Chemical Reaction equation

Session Assignment – 1
Topics: Class: CBSE-X

Balanced Equation
Characteristics Of Chemical Reactions
Limitations Of Chemical Equation
Writing Chemical Equation
Examples Of Chemical Change

Balanced Equation

1. “We need to balance a skeletal chemical equation.” Give reason to justify the statement.

2. Which of the following is the balanced equation for the reaction?

Manganese oxide(II) + Hydrochloric acid → Manganese chloride + Water + Chlorine
(a) MnO2 + HCl → MnCl2 + H 2O + Cl2

(b) MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + 2H 2O + Cl2

(c) MnO + 4HCl → MnCl2 + H 2O + Cl

(d) MnO2 + HCl → MnCl + H 2O + Cl2

3. Which of the following is the balanced equation for photosynthesis.

(a) 6CO2 ( aq ) + H2O ( l ) ⎯Chloroph
⎯ ⎯⎯
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→ 2C6H12O6 ( aq ) + O2 ( aq )
(b) 6CO2 ( aq ) + 8H2O ( l ) ⎯⎯⎯ ⎯→ C6 H12O6 ( aq ) + 8O2 ( aq )
Sunlight
Chlorophyll

(c) 6CO2 ( aq ) + 6H2O ( l ) ⎯⎯⎯ ⎯→ C6H12O6 ( aq ) + 6O2 ( aq )

Sunlight
Chlorophyll

(d) CO2 ( aq ) + 6H2O ( l ) ⎯⎯ ⎯⎯→ C6H12O6 ( aq ) + O2 ( aq )

Sunlight
Chlorophyll

Characteristics Of Chemical Reactions

4. What are the observations which may suggest that a chemical reaction has taken place?

Limitations Of Chemical Equation

5. Giving an example, list two information which makes a chemical equation more informative
or useful.

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Writing Chemical Equation

6. Which one is the skeletal equation for the burning of magnesium ribbon?
(a) Magnesium + Oxygen → Magnesium oxide
(b) Mg + O2 → MgO
(c) 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
(d) Mg + Oxygen → Magnesium oxide

Examples Of Chemical Change

7. Which one of the following is an example of chemical change?

(a) Cutting wood
(b) Melting of ice
(c) Evaporation
(d) Food digestion

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