Chemistry

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

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.

Answer:

(a, b) Barbiturates are tranquilizers which are used as hypnotics or sleep inducing agents.

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Chemistry in Everyday Life

Q 1.

How are transparent soaps manufactured?

Q 2.

Why do we need to classify drugs in different ways?

Q 3.

What is the basic difference between antiseptics and disinfectants?

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

What are antiseptics?

Q 8.

What is a soft soap?

Q 9.

What are the functions performed by histamine in the body?

Q 10.

Assertion (A): Transparent soaps are made by dissolving soaps in ethanol. Reason (R): Ethanol makes things invisible.

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

Assertion (A): Preservative are added to food items.
Reason (R): Preservatives inhibit the growth of microorganisms.

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

What is the scientific explanation for the feeling of depression?

Q 16.

Match the medicines given in Column I with their use given in Column II.
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Q 17.

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

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

What is the harmful effect of hyperacidity?

Q 22.

Which class of drugs is used in sleeping pills?

Q 23.

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 24.

Define the term chemotherapy.

Q 25.

Which type of drugs come under antimicrobial drugs?

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

Why are certain drugs called enzyme inhibitors?

Q 28.

Match the class of compounds given in Column I with their functions given in Column II.
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Q 29.

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 30.

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

Q 31.

Write the uses of medicines.

Q 32.

Hair shampoos belong to which class of synthetic detergent?

Q 33.

Which analgesics are called opiates?

Q 34.

What is the mode of action of antimicrobial drugs?

Q 35.

What is the difference between saccharin and saccharic acid?

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

Match the soaps given in Column I with items given in Column II.
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Q 38.

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

Q 39.

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 40.

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 41.

Why should not medicines be taken without consulting doctors?

Q 42.

Low level of noradrenaline is the cause of depression. What type of drugs are needed to cure this problem? Name two drugs.

Q 43.

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 44.

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 45.

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

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

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

Q 48.

What are analgesics?

Q 49.

What are antagonistic drugs?

Q 50.

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