Chemistry

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

Draw the diagram showing micelle formation by the following detergent. CH3(CH2)10CH2O SO3  Na+.

Answer:

Micelle formation of the detergent can be shown as:
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Chemistry in Everyday Life

Q 1.

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.

Q 2.

What is the basic difference between antiseptics and disinfectants?

Q 3.

Which class of drugs is used in sleeping pills?

Q 4.

What is the harmful effect of hyperacidity?

Q 5.

What is a soft soap?

Q 6.

If soap has high alkali content it’irritates skin. How can the amount of excess alkali be determined? What can be the source of excess alkali?

Q 7.

What is the scientific explanation for the feeling of depression?

Q 8.

How are transparent soaps manufactured?

Q 9.

How are receptor proteins located in the cell membrane?

Q 10.

In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices:
(a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not explain assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason-both are correct statements and reason explains the assertion.
(c) Both assertion and reason are wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is correct statement and reason is wrong statements.
(e) Assertion is wrong statements and reason is correct statement.

Assertion (A): Penicillin (G) is an antihistamine.
Reason (R): Penicillin (G) is effective against gram positive as well as gram negative bacteria. .

Q 11.

While antacids and antiallergic drugs interfere with the function of histamines, why do these not interfere with the function of each other?

Q 12.

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.

Q 13.

Assertion (A): All chemicals added to food items are called food preservatives.
Reason (R): All these chemicals increase the nutritive value of the food.

Q 14.

What type of forces are involved in binding of substrate to the active site of enzyme?

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Assertion (A): Receptor proteins show selectivity for one chemical messenger over the other.
Reason (R): Chemical messenger binds to the receptor site and inhibits its natural function.

Q 17.

Both antacids and antiallergic drugs are antihistamines but they cannot replace each other. Explain why?

Q 18.

Between sodium hydrogen carbonate and magnesium hydroxide which is a better antacid and why?

Q 19.

What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

Dishwashing soaps are synthetic detergents. What is their chemical nature?

Q 23.

What is the mode of action of antimicrobial drugs?

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

Why do we require artificial sweetening agents?

Q 26.

Why do we need to classify drugs in different ways?

Q 27.

Name the macro molecules that are chosen as drug targets.

Q 28.

What are biodegradable and non-biodegradable detergents? Give one example of each.

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

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

Q 31.

What is the difference between saccharin and saccharic acid?

Q 32.

Name two ct-amino acids which form a dipeptide which is 100 times more sweet than cane sugar?

Q 33.

Match the soaps given in Column I with items given in Column II.
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Q 34.

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

Q 35.

How do enzymes catalyse a chemical reaction in the living system? Explain drug target interaction taking the example of enzyme as target.

Q 36.

What are enzyme inhibitors? Classify them on the basis of their mode of attachments on the active site of enzymes. With the help of diagrams explain how do inhibitors inhibit the enzymatic activity.
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Q 37.

With refrence to which classification has the statement "ranitidine is an antacid", been given?

Q 38.

What are the main constituents of dettol?

Q 39.

How are synthetic detergents better than soaps?

Q 40.

Why do soaps not work in hard water?

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

Explain the cleansing action of soaps.

Q 43.

Which of the following is an example of liquid dishwashing detergent?
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Q 44.

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 45.

Which of the following statements are correct about barbiturates?
(a) Hypnotics or sleep producing agents.
(b) These are tranquilizers.
(c) Non-narcotic analgesics.
(d) Pain reducing without disturbing the nervous system.

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

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

Q 48.

Draw the diagram showing micelle formation by the following detergent. CH3(CH2)10CH2O SO3  Na+.

Q 49.

What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

Q 50.

What are the functions performed by histamine in the body?