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1 Aluminium reacts with oxygen to form an amphoteric oxide.

(a) State what is meant by the term amphoteric.

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(b) The reaction between aluminium oxide and aqueous sodium hydroxide forms a salt containing
the negative ion AlO2 . The only other product is water.

Write a chemical equation for the reaction between aluminium oxide and aqueous sodium
hydroxide.

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[Total: 3]

2 The names of the elements of Period 2 of the Periodic Table are shown.

lithium beryllium boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon

Identify the element which forms a basic oxide with the formula X2O.

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[Total: 1]

3 Calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2, is slightly soluble in water.

Calcium hydroxide can be made by the reaction of calcium with water.

(a) Write the chemical equation for this reaction.

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(b) Name another substance that reacts with water to form calcium hydroxide.

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[Total: 3]

4 Lithium reacts with water to produce aqueous lithium hydroxide and a gas which ‘pops’ with a
lighted splint.

(a) Name the gas which ‘pops’ with a lighted splint.

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(b) Choose one pH value from the list that best describes the pH of aqueous lithium hydroxide.

Draw a circle around the correct answer.

pH 2 pH 5 pH 7 pH 13 [1]

(c) Lithium reacts with nitrogen.

Complete the chemical equation for this reaction.

............ Li + N2 → ............ Li3N [2]

[Total: 4]

5 Sodium reacts with water to produce aqueous sodium hydroxide and a gas which pops with a
lighted splint.

(a) Complete the chemical equation for this reaction.

2Na + 2H2O → ...............NaOH + ............... [2]

(b) Choose one value from the list that best describes the pH of aqueous sodium hydroxide.

Draw a circle around the correct answer.

pH 1 pH 4 pH 7 pH 14 [1]

[Total: 3]

6 Name the compound formed when sulfuric acid reacts with ammonia.

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[Total: 1]

7 Give the formula of the compound formed when sulfuric acid reacts with ammonia, NH3.

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[Total: 1]

8 Aqueous potassium hydroxide reacts with a dilute acid to produce aqueous

potassium chloride, KCl(aq), which is a salt.

(a) Name the dilute acid used.

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(b) State the type of reaction taking place.

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(c) Name the experimental technique used when salts are made by reacting a dilute acid with an
aqueous alkali.

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[Total: 3]

9 When NaOH(aq) is added to aqueous iron(III) chloride, FeCl3(aq), a solid product is formed.

Name the type of reaction where a solid is formed from two solutions.

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[Total: 1]
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10 A 25.0 cm sample of limewater is placed in a conical flask.

The concentration of Ca(OH)2 in the limewater is determined by titration with dilute hydrochloric
acid, HCl.

(a) Name the item of apparatus used to measure the volume of acid in this titration.

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(b) State the type of reaction which takes place.

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(c) As well as limewater and dilute hydrochloric acid, state what other type of substance must be
added to the conical flask.

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(d) The equation for the reaction is shown.

Ca(OH)2 + 2HCl → CaCl2 + 2H2O

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20.0 cm of 0.0500 mol / dm HCll reacts with the 25.0 cm of Ca(OH)2.
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Determine the concentration of Ca(OH)2 in g / dm . Use the following steps.
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(i) Calculate the number of moles in 20.0 cm of 0.0500 mol / dm HCl.

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(ii) Determine the number of moles of Ca(OH)2 in 25.0 cm of the limewater.

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(iii) Calculate the concentration of Ca(OH)2 in mol / dm .

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(iv) Determine the concentration of Ca(OH)2 in g / dm .

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