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Rocks and building materials

1

Use words from the list to complete the sentences.

calcium carbonate

calcium hydroxide

calcium oxide

carbon dioxide

Limestone is mainly made of the compound .................... When limestone is

heated strongly it decomposes producing the gas ...................and
solid ................... . When the solid reacts with water it produces .................... (4)
2

Match the compounds in the list with the descriptions.

calcium carbonate

copper carbonate

sodium carbonate

zinc carbonate

When heated with a Bunsen burner it does not decompose.

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It decomposes when heated to give zinc oxide.

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It is a blue solid that produces a black solid when heated.

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It can be heated with clay to make cement.

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Limestone blocks are damaged by acid rain.

Use words from the list to complete the sentences.
dissolves

escapes

produces

reacts

Calcium carbonate in the limestone ................... with acids in the rain. With
sulfuric acid it ................... calcium sulfate, carbon dioxide and water. The carbon
dioxide ................... into the air. The calcium sulfate ................... in the rain
water.
4

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A student wanted to make calcium oxide from limestone. The student heated a
piece of limestone strongly in a Bunsen burner flame.
a

Complete the word equation for the reaction that happened:

calcium carbonate calcium oxide + ...................

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The student wanted to be sure he had made calcium oxide. He crushed the
heated limestone and added water. The mixture got hot. The student cooled the
mixture and filtered it. This gave a colourless solution and a white solid that was
left in the filter paper.
b

The student added Universal Indicator to the colourless solution and it turned
purple.
i

Name the compound in the solution that causes the indicator to turn
purple.

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ii

Explain how the students observations show that he had made some

calcium oxide by heating limestone.

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The student added dilute hydrochloric acid to the white solid from the filter
paper.
The mixture fizzed and produced a gas that turned lime water cloudy.
i

What does this tell you about the white solid?

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ii

Was the student successful in changing all of the limestone into calcium
oxide? Explain your answer.

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Write balanced equations for the three chemical reactions that the student
did.

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Residents living near a cement works are concerned because more children are
suffering asthma attacks. Residents have also noticed that parked cars are
becoming dirty because of smoke particles from the chimney.
The table shows the possible medical risk from smoke particles.
Particle size in
mm

Medical effect

Larger than 0.4

No medical risks known

0.3 and smaller

Causes asthma attacks

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May cause cancer

It is also recommended that to avoid damage to health, the concentration of any

particles should be no higher than 2 parts per million (ppm).
Scientists were brought in to monitor the emissions from the cement works
chimney. They positioned four sensors around the cement works to monitor
airborne smoke particles.

These four sensors only detect particle sizes larger than 0.5 mm and measure
the concentration of particles in ppm. The scientists reported that the particle
sensors showed that the average concentration of particles was 1.8 ppm. The
scientists concluded that there was no risk to health.
a

Suggest two reasons why the local residents objected to the positions of the

four sensors.
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What evidence did the scientists use to conclude that there was no risk to
health?

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The local residents were still concerned that there was a risk to health.
Suggest three reasons why.

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