AKR ACADEMY SCHOOL (CBSE) 2023 -2024

AVINASHI -TIRUPUR

ACID - SA1 - PART1

Class 10 - Science

1. When zinc metal is treated with a dilute solution of a strong acid, a gas is evolved, which is utilised in the [1]
hydrogenation of oil. Name the gas evolved. Write the chemical equation of the reaction and also write a test to
detect the gas formed.
2. Describe an activity to show that the effect of base is nullified by addition of an acid and vice versa. What is the [1]
name given to this reaction? Define it.
3. In the following schematic diagram for the preparation of hydrogen gas as shown in fig, what would happen if [1]
following changes are made?

Instead of dilute sulphuric acid, dilute hydrochloric acid is taken.

4. A chemical compound X is prepared using sodium chloride as starting material. The compound X is used for [1]
faster cooking. It also finds use as an ingredient in medicine to treat indigestion.
i. Identify the compound X.
ii. Give an equation for the chemical reaction which takes place upon heating X during cooking.
iii. Which quality of compound X makes it suitable for treating indigestion?
5. A dry pellet of a common base B, when kept in open absorbs moisture and turns sticky. The compound is also a [1]
by-product of chlor-alkali process. Identify B. What type of reaction occurs when B is treated with an acidic
oxide? Write a balanced chemical equation for one such solution.
6. Explain the following giving equation in each: [1]
i. Baking soda is heated.
ii. Washing soda is heated.
iii. Gypsum is heated at 373 K.
7. In the following schematic diagram for the preparation of hydrogen gas as shown in fig, what would happen if [1]
following changes are made?

In place of zinc granules, same amount of zinc dust is taken int the test tube.

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 8. Name the three products of the 'chlor-alkali' process. Write one commercially or industrially important material [1]
each that can be prepared from each of these products.
9. Write uses of [1]
I. Acids
II. Bases
III. Salts
10. Write the chemical name for Plaster of paris. Write the chemical equation of its preparation. Why should Plaster [1]
of Paris be stored in a dry place.
11. State reason for the following: [1]
a. Lemon is used for restoring the shine of tarnished copper vessels.
b. A metal sulphide is converted into its oxide to extract the metal from the sulphide ore.
c. Copper wires are used in electrical appliances.
12. A compound which is prepared from gypsum has the property of hardening when mixed with a proper quantity [1]
of water. Identify the compound. Write the chemical equation for its preparation. For what purpose is it used in
hospitals?
13. A sulphate salt of Group 2 element of the Periodic Table is a white, soft substance, which can be moulded into [1]
different shapes by making its dough. When this compound is left in open for some time, it becomes a solid
mass and cannot be used for moulding purposes. Identify the sulphate salt and why does it show such a
behaviour? Give the reaction involved.
14. Rahul was playing with his friends. Suddenly, Rahul was stung by a honeybee and was in great pain. [1]
Immediately, his friends call his mother. She applied a coating of toothpaste on the affected area and then took
him to the doctor.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions.
i. What could be the reason for this burning pain?
ii. Why did his mother applied toothpaste on the affected area?
iii. What qualities are possessed by Rahul's friends?
15. Sugandha prepares HCl gas in her school laboratory using certain chemicals. She puts both dry and wet litmus [1]
paper in contact with the gas.
i. Name the reagent used by Sugandha to prepare HCl gas.
ii. State the colour change observed with dry and wet litmus paper.
iii. Show the formation of ions when HCl gas combines with water.
16. Justify HNO3 and KOH are respectively strong and weak acid and base. [1]
17. Define water of crystallisation with two examples. How will you prove their existence in the examples given by [1]
you?
18. To the three solutions listed below, a few drops of phenolphthalein and blue litmus were added separately. [1]
Specify the colour change in each case, if any:

Name of the solution Colour change with phenolphthalein Colour change with blue litmus

(a) Sodium carbonate

(b) Hydrochloric acid

(c) Sodium chloride

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19. With the help of a chemical equation, explain how a soda-acid fire extinguisher helps in putting out a fire. [1]
20. While eating food, you spill some curry on your white shirt. You immediately scrub it with soap. What happens [1]
to its yellow colour on scrubbing with soap? What happens to this stain when the shirt is washed with plenty of
water?
21. Does Tartaric acid helps in making cake or bread fluffy. Justify. [1]
22. A white shirt has a yellow stain of curry. When soap is rubbed on this shirt during washing, the yellow stain [1]
turns reddish-brown. On rinsing the shirt with plenty of water, the reddish-brown stain turns yellow again.
i. Name the natural indicator present in curry stain.
ii. Explain the changes in colour of this indicator which take place during washing and rinsing the shirt.
iii. What is the nature of soap (acidic/basic) as shown by the indicator present in curry stain?
23. During the reaction of some metals with dilute hydrochloric acid, the following observations were made by a [1]
student:
i. Silver does not show any change.
ii. Some bubbles of a gas are seen when lead is reacted with the acid.
iii. The reaction of sodium is found to be highly explosive.
iv. The temperature of the reaction mixture rises when aluminium is added to the acid.
Explain these observations giving appropriate reason.
24. A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk. [1]
i. Why does he shift the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline?
ii. Why does this milk take a long time to set as curd?
iii. What do you expect to observe when milk comes to boil?
25. Why is copper sulphate pentahydrate coloured? [1]
26. Write some important uses of baking soda. [1]
27. What is a neutralization reaction? Give two examples. [1]
28. What is salt hydrolysis ? [1]
29. Out of HCI and CH3COOH, which one is a weak acid and why? Describe an activity to support your answer. [1]
30. Name the gas evolved when dilute HCl reacts with sodium hydrogen carbonate. How is it recognised? [1]
31. Write a note on pH scale. [1]
32. What is the use of common salt in soap industry? [1]
33. What is litmus solution ? [1]
34. Write chemical formula of washing soda. How is it obtained from baking soda? Name one industrial use of [1]
washing soda other than washing clothes.
35. (i) Name the products formed when sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated. [1]
(ii) Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved in (i)
36. What do you understand by acidic oxide ? Give two examples. [1]
37. Name the acid present in an ant sting and give its chemical formula. Also give the common method to get relief [1]
from the discomfort caused by the ant sting.
38. What happens when an acid reacts with a metal oxide? Explain with the help of an example. Write a balanced [1]
equation for the reaction involved.
39. What is the chemical name of washing soda ? Name the three chief raw materials used for making washing soda. [1]
40. What is meant by water of crystallisation? How would you show that copper sulphate crystals contain water of [1]
crystallisation?

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41. Give some practical uses of neutralization. [1]
42. What do you understand by basic oxide ? Give two examples [1]
43. Give two important uses of washing soda and baking soda. [1]
44. Give two application of the reaction of neutralization in daily life. [1]
45. Write the name and formula of each of the following: [1]
i. An acidic salt
ii. A basic salt
iii. A neutral salt
46. What is the biological importance of pH ? [1]
47. State the number of water molecules present in crystals of washing soda and Plaster of Paris. What are these [1]
water molecules called as?
48. Define neutralization reaction. Give two examples. [1]
49. What happens when nitric acid is added to an egg shell? [1]
50. What will be the action of the following substance in litmus paper? [1]
Curd, Soap solution.
51. A student prepared a special ink using some basic chemical compound. The colour of the ink is blue. The [1]
imprints marked on white paper using this ink turn invisible when the paper is heated slightly and the imprints
reappear when the paper is kept outside for some time. Explain the observations.
52. How is plaster of Paris chemically different from gypsum? How may these be inter converted? Write one use of [1]
plaster of Paris?
53. Five solutions A, B, C, D and E were tested with universal indicator and the rough pH found for each are 5, 12, [1]
13.5, 1.5 and 6.8 respectively.
Categorize the solutions A to E in neutral, acidic, highly acidic, basic and highly basic categories.
54. What will you observe when: [1]
(i) Red litmus is introduced into a solution of sodium sulphate.
(ii) Methyl orange is added to dil HCl.
(iii) Blue litmus is introduced into a solution of ferric chloride
55. Salt A commonly used in bakery products on heating gets converted into another salt B which itself is used for [1]
removal of hardness of water and a gas C is evolved. The gas C when passed through lime water, turns it milky.
identify A, B and C.
56. When a piece of limestone reacts with dilute HCl, a gas X is produced. When gas X is passed through lime water [1]
then a white precipitate Y is formed. On passing excess of gas X, the white precipitate dissolves forming a
soluble compound Z.
i. What are X, Y and Z?
ii. Write equations for the reactions which take place:
a. When limestone reacts with dilute HCl.
b. When gas X reacts with lime water to form white precipitate Y.
c. When excess of gas X dissolves white precipitate Y to form a soluble compound Z.
57. A compound which is prepared from gypsum has the property of hardening when mixed with right quantity of [1]
water.
i. Identify the compound and write its chemical formula.
ii. Write the chemical equation for its preparation.

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 iii. List any two uses of above compound.
58. A student dropped few pieces of marble in dilute hydrochloric acid contained in a test tube. The evolved gas was [1]
then passed through lime water. What change would be observed in lime water? Write balanced chemical
equation for both the change observed?
59. On adding dilute hydrochloric acid to copper oxide powder, the solution formed is blue-green. [1]
i. Predict the new compound formed which imparts a blue-green colour to solution.
ii. Write a balanced chemical equation of the reaction which takes place.
iii. On the basis of the above reaction, what can you say about the nature of copper oxide?

60. i. Rahul has been stung by a honey bee and is in great pain. What could be the reason for this burning pain? [1]
State the type of chemical compound that can be applied on the affected areas to give relief.
ii. Write the name and formula of each of the following:
a. an acidic salt,
b. a basic salt,
c. a neutral salt.

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