Very Short Answer Type Questions [2 Marks]

1. “We need to balance a skeletal chemical equation.” Give reason to justify the

statement.

Because of the law of conservation of mass.

2. Giving an example list two information which make a chemical equation more useful (informative).

The chemical equation can be made more informative by adding the following properties:

The physical state of the reactant and product.

Evolution of gas.

Precipitate formed.

Reaction conditions like temperature and pressure.

Evolution or absorption of heat during the reaction.

3. Name the reducing agent in the following reaction: 3MnO2 + 4Al———— > 3Mn + 2Al2O3 State which
is more reactive, Mn or Al and why?

'Al' is reducing agent.

4. (i) Write a balanced chemical equation for process of photosynthesis.

(ii)When do desert plants take up carbon dioxide and perform

photosynthesis?

6 C O 2 + 12 H 2 O → s u n l i g h t e n e r g y C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 H 2 O + 6 O 2 .

5. What is observed when a solution of potassium iodide solution is added to

a solution of lead nitrate? Name the type of reaction. Write a balanced

chemical equation to represent the above chemical reaction.

double displacement reaction.

6. Write balanced chemical equations for the following reactions.

(i) Silver bromide on exposure to sunlight decomposes into silver and

bromine,
(ii) Sodium metal reacts with water to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen

gas.

7. Identify the type of reaction(s) in the following equations.

(i)CH4 + 2O2 ---- CO2 + 2 H2O

(ii) Pb(NO3)2 + 2KI ——–>Pbl2 + 2KNO3

(iii) CaO + H2O ——–> Ca(OH)2

(iv) CuSO4 + Zn ——–> ZnSO4 + Cu

i. Combustion and redox reaction

ii. Double displacement and precipitation reaction

iii. Combination reaction

iv. Displacement reaction.

8. Write balanced equation for the reaction between magnesium and

hydrochloric acid. Name the products obtained, identify the type of reaction.

Mg s + 2 HCl aq → MgCl 2 aq + H 2 g

9. Describe an activity to observe what happens when quick lime is added to

water taken in a beaker. State two important observations and name the type

of reaction taking place.

Quick lime reacts vigorously with water producing hissing sound.

10.What is the colour of ferrous sulphate crystals? How does this colour change

after heating?

light green to white.

11.Why does the colour of copper sulphate solution change when an iron nail is

dipped in it? Write two observations.

iron is more reactive than copper thus displacing copper from the solution
resulting in colour change.

12.Translate the following statement into chemical equation and then balance it :
Barium chloride reacts with aluminium sulphate to give aluminium chloride

and a precipitate of barium sulphate. State the two types in which this reaction

can be classified.

3BaCl2(aq)+Al2(SO4)3(aq)→2AlCl3(aq)+3BaSO4(s)

13.Why decomposition reactions are called the opposite of combination

reactions? Write equations for these reactions.

Two or more compounds are mixed to produce a new substance in a combination

reaction, whereas one material decomposes into two or more components in a
decomposition reaction.

14.AgN03 (aq) + NaCl(aq)——————– > AgCl(s)↓ + NaN03(aq)

FeS + H2S04————- > FeS04 + H2S↑

Consider the above mentioned two chemical equations with two different

kinds of arrows (↑and ↓) along with product. What do these two different

arrows indicate?

It indicates the forming of precipitate that is a solid product.

In the first chemical equation given,AgCl is the product that forms and settle down.

It indicates a gas that mixes with atmosphere as a product during the reaction .

In the second equation given H2S is the product that mixes with atmosphere.

The other examples of such products that mixes with atmosphere are CO2 and H2.

15.Hydrogen being a highly inflammable gas and oxygen being a supporter of

combustion, yet water which is a compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen

is used to extinguish fire. Why?

During a chemical combination the product formed has totally different chemical
properties and thus it fails to retain its original properties

16.Using a suitable chemical equation, justify that some chemical reactions are

determined by:
When copper powder is heated in air, it combines with oxygen to form copper (II)
oxide. Here, the reddish brown coloured copper changes to black copper (II) oxide.
Thus, change in colour indicates that a chemical reaction has taken place.

17.(a) A solution of substance ‘X’ is used for white washing. What is the

substance ‘X’? State the chemical reaction of ‘X’ with water.

(b) Why does the colour of copper sulphate solution change when an iron nail

is dipped in it?

18.Write the balanced equation for the following reaction and identify the type of

reaction in each case.

(i) Potassium bromide + Barium iodide—-> Potassium iodide + Barium

bromide.

(ii) Hydrogen(g) + Chlorine(g)—-> Hydrogen chloride(g)

(a) Potassium bromide(aq) + Barium iodide(aq) → Potassium iodide(aq) + Barium

bromide(s)

2KBr(aq)+BaI 2(aq)→2KI(aq)+BaBr2(s)In this reaction, both the reactants

exchange ions to form two new products. Hence, it is a double displacement
reaction

(b) Zinc carbonate(s) → Zinc oxide(s) + Carbon dioxide(g)

ZnCO3(s)→ZnO (s)+CO2(g)In this reaction, a single substance yields two different

products. Hence, it is a decomposition reaction.

19.A zinc plate was put into a solution of copper sulphate kept in a glass

container. It was found that blue colour of the solution gets fader and fader

with the passage of time. After few days, when zinc plate was taken out of the

solution, a number of holes were observed on it.

(i) State the reason for changes observed on the zinc plate.

(ii) Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved.

a number of holes were observed on the zinc plate.

20.A white salt on heating decomposes to give brown fumes and a residue is
left behind.

(i) Name the salt.

(ii) Write the equation for the decom-position reaction.

The given white salt is lead nitrate Pb(NO3)2It decomposes to give brown
fumes(NO2) and yellow residue(PbO). The reaction can be given as follows
2Pb(NO3 )2→2PbO+4NO2+O2

21.When a solution of potassium iodide is added to a solution of lead nitrate in a

test tube, a reaction takes place.

(a) What type of reaction is this?

(b) Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the above reaction.

double displacement reaction.

22.Define combination reaction. Give one example of a combination reaction

which is also exothermic

C (s) + O2 (g) →CO2 + Heat.

23.(a) Classify the following reactions into different types.

(i) Na2SO4 + BaCl2 ----- BaSO4 + NaCl

(ii) CaO + H2O -------- Ca(OH)2

(iii) CaCO3 ---------- CaO + CO2

(b) Which of the above reaction(s) is/are precipitation reaction(s)? Why a

reaction is called precipitation reaction?

The above chemical reaction is identified as double displacement chemical reaction

as two species namely sodium as well as well as barium are displaced.

The above chemical reaction is identified as decomposition reaction as the reactant

calcium carbonate is splitting into two products namely calcium oxide and carbon
dioxide.

The above chemical reaction is identified as single displacement reaction as the

more active element iron displaces less active element copper and forms a new
product namely ferrous sulphate.
24.Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between sodium chloride

and silver nitrate indicating the physical state of the reactants and the

products.

AgNO 3 + NaCl → AgCl ↓ + NaNO3

25.What is a redox reaction? When a magnesium ribbon burns in air with a

dazzling flame and forms a white ash, is magnesium oxidized or reduced?

Why?

Magnesium is oxidised as addition of oxygen to magnesium takes place leading to

formation of magnesium oxide.

26.Write any two observations in an activity which may suggest that a

chemical reaction has taken place. Give an example in support of your

answer.

Gas is evolved.

For example, When potassium reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and
hydrogen gas is evolved. (ii) A precipitate is formed.

27.When the powder of a common metal is heated in an open china dish, its

colour turns black. However, when hydrogen is passed over the hot black

substance so formed, it regains its original colour. Based on the above

information, answer the following questions.

(i) What type of chemical reaction takes place in each of the two given steps?

(ii) Name the metal initially taken in the powder form. Write balanced chemical

equations for both reactions.?

oxidation reaction.

28.In electrolysis of water, why is the volume of gas collected over one electrode

double that of gas collected over the other electrode?

The two electrodes collect H2 and O2 separately

29.Name the products formed on strongly heating ferrous sulphate crystals. What
type of chemical reaction occurs in this change?

decomposition reaction.

30.What is an oxidation reaction? Give an example of oxidation reaction. Is

oxidation an exothermic or an endothermic reaction?

Oxidation is an exothermic reaction.

31.Describe an activity to demonstrate the change that takes place when white

silver chloride is kept in sunlight. State the type of chemical reaction which

takes place.

photochemical decomposition

32.When magnesium ribbon burns in air or oxygen, a product is formed. State

the type of chemical reaction and name the product formed in the reaction.

Write balanced chemical equation of this reaction.

magnesium oxide.

33.Distinguish between a displacement reaction and a double displacement

reaction. Identify the displacement and the double displacement reaction from

the following reactions.

(i) CuSO4 + Zn ---- ZnSO4 +Cu

(ii) Pb(NO3)2 + KI ----- PbI2 + 2 KNO3

Displacement reaction: A displacement reaction is a type of chemical reaction in

which a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its compound
or salt solution.

Example: When Zinc (Zn)

metal is dipped in the Copper sulphate

(CuSO4)solution, Zinc displaces the copper metal from its salt solution and forms
Zinc sulphate(ZnSO4) and Copper is deposited at the bottom.CuSO4(aq)
+Zn(s)→ZnSO

4(aq)+Cu(s)Double displacement reaction: A double displacement reaction is a

type of chemical reaction in which two compounds react by exchanging their ions
to form new compounds. It is typically identified by the formation of a product that
is a precipitate.

Example: When Sodium sulpahte

(Na2SO4)is treated with Barium chloride(BaCl2), it will lead to the formation of

Barium sulphate (BaSO4)and Sodium chloride(NaCl)Na2SO4(aq)
+BaCl2(aq)→BaSO4(s)+2NaCl(aq)