CBSE Class 10 Science Chemical Reactions and Equations Assignment Set B

Assertion-Reason Type Questions:

Reasoning and assertion type questions: 
The following questions consists of two statements- Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting appropriate option given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A) – Calcium Carbonate when heated gives calcium oxide and water
Reason (R) – on heating CaCO3, decomposition reaction takes place.
Answer:  d) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A) – White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight.
Reason (R) – Decomposition of silver chloride in presence of sunlight takes place to form silver metal and chlorine gas.
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

CCT Based Questions:

Question. A lady wanted to give a coating of white wash to her room. She purchased quick lime from the market and dissolved it in water and immediately applied the same on the wall. In this process, she spoiled her hands and even suffered minor burns. Her friend advised her not be in haste and keep the container overnight before applying a coating on the wall. She followed her advice and there was now no problem.
1. What mistake was committed by the lady?
2. Why did she suffer from burns?
3. Why was so much heat evolved?
4. Write the balanced equation for the reaction involved
Answer: The lady should have waited for a few hours because when quick lime is dissolved in water, slaked lime is formed and this process is highly exothermic.
2. The solution might have become very hot and that is why the lady suffered from burns.
3. Quick lime is CaO and it reacts with water to form Ca(OH)2 which is known as slaked lime. The dissolution process is highly exothermic. That is why so much heat was evolved. By keeping container overnight, the chemical reaction subsided and now there was no problem to apply the coating of white wash on the wall. In this way, she rendered service to the lady CaO(s) + H₂O(l) → Ca(OH)₂(s) + heat 4. Quick lime

Question. Mohan was working in a factory. He purchased a new cycle but kept it in the open. After two months he found that the cycle chain and even the handles got rusted. His friend advised him to apply a coating of rust proof paint to the cycle and not to keep it in the open in future.
1. Why was the cycle rusted?
2. What is the role of rust proof paint?
3. What values are associated with this gesture?
Answer: 1. Air contains both oxygen and moisture. In their presence iron slowly got rusted

2. The coating of rust proof paint checked further corrosion. Similarly, by keeping the cycle under a covered shed, rusting can be avoided.
3. He played the role of a sincere friend and gave a very sincere advice to Mohan.

Question. A student working in the laboratory prepared an aqueous solution of silver nitrate and kept it in a glass beaker overnight. Next morning, he found that the beaker has developed black turbidity.
1. Why did the solution develop black turbidity?
2. In your opinion, what precaution he should have taken?
Answer: 1. The silver salts are sensitive to light. When kept exposed to light for a few hours silver nitrate decomposes and a black turbidity appears.
2. The student should have covered the beaker from outside with the help of a brown paper to avoid direct action of sun light.

Question. Sonia purchased a packet of potato chips from the shop. She opened the packet and ate some of the chips and left the packet as such in one comer of her study room. After a gap of about two weeks, she saw the packet and wanted to do munching again. At that time, her elder sister Pallavi, a science student of class eleven was present in her room. She found that a foul smell was coming out from the packet. She immediately threw it in the dustbin and did not allow her sister to eat the chips.
1. Why did potato chips develop foul smell?
2. What was the cause of the spoilage of the chips?
3. What is the nature of the chemical reaction involved in it?
4. Why do not sealed packets develop foul smell even if kept for months?
5. What values are displaced by Pallavi?
Answer: 1. Potato chips developed foul smell due to rancidity.
2. Potato chips contain some oil as well as fat. These were slowly oxidised since they were exposed to air and therefore, developed foul smell.
3. It is an oxidation reaction
4. The bags or packets containing chips or other such etables are filled with nitrogen and then sealed. This checks rancidity.
5. The knowledge of science came to the help of Pallavi. She was aware of the consequences if one eats rancid food material. She therefore, did not allow her sister to eat the chips and thus, saved her from getting sick.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. List four observations that help us to determine whether a chemical reaction has taken place.
Answer: (i) Evolution of gas
(ii) Change in temperature
(iii) Change in state
(iv) Change in color

Question. Why eatables are preferably packed in aluminum foils?
Answer: Aluminum foils do not corrode in atmosphere even if kept for a long time. Actually, a protective coating of aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) is formed on the surface of the metal. It stops any further reaction of the metal with air (oxygen) and water. The eatables do not get spoiled.

Question. Why decomposition reactions are called the opposite of combination reactions? Write equations for these reactions.
Answer: A decomposition reaction may be defined as the reaction in which a single substance decomposes or splits into two or more substances under suitable conditions.
For example,

Question. Identify the substance oxidised and substance reduced in the following reactions
(i) ZnO(s) + C(s) ———> Zn(s) + CO(g)
(ii) 2Na(s) + O₂(g) ———> 2Na₂O(s)
(iii) CuO(s) + H 2(g) ———> Cu(s) + H₂O(l).
Answer: (i) C is oxidized to CO and ZnO is reduced to Zn.
(ii) Na is oxidized to Na₂O and O₂ is reduced.
(iii) H₂ is oxidized to H₂O and CuO is reduced to Cu.

Question.
(a) Why is combustion reaction an oxidation reaction?
(b) How will you test whether the gas evolved in a reaction is hydrogen?
(c) Why does not silver evolve hydrogen on reacting with dilute sulphuric acid?
Answer: (a) Combustion reaction is an oxidation reaction because it is always carried in the presence of air or oxygen. For example,
CH₄(s) + 2O₂(g) ——–> CO₂(g) + 2H₂O (l)
(b) Bring a burning match stick close to the mouth of the tube from which hydrogen gas escapes. The gas will immediately catch fire and this will be accompanied by pop sound.
(c) Silver is a less reactive metal in the sense that it occupies a place below hydrogen in the reactivity series. Therefore, it does not evolve hydrogen gas on reacting with either dilute sulphuric acid or dilute hydrochloric acid.

Question. Identify the type of reaction in the following examples :
(i) Na₂SO₄(aq) + BaCl₂(aq) ———-> BaSO₄(s) + 2NaCl(aq)
(ii) Fe(s) + CuSO₄(aq) ———-> FeSO₄(aq) + Cu(s)
(iii) 2H₂(g) + O₂(g) ———> 2H₂O(l)
Answer: (i) It is an example of double displacement reaction.
(ii) It is an example of displacement reaction.
(iii) It is an example of combination reaction.

Question. Why do we store silver chloride in dark colored bottles? Explain in brief.
Answer: Silver chloride on exposure to sunlight may decompose as per the following reaction
                     2AgCL → 2Ag + Cl₂
Therefore it is stored in dark colored bottles.

Question. Define a combination reaction. Give one example of a combination reaction which is also exothermic.
Answer: A combination reaction is said to have occurred when two or more than two substances combine to form a single substance.

Question. What happens when an iron nail is put inside the copper sulfate solution? Write a reaction with observation.
Answer: Iron nail turns brown, blue color of CuSO₄ changes to colorless. (or light green)
                  Fe(s)+CuSO₄(aq)→FeSO4(aq)-+Cu(s)

Question. When Hydrogen gas is passed over heated copper (II) oxide, copper and steam are formed. Write the balanced chemical equation with physical states for this reaction. State what kind of chemical reaction is this?
Answer: CuO(s) + H₂(g) —Heat→ Cu(s) + H₂O(g)
              This is a Redox reaction.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question.(a) Why cannot a chemical change be normally reversed?
(b) Why is it always essential to balance a chemical equation?
(c) Why do diamond and graphite, the two allotropic forms of carbon evolve different amounts of heats on combustion?
(d) Can rusting of iron take place in distilled water?
Answer: (a) In a chemical change, the products are quite different from the reactants. Therefore, it cannot be normally reversed.
(b) A chemical equation has to be balanced to meet the requirement of the law of conservation of mass. According to the law, the total mass of the reacting species taking part in the reaction is the same as that of the products formed. Since there is a direct relationship between the mass of the different species and their number, it is always essential to balance a chemical equation.
(c) Because they differ in the arrangement of carbon atoms present and have different shapes. The attractive forces among the atoms in the two cases are not same. That is why they evolve different amount of heat.
C(diamond) + O₂(g) ———–> CO₂(g) + 393.5 kj
C(graphite) + O₂(g) ———–> CO₂(g) + 395.4 kj
Please note that diamond and graphite are the two allotropic forms of carbon.
(d) No, rusting of iron cannot take place in distilled water because it neither contains dissolved oxygen nor carbon dioxide. Both are essential for the rusting of iron.

Question. You are given the following materials:
(i) Iron nails
(ii) Copper sulphate solution
(iii) Barium chloride solution
(iv) Copper powder
(v) Ferrous sulphate crystals
(vi) Quick lime.
Identify the type of chemical reaction taking place when :
(a) Barium chloride solution is mixed with copper sulphate solution and a white precipitate is observed.
(b) On heating, copper powder in air in a china dish, the surface of copper powder becomes black.
(c) On heating green ferrous sulphate crystals, reddish brown solid is left and a gas having smell of burning sulphur is noticed.
(d) Iron nails when left dipped in blue copper sulphate solution become brownish in colour and blue colour of copper sulphate solution fades away.
(e) Quick lime reacts vigorously with water releasing a large amount of heat.
Answer: 

Question. A silvery white metal X is in the form of ribbons. Upon ignition, it burns with a dazzling white flame to form white powder Y. When water is added to the powder Y, it partially dissolves to form a substance Z which is used as an antacid.
(a) What is metal X?
(b) Name the white powder Y.
(c) What is the substance Z ?
(d) Write the chemical reactions that are taking place.
Answer: (a) The metal is X is Mg.
(b) The white powder Y is MgO.
(c) White powder Y dissolves partially in water to form substance Z. It is Mg (OH), and is used as an antacid.
(d) The chemical reactions that are taking place are :

Question. (i) Account for the following :
(a) White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight.
(b) Brown coloured copper powder on heating in air turns into black coloured substance.
(ii) What do you mean by
(a) Displacement reaction
(b) Reduction reaction
(c) Combination reaction?
Write balanced chemical equation in support for all
Answer: (i) (a) White coloured silver chloride undergoes decomposition in the presence of sunlight and forms silver (grey in colour) and chlorine.

It may be concluded that a certain substance is formed or synthesised in combination reaction and it breaks or splits in decomposition reaction. Therefore, the two reactions oppose each other.

Question. Observe the given figure and answer the following questions.

(a) Write the complete balanced reaction for the reaction that takes place.
(b) Type of reaction involved.
(c) Is there any precipitate formed?
(d) If any precipitate formed, write the color of the precipitate
Answer: 

(b) It is a double displacement reaction
(c) Yes, a precipitate of barium sulphate is formed.
(d) The precipitate is white in colour.

Case Study Questions Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations

Case/Passage – 1
The reaction between MnO₂ with HCl is depicted in the following diagram. It was observed that a gas with bleaching abilities was released .

Question: Identify the correct statement from the following:
(a) MnO₂ is getting reduced whereas HCl is getting oxidized
(b) MnO₂ is getting oxidized whereas HCl is getting reduced.
(c) MnO₂ and HCl both are getting reduced.
(d) MnO₂ and HCl both are getting oxidized.
Answer: a

Question: Chlorine gas reacts with _____ to form bleaching powder.
(a) dry Ca(OH)₂
(b) dil. solution of Ca(OH)₂
(c) conc. solution of Ca(OH)₂
(d) dry CaO
Answer: a

Question: In the above discussed reaction, what is the nature of MnO2?
(a) Acidic oxide
(b) Basic oxide
(c) Neutral oxide
(d) Amphoteric oxide
Answer: b

Question: The chemical reaction between MnO₂ and HCl is an example of:
(a) displacement reaction
(b) combination reaction
(c) redox reaction
(d) decomposition reaction.
Answer: c

Question: What will happen if we take dry HCl gas instead of aqueous solution of HCl?
(a) Reaction will occur faster.
(b) Reaction will not occur.
(c) Reaction rate will be slow.
(d) Reaction rate will remain the same.
Answer: b

Case/Passage – 2

Chemistry in Automobiles:
For an internal combustion engine to move a vehicle down the road, it must convert the energy stored in the fuel into mechanical energy to drive the wheels. In your car, the distributor and battery provide this starting energy by creating an electrical “spark”, which helps in combustion of fuels like gasoline. Below is the reaction depicting complete combustionof gasoline in full supply of air:
2C8H18(I) + 25O2(g) → 16 ‘X’ + Y

Question: Which of the following are the products obtained from the reaction mentioned in the above case?
Product ‘ X’ Product ‘Y’
(a) CO₂ H₂O₂
(b) H₂O CO
(c) CH₃OH H₂O
(d) CO₂ H₂O
Answer: d

Question: On the basis of evolution/absorption of energy, which of the following processes are similar to combustion of fuel?
(i) Photosynthesis in plants
(ii) Respiration in the human body
(iii) Decomposition of vegetable matter
(iv) Decomposition of ferrous sulphate.
(a) (ii) & (iii)
(b) (i) & (ii)
(c) (iii) & (iv) (d) (ii) & (i)
Answer: a

Question: ‘Although nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere, it does not take part in combustion’. Identify the correct reason for this statement.
(a) Nitrogen is a reactive gas
(b) Nitrogen is an inert gas
(c) Nitrogen is an explosive gas
(d) Only hydrocarbons can take part in combustion
Answer: b

Question: Identify the types of chemical reaction occurring during the combustion of fuel:
(a) Oxidation & Endothermic reaction
(b) Decomposition & Exothermic reaction
(c) Oxidation & Exothermic reaction
(d) Combination & Endothermic reaction
Answer: c

Question: ‘A student while walking on the road observed that a cloud of black smoke belched out from the exhaust stack of moving trucks on the road.’ Choose the correct reason for the production of black smoke:
(a) Limited supply of air leads to incomplete combustion of fuel.
(b) Rich supply of air leads to complete combustion of fuel.
(c) Rich supply of air leads to a combination reaction.
(d) Limited supply of air leads to complete combustion of fuel.
Answer: a