Chemistry

Chapter-1: Matter in our surroundings

Question 1. Which of the following are matter?

Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, smell of perfume.
Answer: Chair, air, almonds, and cold-drink.
Question 2. Give reasons for the following observation:
The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several meters away, but to get the smell from
cold food you have to go close.
Answer: The smell of hot sizzling food reaches severed meters away, as the particles of hot
food have more kinetic energy and hence the rate of diffusion is more than the particles of
cold food.
Question 3. A diver is able to cut through water in a swimming pool. Which property of
matter does this observation show?
Answer: A diver is able to cut through water in a swimming pool. This shows that the
particles of water have intermolecular space and has less force of attraction.
Question 4. What are the characteristics of the particles of matter?
Answer. The characteristics of the particles of matter are:
(1) Particles have intermolecular space.
(2) Particles have intermolecular force.
(3) Particles of matter are moving continuously.
Question 5. The mass per unit volume of a substance is called density.
(density = mass/volume).
Arrange the following in order of increasing density: air, exhaust from chimneys, honey,
water, chalk, cotton and iron.
Answer: Increasing density:
air < exhaust from chimneys < cotton < water < honey < chalk < iron.
Question 6. (a) Tabulate the differences in the characteristics of states of matter.
(b) Comment upon the following: rigidity, compressibility, fluidity, filling a gas container,
shape, kinetic energy and density.
Answer: (a) Difference in the characteristics of 3 states of matter.

(b) Comment on:

(i) Rigidity: The tendency of a substance to retain/maintain their shape when subjected to
outside force.
(ii) Compressibility: The matter has intermolecular space. The external force applied on the
matter can bring these particles closer. This property is called compressibility. Gases and
liquids are compressible.
(iii) Fluidity: The tendency of particles to flow is called fluidity. Liquids and gases flow.
(iv) Filling of a gas container: Gases have particles which vibrate randomly in all the
directions. The gas can fill the container.
(v) Shape: Solids have maximum intermolecular force and definite shape.
Whereas liquids and gases take the shape of container.
(vi) Kinetic energy: The energy possessed by particles due to their motion is called kinetic
energy. Molecules of gases vibrate randomly as they have maximum kinetic energy.
(vii) Density: It is defined as mass per unit volume, the solids have highest density.
Question 7. Give reasons
(a) A gas fills completely the vessel in which it is kept.
(b) A gas exerts pressure on the walls of the container.
(c) A wooden table should be called a solid.
(d) We can easily move our hand in air but to do the same through a solid block of wood we
need a karate expert.
Answer: (a) The molecules of gas have high kinetic energy due to which they keep moving in
all directions and hence fill the vessel completely in which they are kept.
(b) A gas exerts pressure on the walls of the container because the molecules of the gas are
in constant random motion due to high kinetic energy. These molecules constantly vibrate,
move and hit the walls of the container thereby exerting pressure on it.
(c) The molecules/particles of wooden table are tightly packed with each
other, there is no intermolecular space, it cannot be compressed, it cannot flow, all these
characteristics are of solid. So wooden table should be called a solid. ‘
(d) We can easily move our hand in air but to do the same through a solid block of wood we
need a karate expert. It is because the molecules of air has less force of attraction between
them and a very small external force can separate them and pass through it. But in case of
solids, the molecules have maximum force of attraction, the particles are tightly bound due
to this force. Hence large amount of external force is required to pass through solid.
Question 8. Liquids generally have lower density as compared to solids. But you must have
observed that ice floats on water. Find out why.
Answer: Ice is a solid, but its density is lower than water due to its structure. The molecules
in ice make a cage like structure with lot of vacant spaces, this makes ice float on water.
Question 9. Convert the following temperature to Celsius scale:
(a) 300 K (b) 573 K
Answer. (a) 300 – 273 = 27°C (b) 573 – 273 = 300°C
Question.2. What is the physical state of water at:
(a) 250°C (b) 100°C
Answer: (a) 250°C = gas (b) 100°C liquid as well as gas
Question 10. For any substance, why does the temperature remain constant during the
change of state
Answer: During the change of state of any matter heat is supplied to the substance. The
molecules of this matter use heat to overcome the force of attraction between the particles,
at this period of time, temperature remains constant. This extra heat is acquired by the
molecules in the form of hidden heat called latent heat to change from one state of matter
to the other state.
Question 11. Suggest a method to liquefy atmospheric gases?
Answer: The atmospheric gases are taken in a cylinder with piston fitted on it. By cooling
and applying pressure on them, the gases can be liquefied.
Question 12. Why does a desert cooler cool better on a hot dry day?
Answer: The outer walls of the cooler get sprinkled by water constantly. This water
evaporates due to hot dry weather. Evaporation causes cooling of inside air of cooler. This
cool air is sent in the room by the fan.
Question 13. How does the water kept in an earthen pot (matka) become cool during
summer?
Answer: The earthen pot is porous with lot of pores on it, the water oozes out through these
pores and the water gets evaporated at the surface of the pot thereby causing cooling
effect. This makes the pot cold and the water inside the pot cools by this process.
Question 3. Why does our palm feel cold when we put some acetone or petrol or perfume on
it?
Answer: Acetone, petrol or perfume evaporate when they come into contact with air. The
evaporation causes cooling sensation in our hands.
Question 14. Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a cup?
Answer: Tea in a saucer has larger surface area than in a cup. The rate of evaporation is
faster with increased surface area. The cooling of tea in saucer takes place sooner than in a
cup. Hence, we are able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a cup.
Question 5. What type of clothes should we wear in summer?
Answer: We should wear light coloured cotton clothes in summer. Light colour because it
reflects heat. Cotton clothes because it has pores in it, which absorbs sweat and allows the
sweat to evaporate faster thereby giving cooling effect.
Question 15. Convert the following temperatures to the Celsius scale.
(a) 293 K (b) 470 K.
Answer: (a) 293 K into °C
293 – 273 = 20°C
(b) 470 K into °C 470 – 273 = 197°C
Question 16. Convert the following temperatures to the Kelvin scale.
(a) 25°C (b) 373°C.
Answer: (a) 25°C into K
25 + 273 = 298 K
(b) 373°C into K 4 373 + 273 = 646 K
Question 17. Give reason for the following observations.
(a) Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving any solid.
(b) We can get the smell of perfume sitting several metres away.
Answer: (a) Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving any solid, because
naphthalene balls sublime and directly changes into vapour state without leaving any solid.
(b) We can get the smell of perfume sitting several metres away because perfume contai n
volatile solvent and diffuse faster and can reach people sitting several metres away.
Question 18. Arrange the following substances in increasing order of forces of attraction
between the particles—water, sugar, oxygen.
Answer: Oxygen —> water —> sugar.
Question 19. What is the physical state of water at—
(a) 25°C (bj 0°C (cj 100°C
Answer: (a) 25°C is liquid (b) 0°C is solid or liquid
(c) 100°C is liquid and gas
Question 20. Give two reasons to justify
(a) water at room temperature is a liquid.
(b) an iron almirah is a solid at room temperature.
Answer: (a) Water at room temperature is a liquid because its freezing point is 0°C and
boiling point is 100°C.
(b) An iron almirah is a solid at room temperature because melting point of iron is higher
than room temperature.
Question 21. Why is ice at 273 K more effective in cooling than water at the same
temperature?
Answer: Ice at 273 K will absorb heat energy or latent heat from the medium to overcome
the fusion to become water. Hence the cooling effect of ice is more than the water at same
temperature because water does not absorb this extra heat from the medium.
Question 22. What produces more severe burns, boiling water, or steam?
Answer: Steam at 100°C will produce more severe bums as extra heat is hidden in it called
latent heat whereas the boiling water does not have this hidden heat.
Question 23. Name A, B, C, D, E and F in the following diagram showing change in its state

Answer: A —> Liquefication/melting/fusion B —> Vapourisation/evaporation C—

>Condensation D—> Solidification E —> Sublimation F —> Sublimation