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Name the functional group present in each of the following compounds:

(i) HCOOH

(ii) C2H5CHO

Solution

(i) HCOOH

(ii) C2H5CHO

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The sky appears dark instead of blue to an astronaut. State its reason.

Solution

At higher altitudes, scattering of sunlight by the atmospheric particles is not prominent. Due to the absence of scattering, the sky appears dark to an astronaut. 

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Depletion of ozone in the ozone layer is a cause for our worry. Why?

Solution

Depletion of ozone layer will expose us to ultraviolet radiation which are very harmful to the organism and cause skin cancer and eye damage in human beings.

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Name two decomposers operating in our ecosystem.

Solution

Bacteria and fungi are two decomposers operating in our ecosystem. 

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State the modern periodic law for classification of elements. How many (i) groups and (ii) periods are there in the modern periodic table?

Solution

Modern periodic law states that “Properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic number”.

(i) There are 18 groups in the modern periodic table and

(ii) 7 periods in the modern periodic table.