2 IS MATTER AROUND US PURE?

Competency Based Questions

Read the given passages and answer the (iv) Which gas is present in cold drink?
questions that follow based on the passages (a) O2 (b) CO2
and related studied concepts. (c) N2 (d) None of these
1. A pure substance consist of single (v) Which solvent is present in cold
type of particles. Mixture consist of drinks?
more than one kind of pure form of (a) Water (b) Alcohol
matter. Mixtures can be separated by (c) Alcohol and water
physical methods but pure substances (d) Acetone
especially compounds cannot be
2. Pure substance contains only one
separated into chemical constituents kind of atoms or molecules. We need
by physical methods. Pure substance to purify substances by different
has same composition throughout. Soil techniques depending upon nature of
and soft drinks are mixtures. Mixtures substances and impurities present in
can be separated by various methods these substances. Filtration is used to
depending upon nature of substance separate insoluble impurities from a
present in it. Solution is a homogeneous soluble substance. Crystallisation is
mixture. used to get pure crystals from solution
(i) Pure NaCl can be obtained by of impure substance. Simple distillation
is used to separate liquids (miscible)
(a) evaporation
which have large difference in their
(b) sublimation boiling points and fractional distillation
(c) crystallisation is used if difference in boiling points is
(d) fractional distillation less. Immiscible liquids are separated
by using separating funnel. Volatile
(ii) Alloys are
solids are separated from non-volatile
(a) elements solids with the help of sublimation.
(b) mixture of elements Chromatography is used to separate
(c) compound of elements coloured substances due to difference
(d) Any of these in solubility in same solvent. More
soluble component will travel faster
(iii) Size of particles (solute) in solution is
and reached up in the chromatogram
(a) 10–5 m (b) 10–4 m while less soluble component will get
(c) 10–9 m (d) 10–2 m separated.

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 (i) What will happen if cold drink glass to formation of new substance with new
bottle is kept in freezer? properties. It cannot be easily reversed.
(a) it will become cold Physical changes involve less energy
(b) it will change into ice where as chemical changes involve
more energy. Formation of mixture
(c) it will break
mostly involves physical change where
(d) None of these as compound is formed by chemical
(ii) Sand from salt can be separated by change.
(a) Dissolving in water, filtration, (i) Which of the following is a not a
evaporation physical change?
(b) E v a p o r a t i o n , f i l t r a t i o n , (a) Melting of wax
crystallisation (b) Heating of iron
(c) Dissolving in water, sublima- (c) Cooking of food
tion
(d) Evaporation of water
(d) Sublimation, filtration
(ii) Formation of water from hydrogen
(iii) Two miscible liquids having boiling and oxygen in presence of electric
point 80°C and 111°C can be spark involves
separated by (a) Physical change
(a) separating funnel (b) Chemical change
(b) steam distillation (c) Both (i) and (ii)
(c) distillation (d) Mixture is formed
(d) vacuum distillation (iii) Oxygen can be separated from
(iv) Which of the following can be liquid air by
classified as a mixture? (a) Distillation
(a) a clear white salt solution (b) Fractional distillation
(b) a rusted iron nail (c) Steam distillation
(c) a piece of paper cut into pieces (d) Vacuum distillation
(d) a bowl of water with floating (iv) When iron filings are heated with
ice-cubes sulphur powder,
(v) The coloured substances present in (a) Mixture of Fe and sulphur is
pigments are separated by formed
(a) distillation (b) Black compound FeS is formed
(b) sublimation (c) Physical change takes place
(c) chromatography (d) None of these
(d) All of these (v) Formation of ice from water in a
3. There are many changes which take refrigerator is
place in our surrounding. Some of them (a) Reversible
are physical changes in which no new (b) Physical change
substances is formed. These changes (c) Chemical change
are reversible. Chemical changes lead
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 Study the table showing melting points and boiling points of certain compounds. Answer
4.
the questions based on the table and related studied concepts.
Compound Melting point (°C) Boiling point (°C)
A. Ammonia – 78°C – 33°C
B. Butane – 135°C – 0.4°C
C. Sulphur dioxide – 73°C – 10°C
D. HCl – 115°C – 81°C
E. Pentane – 130°C + 36°C
F. Urea 133°C Decomposes at boiling point
G. Water 0°C 100°C
(i) What of the following has highest boilig point?
(a) Ammonia (b) Butane
(c) SO2 (d) HCl
(ii) Gases present in air can be separated by
(a) distillation of liquid air
(b) fractional distilled of liquid air
(c) steam distillation
(d) none of these
(iii) If sample of urea has melting point 129°C, then:
(a) It is impure. (b) it is pure.
(c) It can not be predicted (d) The compound is not urea.
(iv) Which of the following will have boiling point 100°C?
(a) Distilled water. (b) Sea water.
(c) River water. (d) Well water.
5. When kidney gets damaged or does not function properly then waste products get mixed
with blood forming colloidal solution. In haemodialysis, blood is removed from the body
and filtered through a man-made membrane called a dializer or artificial kidney and
then filtered blood is returned to the body.
(i) What is range of particle size in colloidal solution?
(a) < 1 nm (b) > 100 nm
(c) 1 to 100 nm (d) None of these
(ii) When beam of light is passed through blood,
(a) its path became clearly visible (b) its path becomes invisible
(c) particles of blood become visible (d) None of these
(iii) Colloidal solution are purified by
(a) Filteration (b) Dialysis
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 (iv) Which of the following is not a (ii) What is volume of O2 released per
colloidal solution minute by big powerful oxygen
(a) Milk concentrator?
(b) Blood (a) 10 L per min
(c) Butter (b) 1 L per min
(d) Salt solution (c) 5 L per min
(v) The zig-zag movement of colloidal (d) 100 L per min
particles is called (iii) How many watts of electricity
(a) Uniform motion are needed by powerful oxygen
(b) Brawnian movement concentrator?
(c) Non-uniform motion (a) 120 watts (b) 590 watts
(d) Non of these (c) 1000 watts (d) 2000 watts
6. There was lot of demand of oxygen (iv) W h e n d o w e n e e d o x y g e n
during second wave of corona. Oxygen concentrator?
concentrators were in great demand. (a) If solution is above 80%
The medical device that delivers oxygen (b) Saturation is below 95%
to individual with breathing problems.
(c) Saturation in below 98%
The compressed air goes into sieve
(d) Saturation is below 100%
bed filter system that has two prongs.
When the compressed air goes into (v) The percentage of oxygen in air in
first sieve bed, nitrogen is removed the (a) 79% (b) 21%
compressed air shifts to second sieve (c) 30% (d) 70%
bed. Some oxygen and surplus nitrogen 7. Water is purified on large scale in water
from the first sieve bed is sent back into works. Water pumped from source
atmosphere. The process switches back (river, lake or dam) is allowed to stand
when the second sieve bed gets filled in large tanks called settling down the
with nitrogen. This ensures continuous solid. The water from this tank is filtered
flow of concentrated oxygen into the through layers of sand and gravel and
tank. The oxygen leaves the product through activated charcoal. The filtered
tank and goes through plastic turbing water is then treated with chlorine gas
to reach the nasal cannula or mask that when kills germs. This process is needed
helps the patient efficiently absorb the
to make water filter drinking. Then,
oxygen.
the water is supplied to homes through
(i) Which of the following has highest pipes.
boiling point?
(i) The first step in water purification
(a) N2 on large scale is
(b) O2 (a) Filtration
(c) Argon (b) Sedimentation
(d) All of these have equal boiling (c) Chlorination
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 (ii) Filteration is done so as to remove Nuclei and components associated
(a) soluble impurities with thyroid were separated by high
(b) Insoluble impurities performance liquid chramatography
(c) Immisable liquids (HPCL) discovered by Csaba Horvath
(1964), Kirkloved and Hiber (1969).
(d) Misable liquidshelp of
(i) Coloured components of pigments
(iii) Chlorination is done with the hlp
can be separated by
of
(a) Filtration
(a) NaCl
(b) Evaporation
(b) Bleaching powder
(c) Chromatography
(c) HCl
(d) All of these
(d) Potassium permanganate
(ii) Forgery in signature and figures in
(iv) Which of the following is formula
cheque can be detected by
of alum?
(a) paper chromatography
(a) K2SO4
(b) column chromatography
(b) Al2(SO4)3
(c) HPCL
(c) K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.2H2O
(d) All of these
(d) Al(NO3)3
(iii) Different components of mixture
(v) Chlorine acts as
separated by chromatography are
(a) antiseptic
(a) insoluble in solvent
(b) disinfectant
(b) Soluble in solvent to equal
(c) Oxidising agent
extent
(d) All of these
(c) Soluble in same solvent to
8. Chromatography is used to obtain different extend
and identify the substances in high (d) None of these
state of purity. It is used to separate
(iv) Ion exchange chromatography is
components of very similar physical
used to separate ionic compounds
and chemical properties medicine,
in
biology, art and painting and even
intelligence department have used this (a) Organic solvent
method to greater advantage. Paper (b) Water
chromatography can separate pegments (c) Non-polar solvents
soluble in organic solvent the components (d) Any of these
of mixture are separated by passing (v) The solvent moves by in paper
an organic solvent through column chromatography by
in partition column chromatography (a) Capillary action
ionised compounds are separated in (b) It is mobile phone
aqueous solution due to difference
(c) It is stationary phase
in their affinity for ionic compounds.
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 Objective Type Questions
A pure substance/element contains
1. 8. Which of the following statements is
(a) two or more types of particles true ?
(b) one type of particles (a) Homogeneous mixtures can have
(c) many types of particles variable composition
(d) two or more forms of matter. (b) Homogeneous mixtures fixed
Which of the following is a colloidal
2. composition
solution? (c) Heterogeneous mixtures have fixed
(a) Starch solution composition
(b) Copper sulphate solution (d) Salt solution is heterogeneous
mixture.
(c) Chalk powder in water
9. Alloys are
(d) Kerosene oil and water.
Which of the following is not a mixture ?
3. (a) pure substances
(a) Soap solution (b) homogeneous mixtures
(b) Blood (c) compounds
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) of fixed composition.
(d) Coal 10. The size of particles of true solutions is
Which of the following is a physical
4. (a) < 1 nm
change? (b) Between 1 nm to 100 nm
(a) Burning of a candle (c) > 100 nm
(b) Rusting of iron (d) > 1000 nm
(c) Freezing of water 11. Which of the following is the most
(d) Digestion of food. stable ?
Which of the following is a chemical
5. (a) True solution
change? (b) Colloidal solution
(a) Melting of wax (c) Suspension
(b) Mixing of iron filings with sulphur (d) Milk
powder 12. 40 g of common salt is dissolved in 320 g
(c) Cooking of food of water. The mass percentage of salt is
(d) Dissolving salt in water. (a) 11.1% (b) 12.5%
Which of the following has the highest
6. (c) 15% (d) 10%
solubility at 293 K? 13. Which of the following statements is
(a) KNO3 (b) NaCl not correct?
(c) KCl (d) NH4Cl (a) Colloidal solution is homogeneous
Which of the following has the highest
7. (b) Colloidal solution appears to be
solubility at 313 K? homo-geneous but actually it is
(a) KNO3 (b) NaCl heterogeneous
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 (c) Colloidal solution shows Tyndall (b) distillation
effect (c) centrifugation
(d) Sky is blue due to Tyndall effect. (d) evaporation.
14. The particles of suspension 21. Mixture of Blue ink and red ink can be
(a) can’t be seen with naked eye separated by
(b) can’t be seen with the help of (a) evaporation
powerful microscope (b) separating funnel
(c) can be seen with naked eye (c) chromatography
(d) c a n ’ t b e s e e n w i t h e l e c t r o n (d) distillation.
microscope. 22. Acetone and water can be separated by
15. The particles do not settle down in (a) distillation
case of (b) fractional distillation
(a) true solution (c) steam distillation
(b) colloidal solution (d) evaporation.
(c) suspension 23. Which has the lowest boiling point?
(d) both (a) and (b). (a) O2 (b) Ar
16. The particles of colloidal solution can be (c) N2 (d) Br2
separated by 24. Petrol is obtained from petroleum by
(a) evaporation (a) distillation
(b) filtration (b) fractional distillation
(c) centrifugation (c) steam distillation
(d) distillation. (d) distillation under reduced pressure.
17. The dye from blue fountain pen ink can 25. The method of separating petrol from
be separated by petroleum is
(a) evaporation (a) distillation
(b) distillation (b) fractional distillation
(c) chromatography (c) steam distillation
(d) separating funnel. (d) vacuum distillation
18. What is the percentage of fat present
26. The solvent used in sanitizer is
in milk of full cream?
(a) Benzene
(a) 6.0 % (b) 4.0 %
(c) 3.0 % (d) 1.5 % (b) Ether
19. The name of protein present in milk is (c) Alcohol
(a) casein (b) albumin (d) Acetone
(c) soyabean (d) keratin. 27. Which of the following can be classified
20. Kerosene oil and water can be separated as mixture
by (a) a clear salt solution
(a) separating funnel (b) a rusted iron nail

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 (c) a piece of paper cut into different (a) I I i s h o m o g e n e o u s b e c a u s e
shapes components form separate layers
(d) a bowl of water with floating ice (b) I i s h o m o g e n e o u s b e c a u s e
cubes. composition is uniform throughtout
28. 10 g of iron filings and 10 g of sulphur the mixture
powder was taken in a bawl. Magnet (c) II is heterogeneous because
was brought near it and iron filings components are liquids
were picked up by the magnet. Then (d) I i s h e t e r o g e n e o u s b e c a u s e
iron filling were heated with sulphur components of mixture are not
visible from naked eye
powder. Magnet did not attract the
substance formed. The conclusion is 31. Observe the table and which mixture
are classified correctly.
(a) Contents before heating was
mixture because they appear Components Type of mixture
different W Food colour Heterogeneous
(b) Contents before heating was + water mixture
mixture because they could be
easily separated by magnet. X Sand + water Colloidal solution
(c) The contents after heating was Y Milk + flour Heterogeneous
mixture because it was not attracted mixture
by magnet. Z Rice + flour Heterogeneous
(d) The contents after heating was mixture
mixture because properties were (a) W and X
changed. (b) X and Y
29. A water B soil C milk D chocolate (c) Y and Z
powder E salt which tin substances will (d) Y and Z
form homogeneous mixture 32. A student crushed a piece of chalk
(a) A and B and mixed it with 100 mc of water.
(b) C and D The water appeared white and cloudy.
After some time particles settled at the
(c) B and E
bottom of the container. Student claims
(d) A and E mixture is suspension. What justifies the
30. The image shows tin solution which claim
differentiates homogeneous from a (a) The particles mix completely with
heterogeneous mixture water
(b) The particles of chalk form separate
layer
Oil (c) The particles of chalk are visible
Sugar
Water by naked eye
solution
I II (d) The particle of chalk are uniformly
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 33. A student added 5 mL and 10 mL (c) Compound because it can change
orange food colour in 100 mL of water from to another.
each beaker 1 and 2. Which water would (d) Compound, because it is made up
be darker? of two kinds of atoms joined in
(a) 1 because it has less solute definite proportions.
(b) 2 because it has more solute 37. Iron in saw dust can be separated by
(c) glass 1 because it has more solvent (a) magnet
(d) 2 because it has more solvent (b) use sieve with small holes
34. Which solution has least concentration (c) Filtration
with lightest blue colour
(d) hand picking
Solution Volume Type of
38. Salt from camphor is separated by
of ink mixture
(a) Sublimation
1 25 mL 200 mL
(b) Filtration
2 10 mL 100 mL
(c) magnetic separation
3 15 mL 50 mL
(d) Centrifugation
4 50 mL 250 m
39. Salt from sea water can be obtained by
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) filtration
35. Which of the following represents (b) evoporation
element (c) centrifugation
(d) chromatography
(a) (b)
40. Which mixture correctly alligns with
(c) (d) their method of separation
(a) Oil and water – filtration
36. Properties of X are given below
(b) Cream from milk – distillation
I. Fixed composition (c) CuSO4 and water – evaporation
II. Properties are different from its (d) Salt and Sand – centrifuation
constituents 41. Cream is obtained from milk
III. Can be divided into smaller parts (a) Filtration as milk is liquid and
by chemical methods. hence it can be filtered out
(b) Filtration as cream is solid and
IV. Made of two different kind of atoms
hence it can be easily filtered out
V. Solid at room temperature 'X' can (c) Centrifugation, as cream and
be classified as milk have difference in chemical
(a) Element because it has different formula
properties (d) Centrifugation as particles of cream
(b) Element because it can be divided and milk have difference in their
into smaller parts density.

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 42. Mixture of sand and water can be (a) evaporation
separated by (b) crystallisation
(a) Filtration (c) vapourisation
(b) Centrifugation (d) none of these
(c) Crystallization 48. Separation of coloured components of
(d) Chromatography dye (water soluble) can be separated
43. Which process explains the principle of by
filtration? (a) Evaporation as water changes into
(a) allow only liquid to pass through vapours
filter paper and not insoluble solid (b) Crystallisation as water changes
(b) allows solid particles to pass from vapour to liquid
through filter paper (c) Distillation as it separates water
(c) allows separation based on colour on boiling
(d) allows separation based on density (d) Chromatography as it separates the
solutes soluble in same solvent to
44. Saw dust in water can be separated by
different extent.
(a) filtration
49. I n c h r o m a t o g r a p h y , o u t o f t w o
(b) crystallisation
photosynthetic pigments P and Q from
(c) centrifugation the plant extract, P is separated first
(d) none of these because
45. Centrifugation process is used to (a) P has low density
separate mixture with difference in (b) Q has high density
(a) colour density (c) P is more soluble in water and rises
(b) density faster
(c) lustre and colour (d) Q is more soluble in water and
(d) colour and density rises slower
46. Wet clothes dry under the sun and 50. Two miscible liquids with different
become warm because of boiling points are separated by
(a) evaporation as water changes liquid (a) Distillation
to solid (b) Evaporation
(b) evoporation of water changes liquid (c) Chromatography
into vapours (d) Centrifugation
(c) crystalisation as water changes from 51. Acetone and water are separated by
liquid to solid
(a) Distillation
(d) crystallisation as water changes
(b) Evaporation
from liquid to vapours.
(c) Separating funnel
47. Pure substance soluble in water can be
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 52. How distillation differs from fractional 58. Which of the following is metalloid
distillation even though both are (a) Iron (b) Sulphur
evaporation followed by condensation?
(c) Germanium (d) Bromine
(a) a distillation set up has a heating
59. Which of the following can be broken
source
into simple substance.
(b) a fractional distillation set up as
as water condenser (a) Methane and silicon
(c) a distillation set up does not have (b) Silicon and hydrogen
fractionating colour. (c) acetic acid and hydrogen
(d) a fractional distillation set up does (d) Methane and acetic acid
not have a distillation flask. 60. I oxygen II carbon III salt IV water.
53. Separating funnel is used to separate Which option classify there material
(a) oil and water correctly
(b) milk and water (a) oxygen and salt, element, water
(c) sugar and water carbon compounds.
(d) colour pigment and water (b) oxygen and carbon, elements, water
54. Separating funnel separates immisable and salt compound
liquids based on differences in (c) water and salt, elements, carbon
(a) density and oxygen compound
(b) boiling point (d) water and carbon, elements, salt
(c) melting point and oxygen compounds
(d) colour 61. Which of the following are homogeneous
55. Oxygen can be separated from air by in nature ? [NCERT Exemplar Problem]
(a) distillation of liquid air (i) ice (ii) wood
(b) fractional distillation of liquid air (iii) soil (iv) air
(c) chromatography (a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iv)
(d) none of these (c) (i) and (iv) (d) (iii) and (iv)
56. ‘X’ makes sound when struck with hard 62. Which of the following are physical
substance, ‘Y’ does not, ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are changes? [NCERT Exemplar Problem]
(a) X is Fe, Y is coal (i) Melting of iron metal
(b) X coal, Y is coke (ii) Rusting of iron
(c) X is coal Y is graphite
(iii) Bending of an iron rod
(d) X is Fe, Y is Cu
(iv) Drawing a wire of iron metal
57. Which the following is metal?
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(a) Gold
(b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(b) Oxygen
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(c) Chlorine
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
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 63. Which of the following are chemical (i) P is a compound
changes? [NCERT Exemplar Problem] (ii) X and Y are compounds
(i) Decaying of wood (iii) X and Y are elements
(ii) Burning of wood (iv) P has a fixed composition
(iii) Sawing of wood (a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(iv) Hammering of a nail into a piece (b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
of wood (c) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv) 66. Which of the following is true about
64. Two substances, A and B were made FeS ?
to react to form a third substance, A2B (a) It is attracted by magnet
according to the following reaction (b) It is soluble in carbon disulphide
2A + B → A2B (c) It gives H2S gas on reaction with
Which of the following statements dil. H2SO4
concerning this reaction are incorrect? (d) It is yellow in colour
 [NCERT Exemplar Problem] 67. Which of the following is not true about
(i) The product A 2 B shows the sulphur?
properties of substances A and B. (a) It is yellow coloured solid
(ii) The product will always have a (b) It has low melting point
fixed composition. (c) It is soluble in CS2
(iii) The product so formed cannot be (d) It is soluble in water
classified as a compound. 68. Which of the following is true?
(iv) The product so formed is an (a) Compounds have fixed composition
element. (b) The properties of compounds are
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) similar to its components
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (c) Compound can be prepared by
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) physical method
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) No heat is evolved or absorbed in
65. Two chemical species X and Y combine the formation of compound.
together to form a product P which 69. For each of the following, use letters to
contains both X and Y indicate wheather the matter is element
X + Y → P (E), compound (C) or mixture (M).
X and Y cannot be broken down into S.No. Matter Classification
simpler substances by simple chemical 1. Water
reactions. Which of the following 2. Mercury
concerning the species X, Y and P are 3. Air
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 (a) 1. (C),  2. (E),  3. (M),  4. (E) (a) heterogeneous and shows Tyndall
(b) 1. (E),  2. (C),  3. (M),  4. (E) effect
(c) 1. (C),  2. (M),  3. (E),  4. (E) (b) homogeneous and shows Tyndall
(d) 1. (E),  2. (M),  3. (C),  4. (E) effect
70. The common characteristic of suspension (c) heterogeneous and does not show
and colloidal solution is Tyndall effect
(a) both are heterogeneous. (d) homogeneous and does not show
(b) the particles of both can pass Tyndall effect.
through filter paper. 74. Tincture of iodine has antiseptic
(c) the particles of both are visible to properties. This solution is made by
naked eye. dissolving
(d) the particles do not settle at the  [NCERT Exemplar Problem]
bottom under gravity. (a) iodine in potassium iodide
71. Which of the following statements are (b) iodine in vaseline
true for pure substances? [NCERT
(c) iodine in water
Exemplar Problem]
(d) iodine in alcohol
(i) Pure substances contain only one
kind of particles. Direction (Q.35 to Q.37): In the
(ii) Pure substances may be compounds following Questions, the Assertion and
or mixtures. Reason have been put forward. Read
(iii) Pure substances have the same the statements carefully and choose the
composition throughout. correct alternative from the following:
(iv) Pure substances can be exemplified (a) Both the Assertion and the Reason
by all elements other than nickel. are correct and the Reason is
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii) the correct explanation of the
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii) Assertion.
72. Rusting of an article made up of iron (b) T he Assertion and the Reason
is called are correct but the Reason is not
 [NCERT Exemplar Problem] the correct explanation of the
(a) corrosion and it is a physical as well Assertion.
as chemical change (c) Assertion is true but the Reason is
(b) dissolution and it is a physical false.
change (d) The statement of the Assertion is
(c) corrosion and it is a chemical change false but the Reason is true.
(d) dissolution and it is a chemical 75. Assertion: Silver bromide compound is
change. made of silver and bromine elements.
73. A mixture of sulphur and carbon
Reason: Silver bromide is a pure
disulphide is [ NCERT Exemplar Problem] substance.

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 76. Assertion: A saturated solution becomes 84. Assertion: Pure substances have fixed
super saturated on cooling. melting point.

Reason: It is because solubility decreases
Reason: Pure substance have only one
with decrease in temperature. kind of atoms or molecules.
77. Assertion: 5 mL of alcohol is dissolved 85. Assertion: The properties of compound
in 75 mL of water. Its volume/volume are similar to properties of its
percentage is 6.25%. components.

Reason: Volume changes with change
Reason: FeS is compound.
in temperature. 86. Assertion: Solution is heterogeneous
78. Assertion: Camphor and common salt mixture made up of solute and solvent.
can be separated by sublimation.
Reason: Iodine is solute in solution of
iodine dissolved in alcohol.

Reason: Camphor can sublime, change
into vapours directly whereas common 87. Assertion: Sky is blue in colour due to
salt cannot sublime. Tyndall effect

79. Assertion: Boiling point of sea water is

Reason: Colloidal solution show Tyndall
effect due to scattering of light by
more than 100°C.
colloidal particles.

Reason: Soluble impurities increase the
88. Assertion: Milk is emulsion.
boiling point of liquid.

Reason: Solidified butter is a gel.
80. Assertion: Dust particle in air form
aerosol. 89. Assertion: In air N2 is solvent and O2,
Ar, CO2, are solute.

Reason: Dust particles form dispersion

Reason: N2 is present in large amount
medium and air is dispersed phase.
in air and others are in small amount.
81. Assertion: Medicine are easily absorbed
90. Assertion: Miscible liquids are separated
by our body in colloidal form.
by distillation if differences in boiling

Reason: It is because they have large point is larger than 25°C.
surface area and therefore, absorbed

Reason: Kerosene oil and water are
easily.
miscible liquids.
82. Assertion: Iodine is lustrous 91. Assertion: 5% glucose solution by mass

Reason: Iodine is non-metal means 5 g of glucose is dissolved in 95
83. Assertion: Brass is an alloy of copper g of H2O.
and Zn.
Reason: Saturated solution can not

Reason: Brass is compound of copper dissolve more amount of solute of same
and zinc. temperature.

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