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Chemical Reaction MCQs

1. Heat is evolved during:


(a) Combination Reaction
(b) Combustion Reaction
(c) Endothermic Reaction
(d) Displacement Reaction
2. Dissolving sugar in water is an
example of
(a) Physical Change
(b) Redox Reaction
(c) Chemical change
(d) None
3. Which among the following is not
a physical change?
(a) Melting of solids to liquids
(b) Vaporisation of liquids to gases
(c) Liquefaction of gases to liquids
(d) Decay of matter
4. Chemical changes are __________.
(a) temporary, reversible and a
new substance is produced
(b) always accompanied by
exchange of light
(c) permanent, irreversible and a
new substance is produced
(d) never accompanied by
exchange of light and heat
energy
5. Which of the following information
is conveyed by a chemical reaction?
(a) The colour changes taking place
(b) The structure of the reactants
and products
(c) The absorption of energy only

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(d) The masses of the reactants and
products involved in the
reaction
6. Chemically rust is
(a) Hydrated ferric oxide
(b) Hydrated ferrous oxide
(c) only ferrous oxide
(d) only ferric oxide
7. The formula for rust is________.
(a) CuO
(b) Fe2O3.xH2O
(c) Al2O3
(d) AgS
8. The reaction H2 + Cl2 2HCl
represents
(a) Combustion
(b) Combination
(c) Reduction
(d) Oxidation
9. Oxidation is a process which
involves:
(a) Addition of oxygen
(b) Removal of hydrogen
(c) Both
(d) None
10. Some crystals of copper sulphate
were dissolved in water. The colour
of the solution obtained would be:
(a) green
(b) red
(c) blue
(d) brown

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Chemical Reaction MCQs


11. When dilute hydrochloric acid is
added to zinc pieces taken in a test
tube:
(a) no change takes place
(b) the colour of the solution
becomes yellow
(c) a pungent smelling gas gets
liberated
(d) small bubbles of hydrogen gas
appear on the surface of zinc
pieces.
12. The main cause of rancidity in
foods is
(a) Bacteria
(b) Proteins
(c) Antioxidants
(d) Oxidation of the fatty acid
molecule
13. Which of these metals do not
corrode?
(a) Lead
(b) Copper
(c) Platinum
(d) Silver
14. The products of a burning candle
are:
(a) ash and water vapour
(b) CO2 and water vapour
(c) wax and water vapour
(d) only melted wax
15. CuSO4reacts with Zn to form a zinc
sulphate and copper. In this
reaction, copper act as a:
(a) Oxidizing agent

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(b) Reducing agent
(c) Dehydrating agent
(d) Bleaching agent
16. When KOH is treated with HCl, the
reaction is called
(a) Displacement reaction
(b) Double displacement reaction
(c) Combination reaction
(d) Neutralization reaction
17. The arrangement of metal in the
decreasing order of reactivity is
(a) K>Cu>Ni>Pb
(b) Pb>Ni>Cu>K
(c) K>Ni>Pb>Cu
(d) Ni>K>Cu>Pb
18.

is
an example of ________.
(a) neutralization reaction
(b) redox reaction
(c) double displacement reaction
(d) decomposition reaction

19.

In
the reaction, the white precipitate
seen is due to:
(a) ZnCl2
(b) BaSO4
(c) BaCl2
(d) ZnSO4

20. Breaking of lead bromide into lead


and bromine is an example of:
(a) decomposition reaction
(b) synthesis reaction
(c) displacement reaction
(d) neutralisation reaction
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