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CIE IGCSE 8.3 Making soluble and insoluble salts

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word insoluble mean?

a)

Does dissolve

b)

Doesn't dissolve

c)

Is part of a solid

2.

What type of reaction produced an insoluble salt?

a)

Neutralisation reaction

b)

Precipitation reaction

c)

Titration reaction

d)

Insoluble reaction

3.
Identify the 'evaporating basin' from the diagrams.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.

When a soluble salt is formed from an acid and an insoluble base, how do you know when an excess of a base has been added?

a)

When bubbles of gas appear

b)

When the reactant all dissolves

c)

When some of the reactant is left unreacted/undissolved

d)

When a colour change happens

5.

Why do you add excess of the insoluble reactant when making a soluble salt?

a)

To make sure all the acid is used up

b)

To separate the solid from the solution

c)

To make sure a reaction occurs

d)

To have the reaction happen faster

6.

How do you separate an excess insoluble reactant from a solution?

a)

Filtration

b)

Precipitation

c)

Crystalisation

d)

Evaporation

7.

When producing a soluble salt in a reaction between an acid and an alkali, how can you prepare dry solid crystals from the solution?

a)

Filtration

b)

Neutralisation

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation/crystallisation

8.

What reactants could you start with if you wanted to make zinc chloride

a)

zinc and hydrochloric acid

b)

zinc oxide and hydrochloric acid

c)

zinc oxide and sulfuric acid

d)

zinc carbonate and sulfuric acid

9.

What is the purpose of a titration when making pure salts?

a)

To test if reactants react.

b)

To determine the exact quantities needed for neutralisation

c)

To calculate the concentration of the salt

d)

To test quality of reactants.

10.

Which is NOT a step when making insoluble salts?

a)

mix

b)

filter

c)

rinse

d)

crystallise

11.

Which is NOT a step when making soluble salts from insoluble bases?

a)

mix

b)

filter

c)

add indicator

d)

crystallise