LESSONWISE BOARD QUESTIONS – SCIENCE

Lesson No. 2– Acid Base and Salts.

Year 2008(April)

A) Monica and her science teachers performed experiments on acid , base and salts. (1)
a) Once Monica was bitten by bees. She applied baking soda for that area to ease the pain. Give reason.

B)Fill in the blanks choosing most correct alternative. (1/2 )

a) A metal react with acid to give _____.
( H2 gas, O2 gas, N2 gas, CO2 gas )

Year 2009(April)

A)Fill in the blanks choosing most correct alternative. (1)

a) Tooth enamel is made up of ________ .
( CaO, Ca(OH)2 , CaCO3, CaPO4 )
b) Acid present in tomato is _____
( Lactic acid, Acetic acid, Tartaric acid, Oxalic acid)
B) When electricity is passed through an aqueous solution of Sodium chloride it decomposes to form
Sodium Hydroxide. (3)
a) Name the process involved in the above reaction.
b) Name the gas released at cathode.
c) How is bleaching powder prepared.

*B) The strength of acid can be tested by a scale called pH scale.

a) What is the pH of neutral solution.
b) What happens if pH of water is very less.
c) Differentiate between acid and base with respect to:
i) colour of litmus ii) Ions produced in water.

Year 2010
Year 2011(April)
A) Fill in the blanks choosing most correct alternative. (1/2 )
a) The pH of basic substance is ______
( 10, 7, 5, 2 )
B) Answer the following. (2)
a) Which gas is generally liberated when acid reacts with metal.
b) Write chemical formula of “ Bleaching Powder” .
c) Why does cake become soft when bleaching powder is added?

C) Name the following.

a) A sodium compound used for softening of hard water. (1/2)

Year 2012(April)
A) Name the following (1)
a) Acid present in baking soda.
b) The gas given out at anode in the chloro alkali process.

B) Attempt the following. (3)

a) How is bleaching powder prepared?
b) When is base said to be strong base?
c) Write two uses of washing soda .

Year 2013(April)
A) Name the following (1)
a) Gas released when acid reacts with metal.
b) The indicator that turns pink in a base.

B) Answer the following. (3)

a) Distinguish between acid and base with respect to the formation of ions.
b) What is the reaction between an acid and a base to form salt called?
c) How is bleaching powder prepared?

Year 2014(March)
A) Name the following (1)
a) The gas released when acid reacts with a metal.
b) The substance used as plaster of Paris to support fractured bones.

B)Answer the following. (3)

a) Differentiate between acid and bases with respect to formation of ions.
b) Why does lime water turns milky when carbon dioxide is passed through it?
c) Blue copper sulphate crystals turns white , on heating. Give reason.

Year 2015(April)
A) Name the following (1)
a) Acid present in tomato.
b) The sodium compound used in soda acid fire extinguishers.

B) Answer the following. (3)

a) Water should not be added to concentrated sulphuric acid while diluting it. Give reason.
b) Why is milk of magnesia often prescribed to a patient during indigestion?
c) Distinguish between a neutral solution and an acidic solution with respect to pH value.

Year 2016 (April)

A) Fill in the blanks choosing most correct alternative. (1 )
a) A solution is acidic if pH is ________
( 14, 10, 7, 3)
b) The stinging hair of neetle leaves inject ______ acid.
( Methanoic, Lactic, Oxalic, Acetic )

B) Name the following (1)

a) The reaction between acid and base to give salt and water.
b) The gas released when metal reacts with Hydrochloric acid.

C) Sour and bitter taste of food is due to acid and base. (2)
a) Which acid is present in lemon.
b) Name any one olfactory indicator.
c) Antacids are used to get rid from acidity. Give reason.

Model paper
A) Name the following (1)
a) A gas which turns lime water milky.
b) A sodium compound used to premove permanent hardness.

B) Answer the following. (3)

a) When is an acid said to be weak acid?
b) How is plaster of paris prepared.
c) Write two uses of plaster of Paris.