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Is Matter Around Us Pure

1. For question numbers 1 to 9, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and
the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below : (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
1. Assertion (A) : The air is a compound containing oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide
and water vapour in a fixed proportion according to their masses.
Reason (R) : A compound is a substance whose composition of the components is fixed Le;
they combine together in a fixed ratio according to their masses.
2. Assertion (A) :A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.
Reason (R) : A solution has a solvent and a solute as its components.
3. Assertion (A) : In a colloid, the size of solute particles is bigger than the particles of true
solution but smaller than those of suspension.
Reason (R) : Sand with particle size between 10" to 10 m dissolves in water to form colloidal
solution that shows Tyndall effect. (1 Mark)
4. Assertion (A) : Chromatography is used to separate pigments from natural colours like
chlorophyll.
Reason (R) : Coloured components of a mixture can be separated by using an adsorbent on
which they are adsorbed at different rates.
5. Assertion (A) : A mixture of acetone and water is separated by using simple distillation
method. This method is used to separate two or more miscible liquids.
Reason (R) : Acetone, out of the two components has a lower boiling point and water has
higher boiling point.
6. Assertion (A) : Rusting of iron is a chemical change.
Reason (R) : Rusting is a slow process in which the surface of iron is spoiled due to the action
of oxygen and water on it.
7. Assertion (A) :A solution of table salt in a glass of water is homogeneous.
Reason (R) : A solution having different composition throughout is homogeneous.
8. Assertion (A): A mixture of acetone and methanol can be separated by fractional distillation.
Reason (R) : The difference between their boiling points is very less.
9. Assertion (A) : Impure benzoic acid can be purified by sublimation.
Reason (R) : Benzoic acid sublimes on heating.

II. Give one word for the following:

1. A substance which contains more than one substance (element and/ or compound) mixed
in any proportion.
2. Method used for the separation of different pigments of flower petals.
3. A kind of substance that comprises only one kind of particles and cannot be broken down
into simpler substances by any physical process.
4. A mixture with no visible boundaries of separation between the various constituents.
5. The type of mixtures having visible boundaries of separation between the various
constituents.
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6. A type of mixture with size of solute particles (10 m to 10-6 m) bigger than true solution but
smaller than those of suspension.
7. A colloidal with liquid as both dispersed phase and dispersion medium.
8. Method of separating two immiscible liquids using a separating funnel.
9. Method to remove impurities from a mixture by first dissolving in a suitable solvent and then
crystallizing one component.
10. A method in which one of the components of a mixture with low boiling point evaporates
leaving the other with higher boiling point.

III. Fill in the blanks : [1 Mark]

1. An alloy is a mixture of a solid in ___________.
2. A ___________substance is made of same kind of elements.
3. A ___________is a homogenous mixture of two or more substances.
4. Solubility of a gas always___________ with increase in temperature.

5. ___________are classified according to the state of dispersed phase and dispersion

phase.
6. A colloidal with liquid as both dispersed phase and dispersion medium is called
7. A/ an___________ does not show Tyndall effect.
8. ___________is the principle of separation used in diagnostic labs for blood and urine
tests.
9. The separation of a mixture of camphor and sodium chloride involves the principle of
___________ to separate.
10. Gas molecules at higher temperature have more___________ at lower temperature.

11. ___________of air is used in the separation of Oxygen, liquid nitrogen and argon from
air.
12. A colloid with liquid as dispensed phase and gas as dispersion medium is___________.
13. A compound can be separated into constituent elements by ___________methods.
14. ___________method is used to obtain the pure crystals of copper sulphate from its
saturated solution.
15. Boron, germanium and silicon are the best examples of______.

IV. State whether the following statements are True or False : (I Mark)
1. An element is a kind of matter that cannot be separated into other kind of matter by any
physical process.
2. Mixture is a substance in which two or more substances are mixed together in definite
proportion.
3. Solubility of gases in the liquids always increases with the increase in temperature.
4. A solid sol has, both the dispersed phase and dispersion medium are liquid.
5. In evaporation, out of the two components of a mixture one has lower while the other
has higher boiling point.
6. Milk on mixing in water forms homogeneous solution.
7. Paper chromatography is based on the principle of difference in the solubilities of the
components to be separated.
8. Process of centrifugation is used in dairies and at home to separate butter from cream.
 9. Process of sublimation is used to separate the mixture of sodium chloride and
ammonium chloride.
10. Mixture of ethanol and water can be separated using simple distillation method.
11. Mixture of acetone and water is separated using distillation.
12. Crystallisation is used to separate salt from sea water.
13. Burning of wood is a physical change.
14. A compound is a substance composed of two or more elements, chemically combined
together in a fixed proportion.
15. Boron, silicon and germanium are non-metals.

V. Match the terms given in column I with those given in column II. [1 Mark]
Column I Column II
1. lodine chalk mixture (a) Compound
2. Water sand suspension (b) physical change
3. Copper (c) chemical change
4. Sugar (d) separation by sublimation
5. Digestion of food (e) separation using separating funnel
6. Melting of ice n element (f) Element
7. Separation of N2 , O2, and Ar (g) sedimentation and decantation
8. Separation of two immiscible liquids ( (h) fractional distillation of liquid air
9. Ductility (i) ability to be beaten into sheets
10. Malleability (j)ability to be drawn into thin wires