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SALTS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following salts is prepared by precipitation method?

a)

sodium chloride

b)

barium sulphate

c)

calcium nitrate

d)

ammonium carbonate

2.

How would you prepare a sample of potassium chloride safely in the laboratory?

a)

Add excess potassium metal to dilute hydrochloric acid

b)

Titrate dilute HCl with aqueous KOH with an indicator

c)

Titrate dilute HCl with aqueous KOH once with indicator, then again without

d)

Mix aqueous potassium nitrate with aqueous sodium chloride

3.

Which of the following methods is used to prepare zinc sulphate?

a)

Add excess zinc chloride to aqueous sodium sulphate

b)

Tiltrate dilute H2SO4 with aqueous Zn(OH)2 with an indicator, then again without

c)

Add excess solid zinc oxide to dilute sulphuric acid

d)

Mix aqueous zinc nitrate with aqueous potassium sulphate

4.

After titrating aqueous NaOH with dilute HCl without indicator, what is the next step to obtain a NaCl salt ?

a)

Filtration

b)

Evaporation to filtration

c)

Repeat the titration

d)

Evaporate until saturated, cool, filtration and dry the salt

5.

After adding aqueous Ca(NO3)2 to Na2SO4, what is my next step to prepare a sample of CaSO4?

a)

Crystallisation

b)

Evaporation to dryness

c)

Filtration to get the filtrate

d)

Filtration to get the residue

6.

Which of the following can be prepared by titration?

a)

Magnesium sulfate

b)

Zinc carbonate

c)

Lead (II) sulfate

d)

Ammonium chloride

7.

Why is solid calcium oxide added in excess to dilute nitric acid when preparing calcium nitrate salt?

a)

To ensure all calcium oxide is used up

b)

To speed up the reaction

c)

To ensure all dilute nitric acid is completely reacted

d)

To have maximum yield of calcium nitrate

8.

Which method of preparation of a pure salt solution requires the use of a pipette and burette?

a)

BaCl2 + Na2SO4 --> BaSO4 + 2NaCl

b)

CuO + HCl --> CuCl2 + H2O

c)

NaOH + HCl --> NaCl + H2O

d)

MgCO3 + H2SO4 --> MgSO4 + H2O + CO2

9.

Which pair of reagents can be used to prepare copper(II) sulphate salt?

a)

Copper metal with dilute sulphuric acid

b)

Copper(II) nitrate with sodium sulphate

c)

Copper(II) chloride and dilute sulphuric acid

d)

Copper(II) carbonate with dilute sulphuric acid

10.

Which two solutions, when mixed together, will form a precipitate?

a)

dilute hydrochloric acid and barium nitrate

b)

dilute sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide

c)

ammonium chloride and lead (II) nitrate

d)

dilute nitric acid and zinc chloride

11.

Which method is used to prepare lead (II) chloride?

a)

Pb(NO3)2(aq) + NaCl (aq) --->

b)

PbSO4(s)+ NaCl (aq) --->

c)

PbCO3(s) + NaCl (aq) --->

12.

Which of the following is insoluble salt?

a)

barium sulphate

b)

magnesium nitrate

c)

silver nitrate

d)

sodium carbonate

13.

Zinc nitrate can be prepared by reacting nitric acid with excess solid. Which of the following solids cannot be used in the preparation of calcium nitrate?

a)

Zinc

b)

zinc sulphate

c)

zinc oxide

d)

zinc carbonate

14.

Which of the following method is suitable to prepare iron(II) sulphate?

a)

FeCl2 + H2SO4 --->

b)

Fe(NO3)2 + H2SO4 --->

c)

Fe + H2SO4 --->

d)

Fe(OH)2 + H2SO4 --->

15.

Which is the most suitable method for separating the products of the reaction below:


NaCl (aq) + AgNO3 (aq) --> AgCl (s) + NaNO3 (aq)

a)

chromatography

b)

crystallisation

c)

distillation

d)

filtration

16.

Bryan wants to prepare potassium sulphate by reacting an acid with potassium hydroxide. Name the acid used in this experiment.

a)

hydrochloric acid

b)

nitric acid

c)

sulphuric acid

17.

In order to obtain a soluble salt from a solution, which of the following methods should be used

a)

filtration

b)

crystallization

c)

distillation

d)

fractional distillation

18.

__________ are soluble.

a)

All carbonates

b)

All chlorides

c)

All nitrates

d)

All sulfates

19.

Salt X soluble in water produced blue colour.

Possibly salt X contains....

a)

Iron(lll) ion

b)

Iron(ll) ion

c)

Copper(ll) ion

d)

Zinc ion

20.

Salt Y soluble in water produce brown solution.

Possibly salt Y contains ...

a)

Copper(ll) ion

b)

Iron(ll) ion

c)

Iron(lll) ion

d)

Ammonium ion

21.

Green solid salt A dissolved in water produce green colour solution.

Salt A could be

a)

Copper(ll) carbonate

b)

Iron(ll) nitrate

c)

Copper(ll) chloride

22.

When hot this substance in yellow colour. But when cold it turns to white colour. This is

a)

Lead(ll) oxide

b)

Zinc oxide

c)

Iron(lll) oxide

d)

Iron(ll) oxide

23.

What gas is formed when ammonium chloride is warmed with aqueous sodium hydroxide?

a)

Ammonia

b)

Chlorine

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

24.

Which gas changes damp litmus paper from red to blue?

a)

Ammonia

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Chlorine

d)

Hydrogen

25.

A salt is dissolved in water. The results of two separate tests on it are shown in the table.

- white precipitate which dissolved when excess aqueous ammonia is added.

-white precipitate is formed when dilute hydrochloric acid and aqueous barium chloride is added to the salt solution. What is the salt?

a)

Aluminium chloride

b)

Aluminium sulphate

c)

Zinc chloride

d)

Zinc sulphate

26.

What does the gas collected tell us about the salt?

a)

Type of cation

b)

Type of anion

c)

Reactivity with oxygen

d)

Volatility

27.
What is the observation when potassium iodide solution is added to a lead(II) nitrate solution?
a)
No changes
b)
A white precipitate is formed
c)
A yellow precipitate is formed
d)
Effervescence is observed
28.

To add an excess of a reagent, means

a)

to add the reagent until no further change is observed.

b)

to add the reagent until it is colorless

c)

to add the reagent until all is dissolved

d)

to add the reagent until no more precipitate is formed

29.
Which of the following steps is NOT part of qualitative analysis?
a)
Cation tests
b)
Heat tests
c)
Melting point test
d)
Solubility
30.
Titration method is used to prepare salts from...
a)
Acid + Metal
b)
Acid + Alkali
c)
Base + Ammonium Salt
d)
Two Aqueous Solutions