Chemistry

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

What are artificial sweetening agents? Give two examples.

Answer:

Artificial sweeteners are chemical substances which are sweet in taste but do not add any calories to our body. They are excreted as such through urine. For example, saccharin, aspartame, alitame etc.

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Chemistry in Everyday Life

Q 1.

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 2.

Which site of an enzyme is called allosteric site?

Q 3.

What is the scientific explanation for the feeling of depression?

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

Q 7.

Assertion (A): Artificial sweeteners are added to the food to control the intake of calories.
Reason (R): Most of the artificial sweeteners are inert and do not metabolise in the body.

Q 8.

What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

Q 9.

Why are certain drugs called enzyme inhibitors?

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

Which of the following are antidepressants?
(a) Iproniazid (b) Phenelzine (c) Equanil (d) Salvarsan

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

What are antagonistic drugs?

Q 16.

Pickles have a long shelf life and do not get spoiled for months, why?

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

What is the basic difference between antiseptics and disinfectants?

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Why should not medicines be taken without consulting doctors?

Q 25.

What problem arises in using alitame as artificial sweetener?

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

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 28.

What is a soft soap?

Q 29.

What are the functions performed by histamine in the body?

Q 30.

Name an artificial sweetener which is derivative of sucrose.

Q 31.

Assertion (A): Receptors are crucial to body's communication process. Reason (R): Receptors are proteins.

Q 32.

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 33.

Name the macro molecules that are chosen as drug targets.

Q 34.

What are the main constituents of dettol?

Q 35.

What are artificial sweetening agents? Give two examples.

Q 36.

How are synthetic detergents better than soaps?

Q 37.

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 38.

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

Q 39.

What is the commonality between the antibiotic arsphenamine and azo dye?

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

How are receptor proteins located in the cell membrane?

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

Assertion (A): Competitive inhibitors compete with natural substrate for their attachment on the active sites of enzymes.
Reason (R): In competitive inhibition, inhibitor binds to the allosteric site of the enzyme.

Q 45.

Synthetic detergents have advantage over usual soaps as far as cleansing power is concerned. But use of synthetic detergents over a long time creates environmental pollution. How can the pollution caused by synthetic detergents be minimized? Classify the detergents according to their chemical nature.

Q 46.

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 47.

Why do we need to classify drugs in different ways?

Q 48.

Name a substance which can be used as an antiseptic as well as disinfectant.

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

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