CHEMICAL REACTIONS-PRACTICAL QUESTIONS

Class 10 - Science
Time Allowed: 1 minute Maximum Marks: 86

Section A
1. Why does a moist blue litmus paper turn red when it is brought near the mouth of the test tube in which ferrous [2]
sulphate crystals are being heated ?
2. What is observed when a solution of sodium sulphate is added to a solution of barium chloride taken in a test [2]
tube? Write equation for the chemical reaction involved and name the type of reaction in this case.
3. What will be the nature of solution formed when calcium oxide is dissolved in water? Name the substance [2]
formed when carbon dioxide gas is passed through this.
4. What happens when a zinc strip is dipped into a copper sulphate solution? [2]
a. Write the equation for the reaction that takes place.
b. Name the type of reaction involved.
5. Teacher gives the following materials to student [2]
a. Marble chips
b. Dilute hydrochloric acid
c. Zinc granules,
Identify the type of reaction when marble chips and Zinc granules are added separately to acid taken in two test
tubes.
6. Observe the following activity and answer the questions [2]
a. Do you observe anything happening around the zinc granules?
b. Is there any change in its temperature?

7. Prakesh add dilute solution of sulphuric acid in a test tube and put a few zinc granules into the test tube. What [2]
will he observe?
8. On heating blue coloured powder of copper (II) nitrate in a boiling tube, copper oxide (black), oxygen gas and a [2]
brown gas X is formed
a. Write a balanced chemical equation of the reaction.
b. Identity the brown gas X evolved.
9. Give the reason for keeping hydrogen peroxide in coloured bottles? [2]
10. What happens when Samir add a small piece of iron in copper sulphate solution? [2]
11. On adding a drop of barium chloride solution to an aqueous solution of sodium sulphite, white precipitate is [2]

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 obtained.
a. Write a balanced chemical equation of the reaction involved
b. On adding dilute hydrochloric acid to the reaction mixture, white precipitate disappears. Why?
12. When a solution of potassium iodide is added to a solution of lead nitrate in a test tube, a reaction takes place. [2]
a. What type of reaction is this?
b. Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the above reaction.
13. What happens when a piece of [2]
a. Zinc metal is added to copper sulphate solution ?
b. Silver metal is added to copper sulphate solution ?
14. Seeta took a pale green substance X in a test tube and heated it over the flame of a burner. A brown colored [2]
residue Y was formed along with evolution of two gases with burning smell of sulphur. Identify X & Y. Write
the chemical reaction involved.
15. What happens when: [2]
a. Solutions of sodium sulphate and barium chloride are mixed?
b. An iron nail is dipped in copper sulphate solution for 20 minutes?
16. A sample of water weed was placed in water and exposed to sunlight. Bubbles of a gas are seen on the surface of [2]
the leaves.
i. Name the gas evolved.
ii. Name the process taking place.
iii. Write a balanced equation of reaction taking place.
17. What will be the nature of solution formed when calcium oxide is dissolved in water? Name the substance [2]
formed when carbon dioxide gas is passed through this solution.
18. In electrolysis of water, why is the volume of gas collected over one electrode double that of gas collected over [2]
the other electrode?
19. When you have mixed the solutions of lead(II) nitrate and potassium iodide, [2]
i. What was the colour of the precipitate formed and can you name the precipitate?
ii. Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction.
20. When the powder of a common metal is heated in an open china dish, its colour turns black. However, when [2]
hydrogen is passed over the hot black substance so formed, it regains its original colour. Based on the above
information, answer the following questions.
i. What type of chemical reaction takes place in each of the two given steps?
ii. Name the metal initially taken in the powder form. Write balanced chemical equations for both reactions.
21. Name the type of reaction seen in the diagram below. Write the reaction for the same. [2]

22. A student added a few pieces of zinc into dil. H2SO4 taken in a test tube. Suddenly, evolution of gas occurs. [2]

i. Which gas is evolved?

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 ii. Write balanced chemical equation for the above change.
23. A zinc plate was put into a solution of copper sulphate kept in a glass container. It was found that blue colour of [2]
the solution gets fader and fader with the passage of time. After few days, when zinc plate was taken out of the
solution, a number of holes were observed on it.
i. State the reason for changes observed on the zinc plate.
ii. Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved.
24. Manthan has been collecting copper coins and silver coins. One day he observed a black coating on silver coins [2]
and green coating on copper coins. Which chemical phenomenon is responsible for these changes? Write the
chemical name of black and green coatings.
25. A colourless lead salt, when heated, produces a yellow residue and brown fumes. [2]
a. Name the lead salt.
b. Name the brown fumes.
c. Write a chemical equation of the reaction involved.
26. You might have noted that when copper powder is heated in a china dish, the surface of copper powder becomes [2]
coated with a black colour substance.
i. How has this black coloured substance formed?
ii. What is that black substance?
27. The following diagram displays a chemical reaction. Observe carefully and answer the following questions. [2]

a. Identify the type of chemical reaction that will take place and define it. How will the colour of the salt
change?
b. Write the chemical equation of the reaction that takes place.
28. How is lime water prepared? [2]
29. What do you observe when crystals of ferrous sulphate heated over the flame of a burner or spirit lamp in a dry [2]
boiling tube?
Section B
30. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
In a redox reaction, both oxidation, as well as reduction, takes place together, oxidation involves loss of
electrons while reduction involves the gain of electrons. The redox- reaction may involve a combination of
atoms and molecules, displacement of metals, or non-metals.
Example: CuSO4 + Zn ⟶ ZnSO4 + Cu

displacement of Cu metal from its compound.

i. In the below equation, which gets reduced? (1)
CuSO4 + Zn ⟶ ZnSO4 + Cu
ii. The oxidising agent generally loses or gains an electron. (1)
iii. Identify the oxidising agent and reducing agent in the above reaction. (2)
CuSO4 + Zn ⟶ ZnSO4 + Cu

OR

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 Identify the type of given reaction. (2)
CuSO4 + Zn ⟶ ZnSO4 + Cu

31. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Those reactions in which two compounds react by an exchange of ions to form two new compounds are called
double displacement reactions. A double displacement reaction usually occurs in solution and one of the
products, being insoluble, precipitate out (separates as a solid). Any reaction in which an insoluble solid (called
precipitate) is formed that separates from the solution is called a precipitation reaction. The reaction in which
acid or acidic oxide reacts with base or basic oxide to form salt and water is called neutralisation reaction.
For example, 2NaOH + H2SO4 ⟶ Na2SO4 + H2O

i. When hydrogen sulphide gas is passed through a blue solution of copper sulphate, a black precipitate of
copper sulphide is obtained and the sulphuric acid so formed remains in the solution. Mention the type of
reaction. (1)
ii. Balance the following chemical reaction. (1)
Pb(NO3)2(aq) + KI(aq) ⟶ PbI2(s) + KNO3(aq)

iii. Barium chloride in reaction with ammonium sulphate forms barium sulphate and ammonium chloride.
Which type of chemical reaction represents in this reaction? (2)
OR
Identify A in the following reaction. (2)
AlCl3(aq) + 3NH4OH(aq) ⟶ A + 3NH4Cl(aq)

32. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
When the fats and oil present in the food material get oxidized by the oxygen (of air), their oxidation products
have unpleasant smells and tastes. Due to this taste of food material containing fats and oil change and become
very unpleasant. The condition produced by aerial oxidation of fats and oils in food marked by unpleasant smell
and taste is called rancidity. Rancidity spoils the food material prepared in the fats and oils which have been kept
for a considerable time and makes them unfit for eating.
The development of rancidity in food can be prevented in the following ways-
I. Rancidity can be prevented by adding an antioxidant to foods containing fats and oils.
II. Rancidity can be prevented by packaging fat and oil-containing food in Nitrogen gas.
III. Rancidity can be prevented by keeping food in a refrigerator.
i. What do you understand by oxidation? (1)
ii. How does the food become rancid? (1)
iii. How can we prevent the rancidity of food? (2)
OR
Which type of food material gets spoiled by the phenomenon of rancidity? (2)
33. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Redox reactions are those reactions in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously. A redox reaction is
made up of two half reactions. In the first half reaction, oxidation takes place and in second half reaction,
reduction occurs. Oxidation is a process in which a substance loses electrons and in reduction, a substance gains
electrons. The substance which gains electrons is reduced and acts as an oxidising agent. On the other hand, a
substance which loses electrons is oxidised and acts as a reducing agent.
i. Illustrate where oxidation and reduction occurs together with an example? (1)

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 ii. What do you mean by oxidising agent and reducing agent? (1)
iii. For the given reaction, identify the oxidation and reduction parts. (2)
ZnO + CO ⟶ Zn + CO2

OR
In the following reaction, which substance is reduced? (2)
PbS + 4H2O2 ⟶ PbSO4 + 4H2O

34. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
When oxygen combines with other elements or compounds, the process is called oxidation the substances that
combine with oxygen are said to have been oxidized.
The reduction is exactly the opposite of oxidation. If a substance loses oxygen during a reaction, it is said to be
reduced. When hydrogen burns the hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water 2H2 + O2 = H2O
The hydrogen is oxidized in this reaction, but at the same time, the oxygen is reduced. Whatever oxidation
occurs reduction must also occur.
i. Which chemical process is used for obtaining a metal from its oxide? (1)
ii. In the given reaction, which reactant species is oxidized? (1)
iii. In the given reaction, which reactant species is reduced? (2)
OR
If four molecules of Hydrogen are combined with oxygen then how many molecules of water are formed?
(2)
35. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
In a balanced chemical reaction, equal number of atoms are present on both sides of reaction. A balanced
chemical reaction is based on law of conservation of mass which means that total mass of reactants and products
participating in a reaction must be equal. For example, a balanced chemical equation of burning of magnesium
in oxygen to form magnesium oxide is written as:
2Mg + O2 ⟶ 2MgO

The mass of reactants (2 × 24 + 32 = 80) is equal to the mass of products [2 × (24 + 16) = 80].
i. In a reaction, 35 g of reactant, PQ breaks down into 20 g of product, P and an unknown amount of product,
Q. Find the amount of product Q. (1)
ii. The solid mercury (II) oxide is heated, and liquid mercury and oxygen gas are produced. Mention balanced
chemical reaction. (1)
iii. Which laws are satisfied by a balanced chemical equation? (2)
OR
In the given chemical reaction, (2)
2C6H6(l) + 15O2(g) ⟶ mCO2(g) + nH2O(l)

Find the values of m and n respectively.

36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
When a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its compound, it is called a displacement
reaction. The reaction is of two types. Single displacement reaction and double displacement reaction.
Iron being more reactive than copper displaces copper from an aqueous solution of copper sulphate. This is an
example of a single displacement reaction.

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On adding silver nitrate solution to sodium bromide, a yellow ppt of silver bromide and solution of sodium
nitrate is formed. This is an example of a double displacement reaction.
i. When dil. sulphuric acid is added to pieces of iron sulphide, hydrogen sulphide gas is produced and soluble
ferrous sulphate is formed. Which chemical reaction is involved in this process? (1)
ii. Mention reaction which is used for the preparation of oxygen gas in the laboratory. (1)
iii. What are the products formed in the double displacement reaction discussed below? (2)

OR
Which elements displace aluminum from its salt? (2)

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