Bright Way Foundation School

And Academy
10th Chemistry Short and Long Questions Guess by Sir
Faizan
Unit 9
Important Short Questions

1. Reversible & irreversible reaction

2. Dynamic equilibrium & Static equilibrium
3. Law of mass action
4. Equilibrium constant
5. How dynamic equilibrium constant is established
6. Relationship b/w active mass and rate of reaction
7. How direction of a reaction can be predicted?

Important long questions

1. What is meant by a complete & incomplete reaction? Why do reactions not go to completion?
2. Give the macroscopic characteristics of forward reactions, reverse reactions &
dynamic equilibrium.
3. State the law of mass action and derive the expression for the equilibrium constant for
a given reaction A +B>< C+D / general reaction.
4. Explain the importance of equilibrium constant.
5. Describe a reversible reaction with the help of an example & graph.

Unit 10

Important Short Questions

1. Define Acid & base according to Arrhenius.

2. Write limitations of Arrhenius concept.
3. What is Bronsted Lowry Theory?
4. Differentiate b/w Lewis’s acid & base.
5. Why H+ ion acts as a Lewis acid?
6. Give four uses of Sulphuric acid.
7. Define pH. What is the pH of pure water?
8. Define pH of solution.
9. Define indicators.
10. What are salts? Give two examples.
11. Give four uses of salts.
12. Write four uses of sodium silicate, calcium chloride, calcium oxide
13. Differentiate b/w acidic salts & basic salts.

Important long questions

1. Compare the physical properties of acids & bases with examples.

2. Explain the Arrhenius concept of acids & bases with examples. What are limitations of
this concept?
3. Explain Lewis concept of an acid & a base.
4. What are indicators? How they are used to determine pH of acidic, basic and neutral
solutions.
5. Define salts. Explain their characteristics and uses of some important salts. 6.
Give the application/uses of some important bases.
7. Explain Bronsted Lowry concept of an acid and base with examples.

Unit 11

Important Short Questions

1. Define Vital force theory.

2. Write definition of organic compounds
3. Define Catenation.
4. Briefly explain molecular formula with example.
5. Write functional group of alcohol.
6. How coal is formed?
7. Define functional group.
8. What is dot & cross formula?
9. Define open chain/acyclic compound.
10. Define alicyclic/non-Benzenoid compounds.
11. Define Heterocyclic compounds with example
12. Define isomerism. How many isomers pentane have?

Important long questions

1. Write a note on classification of organic compounds.

2. Compare the general characteristics of organic & inorganic compounds.
3. Define homologous series. Write its characteristics.
4. Define functional group. Explain the functional group of alcohols, ethers, aldehydes,
ketones, carboxylic acid, esters, etc.
5. Explain the meaning of molecular formula, structural formula, condensed structural
formula & electronic formula.

Unit 12

Important Short Questions

1. Define hydrocarbons.
2. Define open chain hydrocarbons & Closed chain hydrocarbons
3. What are Saturated & unsaturated hydrocarbons?
4. Why alkanes are called “Paraffins”?
5. What is meant by Hydrogenation of alkenes?
6. Give Uses of ethane & ethane.

Important long questions

1. Define hydrocarbons. How are they classified?

2. Explain methods for preparation of alkanes & alkenes.
3. Discuss physical properties of alkenes & alkynes.
4. Write uses of ethane, ethane, methane & acetylene.
5. Give chemical reactions of alkanes.

Unit 13

Important Short Questions

1. Define Biochemistry.
2. Define Polysaccharides & give their properties
3. write Characteristics of monosaccharides.
4. Define amino acid. Give its general formula.
5. Differentiate b/w essential & non-essential amino acids.
6. Write Sources & uses of vitamin A, Vitamin D.
7. Carbohydrates & their uses
8. Difference b/w ghee & oil
9. Function of DNA
10. Types of vitamins
11. How you justify RNA works like a messenger?

Important long questions

1. Define monosaccharides & oligosaccharides. Give their characteristics.

2. Give uses and sources of carbohydrates.
3. Define amino acid. Explain how are they building blocks of proteins?
4. Explain the sources & uses of proteins & lipids.
5. Define vitamins. Discuss the types, sources, uses & importance of vitamins. Also write the
effects of deficiency of vitamins.
6. What are carbohydrates? How are monosaccharides prepared?

Unit 14

Important Short Questions

1. Atmosphere & its spheres

2. Diff. b/w atmosphere & environment
3. Name the major constituents of troposphere
4. Define pollutants. Differentiate b/w primary & secondary pollutants.
5. Greenhouse effect
6. Global warming & its effects
7. Why CO2 is called greenhouse gas?
8. CO2 is responsible for heating up atmosphere, how?
9. Effects of acid rain
10. Define Ozone hole & where was it notices first?
11. Effects of ozone depletion
12. Where the ozone layer is found?
13. How acid rain increase the acidity of soil?
14. Why CO is considered a health hazard?
15. How sulfur containing compound are emitted naturally?

Unit 15

Important Short Questions

1. How water rises in plants?

2. Four properties of water
3. Define capillary action
4. Why the water molecule is polar?
5. Soft water & hard water
6. How temporary hardness of water can be removed by Clark’s method?
7. Define boiler scales. How are they removed?
8. Why are pesticides & fertilizers used?
9. Why non-polar compounds are insoluble in water?
10. How water rises in plants?
11. Disadvantages of detergents.
12. Name some water borne diseases.
13. Define Fluorosis.

Unit 16

Important Short Questions

1. Define metallurgy.
2. Difference b/w Minerals & Ores.
3. State gravity separation
4. Electromagnetic separation
5. Define Roasting. How is it carried out?
6. Raw materials of Solvay’s process
7. Advantages of Solvay’s process
8. Petroleum
9. Formation of petroleum
10. How roasting is carried out?
11. Difference b/w crude oil & residual oil
12. Difference b/w diesel oil & fuel oil.
13. Which raw material are used in the manufacturing of urea?
14. How NaHCO3 is converted in Na2CO3?

Important Long questions

1. What is meant by a complete & incomplete reaction? Why do reactions not go to completion
Unit 9
2. Give the macroscopic characteristics of forward reactions, reverse reactions & dynamic
equilibrium. Unit 9
3. State the law of mass action and derive the expression for the equilibrium constant fo a
given reaction A +B>< C+D / general reaction. Unit 9
4. Explain the importance of equilibrium constant. Unit 9
5. Describe a reversible reaction with the help of an example & graph. Unit 9
6. Compare the physical properties of acids & bases with examples. Unit 10
7. Explain the Arrhenius concept of acids & bases with examples. What are limitations o
this concept? Unit 10
8. Explain Lewis concept of an acid & a base. Unit 10
9. What are indicators? How they are used to determine pH of acidic, basic and neutra
solutions.
10. Define salts. Explain their characteristics and uses of some important salts. Unit 10
11. Give the application/uses of some important bases. Unit 10
12. Explain Bronsted Lowry concept of an acid and base with examples. Unit 10
13. Describe the important chemical properties of acids. Unit 10
14. Write a note on classification of organic compounds. Unit 11
15. Compare the general characteristics of organic & inorganic compounds. Unit 11
16. Define homologous series. Write its characteristics. Unit 11
17. Define functional group. Explain the functional group of alcohols, ethers, aldehyde
ketones, carboxylic acid, esters, etc. Unit 11
18. Explain the meaning of molecular formula, structural formula, condensed structure
formula & electronic formula. Unit 11
19. Define hydrocarbons. How are they classified? Unit 12
20. Explain methods for preparation of alkanes & alkenes. Unit 12
21. Discuss physical properties of alkenes & alkynes. Unit 12
22. Write uses of ethane, ethane, methane & acetylene. Unit 12
23. Give chemical reactions of alkanes. Unit 12
24. Define monosaccharides & oligosaccharides. Give their characteristics. Unit 13
25. Give uses and sources of carbohydrates. Unit 13
26. Define amino acid. Explain how are they building blocks of proteins? Unit 13
27. Explain the sources & uses of proteins & lipids. Unit 13
28. Define vitamins. Discuss the types, sources, uses & importance of vitamins. Also write the
effects of deficiency of vitamins. Unit 13
29. What are carbohydrates? How are monosaccharides prepared? Unit 13
30. Define atmosphere. How is the atmosphere divided into different layers? Unit

More Long Questions

1.What is meant by reversible reaction? Write their characteristics.
Explain reversible reactions with the help of an example.
2.Write the macroscopic characteristics of forward and reverse
reactions. What is the difference between forward and reverse reaction?
3.State law of mass action. Also derive equilibrium constant
expression for the given chemical reaction. 𝑨 + 𝑩 ⇄ 𝑪 + 𝑫
4.Explain that how can we predict the direction of any reaction
from the value of equilibrium constant?
5.Describe Arrhenius concept of acids and bases and explain with
examples. Also write the limitations of this concept.
6.Describe Lowry-Bronsted concept of acids and bases and
explain with the help of examples.
7.What is meant by conjugate acid and conjugate base? Explain
with examples. Write the limitation of Lowry-Bronsted concept.
8.What is meant by neutralization reaction? Explain with the help of examples.
9.Write the names of naturally occurring acids and also write their sources.
10.What is meant by indicators? Explain with examples.
1.Write down the methods of preparation of alkanes.
2.Describe substitution reaction. Explain it with the help of halogenation of alkane.
3.Write the uses of methane and ethane.
4.Define hydrocarbons. Write down two methods of the preparation of alkanes.
5.Write down the uses of ethene.
6.Explain different methods of the preparation of alkynes.
7.Write down the chemical reactions of alkynes.
8.Describe the classification of carbohydrates. Give examples.
9.Define carbohydrates. Also explain monosaccharides.
10.What are polysaccharides? Give any two examples and write their properties.
11.What are proteins? Write their chemical structures. In which compounds they are present?
12.What are nucleic acids? Write the components and types of nucleic acids.
13.Write the functions of RNA. What is the similarity between the functions of DNA and RNA?
14.Write the detail of commercial importance and uses of enzymes.
15.Describe the sources and uses of vitamins A and D.
16.Explain fat soluble vitamins. Describe the importance of vitamins.
17.What is meant by soft and hard water? Write the causes of water hardness.
18.Describe the types of water hardness.
19.Explain the methods of removing permanent water hardness.
20.Explain that domestic effluents used water is also a cause of water pollution.
21.What is meant by metallurgy? Explain terms related to metallurgical process.
22.Explain briefly froth floatation process.
23.What is meant by smelting? Explain with reference to smelting process of copper metal.
24.Define bessemerization. Explain with reference to bessemerization of copper metal.
25.How sodium carbonate Na2CO3 is prepared from Solvay’s process?
26.What are fertilizers? What is the difference between natural and artificial fertilizer? Also explain
that natural fertilizer is better than artificial fertilizer.
27.What is meant by fractional distillation? Describe fractional distillation of petroleum.
28.Write down the names, composition, boiling range and uses of important fractions of petroleum.