1.

Which statement about acids is not a) aqueous ammonia

correct? An acid b) copper(ii) oxide
a) contains hydrogen ions in solution c) potassium chloride
b) contains oxygen d) sodium carbonate
c) has a pH of less than 7
d) gives off carbon dioxide from a 7. When air is bubbled through pure water,
carbonate the pH is lowered from 7.0 to 5.6. Which
gas in the air is responsible for this
2. If a liquid has pH 7, change?
a) it must be colorless a) argon b) carbon dioxide
b) it has a boiling point of 100oC c) nitrogen d) oxygen
c) it must be a solution
d) it must be neutral 8. When a hydrogen ion is lost from an
acid, the resulting particle is called its
3. conjugate base. Which one of the
Solution I II III IV V following particles would be the conjugate
pH 4 5 6 9 10 base for HSO4-?
Which two solutions would produce a a) H2SO4 b) HSO4
neutral solution when mixed together in c) SO42- d) SO32-
equal volumes?
a) II and III b) II and IV 9. If 25 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 nitric acid is
c) II and V d) III and IV added to 50 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3
potassium hydroxide solution, what would
4. If dry citric acid crystals are placed on be the pH of the resulting solution?
dry litmus paper, they will a) 5 b) 7
a) turn yellow b) turn green c) 9 d) 14
c) turn red d) remain unchanged
10. Which of the following oxides is
5. A strong acid classified incorrectly?
a) is always partially inonised when in Oxide Type
solution a) zinc oxide ZnO Amphoteric
b) is always fully ionized when in b) carbon dioxide CO2 Acidic
solution c) carbon monoxide Neutral
c) always decomposes carbonates CO basic
d) always contains oxygen
d) lead(II) oxide PbO
6. A base is a substance which will
neutralize an acid. Which of these
substances is not a base?
20 Which substance reacts with calcium to form a salt?

A hydrochloric acid
B oxygen
C sodium hydroxide
D water

21 The incomplete equation shows a reaction.

CuCO3 + H2SO4 products

What are the products of this reaction?

A copper(II) oxide, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen

B copper(II) oxide, sulphur dioxide, water
C copper(II) sulphate, carbon dioxide, hydrogen
D copper(II) sulphate, carbon dioxide, water
19 Which substance does not form copper(II) sulphate with warm, dilute sulphuric acid?

A copper
B copper(II) carbonate
C copper(II) hydroxide
D copper(II) oxide

17 The graphs show the mass of a beaker and its contents plotted against time.

Which graph could represent the reaction between magnesium and dilute hydrochloric acid in an
open beaker?

A B
mass mass

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D
mass mass

0 0
0 time 0 time
18 Zinc reacts with steam to form zinc oxide and hydrogen.

Zn + H2O ZnO + H2

During the reaction, which substance is oxidised?

A hydrogen
B water
C zinc
D zinc oxide

19 Hydrochloric acid is used to clean metals.

The acid reacts with the oxide layer on the surface of the metal, forming a salt and water.

Which word describes the metal oxide?

A alloy
B base
C element
D indicator