Chemistry

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

How are transparent soaps manufactured?

Answer:

Transparent soaps are prepared by dissolving the soap in ethanol and then evaporating the excess solvent.

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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.

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

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

What are antagonistic drugs?

Q 7.

What are the functions performed by histamine in the body?

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

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 11.

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 12.

How are transparent soaps manufactured?

Q 13.

Which type of drugs come under antimicrobial drugs?

Q 14.

Explain the role of allosteric site in enzyme inhibition?

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

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 17.

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

Q 18.

Which analgesics are called opiates?

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

Why do we require artificial sweetening agents?

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.

Why are certain drugs called enzyme inhibitors?

Q 26.

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

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.

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

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): 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 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.

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 34.

Why do we need to classify drugs in different ways?

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

Which of the following is an example of liquid dishwashing detergent?
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Q 38.

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

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

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 41.

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

Q 42.

What are the main constituents of dettol?

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

Explain the cleansing action of soaps.

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

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 48.

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

Q 49.

What is the difference between saccharin and saccharic acid?

Q 50.

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