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IDENTIFICATION OF IONS AND GASES

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Flame colour for copper ions

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Blue - green

d)

Yellow

2.
Flame colour for sodium ions
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
d)
Yellow
3.
Flame colour for lithium ions
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
d)
Yellow
4.
Metal ion with a lilac flame
a)
Na+
b)
K+
c)
Na2+
d)
K2+
5.

Colour of precipitate when sodium hydroxide is added to a Calcium ion solution.

a)

White

b)

Red - brown

c)

Green

d)

Blue

6.

Colour of precipitate when sodium hydroxide is added to a copper(II) ion solution.

a)

White

b)

Red - brown

c)

Green

d)

Blue

7.

Colour of precipitate when sodium hydroxide is added to a iron(II) ion solution.

a)

White

b)

Red - brown

c)

Green

d)

Blue

8.

Colour of precipitate when sodium hydroxide is added to a iron(III) ion solution.

a)

White

b)

Red - brown

c)

Green

d)

Blue

9.
How can you tell if you have aluminium ions when you add sodium hydroxide?
a)
Get a white precipitate.
b)
Get a cream precipitate.
c)
Get a white precipitate that dissolves in excess
d)
Get a cream precipitate that dissolves in excess
10.
Test for bromide ions is....
a)
Add acid
b)
Add barium chloride
c)
Add silver nitrate
11.
Test for carbonate ions is....
a)
Add acid
b)
Add barium chloride
c)
Add silver nitrate
12.

Test for sulphate ions is....

a)

Add acid

b)

Add barium chloride

c)

Add silver nitrate

d)

Add barium nitrate

13.
What is a precipitate?
a)
an insoluble reactant formed during a chemical reaction
b)
an insoluble product formed during a chemical reaction
c)
a soluble solvent in a saturated solution
d)
a soluble solute in a saturated solution
14.
When Potassium chloride is mixed with barium chloride what happens?
a)
White ppt
b)
cream ppt 
c)
lilac colour
d)
no change
15.
When Copper sulfate is mixed with barium chloride
a)
white ppt
b)
Blue ppt
c)
lilac colour
d)
no change
16.
When Copper sulfate is mixed with sodium hydroxide
a)
white ppt
b)
Blue ppt
c)
lilac colour
d)
no change
17.
When Copper sulfate is mixed with sulfuric acid
a)
white ppt
b)
Blue ppt
c)
lilac colour
d)
no change
18.

What am I?

Barium nitrate gave a white precipitate

Flame colour was yellow

a)

barium sulphate

b)

lithium bromide

c)

aluminium sulphate

d)

Sodium sulphate

e)

calcium bromide

19.

Test for oxygen

a)

Squeaky pop test

b)

Glowing splint relights

c)

Flame test

d)

Breath it in

e)

Bubble gas through limewater and turns cloudy

20.

Test for hydrogen

a)

Squeaky pop test

b)

Blown out splint relights

c)

Flame test

d)

Breath it in

e)

Bubble gas through limewater and turns cloudy

21.

Test for carbon dioxide

a)

Squeaky pop test

b)

Blown out splint relights

c)

Flame test

d)

breath it in

e)

Bubble gas through limewater and turns cloudy

22.

What am I?

Sliver nitrate gave a yellow precipitate

Sodium hydroxide gave a brown precipitate

a)

Iron(III) iodide

b)

Iron(II) iodide

c)

Iron(III) Sulphate

d)

Iron(II) Sulphate

e)

Sodium iron(II)

23.

The formula of the brown precipitate made when sodium hydroxide is added is to a solution is...

a)

Fe(OH)3 (s)

b)

Fe(OH)2 (s)

c)

Cu(OH)2

d)

Al(OH)3

24.
When Potassium bromide is mixed with silver nitrate what happens?
a)
White precipitate
b)
cream precipitate
c)
lilac colour
d)
no change
25.

Test & result for carbonate ions is....

a)

Add hydrochloric acid and fizzes

b)

Add barium chloride, white ppt

c)

Add silver nitrate, yellow ppt

d)

Flame test, orange

e)

Add sulphuric acid and see hydrogen

26.

A few drops of sodium hydroxide solution was added to a metal salt solution.

A dark green gelatinous precipitate was formed.

Which metal ion (cation) was present in the salt solution?

a)

iron(III) ion, Fe3+

b)

iron(II) ion, Fe2+

c)

copper(II) ion, Cu2+

d)

zinc ion, Zn2+

27.

A few drops of sodium hydroxide solution was added to a metal salt solution. A brown gelatinous (jelly-like) precipitate was formed.


Which metal ion (cation) was present in the salt solution?

a)

copper(II) ion, Cu2+

b)

zinc ion, Zn2+

c)

iron(III) ion, Fe3+

d)

iron(II) ion, Fe2+

28.

Colourless crystals of substance X were dissolved in water and a few drops of dilute nitric acid, followed by a few drops of silver nitrate solution were added. A white precipitate formed. A few crystals of X were mixed with a few drops of concentrated hydrochloric acid. When a platinum wire was dipped in this mixture, and then placed in a roaring bunsen flame, a red flame colour was seen. From these observations deduce the identity of substance X.

a)

copper(II) chloride, CuCl2

b)

potassium sulphate, K2SO4

c)

sodium sulfate, Na2SO4

d)

calcium chloride, CaCl2

29.

Using solution X, a student successfully tested for the presence of chloride ions. What is solution X and the result of the test?

a)

solution X is dilute sulphuric acid and the result is a yellow precipitate

b)

solution X is dilute sulphuric acid and the result is a white precipitate

c)

solution X is silver nitrate solution and the result is a yellow precipitate

d)

solution X is silver nitrate solution and the result is a white precipitate

30.

Which test and result show that a fertiliser contains nitrate ions?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

A solution is tested by adding acidified silver nitrate solution. Which ion causes the white precipitate to form?

a)

chloride ions, Cl

b)

copper ions, Cu2+

c)

hydroxide ions, OH

d)

sodium ions, Na+

32.

Which statements about a positive test for a nitrate ion are correct?


1 Aluminium is used.


2 The nitrate ion is reduced to ammonia.


3 Ammonia turns damp litmus paper red.

a)

1, 2 and 3

b)

1 and 2 only

c)

1 and 3 only

d)

2 and 3 only

33.

A green halogen gas is bubbled through a potassium halide solution. The potassium halide solution turns brown–black.


What is the halogen and what is the potassium halide solution?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

A reagent in solution is added to a solid sample of a fertiliser. The mixture is warmed and the gas given off changes the colour of damp litmus paper.


The test shows that the fertiliser contains ammonium ions.


What is the reagent and what is the original colour of the litmus paper used in the test?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

To test for aluminium ions, dissolved salt is reacted with ________________. If ____________ precipitate is formed, aluminium is present.

a)

NaOH solution, white

b)

KOH solution, yellow

c)

HCl solution, white

d)

CO2 gas, yellow

36.

If iron salt is reacted with ___________________ and red-brown precipitate is formed, then it is obvious that salt contained _________ ions.

a)

NaOH solution, Fe2+

b)

NaOH solution, Fe3+

c)

HCl solution, chloride

d)

HCl solution, hydrogen

37.

Presence of copper ions in compound can be confirmed by reacting solutions of copper salts with ______________ where ______ gelatinous precipitate will be formed.

a)

NaOH solution, green

b)

NaOH solution, blue

c)

HCl solution, red

d)

HCl solution, orange

38.

To distinguish between zinc and aluminium salts, ______________ is used, where ________________ will re-dissolve in excess _______________.

a)

NaOH solution, ZnO, HCl solution

b)

NH3 solution, Zn(OH)2, NH3 solution

c)

HCl solution, ZnO, HCl solution

d)

NH3 solution, Al(OH)3, NH3 solution

39.

Damp blue litmus paper turning red, then bleaching white, is a positive test for which gas?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ammonia

e)

chlorine

40.

Damp red litmus paper turning blue is a positive test for which gas?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ammonia

e)

chlorine

41.

The diagram shows litmus paper testing the gas that is given off from the contents of the test tube.


The damp litmus paper

a)

turns blue.

b)

turns colourless.

c)

turns red.

d)

turns red and is then bleached white.

42.

The diagram shows a chemical reaction that produces a gas. The gas bleaches damp litmus paper.


What is the gas?

a)

ammonia

b)

chlorine

c)

hydrogen

d)

oxygen