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SECTION A (Multiple Choice Questions)
2. If a liquid has pH 7,
A hydrochloric acid
B oxygen
C sodium hydroxide
D water
a) it must be colorless
b) it has a boiling point of 100oC
c) it must be a solution
d) it must be neutral
3. If dry citric acid crystals are placed on dry litmus paper, they will
a) turn yellow b) turn green
c) turn red d) remain unchanged
4. A strong acid
a) is always partially inonised when in solution
b) is always fully ionized when in solution
c) always decomposes carbonates
d) always contains oxygen
9. When air is bubbled through pure water, the pH is lowered from 7.0 to 5.6. Which
gas in the air is responsible for this change?
a) argon
b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrogen
d) oxygen
10.
Solution I II III IV V
pH 4 5 6 9 10
Which two solutions would produce a neutral solution when mixed together in equal
volumes?
a) II and III b) II and IV
c) II and V d) III and IV
1 Pure dry crystals of magnesium sulphate can be made by reacting excess magnesium
powder with dilute sulphuric acid.
(a) During the reaction, bubbles of a colourless gas are given off.
State the name of this gas.
[1]
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(ii) How is the excess magnesium removed from the reaction mixture?
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(c) Describe how you can obtain pure dry crystals of magnesium sulphate from a solution
of magnesium sulphate.
[2]
(d) (i) Describe one other reaction that makes magnesium sulphate.
[1]
(ii) Write a word equation for the reaction you suggested in part (d)(i). [1]
(iii) Magnesium sulphate can be used as a medicine. Explain why the chemicals used
in medicines need to be as pure as possible. Y
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2 Read the foIIowing instructions for the preparation of hydrated nickeI(II) suIphate t
(NiS04.7H20), then answer the questions which foIIow. I
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1 Put 25 cm of diIute suIphuric acid in a beaker. b
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2 Heat the suIphuric acid untiI it is just boiIing then add a smaII amount of nickeI(II) I
carbonate. y
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3 When the nickeI(II) carbonate has dissoIved, stop heating, then add a IittIe more nickeI u
carbonate. Continue in this way untiI nickeI(II) carbonate is in excess. r
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4 FiIter the hot mixture into a cIean beaker. i
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5 Make the hydrated nickeI(II) suIphate crystaIs from the nickeI(II) suIphate soIution. g
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The equation for the reaction is a
m
NiC03(s) + H2S04(aq) NiS04(aq) + C02(g) + H20(I) .
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(a) What piece of apparatus wouId you use to measure out 25 cm of suIphuric acid?
[1]
(e) After fiItration, which one of the foIIowing describes the nickeI(II) suIphate in the beaker?
[2]
(g) When hydrated nickeI(II) suIphate is heated gentIy in a test tube, it changes coIour from
green to white.
NiS04.7H20(s) NiS04(s) +
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3. (a) Below are the chemical formulae of four acids.
Write down the name of the ion present in solutions of all the acids.
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Write down the name of the ion present in solutions of all the alkalis.
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(d) When nitric acid neutralises ammonium hydroxide the salt formed is called ammonium nitrate.
Give one important use of ammonium nitrate.
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4 This table shows the soil pH ranges required by different crops for growth.
crop pH range
peanut 5.0 6.5
millet 6.0 6.5
sunflower 6.0 7.5
paprika 7.0 8.5
mango 5.5 6.0
(a) A farmer plants peanut and millet crops. Only the peanut crop grows well.
Predict the pH of the soil.
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(b) Which other crop is most likely to grow well in the same soil?
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