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Chemical Reaction
1. Why do potato chips manufacturers fill the packet of chips with nitrogen gas?
2. A student has been colleting silver and copper coins. One day he observed that a black coating on silver coins
and a green coating on copper coins. Give the chemical names of the black and green coatings. How are they
formed?
3. Tap water conducts electricity whereas distilled water does not. Explain, Why?
4. Five metals A, B, C, D and F are added to the following solutions one by one. The observations made are
below :
Metal Iron(II) sulphate Copper(II) sulphate Zinc sulphate Silver nitrate Aluminium sulphate
A No reaction Reddish brown deposit Coating on it Coating on it ---
21. What are the decomposition reaction, combination reaction, precipitation reaction, endothermic reaction,
exothermic reaction, thermal decomposition reaction, displacement reaction and double displacement
reaction? Explain each with one example?
22. A person wanted his house to be whitewashed. He bought 15 Kg of quick lime and dissolved it in 30 liters of
water. On adding lime to water he noticed that the water started boiling even when it was not being heated.
Hive reason for his observation. Write the corresponding chemical equation and name product formed.
23. Which one of the following reaction is combination reaction -
(a) a magnesium wire is burnt in air,
(b) limestone is heated,
(c)proteins are converted into amino acids and
(d) electricity is passed through water.
24. Which type of reactions are represented by the following equations-
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12/2/2019 CBSE Important Question For Science Class 10 2012 Exams By Mr. Sunil D Chauhan
29. Write two examples of everyday life, where redox reactions are taking place.
30. Food items can be preserved for longer time when kept in refrigerator. What is chemical reason behind this
fact?
31. Consider the following reaction - NaOH + HCl -------> NaCl + H2O
i. What type of reaction is represented by this equation?
ii. Can this reaction be given any other name also?
32. Give reasons for the following -
i. Keeping food in air tight containers help in preventing rancidity.
ii. Moist air and acidic gases are not good for some metals.
iii. White coloured silver chloride turns grey when kept in sunlight.
iv. Decomposition reaction called the opposite of combination reaction.
v. Can a displacement be a redox reaction?
vi. Corrosion of aluminium is considered to be advantageous.
vii. Hydrogen peroxide is kept in coloured bottles.
viii. Quick lime is used in whitewashing the walls.
ix. Respiration is considered an exothermic process.
x. We cannot stir silver nitrate solution with copper spoon.
xi. Gold and platinum do not get affected even if there is a presence of moist air and acidic gases.
33. What are the two methods which can prevent the rancidity of fatty foods?
34. What type of reaction takes place when vegetable matter gets decomposed into compost?
35. How will you define rust chemically? Write the steps to prevent rusting.
36. Name the agents that can cause corrosion of metals.
37. What type of coating is formed on silver articles when they get corroded?
38. Write the observations which help us to determine that a chemical reaction has taken place.
39. What is a chemical reaction? What is the principle used in balancing the chemical equation?
40. What happens during digestion? Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction involved in digestion.
41. A lead salt on heating brown fumes. Name the lead compound. What are the brown fumes due to? Write the
balanced chemical equation for the reaction involved.
42. When brown copper powder is heated in a china dish, it becomes black. Name the black coloured compound.
Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction involved. How can you make it brown again?
43. Is corrosion always harmful? Justify your answer with the help of an example.
44. What type of salts is formed in precipitation reactions?
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