Acids,Bases And Salts -2

Question 1Which one of the following is acidic?

(a) Lemon juice
(b) Tomatoes
(c) Milk
(d) All
Answer: (d) All
Question 2:
Which one of the given is a mineral acid?
(a) Lactic acid
(b) Formic acid
(c) Tartaric acid
(d) Hydrochloric acid
Answer: (d) Hydrochloric acid
Question 3:
Which one of the following will turn red litmus blue?
(a) Vinegar
(b) Baking soda solution
(c) Lemon juice
(d) Soft drinks
Answer: (b) Baking soda solution
Question 4:
Which one of the given is an organic acid?
(a) Citric acid
(b) Hydrochloric acid
(c) Lactic acid
(d) Both (1) & (3)
 Answer: (d) Both (1) & (3)
Question 5:
Which one of the following will turn blue litmus red?
(a) Vinegar
(b) Lime water
(c) Baking soda solution
(d) Washing soda solution
Answer: (a) Vinegar
Question 6:
Which one of the given is incorrect?
(a) Acids turns blue litmus paper red
(b) Aqueous solutions of acids conduct electricity
(c) Acids react with certain metals to form hydrogen
gas
(d) None of these
Answer: (d) None of these
Question 7:
Methyl orange is
(a) Pink in acidic medium, yellow in basic medium
(b) Yellow in acidic medium, pink in basic medium
(c) Colourless in acidic medium, pink in basic
medium
(d) Pink in acidic medium, colorless in basic medium
Answer: (a) Pink in acidic medium, yellow in basic
medium
Question 8:
Which one of the given acids is used in the treatment
of bone marrow and scurvy diseases?
(a) Acetic acid
(b) Hydrochloric acid
(c) Ascorbic acid
(d) Nitric acid
Answer: (c) Ascorbic acid
 Question 9:
Lime water is
(a) CaO
(b) Ca(OH)2
(c) CaCO3
(d) CaCI2
Answer: (b) Ca(OH)2
Question 10:
Acid present in apple is :
(a) Oxalic acid
(b) Malic acid
(c) Acetic acid
(d) Formic acid
Answer: (b) Malic acid
Question 11:
The nature of calcium phosphate is present in tooth
enamel is
(a) Basic
(b) Amphoteric
(c) Acidic
(d) Neutral
Answer: (a) Basic
Question 12:
Which one of the given is hydracid?
(a) H₃PO₄
(b) H₂SO₄
(c) HCN
(d) HNO₃
Answer: (c) HCN
Question 13:
Which of the following salts has no water of
crystallization?
(a) Blue vitriol
 (b) Washing soda
(c) Baking soda
(d) Gypsum
Answer: (c) Baking soda
Question 14:
Most of the oxides of metals when react with acid,
form____
(a) A base
(b) An acid
(c) A salt
(d) Either (1) or (2)
Answer: (c) A salt
Question 15:
The function of quick lime in soda lime mixture is to
(a) Absorb moisture present in soda lime
(b) Increase the efficiency of soda lime
(c) Increase the pH of soda lime
(d) Take part in reaction with NaOH
Answer: (a) Absorb moisture present in soda lime
Question 16:
Generally, when certain metals react with an acid
they release _______ gas.
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Argon
Answer: (c) Hydrogen
Question 17:
The Ph of a solution of HCL is 4. This shows that the
molarity of the solution is
(a) 4.0M
(b) 0.4M
 (c) 0.0001M
(d) 0.001M
Answer: (a) 4.0M
Question 18:
A strong acid:
(a) Completely gets ionized in water
(b) Partially gets ionized in water
(c) Do not get ionized in water
(d) All the these
Answer: (a) Completely gets ionized in water
Question 19:
Which of the given is a strong base?
(a) Calcium hydroxide
(b) Magnesium hydroxide
(c) Ammonium hydroxide
(d) Potassium hydroxide
Answer: (d) Potassium hydroxide
Question 20:
Which one of the given is the pH value of pure water?
(a) 0
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 1
Answer: (b) 7
Question 21:
Which one of the given is true, if a substance has a
pH value of 7?
(a) The substance is a base
(b) The substance is a acid
(c) The substance is a neutral substance
D. Either (1) or (2)
Answer: (c) The substance is a neutral substance
 Question 22:
Which one of the following is formed when calcium
hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide?
(a) Hydrogen gas
(b) Water
(c) Salt
(d) Both B and C
Answer: (d) Both B and C
Question 23:
Which acid is used in cola to give it a biting sharp
taste
(a) Sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄)
(b) Tartaric acid
(c) Phosphoric acid
(d) Citric acid
Answer: (b) Tartaric acid
Question 24:
When acids dissolve in water it releases _____.
(a) H+ ion
(b) H- ion
(c) H3O+ ion
(d) H3O2+ ion
Answer: (a) H+ ions
Question 25:
Which element is always present in Arrhenius acid?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Hydrogen
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Hydrogen
Question 26:
During the preparation of HCl gas on a humid day, the
gas is usually passed through the guard tube
containing CaCl₂. The purpose of using CaCl₂ is
(a) To add moisture to the gas (HCl)
(b) To absorb HCl gas
(c) To absorb moisture from HCl gas
(d) To Use it as a catalyst
Answer: (c) To absorb moisture from HCl gas
Question 27:
Black ash is
(a) Dry KOH
(b) Barium sulphide
(c) Charcoal
(d) Hydrated KOH
Answer: (b) Barium sulphide
Question 28:
The pH of commonly used toothpaste is
(a) <6.5
(b) ≥7.0
(c) ≥2.2
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) ≥7.0
Question 29:
The pH of Gastric juice is
(a) <6.5
(b) ≥7.0
(c) 5
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) 5
Question 30:
The chemical formula of Plaster of Paris is
(a) CaSO₄,1/2H₂O
(b) CaSO₄, 2H₂O
(c) CaSO₄, H₂O
(d) CaSO₄, 3H₂O
 Answer: (a) CaSO₄,1/2H₂O
Question 31:
What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed
with a solution of a base in a test tube?
(i) The temperature of the solution increases
(ii) The temperature of the solution decreases
(iii) The temperature of the solution remains the
same
(iv) Salt formation takes place
(a) (i) only
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i) and (iv)
Answer: (d) (i) and (iv)
Question 32:
Chemical formula of washing soda is
(a) Na2C03 . 7H2O
(b) Na2C03 . 5H2O
(c) Na2C03 . 2H2O
(d) Na2C03 . 10H2O
Answer: (d) Na2C03 . 10H2O
Question 33:
An aqueous solution turns red litmus solution blue.
Excess addition of which of the following solution
would reverse the change?
(a) Baking powder
(b) Lime
(c) Ammonium hydroxide solution
(d) Hydrochloric acid
Answer: (d) Hydrochloric acid
Question 34:
Sodium hydroxide turns phenolphthalein solution
(a) pink
(b) yellow
 (c) colourless
(d) orange
Answer: (a) pink
Question 35:
Two aqueous solutions P and Q have pH of 5 and 13
respectively. The correct inference is that:
(a) solution P is of HCl and Q is of NH4OH
(b) solution P is of CH3COOH and Q is of Ca(OH)2
(c) solution P is of HNO3 and Q is of NH4OH
(d) solution P is of CH3COOH and Q is of NaOH
Answer: (d) solution P is of CH3COOH and Q is of
NaOH
Question 36:
Sodium hydroxide is used
(a) as an antacid
(b) in manufacture of soap
(c) as a cleansing agent
(d) in alkaline batteries
Answer: (d) in manufacture of soap
Question 37:
The pH of a solution is 7. How can you increase its
pH?
(a) By adding a small amount of acid
(b) By adding a small amount of base.
(c) By adding a small amount of salt.
(d) By passing carbon dioxide gas through it
Answer: (b) By adding a small amount of base.
Question 38:
When copper oxide and dilute hydrochloric acid
react, colour changes to
(a) white
(b) bluish-green
 (c) blue-black
(d) black
Answer: (b) bluish-green
Question 39:
Sodium carbonate is a basic salt because it is a salt of
(a) strong acid and strong base
(b) weak acid and weak base
(c) strong acid and weak base
(d) weak acid and strong base
Answer: (d) weak acid and strong base
Question 40:
An aqueous solution turns red litmus solution blue.
Excess addition of which of the following solution
would reverse the change?
(a) Baking powder
(b) Lime
(c) Ammonium hydroxide solution
(d) Hydrochloric acid
Answer: (d) Hydrochloric acid
Question 41:
Which gas is evolved when acids react with metals?
(a) O2
(b) CO2
(c) H2
(d) N2
Answer: (c) H2
Question 42:
Sodium hydroxide is a
(a) weak base
(b) weak acid
(c) strong base
(d) strong acid
Answer: (c) strong base
 Question 43:
Which of the following gives the correct increasing
order of acidic strength?
(a) Water < Acetic acid < Hydrochloric acid
(b) Water < Hydrochloric acid < Acetic acid
(c) Acetic acid < Water < Hydrochloric acid
(d) Hydrochloric acid < Water < Acetic acid
Answer: (a) Water < Acetic acid < Hydrochloric
acid
Question 44:
Rain is called acid rain when its:
(a) pH falls below 7
(b) pH falls below 6
(c) pH falls below 5.6
(d) pH is above 7
Answer: (c) pH falls below 5.6
Question 45:
If a few drops of a concentrated acid accidentally
spills over the hand of a student, what should be
done?
(a) Wash the hand with saline solution.
(b) Wash the hand immediately with plenty of water
and apply a paste of sodium hydrogencarbonate.
(c) After washing with plenty of water and apply
solution of sodium hydroxide on the hand.
(d) Neutralise the acid with a strong alkali.
Answer: (b) Wash the hand immediately with
plenty of water and apply a paste of sodium
hydrogencarbonate
Question 46:
Farmers neutralise the effect of acidity of the soil by
adding
(a) slaked lime
(b) gypsum
 (c) caustic soda
(d) baking soda
Answer: (a) slaked lime
Question 47:
What is the pH range of our body?
(a) 7.0 – 7.8
(b) 7.2 – 8.0
(c) 7.0 – 8.4
(d) 7.2 – 8.4
Answer: (a) 7.0 – 7.8
Question 48:
A teacher gave two test tubes to the students, one
containing water and the other containing sodium
hydroxide. She asked them to identify the test tube
containing sodium hydroxide solution. Which one of
the following can be used for identification?
(a) Blue litmus
(b) Red litmus
(c) Sodium carbonate solution
(d) Dilute hydrochloric acid
Answer: (b) Red litmus
Question 49:
Tooth enamel is made up of
(a) calcium phosphate
(b) calcium carbonate
(c) calcium oxide
(d) potassium
Answer: (a) calcium phosphate
Question 50:
Nettle sting is a natural source of which acid?
(a) MetiWanoic acid
(b) Lactic acid
 (c) Citric acid
(d) Tartaric acid
Answer: (a) MetiWanoic acid
Question
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51:
Increase in the OH ion concentration, leads to
(a) an increases in the pH of solution
(b) a decrease in the pH of the solution
(c) doesn’t alter the pH of the solution
(d) decreases the basic strength of the solution
Answer: (a) an increases in the pH of solution
Question 52:
Which of the following statements is correct about an
aqueous solution of an acid and of a base?
(i) Higher the pH, stronger the acid
(ii) Higher the pH, weaker the acid
(iii) Lower the pH, stronger the base
(iv) Lower the pH, weaker the base
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iv)
Answer: (d) (ii) and (iv)
Question 53:
Lime water reacts with chlorine to give
(a) bleaching powder
(b) baking powder
(c) baking soda
(d) washing soda
Answer: (c) baking soda
Question 54:
Alkalis are
(a) acids, which are soluble in water
(b) acids, which are insoluble in water
 (c) bases, which are insoluble in water
(d) bases, which are soluble in water
Answer: (d) bases, which are soluble in water
Question 55:
You have been provided with three test tubes. One of
them contains distilled water and the other two
contain an acidic solution and a basic solution,
respectively. Which of them will turn red litmus to
blue.
a. Acid
b. Base
c. Water
d. All of the above
Answer: b. Base
Question 56:
Acids react with metals to liberate _________gas
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Carbon monoxide
c. Hydrogen
d. Water
Answer: c. Hydrogen
Question 57:
Acids react with metal carbonates to liberate ______
gas
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Carbon monoxide
c. Hydrogen
d. Water
Answer: a. Carbon dioxide
Question 58:
Lime water turns milky when carbon dioxide is
passed due to the formation of ______.
a. CaCO3
 b. CaO
c. CO2
d. CaSO4
Answer: a. CaCO3
Question 59:
The milkiness (on passing excess carbon dioxide gas
through lime water) disappears due to the formation
of:
a. Calcium carbonate CaCO3
b. Calcium hydrogen carbonate CaHCO3
c. Calcium oxide CaO
d. Calcium Nitrate Ca(NO3)2
Answer: b. Calcium hydrogen carbonate CaHCO3
Question 60:
Acids react with bases to form salt and water. This
reaction is known as:
a. Combination
b. Decomposition
c. Neutralisation
d. reduction
Answer: c. Neutralisation
Question 61:
A calcium compound reacts with dilute hydrochloric
acid to produce effervescence. The gas evolved
extinguishes a burning candle. Identify the
compound and the gas evolved.
a. Calcium Carbonate, Carbon dioxide
b. Calcium chloride, carbon dioxide
c. Calcium oxide, hydrogen
d. Calcium carbonate, hydrogen
Answer: a. Calcium Carbonate, Carbon dioxide
Question 62: +
How is the concentration of hydronium ions (H3O )
 3
affected when a solution of an acid is diluted?
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains the same
d. Becomes zero
Answer: a. Increases

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