Test: Acids, Bases and Salts Name:

Time Allowed: 30 min

1
An excess of calcium hydroxide is added to an acidic soil.
What happens to the pH of the soil?

change in pH final pH

A increase 7
B increase 10
C decrease 7
D decrease 5

2
Which of the following is a reaction of dilute sodium hydroxide?
A It reacts with ammonium chloride to produce ammonia.
B It reacts with calcium carbonate to produce carbon dioxide.
C It reacts with copper(II) oxide to produce water.
D It reacts with Universal Indicator solution turning it red.

3
Which substance does not produce copper(II) sulphate when added to dilute sulphuric acid?

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

4
Which ionic equation represents the neutralisation of aqueous sodium hydroxide with dilute nitric
acid?

A H+ + OH– → H2O B Na+ + NO3− → NaNO3

C Na+ + HNO3 → NaNO3 + H+ D NaOH + H+ → Na+ + H2O

5
Why is ethanoic acid described as a weak acid?
A It is only slightly ionised in water. B It is a poor conductor of electricity.
C It is an organic acid. D It reacts only with very reactive metals.
1 This question is about sulfuric acid and substances that can be made from sulfuric acid.
Sulfuric acid is a strong acid.
What is meant by the term strong acid ?
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2 Zinc oxide is amphoteric.

Describe two simple experiments to show that zinc oxide is amphoteric.
Name the reagents you would use and describe the observations you would make.
hydrochloric acid
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zinc +h2o
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A student prepares magnesium sulfate crystals, MgSO4, by adding excess magnesium to dilute
sulfuric acid.
(a) Write the chemical equation for this reaction.

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(b) Describe two observations which show the reaction has finished.

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(c) The excess magnesium is removed by filtration.
State the general name given to a solid separated from a solution by filtration.

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(d) The aqueous magnesium sulfate is heated until crystals begin to appear.

(i) Suggest the name for a solution in which no more solute can dissolve.

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(ii) Suggest why more crystals of magnesium sulfate appear on cooling.

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(e) Magnesium sulfate crystals have the formula, MgSO4•xH2O, where x is a whole number of
molecules of water.
The student heats the crystals to remove the molecules of water.
MgSO4•xH2O(s) → MgSO4(s) + xH2O(g)
(i) Name the term given to crystals containing molecules of water.

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3 Methanesulfonic acid reacts with magnesium to make a salt and a gas.

(i) Name the gas made in this reaction.

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(ii) The formula of the anion in the salt is CH3SO3−.

Write the formula of the salt formed.

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4 Silver chloride, AgCl, is an insoluble salt and silver nitrate is a soluble salt.

Silver chloride can be prepared by the reaction between aqueous silver nitrate and dilute
hydrochloric acid.

(i) Describe the preparation of a pure, dry sample of silver chloride from aqueous
silver nitrate and dilute hydrochloric acid.

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(ii) Write the ionic equation, including state symbols, for this reaction.

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