Lesson 11. Air
Lesson 11. Air
I. Choose the correct answers:
1. Which of the following is true about oxygen?
- Completely burning gas
- Partially burning gas
- Doesn’t support burning
- Supports burning
Ans : Supports burning
2. Aerated water contains
- air
- oxygen
- carbon dioxide
- nitrogen
Ans : carbon dioxide
3. Solvay process is a method to manufacture
- lime water
- aerated water
- distilled water
- sodium carbonate
Ans : sodium carbonate
4. Carbon dioxide with water changes
- blue litmus to red
- red litmus to blue
- blue litmus to yellow
- doesn’t react with litmus
Ans : blue litmus to red
5. Which of the following is known as azote?
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Sulpher
- Carbon dioxide
Ans : Nitrogen
II. Fill in the blanks.
1. ________ is called as vital life
Ans : oxygen
2. Nitrogen is ___________ than air.
Ans : lighter
3. ________ is used as a fertilizer
Ans : nitrogen
4. Dry ice is used as a ___________.
Ans : refrigerant
5. The process of conversion of iron into hydrated form of oxides is called ___________.
Ans : rusting
III.Match the following
1. Nitrogen | Respiration in living animals |
2. Oxygen | Fertilizer |
3. Carbon dioxide | Refrigerator |
4. Dry ice | Fire extinguisher |
Ans : 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – d, 4 – c |
IV. Answer briefly.
1. What are the sources of oxygen?.
i) Atmospheric air | Oxygen in free state |
ii) water |
iii) plants and animals | Oxygenin combined state |
iv) Minerals in the form of silicates, carbonates and oxides |
2. Mention the physical properties of oxygen.
- Oxygen is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas.
- It is a poor conductor of heat and electricity
- Oxygen dissolves readily in cold water
- It supports combustion.
3. List out the uses of nitrogen.
- Liquid nitrogen is used as a refrigerant.
- It provides an inert atmosphere for conducting certain chemical reactions.
- It is used for inflating tyres of vehicles.
4. Write about the reaction of nitrogen with non metals.
Nitrogen reacts with non-metals like hydrogen, oxygen etc., at high temperature to form their corresponding nitrogen compounds.
Non-metal + Nitrogen | Δ ———> | Nitrogen compound |
Example:
3H2 + N2 Hydrogen Niterogen | Δ ———> | 2NH3 Ammonia |
5. What is global warming?
Global warming refers to an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere or simply it is the warming of the earth.
6. What is dry Ice? What are its uses?
- Solid carbon dioxide is called dry ice
- Dry ice is used as a refrigerant.
V. Answer In detall.
1. What happens when carbon dioxide Is passed through lime water? Write the equation for this reaction.
When a limited amount of CO2, is passed through lime water, it turns milky due to the formation of insoluble calcium carbonate.
Ca(OH)2 + CO2 —> CaCO3 + H2O
Calclum carbonate
When an excess amount of CO, is passed through lime water, it first turns milky and the milkyness disappears due to the formation of soluble calcium hydrogen carbonate, Ca(HCO3)2
2. Name the compounds produced when the following substances burn In oxygen.
a) Carbon b) Sulphur c) Phosphorous d) Magnesium e) Iron f) Sodium
Substances burn in oxygen | Compounds produced |
a) Carbon | Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
b) Sulphur | Sulphur dioxide(SO2) |
c) Phosphorous | Phosphorous trioxide (P2O3) or Phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) |
d) Magnesium | Magnesium oxide (MgO) |
e) lron | Iron oxide (Fe3O4) |
f) Sodium | Sodium oxide (Na2O) |
3. How does carbon dioxide react with the following?
a) Potasslum:
When carbon dioxide react with potassium it gives potassium carbonate.
4K + 3CO2
| Δ ———> | 2K2CO3 + C Potasslum carbonate |
b) Lime water:
When alimited amounted of CO, is passed through lime water, it turns milky due to the formation of insoluble calcium carbonate.
Ca(OH)2 + CO2
| Δ ———> | CaCO3 + H2O Calcium carbonate |
c) Sodium hydroxide
Sodium hydroxide is neutralized by carbon dioxide to form sodium carbonate and water
2NaOH + CO2
| Δ ———> | Na2CO3 + H2O Sodium carbonate |
4. What are the effects of acid rain? How can we prevent them?
Effects of Acid rain:
- It irritates eyes and skin of human beings.
- It inhibits germination and growth of seedlings.
- It changes the fertility of the soil, destroys plants and aquatic life.
- It causes corrosion of many buildings, bridges, etc.
Preventive measures :
Acid rain and its effects can be controlled by the following ways.
- Minimizing the usage of fossil fuel such as petrol, diesel etc.,
- Using CNG (Compressed Natural Gas).
- Using non-conventional source of energy.
- Proper disposal of the industrial wastes.