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Making salts, acid and metal carbonate

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the following word equation:

Metalcarbonate + acid -->

a)

Salt + Hydrogen

b)

Salt + Water + Carbon Dioxide

c)

Salt + Water

2.

What colour does the solution turn when sulfuric acid is added to copper carbonate?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Clear

d)

Purple

3.

What does the word insoluble mean?

a)

Does dissolve

b)

Doesn't dissolve

c)

Is part of a solid

4.

What is the test for Carbon Dioxide?

a)

Add Litmus paper

b)

Lime water turning milky

c)

Squeaky pop

5.

What is the test for Hydrogen gas?

a)

Squeaky pop

b)

Lime water turning cloudy

c)

Add pH paper

6.
Salts that are made with sulfuric acid are called ______________.
a)
chlorides
b)
sulfates
c)
nitrates
d)
carbonates
7.
Salts that are made with nitric acid are called ______________.
a)
chlorides
b)
sulfates
c)
nitrates
d)
carbonates
8.

Which salt would be formed by reacting cobalt carbonate and hydrochloric acid?

a)

Cobalt sulfate

b)

Cobalt chloride

c)

Cobalt hydroxide

d)

Cobalt sulfide

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

a)

Filtration

b)

Precipitation

c)

Crystalisation

d)

Evaporation

12.

Name the salt produced when potassium hydroxide reacts with sulfuric acid.

a)

Potassium sulfide

b)

Potassium sulfate

c)

Potassium sulfite

d)

Potassium sulfuric

13.

What products are formed when hydrochloric acid reacts with copper carbonate?

a)

Copper chloride and hydrogen

b)

Copper choride, water and carbon dioxide

c)

Copper chloride and water

d)

Copper chloride and carbonic acid

14.

nitric acid + magnesium carbonate --> ..........+...........+............

a)

magnesium nitrate + water

b)

magnesium oxide + water

c)

magnesium oxide + water + hydrogen

d)

magnesium nitrate + water + carbon dioxide

15.

which salt will be formed by the reaction of nitric acid with zinc carbonate?

a)

zinc chloride

b)

zinc sulfate

c)

zinc nitrate

d)

zinc oxide

16.

which gas is formed when calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid?

a)

calcium chloride

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

17.
A salt is formed when nitric acid combines with sodium hydroxide. What is the name of the salt?
a)
Sodium chloride
b)
Sodium nitrate
c)
Hydrogen Nitrate
d)
Nirate
18.
Why must chemical equations be balanced?
a)
So that the equation doesn't explode
b)
The reaction won't happen until it is balanced
c)
Matter cannot be created or destroyed
d)
None of these
19.
Which of the following is a salt: ammonia or sodium chloride?
a)
ammonia 
b)
sodium chloride
20.
Iron + Hydrochloric acid --> ?
a)
iron sulfate + water
b)
iron + hydrogen
c)
iron chloride + hydrogen
d)
iron chloride + water
21.
Magnesium + sulphuric acid --> ?
a)
magnesium sulfate + water
b)
magnesium sulfate + hydrogen
c)
magnesium chloride + hydrogen
d)
magnesium chloride + water
22.
Zinc + nitric acid --> ?
a)
zinc sulfate + water
b)
zinc sulfate + hydrogen
c)
zinc nitrate + hydrogen
d)
zinc chloride + water
23.
Which metal is the least reactive out of: copper, magnesium, zinc and iron?
a)
copper
b)
magnesium
c)
zinc
d)
iron
24.
Complete the following reaction:
Sulphuric acid + sodium carbonate
--> 
a)
Carbon dioxide + water 
b)
calcium carbonate + water + carbon dioxide 
c)
Sodium sulphate + water + carbon dioxide 
d)
Sodium chloride + water + carbon dioxide 
25.
Complete the following reaction:
Hydrochloric acid + magnesium hydroxide --> 
a)
Magnesium chloride + water 
b)
Magnesium + water
c)
Magnesium chloride + hydrogen gas 
d)
Magnesium chloride + water + carbon dioxide 
26.

solid state symbol

a)

s

b)

g

c)

l

d)

aq

27.

Calcium carbonate + hydrochloric acid -->

a)

Calcium chloride + hydrogen

b)

Calcium choride + water

c)

Calcium chloride + carbon dioxide + water

d)

Calcium sulfate + carbon dioxide + water

28.

Copper carbonate + hydrochloric acid -->

a)

Copper chloride + hydrogen

b)

Copper chloride + water

c)

Copper chloride + water + hydrogen

d)

Copper chloride + water + carbondioxide

29.

What gas is always produced when a metal reacts with acid?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

30.

What gas is always produced when carbonates reacts with acids?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

31.

Which of the following the most reactive in dilute acid

a)

magnesium

b)

calcium

c)

aluminum

d)

zinc

32.
When a metal reacts with oxygen gas, the product is ...
a)
metal hydroxide
b)
metal oxide
c)
metal oxide and oxygen
d)
metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas
33.
The least reactive in oxygen in the list is 
a)
iron
b)
zinc
c)
copper
d)
lead
34.
Which one of the following metals reacts most vigorously with cold water?
a)
Sodium
b)
Magnesium
c)
Copper
d)
Zinc
35.
Complete the equation below. 
Iron + Oxygen --> 
a)
Iron oxygen
b)
Iron oxide
c)
Iron oside
d)
Ion oxide
36.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.

Calcium, copper, iron and magnesium are metals. They can be placed in order of reactivity.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Copper reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to form copper(II) chloride.

b)

Iron reacts with steam but magnesium does not.

c)

Magnesium and calcium both react with hot water.

38.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

A compound is a salt if it

a)

can neutralise an acid.

b)

contains more than one element.

c)

dissolves in water.

d)

is formed when an acid reacts with a base.