केंद्रीय विद्यालय संगठन

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

Class – X
Question Bank

MADE BY -HARSH PATEL

- SHIVENDRA SINGH
 SECTION-A
1. Which one of the given is a mineral acid?
A. Lactic acid
B. Formic acid
C. Tartaric acid
D. Hydrochloric acid

Answer=> D. Hydrochloric acid

2. Which one of the given is an organic acid?

A. Citric acid
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Lactic acid
D. Both (1) & (3)

Answer=> D. Both (1) & (3)

3. Which one of the given is incorrect?

A. Acids turns blue litmus paper red
B. Aqueous solutions of acids conduct electricity
C. Acids react with certain metals to form hydrogen gas
D. None of these

Answer=> D. None of these

4. Which one of the given acids is used in the treatment of bone marrow and scurvy diseases?
A. Acetic acid
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Ascorbic acid
D. Nitric acid

Answer=> C. Ascorbic acid

5. Acid present in apple is :

A. Oxalic acid
B. Malic acid
C. Acetic acid
D. Formic acid

Answer=> B. Malic acid

6. Which one of the given is hydracid?

A. H₃PO₄
B. H₂SO₄
C. HCN
D. HNO₃
 Answer=> C. HCN

7. Most of the oxides of metals when react with acid, form____

A. A base
B. An acid
C. A salt
D. Either (1) or (2)

Answer=> C. A salt

8. Generally, when certain metals react with an acid they release _______ gas.
A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Hydrogen
D. Argon

Answer=> C. Hydrogen

9. Which one of the given is formed when sodium hydrogen carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid?
A. Sodium chloride
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Water
D. All the these

Answer=> D. All the these

10. A strong acid:

A. Completely gets ionized in water
B. Partially gets ionized in water
C. Do not get ionized in water
D. All the these

Answer=> A. Completely gets ionized in water

11. Which of the given is a strong base?

A. Calcium hydroxide
B. Magnesium hydroxide
C. Ammonium hydroxide
D. Potassium hydroxide

Answer=> D. Potassium hydroxide

12. Which of the given is used as an antacid?

A. Sodium hydrocarbonate
B. Calcium hydroxide
C. Magnesium hydroxide
D. All the these

Answer=> D. All the these

13. Which one of the given is the pH value of pure water?
A. 0
B. 7
C. 8
D. 1

Answer=> B. 7

14. Which one of the given is true, if a substance has a pH value of 4?

A. The substance is a base
B. The substance is an acid
C. The substance is a neutral substance
D. Either (1) or (2)

Answer=> B. The substance is an acid

15. Which one of the given is true, if a substance has a pH value of 7?

A. The substance is a base
B. The substance is a acid
C. The substance is a neutral substance
D. Either (1) or (2)

Answer=> C. The substance is a neutral substance

16. In which one of the given reactions a salt is reacting with a base?
A. NaOH+HCl→NaCl+H₂O
B. Cu(OH)₂+H₂SO₄→CuSO₄+2H₂O
C. KOH+HCl→KCl+H₂O
D. 6NH₄OH+Al(SO₄)₃→2Al(OH)₃+3(NH₄)₂SO₄

Answer=> D. 6NH₄OH+Al(SO₄)₃→2Al(OH)₃+3(NH₄)₂SO₄

17. Which one of the given is commonly known as blue vitriol and is used as a fungicide?
A. Potassium nitrate
B. Copper sulphate
C. Sodium carbonate
D. Sodium chloride

Answer=> B. Copper sulphate

18. Which one of the following is formed when calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide?
A. Hydrogen gas
B. Water
C. Salt
D. Both B and C

Answer=> D. Both B and C

19. Which of the following phenomena occurs when acid is mixed with water
(a) Neutralization
(b) Dilution
(c) Ionization
A. Only (B) is correct
B. (A) & (B) are correct
C. (B) & (C) are correct
D. Only (C) is correct

Answer=> C. (B) & (C) are correct

20. Which one among the given is a weak base?

A. Sodium hydroxide
B. Potassium hydroxide
C. Ammonium hydroxide
D. All the these

Answer=> C. Ammonium hydroxide

SECTION-B
20: Which gas is generally liberated when an acid reacts with a metal? Illustrate
with a suitable ex. How will you identify and test for the presence of this gas?

Answer: Hydrogen gas is liberated when an acid reacts with a metal. For example:
Take some pieces of zinc granules in a test tube and add H2SO4 to it. Shake it and
pass the gas evolved into a soap solution. Bubbles are formed in the soap solution.
These soap bubbles contain hydrogen gas. The chemical equation of the reaction is:

H2SO4+ Zn → ZnSO4 + H2↑

Identification test- Hydrogen gas is identified by bringing a burning candle near the soapy
bubbles. The candle will burn with a pop sound.

21: Name the sodium compound used to soften hard water.

Answer: Sodium carbonate is used for softening hard water.

22: Fresh milk has a pH value of 6. How do you suppose the pH will change as it
converts into curd? Explain your answer.

Answer: Fresh milk is turned to curd due to the formation of lactic acid. Lactic acid
reduces the pH value of the milk.

23: Why does an aqueous solution of acid conduct electricity?

Answer: Charged particles are directly responsible for the conductance of electricity in
an acid. These charged particles, called ions(cations/anions), are the reason behind the
conductance of electricity in acid.

24: Give two main important uses of Washing Soda and Baking Soda.

Answer: Uses of Washing Soda are:

1. a) It is used to remove the permanent hardness of the water.

2. b) It is utilised in glass, soap, paper industries and factories.
Uses of Baking Soda are-

1. a) It is used as baking powder. Baking powder is a combination of baking soda

and tartaric acid. Baking powder makes bread or cake and pastries fluffy.
2. b) It is mainly used in soda-acid fire extinguishers.

25: While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should be added
to water and not water to the acid?

Answer: Adding water to acid produces a highly exothermic chemical reaction. The
intensity of the heat formed can break the glass container or cause severe burns to the
person diluting it. On the other hand, adding acid to water with constant stirring aids
the absorption of the heat produced by water, and any harm/damage is avoided during
the process.

SECTION-C

[Link] of HCl and CH3COOH, which one is a weak acid and why? Explain with the
help of an example.
Answer:
Out of HCl and CH3COOH, CH3COOH is a weak acid because it dissociates partially in
the solution. This can be proved with the help of following example.

If 1 M HCl and 1 M CH3COOH are taken in the beaker as shown in the figure, greater
deflection is observed in case of HCl which shows that more ions are produced by HCl
in solution which produce more current.

The reaction between carbon dioxide and calcium hydroxide (lime water), Calcium
hydroxide, which is a base, reacts with carbon dioxide to produce a salt and water. Since
this is similar to the reaction between a base and an acid, we can conclude that nonmetallic
oxides are acidic in nature.
Based on the above paragraph answer the following questions:
i) What is the nature of Carbon dioxide?
Answer: It is a non- metallic oxide as carbon belongs to non- metals group i.e P – Block
elements group 6.
ii) Give another reaction of non- metallic oxide and a base?
Answer: CO2(g) + 2NaOH(aq)→ Na2CO3 (aq) + H2O(aq)
iii) Arrange the following bases in increasing order: NaOH, Ca(OH)2 & Mg(OH)2 .
Answer: Mg(OH)2 < Ca(OH)2 < NaOH.
iv) Write the complete reaction between calcium hydroxide and carbon dioxide with
physical states?
Answer: Ca(OH)2 (aq) + CO2 (g) → CaCO3 (s) + H2O(l)
v) What is the nature of non- metallic oxide?
Answer: The non- metallic oxide are acidic in nature because when they dissolved in water,
they form acidic substance turning blue litmus into red.