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iGCSE Ions, formulae and acids

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is incorrect?

a)

acid + metal carbonate -> salt + carbon dioxide + water

b)

acid + alkali -> salt + water

c)

acid + metal -> salt + water

d)

acid + base -> salt +water

2.

The formulae of the salt formed when sulfuric acid reacts with aluminium hydroxide is...

a)

Al2(SO4)3

b)

Al3(SO4)2

c)

AlSO4

d)

Al2SO4

3.

What is the formula of a sodium ion

a)

Na+

b)

Na2+

c)

Na-

d)

Na-2

4.

What is the formula of a lithium ion

a)

Li+

b)

Li2+

c)

LI+

d)

Li-

5.

What does an acid release in aqueous solution?

a)

H

b)

H+

c)

OH-

d)

H-

6.

What is the formula of a magnesium ion

a)

Mg2+

b)

Mg+

c)

Mg3+

d)

Mg2-

7.

What is the formula of a calcium ion?

a)

Ca2+

b)

C2+

c)

Ca+

d)

Ca2-

8.

What is the formula of an aluminium ion?

a)

Al3+

b)

Al2+

c)

Al4+

d)

Al

9.

What is the formula of a chloride ion

a)

Cl-

b)

Cl+

c)

Cl2-

d)

Cl2+

10.

What is the formula of an oxide ion?

a)

O2-

b)

OH-

c)

O-

d)

OH2-

11.

What is the formula of a hydroxide ion?

a)

OH-

b)

OH2-

c)

O-

d)

O2-

12.

What is the formula of a sulfide ion

a)

S2-

b)

SO42-

13.

What is the formula of a sulfate ion

a)

SO42-

b)

SO4-

c)

S2-

d)

SO24-

14.

What is the formula of a nitrate ion?

a)

NO3-

b)

NO3-

c)

NO32-

d)

NO-

15.

What is the formula of sulfuric acid

a)

H2SO4

b)

HSO4

c)

H3SO4

d)

SO4

16.

What is the formula of nitric acid

a)

HNO3

b)

HNO4

c)

H2NO3

d)

NO3

17.

What is released by acids in aqueous solution?

(a)  

18.

What is the name of the salt produced from the reaction of sulfuric acid with calcium carbonate?

(a)  

19.

What is the correct formula of aluminium sulfate?

a)

Al2(SO4)3

b)

AlSO4

c)

Al3(SO4)2

d)

AlSO3

20.

Which of the following is not an example of a base?

a)

sodium

b)

sodium oxide

c)

sodium carbonate

d)

sodium hydroxide

21.

What is the name of the ion released by an alkali in aqueous solution

(a)  

22.

What is the colour of universal indicator in acid

(a)  

23.

What is the colour of universal indicator in alkali?

(a)  

24.

What is the colour of litmus in acid?

(a)  

25.

What is the colour of litmus in alkali?

(a)  

26.

Phenolphthalein is added to sulfuric acid. What colour is the solution?

(a)  

27.

Phenolophthalein is added to a solution of sodium hydroxide. What colour is the solution?

(a)  

28.

What colour is methyl orange in nitric acid?

(a)  

29.

What colour is methyl orange in an alkali solution?

(a)  

30.

What is the formula and charge of an ammonium ion?

a)

NH4+

b)

NH4+

c)

NH3+

d)

NH3+

31.

What would be the formula of Iron (III) chloride

a)

FeCl3

b)

Fe3Cl

c)

FeCl2

d)

FeCl

32.

Which of the following is NOT produced in the reaction between calcium carbonate and nitric acid

a)

hydrogen

b)

calcium nitrate

c)

water

d)

carbon dioxde

33.

What would you observe in the reaction between a metal carbonate and an acid

(a)  

34.

What are the correct products of:


Sodium oxide + nitric acid -->

a)

Sodium nitrate + water

b)

Sodium nitrate + hydrogen

c)

Sodium nitrate + water + carbon dioxide

d)

Sodium sulfate + water

35.

Tick every substance that could be classified as a base

a)

sodium

b)

sodium oxide

c)

sodium carbonate

d)

ammonia

e)

potassium hydroxide

36.

What is the name of the acid with the formula HNO3

(a)  

37.

What is the name of the acid with the formula H2SO4

(a)  

38.

An acid of pH 3 is diluted by a factor of 100.


What is the new pH?

(a)  

39.

What is the correct formula of calcium chloride?

a)

CaCl2

b)

CaCl

c)

Ca2Cl

d)

CaCl3

40.

What is the correct formula of calcium hydroxide?

a)

Ca(OH)2

b)

CaOH2

c)

Ca2OH

d)

CaO2H

41.

What is the correct state symbol for an acid?

a)

(aq)

b)

(l)

c)

(s)

d)

(g)

42.

What is the correct state symbol for an alkali?

a)

(aq)

b)

(s)

c)

(l)

d)

(g)

43.

Which of the following could be the correct state symbol for a base

a)

(aq)

b)

(s)

c)

(g)

d)

(l)

44.

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

(a)  

45.

What is the correct formula of copper(II) oxide?

a)

CuO

b)

Cu2O

c)

CuO2

d)

Cu(OH)2

46.

Name the equipment

(a)  

47.

Phenolphthalein is ​ (a)   in acid and ​ (b)   in alkali

Choose from the below words
colourless
pink
clear
red
blue
48.

Phenolphthalein is ​ (a)   in acid

Choose from the below words
colourless
pink
blue
red
49.

Name the indicator that is colourless in acid and pink in alkali

(a)  

50.

Name the technique shown

(a)