Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Chemistry
Chapter: Chapter 10 — Chapter 10: Study of Compounds - Nitric Acid
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. How is nitric acid prepared in the lab? [1]
(A) Heating a nitrate salt with conc. H2SO4
(B) Heating a nitrate salt alone
(C) Mixing nitrogen with water
(D) Heating water with salt
2. What industrial process makes nitric acid? [1]
(A) Ostwald process
(B) Haber process
(C) Contact process
(D) Solvay process
3. What type of agent is nitric acid? [1]
(A) A strong oxidising agent
(B) A weak reducing agent
(C) Neutral, non-reactive
(D) A strong base
4. What gas does nitric acid often not liberate with metals? [1]
(A) Hydrogen gas
(B) Oxygen gas
(C) Nitrogen gas
(D) Carbon dioxide
5. What does passivation mean for concentrated HNO3? [1]
(A) Forms a protective oxide layer on some metals
(B) Dissolves all metals completely
(C) Has no effect on metals
(D) Explodes on contact
6. Which metals get passivated by concentrated nitric acid? [1]
(A) Iron and aluminium
(B) Gold and silver
(C) Copper and zinc
(D) Sodium and potassium
7. What fertiliser is made using nitric acid? [1]
(A) Ammonium nitrate
(B) Sodium chloride
(C) Calcium carbonate
(D) Potassium chloride
8. Why study nitric acid? [1]
(A) To understand its properties and industrial importance
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. How is nitric acid prepared in the lab? [1]
(A) Heating a nitrate salt with conc. H2SO4
(B) Heating a nitrate salt alone
(C) Mixing nitrogen with water
(D) Heating water with salt
10. What industrial process makes nitric acid? [1]
(A) Ostwald process
(B) Haber process
(C) Contact process
(D) Solvay process
11. What type of agent is nitric acid? [1]
(A) A strong oxidising agent
(B) A weak reducing agent
(C) Neutral, non-reactive
(D) A strong base
12. What gas does nitric acid often not liberate with metals? [1]
(A) Hydrogen gas
(B) Oxygen gas
(C) Nitrogen gas
(D) Carbon dioxide
13. What does passivation mean for concentrated HNO3? [1]
(A) Forms a protective oxide layer on some metals
(B) Dissolves all metals completely
(C) Has no effect on metals
(D) Explodes on contact
14. Which metals get passivated by concentrated nitric acid? [1]
(A) Iron and aluminium
(B) Gold and silver
(C) Copper and zinc
(D) Sodium and potassium
15. What fertiliser is made using nitric acid? [1]
(A) Ammonium nitrate
(B) Sodium chloride
(C) Calcium carbonate
(D) Potassium chloride
16. Why study nitric acid? [1]
(A) To understand its properties and industrial importance
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests