CBSE Class 10 Science 2018 Important Topics, Solved Answers And Model Question Papers

This March the board exams held by the Central Board of Secondary Education will commence from the 5th of the month. There is less than a month left for the CBSE Science exam 2018 that is scheduled on 16 March 2018 and this is the time for students to look into the important topics in the subject to cover in their study holidays.

CareerIndia helps you with CBSE Class 10 Science important topics, sample answer papers and model question papers to help you ace in the exam with ease.

CBSE Class 10 Science 2018 Paper Pattern

Total number of questions - 27

Total Marks	Marks Per Answer	Number Of Questions	Question Series Number
1	1	2	Q1 and Q2
6	2	3	Q3 to Q5
30	3	10	Q6 to Q15
30	5	6	Q16 to Q21
12	2	6	Q22 to Q27

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Chapter-wise Important Topics In CBSE Class 10 Science

Chapter Number	Topic
1	Chemical Reactions and Equations
2	Acids, Bases and Salts
3	Metals and Non-Metals
4	Carbon and its Compounds
5	Periodic Classification of Elements
6	Life Processes
7	Control and Coordination
8	How Do Organisms Reproduce
9	Heredity and Evolution
10	Light Reflection and Refraction
11	Human Eye and Colourful World
12	Electricity
13	Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
14	Sources of Energy
15	Our Environment
16	Management of Natural Resources

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Solved Answers

Here are some important questions and solved answers for your reference.

Chemical Reactions

Question

Name the reducing agent in the following reaction:

3 MnO2 + 4AI ----> 3Mn + 2Al2O3

Which is more reactive - Mn or Al and why?

Solution

Al is the reducing agent because Al is more reactive than Mn because Aluminium displaces Manganese from its oxide.

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Acids Bases and Salts

Question

What is the acid present in the following food?

1) Tomato 2) Vinegar 3) Tamarind

Answer

1) Tomato - Oxalic acid
2) Vinegar - Acetic acid
3)Tamarind - Tartaric acid

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Metals And Non-Metals

Question

Justify the following statements

1. School bells are made up of metals.
2. Electric wires are made of copper.

Answer

1. Metals are sonorous in nature. They produce sound when struck with a hard substance. That is why school bells are made up of metals.
2. Copper is a good conductor of electricity. So electric wires are made of copper.

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Carbon And Its Compounds

Question

Name the functional groups

1. -OH 2. -COOH

Answer

1. Alcohol group 2. Carboxylic acid group

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Periodic Classification of Elements

Question

Chlorine, bromine and iodine form a Dobereiner's triad. The atomic masses of chlorine and iodine are 35.5 and 126.9 respectively. Predict the atomic masses of bromine.

Answer

Atomic mass of Br = [35.5 + 126.9]/2
= 162.4/2
= 81.2

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