Chemistry – Question Bank
First Term Examination
Chapter 3: Water
Std. 9
(2022-2023)
Question 1
Choose one correct answer to the questions from the given options:
i. A saturated solution can be converted into an unsaturated solution by _____.
a. adding more solvent
b. adding more solute
c. heating the saturated solution slowly
d. Both ‘a’ and ‘c’
ii. Which of the following is the correct formula of washing soda?
a. Na2SO4.10H2O
b. CuSO4.5H2O
c. Na2CO3.10H2O
d. NaHCO3
iii. A deliquescent substance is a _____, which _____ moisture and turns into a _____.
a. crystalline solid, absorbs, saturated solution
b. crystalline solid, loses, amorphous solid
c. amorphous solid, absorbs, crystalline solid
d. liquid, absorbs, dilute solution
iv. Addition of washing soda to hard water can remove _____.
a. permanent hardness
b. temporary hardness
c. permanent hardness but not temporary hardness
d. permanent hardness as well as temporary hardness
v. When the temperature of water increases, the solubility of the solids _____.
a. increases
b. decreases
c. does not change
d. decreases very slightly
Question 2
Define the following:
i. Solubility
ii. Water of crystallization
iii. Hygroscopic substances
iv. Deliquescence
v. Desiccating substance
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Question 3
What do you observe when:
i. Copper sulphate crystals are heated.
ii. Copper sulphate crystals are heated strongly.
iii. Iron (III) chloride crystals are exposed to air.
iv. Conc. H2SO4 is added to sugar crystals.
v. Conc. H2SO4 is added to ethyl alcohol.
Question 4
Write the chemical equations for the following:
i. Conc. H2SO4 is added to glucose.
ii. Formation of temporary hardness due to acid rain.
iii. Removal of temporary hardness using washing soda.
iv. Removal of temporary hardness by boiling.
v. Heating of copper sulphate crystals.
Question 5
Give reasons for the following:
i. Boiled water tastes flat
ii. Evolution of gas is seen as fizz when soda bottle is opened
iii. Aquatic organisms cannot survive in water bodies if warm water from industries is let out as effluent
in them.
iv. Common slat turns moist on exposure to air.
v. Rapid cooling of saturated solution is not preferred for crystallization.
Question 6
Match the following:
Column A Column B
i. Quicklime a. Deliquescent
ii. Fused Calcium chloride b. Removed by boiling
iii. Sodium hydroxide c. Hygroscopic
iv. Sodium oxide d. Desiccator
v. Calcium bicarbonate e. Forms an alkali with water
Question 7
Differentiate between the following based on the criteria given in the brackets:
i. Solute and Solvent (quantity in a solution)
ii. Saturated Solution and Unsaturated Solution (definition)
iii. KCl and KNO3 (solubility in water with a change in temperature)
iv. Temperature and Pressure (relation with solubility of gases in solvents)
v. Drying agent and Dehydrating agent (definition)
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Question 8
Name the following:
i. The solvent that dissolves Sulphur.
ii. The solute which is soluble in alcohol as well as methylated spirit.
iii. The salt whose solubility in water decreases with an increase in temperature.
iv. An anhydrous crystal of ammonium.
v. A liquid hygroscopic substance.
Question 9
Give two examples of each of the following:
i. Salts whose solubility increases lightly with the rise in the temperature of water
ii. Solvents that can be used to remove grease stains
iii. Deliquescent substances
iv. Oxides which are used as drying agents
v. Compounds that cause permanent hardness in water.
Question 10
Answer the following:
i. State the causes of hardness in water.
ii. Mention any three characteristics of a true solution.
iii. Give two natural sources of hard water.
iv. Why does deliquescence take place?
v. What is a supersaturated solution?
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