Combustion

Worksheet(MLL)

Q1. Classify the following as combustible and non-combustible substances:

Paper, sand, alcohol, metal, marble, plastic, nylon, charcoal, candle and petrol
Q2. What kind of combustion is-
a) Respiration
b) Burning of white phosphorous
c) Burning of coal in limited amount of air supply
d) Burning of LPG
Q3. Categorize the following fuels on the basis of their physical state:
Petrol, wood, LPG, Kerosene, Biogas, Methane, Hydrogen, coal tar and charcoal
Q4. Fill in the blanks:
a. Calorific value of a fuel is also known as ___________.
b. ________ is a supporter of combustion.
c. Kindling temperature is the temperature at which a combustible substance ______________.
d.______________ gas helps extinguishing fire.
e._________ is a substance which produces usable heat or energy.
f. A device used to extinguish fire is called a ___________.

Q5. Multiple Choice question (Choose the correct option)

1. Which poisonous gas is formed as a result of incomplete combustion?

  (a) Coal Gas (b) Carbon Monoxide (c) Carbon Dioxide (d) Nitrogen Dioxide

2. To extinguish a flame, which of these methods can be used?

  (a) Reduce temperature to below ignition temperature. (b) Remove combustible substance

  (c) Cut off air supply (d) Any one of these

3. The hottest zone of a candle flame is

  (a) Non Luminous Zone (b) Luminous Zone (c) Dark Zone (d) Middle zone

4. Which of these fuels has the highest calorific value?

  (a) CNG (b) Coal (c) Hydrogen (d) Petrol

Q6. (i) What are the essential conditions required for combustion?

      (ii) What is the essential condition required for extinguishing fire?

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Worksheet(Average)

1. Cracker on ignition produces sound. Why?

2. Although wood has a very high calorific value, we still discourage its use as a fuel. Explain.

3. What do you understand by fuel efficiency?

4. Explain how carbon dioxide is able to control fires.

5. Which zone of a flame does a goldsmith use for melting gold and silver and why?

6. It is not advised to use water if electrical equipment is on fire. Why?

7. What will happen when a paper cup with water is heated?

8. Two glass jars A and B are filled with carbon dioxide and oxygen gases respectively. In each jar, a lighted
candle is placed simultaneously. In which jar, will the candle remain lighted for a longer time and why?

9. If you burn a candle and coal, what is the difference in their burning?

10. If the clothes of a person catch fire, he should be immediately wrapped in a thick blanket. Why?

11. What is soot? How does it affect the environment?

12. Name the flame zone which contains-

a) Unburnt carbon particles

b) Carbon dioxide and water vapour

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Worksheet(HOTS)
1. Give reasons for the following-
a) No one is allowed to take any burning material within the premises of LPG godowns.
b) Red buckets containing sand are kept in offices and cinema halls.
c) Kerosene oil catches fire faster than wood
d) Middle zone of candle flame glow with yellow colour.
e) When the clothes of a person catch fire we cover him with a blanket.
f) Smelling agent is added to LPG.
g) Water is not suitable for extinguishing fires involving electrical equipment oil and petrol.
h) A candle burns with a flame, whereas a piece of charcoal just glows red when lit.
i) A five-rupee coin wrapped in a cloth is held near a lighted match stick?
j) Metals like sodium and potassium are exposed to air?
k) Water is used to extinguish fires caused due to oil spills or electrical short circuits?
l) A wet cloth is made to catch fire?
m) It is difficult to burn a heap of green leaves but dry leaves catch fire easily.
n) LPG is better domestic fuel than wood.
o) Paper by itself catches fire easily whereas a piece of paper wrapped around an aluminium foil
does not.
2. Radha and Ramesh were doing an experiment in which water was to be heated in a beaker. Radha kept
the beaker near the wick in the yellow part of the candle flame. Ramesh kept the beaker in the
outermost part of the flame. Whose water will get heated in a shorter time and why?
3. People usually keep angithi/burning coal in their closed rooms during winter season. Why is it advised
to keep the door open?
4. If you hold a piece of iron wire with a pair of tongs inside a candle flame, what will you observe? Will it
produce a flame?
5. You are provided with three watch glasses containing milk, petrol and mustard oil respectively. Suppose
you bring a burning candle near these materials one by one, which material will catch fire instantly and
why?
6. Once in a village, there was a fire in a hut. When a lot of dry powder of a substance, A is released over a
fire, the fire gets extinguished.
a) Name the substance A.
b) How the substance does extinguished the fire?
7. A matchstick does not catch fire on its own. But when it is rubbed, it starts burning. Why?
8. Manu was heating oil to fry potato chips. The cooking oil all of a sudden caught fire, he poured water to
extinguish the fire. Do you think, this action was suitable? If yes, why? If not, why not? In such a
condition what should Manu have done?
9. You are given three gaseous fuels A,B and C, 10g of each of these fuels is completely burnt. The amount
of energy released is found to be 20kJ, 150kJ and 135kJ for fuels A, B and C respectively.
Arrange these fuels in the increasing order of their efficiency and give reason.
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Q. Choose the correct option.

I. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

II. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
III. A is true but R is false
IV. A is false but R is true
V. Both A and R are false

1. A- Phosphorus catches fire on its own at room temperature

R- Phosphorus has very low ignition temperature
2. A- Goldsmiths use the outermost zone of the flame for melting gold
R- Outermost zone is the coldest zone of the flame
3. A- Incomplete combustion of a fuel releases carbon dioxide
R- Increased percentage of carbon dioxide in air lowers the temperature of earth
4. A- When a cracker is ignited, there is a sudden evolution of heat, light and sound
R- Igniting a cracker is called explosion
5. A- Wood and charcoal are the green fuels
R- Green fuels create less pollution