Victoria School Chemistry Class Test

Name: _______________________________ ( ) Date: 14th April 2009

Class: Sec 3___ Duration: 15 Min

10
SECTION A
(Total marks: 5 marks)

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

Q1 Which of the following salt can be prepared by an acid-base titration

method?

(B )

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 A
Al
u
mi
ni
u
m
S
ulf
at
e

C
Ir
o
n(
II)
S
ulf
at
e

B
S
o
di
u
m
S
ulf
at
e

D
Zi
nc
S
ulf
at
e

Q2 Which of the following solids will have the highest electrical conductivity
when dissolved in water?

A Ammonium chloride C Calcium chloride

B Sodium chloride D Aluminium chloride ( D )

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Q3 Which one of the following substances is least suitable to prepare a sample
of crystalline magnesium sulphate by reaction with dilute sulphuric acid?

A magnesium carbonate C magnesium ( D )

B magnesium hydroxide D magnesium
nitrate

Q4 Which statement is not true for all salts?

A They contain a negative ion of an acid.

B They contain a metal ion or an ammonium ion.
C They contain water of crystallisation. ( C )
D They have ‘-ate’ endings if they contain oxygen.

Q5 Which one of the following shows the correct method of preparing sodium
chloride salt?

A Dissolution with cold acid  filtration  evaporation 

crystallisation.
B Titration  mixing of acids with base in the absence of indicator  ( B )
evaporation to dryness.
C Dissolution with warm acid  filtration  evaporation to dryness.
D Titration  mixing of acids with base in the absence of indicator 
evaporation  crystallisation

SECTION B

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

Q6. The following are the methods of preparing salts. (

2m )
(i) Titration
(ii) Acid + insoluble base
(iii) Acid + insoluble carbonate
(iv) Acid + metal
(v) Precipitation

State one method that can be used to prepare the following salts.

(a) Calcium carbonate: ______(V)________

(b) Lead(II) nitrate: _either (ii) or (iii)___

(c) Potassium sulfate: ______(i)_________

(d) Zinc chloride: _either (ii),(iii) or (iv)_

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Q7 In preparing silver chloride salt, precipitation method is used by reacting
silver nitrate with potassium chloride.

(a) Write balanced chemical equation with states symbols for the above
reaction.

AgNO3 (aq) + KCI (aq)  AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq) (

_________________________________________________________ 1m )

(b) In the spaces provided below, draw a sequence of diagram to show how
the ions from silver nitrate and aqueous potassium chloride chemically
combine to form silver chloride. (
2m )

Ag K+
+ NO3-
-
NO3 Cl -
Cl -

Ag Cl- Ag Cl-
+
NO3- +

Ag
+ K+
K+

K+
NO3-

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