Chemical Analysis

Multiple Choice Quiz

Set 3
You may use a periodic table to help you answer these questions.
 Question 1
A student carried out tests on three samples of unknown gases, P, Q and
R. Their observations are shown in the table below. Which gas was present
in sample P?

A. hydrogen C.carbon dioxide

B. oxygen D. chlorine
D.chlorine

Gas Test with Damp Test with Test with Test with
Sample Litmus Paper Limewater Glowing Splint Burning Splint
litmus paper
P no change no change no change
turns white
the splint
Q no change no change no change
relights
limewater turns no change
R no change no change
milky
 Question 2
Which gas was present in sample Q?

A. hydrogen C. carbon dioxide

B.
B. oxygen
oxygen D. chlorine

Gas Test with Damp Test with Test with Test with
Sample Litmus Paper Limewater Glowing Splint Burning Splint
litmus paper
P no change no change no change
turns white
the splint
Q no change no change no change
relights
limewater turns no change
R no change no change
milky
 Question 3
Which gas was present in sample R?

A. hydrogen C.
C. carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide

B. oxygen D. chlorine

Gas Test with Damp Test with Test with Test with
Sample Litmus Paper Limewater Glowing Splint Burning Splint
litmus paper
P no change no change no change
turns white
the splint
Q no change no change no change
relights
limewater turns no change
R no change no change
milky
 Question 4
The table shows the melting points of some substances. Which substance in
the table is an alloy?

A. A
A. A Substance Melting Point (°C)

A 1375 – 1530
B. B
B 1084
C. C C 1770
D 420
D. D
 Question 5
Which word describes a mixture that has been designed as a
useful product?

A. allotrope

B. compound

C. element

D. formulation
D. formulation
 Question 6
What is meant by a ‘pure’ substance in everyday language?

A. a clean substance

B.
B. a
a substance withnothing
substance with nothing added
added to to
it it

C. a substance containing many elements or compounds

D. a substance that is safe to use

 Question 7
Fertilisers are specially designed to provide plants with the correct
combination of nutrients for optimal growth. Which statement about
fertilisers is not correct?

A. they are formulations

B. they are mixtures

C. they
C. arepure
they are pure

D. they help plants to grow

 Question 8
A student separated three dyes using chromatography. The diagram
shows the apparatus used in their investigation. What does part X
represent?

A. the baseline

B.
B. the mobilephase
the mobile phase

C. the solvent front

D. the stationary phase

X
 Question 9
Which dye contains the substance with the largest Rf value?

A. 1

B.
B. 2
2

C. 3

D. it is not possible to know from

the diagram alone

1 2 3
 Question 10
Which conclusion can be made from the chromatogram?

A. all three dyes are soluble in the

solvent which was used

B. dye 1 is a mixture

C. dyes 2 and
and 33 have
haveone
one
substanceinincommon
substance common

D. dyes 2 and 3 are the same

1 2 3
 Chemical Analysis
Set 3 Answers

1. D 6. B

2. B 7. C

3. C 8. B

4. A 9. B

5. D 10.C