Chemistry Questions

1) Define a chemical reaction. Which observations help you to determine whether a chemical
reaction has taken place.

2) (a) Why do we need to balance a chemical equation?

(b) using the chemical formulae write balanced chemical equation for the following reactions
(i) Carbon disuplhide burns in air to give carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide
(ii) Potassium metal reacts with water ti give potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.

3) Balance the following skeletal equations

(i) KCLO3 ----------------> KCl + O2
(ii) BaCl2 + H2SO4 ----------------> BaSO4 + HCl
(iii) NaCl + H2SO4 ----------------> Na2SO4 + HCl
(iv) FeCl2 + H2S ----------------> HCl + FeS
(v) Fe + H2O ----------------> Fe3O4 + H2
(vi) NaCl + H2SO4 ----------------> Na2SO4 + HCl
(vii) H2S + O2 ----------------> H2O + S
(viii) H2 + Cl2 ----------------> HCl
(ix) Mg + N2 ----------------> Mg3N2
(x) Al + Cl2 ----------------> AlCl3
(xi) NH3 + CuO ----------------> Cu + N2 + H2O
(xii) Al + Fe2O3 ----------------> Al2O3 + Fe
(xiii) P4 + Cl2 ----------------> PCl5

4) Write balanced chemical equations for the following reactions

(a) Sodium + Sulfuric acid ----------------> Sodium Sulphur + Hydrogen
(b) Calcium carbonate on reaction with hydrochloric acid gives calcium chloride , water and
carbon dioxide
(c) When aluminum is heated in air
(d) Aluminum oxide reacts with sodium hydroxide
5) Define a decomposition reaction. Why is this reaction always endothermic? Write a chemical
equation to represent a decomposition reaction.
6) In electrolysis of water, why is the volume of gas collected over one electrode double that of gas
collected over the other electrode?
7) Write one chemical equation each for decomposition where energy is supplied in the form of
heat, light and electricity.
8) The blue color of copper sulphate starts fading when zinc rod is dipped in it. Sate reason for
this change and also write chemical equation for the reaction involved.
9) What type of reaction will occur when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight.
10) Write balanced equation for the following statement:
Copper (II) oxide reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid