Chemistry

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

Assertion (A): Non-competitive inhibitor inhibits the catalytic activity of enzyme by binding with its active site.
Reason (R): Non-competitive inhibitors changes the shape of the active site in such a way that substrate cannot recognize it.

Answer:

(e) Non-competitive inhibitors inhibit the catalytic activity of enzyme by binding with its allosteric site.

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Chemistry in Everyday Life

Q 1.

How are transparent soaps manufactured?

Q 2.

What are antiseptics?

Q 3.

Why do we need to classify drugs in different ways?

Q 4.

Assertion (A): Chemical messengers are chemicals that enable communi ¬cation of message between two neutrons or between neurons and muscles. Reason (R): Chemicals enter the cell through receptor.

Q 5.

Compounds with antiseptic properties are
(a) CHCl,   (b) CHI3
(c) Boric acid   (d) 0.3 ppm aqueous solution of Cl2

Q 6.

What is a soft soap?

Q 7.

What is the basic difference between antiseptics and disinfectants?

Q 8.

What is meant by the term broad spectrum antibiotics? Explain.

Q 9.

Sodium salts of some acids are Very useful as food preservatives. Suggest a few such acids.

Q 10.

How do antiseptics differ from disinfectants? Give one example of each.

Q 11.

What is the average molecular mass of drugs?

Q 12.

What are the functions performed by histamine in the body?

Q 13.

Name an artificial sweetener which is derivative of sucrose.

Q 14.

Veronal and Luminal are derivatives of barbituric acid which are ………….

Q 15.

What are fillers and what role these fillers play in soap?

Q 16.

Explain the term, target molecules or drug targets as used in medicinal chemistry.

Q 17.

Explain the cleansing action of soaps.

Q 18.

How does the branching of hydrocarbon chain of synthetic detergents affect their biodegradability?

Q 19.

What is the advantage of using antihistamines over antacids in the treatment of acidity?

Q 20.

Write the chemical equation for preparing sodium soap from glyceryl oleate and glyceryl palmitate. Structures of these compounds are given below:
(i)(C15H31COO)3C3H5-Glyceryl palmitate
(ii)(C17H32COO)3C3H5-Glyceryl oleate

Q 21.

Which of the following are not used as food preservatives?
(a) Table salt (b) Sodium hydrogen carbonate
(c) Cane sugar (d) Benzoic acid

Q 22.

Which of the following compounds are administered as ant-acids?
(a) Sodium carbonate (b)Sodium Hydrogen carbonate
(c)Aluminium carbonate (d)Magnism Hydroxide

Q 23.

Which type of drugs come under antimicrobial drugs?

Q 24.

What is the side product of soap industry? Give reactions showing soap formation.

Q 25.

What happens when the bond formed between an enzyme and an inhibitor is a strong covalent bond?

Q 26.

In what respect do prontosil and Salvarsan resemble? Is there any resemblance between azo dye and prontosil? Explain.

Q 27.

Why is it safer to use soap from the environmental point of view?

Q 28.

What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

Q 29.

What are antagonistic drugs?

Q 30.

What is the mode of action of antimicrobial drugs?

Q 31.

With the help of an example explain how do tranquilizers control the feeling of depression?

Q 32.

Match the class of compounds given in Column I with their functions given in Column II.
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Q 33.

Assertion (A): Chemical messenger gives message to the cell without entering the cell.
Reason (R): Chemical messenger is received at the binding site of receptor proteins.

Q 34.

How do antiseptics differ from disinfectants? Give one example of each.

Q 35.

Why are cimetidine and ranitidine better antacids than sodium hydrogencarbonate or magnesium or aluminium hydroxide?

Q 36.

What are the main constituents of dettol?

Q 37.

Name the sweetening agent used in the preparation of sweets for a diabetic patient.

Q 38.

How are synthetic detergents better than soaps?

Q 39.

Which of the following statements are incorrect about receptor proteins?
(a) Majority of receptor proteins are embedded in the cell membranes.
(b) The active site of receptor proteins opens on the inside region of the cell.
(c) Chemical messengers are received at the binding sites of receptor proteins.
(d) Shape of receptor does not change during attachment of messenger.

Q 40.

Which of the following are sulpha drugs?
(a) Sulphapyridine (b) Prontosil
(c) Salvarsan (d) Nardil

Q 41.

Aspirin is pain relieving antipyretic drug but can be used to prevent heart attack. Explain.

Q 42.

Match the soaps given in Column I with items given in Column II.
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Q 43.

Assertion (A): Sulpha drug contain sulphonamide group.
Reason (R): Salvarsan is a sulpha drug.

Q 44.

Why do we require artificial sweetening agents?

Q 45.

Define the term chemotherapy.

Q 46.

Define the term chemotherapy.

Q 47.

What is tincture of iodine? What is its use?

Q 48.

Why is the use of aspartame limited to cold foods and drinks?

Q 49.

Can you use soaps and synthetic detergents to check the hardness of water?

Q 50.

Which of the following are anionic detergents?
(a) Sodium salts of sulphonated long chain alcohol.
(b) Ester of stearic acid and polyethylene glycol.
(c) Quaternary ammonium salt of amine with acetate ion.
(d) Sodium salts of sulphonated long chain hydrocarbons.