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Question 511 Mark
Explain how painting of an iron articles prevents it from rusting.
Answer
For rusting the presence of both oxygen and water or water vapour is required. The coat of the paint prevents direct contact of iron with air and oxygen and thus prevents it from rusting.
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Question 531 Mark
Fill in the blanks in the following statement:
Two methods by which rusting of iron can be prevented are _________ and _________.
Answer
Two methods by which rusting of iron can be prevented are galvanization and painting.
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Question 541 Mark
A student took a solution of copper sulphate in a beaker and put a clean iron nail into it and left it for about an hour. What changes do you expect?
Answer
  1. Colour of the solution in the beaker changes from blue to green.
  2. A brown coloured deposit is found on the surface of the iron nail.
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Question 551 Mark
State whether the following statements are true or false. In case a statement is false, write the corrected statement in your notebook. Iron pipes coated with zinc do not get rusted easily. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
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Question 571 Mark
Write the chemical formula of blue vitriol.
Answer
Crystals of copper sulphate pent hydrate $\left(\mathrm{CuSO}_4 \cdot 5 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)$ are blue in colour. So, it is commonly known as blue vitriol.
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Question 581 Mark
What is stainless steel? How is stainless steel made? State an important property of stainless steel.
Answer
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron. When iron is mixed (or alloyed) with carbon, chromium and nickel, then stainless steel is obtained. Stainless steel does not rust at all.
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Question 601 Mark
What is freezing of water?
Answer
Freezing is the process in which water turns to ice when cold enough (below $0^\circ C$ temperature).
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Question 621 Mark
Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes: Digestion of food
Answer
Digestion of food → Chemical change
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Question 631 Mark
Write word equations for two chemical reactions with the help of materials given in the box.
Air, copper sulphate, iron, vinegar, iron oxide, carbon dioxide, iron sulphate, copper, lime water, water.
Answer
  1. Iron + air + water → iron oxide
  2. Copper sulphate + iron → iron sulphate + copper
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Question 641 Mark
State Four characteristics which are included in the physical properties of matter.
Answer
Properties such as shape, size, colour and state of a substance are called its physical properties.
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Question 651 Mark
State whether the following statement are true or false.
Anaerobic bacteria digest animal waste produce biogas.
Answer
True.
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Question 661 Mark
Write the colour of copper sulphate solution obtained when iron nails are dipped in it?
Answer
When iron nails are dipped in copper sulphate solution, then the colour of the solution changes to green.
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Question 671 Mark
Burning of any substance is the chemical change. Discuss.
Answer
In burning always heat is produced, the old bonds of the reactants are break down and fresh bonds are formed, resulting in formation of new product with different properties of that of earlier products.
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Question 681 Mark
Fill in the blanks in the following statement: Changes in which new substances are formed are called _________ changes.
Answer
Changes in which new substances are formed are called chemical changes.
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Question 691 Mark
Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes:
Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil
Answer
Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil → Physical change
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Question 701 Mark
State rate of chemical reaction.
Answer
The speed with which the chemical reaction takes place is called the rate of the chemical reaction.
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Question 721 Mark
Name the metals which are mixed (alloyed) with iron to make stainless steel.
Answer
Metals like chromium and nickel are mixed (alloyed) with iron to make stainless steel.
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Question 731 Mark
What is crystallisation?
Answer
The process of obtaining crystals from its hot saturated solution is called crystallisation.
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Question 741 Mark
What is the composition of stainless steel?
Answer
Stainless steel is an alloy of Iron with carbon and other metals like chromium, nickel and manganese.
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Question 751 Mark
State whether the following statements are true or false. In case a statement is false, write the corrected statement in your notebook. Condensation of steam is not a chemical change. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
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Question 771 Mark
What is the nature of magnesium oxide solution?
Answer
Magnesium oxide is basic in nature because it turns red litmus solution to blue.
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Question 791 Mark
Why do iron articles rust faster in Mumbai than in Delhi?
Answer
Since Mumbai is a coastal region, the moisture content in the air is more as compared to that in Delhi. Therefore, iron articles rust faster.
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Question 801 Mark
Explain how painting of an iron rod prevents it from rusting.
Answer
For rusting the presence of both oxygen and water or water vapour is required. The coat of the paint prevents direct contact of iron with air and oxygen and thus prevents it from rusting.
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Question 811 Mark
State whether the following statements are true or false. In case a statement is false, write the corrected statement in your notebook. Iron and rust are the same substances. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Iron and rust are different substances. Rust is iron oxide $\mathrm{Fe}_2 \mathrm{O}_3$
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Question 821 Mark
Melting of wax is a change where a solid changes to liquid state. Give one more such change which you observe in your surroundings.
Answer
Melting of ice is also a change where solid changes into liquid state.
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Question 831 Mark
What colour of flame is observed when magnesium ribbon burnt in air.
Answer
When magnesium is burnt in air then a brilliant white flame is obtained.
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Question 841 Mark
Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes:
Burning of coal
Answer
Burning of coal → Chemical change
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Question 851 Mark
Plants prepare their food by a process called photosynthesis. Can we call photosynthesis is a chemical change? Explain.
Answer
During photosynthesis, the plants intake carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll and sunlight to form two new substances, i.e. glucose (food) and oxygen gas. So, photosynthesis is a chemical change.
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Question 861 Mark
Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes: Melting of wax
Answer
Melting of wax → Physical change
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Question 871 Mark
We should eat freshly cut apple. Why?
Answer
We should eat freshly cut apple because if we leave the apple after cutting, it starts turn to brownish due to the oxidation of the essential nutrients present in it and its food value decreases.
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Question 891 Mark
What happens when baking soda is treated with vinegar?
Answer
Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydrogen carbonate to evolve brisk effervescence of carbon dioxide.
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Question 901 Mark
Explosion of a cracker is a chemical change Explain.
Answer
When we burn a cracker, it explode Explosion produces heat, light, sound and unpleasant gases that pollute the atmosphere. Many new products are formed. So, it is a chemical change.
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Question 911 Mark
How can you say that ripening of a fruit is a chemical change?
Answer
Ripening of a fruit is a chemical change because after ripening, a new product with different properties is formed.
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Question 921 Mark
Is souring of milk a physical change or a chemical change? Why?
Answer
Souring of milk is a chemical change because original substances present in milk lose their nature and identity and form new chemical substances.
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Question 941 Mark
When chemical reaction takes place, what changes accompany the formation of new substances?
Answer
The following changes accompany the formation of new substances: change in state, colour, temperature, odour, sound may be produced or gas may evolve.
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Question 951 Mark
A magnesium strip is burnt. The ash obtained is dissolved in water. What kind of changes are these? Write word equations for these. Magnesium + Oxygen → Magnesium oxide Magnesium + Water → Magnesium hydroxide
Answer
These are chemical changes.
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Question 961 Mark
Why is carbon dioxide gas used in fire extinguishers?
Answer
Carbon dioxide cuts the contact of fire with oxygen which is needed for combustion and fire extinguishes from lack of oxygen.
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Question 971 Mark
Fill in the blanks in the following statement: The chemical name of baking soda is _________.
Answer
The chemical name of baking soda is Sodium hydrogen carbonate.
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