Types of Salts and Uses of Salts MCQs || 10th Chemistry Chapter 10

Types of Salts and Uses of Salts MCQs || 10th Chemistry Chapter 10

1. What is a salt formed by the total replacement of ionizable H⁺ ions of an acid called?
A) Acidic Salt
B) Normal Salt
C) Basic Salt
D) Double Salt

2. Which type of salt turns blue litmus red?
A) Normal Salt
B) Acidic Salt
C) Basic Salt
D) Complex Salt

3. What are basic salts formed by?
A) Total neutralization of an acid
B) Incomplete neutralization of a polyhydroxy base
C) Reaction of acid and a metal
D) Direct displacement method

4. What type of salts are formed by crystallization from a mixture of two normal salts?
A) Basic Salts
B) Mixed Salts
C) Normal Salts
D) Double Salts

5. Which of the following is an example of a mixed salt?
A) KNO₃
B) FeSO₄
C) Ca(OCl)Cl
D) NaCl

6. What is the formula for sodium chloride?
A) Na₂CO₃
B) NaCl
C) Na₂SO₄
D) KNO₃

7. Calcium oxide is commonly used in which of the following applications?
A) Table salt
B) Fertilizer
C) Drying agent
D) Glass manufacture

8. What reaction produces a salt and water?
A) Synthesis Reaction
B) Decomposition Reaction
C) Neutralization Reaction
D) Displacement Reaction

9. Which of the following salts is used in the manufacture of glass?
A) Sodium Chloride
B) Calcium Chloride
C) Sodium Carbonate
D) Potassium Nitrate

10. Which type of salts contain more than one basic or acid radicals?
A) Normal Salts
B) Acidic Salts
C) Mixed Salts
D) Double Salts

11. Which acid is used to form sodium acetate?
A) Hydrochloric Acid
B) Acetic Acid
C) Nitric Acid
D) Sulphuric Acid

12. What is the main characteristic of normal salts?
A) They turn red litmus blue.
B) They do not contain any metal ions.
C) They are formed by total replacement of H⁺ ions.
D) They are soluble in alcohol.

13. Which salt is formed when zinc reacts with phosphoric acid?
A) Zinc Chloride
B) Zinc Sulphate
C) Zinc Phosphate
D) Sodium Zincate

14. What is the formula for sodium sulphate?
A) Na₂SO₄
B) NaCl
C) Na₂CO₃
D) K₂SO₄

15. Which of the following is an acidic salt?
A) NaCl
B) KNO₃
C) NH₄Cl
D) CaSO₄

16. Which compound is commonly used as table salt?
A) Na₂CO₃
B) NaCl
C) KNO₃
D) CaO

17. Which of the following is a double salt?
A) Potassium Nitrate
B) Mohr’s Salt
C) Calcium Carbonate
D) Sodium Carbonate

18. What is the formula for washing soda?
A) Na₂CO₃
B) Na₂CO₃.10H₂O
C) CaSO₄
D) NaCl

19. What type of ions do acidic salts contain?
A) Positive ions only
B) Negative ions only
C) Partially replaced H⁺ ions
D) Both A and B

20. Calcium sulphate dihydrate is commonly known as what?
A) Gypsum
B) Quicklime
C) Soda Ash
D) Bleaching Powder

21. Sodium silicate is primarily used for the manufacture of which?
A) Glass
B) Fertilizers
C) Detergents
D) Explosives

22. Which salt is used for de-icing roads?
A) Sodium Chloride
B) Sodium Carbonate
C) Calcium Sulphate
D) Potassium Nitrate

23. What type of salts are produced when an acid reacts with a carbonate?
A) Soluble Salts
B) Insoluble Salts
C) Acidic Salts
D) Mixed Salts

24. Which is a property of salts?
A) They are liquid at room temperature.
B) They are usually solid and crystalline.
C) They have low melting and boiling points.
D) They do not conduct electricity.

25. Which type of reaction involves the exchange of ionic radicals?
A) Neutralization Reaction
B) Synthesis Reaction
C) Precipitation Reaction
D) Decomposition Reaction

26. Sodium carbonate is commonly known as what?
A) Baking Soda
B) Soda Ash
C) Washing Soda
D) Table Salt

27. Which salt is known for its use in the production of explosives?
A) Sodium Nitrate
B) Sodium Chlorate
C) Sodium Bicarbonate
D) Calcium Chloride

28. What type of ions do complex salts produce on dissociation?
A) Only simple cations
B) Only complex anions
C) Simple cations and complex anions
D) Only neutral ions

29. What type of salts is formed from the incomplete neutralization of a base?
A) Basic Salts
B) Acidic Salts
C) Double Salts
D) Normal Salts

30. Which compound is used in the manufacture of flint glass?
A) Sodium Chloride
B) Potassium Nitrate
C) Calcium Sulphate
D) Sodium Bicarbonate

Correct Answers

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. C
13. C
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. A
21. C
22. A
23. A
24. B
25. C
26. B
27. B
28. C
29. A
30. B