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Salesa chemistry chapter 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acids and bases are a way of classying substances according to their (a)  

2.

The word acid comes from the ______ word 'acidus' which means sour.

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Hebrew

d)

Egyptian

3.

(a)   is known as the father of Chemistry.

4.

______ acid is found in tamarinds.

a)

Acetic

b)

citric

c)

ascorbic

d)

tartaric

5.

Acidic acid solutions conduct electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

(a)   acid is called the king of chemicals.

7.

The dye on litmus paper is extracted from _____

a)

Fungi

b)

Algae

c)

Lichens

d)

Bacteria

8.

The pH scale of water is ___

a)

5.5

b)

6

c)

6.5

d)

7

9.

Things with a pH of 13 are highly ___

a)

acidic

b)

alkaline

10.

The neutral colour of Phenolphthalein is ______

a)

pink

b)

orange

c)

colourless

d)

yellow

11.

The Danish biochemist ______ introduced the pH scale.

a)

Soren Adamson

b)

Soren Sorensen

c)

Hald Sorensen

d)

Bak Sorensen

12.

Ethanoic acid is also known as (a)   acid.

13.

(a)   acid is found in fizzy soft drinks.

14.

Known to alchemists as the oil of vitriol. Also known today as battery acid.

(a)  

15.

Vitamic C helps our body absorb (a)   from food.

16.

Gastric juice is a solution containing about ______ hydrochloric acid.

a)

0.3%

b)

0.5%

c)

0.6%

d)

0.8%

17.

Fermentation is a metaboilc process that converts sugar to (a)  

18.

Helpful bacteria that help in food digestion are called (a)  

19.

A low pH favours the growth of yeast and fungus.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The bacteria which are related to the sour taste in spoiled foods are _______ bacteria, which can live without oxygen.

a)

microbial

b)

anaerobic

c)

H.coli

d)

viral

21.

Low GI foods take longer to digest and help you feel full and satisfied for longer.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

(a)   , a Greek philosopher, used vinegar for cleaning wounds over 2000 years ago.

23.

All disease starts in the (a)  

24.

الخل يسكن المرار و يحيي القلوب
What does 'maraar' mean?

(a)  

25.

(a)   is an enzyme secreted by the kidneys that causes blood pressure to increase.