Chemical Reactions And Equations Class 10 Science Extra Questions with Answers
Question 1: State one basic difference between a physical change and a chemical change.
Answer: In physical change, no new substance is formed, whereas in a chemical change, new substance(s) is/are
formed.
Question 2: What is meant by a chemical reaction?
Answer: The reaction representing a chemical change is called a chemical reaction.
For example:
AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(s)4↓ + NaNO3(aq)
FeS + H2SO4 → FeSO4 + H2S↑
↑ shows the gas is evolved whereas ↓ shows insoluble substance (precipitate) is formed.
Question 3: 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?
Answer: It is because properties of compound (H2O) are different from properties of its constituting elements, i.e. H2 and
O2.
Question 4: What happens chemically when quicklime is added to water filled in a bucket?
Answer: Quicklime reacts with water to form slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and produces a lot of heat and hissing
sound.
Question 5: On
what basis is a
chemical equation balanced?
Answer: A chemical reaction is balanced on the basis of law of conservation of mass.
Question 6: What change in colour is observed when white silver chloride is left exposed to sunlight? State the type of
chemical reaction in this change.
Answer: Silver chloride becomes grey. It is a photochemical decomposition reaction.
Question 7: Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between sodium chloride and silver nitrate indicating
the physical state of the reactants and the products.
Answer: AgNO3 (aq) + Nacl(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO3 (aq)
Question 8: In electrolysis of water, why is the volume of gas collected over one electrode double that of gas collected
over the other electrode?
Answer: It is because water contains hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of 2:1.
Question 8: “We need to balance a skeletal chemical equation.” Give reason to justify the statement.
Answer: Skeletal chemical equations are unbalanced. We need to balance chemical equation because of law of
conservation of mass. It states that ‘matter can neither be created nor be destroyed’. Therefore, chemical equation
must be balanced in each and every chemical reaction.
Question 9: (i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the process of photosynthesis.
(ii)When do desert plants take up carbon dioxide and perform photosynthesis?
Answer:
(ii) In desert plants the stomata are open at night. They take
CO2 at night and is stored in the form of acid and is used during day time for photosynthesis.
Question 10: 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.
Answer: Yellow precipitate of lead iodide is formed. It is precipitation reaction.
Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + 2KI (aq) → Pbl2 (s) + 2KNO3 (aq)
It is also called double displacement reaction.
Question 11: 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.
Question 12: Identify the type of reaction(s) in the following equations.
(i) CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
(ii) Pb(NO3)2 + 2KI → Pbl2 + 2KNOs
(iii) CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2
(iv) CuSO4 + Zn → ZnSO4 + Cu
Answer: (i) Combustion reaction and oxidation reaction.
(ii) Double displacement reaction and precipitation reaction.
(iii) Combination reaction.
(iv) Displacement reaction.
Question 13: Write balanced equation for the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid. Name the product
obtained, identify the type of reaction.
Answer: Mg(s) + 2HCl(dil.) → MgCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)
The product formed is magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas. It is a displacement reaction.
Question 14: What is the colour of ferrous sulphate crystals? How does this colour change after heating?
Answer: The colour of ferrous sulphate is pale green. The colour changes to reddish brown on heating due to formation
of iron (III) oxide.
Question 14: Why does the colour of copper sulphate solution change when an iron nail is dipped in it? Write two
observations.
Answer: It is because displacement reaction takes place. Iron displaces copper from copper sulphate solution and forms
pale green coloured solution of FeSO4 and reddish brown copper metal gets deposited.
Fe(s) + CuSO4(aq) → FeSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
Question 15: 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.
Answer: 3BaCl2(aq) + Al2(SO4)3(aq) → 3BaSO4(s) + 2AlCl3(aq)
It can be classified as double displacement as well as precipitation reaction.
