Chemical Reactions and Equations

Maximum Marks – 80 Time allowed – 3 hours

General Instructions – This paper consists of 20 MCQs of 1 mark, 6 ques of 2 marks, 7 ques of 3
marks, 3 ques of 5 marks and 3 source based/case study type questions of 04 marks each.

Section A (1 mark each)

Ques 1 Which of the following is(are) an endothermic process(es)?

(I) Dilution of sulphuric acid (II) Sublimation of dry ice

(III) Condensation of water vapours (IV)Evaporation of water
(a) (I) and (III) (b) Only (II) (c) Only (III) (d) (II) and (IV)

Ques 2 When copper turnings are added to silver nitrate solution, a blue coloured
solution is formed after some time. It is because copper:
(I) displaces silver from the solution
(II) forms a blue coloured complex with AgNO3
(III) is oxidized to Cu2+
(IV) is reduced to Cu2+
(a) (I) and (II) (b) (II) and (III) (c) (I) and (III) (d) (II) and (IV)

Ques 3 Solid calcium oxide reacts vigorously with water to form calcium
hydroxide accompanied by the liberation of heat, this process is called slaking of
lime. Calcium hydroxide dissolves in water form its solution called lime water.
Which among the following are true about slaking of lime and solution formed?
(I) It is an endothermic reaction.
(II) It is an exothermic reaction.
(III) The pH of the resulting solution will be more than seven.
(IV) The pH of the resulting solution will be less than seven.
(a) (I) and (II) (b) (II) and (III) (c) (I) and (IV) (d) (III) and (IV)

Ques 4 Three beakers labelled as A, B and C each containing 25 ml of water were

taken. A small amount of NaOH, anhydrous CuSO4 and NaCl were added to the
beakers A, B and C respectively. It was observed that there was an increase in the
temperature of the solutions contained in beakers A and B, whereas in case of
beaker C, the temperature of the solution falls. Which one of the following
statements(s) is (are) correct?

(i) In beakers A and B, exothermic process has occurred.

(ii) In beakers A and B, endothermic process has occurred.
(iii) In beaker C exothermic process has occurred.
(iv) In beaker C endothermic process has occurred.
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) only (c) (i) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii)

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Ques 5 The following reaction is used for the preparation of oxygen gas in the
laboratory. Which of the following statement about the reaction is correct?

(a) It is a displacement reaction and endothermic in nature.

(b) It is a decomposition reaction and exothermic in nature.
(c) It is a decomposition reaction and endothermic in nature.
(d) It is a photochemical decomposition reaction and exothermic in nature.
Ques 6 Electrolysis of water is a decomposition reaction. The molar ratio of
hydrogen and oxygen gases liberated during electrolysis of water is

(a) 1: 1 (b) 2: 1 (c) 4: 1 (d) 1: 2

Ques 7 Which of the following statements about the reaction given are correct?

MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2

(i) HCl is oxidised to Cl2 (ii) MnO2 is reduced to MnCl2

(iii) MnCl2 acts as an oxidising agent (iv) HCl acts as an oxidising agent

(a) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (ii) only (d) (iii) and (iv) only

Ques 8 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 oxidised.
(c) Carbon is getting oxidised. (d) Lead oxide is getting reduced.

(i) (a) and (b) (ii) (a) and (c) (iii) (a), (b) and (c) (iv) all of the above

Ques 9 A student took sodium sulphate solution in a test tube and added barium
chloride solution to it. He observed that an insoluble substance has formed. The
colour and molecular formula of the insoluble substance is:

(a) Grey, Ba2SO4 (b) Yellow, Ba(SO4)2 (c) White, BaSO4 (d) Pink, BaSO4

Ques 10 On placing a copper coin in a test tube containing green ferrous sulphate
solution, it will be observed that the ferrous sulphate solution.
(a) Turns blue, and grey substance is deposited on copper coin.
(b) colourless and a grey substance is deposited on the copper coin.
(c) turns colourless and a reddish brown substance is deposited on the copper coin.
(d) remains green with no change in the copper coin.

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Ques 11 Which of the following is correct observation of the reaction shown in
above set up?

(a) Brown powder of magnesium oxide is formed.

(b) Colourless gas which turns lime water milky is evolved.
(c) Magnesium ribbon burns with brilliant white light.
(d) Reddish brown gas with a smell of burning sulphur has evolved.
Ques 12 Given below is the balanced chemical equation for the thermal
decomposition of lead nitrate.
2Pb(NO3)2 ⟶ 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2
Which of the following information does the coefficients of PbO and NO2 in the equation
(2 and 4 respectively) tell us?

(a) The ratio of the number of moles produced of the two substances.
(b) The ratio of the number of atoms in the two substances.
(c) The ratio of the mass produced of the two substances.
(d) The ratio of the densities of the two substances.
Ques 13 2HNO3 + Ca(OH)2 ⟶ Ca(NO3)2 + 2H2O is an example of –

(i) Displacement reaction (ii) Double displacement reaction

(iii) Neutralisation reaction (iv) Combination reaction

(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)

Ques 14 In a double displacement reaction such as the reaction between sodium

sulphate solution and barium chloride solution. The correct option is:

(A) exchange of atoms takes place (B) exchange of ions takes place
(C) a precipitate is produced (D) an insoluble salt is produced

(a) (B) and (D) (b) (A) and (C) (c) only (B) (d) (B), (C) and (D)

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Ques 15 Burning magnesium ribbon is brought in the gas jar of carbon dioxide.
Which of the following is correct?
(i) It keeps on burning
(ii) It gets extinguished
(iii) Although CO2 is non-supporter of combustion but burning magnesium breaks
CO2 into carbon and oxygen, oxygen helps in burning.
(iv) Carbon dioxide is supporter of combustion.
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (ii)

Ques 16 Reema took 5 mL of lead nitrate solution in a beaker and added

approximately 4 mL of KI solution to it. What would she observe?
(a) The solution turned red. (b) Yellow precipitate was formed.
(c) White precipitate was formed. (d) The reaction mixture becomes hot.

Ques 17 When hydrogen sulphide gas is passed through a blue solution of copper
sulphate, a black precipitate of copper sulphide is obtained and the sulphuric acid
so formed remains in the solution. The reaction is an example of a:
(a) Combination reaction (b) Displacement reaction
(c) Decomposition reaction (d) Double displacement reaction

Ques 18 On heating solid lead nitrate in a test tube, we observe

(a) Fumes of yellow colour (b) Melting of lead nitrate
(c) formation of black solid (d) Fumes of brown colour

Ques 19 On placing a copper coin in a test tube containing green ferrous sulphate
solution, it will be observed that the ferrous sulphate solution.
(a) Turns blue, and grey substance is deposited on copper coin.
(b) Colourless and a grey substance is deposited on the copper coin.
(c) turns colourless and a reddish brown substance is deposited on the copper coin.
(d) Remains green with no change in the copper coin.
Ques 20 In the reaction of iron with copper sulphate solution:
CuSO4 + Fe ⟶ Cu +FeSO4
Which option in the given table correctly represents the substance oxidised and the
reducing agent?

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 Section B (2 marks each)

Ques 21 Eight identical iron blocks are placed on ground in two arrangements X and Y as
shown below. The block arrangements are kept moist by sprinkling water every few hours.
Which of the arrangements is likely to gather more rust after ten days? Justify your answer.

Ques 22 Observe the given figure and answer the following questions:

(a) Write the complete reaction for the above. Balanced

(b) Write the type of reaction involved.
(c) Is there any precipitate formed?
(d) If any precipitate formed, write the colour of the precipitate.

Ques 23 Observe the diagram given below and answer the following questions:

(i) What do you observe when lead nitrate is heated?

(ii) Mention the two gases evolved during heating.
(iii) Write the balanced chemical equation for it.
(iv) Give one more example of this type of reaction.

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Ques 24 A magnesium ribbon is burnt in oxygen to give a white compound X accompanied
by emission of light. If the burning ribbon is now placed in an atmosphere of nitrogen, it
continues to burn and forms a compound Y.

(a) Write the chemical formulae of X and Y.

(b) Write a balanced chemical equation for when X is dissolved in water.

Ques 25 A zinc plate was put into a solution of copper sulphate kept in a glass container. It
was found that blue colour of the solution gets fader and fader with the passage of time.
After a few days when zinc plate was taken out of the solution, a number of holes were
observed on it.

(a) State the reason for changes observed on the zinc plate.
(b) Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved.

Ques 26 A reddish brown coloured metal, used in electrical wires, when powdered and
heated strongly in an open china dish, its colour turns black. When hydrogen gas is passed
over this black substance, it regains its original colour. Based on the above information
answer the following questions.

(a) Name the metal and the black coloured substance formed.
(b) Write balanced chemical equations for both the reactions.

Section C (3 marks each)

Ques 27 The diagram below shows the set-up in which electrolysis of water takes place.

(a) What type of reaction takes place?

(b) Explain why this is an example of an endothermic reaction?
(c) The test tube containing hydrogen is removed carefully from the apparatus. A lit match
stick is brought near the mouth of this test tube. The gas burns with an explosive “pop”
sound. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction and indicate whether
energy is absorbed or released.

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Ques 28 Tina finds a paper covered with a white substance in a chemistry lab. She keeps
the paper near the window of the lab and comes back to pick it up after five hours to take it
home. She noticed that the white substance had turned grey.

(a) What could be the most likely substance on the paper that Tina found?
(b) The substance changed from white to grey. Write chemical equation for this reaction.
(c) State ONE application of this property of the substance seen in daily life.

Ques 29 Consider the following chemical reaction

X + Barium chloride → Y + Sodium chloride
(White ppt.)

(a) Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

(b) The type of reaction
(c) What is precipitate? How do we indicate it in a reaction

Ques 30 On heating blue coloured powder of copper (II) nitrate in boiling tube, copper
oxide (black), oxygen gas and a brown gas ‘X’ is formed.

(a) Write a balanced chemical equation of the reaction.

(b) Identify the brown gas ‘X’ evolved.
(c) Identify the type of reaction.
(d) What could be the pH range of aqueous solution of the gas . Justify your answer

Ques 31 Study the figure given below and answer the following questions:

(a) Name the process depicted in the diagram.

(b) Write the composition of gases collected at anode and cathode.
(c) Write the balanced chemical equation of the reaction taking place in this case.
(d) The reaction does not take place if a few drops of dilute sulphuric acid are not added to
water. Why?

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Ques 32 Give the characteristic test of the following gases –
(a) CO2 (b) SO2 (c) O2

Ques 33 A metal nitrate ‘A’ on heating gives yellowish brown coloured metal oxide along
with brown gas ‘B’ and a colourless gas ‘C’. Aqueous solution of ‘A’ on reaction with
potassium iodide forms a yellow precipitate of compound ‘D’. Identify ‘A, B, C, D’. Also
identify the types of both the reactions. Metal present in ‘A’ is used in alloy which is used for
soldering purposes.

Section D (5 marks each)

Ques 34 The reaction between MnO2 with HCl is depicted in the following diagram. It was
observed that a gas with bleaching abilities was released.

(a) What type of reaction is between MnO2 and conc. HCl?

(b) Which compound reacts with Cl2 to form bleaching powder?
(c) Identify oxidising agent, reducing agent, substance oxidised and substance reduced
in reaction of MnO2 and HCl.
(d) What will happen if we take dry HCl instead of aqueous HCl? What is colour of
MnO2?

Ques 35 The metal sodium reacts with air and water. A student reacted sodium with
water and measured the volume of gas at intervals of 30 seconds. The results are shown
below:

Time / sec 0 30 60 90 120 150 180

Volume / cm3 0 40 60 74 86 96 140

(a) Up to what time reaction was fastest? Why?

(b) Which gas is liberated in above reaction?
(c) What will be colour of phenolphthalein in solution formed?
(d) Which ions are responsible for basic nature of NaOH?
(e) What will be colour of universal indicator in the solution formed? Write balanced
chemical reaction.

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Ques 36 Write the balanced chemical equations for the following reactions.

(a) Sodium carbonate on reaction with hydrochloric acid in equal molar concentrations
gives sodium chloride and sodium hydrogencarbonate.
(b) Sodium hydrogencarbonate on reaction with hydrochloric acid gives sodium chloride,
water and liberates carbon dioxide.
(c) Copper sulphate on treatment with potassium iodide precipitates cuprous iodide (Cu2I2),
liberates iodine gas and also forms potassium sulphate.
(d) Nitrogen gas is treated with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst at 773 K to form
ammonia gas.
(e) Sodium hydroxide solution is treated with acetic acid to form sodium acetate and water.

Section E (Case Study Based Questions)

Ques 37 Redox reactions are an important class of reactions. The oxidation and
reduction reactions always occur simultaneously, such class of chemical reactions
is named as the redox reaction or Oxidation-Reduction reaction. The substance
getting reduced in a chemical reaction is known as the oxidizing agent, while a
substance that is getting oxidized is known as the reducing agent. The activity in
which copper powder is taken in a china dish and heated helps in understanding
redox reactions.

(a) Observe the given figure and write what happens when copper powder is heated in a
china dish. Explain your observation.
(b) What will you observe if hydrogen gas is passed over the heated material obtained in
(A) above?
(c) In reaction between lead sulphide and hydrogen peroxide shown by equation below.
PbS + 2H2O2 → PbSO4 + 4H2O
Identify oxidised and reduced compounds.
(d) Identify the substance oxidized and substance reduced in the reaction at (B) above.

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Ques 38 Two boiling tubes were taken, about 2 grams of a green coloured metal
salt ‘A’ was taken in the first tube and 2 grams of a white coloured metal salt ‘B’
was taken in the second tube. Both the tubes were heated by holding them with a
pair of tongs. Smell of burning sulphur was observed in first test tube whereas
brown gas was emitted in the second test tube.

(a) Identify salts ‘A’ and ‘B’.

(b) What are the observations when green metal salt ‘A’ is heated.
(c) What are the products formed when green coloured metal salt ‘A’ is heated?
(d) On heating white coloured metal salt ‘B’, two gases are evolved, one is colourless and
the other is brown in colour. Which gases are they ?

Ques 39 Divya set up an experiment in her chemistry lab as shown in the figure
below on the basis of what her teacher told

(a) What would be ‘X’ and ‘Y’?

(b) Name the metal salt YSO4. What type of reaction takes place between X and YSO4?
(c) What will be observed when ‘X’ reacts with YSO4?
(d) Write the balanced chemical equation along with the states of the reactants and
products.

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