THE HERITAGE SCHOOL

CHEMISTRY FORMATIVE QUESTIONS

CLASS 10

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FORMATIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON HCl,HNO3, ACID –BASE AND SALT

Q. 1.a.Give the lab preparation of HCl and HNO3.

b.What common reagent and condition is used in both the preparations?
c.Give one precaution in each case.
d.Apart from acidic property what else property do the above acids have?Give balanced
equations to justify your answer.

Q2. Prove that with balanced equations:

a.HCl contains chlorine and hydrogen respectively.
b.HNO3 contains nitogen and hydrogen respectively.

Q3.Give equations and observations in each case:

a.copper with dilute nitric acid and heated.
b.sulphur with conc,nitric acid and heated.
c.sodium thiosulphate and dilute hydrochloric acid.
d.magnesium bisulphite and dilute hydrochloric acid.
e.reaction of a silver chloride with a weak base
Q4. Differenciate between:
a.Lead dioxide and Lead monoxide
b. Silver nitrate and Lead nitrate
c.Magnesium and Copper

d.Sodium sulphite and sodium sulphide.

e.Magesium carbonate and Magnesium sulphite.
f.Efflorescence and Deliquescence.

Q5. Prepare the following salts and name the method of preparation in each case:
a.Calcium carbonate
b.Zinc sulphide
c.Potassium sulphate
d.Aluminium chloride
e.Magnesium sulphate.
f. Barium sulphate from Barium chloride.
g.Anhydrous ferric chloride.
Q6. Define:Basic salt with an example.
Q7. Can a dilute acid be stronger than a concentrated acid( give example)?
Q8.Give the industrial preparation of Nitric acid with equations and conditions.

AMMONIA, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Q. 1.How will you distinguish between the following pairs of compounds :

i) Aqueous solutions of Lead nitrate and Zinc nitrate
ii)Aqueous solutions of Ferrous chloride and Ferric chloride
iii)Aqueous solutions of Copper nitrate and Zinc nitrate.
iv)Aqueous solutions of Calcium nitrate and Zinc nitrate.
Q. 2.Explain the following questions in brief:
i)High pressure and low temperature are maintained in Haber’s process of preparation
of NH3.
ii)Only quicklime is used as a suitable drying agent for ammonia.
iii)A bottle of liquor ammonia should be well cooled in ice before opening the mouth of
the bottle.
Q. 3. Complete and balance the following equations:
i)NH3 (excess) +Cl2 -------
ii)NH3 +Cl2(excess) -------
iii) PbO+ NH3 ----------
iv) NH3 +O2 ------------

v) Slaked lime+Ammonium chloride---------

vi) Magnesium nitride + Boiling water -------
Q. 4. How will you test for ammonia gas?
Q.5. Write your observations for each of the following reactions:
i) A solution of ammonium hydroxide is added to aqueous solution of copper chloride
atfirst in small amount and then in excess.
ii) A solution of ammonium hydroxide(in excess) is added to zinc nitrate solution.

MOLE CONCEPT AND STOICHIOMETRY

1. An organic compound contains c= 16,27% h=0.667% cl= 72.2%,its molecular weight is

147.5amu. Find the molecular formula
2. What weight of zinc would be required to produce enough hydrogen to reduce
completely 7.95 g m of CuO?
3. Calculate the total number of oxygen atoms present in 0.5 moles of sulphuric acid.
4. How many years would it take to spend Avogadro number of rupees at the rate of 10 lakh
rupees per second?
5. Compare the observations along with possible reactions during the electrolysis of copper
sulphate solution using pt and Cu electrode separately.
6. What do you observe during the electroplating of nickel using nickel chloride solution?
7. How many molecules of water of crystallization are present in 1.648 gm of copper
sulphate crystal?
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