(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Using sodium hydroxide solution, how will you distinguish:
Iron (II) chloride from iron (III) chloride

Using sodium hydroxide solution, how will you distinguish:
Lead hydroxide from magnesium hydroxide.

Sodium hydroxide solution is added to solution A. A white precipitate is formed which is soluble in excess sodium hydroxide. Name the metal ion present in A.

Write equation for the reaction that will take place when copper sulphate solution is added to sodium hydroxide solution.

Three test tubes contain calcium nitrate solution, zinc nitrate solution and lead nitrate solution respectively. Each solution is divided into two portions (i) and (ii). Describe the effect of

1. adding sodium hydroxide solution to each portion in turn till it is in excess.
2. adding ammonium hydroxide to each portion in turn till it is in excess.

State what do you observe when:
Neutral litmus solution is added to alkaline solution

Write the observation, and balanced equation for the following reaction:
Sodium hydroxide is added dropwise to a solution of zinc sulphate, till it is in excess.

Identify the substance Q based on the information given below:
The white crystalline solid Q is soluble in water. It liberates a pungent smelling gas when heated with sodium hydroxide solution.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Hydroxide of this metal is soluble is sodium hydroxide solution

State Gay-Lussac’s law of combining volumes.

How does Avogadro's law explain Gay - lussac's law of combining volumes?

Explain the terms empirical formula and molecular formula.

Give the empirical formula of C₆H₆.

Give the empirical formula of: C₆H₁₂O₆

Give the empirical formula of C₂H₂

Give the empirical formula of CH₃COOH

Give example of compound whose:
Empirical formula is the same as the molecular formula.

Give example of compound whose:
Empirical formula is different from the molecular formula.

A compound of lead has following percentage composition, Pb = 90.66%, O = 9.34%. Calculate empirical formula of a compound. [Pb = 207, O = 16]

A compound contains 87.5% by mass of nitrogen and 12.5% by mass of hydrogen. Determine the empirical formula of this compound.