1 Acids, Bases, Salts and Test of Ions QP

CHEMISTRY WORKSHEET NO.
1 SAMHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Chapter no.8:Acids,Bases,Salts and Test of ions
May 2010 [11] Q (1, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28)
1) 1 Which is an anion that is present in the solution formed when an excess
of dilute hydrochloric acid is added to calcium carbonate?
A Ca2+ B Cl– C CO32− D H+
2) 17 Which pair of compounds could be used in the preparation of calcium
sulfate?
A calcium carbonate and sodium sulfate
B calcium chloride and ammonium sulfate
C calcium hydroxide and barium sulfate
D calcium nitrate and lead(II) sulfate
3) 18 A metal reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce a gas.
What is used to identify this gas?
A a glowing splint
B a lighted splint
C damp blue litmus paper
D limewater
4) 19 Titration of an acid against a base is a method often used in the
preparation of salts.
Which properties of the acid, the base and the salt are required if this method
is to be used?
5) 26 An alloy of copper and zinc is added to an excess of dilute hydrochloric

acid.
Which observations are correct?
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6) 28 Which compound will not produce ammonia when heated with

ammonium sulfate?
A calcium oxide
B magnesium oxide
C sodium hydroxide
D sulfuric acid
Nov 2010 [11] Q (1, 17, 18)
7) 1 Substance X dissolves in water to form a colourless solution. This
solution reacts with aqueous lead(II) nitrate in the presence of dilute nitric
acid to give a yellow precipitate.
What is substance X?
A calcium iodide
B copper(II) chloride
C iron(II) iodide
D sodium chloride
8) 17 A student mixed together aqueous solutions of Y and Z. A white
precipitate formed.
Which could not be solutions Y and Z?
9) 18 The tests below were carried out on a solution containing ions of the metal X.
What is metal X?
A calcium
B iron
C lead
D zinc
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May 2011 [11] Q (3, 5, 18, 19)

10) 3 The diagrams show an experiment with aqueous ammonium chloride.
A gas, Y, is produced and the litmus paper changes colour.

What are solution X and gas Y?
11) 5 A student tested a solution by adding aqueous sodium hydroxide. A

precipitate was not seen because the reagent was added too quickly.
What could not have been present in the solution?
A Al3+ B Ca2+ C NH4+ D Zn2+
12) 18 Which acid and base react together to produce an insoluble salt?
A hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide
B nitric acid and calcium oxide
C sulfuric acid and barium hydroxide
D sulfuric acid and zinc oxide
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13) 19 A solution of fertiliser was tested as shown
Which ions must be present in the fertiliser?
Nov 2011 [11] Q (1, 2, 18, 19, 20)

14) 1 In a titration between an acid (in the burette) and an alkali, you may
need to re-use the same titration flask.
Which is the best procedure for rinsing the flask?
A Rinse with distilled water and then with the alkali.
B Rinse with tap water and then with distilled water.
C Rinse with tap water and then with the acid.
D Rinse with the alkali.
15) 2 The labels fell off two bottles each containing a colourless solution, one
of which was sodium carbonate solution and the other was sodium
chloride solution.
The addition of which solution to a sample from each bottle would most
readily enable the bottles to be correctly relabelled?
A ammonia
B hydrochloric acid
C lead(II) nitrate
D sodium hydroxide
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16) 18 An excess of calcium hydroxide is added to an acidic soil.

What happens to the pH of the soil?
17) 19 Which substance would not be used for preparing a pure sample of
crystalline magnesium sulfate by reaction with dilute sulfuric acid?
A magnesium carbonate
B magnesium hydroxide
C magnesium nitrate
D magnesium oxide
18) 20 Ammonium sulfate and potassium sulfate are salts which can be found
in fertilisers. A sample of a fertiliser is warmed with aqueous sodium
hydroxide and a gas with pH10 is given off.
Which salt must be in the fertiliser and which gas is given off?
May 2012 [11] Q (4, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, 24)

19) 4 The addition of dilute acid to a solution containing the anion Q and the
subsequent use of limewater can be used to identify the anion Q.
What is Q?
A a carbonate
B a chloride
C an iodide
D a sulfate
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20) 7 Which ion reacts with aqueous ammonia to give a precipitate that
dissolves in an excess of ammonia?
A Al3+(aq) B Fe2+(aq) C Fe3+(aq) D Zn2+(aq)
21) 8 Which statement about aqueous sodium chloride is correct?
A It contains sodium atoms.
B It contains two different types of molecules.
C It does not conduct electricity.
D It forms a white precipitate when added to aqueous silver nitrate.
22) 20 A sample of air was bubbled into water. The pH of the water slowly
changed from 7 to 6.
Which gas in the sample caused this change?
A carbon dioxide
B carbon monoxide
C nitrogen
D oxygen
23) 21 Which compound is insoluble in water?
A lead sulfate
B silver nitrate
C sodium carbonate
D zinc chloride
24) 22 The following statements about dilute sulfuric acid are all correct.
1 Addition of Universal Indicator shows that the solution has a pH value of
less than 7.0.
2 A white precipitate is formed when aqueous barium nitrate is added.
3 The solution reacts with copper(II) oxide, forming a blue solution.
4 The solution turns anhydrous copper(II) sulfate from white to blue.
Which two statements confirm the acidic nature of the solution?
A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4
25) 24 Which of the following pairs of compounds react together to produce
ammonia?
1. ammonium nitrate and calcium carbonate
2. ammonium nitrate and calcium oxide
3. ammonium sulfate and calcium hydroxide
4. ammonium sulfate and calcium nitrate
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 4 only
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C 2 and 3 only
D 3 and 4 only
May 2012 [12] Q (3, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19)
26) 3 When dilute hydrochloric acid is added to a white powder a gas is
produced.
The solution remaining is tested separately with small volumes of both
aqueous ammonia and aqueous sodium hydroxide.
A white precipitate is produced in both tests.
What is the white powder?
A aluminium oxide
B calcium oxide
C copper(II) carbonate
D zinc carbonate
27) 5 Which reagent could be used to distinguish between dilute nitric acid
and dilute hydrochloric acid?
A aqueous barium chloride
B aqueous silver nitrate
C aqueous sodium hydroxide
D copper(II) carbonate
28) 16 A sample of air was bubbled into water. The pH of the water slowly
changed from 7 to 6.
Which gas in the sample caused this change?
A carbon dioxide
B carbon monoxide
C nitrogen
D oxygen
29) 17 The oxide Q dissolves in water to form a colourless solution. This
solution reacts with sodium carbonate to produce carbon dioxide.
What is Q?
A copper(II) oxide
B sodium oxide
C sulfur dioxide
D zinc oxide

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CHEMISTRY WORKSHEET NO.

1 SAMHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

5) 26 An alloy of copper and zinc is added to an excess of dilute hydrochloric

6) 28 Which compound will not produce ammonia when heated with

May 2011 [11] Q (3, 5, 18, 19)

A gas, Y, is produced and the litmus paper changes colour.

11) 5 A student tested a solution by adding aqueous sodium hydroxide. A

13) 19 A solution of fertiliser was tested as shown

Which ions must be present in the fertiliser?

Nov 2011 [11] Q (1, 2, 18, 19, 20)

16) 18 An excess of calcium hydroxide is added to an acidic soil.

May 2012 [11] Q (4, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, 24)

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