Subject – Science (Chemistry)

Grade – X
Time:- 40 minutes M.M.:- 20
WORK SHEET-01 (Chemical Reaction and Equations)
1. Why is respiration considered an exothermic process? (1 mark)
2. What happens chemically when quicklime is added to water filled in a bucket? (1 mark)
3. Why should magnesium ribbon be cleaned before burning in air? (2 mark)
4. On what basis is a chemical equation balanced? (2 mark)
5. A solution of a substance ‘X’ is used for white washing: (2 marks)
(i) Name the substances ‘X’ and write its formula.
(ii) Write the reaction of the substance ‘X’ named in (i) above with water.
6. Write the balanced chemical equation to represent the following statements: (2 marks)
(i) Carbon (coke) burns in air to form carbondioxide.
(ii) A piece of sodium metal on putting in water forms caustic soda and hydrogen gas
7. What is a chemical equation? Explain with the help of an example. (2 marks)
8. Why is photosynthesis considered an endothermic reaction? (2 marks)
9. Write the balanced equation for the following chemical reactions:
(i) Hydrogen + Chlorine → Hydrogen Chloride
(ii) Barium Chloride + Aluminium Sulphate →Barium Sulphate + Aluminium
Chlorie
(iii) Sodium + Water →Sodium Hydrogen + Hydrogen (3 marks)
10. When hydrogen is passed over copper oxide, copper and steam are formed. Write a balanced
equation for this reaction and state which of the chemicals are:
(1) elements
(II) compounds
(III) reactants
(IV) products
(V) metals
(VI) non-metals (3 marks)