AKR ACADEMY SCHOOL (CBSE) 2023 -2024

AVINASHI -TIRUPUR

ACID-SA1-PART2
Class 10 - Science

1. A first aid manual suggests that vinegar should be used to treat wasp sting and baking soda for bee stings. [1]
1. What does this information tell you about the chemical nature of the wasp stings?
2. If there were no baking soda in the house, what other household substance could you use to treat bee stings?
2. What is the action of zinc with dilute sulphuric acid ? [1]
3. Write word equations and then balanced equations for the reaction taking place when: [1]
a. Dilute sulphuric acid reacts with zinc granules
b. Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with magnesium ribbon.
c. Dilute sulphuric acid reacts with aluminum powder.
d. Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with iron filings
4. A compound X of sodium is commonly used in kitchen for making crispy pakoras. It is also used for curing [1]
acidity in the stomach. Identify X. What is its chemical formula? State the reaction which takes place when it is
heated during cooking.
5. A student heated a few crystals of copper sulphate in a dry boiling tube. [1]
(a) What will be the color of the copper sulphate after heating?
(b) Will you notice water droplets in the boiling tube?
(c) Where have these come from?
6. Illustrate any three chemical properties of acids with examples. [1]
7. What is observed when a pinch of sodium hydrogen carbonate is added to 2 mL of acetic acid taken in a test [1]
tube? Write chemical equation for the reaction involved in this case.
8. 2 ml of sodium hydroxide solution is added to a few pieces of granulated zinc metal taken in a test tube. When [1]
the contents are warmed a gas evolves which is bubbled through a soap solution before testing. Write the
equation of the chemical reaction involved and the test to detect the gas. Name the gas which will be evolved
when the same metal reacts with dilute solution of a strong acid?
9. A compound X is bitter in taste. It is a component of washing powder & reacts with dil. HCI to produce brisk [1]
effervescence due to colourless, odourless gas Y which turns lime water milky due to formation of Z. When
excess of this gas is passed, the milkiness disappears due to the formation of P.
Identify X, Y, and Z & P.
10. Write an equation to show the reaction between Plaster of Paris and water. [1]
11. How is chloride of lime chemically different from calcium chloride ? Why does chloride of lime gradually lose [1]
its chlorine when kept exposed to air ?
12. Explain why an aqueous solution of sodium sulphate is neutral while an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate is [1]
basic in nature.
13. Equal lengths of magnesium ribbons are taken in test tubes A and B. Hydrochloric acid is added to test tube A, [1]

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 while acetic acid is added to test B. In which test tube will the fizzing occur more vigorously and why?
14. Write equations for the following reactions [1]
i. Dilute sulphuric acid reacts with zinc granules
ii. Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with magnesium ribbon.
iii. Dilute sulphuric acid reacts with aluminum powder.
15. Compounds such as alcohols and glucose also contain hydrogen but are not categorized as acids. Describe an [1]
activity to prove it.
16. You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an [1]
acidic solution and a basic solution respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the
contents of each test tube?
17. A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk. [1]
a. Why does he shift the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline?
b. Why does this milk take a long time to set as curd ?

18. Identify the number of replaceable hydrogen ions (H+) in the following acids: [1]

i. HCI
ii. CH3COOH
iii. H2SO4
iv. H3PO4

19. A Student prepared solution of (i) an acid and (ii) a base in two separate beakers. She forgot to label the [1]
solutions and litmus paper is not available in the laboratory. Since both the solutions are colourless, how will she
distinguish between the two?
20. You have two solutions. A and B, the pH of solution A is 6 and pH of solution B is 8. Which solution has more [1]
hydrogen ion concentration? Which of this is acidic and which one is basic?
21. Experiment to show that blue vitriol crystals contain water of crystallization : [1]
22. Naman and Raghav performed an experiment in which they mixed concentrated sulphuric acid with water. [1]
Naman mixes water to acid and Raghav mixes acid to water slowly with constant stirring. Mention the suitable
reason for selecting the one which you find is a correct method and discarding the one which one is wrong.
23. i. Define olfactory indicators. Name two substances which can be used as olfactory indicators. [1]
ii. Choose strong acids from the following: CH3COOH, H2SO4, H2CO3, HNO3

24. A road tanker carrying an acid was involved in an accident and its contents spilled on the road. At the side of the [1]
road iron drain cover began melting and fizzing as the acid ran over them. A specialist was called to see if the
acid actually leaked into the nearby river.
(a) Explain why specialist could carry out sample test to see of the river water contains some acid or not (b)
Suggest a better report name for the word 'melting'
(c) Explain why the drain covers began fizzing as the acid ran over them.
25. A white powder having an odour of chlorine is used to remove yellowness of white clothes in laundries. Name [1]
this powder. How is it prepared ? Write the chemical reaction involved in its preparation.
26. Give the name and formula of two [1]
i. strong monobasic acids
ii. two weak dibasic acids
27. You have two solutions A and B. The pH of the solution A is 6 and pH of solution B is 8. Which solution has [1]

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 more hydrogen ion concentration? Which of these is acidic and which one is basic?
28. Identify the acid and base which form sodium hydrogen carbonate. Write chemical equation in support of your [1]
answer. State whether this compound is acidic, basic or neutral. Also write its pH value.
29. i. If vapour of dry ammonia gas are brought in contact with red litmus strip, what will happen to the colour of [1]
the litmus strip?
ii. Name the metal whose foils are used for the packing of food materials.
30. Name the gas which is liberated when an acid reacts with a metal. Illustrate with an example. How will you test [1]
the presence of this gas?
31. What is observed when a solution of sodium sulphate is added to a solution of barium chloride in a test tube? [1]
Write equation for the chemical reaction involved and name the type of reaction in this case.
32. Do basic solutions also have H+(aq) ions? If yes, then why are these basic? [1]

33. i. What is the importance of pH in everyday life? [1]

34. What happens when crystals of washing soda are kept open in the air for long time? [1]
35. List two observations when a pinch of sodium hydrogen carbonate if added to acetic acid in a test tube. Write a [1]
chemical equation for the reaction that occurs.
36. List the important products of the Chlor-alkali process. Write one important use of each. [1]
37. Choose strong/weak acid and strong/weak bases from the following compounds: [1]
H2CO3, HNO3, CH3COOH,
NaOH, NH4OH, KOH, Ca(OH)2, HCl

38. Identify the acid and the base from which sodium chloride is obtained. Which type of salt is it? When is it called [1]
rock salt? How is rock salt formed?
39. Describe an activity to show that acid solution in water conducts electricity. [1]
40. State reason for the following: [1]
i. Dry HCl gas does not change the colour of the dry blue litmus paper.
ii. Alcohol and glucose also contain hydrogen, but do not conduct electricity.

iii. Concentration of H3O+ ions is affected when a solution of an acid is diluted.

41. Why does Mathura refinery pose problem to Taj Mahal? [1]
42. State the pH of distilled water and rain water. Justify your answer with proper reasoning. [1]
43. A few drops of phenolphthalein indicator were added to an unknown solution A. It acquired a pink colour. Now [1]
another unknown solution B was added to it drop by drop and the solution becomes colourless. Predict the
nature of A & B.
44. Five solutions A, B, C, D and E when tested with universal indicator showed pH as 4, 1, 11, 7 and 9 respectively. [1]
Which solution is:
a. Neutral?
b. Strongly alkaline?
c. Strongly acidic?
d. Weakly acidic?
e. Weakly alkaline?
Arrange the pH in increasing order of hydrogen-ion concentration.
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45. What is the pH of solution B which liberates NH3 gas with an ammonium salt? Give reason?

46. Arrange the following in an increasing order of their pH values: NaOH solution, blood, lemon juice. [1]
47. If the pH of the distilled water is decreased by adding a liquid, what is the nature of the liquid? [1]
48. How can CuSO4 be used for detecting the presence of water ? [1]

49. What is the pH of solution A which liberates CO2 gas with a carbonate salt? Give the reason? [1]
50. Why should curd and sour substances not be kept in brass and copper vessels? [1]
51. What will be the action of liquid antacid on litmus paper? Is it acidic or basic? [1]
52. What happens at cathode when an electric current is passed through an aqueous solution of an acid ? [1]
53. What colour will be produced when we put a drop of distilled water on it? What is the pH of distilled water? [1]
54. A solution has pH of 7. Explain how would you [1]
i. decrease its pH?
ii. increase its pH
55. Which is more acidic: a solution of pH = 2 is or a solution of pH = 6? [1]
56. Why does an aqueous solution of an acid conduct electricity? [1]
57. While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and not water to the acid? [1]
58. What is the change in pH value of milk when it changes into curd? Explain. [1]
59. How will you test for the gas which is liberated when hydrochloric acid reacts with an active metal? [1]
60. Write equation for the reaction of iron with steam. Name the compound of iron obtained. [1]
61. How is the neutralisation of a carbonate with an acid different from the neutralisation of an oxide or a [1]
hydroxide?
62. What is the action of NaHSO4 solution on litmus and why? [1]

63. The pH of a solution is less than 7. What does it indicate? What is the pH of 1M HCl solution? [1]
64. How do you increase or decrease the pH of pure water? [1]
65. What is the action of calcium oxide with dil HCl ? [1]
66. If someone is suffering from the problem of acidity after overeating, which of the following would you suggest [1]
as remedy? Lemon juice, Vinegar, Baking soda solution Give reason for your choice.
67. How is an acid or base diluted ? [1]
68. A teacher provided acetic acid, water, lemon juice, aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate and sodium [1]
hydroxide to students in the school laboratory to determine the pH values of these substances using pH papers.
One of the students reported the pH values of the given substances as 3,12, 4, 8 and 14 respectively. Which one
of these values is not correct? Write its correct value stating the reason.
69. What will happen if water is added to an acid or a base? [1]
70. What will happen if a solution of sodium hydrocarbonate is heated? Give the equation of the reaction involved. [1]
71. What is meant by strong acids and weak acids? Classify the following into strong acids and weak acids: [1]
HCl, CH3COOH, H2SO4, HNO3, H2CO3, H2SO3

72. What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed with a solution of a base in a test tube? [1]
73. When a solution is added to a cloth strip treated with onion extract, then the smell of onion cannot be detected. [1]
State whether the given solution contains an acid or a base.
74. What will happen if heating is not controlled while preparing plaster of paris ? [1]

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