The City School

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Senior Section
Chemistry Revision Worksheet

Name: ___________________________ Class/Sec _____________

ACIDS AND BASES:

1. Why is ethanoic acid described as a weak acid?
a) It is only slightly ionized in water.
b) It is poor conductor of electricity.
c) It is an organic acid.
d) It reacts only with very reactive metals.

2. Which two substances react to give a salt and water only?

a) Copper(II)oxide and an ethanoic acid
b) Magnesium and sulphuric acid
c) Sodium oxide and water.
d) Zinc carbonate and Hydrochloric acid.

3. Which statement about acids is not correct?

a) Contains hydrogen ions in solution.
b) Contains oxygen
c) Has a pH of less than 7
d) Gives off carbon dioxide from a carbonate.

4. If dry citric acid crystals are placed on dry litmus paper , they will turn
a) Yellow
b) Green
c) Red
d) Remain unchanged

5. Assume that you are in a spacecraft .The amount of carbon dioxide in the space craft has become
dangerously high. Which liquid would remove carbon dioxide from the air in the spacecraft?
a) Ammonium nitrate solution
b) An acidic solution
c) An alkaline solution Answer Key
d) Water
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. D
Q#1 A liquid T has a sour taste. it also changed the color of blue litmus paper to red. Describe two
chemical tests and results of each test to confirm T is an acid.

1. T + Alkali salt + water

2. T + metal salt + hydrogen

Q#2Write the equation for the reaction between:

a) Zinc and an acid
Zn + 2HCl ZnCl2 + H2

b) Calcium Carbonate and an acid

CaCO3 + 2HCl CaCl2 + CO2 + H2O
c) Sodium oxide and water
Na2O + H2O 2NaOH
Q#3 Which gas is given off when metal carbonates react with acids?
Carbon dioxide
Q#4 What color change do acids cause with litmus?

Blue to red

Q#5Ethanoic acid is a weak acid. It reacts with magnesium giving a gas and a magnesium salt.
CH3COOH + Mg CH3COOMg + H2
a) What is meant by term weak acid?
Weak acid is partially ionized in aqueous solution

b) Name the gas formed?

Hydrogen gas

c) What is the formula of Magnesium salt formed?

CH3COOMg (Magnesium acetate)

Q#6A student adds aqueous sodium hydroxide from a burette into 25 cm3 of dilute sulphuric acid. The
student measures the pH value of mixture during the addition of the sodium hydroxide.
a) Describe how the pH value changes.

It increases/changes 2 to 12.

b) Give an ionic equation to represent the neutralization reaction between sodium hydroxide and
sulphuric acid.

NaOH + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + H2O

c) Sulphuric acid is a strong acid.

i) What is meant by term acid?

strong acid completely ionize in an aqueous solution.

ii) What is the difference between a strong acid and a weak acid?

Q#7 Dilute sulphuric acid reacts with magnesium to give hydrogen.

Give the ionic equation for this reaction.

H2SO4 + Mg MgSO4 + H2

Q#8 Below are the two equations showing how two alkalis react with water.

NaOH(aq) + H2O(l) →Na+(aq)+ OH−(aq)

NH3(aq) + H2O(l)↔ NH4+ (aq)+ OH−(aq)

a) Name both alkalis.

1. NaOH
2. NH4OH
b) Which is classified as weak alkali and why?

Weak NH4OH

Strong NaOH

Sodium hydroxide has higher pH value and completely ionizes in water to produce high concentration of OH- ions
while Ammonium hydroxide has lower pH value and partially ionize in water to produce low concentration of
hydroxide ions (OH-).