CBSE Class 9

Chemistry
Is Matter Around Us Pure? (Part 4)
Full Marks: (35)

Multiple Choice Question: (6)

1. In a process where a liquid is rapidly rotated, denser particles settle at the bottom while
lighter particles remain at the top. This principle finds application in:
(a) Centrifugation
(b) Fractional distillation
(c) Evaporation
(d) Tunneling
2. Which of the following have a fixed composition?
A. Rock Salt
B. Smoke
C. Cheese
3. Identify the method to separate common salt from water.
A. Distillation
B. Evaporation
C. Sublimation
4. How can we separate sand from water?
A. Crystallization
B. Distillation
C. Filtration
5. How can we separate a mixture of ammonium chloride and sodium chloride?
A. Sublimation
B. Hand-picking.
C. Crystallization
6. Two chemical species X and Y combine together to form a product P which contains both X
and Y, X + Y → P. X and Y cannot be broken down into simpler substances by simple chemical
reactions. Which of the following concerning the species X, Y, and P are correct?
I. P is a compound.
II. X and Y are compounds.
III. X and Y are elements.
IV. P has a fixed composition.
A) I and III
B) II and IV
C) III and IV
D) I and II
 CBSE Class 9
Chemistry
Is Matter Around Us Pure? (Part 4)
Full Marks: (35)

Assertion and Reason: (1)

1. Assertion (A): The gas obtained by Group I is hydrogen, It is not advised to do the
combustion test for hydrogen.
Reason (R): The material obtained by Group I is a mixture of the two substances. The
substances given are the elements: iron and Sulphur.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

Short Answer Type Question: (6)

1. Water is a compound not a mixture. Justify the statement giving two reasons.
2. How can you prove that water is a compound?
3. Give the applications of chromatography.
Long Answer Type Questions: (12)
1. You are given a mixture of sand, water and mustard oil. How will you separate the
components of this mixture? Explain with the help of different separation method involved in it.
2. Give the difference between true solution, colloidal solution and suspension.

Value Based Questions: (6)

1. Rita’s father always got his vehicle checked for pollution control. He got it tested for the
aerosol if released by his car. He also uses unleaded petrol and makes use of public transport
wherever possible. He sparingly uses his car.
(a) What is aerosol?
(b) What happens when smoke released from vehicle mixes with fog?
(c) What are the values of Rita’s father is reflected here?

Numerical: (4)
1. If 20g of salt is present is 220 g of solution, calculate the concentration of solution:
2. Calculate the mass of sodium sulphate required to prepare its 20% (mass percent) solution in
100g of water?