CUT IT SHORT

(a) Diagram 8.2 shows the reaction scheme of zinc carbonate.

ZnCO3 + HNO3 X + Gas Y + H2 O

Heating Crystallisation

Z + Gas Y Salt X

Diagram 8.2

Zinc carbonate reacts with nitric acid to produced salt X, gas Y and water. Gas Y turns lime water chalky.

(i) Based on Diagram 8.2, identify salt X, gas Y and Substance Z.

[3 marks]

(ii) Describe briefly chemical tests to verify. The cation and anion in substance X.
[4 marks]

(iii) Excess zinc carbonate is added to 100 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 of nitric acid.
Write the chemical equation for the reaction and calculate the volume of gas Y
produced at room condition.
[5 marks]

QUESTION 9

A group of students carried out three experiments to investigate the factors affecting the rate of reaction
between hydrochloric acid and zinc.
Table 8.1 shows the results of the experiments.

Time taken to collect 40

Experiment Reactants
cm3 of hydrogen gas (s)

50 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid +

I zinc granule + a few drops of copper(II) 90
sulphate solution
50 cm of 1.0 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid +
3

II zinc granule 150

50 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid +

III zinc granule 270

Based on Table 8.1, compare the rate of reaction between

Experiment I and Experiment II
Experiment II and Experiment III

Explain the difference in the rate of reaction based on the Collision Theory.
[10 marks]