Chemistry Edexcel Quiz!

A quiz to test you on the key components you need to know for Chemistry GCSE. Made from the Edexcel syllabus but it can be useful if you're doing other syllabi.

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  • Created by: Tiula
  • Created on: 11-04-10 16:29
What is the test for calcium ions?
add sodium hydroxide
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What colour flame is shown when I put potassium in a bunsen burner?
Lilac
2 of 12
What is the test and result for chloride ions?
Add nitric acid, then silver nitrate - white precipitate
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What is the name given to the ions not shown in ionic equations?
Spectator ions
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Acid + metal carbonate => ... what?
salt + water + carbon dioxide
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What are the stages in cleaning water?
filtration, sedimentation, chlorination
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Hard water contains...
Ca or Mg ions
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How can people solve the problem of scum?
Use a detergent.
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1 mole of any gas occupies how much space? (at room temp and pressure)
24 dm^3
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Why do you fill a burette below eye level?
To stop acid splashing in your eye
10 of 12
What is the functional group of alcohols?
-OH
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What two substances must you react to make an ester?
Alcohol plus a carboxylic acid
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Card 2

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What colour flame is shown when I put potassium in a bunsen burner?

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Lilac

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What is the test and result for chloride ions?

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Card 4

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What is the name given to the ions not shown in ionic equations?

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Card 5

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Acid + metal carbonate => ... what?

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Daniel Crosby

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Damn i need to learn to read properly

Aisha

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So helpful ^^ Thank-you

henrik larsson

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BEST TEST I'VE SEEN ON HERE

Mallika

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Thanks so much, great quiz

zuha

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hey, i thought calcium ion was identified by the flame test, unlike in question 3..

Imi

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The test for Calcium ions isn't add sodium hydroxide it is add concentrated HCl to the compound and carry out a flame test, but aside from that great test!

poppywilcox

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i got 8, but i havent done most of this yet, good quiz

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