CAIE IGCSE Chemistry 6.4 Redox Topic Practice

Question 1

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Chromium forms the compound chromium(III) sulfate.
What does the (III) represent?

A

the charge on a sulfate ion

B

the number of chromium ions combined with one sulfate ion

C

the number of sulfate ions combined with one chromium ion

D

the oxidation state of chromium

Question 2

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Ethanol can be turned into ethanoic acid by passing it over hot copper(II) oxide.

CH3CH2OH+2CuOCH3COOH+H2O+2Cu\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}+2 \mathrm{CuO} \rightarrow \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}+2 \mathrm{Cu}

What is this type of reaction?

A

precipitation

B

redox

C

thermal decomposition

D

neutralisation

Question 3

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When heated strongly, silicon(IV) oxide reacts with carbon.

SiO2+2CSi+2CO\mathrm{SiO}_{2}+2 \mathrm{C} \rightarrow \mathrm{Si}+2 \mathrm{CO}

Which term describes what happens to silicon(IV) oxide?

A

thermal decomposition

B

neutralisation

C

oxidation

D

reduction

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