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

Give reason for the following:
When barium chloride is added to dilute sulphuric acid, a white precipitate is formed.

Give reason for the following:
When carbon is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid, carbon dioxide is formed.

Give reason for the following:
Ammonia gas cannot be dried by passing through concentrated sulphuric acid.

Give reason for the following:
When concentrated sulphuric acid is added to sugar/glucose, a black mass is left behind.

Give reason for the following:
Concentrated sulphuric acid should not be added to oxalic acid or formic acid in the open laboratory.

Give reason for the following:
When concentrated sulphuric acid is added to blue crystalline copper sulphate, it turns powdery white.

Give reason for the following:
Cotton clothes get burnt with concentrated sulphuric acid.

Give reason for the following:
H₂SO₄ cannot be prepared by heating sodium sulphate with conc. HCl or HNO₃

How are the following conversion brought about? Give equation and condition:
Dilute sulphuric acid to hydrogen.

How are the following conversion brought about? Give equation and condition:
Sodium chloride to hydrogen chloride.

How are the following conversion brought about? Give equation and condition:
Sucrose to sugar charcoal.

How are the following conversion brought about? Give equation and condition:
Oxalic acid to carbon monoxide.

Describe the reaction that show
Concentrated sulphuric acid is a non-volatile acid.

Describe the reaction that show
Concentrated sulphuric acid is a dehydrating agent.

Describe the reaction that show
Concentrated sulphuric acid behaves as oxidizing agent.

Describe the reaction that show
Dilute sulphuric acid behaves as dibasic acid.

Why is sulphuric acid known as king of chemicals and oil vitriol ?

Give examples of the use of sulphuric acid as
Non-volatile acid

Give examples of the use of sulphuric acid as
An oxidizing agent

How will you distinguish between dilute H₂SO₄ and conc. H₂SO₄ ?