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Oxides and Salts

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following salts is prepared by precipitation method?

a)

sodium chloride

b)

barium sulfate

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.

After adding aqueous Ca(NO3)2 to dilute H2SO4, 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

4.

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

a)

To ensure all calcium hydroxide is used up

b)

To speed up the reaction

c)

To ensure all dilute nitric acid is used up

d)

To have maximum yield of calcium nitrate

5.

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

6.

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

a)

Copper metal with dilute sulfuric acid

b)

Copper(II) nitrate with sodium sulfate

c)

Copper(II) chloride and dilute sulfuric acid

d)

Copper(II) carbonate with dilute sulfuric acid

7.

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)

dilute hydrochloric acid and lead (II) nitrate

d)

dilute nitric acid and zinc chloride

8.

Which method is used to prepare silver chloride?

a)

Add excess solid reactant to acid

b)

Titration

c)

Precipitation

9.

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) --->

10.

Precipitation involves mixing ___________ to form an insoluble solid that separates out from the reaction mixture.

a)

acid and alkali

b)

acid and metal

c)

two acids

d)

two solutions

11.

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

12.

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

13.

How can I prepare a sample of copper(II) sulfate?

a)

Add excess Cu metal to H2SO4

b)

Add Cu(NO3)2 (aq) to Na2SO4(aq)

c)

Add excess CuCO3 to H2SO4

d)

Titrate Cu(OH)2 to NaOH

14.

After adding FeO with HNO3, what is my next step to prepare Fe(NO3)2 crystals?

a)

Filtration to get the residue

b)

Filtration to get the filtrate

c)

Evaporation to dryness

d)

Crystallisation

15.

Select the statements that are true of basic oxides.

a)

They are oxides of metals.

b)

They dissolve in water to form acids.

c)

They react with acids to form salt and water.

d)

They react with bases to form salts and water.

16.

Which statement is false of acidic oxides?

a)

They are oxides of non-metals.

b)

They dissolve in water to form acids.

c)

They do no react with acids or alkalis.

d)

They react with alkalis to form salt and water.

17.

Carbon monoxide, water and nitrogen monoxide are examples of (a)   oxides.

18.

Select the statements that are true of amphoteric oxides.

a)

They are mostly insoluble in water.

b)

They do not react with acids and alkalis.

c)

They react with acids to form salt and water.

d)

They react with akalis for form salt and water.

19.

Which is the ionic equation of the reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide?

a)

Na+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) --> NaCl (aq)

b)

H+ (aq) + OH- (aq) --> H2O (l)

c)

H- (aq) + OH+ (aq) --> H2O (l)

20.

What type of oxide is:

Copper (II) Oxide

a)

Amphoteric Oxide

b)

Basic Oxide

c)

Neutral Oxide

d)

Acidic Oxide

21.

What type of oxide is:

Carbon monoxide

a)

Amphoteric Oxide

b)

Basic Oxide

c)

Neutral Oxide

d)

Acidic Oxide

22.

Amphoteric oxides are substances that

a)

Reacts with acids only

b)

Reacts with bases only

c)

Reacts with acids and bases

d)

Do not react with acids or bases

23.
How are metal oxides formed?
a)
When metals react with oxide.
b)
When metals react with water.
c)
When metals react with air.
d)
When metals react with oxygen.
24.

ZnO is an oxide that can react with acids and bases, as shown in the following equations:

ZnO + HSO --> ZnSO + H2O

ZnO +2NaOH -->Na2ZnO2 +H2O


What name is given to an oxide that reacts with both acids and bases?

a)

neutral

b)

acidic

c)

precipitate

d)

amphoteric

e)

displacement

25.

Which of the following oxides is most likely to be an acidic oxide?

a)

CuO

b)

Na2O

c)

MgO

d)

CO2

26.

Which of the following oxides is most likely to be an basic oxide?

a)

Al2O3

b)

H2O

c)

MgO

d)

CO2

27.

What type of oxide is:

Potassium oxide

a)

Amphoteric Oxide

b)

Basic Oxide

c)

Neutral Oxide

d)

Acidic Oxide

28.

What type of oxide is:

Nitrogen Dioxide

a)

Amphoteric Oxide

b)

Basic Oxide

c)

Neutral Oxide

d)

Acidic Oxide