The Amazing World of Solutes Solvents and Solutions Class 8 Fill in the Blanks

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The Amazing World of Solutes Solvents and Solutions Class 8 Fill in the Blanks

The Amazing World of Solutes Solvents and Solutions Class 8 Fill in the Blanks

Question 1.

When a substance is heated, its particles tend to move ............ apart, which generally leads to an increase in volume and a decrease in .............

Answer:

farther, density

Question 2.

The process by which a solid object is submerged in water to measure its volume is called the method of .............

Answer:

displacement

The Amazing World of Solutes Solvents and Solutions Class 8 True or False

Question 1.

The solid component in a solution is known as the solvent.

Answer:

False

Question 2.

A saturated solution can dissolve more solute at a given temperature.

Answer:

False

Question 3.

The solubility of gases generally increases with an increase in temperature.

Answer:

False

Question 4.

In a solution formed by mixing two liquids, the component present in greater quantity is known as the solvent.

Answer:

True

Question 5.

Density is defined as the mass per unit volume of a substance.

Answer:

True

The Amazing World of Solutes Solvents and Solutions Class 8 Match the Following

Question 1.

Match the items given in Column A with those of given in Column B.

Column A Column B
(i) Saturated solution (a) Substance that dissolves the solute
(ii) Density (b) Maximum amount of solute dissolved at a given temperature
(iii) Solvent (c) Substance that is dissolved in a solution
(iv) Solute (d) Mass per unit volume of a substance

Answer:

Column A Column B
(i) Saturated solution (b) Maximum amount of solute dissolved at a given temperature
(ii) Density (d) Mass per unit volume of a substance
(iii) Solvent (a) Substance that dissolves the solute
(iv) Solute (c) Substance that is dissolved in a solution

Question 2.

Match the items given in Column A with those of given in Column B.

Column A Column B
(i) Displacement method(a) Density [latex]\frac{\text { Mass }}{\text { Volume }}[/latex]
(ii) Formula for density (b) Used for measuring the volume of irregular solids
(iii) Measuring cylinder (c) Resets the balance to zero before weighing
(iv) Tare function (d) Used for measuring the volume of liquids

Answer:

Column A Column B
(i) Displacement method(b) Used for measuring the volume of irregular solids
(ii) Formula for density (a) Density [latex]\frac{\text { Mass }}{\text { Volume }}[/latex]
(iii) Measuring cylinder (d) Used for measuring the volume of liquids
(iv) Tare function (c) Resets the balance to zero before weighing

Question 3.

Match the items given in Column A with those of given in Column B.

Column A Column B
(i) Object floats (a) Explains buoyancy in fluids
(ii) Object sinks (b) Approximately 1 g/cm3 at room temperature
(iii) Density of water (c) Density of the object is less than that of the liquid
(iv) Archimedes principle(d) Density of the object is greater than that of the liquid

Answer:

Column A Column B
(i) Object floats (c) Density of the object is less than that of the liquid
(ii) Object sinks (d) Density of the object is greater than that of the liquid
(iii) Density of water (b) Approximately 1 g/cm3 at room temperature
(iv) Archimedes principle(a) Explains buoyancy in fluids

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