CHEMISTRY

Questions for practice [CHAPTER-1]

1. What is meant by a physical change? Mention its important characteristics.
2. What is a chemical change and what are its important characteristics?
3. Give a brief account of the conditions necessary for chemical change to
occur.
4. Mention the conditions necessary to be fulfilled by a chemical equation.
5. What information does a chemical equation provide?
6. What are combination reactions? Give two examples.
7. Define thermal decomposition and illustrate it with an example.
8. What do you understand by an electrolytic decomposition reaction? Give
an example.
9. Why is hydrogen gas evolved when a strip of iron is dipped in hydrochloric
acid? Give a balanced equation.
10.What are double displacement reactions? Give two examples.
11.Define oxidation, reduction, oxidising agent and reducing agent.
12.What is the electronic concept of oxidation and reduction? Illustrate with
examples.
13.What do you mean by redox reaction? Give an example.
14.What is the cause of absorption or evolution of energy in a chemical
reaction?
15.What are exothermic and endothermic reactions?
16.Translate the following statements into chemical equations and balance
them;
(I) Sodium carbonate on reaction with hydrochloric acid gives
sodium chloride and sodium hydrogen carbonate.
(II) Sodium hydrogen carbonate on reaction with hydrochloric acid
gives sodium chloride, water and liberates carbon dioxide.
(III) Copper sulphate on treatment with potassium iodide precipitates
cuprous iodide, liberates iodine gas and also forms potassium
sulphate.
(IV) Nitrogen gas is treated with hydrogen gas in presence of a catalyst
at 773K to form ammonia gas.
 (V) Sodium hydroxide solution is treated with acetic acid to form
sodium acetate and water.
(VI) Ethene is burnt in the presence of oxygen to form carbon dioxide,
water and releases heat and light.
(VII) In thermite reaction, iron (III) oxide reacts with aluminium and
gives molten iron and aluminium oxide.
(VIII) Magnesium ribbon is burnt in an atmosphere of nitrogen gas to
form solid magnesium nitride.
(IX) Chlorine gas is passed in an aqueous potassium iodide solution to
form potassium chloride solution and solid iodine.
(X) Ethanol is burnt in air to form carbon dioxide, water and releases
heat.
(XI) Dilute sulphuric acid is added in barium chloride solution to form
a white precipitate of barium sulphate and hydrochloric acid.
(XII) Quicklime is added in water to form slaked lime.
(XIII) Aqueous solutions of lead nitrate and sodium iodide are mixed
together to form a yellow precipitate of lead iodide and sodium
nitrate solution.
(XIV) Potassium chlorate decomposes to form potassium chloride and
Oxygen gas.
(XV) Aluminium hydroxide reacts with sulphuric acid to form
Aluminium sulphate and water.
17.Identify the substance oxidized and the substance reduced and write the
reducing and oxidizing agent with reason in the following reactions:

18.Give two examples for each of the following:

(I) Reaction where precipitates are formed.
(II) Reaction where a gas is evolved.
(III) Reaction where change in colour takes place.
(IV) Reaction where heat is evolved.
 (V) Reaction where heat is absorbed.
19.A brown element X on heating in air forms a compound Y. When hydrogen
gas is passed over heated Y, it again changes back into X.
(I) Name the substances X and Y.
(II) Name the chemical processes occurring during both the changes.
(III) Write the chemical equations.
20.A white salt upon heating decomposes to give brown fumes and a residue is
left behind.
(I) Name the salt.
(II) Write the equation for the decomposition reaction.