ASSIGNMENT

CHEMISTRY
CASE-BASED/ PASSAGE-BASED INTEGRATED QUESTIONS
Read the given passages and answer the questions based on passage and
related studied concepts.
We come across many changes around us. Some changes are reversible i.e.
no new substance is formed called physical changes where as some are
chemical changes, represented by chemical equation. Chemical equation
represents the reactants, products and their physical states. A chemical
equation must be balanced so as to satisfy the law of conservation of mass.
The reactions are classified into combination, decomposition, displacement,
double displacement, precipitation, redox, combustion, exothermic and
endothermic reactions. Corrosion is a process in which oxidation or redox
reaction is involved. Antioxidants are added to prevent rancidity of food
materials.
(a) Strong heating of ferrous sulphate leads to formation of a brown solid and
few gases. What type of reaction is this?
(b) Balance the following reaction: Fe + H2O → Fe3O4 + H2
(c) In which of the following chemical changes the initial substance remains
unchanged?
(i) Curdling of milk
(ii) Formation of crystals by crystallisation
(iii) Fermentation of grapes
(iv) Digestion of food
(d) What happens when hydrogen sulphide gas is passed through aqueous
solution of copper sulphate solution? Write its Chemical equation.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q1. Choose the correct option for the following questions:

(i) The colour of the solution observed after 30 minutes of placing zinc
metal into copper sulphate solution is
a) Blue c) Colourless
b) Dirty Green d) Reddish brown

(ii) When hydrogen sulphide gas is passed through a blue solution of copper
sulphate, a black precipitate of copper sulphide is obtained and the sulphuric
acid so formed remains in the solution. The reaction is an example of a
a) combination reaction
b) displacement reaction
c) decomposition reaction
d) double displacement reaction.
iii) Some activities cause the soil and water resources in an area to
become acidic. Once these activities are stopped, the land has to be
treated to enable plants to grow once again. Which of the following
should be added to the land to decrease the acidity permanently and
allow plants to grow again?
a) Water which is neutral
b) Calcium Oxide which is basic
c) Sodium chloride which is neutral
d) Dilute hydrochloric acid solution
iv) 50 ml of tap water was taken in a beaker. Hydrochloric acid was
added drop by drop to water. The temperature and pH of the solution
was noted. The following graph was obtained. Choose the correct
statements related to this activity.

P- The process of dissolving an acid in water is highly exothermic.

Q- The pH of solution increases rapidly on addition of acid.
R- The pH of the solution decreases rapidly on addition of acid.
S- The pH of tap water was around 7.
a) P and Q b) P and R
c) R and S d) Q and S

v) Which of the following are properties of acids?

P - They are bitter in taste.
Q - They react with metals to produce hydrogen gas.
R - They are easily soluble in water.
a) Only P c) Only P and R
b) Only Q and R d) All P, Q and R

vi) Identify the product which represents the solid

state in the following reaction:
a) Barium chloride
b) Sodium chloride
c) Barium sulphate
d) Sodium sulphate
Q2. Fill in the following blanks:
a) The species undergoing oxidation acts as a ............. agent.
b) The reducing agent undergoes ............. of electrons.
c) Digestion of food in our body is an example of ............. reaction.
d) The symbol ‘aq’ in a chemical equation represent the physical state of the
substance as ……….

Q3. Read the assertion and reason carefully and then mark the correct option
out of the following options given below.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of the
assertion (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
the assertion (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

i. Assertion (A): On passing steam over hot iron oxygen gas is produced.
Reason (R): A molecule of zinc sulphate contains four atoms of oxygen.

ii. Assertion (A): Fat and oil containing food substances become rancid
and their smell and taste changes.
Reason (R): We keep food and airtight containers.

iii. Assertion (A): White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight.

Reason (R): Copper reacts with zinc sulphate to form copper sulphate
and zinc is deposited.

iv. Assertion (A): Glucose combines with oxygen in the cells of our body
and provides energy.
Reason (R): Reactions in which heat is released along with the
formation of products are called exothermic reactions.

Q4. Translate the following statements into chemical equations and then
balance the equations:
(a) Hydrogen sulphide gas burns in air to give water and sulphur dioxide.
(b) Phosphorus burns in oxygen to give phosphorus pentoxide.
(c) Carbon disulphide burns in air to give carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
(d) Aluminium metal replaces iron from ferric oxide, Fe2O3, giving aluminium
oxide and iron.
(e) Barium chloride reacts with zinc sulphate to give zinc chloride and barium
sulphate.
Q5. Answer the following Questions:

i) A compound ‘A’ is used in the manufacture of cement. When dissolved in

water, it evolves a large amount of heat and forms compound ‘B’.
(a) Identify A and B.
(b) Write chemical equation for the reaction of A with water.
(c) List two types of reaction in which this reaction may be classified.

ii) Lead nitrate solution is added to a test tube containing potassium iodide
solution.
(a) Write the name and colour of the compound precipitated.
(b) Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction involved.
(c) Name the type of this reaction justifying your answer.

iii) Discuss the importance of decomposition reaction in the metal industry

with three points.

iv) Identify the substance oxidised and the substance reduced in the following
reactions.
(a) 2PbO + C —–> 2Pb + CO2
(b) CuO + H2 —–> Cu + H2O

v) AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq)—> AgCl(s)4↓ + NaNO3(aq)

FeS + H2SO4—> FeSO4 + H2S↑
Consider the above mentioned two chemical equations with two different kinds
of arrows (↑and ↓) along with the product. What do these two different arrows
indicate?

vi) Three acidic solutions A, B and C have pH = 0, 3 and 5 respectively.

a) Which solution has the highest concentration of H+ ions?
b) Which solution has the lowest concentration of H+ ions?

vii) Aarav was given a substance and asked to identify it. He conducted three
tests on the substance and recorded the results below.
P-It releases carbon dioxide, water and sodium salt on heating with water.
Q-It turns the universal indicator greenish blue.
R- It can be prepared from ammonia as a raw material.
(a) What substance was Aarav given?.
(b) Give one use of the substance based on the properties mentioned
in P and Q.
(c) Aarav later read that recrystallisation of the sodium salt formed in
P gives another basic salt that is used in manufacture of borax.
Identify the sodium salt formed in P.
viii) pH is measured using a pH meter, which comprises a detecting unit
consisting of a pH sensitive glass electrode and an indicating unit which
indicates the pH as shown below:
To measure the pH of a solution, the glass electrode is dipped into the solution
and the pH is displayed on the screen of the indicating unit. Before measuring
the pH of another solution, the glass electrode is rinsed with distilled water and
dried carefully with a tissue paper.
How is the pH reading of the second solution likely to be
affected if the glass electrode is not dried with tissue in
the following cases:
a) if the second solution being measured is acidic in nature?
b) if the second solution being measured is basic in nature?

INVESTIGATORY PROJECT
Which Metal Is the Most Resistant to Corrosion?

Objective- The purpose of this project is to determine which metal would be

the most corrosion-resistant.

Introduction- Corrosion is what happens to metals when they are exposed to

water and oxygen in the environment. When iron or steel corrodes, the iron
forms reddish brown coloured oxides and hydroxides: What we commonly
refer to as "rust." Rusting of iron is an electrochemical process. The iron atoms
lose electrons (the chemical process of oxidation), which break down water
into oxygen and hydroxide ions (the chemical process of reduction). The
hydroxide ions react with the oxidized iron and the dissolved oxygen in the
water to form iron oxide. Iron oxide is permeable to water and oxygen, so the
chemical reaction can continue beneath the surface layer. For other metals,
such as copper and aluminium, an oxidized layer on the surface actually
protects the metal underneath from further corrosion.
In this project, you will measure the corrosion rate of different metals when
exposed to fresh and saltwater.

Materials and Equipment-

To do this experiment you will need the following materials and equipment:
short lengths or small objects (3), made of a different metals, e.g.:
steel or iron, zinc-coated steel, copper, aluminium. (You should be able to
find these at your home)
2 pencils,
2 jars,
water,
salt,
notebook,
camera (optional).
Experimental Procedure-
1. Do your background research so that you are knowledgeable about the
terms, concepts, and questions.
2. Take the objects of each type.
1 object/wire of each type will be immersed in plain tap water,
1 object/wire of each type will be immersed in salt water,
1 object/wire of each type will remain dry in air.
3. Fill one jar 2/3 full of plain tap water.
4. Fill the other jar 2/3 of salt water.
5. Immerse one type in plain tap water, and the other in the salt water.
6. Observe your sample at least once a day for two weeks. Take notes of your
observations in your notebook. Examine the entire length of the sample. Are
the changes you notice the same along the whole length? Why or why not?
7. If you have a camera, take photographs of the samples at the start of the
experiment and whenever you notice an interesting change. Use your
camera's date function (if it has one) to mark the picture; otherwise, be sure to
keep good notes about when you took the pictures in your notebook.
8. At the end of the experiment, compare the 3 sets of samples:
the set kept in plain tap water,
the set kept in salt water,
the set kept in air.
9. Develop a graded rating scale (1–5 or 1–10) to describe the changes you
observed. Each number in your scale should have clear rules for distinguishing
it from the other numbers.
10. Which combination (of metal and environmental conditions) showed the
greatest amount of oxidation?

Variations you can try-

• In addition to your visual observations, you could also measure the weight of
the samples at the beginning and end of the experiment. Do you think the
weight of any of them will change? Why or why not? What actually happens?
• How does temperature affect the oxidation rate of different metals? Design an
experiment to find out.
• You could try different concentrations of salt water. Does more salt in the
water speed up the oxidation reaction? Why or why not?
• Have you seen pictures of the Titanic or other underwater shipwrecks? What
happens to artefacts like iron cannonballs when they are brought to the
surface from a shipwreck? Design an experiment to see what happens to
metal wires immersed in fresh or salt water and then exposed to air.
• Compare painted and unpainted wires.
BIOLOGY
CH- LIFE PROCESSES
A. MCQs:
1. A student sets up an experiment to study the importance of nutrition in
plants. The student takes 2 pots, pot 1 and pot 2 each with the same healthy
plant. Both the pots were placed in the garden and watered properly. Pot 1
was kept as such, while pot 2 was kept in anair tight glass box with caustic
soda. Caustic soda absorbs carbon dioxide present in the
surrounding. After 2 days, the student observes that the plant kept in the
garden is healthy while the plant placed in container shed leaves and droops.
What is the likely reason for this observation?
(a) lack of nutrients in the soil
(b) absence of oxygen for survival
(c) inability to perform photosynthesis
(d) absorption of light by caustic soda restricting growth

2.A student sets up an experiment to study the role of enzymes in digestion of

food.In which test tube, the digestion of protein will occur?

(a) Test tube A as pepsin will breakdown into simple molecules.

(b) Test tube B as HCl will breakdown protein into simple molecules.
(c) Test tubes A as pepsin will breakdown protein into simple molecules.
(d) Test tube B as HCl will activate pepsin for breakdown of protein into simple
molecules.

3.The image shows the bread moulds on a bread.

How do these fungi obtain nutrition?

(a) by eating the bread on which it is growing

(b) by using nutrients from the bread to prepare their own food
(c) by breaking down the nutrients of bread and then absorbing them
(d) by allowing other organisms to grow on the bread and then consuming
them
4.If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following events in
the mouth cavity will be affected?
a) Proteins breaking down into amino acids
b) Starch breaking down into sugars
c) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
d) Absorption of vitamins

5.A few drops of iodine solution were added to rice water. The solution turned
blue‐ black in colour. This indicates that rice water contains
a) complex proteins b) simple proteins
c) fats d) starch
6. In the experiment given here water will rise in the tube because

(a) Carbon dioxide given out by the germinating seeds will be absorbed by
KOH.
(b) Carbon dioxide given out we'll go through the glass tube and push water up
into the tube.
(c) Moisture in the germinating seeds will reach the water in the beaker
through the delivery tube.
(d) Oxygen of air in the flask will be taken up by the germinating seeds
The correct reason of water to rise in the tube is
(i) (a) (ii) (b)
(iii) (c) (iv) (d)

7.We test for starch and not glucose to prove that photosynthesis has taken
place because:
(a) Glucose is not produced during photosynthesis in variegated leaves .
(b) Glucose formed during photosynthesis gets stored as sucrose.
(c) Glucose formed during photosynthesis gets stored as starch.
(d) Glucose is a stable product and cannot be tested.

8.Carbohydrate digestion does not take place in :

(a) Stomach (b) Large intestine
(c) Small intestine (d) Mouth
9.The liquid connective tissue circulates in our body continuously without
stopping. This tissue contains a pigment which imparts it a colour. This tissue
consists of four components. What is tissue and pigment?
(a) Lymph and haemoglobin (b)Blood and haemoglobin
(c) Lymph and xanthophyll (d) Blood and xanthophyll

10.Choose the function of the pancreatic juice from the following

(a) trypsin digests proteins and lipase carbohydrates
(b) trypsin digests emulsified fats and lipase proteins
(c) trypsin and lipase digest fats
(d) trypsin digests proteins and lipase emulsified fats

B. ASSERTION AND REASON QUESTIONS:

The following questions consist of two statements-Assertion (A) and reasoning

(R). Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.

1. Assertion: Although bile juice has no digestive enzymes it is still

considered to be very important during digestion of food.
Reason: Bile provide alkaline medium and emulsifies fat.
2. Assertion: Herbivores have longer small intestine as compared to
Carnivores.
Reason: Food takes more time to digest in Carnivores.
3. Assertion: Hemoglobin content is more in the children than the adult.
Reason: Children have higher metabolic rate and growth rate than the
adults.
4. Assertion : In mammals heart, oxygenated and deoxygenated blood remain
completely separate in left and right half respectively.
Reason : Mammals have a high rate of metabolism to fulfil their energy
needs and for maintaining constant body temperature.

C. CASE STUDY

To demonstrate the transpiration from the leaf surface , Rohan took four leaves
of the same plant. He applied Vaseline to both the surfaces of leaf A , Lower
surface of leaf B, upper surface of leaf C. He did not apply Vaseline on leaf D.
Leaves were hanged so that they can transpire freely. After a few hours, he
recorded the following observation:
LEAF MASS OF LEAF AT START(G) MASS OF LEAF AT END (G)
A 1.0 1.0
B 1.2 1.1
C 1.3 .8
D 1.2 .9

Answer the following questions----

a) Was the Vaseline effective in preventing loss of water?
b) Which surface allowed more loss of water.
c) In which leaf the maximum loss of water take place?
d) Which of the following is not correct with respect to transpiration?
i) Transpiration takes place through stomata.
ii) Rate of transpiration does not depend upon solar energy.

D.SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS:
1. Why do herbivores have longer, small intestines than carnivores?
2. Name the process by which plants get rid of excess water.
Name the pores through which this process takes place.

Instructions:

•Do the assignment (Chemistry and Biology together) on ruled sheets and
submit it in a folder latest by 5Th July.
•Complete the investigatory project by making a table as per the variations you
have tried.
RUBRICS FOR ASSESSMENT

Content – 2 marks SYLLABUS FOR JULY MCQ TEST

Timely Submission – 2 marks Physics/Chemistry: Balancing of Chemical
Relevance – 2 marks equations, types of chemical reactions,
Creativity – 2 marks Reflection and Refraction of light (Basics)
Presentation – 2 marks
Biology- Steps wise process of
photosynthesis,Role of Chlorophyll, Guard
cells and Chloroplast in photosynthesis, Role
of Alimentary canal in digestion (Parts and
their functions), Parasitic, saprophytic,
Holozoic nutrition and symbiotic relationship
with examples, Types of Respiration,
Breakdown of Glucose by different
pathways.