PRESTIGE COACHING INSTITUTE

CLASS:X

CHEMISTRY TEST L-1 and 2

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Dt:10 sept 2009
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SECTION A (each of 2 marks ) 34 marks

Q:1 On immersing an iron nail in copper sulphate solution for few minutes ,you will observe
Q:2 On heating copper powder in a china dish ,it gets coated with a black substance. This is due to
Q:3An element X on exposure to moist air turns black and a new compound Y is formed. The substance X
and Y are
Q:4 Name the gases evolved at anode and cathode electrolysis of water.
Q:5 On heating magnesium ribbon in a Bunsen flame, you will observe
Q:6 A is a soluble acidic oxide and B is a soluble base. Tell about the PH of water withA and B
.
Q:7 Can a dry HCl act as acid ?
Q:8 Which of them are acid salt NaCl , NaHCO3 , NaNO3
Q:9 Why the curd and sour substance are not kept in brass or copper container?
Q10. A housewife found that the cake prepared by her is hard and small in size. Which ingredient has she
forgotten to add that would make the cake fluffy?
Q11 Give one example each of basic oxide and acidic oxide.
Q12. Give one example each of natural indicator and synthetic indicator.
Q13.What is the chemical name and formula of washing soda? Mention only one of its use.
Q14. What is the chemical name and formula of bleaching powder? Write chemical equation for its
preparation.
Q15. You are provided with two test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other contains acid
solution. How will you find out which of the test tubes contain water without tasting the solutions?
Q16. Why does dry HC1 gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper?
Q17. On eating spicy food we feel burning sensation in our stomach, why? Which medicine will you take as
a remedy?
SECTION B (each of 4 marks ) 48 marks
Q1. Solution of hydrochloric acid is added to the solution of sodium hydroxide solution containing
phenolphthalein indicator drop wise. After some time the pink colour of the solution disappears
(a) Identify the type of reaction.
(b) Why does the pink colour of solution fades away after some time?
Q2. A solution of substance X is used for white washing. On mixing this substance in water, the water
starts boiling even without heating:
(a) Name the substance X.
(b) Write the reaction of the substance X when it is made to react with water.
(c) Give reasons why water start boiling on addition of X to it.
Q3. On mixing an aqueous solution of lead (II) nitrate and potassium iodide, you will get an insoluble
product.
(a) What is the insoluble product termed as and what is its colour?
(b) Write a chemical equation to represent the above change.
(c) Classify the type of reaction.
Q4.What is an acid-base indicator?
Q5 what is the difference between displacement and double
displacement reaction?
Q:6 What do you understand by the term rancidity ? Explain.
Q:7 What are mean by Redox reaction ? Give example.
Q:8Balance the following equation
(a) CH +O CO + H O
4
2
2
2
(b) FeSO Fe O + SO + SO
4
2 3
2
3
(c) Pb(NO )
PbO + NO + O
32
2
2

(d) KClO

KCl + O
3
2
Q:9 write down the formula and two uses of following:
(a) bleaching powder (b) plaster of Paris ( c) baking powder (d) gypsum (e) washing soda
Q10. Given below are the pH values of four different liquids: 7.0, 14.0, 4.0, 2.0 Which of these could be that
of
(a) lemon juice
( b) distilled water
(c) sodium hydroxide (d) tomato juice
Q11. Name the acid and the base used to form the following salts: (a) NaHCO3
(b) ZnSO4
(c) AlCl3
Q12.What do you understand by the term pH? What is the pH of a neutral, acidic and basic solution?