Chemistry

Is Matter Around Us Pure?

Question:

Name the technique to separate
(i) butter from curd
(ii) salt from sea-water
(iii) camphor from salt

Answer:

(i) butter from curd : centrifugation
(ii) salt from sea-water: evaporation followed by crystallization.
(iii) camphor from salt: sublimation
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Is Matter Around Us Pure?

Q 1.

Choose one term from the following which includes the other three :
aerosol,
emulsion,
colloid,
sol

Q 2.

Name the property of any one of the components which can be used for separating the following mixture : Salt and Camphor

Q 3.

What are different ways to separate solid mixtures?

Q 4.

(a) What is meant by (i) elements (ii) compounds, and (iii) mixtures ? Write down the names of two elements,two compounds and two mixtures.
(b) Classify the following into elements,
compounds and mixtures :
Marble,
Air,
Gold,
Brass,
Sand,
Diamond,
Graphite,
Petroleum,
Common salt,
Sea-water,
Chalk

Q 5.

What is the general name of the process by which tea-leaves are separated from prepared tea ?

Q 6.

Classify the following as physical or chemical changes :
(i) Cooking of food

Q 7.

Define a compound. Give two points of evidence to show that sodium chloride is a compound.

Q 8.

Name one pair of substances whose mixture can be separated completely by distillation.

Q 9.

What are the properties of a colloid?

Q 10.

Name any two solid substances whose mixture can be separated by sublimation.

Q 11.

What are the physical states of dispersed phase and dispersion medium of a cloud?

Q 12.

Name the elements are in liquid state at room temperature.

Q 13.

Name the source from which nitrogen and oxygen are obtained on a large scale.

Q 14.

Name the process by which the various gases of the air are separated.

Q 15.

What is meant by a pure substance?

Q 16.

What are the physical states of dispersed phase and dispersion medium of a fog?

Q 17.

What are the various methods to express concentration of a solution?

Q 18.

Name the process you would use to separate ammonium chloride from a mixture of sodium chloride and ammonium chloride.

Q 19.

Name the property of one of the constituents which can be used to separate a mixture of salt and iodine

Q 20.

Name the process which is used in milk dairies to separate cream from milk.

Q 21.

What are the kinds of mixture?

Q 22.

Why do fish go in deep waters during day light?

Q 23.

What are the advantages of preparing solutions?

Q 24.

In beaker A, sugar cubes are dissolved into water while in beaker B, crushed cubes are taken. In which beaker the rate of dissolution is faster?

Q 25.

Which of the following is a mixture ?Salt, Air, Water, Alum, Sugar

Q 26.

Name one pair of liquids which can be separated by using a separating funnel.

Q 27.

What are the properties of suspensions?

Q 28.

How crystallization is better than evaporation?

Q 29.

Name the following :
(a) a lustrous liquid metal.
(b) a liquid non-metal
(c) a metal which can be cut with a knife
(d) a non-metal which is good conductor of electricity.
(e) an element which melts when kept on the palm.
(f) the best conductor of heat.

Q 30.

Identify the following as mixture or compound.
(i) blood
(ii) common salt
(iii) sugar
(iv) brass

Q 31.

Name a non-metal which is a good conductor of electricity.

Q 32.

What is the difference between solutions and colloids ?

Q 33.

On the basis of composition, how matter is classified?

Q 34.

What are different categories of pure substance?

Q 35.

Alloys cannot be separated by physical means, though it is considered mixture, Why?

Q 36.

Why air is a mixture not a compound? Give reasons.

Q 37.

Explain with an example what is a colloid?

Q 38.

To make a saturated solution, 36 g of sodium chloride is dissolved in 100 g of water at 293K. Find its concentration at this temperature.

Q 39.

Describe sieving method.

Q 40.

What principle is applied in centrifugation? Give examples where this method is applied to separate mixtures.

Q 41.

A good method to separate alum (phitkari) from impure samples is
(a) Filtration
(b) Sedimentaion
(c) Crystallization
(d) Sublimation

Q 42.

How many elements are there which are in gaseous state at room temperature?

Q 43.

Who used the term 'element' first time?

Q 44.

What are the differences and similarities between concentration and solubility?

Q 45.

Give examples of liquids that are
(i) completely miscible
(ii) partially miscible
(iii) practically immiscible

Q 46.

Is air a mixture or a compound ? Give three reasons for your answer.

Q 47.

Give two reasons for supposing that water is a compound and not a mixture.

Q 48.

How much water should be mixed with 12 mL of alcohol so as to obtain 12 % alcohol solution ?

Q 49.

A 5 per cent sugar solution means that:
(a)5 g of sugar is dissolved in 95 g of water.
(b)5 g of sugar is dissolved in 100 g of water.
Choose the correct answer.

Q 50.

What is difference between colloids and suspensions ?