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Chemical tests - IGCSE Chemistry

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What colour does the flame go if sodium was heated?

a)

Blue

b)

Brown

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

2.

What colour does the flame go if potassium was heated?

a)

Lilac

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Orange

3.

What colour flame will show if calcium is burned?

a)

Pink

b)

Orange-red

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

4.

What colour will the flame go if lithium is heated?

a)

Blue

b)

Crimson

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

5.

What colour will the flame go if copper is heated?

a)

Lilac

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Red

6.

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

7.

Which of the following is a chemical test for the gas oxygen?

a)

relights a glowing splint

b)

bleaches damp litmus paper white

c)

pops with a lit splint

d)

turns limewater cloudy

8.

Which of the following is a chemical test for the gas hydrogen?

a)

relights a glowing splint

b)

turns limewater cloudy

c)

bleaches damp litmus paper white

d)

pops with lit splint

9.

A gas turns damp red litmus paper blue. The gas is

a)

sulfur dioxide, SO2

b)

oxygen, O2

c)

ammonia, NH3

d)

carbon dioxide, CO2

10.

Which gas is formed when a metal reacts with an acid?

a)

oxygen, O2

b)

chlorine, Cl2

c)

hydrogen, H2

d)

carbon dioxide, CO2

11.

Cations are ions with what kind of charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

12.

What is initially observed when sodium hydroxide is added in excess to a solution of Fe2+ ions?

a)

Green precipitate

b)

Brown precipitate

c)

Blue precipitate

d)

White precipitate

13.

Dilute sodium hydroxide can be added to an unknown solution to indicate the presence of....

a)

Iron(II)

b)

Iron(III)

c)

Copper

d)

All of them

14.

Which ion can be detected in solution by adding dilute sodium hydroxide and then warming, before testing the gas given off with damp red litmus paper? A blue colour is a positive result.

a)

Ammonium

b)

Chloride

c)

Sulfate

d)

Carbonate

15.

Many ions can be detected in solution by adding another solution and observing the colour of the solid formed. What term is given to a solid formed in a reaction between two solutions?

a)

Filtrate

b)

Precipitate

c)

Residue

d)

Solution

16.

Chlorine gas.......

a)

is acidic

b)

will turn damp blue litmus red then bleach it white

c)

is alkaline

d)

will turn damp red litmus blue

17.

Ammonia gas.......

a)

is acidic

b)

will turn damp blue litmus red then bleach it white

c)

is alkaline

d)

will turn damp red litmus blue

18.

When carbon dioxide is bubbled through limewater a positive result could be described as.....

a)

colourless to milky

b)

colourless to cloudy

c)

a white precipitate forms

d)

the solution goes clear

19.

A positive test for the presence of water shows what colour change for anhydrous copper sulphate

a)

white to blue

b)

blue to white

c)

pink to blue

d)

blue to pink

20.

A green precipitate formed when sodium hydroxide is added to an unknown solution indicates the presence of.....

a)

Iron(III)

b)

Calcium

c)

Copper

d)

Iron(II)

21.

Which metal produces a brick red flame?

a)

Barium

b)

Calcium

c)

Silver

d)

Lead

22.

What is the colour of the solid hydroxide formed when testing for copper(II) ions?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Orange

d)

Brown

23.

What do you do if you spill a chemical?

a)

Tell the teacher

b)

Clean it up before anyone notices

c)

Lick it up

d)

Wipe it up with your shirt

24.

How can you tell if you have aluminium ions (Al3+) when you add sodium hydroxide and not zinc ions (Zn2+)?

a)

Get a white precipitate.

b)

Get a white precipitate that dissolves in excess sodium hydroxide

c)

Get a white precipitate that does not dissolve in an ammonia solution

d)

Get a white precipitate that does dissolve in an ammonia solution