ACTION PLAN FOR SSC STUDENTS 2023-24

8 Marks and 4 marks Questions

1. Write the differences between evaporation and boiling?
2. Explain the procedure of finding specific heat of solid experimentally.
3. Suggest an experiment to prove that the rate of evaporation of a liquid depends on its surface area and vapor already present
in surrounding air.
4. Five solutions A, B, C, D and E when tested with universal indicator showed pH as 4, 1, 11, 7 and 9, respectively, which
solution is (a) neutral (b) strongly alkaline (c) strongly acidic (d) weakly acidic (e) weakly alkaline Arrange the pH in
increasing order of hydrogen ion concentration.
5. Compounds such as alcohols and glucose contain hydrogen but are not categorized as acids. Describe an activity to prove it.
6. What is meant by “water of crystallization” of a substance? Describe an activity to show the water of crystallization.
7. How do you verify experimentally that sin I /sin r is a constant?
8. How do you verify experimentally that the angle of refraction is more than angle of incidence when light rays travel from
denser to rarer medium.
9. Explain the refraction of light through a glass slab with a neat ray diagram.
10. How do you find the focal length of a lens experimentally?
11. Draw ray diagrams for the following positions and explain the nature and position of image.
I. Object is placed at C2
ii. Object is placed between F2 and optic Centre P.
12. How do you correct the eye defect Myopia?
13. Explain the correction of the eye defect Hypermetropia.
14. How do you find experimentally the refractive index of material of a prism.
15. Explain the formation of rainbow.
16. Explain the significance of three Quantum numbers in predicting the positions of an electron in an atom.
17. Newlands proposed the law of octaves. Mendeleeff suggested eight groups for elements in his table. How do you explain
these observations in terms of modern periodic classification?
18. What are the limitations of Mendeleeff’s periodic table? How could the modern periodic table overcome the limitations of
Mendeleeff’s table?
19. Define the modern periodic Law. Discuss the construction of the long form of the periodic table.
20. Explain how the elements are classified into s, p, d, and f- block elements in the periodic table and give the advantage of this
kind of classification
21. How bond energies and bond lengths of molecule helps us in predicting their chemical properties? Explain with examples.
22. How Lewis dot structure helps in understanding bond formation between atoms?
23. What is octet rule? How do you appreciate role of the ‘octet rule’ in explaining the chemical properties of elements?
24. Explain the formation of the following molecules using valence bond theory a) N2 molecule b) O2 molecule
25. What is hybridization? Explain the formation of the following molecules using hybridization a) Be Cl2 b) BF3
26. Explain how electron flow causes electric current with Lorentz – Drude theory of electrons.
27. How does a battery work? Explain.
28. Write the difference between potential difference and emf.
29. Deduce the expression for the equivalent resistance of three resistors connected in series.
30. Deduce the expression for the equivalent resistance of three resistors connected in parallel.
31. State Ohm’s law. Suggest an experiment to verify it and explain the procedure.
32. A house has 3 tube lights, two fans and a Television. Each tube light draws 40W. The fan draws 80W and the Television
draws 60W. On the average, all the tube lights are kept on for five hours, two fans for 12 hours and the television for five
hours every day. Find the cost of electric energy used in 30 days at the rate of Rs. 3.oo per Kwh.
33. Explain the working of electric motor with a neat diagram.
34. Derive Faraday’s law of induction from law of conservation of energy.
35. Explain the working of AC electric generator with a neat diagram.
36. Give a few applications of Faraday’s law of induction in daily life.
37. Write short notes on each of the following: i) Roasting ii) Calcination iii) Smelting.
38. Suggest an experiment to prove that the presence of air and water are essential for corrosion. Explain the procedure.
39. What is activity series? How it helps in extraction of metals?
40. What is thermite process? Mention its applications in daily life?
41. Where do we use handpicking and washing methods in our daily life? Give examples. How do you correlate these examples
with enrichment of ore?
42. Explain the cleansing action of soap.
43. Distinguish between esterification and saponification reactions of organic compounds.
 1 Mark And 2 Mark Questions
1. What would be the final temperature of a mixture of 50g of water at 20oC temperature and 50gof water at
40oC temperature?
2. Explain why dogs pant during hot summer days using the concept of evaporation?
3. Covert 20oC into Kelvin scale.
4. Your friend is asked to differentiate between evaporation and boiling. What questions could you ask to make
him to know the differences between evaporation and boiling?
5. What happens to the water when wet clothes dry?
6. How do you appreciate the role of the higher specific heat of water in stabilizing atmospheric temperature
during winter and summer seasons?
7. What role does specific heat play in keeping a watermelon cool for a long time after removing it from a fridge
on a hot day?
8. What is a neutralization reaction? Give two examples.
9. What happens when an acid or base is mixed with water?
10. Why does tooth decay start when the pH of mouth is lower than 5.5?
11. Why does not distilled water conduct electricity?
12. Plaster of Paris should be stored in moisture – proof container. Explain why?
13. Draw a neat diagram showing acid solution in water conducts electricity.
14. What is baking powder? How does it make the cake soft and spongy?
15. Give two important uses of washing soda and baking soda.
16. Why is it difficult to shoot a fish swimming in water?
17. The speed of the light in a diamond is 1, 24, 000 km/s. Find the refractive index of diamond if the speed of
light in air is 3,00,000 km/s.
18. Refractive index of glass relative to water is 9/8.What is the refractive index of water relative to glass?
19. Determine the refractive index of benzene if the critical angle is 420.
20. What is the reason behind the shining of diamonds and how do you appreciate it?
21. Why do stars appear twinkling?
22. A man wants to get a picture of a zebra. He photographed a white donkey after fitting a glass, with black stripes
on to the lens of his camera. What photo will he get? Explain.
23. The focal length of a converging lens is 20cm. An object is 60cm from the lens. Where will the image be formed
and what kind of image is it?
24. Write the lens maker’s formula and explain the terms in it.
25. Can a virtual image be photographed by a camera?
26. Explain briefly the reason for the blue of the sky.
27. How do you appreciate the role of molecules in the atmosphere for the blue color of the sky?
28. How do you appreciate the working of Ciliary muscles in the eye?
29. Why does the sky sometimes appear white?
30. What information does the electronic configuration of an atom provide?
31. Rainbow is an example for continuous spectrum – explain.
32. How many elliptical orbits are added by Sommerfeld in third Bohr’s orbit? What was the purpose of adding
these elliptical orbits?
33. What is absorption spectrum?
34. What is an orbital? How is it different from Bohr’s orbit?
35. What is nix method? How it is useful?
36. Following orbital diagram shows the electron configuration of nitrogen atom. Which rule does not support
this? N (Z = 7) 1s2 2s2 2p3
37. Which rule is violated in the electronic configuration 1s0 2s2 2p4?
38. What is emission spectrum?
39. How does metallic character change when we move. Down a group ii. Across a period?
40. A22List the factors that determine the type of bond that will be formed between two atoms?
41. Explain the difference between the valence electrons and the covalency of an element.
42. Write the Lewis dot structure of Helium.
43. What do you mean by electric shock? Explain how it takes place.
44. Derive R =ρ
45. What is a value of 1 KWH in Joules?
46. Explain overloading of household circuit.
47. Why do we use fuses in household circuits?
48. Two bulbs have ratings 100 W, 220V and 60 W, 220 V. Which one has the greater resistance?
49. Why do we consider tungsten as a suitable material for making the filament of a bulb?
50. Are the head lights of a car connected in series or parallel? Why?
51. How can you appreciate the role of a small fuse in house wiring circuit in preventing damage to various
electrical appliances connected in the circuit?
52. Are the magnetic field lines closed? Explain.
53. Give a few applications of Faraday’s law of induction in daily life.
54. List three metals that are found in nature as Oxide ores.
55. List three metals that are found in nature in uncombined form.
56. Write a note on dressing of ore in metallurgy?
57. What is an ore? On what basis a mineral is chosen as an ore?
58. Write the names of any two ores of iron?
59. Write short notes on froth floatation process?
60. When do we use magnetic separation method for concentration of an ore? Explain with an example?
61. Write short notes on each of the following: I) Roasting ii) Calcination iii) Smelting.
62. What is the difference between roasting and calcinations? Give one example for each?
63. Define the terms I) gauge ii) slag.
64. What are the general molecular formulae of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes.
65. Name the simplest ketone and write its molecular formula.
66. Give an example for esterification reaction.
67. Write the chemical equation representing the reaction of preparation of ethanol from ethane.
68. Define homologous series of carbon compounds; Mention any two characteristics of homologous series.
69. Describe with chemical equation how ethanoic acid may be obtained from ethanol.
70. Draw the electronic dot structure of ethane molecule (C2H6).
71. How do you appreciate the role of esters in everyday life.
72. How do you condemn the use of alcohol as a social practice.
73. The value of the least distance of district vision of the healthy human beings…
74. Which rule is violated in the electronic configuration1S0 2S22P4?
75. Write an example for Doberiner’straid.
76. Identify the wrong statement.
X: Acids react with metals and produce Co2 gas
Y: Acids react with metals and produce H2 gas

DIAGRAMS
1. Alcohol glucose and HCl Experiment
2. What is Furnace? Draw Reverberatory furnace and label its parts
3. Draw ray diagrams for the following positions for convex lens’s) Object is placed beyond 2F2
ii) Object is placed in between F2 and optic centre P.
4. Mailer’s chart
5. Explain the working of AC electric generator with neat diagram.
6. Electrical Motor

Prepared By
Varada Srinivasa Rao SA-PS
ZPP HIGH School
Kumaragiri
I Polavaram Mandal