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1 Chemical Reactions and Equations 01-12
2 Acid Base and Salt 13-24
3 Metals and Non-Metals 25-44
4 Carbon and its Compound 45-58
5 Periodic Classification of Elements 59-63
6 Life Processes 64-78
7 Control and Coordination 79-94
8 How Do Organisms Reproduce 95-109
9 Heredity and Evolution 110-124
10 Reflection and Refraction 125-139
11 Human Eye and the Colourful World 140-146
12 Electricity and its Effects 147-160
13 Magnetic effects of electric current 161-172
14 Source of energy 173-180
15 Our Environment 181-195
16 Management of natural resources 196-207
CBSE TEST PAPER-01
CLASS - X Science (Chemical Reactions and Equations)
1. Copper displaces which of the following metals from its salt solution: (1)
(a) ZnSO4
(b) FeSO4
(c) AgNO3
(d) NiSO4
9. What happens to lime water when Co2 gas is bubbled through it in excess? (2)
11. A student dropped few pieces of marble in dilute hydrochloric acid contained in (3)
a test tube. The evolved gas was then passed through lime water. What change
would be observed in lime water? Write balanced chemical equation for both the
change observed?
14. A metal is heated with dil H2SO4. The gas evolved is collected by the method (5)
shown in the figure : Answer the following
(a) Name the gas.
(b) Name the method of collection of gas.
(c) Is the gas soluble or insoluble in water?
(d) Is the gas lighter or heavier than air?
[ANSWERS]
Ans01. AgNO3.
Ans03. Combination.
Ans06. When quick lime is added to water calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) is formed with a
hissing sound and lot of heat is evolved during the reaction. The reaction involved is
CaO (s) + H2O Ca (OH) 2 (s) + Heat
Quick lime Shaked lime
Ans07. Combustion reaction because it is always carried out in the presence of air or oxygen
for e.g.: CH4 (g) + 2O2 (g) Co2 (g) +2H2O (l)
Ans08. Aluminium foil do not corrode in atmosphere even if kept for a long time because a
protective coating of aluminium oxide (Al2O3) is formed on the surface of the foil and
stops any further reaction of the metal with air and water thus food particles do not
get spoiled.
Ans09. When CO2 gas is bubbled through lime water in excess then initially it becomes milky
but then its milkiness disappears.
1. Some crystals of copper sulphate were dissolved in water. The colour of the (1)
solution obtained would be
(a) green
(b) red
(c) blue
(d) brown.
2. When dilute HCl is added to zinc pieces taken in a test tube (1)
(a) No change takes place
(b) the colour of the solution becomes yellow.
(c) A pungent smelling gas gets liberated.
(d) small bubbles of H2 gas appear on the surface of zinc pieces
3. PbS reacts with ozone (O3) and forms pbso4. As per the balanced equation, (1)
molecules of ozone required for every one molecule of PbS is / are
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d)1
7. Why does not silver evolve hydrogen on reacting with dil H 2 So4 ? (2)
8. Way do diamond and graphite, the two allotropic forms of carbon evolve different (2)
amounts of heat on combustion?
13. What are neutralization reactions? Why are they named so? Give one example? (3)
[ANSWERS]
Ans01. (c)
Ans02. (d)
Ans03. (a)
Ans04. (b)
Ans05. (b)
Ans07. Silver do not evolve hydrogen on reacting with dil. H2SO4 as silver is less reactive
metal than hydrogen.
Ans08. Diamond and graphite are the two allotropes of carbon but they do not evolve same
amount of heat on combustion because they differ in the arrangement of carbon
atoms and also their shapes one different.
Ans09. The oxidizing agent supply the oxygen in a reaction or it removes the hydrogen.
Ans10. (a) The process of slow eating of the surface of metal iron when exposed to air for a
longer period of time is called rusting.
(b) We apply paint on iron articles because it forms a protective coating on the surface
of iron and we can protect it against rusting.
(iii) The first half represents oxidation since these is loss of electrons and second half
represents reduction as there is gain of electrons.
Ans13. A neutralization reaction is the chemical reaction between an acid and base dissolved
in water
For eg → KOH (aq) + HNO3 (aq) → KNO3 (aq) + H 2O(aq)
(iii) 2 FeSO4 ( s)
heat
→ Fe2O3 + SO2 + SO3
(iv) FeSO4 .7 H 2O
heat
→ Fe2 SO3 ( s) + 7 H 2O
1. Take about 5 ml of dil. HCl in a test tube and add a few pieces of fine granules (1)
to it. Which gas is evolved?
(a) Chlorine
(b) Hydrogen
(c) HCl
(d) Nitrogen
(d) Zn + S → ZnS
5. The reaction between lead nitrate and potassium iodide present in aqueous (1)
solutions is an example of
(a) Decomposition Reaction
(b) Displacement Reaction
(c) Double Displacement Reaction
(d) Neutralisation Reaction
10. When you mix solutions of lead (II) nitrate and potassium iodide, (3)
(a) What is the colour of the precipitate formed? Name the compound
evolved?
(b) Write a balanced chemical reaction?
(c) Is this a double displacement reaction?
11. Transfer the following into chemical equations and balance them. (3)
(1) Hydrogen gas combines with nitrogen to from ammonia.
(2) Hydrogen sulphide gas burns in air to give water and sulphurdioxide.
(3) Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and
hydrogen gas.
13. Write three equations for decomposition reaction where energy is supplied in (3)
the form of heat, light and electricity?
14. With the help of an activity show that iron is more reactive than copper? (5)
[ANSWERS]
Ans01. (b)
Ans02. (a)
Ans03. (c)
Ans04. (a)
Ans05. (c)
Ans8. Chemical change cannot be reversed back because products so formed in a chemical
reaction are totally different from the reactants.
Ans9. The substance oxidized is Zinc oxide and the copper oxide get’s reduced to copper.
Ans10. (1) The precipitate is yellow in colour and the compound is lead (II) Iodide.
(2) Pb( NO3 )2 (aq) + 2kI (aq) → PbI 2 ( s ) + 2 KNO3 (aq)
Ans11. (1) 3H 2 + N 2 → 2 NH 3
(3) 2 K + 2 H 2O → 2 KOH + H 2
Ans14. First take some aqueous solution of Cuso4 (blue is colour) and dip iron nails into it
leave for half an hour the blue colour of the solution changes into light green. At the
same time brown deposit appears on the nails. This happens because iron is placed
above copper in reactivity series hence it displaces copper from cuso4 solution. The
brown deposit is of copper.
Ie . Fe( s ) + CuSO4 (aq) → FeSO4 (aq) + Cu ( s )
(c) PbSO4
(a) Slaked
(b) Quick lime
(c) Lime stone
(d) Soda ash.
(d) None
(b) Na2CO3
(c) NaHCO3
(d) MgCO3
7. What is the chemical name of washing soda? Name three raw materials used in (2)
making washing soda by Solvay process?
10. (a) Name the raw materials used is the manufacture of sodium carbonate by (3)
Solvay process?
(b) How is sodium hydrogen carbonate from a mixture of NH 4Cl and NaHCO3 ?
12. (a) An aqueous solution has a PH value of 7.0. Is this solution acidic, basic or (3)
neutral?
(b) If H+ concentration of a solution is 1× 10 −2 mol L−1 what will be its P4 value?
(c) Which has higher PH value: 1 − M HCl or 1 − M NaOH
14. (a) The PH of rain water collected from two cities A and B was found to be 6 and (5)
5 respectively. Water of which city is more acidic? Find out the ratio of hydrogen
ion concentration in the two samples of rain water?
(b) Arrange the following in order (ascending) of their P4 values.
NaOH solution, Blood, lemon Juice.
[ANSWERS]
Ans01. (b)
Ans02. (c)
Ans03. (d)
Ans04. (c)
Ans05. (c)
Ans06. Na2CO3 . 10 H 2O
air
→ Na2CO3 . H 2O + 9 H 2O
Washing soda Washing Power
(White Crystals) (White power)
Washing soda undergoes efflorescence.
Ans8. It in the process of the loss of molecules of water of crystallization from a substance
when exposed to air for example
Na2 co3 . 10 H 2o Air Na2co3 .H 2 o + 9 H 2o
Washing soda Washing Power
(White Crystals) (White power)
Ans10. (a) Raw materials used are - NaCl , lime stone or CaCO3 and NH 3
(b) Sodium hydrogen carbonate ( NaHCO3 ) is sparingly soluble or less soluble in
water and it gets separated as a precipitate while NH4Cl remains in solution.
This precipitate is removed by filtration.
Ans13. (a) It will undergo any colour change because solution of Na2SO4 in water is almost
neutral.
(b) In the acidic solution, the colour of methyl Orange will change to reddish.
(c) FeCl3 solution on reacting with water will form ferric hydroxide and
hydrochloric acid. Since the acid is strong, the solution will be acidic. Therefore
the colour of blue litmus will change to red.
1
Ans14. (a) PH = − log H + = log +
H
1
For city A log + = 6
H
1
H + = anti log 6 = 10
6
H + = 10−6.........(i )
For city B
1
log + = 5
H
1
H + = anti log 5 = 10
5
H + = 10−5
Ratio
( from city A ) = 10−6 =
1
( from city B ) 10−5 10
(b) Increasing order of PH values
Lemon juice < Blood <NaOH solution.
7. Why alkalis like sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide should not be left (2)
exposed to air?
8. Dry ammonia has no action on litmus paper but a solution of ammonia in water (2)
turns red litmus paper blue. Why is it so?
11. Does Tartaric acid helps in making cake or bread fluffy. Justify. (3)
13. A compound X of sodium is commonly used in kitchen for making crispy pakoras. (3)
It is also used for curing acidity in the stomach. Identify ‘X’. What is its chemical
formula? State the reaction that takes places when it is heated during cooking?
14. (a) Why does an aqueous solution of acid conduct electricity? (5)
(b) How does the concentration of hydrogen ions [ H 3O ] changes when the
+