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Topic 1 Identification of Gases and Ions

1. A student adds aqueous sodium hydroxide or aqueous
ammonia to aqueous solutions of four different metal
compounds. Which solution contains Zn2+ ions?
add a add a
add excess add excess
Solutio few few
NaOH(aq) NH3(aq)
n drops of drops of
NaOH(a NH3(aq)
q)
A ppt ppt ppt ppt 7. The diagrams
B ppt dissolves ppt dissolves show mixtures of
C ppt ppt no ppt ppt chemicals that
D no ppt dissolves no ppt no ppt
ppt no ppt react to produce
no ppt gases. In which
s05/q2 reaction will the litmus paper change colour?
2. An aqueous solution of compound X reacts with aqueous
sodium hydroxide to form a green precipitate and then
aluminium powder is added. The mixture is heated and a gas
that turns
damp red litmus paper blue is given off. What is X? s03/q3
A ammonium nitrate B copper(II) chloride
C iron(II) nitrate D iron(III) chloride
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3. Which of the following reagents could be used to distinguish
between dilute nitric acid and dilute
hydrochloric acid?
A aqueous barium chlorideB copper(II) carbonate
C aqueous silver nitrate D aqueous sodium hydroxide
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4. The scheme shows
some reactions of a
compound Y.
What could the
compound Y be?
A aluminium sulphate
B calcium carbonate
C copper(II) carbonate
D zinc carbonate 8. A salt is dissolved in water. The results of two separate
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tests on it are shown in the table.
5. Compound X reacts test Result
with some metals to 1 add aqueous a white precipitate which
liberate hydrogen and is ammonia dissolves when an excess of
used to make fertilisers. It aqueous ammonia is added
gives a white precipitate 2
when added to aqueous barium nitrate. What is X? add dilute nitric a white precipitate
A ammonium sulphate B hydrochloric acid acid then aqueous
C potassium nitrate D sulphuric acid barium nitrate
w07/q3 What is the salt?
6. An aqueous solution of zinc chloride is tested with various
A aluminium chloride B aluminium sulphate
reagents.
Which observation is correct? C zinc chloride D zinc sulphate
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A Acidified barium nitrate solution gives a white precipitate.
9.A pale green solution X gives a green precipitate with excess
B Aqueous ammonia gives a white precipitate soluble in excess
aqueous sodium hydroxide. An alkaline gas is only given off
of the
when the mixture is warmed with powdered aluminium.
reagent.
Which ions does X contain?
C Copper turnings precipitate zinc.
A ammonium and copper(II) B ammonium and iron(III)
D Sodium hydroxide solution gives a white precipitate insoluble
C copper(II) and nitrate D iron(II) and nitrate
in excess of the reagent. w04/q1
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10.A solution of fertiliser was tested as shown.

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Topic 1 Identification of Gases and Ions

Which change occurs to the damp red litmus paper in the

experiment above?
A remains red
B turns blue and is then bleached
C turns blue and remains blue
Which ions must be present in the fertiliser? D turns blue and then turns red
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A NH4+ and NO3– B NH4+ and Fe2+
14. Compound X reacts with some metals to liberate hydrogen
C Fe2+ and SO4 2– D Fe3+ and NO3–
s04/q6 and is used to make fertilisers. It gives a white precipitate when
added to aqueous barium nitrate. What is X?
A ammonium sulphate B hydrochloric acid
C potassium nitrate D sulphuric acid
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15. An aqueous solution of zinc chloride is tested with various
reagents. Which observation is correct?
11. The diagrams show an experiment with aqueous A Acidified barium nitrate solution gives a white precipitate.
ammonium B Aqueous ammonia gives a white precipitate soluble in excess
chloride. of the
reagent.
C Copper turnings precipitate zinc.
D Sodium hydroxide solution gives a white precipitate insoluble
in excess
of the reagent.
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16. A student tested a solution by adding aqueous sodium
hydroxide. A precipitate was not seen because the reagent was
added too quickly. What could not have been present in the
solution?
A Al3+ B Ca2+ C NH4+ D Zn2+
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A gas, Y, is produced and the litmus paper changes colour. What

are solution X and gas Y?
solution X gas Y
A aqueous sodium ammoni 17. A coin is analysed by dissolving it in nitric acid. To the
hydroxide a resulting solution an excess of aqueous ammonia is added and
B aqueous sodium chlorine the mixture is filtered. A brown precipitate remains in the filter
hydroxide paper and a deep blue solution is obtained as the filtrate.
C dilute sulphuric acid ammoni Which metals does the coin contain?
a A aluminium and copper B copper and iron
D dilute sulphuric acid Chlorine C iron and lead D lead and zinc
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12. Which two gases each change the colour of damp red 18. Which reagent could be used to distinguish between dilute
litmus paper? nitric acid and dilute hydrochloric acid?
A ammonia and chlorine B ammonia and hydrogen chloride A aqueous barium chloride B aqueous silver nitrate
C carbon dioxide and chlorine D carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide C aqueous sodium hydroxide D copper(II)
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13. Solid ammonium chloride decomposes on heating according w09/q3
to the following equation.
NH4Cl(s)  NH3(g) + HCl(g) Theory Section
1-(a) Describe a chemical test for each of the gases
produced during the electrolysis of concentrated aqueous
sodium chloride.
(i) chlorine
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Describe a test to show the presence of sulphate ions in
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(b) Aqueous iron(II) ions and aqueous iron(III) ions can be
distinguished by reaction with aqueous sodium hydroxide. .................................................................................................
Describe what you would observe as a result of each .........
reaction. observation
observation with aqueous iron(II) ions
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observation with aqueous iron(III) ions

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2 -The table shows some information about three gases.
name of gas formula relative
molecular
mass
chlorine Cl2 71
ammonia 17
HCl
(a) Complete the table by filling in the boxes.
[3] (b) Describe how aqueous ammonia can be used to show
A student heated some solid ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, in that only the zinc in the sample reacted with the acid.
a test-tube. Ammonia and one other gas were formed.
He tested the gases coming out of the tube with litmus
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The red litmus quickly turned blue. .........
A few seconds later, both pieces of litmus paper turned red
(b) Name the process which causes the gases to move
along the tube. …..............................................................................................
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(c) Which gas turned the red litmus paper blue?
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(d) Which gas turned the litmus paper red?
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(e) Explain why the two gases travelled along the test-
tube at different speeds. Use information from the table.

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