1. Which statement about salts is not correct? 6.

Which of these salts is best prepared by reaction

a) salts are made by neutralizing alkalis with with an acid and a base?
acids a) barium sulphate
b) salts contain anions and cations b) copper(II) carbonate
c) saltgs made by dissolving metals oxides in c) magnesium sulphate
acids d) silver chloride
d) salts always contain water of crystallization
7. Iron(II) choride was dissolved in water to make a
2. An example of a salt which can be prepared by solution. This solution was divided into two test
precipitation is tubes. To the first test tube was added aqueous
a) lead(ii) nitrate sodium hydroxide. To the second was added
b) sodium carbonate silver nitrate solution. Which of these results is
c) silver chloride correct?
d) magnesium sulphate Test tube one Test tube two
A White precipitate White precipitate
3. A way of distinguishing dilute hydrocholic acid B Green precipitate White precipitate
from dilute sulphiric acid is to C Yellow precipitate Yellow precipitate
a) add universal indicator
D Green precipitate White precipitate
b) add aqueous barium nitrate
c) add a metal carbonate
8. A solution of substance X gave a white precipitate
d) add magnesium ribbon
when aqueous sodium hydroxide was added.
However, when lead (II) nitrate solution was
4. Which of these statements about solubility is true?
added to an acidified solution of X, a yellow
a) all sulphates are soluble in water except
precipitate formed. What is the correct identity of
calcium, barium and lead sulphate
substance X?
b) all nitrates are insoluble in water except
a) calcium chloride
sodium and potassium nitrate
b) magnesium sulphate
c) most metal oxides are soluble in water exvept
c) sodium bromide
those of Group I and II
d) zinc iodide
d) most metal carbonates are soluble in water
9. Iron(III) hydroxide is precipitated out of solution
5. Barium sulphate is insoluble in water. It is used in
when aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is
a barium meal to allow X-ray studies of the
added to iron(III) chloride solution.
intestines. It can be prepared by a precipitation
Fe3+ (aq) + 3OH-(aq) Fe(OH)3(s)
reaction of two aqueous solutions. Which two
What is the minimum volume of 2 mol dm-3
substances would be suitable for preparing
aqueous sodium hydroxide required to precipitate
barium sulphate for use in X-ray radiography?
the maximum amount of iron(III) hydroxide from
a) barium carbonate and sulphuric acid
20 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 iron(III) chloride solution?
b) barium chloride and sodium sulphate
a) 10 cm3 b) 20 cm3
c) barium oxide and potassium sulphate
c) 30 cm3 d) 60 cm3
d) barium nitrate and calcium sulphate
3 How can crystals be obtained from a hot, concentrated solution of a salt?

A by adding cold water

B by cooling and then filtering
C by filtering only
D by filtering and drying the residue