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Language of Chemistry
1. Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate words given within the brackets.
(a) The short hand representation of an ________ (element/compound) is called
symbol.
(b) The substance/substances which take part in a chemical reaction are called
___________ (reactants/products).
(c) A chemical equation does not tell about _______ (rate/kind) of chemical
reaction.
(d) A symbol represents ______ (1g-atom/1g-molecule) of an element.
(e) Chemical _________ (symbol/formula) of substance is the symbolic
representation of actual number of atoms present in one molecule of a
substance.
Ans (a) element (b) reactants
(c) rate (d) 1g-atom
(e) formula.
(c) A chemical equation tells by volume the amount of reactants and products.
(d) Valency is the number of hydrogen molecules which combine directly or
indirectly with one atom of an element.
(e) A chemical equation does not tell about the chemical state of reactants or
products.
Ans. (a) The valency of ferrous ion is 2 positive.
(b) The formula of ammonium dichromate is (NH4)2Cr2O7.
(c) A chemical equation tells by weight the amount of reactants and products.
(e) Fe + 2H2SO4(conc.)
FeSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O
(g) Ca + 2H2O
Ca(OH)2 + H2
6PbO + 4O2
heat
(j) 2Pb3O4
15. Balance the following equations :
Hg + NO2 + O2
heat
(1) Hg(NO3)2
NaNO2 + O2
heat
(2) NaNO3
(3) Ca + H2O
Ca(OH)2 + H2
Na2SO4 + HNO3
heat
(4) NaNO3 + H2SO4
(6) Mg + HCl
MgCl2 + H2
(8) C4H10 + O2
CO2 + H2O
(11) Mg3N2 + H2 O
Mg(OH)2 + NH3
(12) NH3 + O2
N2 + H2O
Hg + 2NO2 + O2
heat
Ans.(1) Hg (NO3)2
2NaNO2 + O2
heat
(2) 2NaNO3
(6) Mg + 2HCl
MgCl2 + H2
Ans. (i) 2H stands for two atoms of hydrogen. (ii) H2 stands for one molecule
of hydrogen.
(iii) H+ stands for one ion of hydrogen.
17. MCl is the formula of a chloride of metal M. What is the formulae of its sulphate
and hydroxide.
is +2s.
Formula of the sulphate of X is XSO4. Formula of the hydroxide of X is
X(OH)2.