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Test Paper - Chapter - 1 (S - X)

The document discusses chemical reactions and equations. It provides examples of different types of chemical reactions like combustion, oxidation, redox, and precipitation reactions. It asks questions about balancing chemical equations, identifying oxidizing and reducing agents, corrosion, and thermal, electrolytic and photochemical decomposition reactions. Key topics covered are chemical equations, balancing reactions, and classifying reaction types like oxidation-reduction, precipitation, and decomposition.

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Test Paper - Chapter - 1 (S - X)

The document discusses chemical reactions and equations. It provides examples of different types of chemical reactions like combustion, oxidation, redox, and precipitation reactions. It asks questions about balancing chemical equations, identifying oxidizing and reducing agents, corrosion, and thermal, electrolytic and photochemical decomposition reactions. Key topics covered are chemical equations, balancing reactions, and classifying reaction types like oxidation-reduction, precipitation, and decomposition.

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CHAPTER – 1

CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS


1. Why a combustion reaction is an oxidation reaction?
2. Why is respiration considered an exothermic process ?
3. Why should magnesium ribbon be cleaned before burning in air ?
4. What does the symbol (aq) represent in a chemical equation ?
5. What is a chemical equation ? Explain with the help of an example.
6. Why does-the colour of copper sulphate solution change when an iron nail is kept
immersed in it ?
7. Explain, with example, how the physical states of the reactants and products can be
shown in a chemical equation .
8. What is rancidity ? What is the general name of the chemicals which are added to fat
and oil containing foods to prevent the development of rancidity ?
9. What are anti-oxidants ? Why are they added to fat and oil containing foods ?
10. What is a redox reaction ? Explain with an example.
11. What do you mean by a precipitation reaction ? Explain giving an example.
12. Zinc oxide reacts with carbon, on heating, to form zinc metal and carbon monoxide.
Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction. Name (i) oxidising agent, and (ii)
reducing agent,in this reaction.
13.(a) Explain the term “corrosion” with an example.
(b) What special name is given to the corrosion of iron ?
(c) What type of chemical reaction is involved in the corrosion of iron ?
14. Balance the following reactions:
(i) Na + O2  Na2O
(ii) H2O2  H2O + O2
(iii) Mg(OH)2 + HCl  MgCl2 + H2O.
(iv) Fe + O2  Fe2O3
(v) Al(OH)3  Al2O3 + H2O
(vi) NH3 + CuO  Cu + N2 + H2O
(vii) Al2(SO4)3 + NaOH  Al(OH)3 + Na2SO4
(viii) HNO3 + Ca(OH)2  Ca(NO3)2 + H2O
(ix) NaOH + H2SO4  Na2SO4 + H2O
(x) BaCl2 + H2SO4  BaSO4 + HCl
15. Write the balanced chemical equations for the following reactions :
(a) Calcium hydroxide + Carbon dioxide Calcium carbonate + Water
(b) Aluminium + Copper chloride Aluminium chloride + Copper
16. Translate the following statements into chemical equations and then balance the
equations :
(a) Hydrogen sulphide gas burns in air to give water and sulphur dioxide.
(b) Phosphorus burns in oxygen to give phosphorus pentoxide.
(c) Carbon disulphide burns in air to give carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
(d) Aluminium metal replaces iron from ferric oxide, Fe O , giving aluminium oxide and
iron.
(e) Barium chloride reacts with zinc sulphate to give zinc chloride and barium sulphate.
17. What is wrong with the following chemical equation ?
Mg + O MgO
Correct and balance it.
18. Give one example each of:
(a) Thermal decomposition reaction
(b) Electrolytic decomposition reaction
(c) Photo decomposition reaction
19. Identify the type of reaction in the following:
(i) ZnCO3 + 2HCl (aq) ZnCl2 (aq) + H2CO3 (aq)
(ii) 2NaBr (aq) + Cl2 (g) 2NaCl (aq) + Br2 (aq)
(iii) 2CuO (s) 2Cu (s) + O2 (g)
20. In the reaction MnO2 + 4HCl MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2
(a) Name the substance oxidised.
(b) Name the oxidising agent.
(c) Name the reducing agent and the substance reduced.

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