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Question 11 Mark
Identify the salts P and Q from the observation given below:
When dilute HCl is added to a salt Q a brisk effervescence is produced and the gas turns lime water milky. When $NH _4 OH$ soltion is added to the above mixture (after adding dilute HCl ), it produces a white precipitate which is soluble in excess $NH _4 OH$ solution.
Answer
$ZnCO_3$
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Question 21 Mark
Identify the salts P and Q from the observation given below:
On performing the flame test salt P produces a lilac coloured flame and its solution gives a white precipitate with silver nitrate solution. Which is soluble in ammonium hydroxide solution.
Answer
KCl
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Question 31 Mark
Identify the gas evolved and give the chemical test of the following case :
Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with iron (II) sulphide
Answer
Hydrogen sulphide
The gas released has a rotten egg smell.
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Question 41 Mark
Identify the gas evolved and give the chemical test of the following case :
Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium sulphite.
Answer
Sulphur dioxide
Freshly prepared $K _2 Cr _2 O _7$ paper changes from orange to green.
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Question 51 Mark
Identify the cation of the following case:
NaOH solution when added to solution (C) gives white ppt. which insoluble in excess.
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Question 61 Mark
Identify the cation of the following case:
$NH _4 OH$ solution when added to solution (B) gives white ppt. which does not dissolve in excess.
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Question 71 Mark
Identify the cation of the following case:
NaOH solution when added to solution (A) gives a reddish brown precipitate.
Answer
$Fe ^{3+}$ ion :
$FeCl _3+3 NaOH \longrightarrow \underset{\text { (Reddish brown ppt.) }}{ Fe ( OH )_3}+3 NaCl$
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Question 81 Mark
Give balanced chemical equation to prepare the following salt :
Copper chloride using copper carbonate.
Answer
$CuCO _3+2 HCl \longrightarrow CuCl _2+ H _2 O + CO _2$
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Question 91 Mark
Give balanced chemical equation to prepare the following salt:
Sodium sulphate using dilute sulphuric acid.
Answer
$2 NaOH + H _2 SO _4 \longrightarrow Na _2 SO _4+2 H _2 O$
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Question 101 Mark
Give balanced chemical equation to prepare the following salt:
Lead sulphate from lead carbonate.
Answer
$PbCO _3+2 HNO _3 \longrightarrow Pb \left( NO _3\right)_2+ H _2 O + CO _2$
$Pb \left( NO _3\right)_2+ H _2 SO _4 \longrightarrow PbSO _4+2 HNO _3$
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Question 111 Mark
Identify the anion present of the following compound:
When barium chloride solution is added to salt solution E a white precipitate insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid is obtained
Answer
Sulphate $\left( SO _4{ }^{2-}\right)$
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Question 121 Mark
Identify the anion present of the following compound:
A salt D on treatment with dilute sulphuric acid produces a gas which turns lime water milky but has no effect on acidified potassium dichromate solution
Answer
Carbonate $\left( CO _3{ }^{2-}\right)$
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Question 131 Mark
Identify the anion present of the following compound:
A salt M on treatment with concentrated sulphuric acid produces a gas which fumes in moist air and gives dense fumes with ammonia.
Answer
Chloride ion ( $Cl ^{-}$)
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Question 141 Mark
The following table shows the tests a student performed on four different aqueous solutions which are X,Y,Z and W. Based on the observations provided, Identify the cation present
Chemical Test Observation Conclusion
To Solution X, ammonium hydroxide is added in minium quantity first and then in excess A dirty white precipitate is formed which dissolves in excess to form a clear solution (i)
To Solution Y, ammonium hydroxide is added in minimum quantity first and then in excess A pale blue precipitate is formed which dissolves in excess to form a clear inky blue solution (ii)
To solution W, A small quantity of sodium hydroxide solution is added and then in excess A white precipitate is formed which remains insoluble (iii)
To a salt Z, calcium hydroxide solution is added and then heated A pungent smelling gas turning moist red litmus paper blue is obtained (iv)
Answer
(i) $Zn ^{2+}$
(ii) $Cu ^{2+}$
(iii) $Ca ^{2+}$
(iv) $NH _4{ }^{+}$
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Question 151 Mark
State your observation of the following case :
When moist starch iodide paper is introduced into chlorine gas.
Answer
When moist starch iodide paper is introduced into chlorine gas, chlorine oxidises iodide to iodine, which shows up as blue when it forms a complex with starch.
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Question 161 Mark
State the inference drawn from the following observations:
Salt S is prepared by reacting dilute sulphuric acid with copper oxide Identify S.
Answer
Salt S is prepared by reacting dilute sulphuric acid with copper oxide. Hence, salt S is copper sulphate.
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Question 171 Mark
State the inference drawn from the following observation:
pH of liquid R is 10. What kind of substance is R?
Answer
pH of liquid R is 10. Hence, substance R is a base.
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Question 181 Mark
State the inference drawn from the following observation:
A gas Q turns moist lead acetate paper silvery black. Identify the gas Q.
Answer
A gas Q turns moist lead acetate paper silvery black. Hence, the gas is $H _2 S$.
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Question 191 Mark
State the inference drawn from the following observation :
On Carrying out the flame test with a salt P a brick red flame was obtained. What is the cation in P?
Answer
On carrying out the flame test with a salt P , a brick red flame is obtained. Hence, the cation P is $Ca ^{2+}$.
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Question 201 Mark
Give a chemical test to distinguish between the following pair of compounds:
Carbon dioxide gas and sulphur dioxide gas.
Answer
Carbon dioxide gas has no effect on acidified $KMnO _4$ or $K _2 Cr _2 O _7$, but sulphur dioxide turns potassium permanganate from pink to colourless.
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Question 211 Mark
Give a chemical test to distinguish between the following pair of compounds:
Calcium nitrate gas and sulphur diaoxide gas
Answer
Calcium nitrate forms no ppt. even with addition of excess of $NH _4 OH$, whereas zinc nitrate forms a white gelatinous ppt. which dissolves in excess of $NH _4 OH$.
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Question 221 Mark
Give a chemical test to distinguish between the following pair of compounds:
Hydrogen chloride gas and hydrogen sulphide gas>
Answer
Hydrogen chloride gas gives thick white fumes of ammonium chloride when a glass rod dipped in ammonia solution is held near the vapour of the acid, whereas no white fumes are observed in case of hydrogen sulphide gas.
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Question 231 Mark
Give a chemical test to distinguish between the following pair of compounds:
Sodium chloride solution and sodium nitrate solution.
Answer
Add silver nitrate solution to both solutions. Sodium chloride will form a curdy white ppt., whereas sodium nitrate will not undergo any reaction.
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Question 241 Mark
State two observations when
A few crystals of $KNO _3$ are heated in a hard glass tube
Answer
solution Oxygen is evolved.
$2 KNO_3 \rightarrow 2 KNO_2+O_2$
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Question 251 Mark
State two observations when
Lead nitrate crystals are heated in a hard glass test tube.
Answer
Lead nitrate decrepitates on heating; a yellow solid is formed and it fuses with glass. Lead nitrate decomposes to lead oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen.
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Question 261 Mark
What would you observe in the following cases:
Ammonium hydroxide is first added in a small quantity and then in excess to a solution of copper sulphate.
Answer
On addition of ammonium hydroxide in a small quantity, a blue-coloured copper hydroxide precipitate is formed. This copper hydroxide of light blue colour dissolves in excess of ammonium hydroxide to yield a deep blue solution.
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Question 271 Mark
Select from the list given (a to e) one substances in each case which matches the description given in parts (i) to (v). (Note : Each substance is used only one in the answer)
(a) Nitroso Iron (II) Sulphate
(b) Iron (III) chloride
(c) Chromium sulphate
(d) Lead (II) chloride
(e) Sodium chloride
(i) A compound which is deliquescent
(ii) A compound which is insoluble in cold water, but soluble in hot water
(iii) The compound responsible for the brown ring during the brown ring test of nitrate iron
(iv) A compound whose aqueous solution is neutral in nature
(v) The compound which is responsible for the green colouration when sulphur dioxide is passed through acidified potassium dichromate solution.
Answer
(i) Iron (III) chloride
(ii) Lead (II) chloride
(iii) Nitroso iron (II) sulphate
(iv) Sodium chloride
(v) Chromium sulphate
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Question 281 Mark
State the colour of the residue formed when nitrates of :
1. Calcium
2. Zinc
3. Lead
4. Copper are strongly heat
Answer
1. Calcium : White
2. Zinc : White
3. Lead : Orangish red
4. Copper are strongly heat : black
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Question 291 Mark
Write the observation for the following:
Decomposition of bicarbonates by dil. $H _2 SO _4$
$2 NaHCO_3+H_2 SO_4 \rightarrow Na_2 SO_4+2 H_2 O+2 CO_2$
$2 KHCO_3+H_2 SO_4 \rightarrow K_2 SO_4+2 H_2 O+2 CO_2$
Answer
Brick effervescence is observed and colourless and odourless $CO _2$ gas is evolved in both the cases.
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Question 301 Mark
Write the observation for the following:
A paper dipped in potassium permanganate solution is put on the mouth of a test tube containing sulphur dioxide gas.
Answer
Purple colour of potassium permanganate gets discharged.
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Question 311 Mark
Write the observation for the following:
Moist starch iodide paper is put on the mouth of a test tube containing chlorine gas.
Answer
Chlorine gas turns moist starch iodide paper black.
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Question 321 Mark
From the formulae listed below, Choose, one, corresponding to the salt having the given description:
$AgCl , CuCO _3, CuSO _4, 5 H _2 O , KNO _3, NaCl , NaHSO _4, Pb\left( NO _3\right)_2, ZnCO Z _3, ZnSO _4, 7 H _2 O$.
On heating this, salt changes from green to black.
Answer
On heating $CuCO _3, CuO$ is formed which is black in colour.
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Question 331 Mark
State what do you observe when ammonium hydroxide to Iron (III) sulphate solution.
Answer
$
Fe _2\left( SO _4\right)_3+6 NH _4 OH \longrightarrow \underset{\text { reddish brown }}{2 Fe ( OH )_3 \downarrow}+3\left( NH _4\right)_2 SO _4
$
Reddish brown ppt. of ferric hydroxide is formed which is insoluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide.
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Question 391 Mark
How will you distinguish between the two black samples, CuO and $MnO _2$ with a chemical test?
Answer
Add concentrated hydrochloric acid to both the samples. Only $MnO _2$ releases greenish yellow chlorine gas.
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Question 401 Mark
Write sqauential observation for effect of heat on Ammonium chloride.
Answer
i) When ammonium chloride is heated in a test tube, the lighter ammonia gas will emerge first and turn a piece of moist red litmus paper blue.
ii) Hydrogen chloride coming up next will change the litmus paper from blue back to red.
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Question 451 Mark
An amphoteric hydroxide.
Answer
Zinc hydroxide is an amphoteric hydroxide. It can be identified by treating the salt solution with sodium hydroxide, if a white ppt. is formed and if it gets dissolved in excess of sodium hydroxide then it may be zinc hydroxide.
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Question 461 Mark
A Soluble carbonate.
Answer
A small quantity of salt is taken in a test tube, dilute sulphuric acid is added to it. If a brisk effervescence is observed, then the gas is passed through lime water, If carbonate ion is present in the salt, the solution turns milky.
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Question 471 Mark
Sulphur dioxide gas.
Answer
It is a colourless gas with a smell of burnt sulphur. It turns moist blue litmus paper red and finally bleaches it.
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Question 481 Mark
Chlorine gas.
Answer
It is a greenish yellow coloured gas with sharp pungent smell. It turns moist blue litmus paper red and finally bleaches it.
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