ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS
1. Which one of the following is acidic?
(a) Lemon juice (b) Tomatoes (c) Milk (d) All
2. Which one of the following will turn phenolphthalein solution
pink?
(a) Vinegar (b) Baking soda solution (c) Lemon juice (d) Soft
drinks
3. Which one of the following will turn methyl orange red
(a) Soda water (b) Lime water (c) Baking soda solution (d)
Washing soda solution
4. Which solution will have highest pH
(a) 1M NaOH (b) 0.1M NaOH (c) 0.01 M NaOH (d) 0.001M NaOH
5. Which will give least hydrogen bubbles with HCl
(a) Mg (b) Zn (c) Pb (d) Fe
6. The nature of calcium phosphate is present in tooth enamel is
(a) Basic (b) Amphoteric (c) Acidic (d) Neutral
7. The Ph of a solution of HCL is 4. This shows that the molarity of
the solution is
(a) 4.0M (b) 0.4M (c) 0.0001M (d) 0.001M
8. Lemon juice and coffee both are
(a) Both acidic (b) both basic (c) lemon juice acidic and coffee
basic (d) lemon juice basic and coffee acidic
9. Which of them is tribasic acid
(a) Nitric acid (b) sulphuric acid (c) carbonic acid (d) phosphoric
acid
10. Which of following do no release hydrogen gas on reaction
with zinc metal?
(a) NaOH (b) HCl (c) acetic acid (d) milk of magnesia
11. Why pH of mouth become acidic after meal
(a) Because of saliva (b) because of acid in food
(c) Because of action of bacteria in mouth (d) none of above
12. Which is incorrect about dilution of acids
(a) Dilution is done by adding acid to water (b) pH of Acid decrease
(c) Hydrogen ion conc. Decrease (d) hydroxyl ion conc. Remain
same
13. Brisk effervescence is found to occur when we add
(a) Hydrochloric acid over washing soda
(b) Ethanoic acid over baking soda
(c) Hydrochloric acid over Zn pieces (d) all the above
14. Acid present in Apple is
(a) Lactic acid (b) Malic acid (c) tartaric acid (d) oxalic acid
15. On being bitten by Wasp which of following can be rubbed over
it for relief
(a) Vinegar (b) baking soda (c) Coalgate (d) soap solution
16. Which of following will change wet red litmus to blue
(a) Carbon dioxide Gas (b) sulphur dioxide gas (c) Ammonia gas
(d) Hydrogen gas
17. Which is not alkaline solution
(a) Quick lime (b) slaked lime (c) milk of magnesia (d) Cupric oxide
Subjective
1. (a)To a solution of sodium hydroxide in a test tube, two drops of
phenolphthalein are added.
(i) State the colour change observed.
(ii) If dil HCl is added dropwise to the solution, what will be the
colour change?
(b) Write reaction 1. Sulphuric acid with sodium carbonate
2. Cupric oxide with hydrochloric acid
2. (a)Write the chemical name and formula of marble.
(b) It has been found that marbles of Taj are getting corroded due
to development of industrial areas around it. Explain this fact
giving a chemical equation.
(c) (i) What happens when CO2 is passed through lime water? Write
chemical reaction
(ii) What happens when CO2 is passed in excess through lime?
3. How the following substances will dissociate to produce ions in
their solutions? (Ionisation reaction)
(i) Sulphuric acid
(ii) Ethanoic Acid
(iii) sodium hydroxide
4. Sugandha prepares HCl gas in her school laboratory using
certain chemicals. She puts both dry and wet blue litmus papers in
contact with the gas.
(i) Name the reagents used by Sugandha to prepare HCl gas.
(ii) State the colour changes observed with the dry and wet blue
litmus papers. Why?
(iii) Show the formation of ions when HCl gas combines with water.
5. Three solutions A, B and C have pH =9, 3 and 5 respectively.
(i) Which solution has highest and lowest concentration of H + ions?
(ii) Which solution has the highest and lowest concentration of
hydroxide ions?
(iii) What will be change in pH and hydrogen ion concentration on
diluting solution B
6.(a) Write the chemical formula of Bleaching powder. How is
bleaching powder prepared? For what purpose is it used in
drinking water?
(b) A white coloured powder is used by doctors for supporting
fractured bones.
(1) Write chemical name and formula of the powder.
(2) When this white powder is mixed with water a hard solid mass is
obtained. Write balanced chemical equation for this change.
7. Write one point of difference between each of the following:
(i) A hydrated salt and an anhydrous salt.
(ii) Washing soda and soda ash.
(iii) Baking soda and baking powder
8. How is sodium hydroxide produced? Write the balanced
chemical equation also. Why is this process called as chlor-alkali
process? In this process name the products given off at:
(a) anode
(b) cathode
Write two use of each of these products.
9. What will happen on heating the following, write reaction?
(a) Baking soda
(b) Washing soda
(c) Gypsum at 373K
10 .Fill in the missing data in the following table. Also write the
nature of all salts
Salt obtained from
S. No. Name of the salt Formula Base Acid
1. Ammonium chloride NH4Cl NH4OH –
2. Copper sulphate – – H2SO4
3. Sodium chloride NaCl NaOH –
4. Magnesium nitrate Mg(NO3)2 – HNO3
5. Potassium sulphate K2SO4 – –
6. Calcium nitrate Ca(NO3)2 Ca(OH)2 –
11. In the following schematic diagram for the preparation of
hydrogen gas as shown in Figure 2.3, what would happen if
following changes are made?
(a ) In place of zinc granules, the same amount of zinc dust is taken
in the test tube
(b ) Instead of dilute sulphuric acid, dilute hydrochloric acid is
taken
(c ) In place of zinc, copper turnings are taken
(d ) Sodium hydroxide is taken in place of dilute sulphuric acid and
the tube is heated. Write reactions of all cases
