Important Questions for Class 10 Science Chapter 1 – Chemical Reactions and Equations

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Very Short answer type questions (1 marks each)

These types of questions usually contain 1 marks questions. You need to answer them in one word or one sentence.
Question 1. Which one is a chemical change-rusting of iron or melting of iron? [Board Term-I Set-11, 2011]
Answer. Rusting of iron.
Question 2 Name and state the law which is kept in mind while we balance a chemical equation. [Board Term-I Set-21, 2011]
Answer. Law of conservation of mass. Mass can neither be created nor be destroyed during a chemical reaction.
Question 3. State one basic difference between a physical change and a chemical change. [Board Term-I Set-21, 2011]
Answer. In a physical change, no new substance is formed. In a chemical change, a new substance is formed.
Question 4. What happens when quicklime is added to water? [Board Term-I Set-Al, 2011, 2010]
Answer. Quicklime reacts with water vigorously to produce slaked lime and a large amount of heat.

Question 5. What happens when ZnCO3 is heated in the absence of air? Give the relevant equation. [Board Term-I Set-14, 2011]
Answer. $ZnO(s)$ and $CO_2(g)$ are formed. Chemical Equation:

Question 6. Is burning of a candle, a physical change or a chemical change ? [Board Term-I Set-33, 2011]
Answer. Both, chemical change and physical change.
Question 7. Write the chemical equation for reactions that take place when lead nitrate and potassium iodide solutions are mixed. [Board Term-I 2011]
Answer.

Question 8. Write a balanced chemical equation :

[Board Term-I 2011]
Answer. Balanced equation is

Question 9. Which one is the chemical change – Fermentation of fruit juice or diluting fruit juice? [CBSE 2010]
Answer. Fermentation of fruit juice.
Question 10. What is meant by the skeletal equation? [CBSE 2010]
Answer Unbalanced equation is called skeletal equation.
Question 11. Write the balanced chemical equation to represent the following reaction:
Carbon monoxide reacts with hydrogen gas at 340 atm. to form methyl alcohol. [CBSE 2010]
Answer. 
Question 12. Write the type of reactions in the following:
(i) The reaction between an acid and a base
(ii) Rusting of iron
[CBSE, 2007]
Answer. (i) Neutralization reaction
(ii) Oxidation reaction

Short Answer Type Questions-I

These questions are two Marks Questions and try to answer these questions in no more than 30 words.
Question 1 List four observations that help us to determine whether a chemical reaction has taken place. [Board Term-I, 2012]
Answer 1 (i) Evolution of gas
(ii) Change in temperature
(iii) Change in state
(iv) Change in color
Question 2. What is observed when carbon dioxide gas is passed through lime water.
(i) For a short duration
(ii) For long duration?
Also, write the chemical equations for the reaction involved. [Board Term I, 2016]
Answer 2. (i) For short duration :
Limewater turns milky due to the formation of $CaCO_3$, Which is insoluble in water.

(ii) For Long duration :
A clear solution is obtained due to the formation of calcium bicarbonate. $Ca (HCO_3)_2$ which is soluble in water

Question 3 Write the balanced chemical equation for the following reaction and write the name of the reaction
Barium Chloride + Aluminium Sulphate $\rightarrow$ Barium Sulphate + Aluminium Chloride
Answer 3.

It is a double displacement reaction.
Question 4 Why do we store silver chloride in dark colored bottles? Explain in brief. [CBSE 2010]
Answer 4. Silver chloride on exposure to sunlight may decompose as per the following reaction

Therefore it is stored in dark colored bottles.
Question 5. Define a combination reaction. Give one example of a combination reaction which is also exothermic.
Answer 5. A combination reaction is said to have occurred when two or more than two substances combine to form a single substance.

Question 6. What happens when an iron nail is put inside the copper sulfate solution? Write a reaction with observation.
Answer 6. Iron nail turns brown, blue color of $CuSO_4$ changes to colorless.

$Fe+CuSO_4 \to FeS{{O}_{4}}+Cu$

Question 7 Name the raw materials that are required for the manufacture of washing soda by Solvay process. Describe the chemical reactions involved in the process. [2007]
Answer 7. The raw materials needed for the manufacture of washing soda are $NaCl$ (sodium chloride), water, ammonia gas, and limestone to give $CO_2$ gas. Chemical reactions involved:

Question 7 (i) State the law which is followed in balancing a chemical equation.
(ii) Balance the following chemical equation :

$Fe + H_2O \rightarrow  Fe_30_4 + H_2$

[Board Term-I, 2012]
Answer 7 (i) Mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction-Law of conservation of mass.
(ii) 

Question 8 A white solid when dropped in water produces a hissing sound. What the solid may be? Give the chemical reaction for the above. Name the product formed.[2010]
Answer 8 White solid is quicklime $CaO$
Chemical reaction involved with the name of products is

Question 9 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?
[Board Term-I, 2015]
Answer 9.  
This is a Redox reaction.