Name two elements you would expect to sh | Class 10 Science Chapter Periodic Classification of Element, Periodic Classification of Element NCERT Solutions

When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resistor.

Outline a project which aims to find the dominant coat colour in dogs.

Draw the structure for the following compounds.                

       (i)    Ethanoic acid             (ii)   Bromopentane*
       (iii)  Butanone                   (iv)   Hexanal.

*Are structural isomers possible for bromopentane?

A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B, each of 24 Ω resistance, which may be used separately, in series, or in parallel. What are the currents in the three cases?

How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?

(a)  What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as boron have in common?
(b)  What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as fluorine have in common?

Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.

A man with blood group A marries a woman with blood group O and their daughter has blood group O. Is this information enough to tell you which of the traits – blood group A or O – is dominant? Why or why not?

What is an homologous series? Explain with an example.

Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?

Can the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat be considered homologous organs? Why or why not?

Fe₂O₃ + 2Al → Al₂O₃ + 2Fe

The above reaction is an example of a

(a) combination reaction.
(b) double displacement reaction.
(c) decomposition reaction.
(d) displacement reaction.

What changes would you suggest in your home in order to be environment-friendly?

Explain how, offspring and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of chromosomes?

What are the problems caused by the non-biodegradable wastes that we generate?

What are the limitations in obtaining energy from wind?

Give an example of a metal which

  (i) is a liquid at room temperature.
  (ii) can be easily cut with a knife.
  (iii) is the best conductor of heat.
  (iv) is a poor conductor of heat.

In the electrolytic refining of a metal M, what would you take as the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte?

Give an example of characteristics being used to determine how close two species are in evolutionary terms.

The human eye forms the image of an object at its

(a) cornea.          (b) iris.          (c) pupil.          (d) retina.