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6. the flame colour for potassium is...

  • bright red
  • golden yellow
  • lilac
  • green
  • no flame colour
  • brick red

7. a white precipitate being formed after adding barium chloride and dilute hydrochloric acid to a solution shows the presents of...

  • sulphates
  • halides
  • carbonates
  • nitrates

8. after adding sodium hydroxide to a solution and heating gently, a gas is formed which turns damp red litmus paper blue. what is present?

  • bromine ions (Br-)
  • ammonium ions (NH4+)
  • magnesium ions (Mg2+)
  • copper carbonate

9. after adding sodium hydroxide to a solution, warming it and adding aluminium powder, ammonia gas is produced. what does this denote the presence of?

  • carbonates
  • halides
  • nitrates
  • sulphates

10. After adding sodium hydroxide to a solution, a white precipitate is formed which is insoluble in excess sodium hydroxide solution. which two ions could be present?

  • iron (II) and iron (III) ions (Fe2+ and Fe3+)
  • calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+) ions
  • copper (Cu2+) and aluminium (Al3+) ions
  • aluminium (Al3+) and magnesium (Mg2+) ions

11. the flame colour for calcium is...

  • golden yellow
  • no flame colour
  • brick red
  • bright red
  • lilac
  • green

12. the flame colour for potassium is...

  • green
  • brick red
  • lilac
  • no flame colour
  • bright red
  • golden yellow

13. which is NOT an disadvantage of instrumental analysis?

  • only work at very high pressure
  • expensive
  • specialist training needed
  • only comparable with known subjects

14. as this is heated the colour changes from white to lemon yellow and back to white as it cools down. what is this?

  • sodium hydroxide
  • copper carbonate
  • zinc carbonate
  • barium chloride

15. A light green precipitate is formed which slowly turns to brown (looking 'dirty green') after adding sodium hydroxide to a solution. what is present in the solution?

  • iron (II) ions (Fe2+)
  • iron (III) ions (Fe3+)
  • copper ions (Cu2+)

16. unsaturated organic compounds containing c=c bonds...

  • decolourise in air from orange to colourless
  • decolourise bromine water from orange to colourless
  • decolourise litmus paper from orange to colourless
  • decolourise phenolphthalein from orange to colourless

17. heating decomposes this green substance to black. what is this?

  • copper carbonate
  • zinc carbonate
  • silver nitrate
  • barium chloride

18. A light blue precipitate is formed after adding sodium hydroxide to a solution. what is present in the solution?

  • copper ions (Cu2+)
  • iron (III) ions (Fe3+)
  • iron (II) ions (Fe2+)

19. the flame colour for barium is...

  • no flame colour
  • bright red
  • green
  • golden yellow
  • lilac
  • brick red

20. the flame colour for magnesium is...

  • bright red
  • lilac
  • green
  • no flame colour
  • golden yellow
  • brick red