PART- A

Question 1
You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other
two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus
paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube ?

Question 2
Why should curd and sour substances not be kept in brass and copper vessels ?
Question 3
Which gas is usually liberated when an acid reacts with a metal ? Illustrate with an example. How
will you test for the presence of this gas ?
Question 4
Metal compound A reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce effervescence. The gas evolved
extinguishes a burning candle. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction if one of the
compounds formed is calcium chloride.
Question 5
Why do HCl, HNO3, etc show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds
like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character ?
Question 6
Why does an aqueous solution of an acid conduct electricity ?
Question 7
Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper ?
Question 8
While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and not water
to the acid ?
Question 9
How is the concentration of hydronium ions (H 3O+) affected when a solution of an acid is diluted ?
Question 10
How is the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH –) affected when excess base is dissolved in a
solution of sodium hydroxide ?

Question 11
You have two solutions A and B. The pH of solution A is 6 and pH of solution B is 8. Which solution
has more hydrogen ion concentration? Which of this is acidic and which one is basic ?
Question 12
What effect does the concentration of H+ (aq) ions have on the nature of the solution ?
Question 13
Do basic solutions also have H+ (aq) ions ? If yes, then why are these basic ?
Question 14
Under what soil condition do you think a farmer would treat the soil of his fields with quick lime
(calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate) ?

Question 15
What is the common name of the compound CaOCl 2 ?
Question 16
Name the substance which on treatment with chlorine yields bleaching powder.
Question 17
Name the sodium compound which is used for softening hard water.
Question 18
What will happen if a solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated. Give the equation of the
reaction involved ?
Question 19
Write an equation to show the reaction between plaster of Paris and water.

PART- B

Question 1
A solution turns red litmus blue, its pH is likely to be
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 10
Question 2
A solution reacts with crushed-egg shells to give a gas that turns lime water milky. The solution
contains
(a) NaCl
(b) HCl
(c) LiCl
(d) KCl
Question 3
10 mL of a solution of NaOH is found to be completely neutralised by 8 mL of a given solution of
HC1. If we take 20 mL of the same solution of NaOH, the amount of HC1 solution (the same
solution as before) required to neutralise it will be
(a) 4 mL
(b) 8 mL
(c) 12 mL
(d) 16 mL
Question 4
Which one of the following types of medicines is used for treating indigestion?
(a) Antibiotic
(b) Analgesic
(c) Antacid
(d) Antiseptic
Question 5
Write word equations and then balanced equations for the reaction taking place when
(a) dilute sulphuric acid reacts with zinc granules
(b) dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with magnesium ribbon
(c) dilute sulphuric acid reacts with aluminium powder
(d) dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with iron filing

Question 6
Compounds such as alcohol and glucose also contain hydrogen but are not categorised as acids.
Describe an activity to prove it.

Question 7
Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rainwater does ?
Question 8
Why do acids not show acidic behaviour in the absence of water ?
Question 9
Five solutions A, B, C, D and E when tested with universal indicator showed pH as 4, 1, 11, 7 and 9
respectively. Which solution is
(a) Neutral
(b) Strongly alkaline
(c) Strongly acidic
(d) Weakly acidic
(e) Weakly alkaline
Arrange the pH in increasing order of hydrogen ion concentration.
Question 10
Equal lengths of magnesium ribbons are taken in test tubes A and B. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is
added to test tube A, while acetic acid (CH3COOH) is added to test tube B. In which test tube will
the fizzing occur more vigorously and why ?
Question 11
fresh milk has a pH of 6. How do you think the pH will change as it turns into curd ? Explain your
answer.
Question 12
A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk.
(a) Why does he shift the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline ?
(b) Why does this milk take a long time to set as curd ?
Question 13
Plaster of Paris should be stored in a moisture proof container. Explain why?
Question 14
What is a neutralisation reaction ? Give two examples.
Question 15
Give two important uses of washing soda and baking soda.

PART- C
Question 1.
Equal pieces of zinc granules are dropped in four test tubes. Following substances are poured in all
the four test tubes. The reaction will be vigorous with [CCE 2014]
(a) CH3COOH
(b) HCl
(c) sodium bicarbonate solution
(d) lemon juice
Question 2.
Which of the following statements shows the property of an acid? [CCE 2014]
(a) It turns blue litmus to red
(b) It is sour in taste
(c) It has no effect on red litmus
(d) All of the above
Question 3.
A drop of a liquid sample was put on the pH paper. It was observed that the colour of the pH paper
turned blue. The liquid sample is [CCE 2014]
(a) lemon juice
(b) sodium bicarbonate solution
(c) distilled water
(d) hydrochloric acid
Question 4.
Two solutions X and Y were found to have pH value of 4 and 10 respectively. The inference that
can be drawn is [CCE 2014]
(a) X is a base and Y is an acid
(b) Both X and Y are acidic solutions
(c) X is an acid and Yis a base
(d) Both X and Y are bases
Question 5.
A student was asked to collect apparatus from lab store, for doing experiment of pH of given
sample. Identify the article which he is not supposed to pick. [CCE 2014]
(a) pH paper
(b) Dropper
(c) Litmus paper
(d) Petri dish
Question 6.
Which one of the following would you need to identify the gas that evolve when you heat NaOH
solution with zinc metal? [CCE 2014]
(a) Red litmus solution
(b) Blue litmus solution
(c) A burning splinter / matchstick
(d) Lime water
Question 7.
A solution has pH value of 5. On adding 10 mL of NaCl to it, what will be the pH of the new
solution?
(a) More than 5
(b) Less than 5
(c) Only seven
(d) No change in pH
Question 8.
A salt is dissolved in water. The pH of this salt solution was found to be 7 by measuring the pH with
a universal indicator paper. The salt is most likely to be
(a) Na2CO3
(b) KCl
(c) NH4Cl
(d) CH3COONa
Question 9.
A student performed an experiment using zinc granules and sodium carbonate with sodium
hydroxide and hydrochloric acid under different
conditions as shown below.

In which set up, no gas is evolved?

(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV
Question 10.
Four set ups as given below are arranged to identify the gas evolved when dilute hydrochloric acid
was added to zinc granules. Which is the most appropriate set up?
(a) I
(b) II
(c) IV
(d) III
Question 11.
Four students I, II, III and IV were asked to examine the changes for blue and red litmus paper
strips with dil. HCl (Solution A) and dil. NaOH (Solutions). The following observations were reported
by the 4 students. The sign …………. indicates no colour change. [CCE 2015 ]

Litmus A B Litmus A B

I Blue — red Blue red —

II Red — blue Red — blue

III Blue red red Blue blue blue

IV Red blue blue Red red red

The correct observation would be of student

(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV
Question 12.
A sample of soil is mixed with water and allowed to settle. The clear supernatant solution turns the
pH paper yellowish orange. Which of the following would change the colour of this pH paper to
greenish blue? [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) Lemon juice
(b) Vinegar
(c) Common salt
(d) An antacid