CHAPTER 2 Acids and bases

Worksheet

1.Name an olfactory indicator?

Vanilla essence

2. The pH of an aqueous solution decreases from 3 to 2. What will happen to the nature of the
solution ?
It is more acidic

3.Which bases are called alkalies? Give an example.

Water soluble bases are called alkalis. Eg: KOH

4. A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk. Why?
So that it wont go bad.

5.Name the hardest substance in the body.

Teeth.

6.Acidic and basic solutions in water conduct electricity. Why?

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

7.With the help of an example explain what happens when a base reacts with a non- metallic
oxide. What do you infer about the nature of non-metal Oxide?
8.An old man complained of acute pain in stomach. Doctor gave him a small antacid tablet and
he got immediate relief. What actually happened?
9.A gas X reacts with lime water and forms a compound Y which is used as a bleaching agent in
the chemical industry. Identify X and Y. Give the chemical equation of the reaction involved.
10.A doctor applied surgical bandages on the fractured bones of a patient after making it wet.
What changes are likely to occur?
11.A sample of bleaching powder was kept in an airtight container. After a month, it lost some of
its chlorine content. How will you account for it?
12.Salt A commonly used in bakery products on heating gets converted into another salt B
which itself is used for removal of hardness of water and a gas C is evolved. The gas C when
passed through lime water, turns it milky. Identify A, B and C.
13.When electricity is passed through a common salt solution, sodium hydroxide is produced
along with the liberation of two gases ‘X’ and T. The gas ‘X’ burns with a pop sound whereas T
is used for disinfecting drinking water.
(i) Identify X and Y.
(ii) Give the chemical equation for the reaction stated above.
(iii) State the reaction of Y with dry slaked lime.
14.Mohan and Priyanka were playing in the garden. Priyanka was stung by a bee and started
crying and returned home. Her mother immediately observed the affected area and applied a
thin coating of toothpaste as first aid, then took her to the nearest doctor.
(i) Why did Priyanka cry?
(ii) Name the chemical substance present in bee sting.
(iii) How is toothpaste effective in such an incident?
15.Fresh milk has pH of 6. When it changes to curd, will its pH value increase or decrease?
Why?
16.The oxide of a metal M was water soluble. When a blue litmus trip was dipped in this
solution, it did not undergo any change in colour .Predict the nature of the oxide.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1 (a) Name the raw materials used in the manufacture of Sodium carbonate in Solvay process?
(b) How is sodium bi carbonate formed during the Solvay process separated from a mixture of
NH4Cl and NaHCO3?
(c)How is sodium carbonate obtained from Sodium bi Carbonate?

2 (a) Why does an aqueous solution of an acid conduct electricity?

(b) How does the concentration of hydrogen ion changes the solution of an acid is diluted with
water?
(c ) Which has a higher pH value ; a concentrated or dilute HCl?
(d) What would you observe on adding dilute HCl to
(i) Sodium bicarbonate placed in a test tube.
(ii) Zinc metal in a test tube.

Assertion Reason Type questions

1. Assertion (A): Salt may be acidic, basic or neutral in nature.

Reason (R): Lime juice is of acidic nature because it contains citric acid.

(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation
of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but reason (R) is true
2. Assertion (A) : The acid must always be added to water with constant stirring.
Reason (R) : Mixing of an acid with water decreases the concentration of H+
ions per unit volume.
3. Assertion (A) : Copper sulphate crystals are wet because it contains water of

crystallisation.

Reason (R) : Water of crystallisation is the fixed number of molecules of water

present in one

formula unit of salt

4. Assertion (A) : The aqueous solutions of glucose and alcohol do not show

acidic character.

Reason (R) : Aqueous solutions of glucose and alcohol do not give H+ ions.

5. Assertion (A) : HCl gas does not change the colour of dry blue litmus paper.

Reason (R) : HCl gas dissolves in the water present in wet litmus paper to

form H+ ions.

MCQ

1. Which of the following is a property of acids?

a) Sour taste b) Bitter taste c) Soapy touch d) None of the abov

2. Which of the following is a strong acid? a) Hydrochloric acid (HCl)

b) Acetic acid (CH3COOH) c) Citric acid d) Carbonic acid (H2CO3)

3. Which of the following will turn blue litmus red? (CBSE 2018) a)

NaOH b) HCl c) NH3 d .Na2CO3

4. What is formed when hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium carbonate?

(CBSE 2017)

a) Sodium hydroxide, water b) Sodium chloride, carbon dioxide, and

water c) Sodium bicarbonate d) Sodium oxide and wate

5.The chemical formula of Plaster of Paris is: (CBSE 2016) a) CaSO4

b) CaSO4·1/2H2O c) CaSO4·2H2O d) CaSO4·3H2O

6.A student added dilute hydrochloric acid to a test tube containing zinc

granules and made the following observations: I. Zinc surface became

dull and black. II. A gas was evolved. III. The solution remained

colorless.IV. There was a rise in temperature of the reaction mixture.

The correct observations are: a) I and II b) II and III c) I, II, and III d) II,

III, and IV
6. Which one of the following represents a neutralization reaction?a)

Mixing of vinegar and lemon juice b) Dilution of sodium hydroxide

solution c) Reaction between sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid

d) Reaction between copper sulphate and zinc

7.The pH of a sample of water collected from a river is found to be 6.

What does this indicate about the water? a) The water is pure. b) The

water is basic. c) The water is neutral. d) The water is slightly acidic.

8. Which of the following statements is correct about plaster of Paris? a)

It is obtained by heating gypsum. b) Its chemical name is calcium

carbonate. c) It forms a hard mass when mixed with water. d) Both a

and c

9.A few drops of phenolphthalein indicator were added to an unknown

solution. It was observed that the color of the solution changed to pink.

What does this indicate about the nature of the solution?a) The solution

is acidic. b) The solution is basic. c) The solution is neutral. d) The

solution is amphoteric
10. A student added dilute hydrochloric acid to a test tube containing

zinc granules. Which of the following observations correctly describes

the chemical reaction that takes place?a) Zinc granules disappear and a

brown gas is evolved.b) Zinc granules remain unchanged and a colorless

gas is evolved. c) Zinc granules dissolve and a colorless gas is

evolved.d) Zinc granules dissolve and a green gas is evolved.

11. Which one of the following sets of substances can undergo a

chemical reaction to produce a salt and water? a) Sodium hydroxide and

hydrochloric acid b) Sodium chloride and calcium hydroxide

c) Potassium hydroxide and ammonium nitrate d) Ammonium

hydroxide and sodium sulphate

12.Which of the following correctly describes the nature of the resulting

solution when sodium oxide (Na2O) is dissolved in water a) acidic. b)

Basic c) Neutral d) Amphoteric