ICSE Class VIII Chemistry Solutions

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Q1.

Classify the following as physical or chemical change. Think of the reason in your mind:

  1. Heating wax
  2. Switching an electric bulb
  3. Baking of potatoes
  4. Ripening of a fruit
  5. Making butter from cream
  6. Burning of coal
  7. Cooking of vegetables
  8. Cutting of fruits
  9. Burning of phosphorus
  10. Gemination of seed
  11. Setting of cement
  12. Breathing by humans
  13. Respiration by cows
  14. Heating of ammonium chloride convert sulphur dioxide to sulphur dioxide
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Q2.

Classify the shown pictures into physical and chemical changes:

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  1. Switch off - Switch on : Physical change
  2. Boiling of water : Physical change
  3. Mixing of two chemicals : Chemical change
  4. Rusting of iron : Chemical change
Q3.

Classify the following reactions on the basis of the terms given below:

Thermal reaction, Electrolytic reaction, Catalytic reaction, Photochemical reaction.

  1. 2KCIOMnO2 2KCI + 3O2 __________________________
  2. Fe + S →Δ FeS __________________________
  3. H2 + Cl2DiffusedSunlight 2HCI __________________________
  4. 2H2O(Ielectriccurrent 2H2(g)+ O2(g) __________________________
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  1. Catalytic reaction
  2. Thermal reaction
  3. Photochemical reaction
  4. Electrolytic reaction
Q4.

Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

  1. Chemical reactions occur when the substances are brought in _____________ contact.
  2. Iron and Sulphur combine to form _____________
  3. _____________ is the catalyst to convert sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide.
  4. _____________ acts as a promoter during manufacture of ammonia.
  5. If _____________ are more, the rate of reaction is more.
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  1. close
  2. Iron sulphide (FeS)
  3. Vanadium pentaoxide (V2O5)
  4. Molybdenum
  5. activation energy
Q5.

TICK (√) THE CORRECT CHOICE AMONGST THE FOLLOWING:

1. Which of the following is a chemical property?

  1. Density
  2. Solubility
  3. Reaction with acid
  4. Colour

2. The catalyst used to convert SOto SO3 is:

  1. Iron
  2. Platinum
  3. Asbestos
  4. Vanadium pentaoxide

3. Gas evolved when potassium chlorate is heated

  1. Chlorine
  2. Bromine 
  3. Hydrogen chloride
  4. Oxygen

4. Frequency of collisions is maximum in:

  1. Solids
  2. Liquids 
  3. Gases
  4. None of above

5. Sodium reacts with water to liberate _______________ gas.

  1. Oxygen
  2. Hydrogen
  3. Nitrogen 
  4. Chlorine
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  1. (c) Reaction with acid
  2. (d) Vanadium pentaoxide
  3. (d) Oxygen
  4. (c) Gases
  5. (b) Hydrogen
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