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1.

Which of the following is the correct decreasing order of atomic radius for following elements? B, Al, Ga, In

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Which of the following is the correct decreasing order of atomic radius for following elements?
B, Al, Ga, In


2.

Which of the following alloy has copper as its constituent?

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Which of the following alloy has copper as its constituent?


3.

(a) Why are most carbon compounds conductors of electricity ? (b) Write the name and structure of a saturated compound in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a ring. Give the number of single bonds present in this compound.

Answer» (a) Why are most carbon compounds conductors of electricity ?

(b) Write the name and structure of a saturated compound in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a ring. Give the number of single bonds present in this compound.
4.

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: (a) Magnesium liberates ........ gas on reacting with hot boiling water. (b) The white powder formed when magnesium ribbon burns in oxygen is of... (c) Ordinary aluminium strips are not attacked by water because of the presence of a layer of ....on the surface fo aluminium. (d) A metal having low melting point is ... but a non-metal having very high melting point is ... (e) Calcium is .... reactive metal than sodium.

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
(a) Magnesium liberates ........ gas on reacting with hot boiling water.
(b) The white powder formed when magnesium ribbon burns in oxygen is of...
(c) Ordinary aluminium strips are not attacked by water because of the presence of a layer of ....on the surface fo aluminium.
(d) A metal having low melting point is ... but a non-metal having very high melting point is ...
(e) Calcium is .... reactive metal than sodium.

5.

In stainless steel alloy, iron metal is mixed with: (a) Cu and Cr (b) Cr and Ni (c) Cr and Sn (d) Cu and Ni

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In stainless steel alloy, iron metal is mixed with:
(a) Cu and Cr (b) Cr and Ni (c) Cr and Sn (d) Cu and Ni

6.

What would you observe in the following case? When carbon monoxide is passed over heated copper oxide.

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What would you observe in the following case?

When carbon monoxide is passed over heated copper oxide.


7.

On 2nd February, 2016, A purchased from B goods for Rs. 17,500. A paid Rs. 2,500 immediately and for the balance gave a promissory note to B, payable after 60 days. B immediately endorsed the promissory note in favour of his creditor C for the full settlement of a debt of Rs. 15,400. On the due date of the bill, C presented the bill to A, which the latter dishonoured and C paid Rs. 50 as noting charges. On the same date, C informed B about the dishonour of the bill and B immediately settled his debt to C by cheque for Rs. 15,050 which includes noting charges. A settled B's claim by cheque for the same amount. Record the necessary journal entries in the books of B.

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On 2nd February, 2016, A purchased from B goods for Rs. 17,500. A paid Rs. 2,500 immediately and for the balance gave a promissory note to B, payable after 60 days. B immediately endorsed the promissory note in favour of his creditor C for the full settlement of a debt of Rs. 15,400. On the due date of the bill, C presented the bill to A, which the latter dishonoured and C paid Rs. 50 as noting charges. On the same date, C informed B about the dishonour of the bill and B immediately settled his debt to C by cheque for Rs. 15,050 which includes noting charges. A settled B's claim by cheque for the same amount. Record the necessary journal entries in the books of B.

8.

(a) Do basic solutions also have H+ (aq) ions? If yes, then why are they basic? (b) When a solution becomes more acidic, does the pH get higher or lower?

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(a) Do basic solutions also have H+ (aq) ions? If yes, then why are they basic?

(b) When a solution becomes more acidic, does the pH get higher or lower?

9.

Which of the following metals can we cut with a knife?

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Which of the following metals can we cut with a knife?


10.

Painting a wooden block or wall is a chemical change or not as there is a change in colour?

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Painting a wooden block or wall is a chemical change or not as there is a change in colour?

11.

What are trophic levels? How many tropic levels can a food chain have?

Answer» What are trophic levels? How many tropic levels can a food chain have?
12.

Which gases are evolved in the thermal dissociation of nitric acid?

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Which gases are evolved in the thermal dissociation of nitric acid?


13.

A + B⇋C + D The above reversible reaction is in equilibrium. What will be the effect on chemical equilibrium if the concentration of D is decreased in the system?

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A + BC + D

The above reversible reaction is in equilibrium. What will be the effect on chemical equilibrium if the concentration of D is decreased in the system?


14.

An important fertilizer produced by sulphuric acid industrially is :

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An important fertilizer produced by sulphuric acid industrially is :


15.

Helium and beryllium both have the same number of valence electrons. Then why is helium inert?

Answer» Helium and beryllium both have the same number of valence electrons. Then why is helium inert?
16.

what is the reaction of a non-metallic oxide with base?

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what is the reaction of a non-metallic oxide with base?

17.

Arrange F, Cl, O, and N in the decreasing order of electronegativity.

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Arrange F, Cl, O, and N in the decreasing order of electronegativity.


18.

Why carbon atom cannot lose or gain electron to form octet

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Why carbon atom cannot lose or gain electron to form octet

19.

Write the name and chemical formula of the main product formed by heating baking soda

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  1. Write the name and chemical formula of the main product formed by heating baking soda
20.

What is effervescence?

Answer» What is effervescence?
21.

People use a variety of methods to wash cloth. Usually, after adding soap,they 'beat' the clothes on a stone or beat it with a paddle scrub with a brush or agitate the mixture in a washing machine .Why is this agitation neccessary to get clean clothes?

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People use a variety of methods to wash cloth. Usually, after adding soap,they 'beat' the clothes on a stone or beat it with a paddle scrub with a brush or agitate the mixture in a

washing machine .Why is this agitation neccessary to get clean clothes?

22.

Alloying is not done for which of the following purpose?

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Alloying is not done for which of the following purpose?


23.

(a) What is meant by (i) a group, and (ii) a period, in a periodic table? (b) How many periods and groups are there in the long form of the periodic table? (c) Give two examples each of (i) group 1 elements (ii) group 17 elements (iii) group 18 elements.

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(a) What is meant by (i) a group, and (ii) a period, in a periodic table?

(b) How many periods and groups are there in the long form of the periodic table?

(c) Give two examples each of (i) group 1 elements (ii) group 17 elements (iii) group 18 elements.

24.

What is the chemical formula of (a) baking soda, and (b) washing soda ?

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What is the chemical formula of (a) baking soda, and (b) washing soda ?

25.

The salt that forms neutral solution in water is

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The salt that forms neutral solution in water is

26.

(a) What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to sodium carbonate ? Write a balanced chemical equation of the reaction involved. (b) Which gas is liberated when dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium carbonate ? How will you test for the presence of this gas ?

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(a) What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to sodium carbonate ? Write a balanced chemical equation of the reaction involved.

(b) Which gas is liberated when dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium carbonate ? How will you test for the presence of this gas ?

27.

The daffodil plants grow best in a soil having a pH range of 6.0 to 6.5. If the soil in a garden has a pH of 4.5, which substance needs to be added to the soil in order to grow daffodils? (a) salt (b) lime (c) sand (d) compost

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The daffodil plants grow best in a soil having a pH range of 6.0 to 6.5. If the soil in a garden has a pH of 4.5, which substance needs to be added to the soil in order to grow daffodils?

(a) salt

(b) lime

(c) sand

(d) compost

28.

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words : (a) The next higher homologue of ethanol is ___ (b) The next homologue of C2H5OH is ___ (c) The next higher homologue of ethane is ___ (d) The functional group present in ethanol is ___ (e) Organic compounds having −O||C−OH functional group are known as ___

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) The next higher homologue of ethanol is ___
(b) The next homologue of C2H5OH is ___
(c) The next higher homologue of ethane is ___
(d) The functional group present in ethanol is ___
(e) Organic compounds having O||COH functional group are known as ___

29.

The gram molecular mass of water is 18 g. The number of water molecules present in 60 g of water is:

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The gram molecular mass of water is 18 g. The number of water molecules present in 60 g of water is:


30.

Consider the food chain: Grass→Deer→Lion What will happen if all the lions are removed from the above food chain?

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Consider the food chain: GrassDeerLion What will happen if all the lions are removed from the above food chain?

31.

What volume of Butane is burnt for every 1000 cm3 of air used in the reaction under the same conditions.

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What volume of Butane is burnt for every 1000 cm3 of air used in the reaction under the same conditions.


32.

Statement 1: Concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with metals and oxidises them. Statement 2: Concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with non-metals and reduces them.

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Statement 1: Concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with metals and oxidises them.

Statement 2: Concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with non-metals and reduces them.


33.

A __ is a substance which changes the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any chemical change.

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A __ is a substance which changes the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any chemical change.

34.

Metals are arranged in the electrochemical series based on the ease with which atoms of metals __ (lose/gain) electrons to form positively charged ions.

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Metals are arranged in the electrochemical series based on the ease with which atoms of metals __ (lose/gain) electrons to form positively charged ions.

35.

In a physical change, which of the following takes place? (i) No new substance is formed. (ii) The change is reversible (iii) The change is temporary

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In a physical change, which of the following takes place?
(i) No new substance is formed.
(ii) The change is reversible
(iii) The change is temporary


36.

In the contact process, SO3 is dissolved in concentrated Sulphuric acid to produce:

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In the contact process, SO3 is dissolved in concentrated Sulphuric acid to produce:


37.

The two metals which are extracted by means of electrolytic reduction of their molten salt are: (a) magnesium and manganese (b) iron and aluminium (c) zinc and magnesium (d) magnesium and aluminium

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The two metals which are extracted by means of electrolytic reduction of their molten salt are:
(a) magnesium and manganese (b) iron and aluminium
(c) zinc and magnesium (d) magnesium and aluminium

38.

The number of carbon atoms inthe organic compound name as 2, 2-dimethylpropane is : (a) two (b) five (c) three (d) four

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The number of carbon atoms inthe organic compound name as 2, 2-dimethylpropane is :
(a) two (b) five (c) three (d) four

39.

Na+ is smaller than Na atom because:

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Na+ is smaller than Na atom because:


40.

__is the gradual destruction of materials by chemical reaction with their environment.

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__is the gradual destruction of materials by chemical reaction with their environment.

41.

The amount of energy released when a neutral gaseous atom gains one electron is called__.

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The amount of energy released when a neutral gaseous atom gains one electron is called__.

42.

What is isomer? Is this means similar to allotropes?

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What is isomer? Is this means similar to allotropes?

43.

Balance the following equation Al+HCl gives AlCl3+H2

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Balance the following equation

Al+HCl gives AlCl3+H2

44.

24 cc Marsh gas (CH4) was mixed with 106 cc oxygen and then exploded. On cooling. The volume of the mixture became 82 cc, of which 58 cc was unchanged oxygen. Which law does this experiment support? Explain with calculation.

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24 cc Marsh gas (CH4) was mixed with 106 cc oxygen and then exploded. On cooling. The volume of the mixture became 82 cc, of which 58 cc was unchanged oxygen.
Which law does this experiment support?
Explain with calculation.

45.

How to rember chemical equations?

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How to rember chemical equations?

46.

The correct ground state configuration of Phosphorus is:

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The correct ground state configuration of Phosphorus is:


47.

How come Argon being a noble gas does not has completely filled shells?

Answer» How come Argon being a noble gas does not has completely filled shells?
48.

In the following food chain, 20,000 J of energy was available to the plants. How much energy would be available to man in this chain ? Plants - sheep - Man Explain with steps.. Is it 10 percentage will be awarded to each of next ? Am i right.. like Sheep - 20000 X 10/100 = 2000 Man - 2000 X 10/100 = 200 Is it right or wrong ? if not why?

Answer» In the following food chain, 20,000 J of energy was available to the
plants. How much energy would be available to man in this chain ?
Plants - sheep - Man

Explain with steps..

Is it 10 percentage will be awarded to each of next ? Am i right..

like

Sheep - 20000 X 10/100 = 2000

Man - 2000 X 10/100 = 200

Is it right or wrong ? if not why?
49.

What happens when zinc react with hot and concentrated KOH?

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What happens when zinc react with hot and concentrated KOH?


50.

A salt can be between produced by reacting

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A salt can be between produced by reacting