1. Many salts absorbs water from atmosphere. This property is called ?

addition

deliquescence

hydration

efflorescence

Answer: deliquescence

Explanation:


2. Equal volumes of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide solutions of same concentration are mixed and the pH of the resulting solution is checked with a pH paper. What would be the colour obtained ?

Yellowish green

Blue

Yellow

Red

Answer: Yellowish green

Explanation:


3. NaOH is obtained by electrolysis of ?

Molten NaCl

Aq. NaHCO3

Aq. Na2CO3

Aq. solution of NaCl

Answer: Aq. solution of NaCl

Explanation:

2NaCl + 2H2O -> 2NaOH + H2 + Cl2


4. What happens when a base is added to vanilla ?

Nothing happens

Color of vanilla changes into red

Vanilla loses its smell

Vanilla becomes colorless

Answer: Vanilla loses its smell

Explanation:


5. Methyl orange is ?

Colourless in acidic medium, pink in basic medium

Pink in acidic medium, colourless in basic medium

Pink in acidic medium, yellow in basic medium

Yellow in acidic medium, pink in basic medium

Answer: Pink in acidic medium, yellow in basic medium

Explanation:


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

The substance is a neutral substance

The substance is a base

The substance is an acid

Either (1) or (2)

Answer: The substance is an acid

Explanation:


7. Black ash is ?

Barium sulphide

Hydrated KOH

Dry KOH

Charcoal

Answer: Barium sulphide

Explanation:


8. Sodium hydroxide turns phenolphthalein solution ?

orange

colourless

pink

yellow

Answer: pink

Explanation:


9. Nettle sting is a natural source of which acid ?

Tartaric acid

Citric acid

Lactic acid

MetiWanoic acid

Answer: MetiWanoic acid

Explanation:


10. Lime water reacts with chlorine to form ?

Ca(ClO3)2

CaCl2

CaOCl2

CaO2Cl2

Answer: CaOCl2

Explanation:

Ca(OH)2 + Cl2 -> CaOCl2 + H2O