CAIE IGCSE Chemistry 7.3 Preparation of Salts Topic Practice

Question 1

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Aqueous ammonium sulfate is made by reacting aqueous ammonia with dilute sulfuric acid.
How is solid ammonium sulfate obtained from the resulting solution?

A

crystallisation

B

distillation

C

filtration

D

solvent extraction

Question 2

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The equation for the reaction between barium chloride and dilute sulfuric acid is shown.

BaCl2+H2SO4BaSO4+2HCl\mathrm{BaCl}_{2}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} \rightarrow \mathrm{BaSO}_{4}+2 \mathrm{HCl}

Which row shows the state symbols for this equation?

BaCl2\mathrm{BaCl}_{2}

H2SO4\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}

BaSO4\mathrm{BaSO}_{4}

2 HCl

(aq)(\mathrm{aq})

(aq)(\mathrm{aq})

(s)(\mathrm{s})

(aq)(\mathrm{aq})

(aq)(\mathrm{aq})

(I)(\mathrm{I})

(s)(\mathrm{s})

(aq)(\mathrm{aq})

(I)(\mathrm{I})

(aq)(\mathrm{aq})

(s)(\mathrm{s})

(I)(\mathrm{I})

(aq)(\mathrm{aq})

(I)(\mathrm{I})

(aq)(\mathrm{aq})

(I)(\mathrm{I})

Question 3

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P is a hydrated metal salt with a blue colour. When P is heated, water is given off, leaving solid Q.
R is a hydrated metal salt with a pink colour. When R is heated, water is given off, leaving solid S.
Which row gives the name of P and the colour of S ?

name of P

colour of S

hydrated cobalt(II) chloride

blue

hydrated cobalt(II) chloride

white

hydrated copper(II) sulfate

blue

hydrated copper(II) sulfate

white

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