ATP worksheet

2021 May/June variant 1

A student does a series of tests on a mixture of ionic compounds in aqueous solution.
Complete the table.
Name any gases formed and describe the tests used to identify these gases.

tests observations conclusions

(a) aqueous ammonia is a green precipitate forms
added to the mixture which is insoluble in excess .............................................[1]
aqueous ammonia

(b) aqueous sodium a green precipitate is formed

hydroxide is added to the which is soluble in excess .............................................[1]
mixture aqueous sodium hydroxide

the mixture is warmed a gas is also produced which

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turns damp red litmus paper
blue
............................................[2].

(c) excess dilute nitric acid is

added to the mixture ............................................. .............................................
2−
............................................. CO ions are in the mixture
3

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followed by aqueous I− ions are in the mixture

silver nitrate .............................................

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[4]
2−
(d) SO ions are in the mixture
4
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2021 May/June variant 2
a) A solution contains two different cations and one anion.
Complete the table.
Name any gases formed and describe the tests used to identify these gases.

test observations conclusions

Add aqueous sodium a pale green precipitate
hydroxide to the forms
solution in a boiling
tube.
(i) To the same boiling a green precipitate
tube, continue dissolves to form a cation 1 is .........................
adding aqueous green solution
sodium hydroxide
until in excess. a white precipitate remains cation 2 is .........................

Keep the contents

of the boiling tube
for test (ii). [2]
(ii)
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. .
–
................................... ............................................ anion is NO
3
.
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. [4]
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(b) Ammonium sulfite, (NH4)2SO3, is a water-soluble compound.

Aqueous ammonium sulfite is slowly oxidised by oxygen in air.

This means aqueous ammonium sulfite will also contain some sulfate ions, SO4 2–.

Describe a series of tests, and the observations, to show the presence of ammonium ions,
sulfite ions and sulfate ions in this solution.

It must be clear in your answer which ion is identified by each test.

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[Total: 12]
2021 Oct/Nov variant 2
A solid S contains two cations and one anion.
Complete the table.
Name any gases that are formed in the tests.

test observation conclusion

(a) S is dissolved in water. The A coloured solution forms.
solution is divided into three .............................................
portions for tests (b), (c)
and (d). .............................................
[1]
(b) (i) To a portion of the S contains Cu2+ ions.
solution from (a), .............................................
aqueous ammonia is
added until a change is .............................................
seen. [1]
(ii) An excess of aqueous S contains Cu2+ ions.
ammonia is added to .............................................
the mixture from (b)(i).
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[1]
(c) (i) To a portion of the S contains Cu2+ ions.
solution from (a) .............................................
aqueous sodium
hydroxide is added .............................................
until a change is seen. [1]
(ii) An excess of aqueous S contains Cu2+ ions.
sodium hydroxide is .............................................
added to the mixture
from (c)(i). .............................................

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[1]
(iii) The mixture from (c)(ii) S contains NH +.
4
is warmed and the gas .............................................
formed is tested with
damp red litmus paper. .............................................

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[2]
2–
(d) A white precipitate forms. S contains SO .
4

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[2]

[Total: 9]
2022 May/June variant 1

A student has a mixture of solid ionic compounds.

The student adds the mixture to a beaker with water and stirs the contents of the beaker.

The beaker contains a colourless solution and an insoluble black solid.

(a) Draw a diagram to show how the student separates the colourless solution from the black solid.

Label the apparatus, the black solid and the colourless solution in your diagram.

[3]

(b) The student tests the colourless solution as shown in the table.

(i) Complete the table.

Name any gas formed and describe the tests used to identify the gas.

Tes observations conclusions

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1 Add dilute hydrochloric
acid followed by ........................................ ........................................
aqueous barium
chloride. ........................................ ........................................

........................................ The mixture contains

sulfate ions and
........................................ carbonate ions.
2 Add aqueous sodium
hydroxide and warm the ........................................ ........................................
mixture.
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........................................ The mixture contains

ammonium ions.
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3 Add dilute nitric acid
followed by aqueous ........................................ ........................................
silver nitrate.
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A pale yellow precipitate ........................................

is formed.
(ii) Use the conclusions from tests 2 and 3 only to name an ionic compound in the mixture.

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(c) The student tests the insoluble black solid as shown in the table.

Complete the table.

test observations conclusions

1 Put the black solid into The black solid dissolves
dilute sulfuric acid and and a blue solution is ........................................
warm the mixture. formed.
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2 To some of the blue A light blue precipitate is
solution from test 1, formed which is insoluble ........................................
add aqueous sodium in excess.
hydroxide drop by drop ........................................
until it is in excess.
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3 To some of the blue
solution from test 1, ........................................
add aqueous ammonia
drop by drop until it is in ........................................
excess.
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[4]

[Total: 16]
2022 Oct/Nov variant 2
A student is provided with aqueous copper(II) sulfate, aqueous aluminium sulfate and an aqueous
solution labelled X.
The student tests the three solutions by adding each reagent shown in the table.
(a) Complete the table with the expected observations.
aqueous solutions
[7]
reagents copper(II) sulfate aluminium sulfate X

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aqueous sodium red-brown
hydroxide ....................................... ....................................... precipitate

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aqueous sodium
precipitate
hydroxide in
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excess
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aqueous red-brown
ammonia ....................................... ....................................... precipitate

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aqueous
precipitate
ammonia in
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excess
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aqueous silver
white
nitrate and dilute
....................................... ....................................... precipitate
nitric acid
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aqueous barium
nitrate and dilute no change
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nitric acid
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(b) Identify X.

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[Total: 9]
Specimen Paper
A student tests two solids, solid C and solid D. tests on solid C
Table 3.1 shows the tests and the student’s observations for solid C.

Table 3.1

Tests observations
Appearance green solid
test 1

Heat. the solid turns black

test 2

Add dilute sulfuric acid. rapid effervescence

Test the gas produced. limewater turns milky

test 3

To the solution produced in test 2, add aqueous a light blue precipitate forms, which dissolves to
ammonia dropwise and then in excess. form a dark blue solution

(a) Test 1 states that the solid is heated.

Suggest why it is necessary to heat gently at first.

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(b) Describe how you would use limewater to test the gas produced in test 2.

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(c) Identify the gas produced in test 2.

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(d) Identify solid C.

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tests on solid D

Solid D is potassium iodide.

The student makes an aqueous solution, solution D, using solid D, and divides it into two portions.

(e) To the first portion of solution D, the student adds an excess of aqueous sodium hydroxide.

Complete the expected observations.

observations...........................................................................................................................[1]

(f) The student tests the second portion of solution D to show the presence of iodide ions.

Give the test and the result that shows the presence of iodide ions.

test ............................................................................................................................................

result .........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(g) The student does a flame test on solid D.

Complete the expected observations.

observations...........................................................................................................................[1]

(h) Describe how to do a flame test.

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[Total: 14]
May/June 2023 Variant 2
A student investigates solution W and solid X.

(a) Solution W is green in colour and contains Fe2+ ions.

(i) Describe how W can be shown to contain Fe2+ ions.

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(ii) Excess W is added to acidified aqueous potassium manganate(VII).

Describe the colour change seen.

from ........................................................... to.............................................................[2]

(iii) Describe the observations made when a few drops of aqueous ammonia and then an excess
of aqueous ammonia are added to the mixture from (ii).

a few drops ........................................................................................................................

an excess ..........................................................................................................................
[2]
(b) Solid X is a shiny grey metal.

The tests the student does on X are shown in Table 3.1.

Some of the observations for these tests are also shown.

Table 3.1

tests on solid X observations

Add excess dilute acid to X in a test-tube. solid disappears

1 solution remains colourless
The gas produced is tested. and becomes warmer
Add dilute nitric acid, then add aqueous
2 silver nitrate to some of the solution from solution remains colourless
test 1.
Add dilute nitric acid, then add aqueous
3 barium nitrate to some of the solution from white precipitate
test 1.

(i) Predict the identity of the gas produced in test 1.

Describe how the student tests the gas to confirm its identity.

gas ....................................................................................................................................

test ....................................................................................................................................

observation to confirm gas ................................................................................................

[3]

(ii) The observations for test 1 are incomplete.

State one other observation that the student makes for test 1.

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(iii) State the conclusion you can make from test 2.

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(iv) State the conclusion you can make from test 3.

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(v) Identify the acid used in test 1.

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(vi) Suggest the identity of metal X.

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[Total: 14]