Class 10 Science - Chapter Acids, Bases and Salts NCERT Solutions | Name the sodium compound which is used f

Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does?

Plaster of Paris should be stored in a moisture-proof container. Explain why?

A solution turns red litmus blue, its pH is likely to be

  (a) 1          (b) 4          (c) 5          (d) 10

Give two important uses of washing soda and baking soda.

Why should curd and sour substances not be kept in brass and copper vessels?

Why do HCl, HNO₃, etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character?

Which gas is usually liberated when an acid reacts with a metal? Illustrate with an example. How will you test for the presence of this gas?

Five solutions A,B,C,D and E when tested with universal indicator showed pH as 4,1,11,7 and 9, respectively. Which solution is

(a) neutral?
(b) strongly alkaline?
(c) strongly acidic?
(d) weakly acidic?
(e) weakly alkaline?

Arrange the pH in increasing order of hydrogen-ion concentration.

Name the substance which on treatment with chlorine yields bleaching powder.

A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk.

   (a) Why does he shift the pH of the fresh milk from 6 to slightly alkaline?
   (b) Why does this milk take a long time to set as curd?

Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.

What is a good source of energy?

Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?

What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.

What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?

What is the difference between a reflex action and walking?

What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?

If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?

Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleared before burning in air?

Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.

How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother’s body?

An object 5 cm in length is held 25 cm away from a converging lens of focal length 10 cm. Draw the ray diagram and find the position, size and the nature of the image formed.

Why is sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil?

Why do you think that there should be equitable distribution of resources? What forces would be working against an equitable distribution of our resources?

What are alloys?

What is biological magnification? Will the levels of this magnification be different at different levels of the ecosystem?

How is the amount of urine produced regulated?

How does the electronic configuration of an atom relate to its position in the Modern Periodic Table?

What is the difference between displacement and double displacement reactions? Write equations for these reactions.

Why are coils of electric toasters and electric irons made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?