Multiple Choice Questions: (1) adding copper to dilute sulphuric acid

Acids and Alkalis (2) adding copper(II) oxide to dilute

sulphuric acid
(3) adding copper(II) carbonate to dilute
1985 sulphuric acid
(4) adding copper(II) chloride solution to
1. Which of the following, when added to 10 magnesium sulphate solution.
cm3 of 0.1M sodium hydroxide solution,
would change the pH value of the sodium A. (1) and (4) only
hydroxide solution? B. (2) and (3) only
C. (1), (2) and (4) only
(1) 10 cm3 of 0.1M sodium chloride solution D. (2), (3) and (4) only
(2) 5 cm3 of 0.1M potassium hydroxide
solution
(3) 10 cm3 of distilled water 5. Which of the following statements concerning
100 cm3 of 2M hydrochloric acid and 100 cm3
A. (1) and (2) only of 2M nitric acid is/are true?
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only (1) They both liberate the same amount of
D. (1), (2) and (3) heat when reacted with 100 cm3 of 2 M
sodium hydroxide solution.
(2) They both react with zinc to form
hydrogen.
2. (3) They both have the same rate of reaction
with a given amount of marble chips.

c o n c e n tr a te d A. (3) only
s u lp h u r ic a c id B. (1) and (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
c h a rc o a l D. (1), (2) and (3)
s o lu tio n X s o lu tio n Y

H EAT 6. 1.5 moles of a metallic element X react with

12 g of oxygen to form an oxide. What is the
To show that sulphur dioxide and carbon simplest formula for the oxide?
dioxide are produced when charcoal reacts (Relative atomic mass: O=16)
with hot concentrated sulphuric acid,
solutions X and Y in the above set-up should A. XO
be B. XO2
C. X2O
solution X solution Y D. X2O3
acidified potassium
A. lime water
dichromate
acidified potassium
B. iodide lime water 1986
acidified potassium
C. bromine water 7. In a solution containing potassium nitrate and
iodide
acidified potassium sulphate, the concentrations of
D. sodium hydroxide potassium ions and nitrate ions are 0.5M and
potassium
dichromate 0.2M respectively. What is the concentration
of sulphate ions?

3. When concentrated sulphuric acid is heated A. 0.10M

with solid sodium chloride misty fumes of B. 0.15M
hydrogen chloride are evolved. This reaction C. 0.20M
shows that sulphuric acid is D. 0.30M

A. a catalyst.
B. a non-volatile acid. 8. Which of the following has the smallest
C. an oxidizing agent. number of molecules?
D. a dehydrating agent.
4. Which of the following method(s) are suitable A. 1 g of hydrogen
for preparing copper(II) sulphate in the B. 4 g of oxygen
laboratory? C. 7 g of nitrogen
D. 16 g of sulphur dioxide
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(Relative atomic masses: H=1, O=16, N=14,

S=32) 14. An aqueous solution ethanoic acid has a pH
value of 4. Which of the following substances,
when added to this solution, would increase
9. The mass of aluminium oxide formed when 9 its pH value?
g of aluminium react with excess oxygen is (1) solid calcium carbonate
(2) solid sodium chloride
1 (3) aqueous ammonia
A. 11 g (4) dilute sulphuric acid
3
B. 17 g
C. 25 g A. (1) and (3) only
1 B. (1) and (4) only
D. 28 g C. (2) and (3) only
3
D. (2) and (4) only
(Relative atomic masses: Al=27, O=16)

10. 6.3 g of ethanedioic acid dihydrate crystals 1988

(COOH)2.2H2O are dissolved in distilled
water, and made up to 250 cm3 in a 15. What is the maximum mass of water which
volumetric flask. The concentration of this can be obtained by igniting a mixture of 6.1 g
solution with respect to the acid is of hydrogen and 44.0 g of oxygen?
(Relative atomic masses: H=1, O=16)
A. 0.10M
B. 0.15M A. 22.0 g
C. 0.20M B. 48.8 g
D. 0.40M C. 49.5 g
D. 54.9 g
(Relative atomic masses: H=1.0, C=12.0,
O=16.0) 16. Which of the following expressions represents
the mass of a chlorine molecule?
(Relative atomic mass: Cl = 35.5;
11. Farmers sometimes apply calcium hydroxide Avogadro constant = 6.02×1023 mol-1)
to the soil
(1) to reduce soil acidity. 1
(2) to act as an insecticide. A. g
35.5x6.02x1023
(3) to act as a weed-killer.
35.5
B. g
A. (1) only 2x6.02x1023
B. (3) only 35.5
C. g
C. (1) and (2) only 6.02x1023
D. (2) and (3) only 2x35.5
D. g
6.02x1023
12. Lime water acts as a base when it reacts with
(1) carbon dioxide 17. Hydrolysis of an ester is usually carried out in
(2) dilute hydrochloric acid an acidic medium.
(3) aqueous sodium sulphate
The reaction is reversible in an acidic
A. (2) only medium.
B. (1) and (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only 18. What volume of water, when added to 25 cm3
of 2M hydrochloric acid, would give a 0.2M
solution of the acid?
1987
A. 10 cm3
13. 25.00 cm of a solution of a dibasic acid
3
B. 100 cm3
required 30.00 cm3 of 0.10 M sodium C. 225 cm3
hydroxide for complete neutralization. The D. 250 cm3
concentration of the acid was
19. If gaseous hydrogen chloride is bubbled into a
A. 0.03 M fixed volume of a dilute hydrochloric acid
B. 0.06 M solution, which of the following are true?
C. 0.12 M (1) The pH value of the solution increases.
D. 0.24 M
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(2) The mass of sodium hydroxide required

for complete neutralization of the
solution increases. 25. When zinc reacts with 1 M nitric acid,
(3) The conductivity of the solution hydrogen is not evolved. This is because
increases.
A. zinc reduces the nitric acid to nitrogen.
A. (1) and (2) only B. the concentration of hydrogen ions in
B. (1) and (3) only dilute nitric acid is very low.
C. (2) and (3) only C. nitric acid is an oxidizing agent.
D. (1), (2) and (3) D. zinc forms a protective oxide layer.

1989 26. A white solid W is dissolved in water to give a

colourless solution which forms a white
precipitate with sodium chloride solution. The
20. If there are y molecules in 8 g of oxygen, how precipitate dissolves in dilute nitric acid. W is
many molecules are present in 40 g of sulphur probably
trioxide?
(Relative atomic masses: O = 16, S = 32) A. K2CO3
B. NaBr
A. y/4 C. MgSO4
B. y/2 D. Zn(NO3)2
C. y
D. 2y
1990
21. 25 cm of a 0.1 M solution of an acid requires
3

15 cm3 of 0.5 M sodium carbonate solution 27. The reaction between lead(II) nitrate solution
for complete neutralization. What is the and sodium hydrogencarbonate solution can
basicity of the acid? be represented by the equation below:

A. 1 Pb2+(aq) + 2HCO3-(aq) →
B. 2 PbCO3(x) + H2O(y) + CO2(z)
C. 3
D. 4 Which of the following combinations for x, y
and z is correct?

22. If a glass reagent bottle containing sodium x y z

hydroxide solution is allowed to stand in air A. aq aq aq
for a few weeks, it is often difficult to remove B. aq  g
the glass stopper due to the formation of a C. s aq g
solid round the bottle neck. The solid is D. s  g
probably 28. The molecular formula of a gas is X3. If the
Avogadro’s number is L mol-1, how many
A. sodium oxide. molecules are there in 96 g of X3?
B. sodium peroxide. (Relative atomic mass of X = 16.0)
C. sodium carbonate.
D. sodium hydrogencarbonate. A. 1/2 L
23. Which of the following metals can obtain B. 2L
hydrogen from both dilute hydrochloric acid C. 3L
and dilute sodium hydroxide solution? D. 6L
A. aluminium
B. iron 29. If 2 g of carbon dioxide gas contain x
C. lead molecules, how many molecules are present
D. magnesium in 2 g of helium gas?
(Relative atomic masses:
He=4.0, C=12.0, O=16.0)
24. A colourless gas X is soluble in water and
turns moist blue litmus paper red. X can also A. x
decolorize bromine water. X is probably 1
B. 5 x
2
A. ethene.
C. 7x
B. sulphur dioxide.
D. 11x
C. carbon dioxide.
D. hydrogen chloride.
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water = 18.0, anhydrous metal sulphate =

30. 150.0 cm3 of 3.0 M sodium hydroxide 142.0)
solution is mixed with 50.0 cm3 of 1.0 M
sodium hydroxide solution. The concentration A. 4
of the resultant solution is B. 5
C. 7
A. 2.0 M D. 10
B. 2.5 M
C. 3.3 M
D. 4.0 M 35. If dilute hydrochloric acid gets into a
student’s eye during an experiment, the first
thing the student should do is to
31. A pupil, working with dilute acids in the
laboratory, carelessly poured the unused acids A. dial 999 for help.
into the sink. Later it was found that the B. wash the eye with water.
copper pipe in the sink had begun to leak. C. wash the eye with dilute ammonia
Which of the following acids is/are most solution.
likely to have caused the damage? D. wash the eye with dilute sodium
(1) dilute nitric acid hydroxide solution.
(2) dilute sulphuric acid
(3) dilute hydrochloric acid
36. The bleaching action of sulphur dioxide is not
A. (1) only permanent.
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only Sulphur dioxide reacts with water to form a
D. (2) and (3) only weak acid.

32. Which of the following hydroxides is

insoluble in BOTH excess sodium hydroxide
solution and excess aqueous ammonia?

A. Cu(OH)2
B. Zn(OH)2 1991
C. Fe(OH)2
D. Al(OH)3
37. 2.60 g of a metal X combine with 1.20 g of
33. Which of the following statements concerning oxygen to form an oxide in which the
25 cm3 of 1 M hydrochloric acid and 25 cm3 oxidation number of X is +3. What is the
of 1 M ethanoic acid is/are correct? relative atomic mass of X?
(Relative atomic mass: O=16.0)
(1) They give the same colour change when
the same quantity of universal indicator A. 11.6
is added. B. 34.7
(2) They react with marble chips at the same C. 52.0
rate when the initial temperatures are the D. 104
same.
(3) They require the same number of moles 38. Which of the following tests should be used to
of sodium hydroxide for complete detect the presence of sulphite ions in a given
neutralization. solution X?

A. (1) only A. On adding barium chloride solution to X,

B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
34. 16.1 g of hydrated metal sulphate was heated
to constant mass. After cooling to room
temperature, the residual anhydrous metal
sulphate weighed 7.1 g. How many moles of
water of crystallization are there in one mole
of the hydrated metal sulphate?
(Relative molecular masses:
a white precipitate is formed.
B. On adding lead(II) nitrate solution to X,
a white precipitate is formed.
C. On adding dilute sulphuric acid to X, a
colourless gas is evolved which can
decolorize acidified potassium
permanganate solution.
D. On adding dilute nitric acid to X, a
reddish-brown gas is evolved.
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39. What volume of water should be added to 100

cm3 of 2 M hydrochloric acid to change the 45. Which of the following gases, each having a
acid concentration to 0.2 M? mass of 10.0 g, has the greatest number of
molecules at room temperature and pressure?
A. 100 cm3
B. 500 cm3 (Relative atomic masses: C=12.0, N=14.0,
C. 900 cm3 O=16.0, F=19.0, Ne=20.2)
D. 1000 cm3
A. nitrogen
40. When concentrated sulphuric acid is added to B. fluorine
hydrated copper(II) sulphate crystals, which C. neon
of the following would be observed? D. carbon monoxide

A. The crystals dissolve to form a blue

solution. 46. Which of the following substances react with
B. The crystals change to a white solid. hot concentrated sulphuric acid?
C. The crystals change to a black solid.
D. There is no visible change. (1) copper
(2) sodium nitrate
41. 22 g of calcium carbonate are allowed to react (3) hydrated copper(II) sulphate
with 200 cm3 of 0.5 M hydrochloric acid until
no further reaction occurs. What is the mass A. (1) and (2) only
of calcium carbonate left behind? B. (1) and (3) only
(Relative atomic masses: C. (2) and (3) only
C = 12.0, O = 16.0, Ca = 40.0 ) D. (1), (2) and (3)

A. 2g 47. When sulphur dioxide is bubbled into sodium

B. 5g hydroxide solution for a long time, the final
C. 12 g product is
D. 17 g
A. sodium sulphite.
42. What is the number of moles of Fe3+ ions in B. sodium sulphate.
0.1 dm3 of 0.5M Fe2(SO4)3 solution? C. sodium hydrogensulphite.
D. sodium hydrogensulphate.
A. 0.1 × 0.5
B. 2 × 0.1 × 0.5
48. Solution X is 45 cm3 of 1.2 M HCl and
C. 0.1 × 0.5 × 6.02 × 1023
solution Y is 60 cm3 of 0.9 M CH3COOH.
D. 2 × 0.1 × 0.5 × 6.02 × 1023 Which of the following statements concerning
X and Y is correct?
43. Magnesium oxide dissolves faster in 1M A. X has a higher pH value than Y.
hydrochloric acid than in 1M ethanoic acid. B. Both X and Y need the same volume of 1
M NaOH for neutralization.
Hydrochloric acid is a stronger acid than C. Both X and Y have the same electrical
ethanoic acid. conductivity.
D. Y has a faster rate of reaction with
marble chips than X.
44. 1.55 g of a hydrated sodium carbonate,
Na2CO3.xH2O, reacts completely with 25 cm3
of 1 M hydrochloric acid. What is the value of 49. The following experimental results were
x? obtained when 2M HCl was allowed to react
(Relative atomic masses: separately with 2M NaOH and 2M KOH:
H=1.0, C=12.0, O=16.0, Na=23.0)
Expt Volume of Volume of Rise in
A. 1 No. acid alkali temperature
B. 2 100 cm3 of 100 cm3 of
1 T1 oC
C. 4 2M HCl 2M NaOH
D. 10 200 cm3 of 200 cm3 of
2 T2 oC
2M HCl 2M KOH

Which of the following is correct?

1992 A. T1 = T 2
B. T1 = 2T2
C. 2T1 = T2
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D. 4T1 = T2 55. A mixture contains copper powder and zinc

powder. In order to remove the zinc powder,
the mixture is heated with an acid and
50. After 50 cm3 of 0.6 M H2SO4 have completely filtered. Which of the following acids should
neutralized 100 cm3 of 0.6M NaOH, the be used?
concentration of the resulting sodium
sulphate solution is A. dilute nitric acid
B. concentrated nitric acid
A. 0.2 M C. dilute sulphuric acid
B. 0.3 M D. concentrated sulphuric acid
C. 0.6 M
D. 1.2 M
56. Concentrated sulphuric acid can be used to
prepare nitric acid.
51. When concentrated sulphuric acid is poured
onto a piece of cotton cloth, the piece of cloth Sulphuric acid is more volatile than nitric
becomes charred. acid.

Concentrated sulphuric acid is a strong

oxidizing agent.
52. Which of the following can be used to
distinguish between dilute hydrochloric acid
and dilute nitric acid?
(1) copper
(2) silver nitrate solution
(3) sodium hydrogencarbonate solution
57. 0.12 g of sodium metal is added to a large
volume of water. When the reaction is
completed, the resulting solution is treated
with 0.2 M hydrochloric acid. What is the
volume of the acid required, to the nearest
cm3, for complete neutralization?
(Relative atomic mass: Na=23)

A. (2) only A. 13
B. (1) and (2) only B. 26
C. (1) and (3) only C. 39
D. (2) and (3) only D. 52

1993 58. Which of the following statements about a

solution of hydrogen chloride in water is
correct?
53. CO2(g) + CaCO3(x) + H2O(y)
→ Ca(HCO3)2(z) A. The hydrogen chloride exists as
molecules in the solution.
In the above chemical equation, which of the B. The hydrogen chloride is slightly ionized
following combinations is correct? in water.
C. The pH value of the solution is greater
x y z than 7.
A. aq  aq D. The reaction between the solution and
B. s aq s aqueous ammonia is exothermic.
C. s  s
D. s  aq
1994
54. The molecular formula of a gaseous element 59. The reaction between sodium hydrogen-
X is X2. If the relative atomic mass of X is 19, carbonate solution and zinc sulphate solution
what is the number of molecules in 114 g of can be represented by the following equation:
the gas?
2NaHCO3(aq) + ZnSO4(aq) →
(Avogadro’s number = 6.02 ×10 ) 23 Na2SO4(x) + ZnCO3(y) + H2O(z) + CO2(g)
Which of the following combinations is
A. 3 correct?
B. 6
C. 3 × 6.02 × 1023 x y z
D. 6 × 6.02 × 1023 A. aq aq aq
B. aq aq 
C. aq s 
D. s aq 
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(1) It contains H+(aq) ions.

60. The formula of hydrated magnesium sulphate (2) It is an oxidizing agent.
crystals is MgSO4.xH2O. When 3.80 g of the (3) It is a dehydrating agent.
hydrated crystals are heated, 2.00 g of
anhydrous magnesium sulphate are produced. A. (1) and (2) only
What is the value of x? B. (1) and (3) only
(Relative atomic masse: H = 1.0, O = 16.0, C. (2) and (3) only
Mg = 24.0, S = 32.0 ) D. (1), (2) and (3)

A. 3
B. 4 1995
C. 5
D. 6
65. Which of the following substances, when
61. Which of the following contains the same mixed, would undergo a chemical reaction?
number of atoms as 2.20 g of carbon dioxide?
(Relative atomic masses: H=1.0, C=12.0, A. copper and zinc sulphate solution
N=14.0, O=16.0, S=32.0, Cl=35.5) B. calcium chloride solution and magnesium
nitrate solution
A. 1.70 g of ammonia C. lead(II) nitrate solution and sodium
B. 2.25 g of nitrogen monoxide hydroxide solution
C. 2.80 g of sulphur dioxide D. bromine water and sodium chloride
D. 3.55 g of chlorine solution

62. A metal X forms a hydroxide XOH. 1.12 g of
XOH were dissolved in some distilled water
and then made up to 250 cm3 with distilled
water. 25.0 cm3 of this solution required 20.0
cm3 of 0.10M hydrochloric acid for complete
neutralization. What is the relative atomic
mass of X?
(Relative atomic masses: H=1.0, O=16.0)
A. 23.0
B. 24.0
C. 39.0
D. 40.0
63. Which of the following statements concerning
25.0 cm3 of 0.1 M hydrochloric acid and 25.0
cm3 of 0.1 M ethanoic acid is/are correct?
66. In order to prepare 250 cm3 of 0.1 M sodium
hydroxide solution from 1.0 M sodium
hydroxide solution, which of the following
combinations of apparatus should be used?
A. burette, measuring cylinder, pipette
B. conical flask, measuring cylinder,
volumetric flask
C. burette, conical flask, wash bottle
D. pipette, volumetric flask, wash bottle
67. A student performed a titration experiment in
which he added an acid from a burette to an
alkali contained in a conical flask. The
following diagrams show the initial and final
readings of the burette.

(1) They contain the same number of

hydrogen ions.
(2) They require the same volume of 0.1 M
sodium hydroxide solution for complete
neutralization.
(3) They react with excess zinc granules at
the same rate.
What was the volume of the acid added from
the burette to the conical flask?
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
A. 24.5 cm3
C. (1) and (3) only
B. 24.6 cm3
D. (2) and (3) only
C. 24.7 cm3
D. 32.3 cm3

64. Concentrated sulphuric acid turns blue litmus

68. Which of the following pairs of solutions,
paper red and then black. On the basis of
when mixed, would give a neutral solution?
these colour changes, which of the following
deductions concerning concentrated sulphuric
A. 10 cm3 of 1M sulphuric acid and 10 cm3
acid are correct?
of 1M sodium hydroxide solution.
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B. 10 cm3 of 1M sulphuric acid and 10 cm3 D. (1), (2) and (3)

of 2M sodium hydroxide solution.
C. 10 cm3 of 2M sulphuric acid and 20 cm3 74. The basicity of ethanoic acid is four.
of 1M sodium hydroxide solution.
D. 20 cm3 of 2M sulphuric acid and 10 cm3 One molecule of ethanoic acid contains four
of 2M sodium hydroxide solution. atoms of hydrogen.
69. The reaction of cane sugar and concentrated
sulphuric acid may be represented by the 75. If a student accidentally spills some
following equation. hydrochloric acid on his hand, he should
immediately wash his hand with sodium
C12H22O11(s) → 12CO(s) + 11H2O() hydroxide solution.
In this reaction, concentrated sulphuric acid
acts as Sodium hydroxide solution can neutralize
A. a strong acid. hydrochloric acid.
B. an oxidizing agent.
C. a drying agent. 1996
D. a dehydrating agent.
76. Which of the following experiments can be
used to show that concentrated sulphuric acid
70. A mixture consists of two solids, sodium is a dehydrating agent?
chloride and lead(II) oxide. Which of the
following methods can be used to remove the A. adding it to copper(II) oxide powder
sodium chloride from the mixture? B. adding it to copper(II) sulphate crystals
C. adding it to calcium carbonate powder
A. Add water to the mixture and then filter. D. adding it to sodium chloride crystals
B. Add concentrated sulphuric acid to the
mixture and then filter.
C. Add dilute nitric acid to the mixture and 77. A student added 16 cm3 of 2M sodium
then filter. hydroxide solution, in 2 cm3 portions, to 10
D. Add dilute sodium hydroxide solution to cm3 of 2M nitric acid. He measured the
the mixture and then filter. temperature of the mixture immediately after
each addition of the sodium hydroxide
solution.
71. What volume of water is required to dilute
100 cm3 of 8M hydrochloric acid to a Which of the following graphs represents the
concentration of 2M? relationship between the temperature of the
mixture and the volume of sodium hydroxide
A. 200 cm3 solution added?
B. 300 cm3
C. 400 cm3
D. 700 cm3

72. Which of the following substances, when

mixed with lemon juice, would give off gas
bubbles?
(1) iron nails
(2) milk of magnesia
(3) polyethene wrap
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
78. The volume of hydrogen liberated at room
73. Which of the following methods can produce temperature and pressure by the reaction
hydrogen? between 10 cm3 of 10 M hydrochloric acid
and excess zinc granules is greater than that
(1) adding zinc to water between 50 cm3 of 2M hydrochloric acid and
(2) electrolysing dilute sulphuric acid excess zinc granules.
(3) adding magnesium to dilute hydrochloric acid
A. (1) and (2) only 10 M hydrochloric acid is a stronger acid than
B. (1) and (3) only 2M hydrochloric acid.
C. (2) and (3) only 79. Consider the following experiment:
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(Relative atomic masses: C = 12.0, O = 16.0)

A. 19.0
B. 23.0
C. 39.0
D. 78.0
After the experiment, the residue in the
combustion tube is dissolved in water and an
alkaline solution is obtained. X may be 85. Which of the following substances, when
mixed, produce a precipitate?
A. carbon.
B. magnesium. A. chlorine water and potassium bromide
C. silver. solution
D. sulphur. B. ethyl ethanoate and ethanol
C. iron(III) sulphate solution and aqueous
ammonia
1997 D. nitric acid and potassium hydroxide
solution
80. A 2.0 M sodium chloride solution is prepared
by dissolving 11.7 g of sodium chloride in
86. Which of the following statements concerning
distilled water. What is the volume of the
citric acid is/are correct?
solution formed?
(Relative atomic masses: Na = 23.0, Cl =
(1) It is a strong acid.
35.5)
(2) It is present in oranges.
(3) It exists as a solid at room temperature.
A. 50.0 cm3
B. 100.0 cm3
A. (1) only
C. 250.0 cm3
B. (2) only
D. 500.0 cm3
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
81. Metal X reacts with dilute nitric acid to give a
colourless solution. When sodium hydroxide
solution is added to the solution, a white
87. Which of the following substances would
precipitate which dissolves in excess sodium
react with sodium hydroxide solution?
hydroxide solution is formed. X is probably
(1) ammonium chloride solution
A. copper.
(2) copper(II) sulphate solution
B. iron.
(3) ethanoic acid
C. lead.
D. magnesium.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
82. Which of the following statements concerning
D. (1), (2) and (3)
the reaction of aqueous ammonia with
hydrochloric acid is correct?
1998
A. The reaction is exothermic.
B. A white precipitate is formed.
C. Ammonium chloride and chlorine are 88. Which of the following substances has a pH
produced. less than 7?
D. The product ammonium chloride is a
covalent compound. A. lemon juice
B. soap solution
83. When filling a pipette with a solution, a C. glass cleaner
pipette filler is preferred to sucking with the D. milk of magnesia
mouth. 89. The formula for ozone is O3. If one mole of
ozone contains x atoms, how many atoms will
It is more accurate to fill a pipette with a one mole of oxygen gas contain?
solution by using a pipette filler than by
sucking with the mouth. x
A.
84. The formula of a metal carbonate is X2CO3. 3
100 cm3 of a solution containing 0.69 g of the 2x
carbonate requires 50 cm3 of 0.20 M B.
3
hydrochloric acid for complete reaction. What
is the relative atomic mass of metal X?
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3x D. 180.0 g
C.
2
D. 3x
94. The following equation represents the
reaction of an oxide of lead with hydrogen:
90. The formula for hydrated iron(II) sulphate is Pb3O4(s) + 4H2(g) → 3Pb(s) + 4H2O()
FeSO4 xH2O. On strong heating, 20.1 g of
the sulphate produces 9.1 g of water. What is What mass of lead would be obtained if 68.5
the value of x? g of the oxide was consumed in the reaction?
(Relative atomic masses: H=1.0, O=16.0, (Relative atomic masses: O=16.0, Pb=207.0)
S=32.1, Fe=56.0)
A. 5 A. 20.7 g
B. 6 B. 41.4 g
C. 7 C. 62.1 g
D. 8 D. 82.8 g

91. 95. Which of the following is NOT the

X appropriate substance for preparing zinc
sulphate by directly mixing with dilute
sulphuric acid?

A. zinc
B. zinc carbonate
C. zinc hydroxide
s o lu tio n D. zinc nitrate
of Y

A gas X is bubbled into a solution of Y as 96. Dilute sodium hydroxide solution is added
shown in the above diagram. In which of the successively to four different solutions. Which
following combinations would X react with of the following combinations is correct?
Y?
Solution Observation
X Y Ammonium
A. Ammonia Potassium iodide A. White precipitate
chloride
B. Chlorine Potassium nitrate B. Lead(II) nitrate Yellow precipitate
C. Carbon dioxide Sodium hydroxide Potassium
C. Orange precipitate
D. Sulphur dioxide Iron(II) sulphate dichromate
Iron(III)
D. Brown precipitate
sulphate
92. In an experiment, 10 cm of 1M hydrochloric
3

acid is added slowly into 10 cm3 of 1M

sodium hydroxide solution. Which of the 97. What is the purpose of adding quicklime
following statements concerning this (calcium oxide) to soil?
experiment is correct?
A. to neutralize the acidity of the soil
A. The temperature of the mixture increases. B. to act as a fertilizer for the soil
B. The pH of the mixture increases. C. to kill micro-organisms in the soil
C. The mixture does not conduct electricity D. to increase the amount of calcium ions in
at the end of the experiment. soil
D. The concentration of sodium ions in the 1999
mixture remains unchanged.
98. One mole of calcium bromide contains
93. The formula of a solid dibasic acid is H2X.
2.88 g of the acid is dissolved in some A. 1 mole of molecules.
distilled water and the solution is then diluted B. 2 moles of cations.
to 250.0 cm3 with distilled water. 25.0 cm3 of C. 2 moles of anions.
the diluted solution requires 16.0 cm3 of 0.40 D. 3 moles of atoms.
M sodium hydroxide solution for complete
neutralization. What is the molar mass of
H2X? 99. The concentration of an aqueous solution of
an acid is 1.0 M. 25.0 cm3 of this acid
A. 22.5 g solution requires 37.5 cm3 of 2.0 M sodium
B. 45.0 g hydroxide solution for complete
C. 90.0 g
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neutralization. What is the basicity of the (2) citric acid crystals

acid? (3) household bleach

A. 1 A. (1) only
B. 2 B. (2) only
C. 3 C. (1) and (3) only
D. 4 D. (2) and (3) only

100.Iron can be produced from iron(III) oxide by

the following reaction: 2000

Fe2O3(s) + 3CO(g) → 2Fe(s) + 3CO2(g)

105.Metal X forms an oxide. 27.53 g of this oxide
What mass of iron(III) oxide is required to contains 24.96 g of X. What is the mole ratio
produce 2.1 g of iron? of X to oxygen in the oxide?

(Relative atomic masses: O=16.0, Fe=56.0) (Relative atomic masses: O=16.0, X=207.0)

A. 3.0 g A. 1:1
B. 4.5 g B. 1:2
C. 6.0 g C. 2:3
D. 9.0 g D. 3:4

101.The compound X2S contains 58.9% of X by 106.Different volumes of 2.0 M potassium

mass. What is the relative atomic mass of X? hydroxide solution and 2.0 M sulphuric acid
are mixed in a polystyrene cup. In which of
(Relative atomic masses: S=32.0) the following combinations would the
temperature rise be the greatest?
A. 11.5
B. 23.0 Volume of 2.0 M Volume of 2.0 M
C. 39.0 KOH(aq) /cm3 H2SO4(aq) /cm3
D. 46.0 A. 20.0 40.0
B. 30.0 30.0
C. 40.0 20.0
102.Which of the following solutions would D. 45.0 15.0
produce a white precipitate with sodium
hydroxide solution?

A. lead(II) nitrate solution

B. iron(III) nitrate solution
C. copper(II) nitrate solution 107.Some potassium carbonate solution is added
D. potassium nitrate solution to a sample of tap water. The mixture then
appears cloudy. Which of the following ions is
probably present in the sample?

103.In an experiment, 1.00 M sodium hydroxide A. NH4+

solution was added to 25.0 cm3 of 1.00 M B. Mg2+
sulphuric acid until the acid was completely C. Br-
neutralized. What is the concentration of D. SO42-
sodium sulphate (correct to two decimal
places) in the resulting solution?
108.A sample of concentrated sulphuric acid has a
A. 1.00 M density of 1.83 g cm-3 and contains 94.0% of
B. 0.50 M sulphuric acid by mass. What is the
C. 0.33 M concentration (correct to one decimal place)
D. 0.25 M of sulphuric acid in the sample?

(Relative atomic masses: H=1.0, O=16.0,

104.Which of the following substances can react S=32.1)
with magnesium to give a colourless gas
which burns with a ‘pop’ sound? A. 17.5 M
B. 18.3 M
(1) grapefruit juice C. 18.7 M
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D. 19.8 M

109.A white solid dissolves in water to give an

alkaline solution. The solution reacts with
dilute hydrochloric acid to give a gas. The
solid is probably

A. calcium oxide.
B. calcium carbonate.
C. potassium hydroxide.
D. potassium carbonate.

110.Concentrated sulphuric acid can turn a piece

of filter paper black.

Concentrated sulphuric acid is a strong

oxidizing agent.

111.Adding lime to acidic soil can increase crop

yield.

Lime can neutralize the acid in the soil.