Important Questions: Exam Practice
Important Questions: Exam Practice
Important Questions: Exam Practice
Question 1. What happens when the milk is left at room temperature during
summer?
Question 2. Write a balanced chemical for the reaction that takes place equation
when magnesium is burnt in air to give magnesium oxide.
Question 4. Why do copper vessels lose their shine when exposed to air?
Question 5. Which gas is produced by the action of dilute hydrochloric acid on zinc
granules? How will you test for the presence of this gas?
Question 8. Why does the colour of copper sulphate solution change when an iron
nail is dipped into it?
Question 13. Why are the bags of potato chips usually flushed with nitrogen gas?
Section B (3 marks
(2 - 4 marks
each)
each)
Question 2. Write the balanced chemical equation for the given word equations
(a) Hydrogen gas combines with nitrogen to form ammonia.
(b) Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide
and hydrogen gas.
Question 3. Identify the substances that are oxidised and the substances that are
reduced in the following reactions.
(i) Na + O2 Na2O
(s) (g) (s)
(ii) CuO + H2 Cu + H2 O
(s) (g) (s) (l)
Question 4. What happens when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight? Give one
practical application of this reaction. Write the balanced chemical
equation also.
Question 5. Write any two changes observed by you when ferrous sulphate is
heated. Write the balanced chemical equation of the reaction.
Question 1. Write down the balanced chemical equations for the following
reactions.
(a) Zinc carbonate(s) Zinc oxide + Carbon dioxide(g)
(b) Aluminium(s) + Chlorine(g) Aluminium chloride(s)
Question 3. What happens when CO2(g) is passed through slaked lime? Write the
balanced chemical equation. Write the type of reaction that has
occurred.
Question 4. Define corrosion. Give two examples. Why is the corrosion of iron a
serious problem.
Question 1. Balance the following chemical equations and identify the type of
reaction they represent.
KClO3 KCl + O2
NH3 + O2 NO + H2O
Na2O + H2O NaOH
Na + H2O NaOH + H2
FeCl3 + NaOH Fe(OH)3 + NaCl.
Question 2. Define the various types of chemical reactions. Write one example of
each type with chemical equations.