ACIDS, BASES & SALTS Class X 66
1. Write the sources of the following: 6
Tartaric acid, uric acid, citric acid, maleic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid
2. H3PO4 is a tribasic acid but H3PO3 is a di basic acid – explain 3
3. Write the step wise formation of the acid salts and normal salts of H2SO4 and H3PO4 5
4. State what would you see when Lead nitrate crystals are heated in a dry test-tube? 2
5. How will you convert the followings : 4
(i) CuSO4 → CuCO3 → CuO → CuSO4
(ii) CuSO4 → Cu(OH)2 → CuO → CuSO4
6. Answer the following questions relating to salts and their preparation : 2+2+3+1= 8
a) What is salt ?
b) What kind of salt is prepared by precipitation ?
c) Name a salt prepared by direct combination. Write the equation for the reaction that takes
place when preparing the salt you have named.
d) What procedure would be used to prepare Sodium salt such as Sodium sulphate. (Give the
name of the procedure only).
7. For each of the salts A, B, C and D, suggest a suitable method of preparation which relates to
its description given below : 2x4 =
8
a) ‘A’ is Sodium salt. b) ‘B’ is an insoluble salt. c) ‘C’ is a soluble salt of Copper.
d) ‘D’ is a soluble salt of Zinc.
8. Sulphuric acid can be used to prepare a number of gases in the laboratory. Write balanced
equation for reaction in which the following gases are obtained using dilute Sulphuric acid as
one of the reactants. 2x3 =
6
(a) Hydrogen, (b) Carbon dioxide, (c) Sulphur dioxide.
9. From the following list of substances, choose those which meet the description given below :
Ammonium chloride, Ammonium nitrate, Chlorine, dilute Hydrochloric acid, Iron, Lead
nitrate, Magnesium (IV) oxide, Silver nitrate, Sodium nitrate, Sulphur. 4
Two compounds whose aqueous solution gives white precipitate with dilute Hydrochloric
acid.
10. Write equations for each of the following reactions: 2x2 =
4
(i) Chlorine is passed over heated iron.
(ii) Copper sulphate solution is added Sodium hydroxide solution.
11. (i) What is the purpose of pH-scale? 2 +1 + 2 = 5
(ii) What is the pH of pure water?
(iii) ‘A’ is a soluble acidic oxide, ‘B’ is a soluble base. Compare the pH of pure water, what
will be the pH of : (1) a solution of ‘A’, (2) a solution of ‘B’.
12. Answer the following questions, relating your answers only to salts in the list given below : 5
Anhydrous Calcium chloride, Copper sulphate-5-water, Sodium carbonate-10-water.
(a) Which compound is efflorescent?
(b) Which compound is blue in colour?
(c) Which compound is deliquescent?
(d) What would be seen on mixing a solution of Calcium chloride with a solution of Sodium
carbonate?
(e) Write the balanced equation for occurring when a solution of Calcium chloride is mixed
with a solution of Sodium carbonate.
13. From the following list of substances, choose the one substance in each case which matches
the description (a) to (f) given below : 6
(Write down the names and their formulae exactly as they are given in the list.)
Ammonium nitrate, Calcium Hydrogen carbonate, Copper Carbonate, Lead carbonate, Lead
nitrate, Potassium nitrate, Sodium carbonate, Sodium Hydrogen carbonate, Zinc carbonate.
(a) A Hydrogen carbonate which exists in the solid state.
(b) A carbonate not decomposed by heat.
(c) A green coloured Carbonate which turns black on heating.
(d) a nitrate which gives off only Oxygen when heated.
(e) A nitrate which on heating decomposes into Dinitrogen oxide (Nitrous oxide) and steam.
(f) A nitrate which gives off Oxygen and Nitrogen dioxide when heated.