Chemistry

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

Match the soaps given in Column I with items given in Column II.
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Answer:

(i ->b), (ii — » a), (iii — » d), (iv -> c)
(i) Soap chips are made by running a thin sheet of melted soap into a cool cylinder and scraping off the soaps in small broken pieces.
(ii) Soap granules are dried miniature soap bubbles.
(iii) Soap powders contain soap powder and builders like sodium carbonate and trisodium phosphate. Builders make the soap act more rapidly.
(iv) Scouring soaps contain soap powder, a scouring agent (abrasive) such as powdered pumice or finely divided sand and builders.

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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.

What is the basic difference between antiseptics and disinfectants?

Q 5.

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 6.

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

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

What is a soft soap?

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.

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

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

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.

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

Q 22.

Explain the cleansing action of soaps.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Which type of drugs come under antimicrobial drugs?

Q 25.

What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

Q 26.

What are antagonistic drugs?

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

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

Q 29.

Match the class of compounds given in Column I with their functions given in Column II.
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Q 30.

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 31.

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

Q 32.

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

Q 33.

What is the mode of action of antimicrobial drugs?

Q 34.

Define the term chemotherapy.

Q 35.

Define the term chemotherapy.

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

What are the main constituents of dettol?

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

How are synthetic detergents better than soaps?

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

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 42.

Hair shampoos belong to which class of synthetic detergent?

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

What is the scientific explanation for the feeling of depression?

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

Why are certain drugs called enzyme inhibitors?

Q 47.

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

Q 48.

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 49.

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

Q 50.

Why do we require artificial sweetening agents?