.8. Define the following terms :

(i) pH-scale (ii) Neutralization.

Q.9. (i) Outline the steps that would be necessary to convert insoluble Lead (II) oxide into insoluble Lead
chloride.
(ii) Write the balanced equations for the reaction required to convert insoluble Lead (II) oxide into
insoluble Lead chloride.
(iii) If iron reacts with dilute sulphuric acid, what will be the products of sulphuric acid?
(iv) A solution of Iron (III) chloride has a pH less than 7.Is the solution acidic or alkaline?

Q.10. From the following list of substances, choose the one substance in each case which matches the
description (a) to (f) given below :
(Write down the names exactly as they are given in the list. Do not write formulae.)
Ammonium nitrate, Calcium Hydrogen carbonate, Copper Carbonate, Lead carbonate, Lead nitrate,
Potassium nitrate, Sodium carbonate, Sodium Hydrogen carbonate, Zinc carbonate.
(a) A Hydrogen carbonate which exists in the solid state.
(b) A carbonate not decomposed by heat.
(c) A green coloured Carbonate which turns black on heating.
(d) a nitrate which gives off only Oxygen when heated.
(e) A nitrate which on heating decomposes into Dinitrogen oxide (Nitrous oxide) and steam.
(f) A nitrate which gives off Oxygen and Nitrogen dioxide when heated.

Q.11. Some methods used for the laboratory preparation of salt are
A – Metal + acid
B – Carbonate + acid
C – Precipitation
D – Direct combination
E – Titration
Copy and complete the following table :

Salt Method of
Preparation

mmonium Titration
sulphate

Calcium
carbonate

Iron (III) chloride

Lead nitrate

Zinc sulphate

Q.12. What do you see when concentrated Sulphuric acid is added to Copper sulphate-5-water.

Q.13. Name (formula not acceptable) the gas produced in the following reaction:
Warming Ammonium sulphate solution with Sodium Hydroxide solution.

Q.14. State what do you observe when :

(a) Neutral litmus solution is added to an alkaline solution.
(b) Lead nitrate solution and Sodium chloride solution are mixed.

Q.15. Copy and complete the table. The table summarizes the observations following the addition of
Barium chloride solution and Lead nitrate solution to solution of Zinc salt. If nothing happens write no
reaction as shown or write white precipitate.

Barium chloride Lead nitrate solution

solution

Zinc
chloride
solution

Zinc No reaction
nitrate
solution

Zinc
sulphate
solution

Q.16. Write the balanced equations for the following reactions:

(a) Dilute hydrochloric and Sodium sulphite.
(b) An acid and an alkali. (Yoy must first write : “The acid is ______ and the alkali is _______. “ then write
the equation)

Q.17. Write the terms defined by the following sentences :

(a) A soluble base.
(b) The insoluble solid formed when two solutions are mixed together.
(c) An acidic solution in which there is only partial ionization of the solute molecules.

Q.18. Differentiate between the chemical nature of an aqueous solution of Hydrogen chloride and an
aqueous solution of Ammonia.

Q.19. Write the balanced equations for the following reactions:

(a) Dilute Nitric acid producing Carbon dioxide.
(b) Dilute Sulphuric acid producing Hydrogen.
(c) Between Lead nitrate solution and dilute Sulphuric acid.

Q.20. Choosing substances from the list given below, write equations for the reactions which you would
use in the laboratory to obtain in the box given below the list:
(i) Sodium sulphate (ii) Copper sulphate (iii) Iron (II) sulphate (iv) Zinc carbonate.

Dilute sulphuric Copper Copper

acid sulphate

Iron Sodium
carbonate

Sodium

Zinc

Q.21. From the formulae listed below, choose one, in each case, corresponding to the salt having the
given description :
AgCl, CuCO3, CuSO4.5H2O, KNO3, NaCl, NaHSO4, Pb(NO3)2, ZnCO3, ZnSO4.7H2O.
(i) An acid salt.
(ii) An insoluble Chloride.
(iii) On treating with concentrated Sulphuric acid, this salt changes from blue to white.
(iv) On heating, this salt changes from green to black.
(v) This salt gives Nitrogen dioxide on heating.

Q.22. The following table shows the tests a student performed on two aqueous solutions A, B. Write
down on your answer script the observation (i) and (ii) that were made.

Test Observation Conclusion

(i) To solution A, Barium (i) A contains

chloride solution and SO4-2 ions
dilute Hydrochloric acid
were added.

(ii) To solution B,Silver (ii) B contains

nitrate solution and Cl- ions
dilute Nitric acid were
added.

Q.23. The salt which in solution gives a pale green precipitate with NaOH solution and a white precipitate
with BaCl2 solution :
(a) Iron [III] sulphate (b) Iron [II] sulphate (c) Iron [II] chloride (d) Iron [III] chloride.