HURDCO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

3rd QUARTER CLASS TEST 2

GRADE VIII
CHEMISTRY
Time: 35 minutes

Total Marks: 20
Date:

STUDENTS NAME:

SECTION:__

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[10 0.5 = 5]

MCQ: Tick () the correct answer.

1. Which of the following metals does not react with dilute H2SO4 to give hydrogen?
a) Copper

b) Iron

c) Zinc

d) Magnesium

2. Which of the following is NOT true of acids?

a) They turn litmus from blue to red.
b) They have a bitter taste.
c) Their aqueous solutions conduct electricity.
d) They neutralize bases to yield a salt and water only.
3. Which answer below is the most satisfactory?
Sulphuric acid and sodium hydrogen sulphate form aqueous solutions which are acidic because
a) their aqueous solutions conduct electricity.
b) their aqueous solutions are colourless.
c) their aqueous solutions contain hydrogen ions.
d) their aqueous solutions have the same taste.
4. Which of the following reactions is NOT a complete reaction?
a) HNO3 + NaOH NaNO3 + H2O
b) H2SO4 + CaO CaSO4 + H2O
c) Zn + 2HCl ZnCl2 + H2
d) CaCO3 + H2SO4 CaSO4 + H2O
5. Which of the following chemical equations is properly balanced? [State symbols are omitted]
a) NH4OH + H2SO4 NH4SO4 + H2O

b) CH3COOH + C2H5OH CH3COOC2H5 + H2O

c) 2SiO2 + Na2O 2Na2SiO3

d) MgCl2 + Pb(NO3)2 MgNO3 + PbCl2

6) Which one of the following shows an ionic equation?

a) KOH(aq) + HCl(aq) KCl(aq) + H2O(l)
b) Fe2+(s) + CuO(s) Cu2+(s) + FeO(s)
c) CO32-(aq) + 2H+(aq) CO2(g) + H2O(l)
d) 2KBr(aq) + Cl2(g) 2KCl (aq) + Br2(l)
7. Which of the following ionic compounds can neutralize the acidity of soil?
a) Ammonium chloride.
b) Magnesium sulphate.
c) Potassium sulphate.
d) Calcium oxide.
8. Dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute nitric acid and dilute sulphuric acid all react with
a) aqueous barium chloride to give a precipitate.
b) silver to give hydrogen.
c) solid calcium carbonate to give carbon dioxide.
d) aqueous copper nitrate to give to give a precipitate.
9. Dilute sulphuric acid reacts with copper (II) oxide and with copper (II) carbonate. In which ways are these
two reactions alike?
a) A gas is produced
b) Water is a product
c) An insoluble salt is precipitated
d) Sulphuric acid reacts as a neutralizing agent.
10. In an accident at a factory some nitric acid was spilt. Which substance, when added in excess would
neutralize the acid leaving a neutral solution?
a) Calcium carbonate.
b) Aqueous ammonia.
c) Water.
d) Aqueous sodium hydroxide.

Theory Section:
Q1. Balance the following equations:
1.

____MgCO3 (aq) + ____HCl(aq) ____MgCl2 (aq) +____ H2O (l) +____ CO2 (g)

2.

____Al2O3 (s) + ____HNO3(aq) ____Al(NO3)3 (aq) +____ H2O (l)

3.

____Fe (s) + ____H2SO4(aq) ____Fe2(SO4)3 (aq) +____ H2(g)

4.

____NH4OH (aq) + ____H2CO3(aq) ____(NH4)2CO3 (aq) +____ H2O (l)

[4 1 = 4]

Q2. Balance the following equations and then write down the ionic equations for the following reactions?
[4 1.5 = 6]
1.

____H2CO3 (aq) + ____Ca(OH)2(aq) ____CaCO3 (s) +____ H2O (l)

2.

____SO3(g) + ____H2O(l) ____H2SO4(aq)

3.

____NaOH (aq) + ____SiO2(s) ____Na2SiO3(aq) + H2O(l)

4.

____K2O (s) + ____H2O(l) ____KOH (aq)

Q3. Calculate the mass of water of crystallization in 71.5g of Na 2CO3.10H2O.

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Q4. Calculate the percentage of water of crystallization in the hydrated salt CaCl 2.6H2O.

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