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CBSE(NCERT): CLASS X SCIENCE
CASE STUDY
QUESTION 13
By
M. S. Kumar Swamy
TGT(Maths)
KV Gachibowli
CASE STUDY QUESTION 13
Read the following and answer any four questions from (i) to (v)
A group of students measured the pH of some substances they found in their homes.
Their results are given in the following table :
Substance pH Substance pH
Apples 3.0 Vinegar 3.0
Salt 7.0 Lemon juice 2.5
Baking soda 8.5 Washing soda 11.5
Sugar 7.0 Milk 6.5
Black coffee 5.0 Household ammonia 12.0
Toothpaste 9.0
(a) Which solution is the most acidic?
(i) Apples (ii) Vinegar
(iii) Lemon Juice (iv) Black Coffee
Ans: (iii) Lemon juice
(b) Which solution is the most alkaline ?
(i) Household ammonia
(ii) Washing soda
(iii) Baking soda
(iv) Toothpaste
Ans: (i) Household ammonia
(c) Which solutions are neutral ?
(i) Salt
(ii) Sugar
(iii) Milk
(iv) Both (i) and (ii)
Ans: (iv) Both (i) and (ii)
(iv) What will be the litmus test if the solution is basic?
(a) Red litmus will turn to blue
(b) Blue litmus will turn to red
(c) No change in colour
(d) It will change into orange pink.
Ans: (a) Red litmus will turn to blue
(v) Arrange the following in order of the increasing basic strengths.
Baking soda, Toothpaste, Household ammonia, Washing soda
(a) Baking soda, Toothpaste, Household ammonia, Washing soda
(b) Baking soda, Toothpaste, Washing soda, Household ammonia
(c) Washing soda, Baking soda, Toothpaste, Household ammonia
(d) Baking soda, Household ammonia, Toothpaste, Washing soda
Higher the pH, the stronger the base
Ans: (b) Baking soda, Toothpaste, Washing soda, Household ammonia
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