Chemistry X

Chemical reactions and Acid bases

salts
1. A grey colored metal X is used in making dry cell. It is also used for coating iron
metal to prevent it from rusting. When granules of X are added to blue solution
of compound of reddish brown metal Y the color of solution gets discharged and
metal Y is formed. Identify X and Y. write the chemical reaction and identify the
type of reaction.
2. Name a process in which food materials like butter gets spoiled due to oxidation
at room temperature if kept for long time. It leads to change in taste and smell.
It becomes sour and gives fouls smell.
3. What happens when zinc reacts with dil. HCl? Write chemical reaction. What is
the type of reaction?
4. Why FeCl2 formed in place of FeCl3 when iron reacts with dil. HCl?
5. A compound X is an important ingredient of antacid and also use in fire
extinguishers. Identify X.
6. Why does survival of aquatic life becomes difficult when pH is less than 5.6?
7. Why is there no life at Venus?
8. Name one salt each having following number of water of crystallization of salt: 2,
5, 10, 1/2.
9. Sulphuric acid is diprotic acid and nitric acid is monoprotic acid. Explain this
statement with the help of suitable examples.
10.What is neutralization reaction? Explain with example.
11. Why do acids don’t show acidic behavior in the absence of water?
12.Name one acid present in each of the following foodstuff: lemon juice, vinegar,
vitamin C tablet, tamarind, sour milk.
13.Acetic acid is weak acid and ammonia is weak base. Discuss.
14. How is plaster of Paris chemically different from gypsum? How may they be inter
converted? Write one use of plaster of paris.
15. How plaster of paris is obtained? What reaction is involved in the setting the
paste of plaster of paris?
16.What are natural indicators? Give examples of two such indicators which you
have been observed.
17.What happens when ribbon burnt in the presence of air? Write the chemical
reaction.
18.What happens when silver nitrate solution reacts with sodium chloride solution?
19. Define and give the example of following reaction; (i) displacement reaction (ii)
decomposition reaction.
20. What are redox reactions? Give one example. Name the substance reduced and
oxidized.
21. What is ionic equation? Give one example.
22. Write one equation each for decomposition reaction where energy is supplied in
the form of heat, light, or electricity.
23. Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen. Why?
24. Explain corrosion and rancidity. Suggest some methods to prevent them.