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ACIDS BASES AND SALTS MCQs

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Question 21. What happens when  [5 MARKS]
a) A red litmus paper is dipped in a solution of calcium hydroxide.
b) A red litmus paper is dipped in a solution of sodium chloride.    
c) A blue litmus paper is dipped in lemon juice.           
d) A red litmus paper is dipped in distilled water.       
e) A solution of sodium hydroxide is added to turmeric.
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Bases turn red litmus blue, while acids turn blue litmus red.
a) Since calcium hydroxide is a base, the red litmus will turn blue.
b) No color change will take place as sodium chloride is a neutral salt.
c) Since lemon juice contains citric acid, the bluelitmuspaper will becomered.
d) No color change will take place as distilled water is neutral by nature.
e) Turmeric powder is yellow in color and it turns pink when treated with a basic solution. Hence here the turmeric will turn pink as sodium hydroxide is a base.
Question 22. State True or False.  [3 MARKS]
a) Olfactory indicators respond to acid or base by change in smell.
b) When an aqueous solution of shampoo is mixed with the extract of red cabbage, the solution turns pink.
c) Methyl Orange is a natural Indicator.
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a) True.Olfactory indicators respond to acid or base by change in smell.
b) False. When an aqueous solution of shampoo is mixed with extract of red cabbage, the solution turns green. This is because the shampoo is basic in nature.
c) False. Methyl orange is an artificial indicator
Question 23. What are indicators? What are they used for? Give some examples of naturally occurring indicators.  [3 MARKS]
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Description: 1 Mark
Use: 1 Mark
Examples: 1 Mark
Substances that exhibit a change of colour or odourwhenadded toacidic, basic and neutral solutions are called indicators.
Visual indicators show different colours in presence ofan acidicand a basic solution. Similarly, olfactory indicators exhibit different odour when added to acids or bases. Thus, they help us in deciding whether a given solution is acidic or basic in nature.
Some of the naturally occurring indicators are china rose petals, litmus, turmeric, etc.
Question 24. Is vinegar acidic/basic/neutral? How would you verify it?  [2 MARKS]
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Verification: 1 Mark
Vinegar is made primarily from acetic acid which makes it acidic.
Litmus paper can be used to verify whether vinegar is acidic/basic/neutral.
Vinegar changes the colour of blue litmus to red. This proves that vinegar is acidic.
Question 25. (a) Ammonia is found in many household products such as window cleaners. What is its nature?  What is the colour change of a litmus paper when it is dipped in ammonia solution? 
(b) 
Blue litmus paper is dipped in a solution. It remains blue. What is the nature of the solution? Explain. [2 MARKS]
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(a) Ammonia turns red litmus blue so it is basic in nature.
(b)If blue litmus paper is dipped in a solution and it would remain blue then the solution may be basic or neutral in character.
Blue litmus paper does not change its colour with basic solution and neutral solution.
Question 26. Pick the odd one.​ Give reason.​​​​​​  [2 MARKS]
Vinegar, Formic acid, Curd, Calamine
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Reason: 1 Mark

Vinegar, formic acid and curd are all acidic in anture.
Calamine is the odd one.
It is the only basic substance in the given list. This is the reason why it used as a remedy for ant bites.
Question 27. Which acid is present in proteins?  [1 MARK]
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Amino acids are present in proteins.
Question 28. Why do we need to treat factory wastes before they are allowed to flow into water bodies? How are they treated? What type of reaction is used? [3 MARKS]
 
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Treatment process: 1 Mark
Type of reaction: 1 Mark
We need to treatfactory wastes before they are allowed to flow into water bodies because they contain acids. If they are allowed to flow into the water bodies, the acids will kill the fishes and other organisms.
We use bases to neutralizethe factory wastes.
It is a type of neutralization reaction because an acid is treated with a base.
Question 29. When do we add organic matter to the soil? Why do we do so? Explain. [3 MARKS]
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Why: 1 Mark
Explanation: 1 Mark
We add organicmatter to the soil when the soil is basic.
Organic matter release acids into the soil.The bases which are present get neutralized. We add organic matter because if the soil too basic in nature, the plants do not grow well.
Question 30. Indicators are substances which show whether the substance tested is basic or acidic.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Turmeric
  4.    Baking Soda
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Answer: Option A. -> True
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A chemical indicator is any substance that gives a visible sign, usually by a colour change, of the presence or absence of a threshold concentration of a chemical species, such as an acid or an alkali in a solution.

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