ICSE-X-Chemistry

03: Acids, Bases and Salts

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    Chapter 3 Acids, Bases and Salts Class 10 Selina Chemistry
    Intext Question 1
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    Section : A
  • Qstn #1
    What do you understand by the terms, acid and base? 
    Ans : 1
    (a) Acids are defined as compounds which contain one or more hydrogen atoms, and when dissolved in water, they produce hydronium ions (H3O+), the only positively charged ions.
    (b) Hydronium ion
    (c) H3O+
  • Qstn #2
    Explain the formation of hydronium ion. Write the ionization of sulphuric acid showing the formation of hydronium ion. 
    Ans : 2 Hydronium ions: They are formed by the reaction of H+ (from acid) and water. It reacts with water to form H3O+ (Hydronium ion).
    H+ + H2O —  H3O+
    Ionization of sulphuric acid showing the formation of hydronium ion:
  • Qstn #3
    Water is never added to acid in order to dilute it why? 
    Ans : 3 If water is added to a concentrated acid, the heat generated causes the mixture to splash out and cause severe burns. Thus, water is never added to acid in order to dilute it.
  • Qstn #4
    Define the term basicity' of an acid. Give the basicity of nitric acid, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid. 
    Ans : 4 Basicity: The basicity of an acid is defined as the number of hydronium ions (H3O+) that can be produced by the ionization of one molecule of that acid in aqueous solution.
    The basicity of following compounds are:
    Nitric acid: Basicity = 1
    Sulphuric acid: Basicity = 2
    Phosphoric acid: Basicity = 3
  • Qstn #5
    Give two examples of each of the following: 
    Ans : 5
  • #5-a
    oxy-acid 
    Ans : Oxyacids: HNO3, H2SO4
  • #5-b
    hydracids 
    Ans : Hydracid:- HCI, HBr
  • #5-c
    monobasic acid 
    Ans : Monobasic acid: HCI, HBr
  • #5-d
    dibasic acid 
    Ans : Dibasic acid: H2SO4, H2CO3
  • #5-e
    tribasic acid 
    Ans : Tribasic acid: H3PO4, H3PO3
  • #6-a
    acidic anhydride of the following acids:
    Ans : The anhydride of following acids are:
  • #6-a-i
    sulphurous acid 
    Ans : Sulphurous acid: SO2