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Practice sheet
Std: X Topic: 2: Acids, bases and salts
Subject: Chemistry

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. The nature of calcium phosphate present in tooth enamel is:
A. basic
B. amphoteric
C. acidic
D. neutral

2. Which of the following salts has no water of crystallisation?

A. Common salt
B. Washing soda
C. Baking soda
D. Gypsum

3. The substances whose odour changes in acidic or basic medium are called:
A. universal indicators
B. olfactory indicators
C. household indicators
D. litmus solutions

4. The pH of a solution is 6.5 it means it is:

A. weakly acidic
B. weakly basic
C. strongly acidic
D. strongly basic
5. Natural source of oxalic acid is:
A. tomato
B. ant sting
C. sour milk
D. vinegar

6. Brine is concentrated aqueous solution of:

A. NaCl
B. CaOCl2
C. NaOCl
D. CaCl2

7. Which of the following does not produce carbon dioxide when it reacts with acid?
A. Limestone
B. Chalk
C. Marble
D. Plaster of Paris

8. The chemical name of baking sods is:

A. sodium bicarbonate
B. sodium hydrogen carbonate
C. sodium carbonate
D. sodium hydrogen bicarbonate

9. Washing soda is a/an:

 A. acidic salt
B. basic salt
C. neutral salt
D. none of the above

10. Which one of the following will not turn blue litmus red?
A. Orange juice
B. Milk of magnesia
C. Lemon juice
D. Gastric juice

11. Metal carbonates on reaction with dilute acids release gas.

A. CO2
B. CO
C. H2
D. O2

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12. If water contains more OH ions than H ions, then it will be .
A. acidic
B. basic
C. neutral
D. amphoteric

13. A neutral salt will form by the reaction of:

A. sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid
B. sodium hydroxide and acetic acid
C. ammonium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid
 D. ammonium hydroxide and acetic acid

14. What is the pH of pure water?

A. 7
B. Less than 7
C. More than 7
D. Zero

15. The process of dissolving acid and bases in water is a/an:

A. exothermic reaction
B. endothermic reaction
C. dilution
D. Both A and C
 Answers
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. D

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