Gaurav Study Circle

Chemical Reactions and Equations

1. Write a balanced chemical equation for each of the following reactions and also classify them. (a) Lead acetate
solution is treated with dilute hydrochloric acid to form lead chloride and acetic acid solution. (b) A piece of sodium
metal is added to absolute ethanol to form sodium ethnocide and hydrogen gas. (c) Hydrogen sulphide gas reacts
with oxygen gas to form solid sulphur and liquid water.
2. What is the colour of ferrous sulphate crystals? How does this colour change after heating? 
3. Which types of gases can be used for storage of fresh sample of an oil for a long time?
4. The carbonate of metal X is a white solid. It decomposes when heated to form carbon dioxide and a yellow solid
oxide. What is metal X.
5. Which one is a chemical change-melting of iron or rusting of iron?
6. Give an example of double displacement reaction. (Write a balanced equation only).
7. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between sodium chloride and silver nitrate indicating the
physical state of the reactant and the products.
8. A brown substance X on heating in air forms a substance Y When hydrogen gas is passed over heated Y it again
changes back into X. Name the substance X and Y  
9. What change in colour is observed when white silver chloride is left exposed in sunlight? State the type of
chemical reaction in this change.
10. State the chemical change that takes place when lime stone is heated.    
11. Write balanced chemical equation for the following Phosphorus burns in oxygen to give phosphorus pentaoxide
12. Why does the colour of heated copper powder become black when air is passed over it?
13. What precaution should be taken while heating magnesium ribbon over burner?
14. Aluminium is a reactive metal but is still used for packing food articles. Why?
15. A student took few crystals of sugar in a dry test tube and heated the test tube over flame. The colour of the
solution turned black, why?
16. Using a suitable chemical equation, justify that some chemical reactions are determined by (a) change in colour.
(b) change in temperature.
17. A white salt on heating decomposes to give brown fumes and a residue is left behind, (a) Name the salt. (b)
Write the equation for the decomposition reaction.
18. When the powder of a common metal is heated in an open China dish, its colour turns black. However, when
hydrogen is passed over the hot black substance so formed, it regains its original colour. Based, on the given
information, answer the following questions (a) What type of chemical reaction takes place in each of the two
given steps? Write balanced chemical equations for both reactions. (b) Name the metal initially taken in the
powder form.
19. Write the balanced chemical equations for the following reactions and identify the type of reaction in each
case. (a) Thermite reaction, iron (III) oxide reacts with aluminium and gives molten iron and aluminium oxide. (b)
Magnesium ribbon is burnt in an atmosphere of nitrogen gas to form solid magnesium nitride.
20. Which among the following changes are exothermic or endothermic in nature? (a) Decomposition of ferrous
sulphate. (b) Dilution of sulphuric acid. (c) Dissolution of sodium hydroxide in water. (d) Dissolution of ammonium
chloride in water.
21.  'Barium chloride reacts with aluminium sulphate to give aluminium chloride and a precipitate of barium
sulphate'. (a) Translate the above statement into a chemical equation. (b) State two types in which this reaction
can be classified.
22. Why is photosynthesis considered an endothermic reaction?
23. Zinc liberates hydrogen gas when reacted with dilute hydrochloric acid, whereas copper does not. Explain,
why?
24. A substance X, which is an oxide of a group 2 element is used intensively in the cement industry. This element is
present in bones also. On treatment with water, it forms a solution which turns red litmus blue.   Identify X and also
write the chemical reactions involved. 
25. In the electrolysis of water (a) Name the gas collected at the cathode and anode respectively. (b) Why is the
volume of one gas collected at one electrode double that at the other? Name this gas? (c) How will you test the
evolved gas?
26. What is meant by (a) displacement reaction? (b) reduction reaction? (c) combination reaction? Write the
balanced chemical equation for each reaction.
27. Identify the type of chemical reaction taking place in each of the following Barium chloride solution is mixed
with copper sulphate solution and a white precipitate is observed. (b) On heating copper powder in air in a China
dish, the surface of copper powder turns black. (c) On heating green coloured ferrous sulphate crystals, reddish
brown solid is left and small of a gas having odour of burning sulphur is experienced. (d) Iron nails when left dipped
in blue copper  sulphate  solution  become brownish in colour and the blue colour of copper sulphate fades away.
(e) Quick lime reacts vigorously with water releasing a large amount of heat.
28. During the reaction of some metals with dilute  hydrochloric  acid,   following observations were made   (a)
Silver metal does not show any change. (b) The temperature of the reaction mixture rises when aluminium (Al) is
added. (c) The reaction of sodium metal is found to be highly explosive. (d) Some bubbles of a gas are seen
when lead (Pb) is reacted with the acid. (e) A gas is produced when sodium carbonate is added to the acid. Explain
these observations giving suitable reasons.
29. On heating blue coloured powder of copper(II) nitrate in a boiling tube, copper oxide (black), oxygen gas and a
brown gas X is formed. Identify the brown gas X.
30. Give one example of a combination reaction which is also exothermic.
31. Why is hydrogen peroxide kept in coloured bottles?
32.  Solid calcium oxide was taken in a container and water was added slowly to it (a)State two observations made
in the experiment. (b) Write the name of the chemical formula of the product. 
33. What is wrong with the following equation? Identify the mistake and balance the equation.
 Mg + O → MgO
34. In the refining of silver, the recovery of silver from silver nitrate solution involved displacement by copper
metal. Write down the reaction involved. 
35. Potassium chlorate (KClO3) on heating forms potassium chloride and oxygen. Write a balanced equation for this
reaction.
36. Convey the following information in the form of a balanced chemical equation: "An aqueous solution of ferrous
sulphate reacts with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide to form a precipitate of ferrous hydroxide and
sodium sulphate remains in solution."
37. What happens chemically when quicklime is added to water?
38. Consider the following reactions: (I) Fe + CuSO4 → FeSO4 + Cu {ii) Cu + FeSO4 → CuSO4 + Fe Which of these two
reactions will take place and why?   
39. Give one example of a reaction which is a double displacement reaction as well as a precipitation reaction.  
40. What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to iron filings? Choose the correct answer.
(a) Hydrogen gas and iron chloride are produced.
(b) Chlorine gas and iron hydroxide are produced.  
(c) No reaction takes place.
(d) Iron salt and water are produced.
41. What changes in the colour of iron nails and copper sulphate solution do you observe after keeping the iron
nails dipped in copper sulphate solution for about 30 minutes?
42. Which of the statements about the reaction below are incorrect?
2PbO(s) + C(s) → 2Pb(s) + CO2(g)                
(a) Lead is getting reduced
(b) Carbon dioxide is getting oxidized
(c) Carbon is getting oxidized,    
(d) Lead oxide is getting reduced.
(i) (a) and (b) (ii) (a) and (c) (iii) (a), (b) and (c) (iv) all 
43. Why do we apply paint on iron articles?
44. In the reaction represented by the following equation: CuO(s) + H2(g) → Cu(s)+H2O(l)                
(a) Name the substance oxidized. (b) Name the substance reduced.
45. Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen. Why?
46. Name the oxidizing and reducing agent in the following reaction: 2H 2 S + SO 2 → 2H 2 O + 3S↓
47. Define rancidity.
48. Why respiration is considered an exothermic reaction? Explain.   
49. A shiny brown coloured element 'X' on heating in air becomes black in colour. Name the element 'X'
and the black coloured compound formed.
50. What is an oxidation reaction? Give an example of oxidation reaction. Is oxidation an exothermic or an
endothermic reaction?
51. Give reasons: (a) Aluminium is a reactive metal but is still used for packing food articles. (b) Red litmus
paper turns blue when touched with aqueous solution of magnesium oxide.
52. Write a balanced chemical equation with state symbols for the following reactions. (i) Solutions of
barium chloride and sodium sulphate in water react to give insoluble barium sulphate and the solution of
sodium chloride. (ii) Sodium hydroxide solution (in water) reacts with hydrochloric acid solution (in water)
to produce sodium chloride solution and water.
53. A solution of a substance 'X' is used for whitewashing. (i) Name the substance 'X' and write its formula.
(ii) Write the reaction of the substance 'X' named in (i) above with water.
54. (i) What is observed when a solution of potassium iodide is added to a solution of lead nitrate taken in
a test tube? (ii) What type of reaction is this? (iii) Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the
above reaction.
55. What happens when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight? Write a chemical equation for this reaction.
Also give one use of such a reaction.
56. What type of chemical reactions are represented by the following equations?         
(i) A+B → C            (ii) A+BC → AC+B                 (iii) A → B+C           (iv) AS+CD → AD+BC
57. Why is the amount of gas collected in one of the test tubes double of the amount collected in the
other in electrolysis of water experiment? Name this gas.
58. (i) What happens when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride solution? Write the equation
for the reaction which takes place. (ii) Name the type of reaction involved.
59. Ferrous sulphate decomposes with the evolution of a gas having a characteristic odour of burning
sulphur. Write the chemical reaction involved and identify the type of reaction.
60. Consider the chemical equation given below and answer the questions that follow:

 (i) Name the substance which is getti ng oxidized. (ii)Name the substance which
is getti ng reduced. (iii) Name the oxidizing agent. (iv) Name the reducing agent. (v) What type of a
reaction does this equation represent?
61. A copper coin was kept dipped in silver nitrate solution for a few hours/days. What will happen to the
copper coin? What will happen to the colour of the solution?
62. (i) What is the colour of ferrous sulphate crystals? How does this colour change after heating? (ii)
Name the products formed on strongly heating ferrous sulphate crystals. What type of chemical reaction
occurs in this change? 
63. Translate the following statements into chemical equations and then balance them.
(a) Hydrogen gas combines with nitrogen to form ammonia.
(b) Hydrogen sulphide gas burns in air to give water and sulphur dioxide.
(c) Barium chloride reacts with aluminium sulphate to give aluminium chloride and a precipitate of barium
sulphate.
(d) Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.  
64. What is the difference between displacement and double displacement reactions? Write equations for
these reactions.
65. Write the balanced chemical equation for the following and identify the type of reaction in each case.
Potassium bromide(aq) + Barium iodide(aq) → Potassium iodide(aq) + Barium bromide(s)
Zinc carbonate(s) → Zinc oxide(s) + Carbon dioxide(g)
Hydrogen(g) + Chlorine(g) → Hydrogen chloride(g)
Magnesium(s) + Hydrochloric acid(aq) → Magnesium chloride(aq) + Hydrogen(g)
66. With the help of an activity explain that hydrogen and oxygen are released when an electric current is
passed through water.
67. Write the balanced chemical equations for the following reactions.
Calcium hydroxide + Carbon dioxide → Calcium carbonate + Water
Zinc + Silver nitrate → Zinc nitrate + Silver
Aluminium + Copper chloride → Aluminium chloride + Copper
Barium chloride + Potassium sulphate → Barium sulphate + Potassium chloride