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Acids, Bases and Salts

1. With the help of an example explain what happens when a base reacts with a non- metallic oxide.
What do you infer about the nature of non-metal oxide?
2. What is observed when carbon dioxide gas is passed through lime water
(i) for a short duration?
(ii) for a long duration? Also write the chemical equations for the reactions involved.
3. (a) Write the chemical name and formula of marble.
(b) It has been found that marbles of Taj are getting corroded due to development of industrial
areas around it. Explain this fact giving a chemical equation.
4. On diluting an acid, it is advised to add acid to water and not water to acid. Explain why it is so
advised?
5. Complete and balance the following chemical equations:
(i) NaOH(aq) + Zn(s) →
(ii) CaCO3(s) + H2O(l) + CO2(g) →
(iii) HCl(aq) + H2O(l) →
6. How the following substances will dissociate to produce ions in their solutions?
(i) Hydrochloric acid
(ii) Nitric acid
(iii) Sulphuric acid
(iv) Sodium hydroxide
(v) Potassium hydroxide
(vi) Magnesium hydroxide
7. Siri prepares HCl gas in her school laboratory using certain chemicals. She puts both dry and wet
blue litmus papers in contact with the gas.
(i) Name the reagents used by Sugandha to prepare HCl gas.
(ii) State the colour changes observed with the dry and wet blue litmus papers.
(iii) Show the formation of ions when HCl gas combines with water.
8. Three acidic solutions A, B and C have pH = 0, 3 and 5 respectively.
(i) Which solution has highest concentration of H+ ions?
(ii) Which solution has the lowest concentration of H+ ions?
(b) How concentrated sulphuric acid can be diluted?
9. A compound P forms the enamel of teeth. It is the hardest substance of the body. It doesn’t dissolve
in water but gets corroded when the pH is lowered below 5.5.
(a) Identify the compound P.
(b) How does it undergo damage due to eating chocolate and sweets? What should we do to
prevent tooth decay?
10. Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a basic salt”. Justify this statement. How is it converted into washing
soda?
11. Write the chemical formula of Bleaching powder. How is bleaching powder prepared? For what
purpose is it used in drinking water?
12. List the important products of the Chlor-alkali process. Write one important use of each.
13. How is washing soda prepared from sodium carbonate? Give its chemical equation. State the type
of this salt. Name the type of hardness of water which can be removed by it?
14. During electrolysis of brine, a gas ‘G’ is liberated at anode. When this gas ‘G’ is passed through
slaked lime, a compound ‘C’ is formed, which is used for disinfecting drinking water.
(i) Write formula of ‘G’ and ‘C’.
(ii) State the chemical equations involved.
(iii) What is common name of compound ‘C’? Give its chemical name.
15. A white powder is added while baking cakes to make it soft and spongy. Name its main ingredients.
Explain the function of each ingredient. Write the chemical reaction taking place when the powder
is heated during baking. Nettle sting is a natural source of which acid?

16. The pH of a salt used to make tasty and crispy pakoras is 10. Identify the salt and write a chemical
equation for its formation. List its two uses.

17. A white coloured powder is used by doctors for supporting fractured bones.
(a) Write chemical name and formula of the powder.
(b) When this white powder is mixed with water a hard solid mass is obtained. Write balanced
chemical equation for this change.
18. How is sodium hydroxide produced? Write the balanced chemical equation also. Why is this process
called as chlor-alkali process? In this process name the products given off at:
(a) anode
(b) cathode
Write one use of each of these products.
19. (a) Write the chemical formula of hydrated copper sulphate and anhydrous copper sulphate. Giving
an activity illustrate how these two are interconvertible.
(b) Write chemical names and formulae of plaster of Paris and gypsum.
20. (a) Write the chemical formula of hydrated copper sulphate and anhydrous copper sulphate. Giving
an activity illustrate how these two are interconvertible.
(b) Write chemical names and formulae of plaster of Paris and gypsum.

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