DPS MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL, DOHA,

HALF YEARLY REVISION ASSIGNMENT 2020-21

CLASS X
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY

Chemical Reactions and Equations

1. What happens when quicklime is added to water?
2. Why do potato chips manufacturers fill the packet of chips with nitrogen gas?
3. Respiration is an exothermic reaction. Justify your answer with chemical
equation.
4. Classify the following reactions as combination, decomposition, displacement or
double displacement reaction and justify your answer.
a. 2KNO3 (s) → 2KNO2 (s) + O2 (g)
b. Zn(s) + 2 AgNO3 (aq) → Zn(NO3)2(aq) +2Ag(s)
c. 2Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2MgO (s)
d. 2KBr(aq) + 2BaI2(aq) → 2KI (aq)+BaBr2 (aq)

5. Find out the substance oxidised,the substance reduced ,oxidizing agent

and reducing agent in the following reactions

i. 3MnO2 + 4Al → 3Mn +2Al2O3

ii. CuO + H2 → Cu + H2O
iii. CaO + 2HCl → CaCl2 + H2O
iv.Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe+3CO2
6. Balance the following equations
a. Solid calcium oxide is exposed to a steam of carbon dioxide gas to
give calcium carbonate.
 b. Silver bromide is exposed to sunlight to give silver and bromine.
7. A colourless lead salt, when heated, produces a yellow residue and
brown fumes.
a. Name the lead salt.
b. Name the brown fumes.
c. Write a chemical equation of the reaction involved.
8. Explain photochemical decomposition of silver chloride with chemical
equation. Write one application of above reaction.
9. When a green iron salt is heated strongly, its colour finally changes to
brown and colour of burning sulphur is given out.
a. Name the iron salt and brown product formed.
b. Name the type of reaction that takes place during the heating of iron salt.
c. Write a chemical equation for the reaction involved.
10. Write balance chemical equations to represent the following statements:
a. Carbon (coke) burns in air to form carbon dioxide gas.
b. A piece of sodium metal on putting in water forms caustic soda and
hydrogen gas.

Acids, Bases and Salts

1. Dry HCl gas does not change the colour of dry blue litmus paper. Give
reason.
2. HCl and HNO3 show acidic characteristics in aqueous solutions while
alcohol and glucose solutions do not. Why?

3. a) What is water of crystallization?

b) What is the colour of CuSO4.5H2O? How does this colour change on

heating?
4. How does baking powder differ from baking soda?

5. Write the common name of CaOCl2. How is it prepared? Write the

chemical equation of the reaction involved in the process. Give any two
uses of it.

6. What causes the decay of tooth?

What is the pH of your tooth paste and why?

7. When a drop of orange juice is added to pure water, how the pH value
will vary for water? Why?

8.a) What is the chemical name and formula of plaster of Paris?

b) Write the reaction between water and plaster of Paris.

c) Write two uses of washing soda.

d) What is chlor alkali process? Name two products obtained during this
process and write two uses of each.

9. What happens when

(a) Solid sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated,
(b) Chlorine gas is passed through dry slaked lime,
(c) Gypsum is heated to a temperature of 373 K?

10. Name the gas produced when

i) magnesium is added with hydrochloric acid.
ii) Sulphuric acid is added to calcium carbonate.

iii) Sodium chloride salt is added with sulphuric acid.

Periodic classification of elements

1. What is the name given to group of three similar elements by
Dobereiner?
2. State "Newlands law of Octaves" for classification of elements.
3. State Mendeleev’s periodic law.
4. State Modern periodic law.
5. Name the fundamental property used by Mendeleev as the basis of
classification.
6. How many groups and periods are there in the Modern periodic table?
7. Elements of the period II are as follows:–
Period II elements: Be, B, O, N, C, Li
(i) Arrange them in decreasing order of their atomic radii.
(ii) How does the atomic size vary on moving from left to right in a period?
Explain why?
(iii) How will the tendency to lose electrons will vary on moving from left
to right in this period II?
8. What are the merits and demerits of Mendeleev’s periodic table?
9. Study the following table and answer the questions:
1 2 3-12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Group
period
1 G
2 A B C
3 D E F

a) Name the element which forms only covalent compounds?

b) Name the element which is a metal with valency three?
c) Name the element which is a non-metal with valency three?
d) Out of D and E, which is bigger in size and why?
e) Write the common name for the family to which the elements C and
F belong?
 f) What is the name of the elements A, B, D and G

10. Atomic number of a few elements are given below:

15, 19, 7, 10
a) Identify the elements.
b) Locate the positions of above elements.
c) What would be the electronic configuration of above elements?
d) Determine the valency of these elements.

Assertion Reason Based Questions

The questions below consist of statements of an Assertion and a Reason.

Use the following key to choose appropriate answer:

(A) If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(B) If both assertion and reason are correct, but reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion.
(C) If assertion is correct, but reason is incorrect
(D) If assertion is incorrect, but reason is correct

QUESTIONS:

1. ASSERTION: Combustion reactions are also called exothermic

oxidation reactions.
REASON: In these reactions, oxygen is added and heat energy is
released.

2. ASSERTION: Sodium and potassium is stored under kerosene.

REASON: Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K) belongs to group I, so they
are alkali metals.

3. ASSERTION: Isotopes have same atomic masses.

 REASON: Isotopes have same atomic number and have similar chemical
properties.

4. ASSERTION: Metallic character decreases across a period.

REASON: Metals are electro-negative.

5. ASSERTION: Sodium bicarbonate is used in antacid medicines.

REASON: It is a mild based which neutralizes the acidity of gastric juice.

6. ASSERTION: Bleaching powder has a strong smell of chlorine.

REASON: Bleaching powder is a white powder and an oxidising agent.
MCQ
1. Before burning in air, the magnesium ribbon is cleaned by rubbing with
a sand paper to:
a. Make the ribbon surface shinier
b. Remove the layer of magnesium oxide from the ribbon surface
c. Remove the layer of magnesium carbonate from the ribbon surface
d. Remove the moisture from the ribbon surface

2. n a chemical reaction between sulphuric acid and barium chloride

solution the white precipitates formed are of:
a. Hydrochloric acid
b. Barium sulphate
c. Chlorine
d. Sulphur
3. The respiration process during which glucose undergoes slow
combustion by combining with oxygen in the cells of our body to produce
energy, is a kind of:
a. Exothermic process
b. Endothermic process
c. Reversible process
d. Physical process
 4.The neutralization reaction between an acid and a base is a type of:
a. Double displacement reaction
b. Displacement reaction
c. Addition reaction
d. Decomposition reaction
5. Zinc granules on treating with an acid X, form the zinc sulphate (ZnSO4)
salt along with the evolution of a gas Y which burns with a pop sound
when brought near to a burning candle. Identify the acid X and gas
evolved Y.
a. X- Sulphuric acid and Y- Oxygen gas
b. X- Hydrochloric acid and Y- Oxygen gas
c. X- Sulphuric acid and Y- Hydrogen gas
d. X- Hydrochloric acid and Y- Hydrogen gas
6. Which of the following phenomena occur, when a small amount of acid
is added to water?
i. Ionisation
ii. Neutralisation
iii. Dilution
iv. Salt formation
7. Identify the products of the following reaction:

a. Calcium hydrogencarbonate and chlorine gas

b. Calcium chloride and water
c. Calcium oxide, carbon dioxide and water
d. Calcium chloride, carbon dioxide and water

8. Which of the following forms the basis of the modern periodic table?
a) Atomic mass
b) Atomic number
c) Number of nucleons
d) All of these
9. Which of the following is the correct order of the atomic radii of the
elements oxygen, fluorine and nitrogen?
a) O < F < N
b) N < F < O
c) O < N < F
d) F < O < N

10. Which of the following is the most reactive element of the group 17?
a) Oxygen
b) Sodium
c) Fluorine
d) Magnesium