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Chemical Reactions Questions
Q1. On immersing an iron nail in CuSO4 solution for a few minutes, you will observe-
Q3. What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to iron filings?
Correct Answer. (a) Hydrogen gas and iron chloride are produced.
Q4. Chlorine gas is passed in an aqueous potassium iodide solution to form potassium chloride
solution and solid iodine. Identify the type of reaction:
Q6. Identify the most reactive and least reactive metals: Al, K, Ca, Au.
Answer. Zinc is oxidised to zinc oxide and copper oxide is reduced to copper.
Answer. Rust is the name given to the red iron oxides formed when ferrous metals corrode. The
chemicals formed when iron reacts with oxygen and water are known as rust. It has the formula
Fe2O3.xH2O.
Answer. The precipitate is the insoluble solid that settles after the chemical reaction is complete. The
precipitate's formation can aid in determining the presence of various types of ions or atoms.
Q10. Why does not a wall immediately acquire a white colour when a coating of slaked lime is
applied to it?
Answer. Slaked lime is not particularly white. When CO2 gas from the air is applied to the wall, it reacts
with calcium hydroxide to form calcium carbonate. It is completely white and thus gives the wall a white
appearance.
Ca(OH)2 + CO2 (g) → CaCO3 (s) + H2O (l)
Answer.
(a) Since combustion reactions are always carried out in the presence of air or oxygen, they are
oxidation reactions. As an example,
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 +2H2O
(b) Silver is a less reactive metal in the sense that it ranks lower in the reactivity series than
hydrogen. As a result, it does not produce hydrogen gas when reacting with dilute sulphuric acid
or dilute hydrochloric acid.
Answer.
(a) A yellow precipitate of lead iodide appears at the bottom of the test tube.
(b) It is an example of a double displacement reaction.
(c) The balanced equation for the reaction is-
Pb(NO) (aq) + 2KI (aq) → PbI (s) + 2KNO3 (aq)
Q13. What happens when an aqueous solution of sodium sulphate reacts with an aqueous
solution of barium chloride? State the physical conditions of reactants in which the reaction
between them will not take place. Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction and
name the type of reaction.
Answer. When the two aqueous solutions of sodium sulphate and barium chloride are mixed in a test
tube, a white precipitate of barium sulphate forms immediately. If the two reactants are solid, no
reaction can take place. For the double displacement reaction, the balanced chemical equation is:
BaCl2 (aq) + Na2SO4 (aq) → BaSO4 (s) + 2NaCl (aq)
Q14. Select (i) combination reactions (ii) decomposition reactions and displacement reactions
from the following-
Answer.
(a) Decomposition reaction
(b) Displacement reaction
(c) Combination reaction
(d) Displacement reaction
(e) Combination reaction
Answer.
(a) The products of a chemical reaction differ greatly from the reactants. As a result, it cannot
normally be reversed.
(b) To satisfy the law of conservation of mass, a chemical equation must be balanced. The total
mass of the reacting species participating in the reaction is equal to the total mass of the
products formed, according to the law. Since there is a direct relationship between the mass of
different species and their number, a chemical equation must always be balanced.
(c) Since they have different shapes and differ in the arrangement of carbon atoms. The attractive
forces between the atoms are not the same in both cases. As a result, they produce varying
amounts of heat.
(d) C(diamond) + O (g) → CO2 (g) + 393.5 KJ
(e) C(graphite) + O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 395 KJ
(f) No, iron cannot rust in distilled water because it contains neither dissolved oxygen nor carbon
dioxide. Both are required for iron to rust.
Answer.
(i) C is oxidised to CO and ZnO is reduced to Zn.
(ii) Na is oxidised to Na2O and O2 is reduced.
(iii) H2 is oxidised to H2O and CuO is reduced to Cu.
Answer:
(a) Combination reaction
(b) Displacement reaction
(c) Combustion reaction
(d) Decomposition reaction
Answer.
(a) The solution becomes milky due to the formation of calcium carbonate.
Ca(OH)2 +CO2 → CaCO3 + H2O
(b) Since calcium carbonate changes to calcium hydrogen carbonate, which is colourless in nature,
the milkiness disappears.
CaCO3 + CO2 → Ca(HCO3)2
Q4. Why is silver bromide stored in dark bottles in the laboratories? Write the chemical equation
to justify your answer.
Answer. When exposed to light, silver bromide decomposes to form silver metal and bromine. When
light strikes pale yellow silver bromide, it turns greyish white due to the formation of silver metal. Silver
bromide is stored in dark bottles in laboratories to prevent decomposition.
Answer.
(a) 2Al + 3H2SO4 → Al 2(SO4)3 + 3H2 ↑
(b) Na2CO3 + 2HCl → 2NaCl +CO2 +H2O
(c) CO2 + Ca(OH)2 → CaCO3 + H2O