The Language of Chemistry Test

Marks: 40

Q1. What is a symbol? What information does it convey? (2)

Q2. Why is the symbol S for Sulphur, but Na for Sodium and Si for Silicon? (2)
Q3. What do the following symbols stand for? (2)
a) H b) H2 c) 2H d) 2H2
Q4. What is meant by atomicity? Name a diatomic element. (2)
Q5. a) Explain the terms valency and variable valency (2)
b) How are the elements with variable valency named? Explain with an example.
Q6. Give the formula and valency of (2)
a) aluminate
b) chromate
c) aluminium
d) cupric
Q7. a) What is a chemical formula? (2)
b) What is the significance of a formula? Give an illustrate.
Q8. I] What do you understand by the following terms? (8)
A) Acid radical B) Basic radical
II]write the basic and acidic radicals of the following and then write the
chemical formulae of these compounds.
a) Barium sulphate
b) Bismuth nitrate
c) calcium bromide
d) Ferrous sulphide
e) Chromium sulphate
f) Calcium silicate
g) Stannic oxide
h) Sodium Zincate
i) Magnesium phosphate
j) Sodium thiosulphate
k) Nickel-bi-sulphate
l) Potassium manganate
Q9. Write the chemical formulae of sulphates of Aluminium, Ammonium and
Zinc. (2)
Q10. What is a chemical equation? Why is it necessary to balance it? (2)
Q11. State the information conveyed by the following equation. (2)
Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq)→ ZnCl2 (aq) + H2
What is the limitation of reaction given above.
Q12. Give Balanced Reaction for the following by particle equation method (2)
I] Reaction of excess ammonia with chlorine- Ammonia as a reducing agent
II] Oxidation of Lead [II] Sulphide by ozone
Q13. Write the balanced equation of the following word equations. (10)
1. Potassium Bicarbonate + Sulphuric Acid → Potassium Sulphate + Carbon
Di oxide + Water
2. Iron + Sulphuric acid →Ferrous Sulphate + hydrogen
3. Silver Nitrate → Silver + Nitrogen di oxide + Oxygen
4. Copper + Nitric acid → Copper nitrate + Nitric oxide + water
5. Ammonia + Oxygen → nitric oxide + water
6. Barium Chloride + Sulphuric acid → Barium sulphate + Hydrochloric acid
7. Zinc Sulphide + Oxygen → Zinc oxide + sulphur di oxide
8. Potassium Dichromate + sulphuric acid → potassium sulphate + chromium
Chromium sulphate + water +oxygen
9. Sodium hydroxide + sulphuric acid → sodium sulphate + water
10. Sulphur + nitric acid → Sulphuric acid + nitrogen dioxide + water