Chemistry

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

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

Answer:

Glycerol is obtained as a side product during the formation of soaps.
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Chemistry in Everyday Life

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

What are antiseptics?

Q 3.

What is a soft soap?

Q 4.

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 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

What are the functions performed by histamine in the body?

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

What are antagonistic drugs?

Q 11.

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 12.

How are transparent soaps manufactured?

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

Which type of drugs come under antimicrobial drugs?

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Explain the role of allosteric site in enzyme inhibition?

Q 17.

Why do we require artificial sweetening agents?

Q 18.

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 19.

Why are certain drugs called enzyme inhibitors?

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

Name the macro molecules that are chosen as drug targets.

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Hair shampoos belong to which class of synthetic detergent?

Q 25.

Which analgesics are called opiates?

Q 26.

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 27.

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

Q 28.

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

Q 29.

Explain why sometimes foaming is seen in river water near the place where sewage water is poured after treatment?

Q 30.

Match the class of compounds given in Column I with their functions given in Column II.
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Q 31.

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

Q 32.

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 33.

Why do we need to classify drugs in different ways?

Q 34.

Explain the following terms with suitable examples:
(i) cationic detergents (ii) anionic detergents and (iii) non-ionic detergents

Q 35.

Which of the following is an example of liquid dishwashing detergent?
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Q 36.

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

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

What is the difference between saccharin and saccharic acid?

Q 40.

Assertion (A): Sodium chloride is added to precipitate soap after saponification.
Reason (R): Hydrolysis of esters of long chain fatty acids by alkali produces soap in colloidal form.

Q 41.

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 42.

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

Q 43.

What are the main constituents of dettol?

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

What problem arises in using alitame as artificial sweetener?

Q 46.

Explain the cleansing action of soaps.

Q 47.

Which class of drugs is used in sleeping pills?

Q 48.

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 49.

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

Q 50.

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