Which statement about 0.10 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid and 0.10 mol dm−3 ethanoic acid is correct?
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Which oxide reacts with both dilute hydrochloric acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide?
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
What is the conjugate base of HSO4−?
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Which pair of substances could be mixed to make barium sulfate by precipitation?
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
25.0 cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide is neutralised by 20.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol dm−3 sulfuric acid. What is the concentration of the sodium hydroxide?
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
In HCl(g) + NH3(g) → NH4Cl(s):
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Suggest starting materials and a method to make each salt.
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Learners' Alley, Acids, Bases and Salts slides
Which statement about acids and bases is correct?
2024 Woodlands O Prelim P1 Q12
The table contains data about two acids.
| acid | concentration / mol/dm3 | pH |
|---|---|---|
| hydrochloric acid | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| ethanoic acid | 0.1 | 3.7 |
Which statement best explains the difference in pH values?
2024 BGSS O Prelim P2 Q15
Samples of HCl(aq) and HNO3(aq) are tested using Universal Indicator. The sample of HCl(aq) has a pH of 4 and the sample of HNO3(aq) has a pH of 2. Which statement explains why the samples have different pH values?
2024 CHS O Prelim P1 Q21
The pH of four solutions of the same concentration is measured using a pH meter.
| solution | hydrochloric acid | sulfuric acid | ethanoic acid | sodium hydroxide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | W | X | Y | Z |
Which shows the correct order of the pH values?
2023 CGSS O Prelim P1 Q22
An aqueous solution has a pH value of 13. What information does this give about the ions present in the solution?
| concentration of H+ ions | concentration of OH− ions | |
|---|---|---|
| A | high | low |
| B | high | high |
| C | low | high |
| D | none | high |
2024 Compassvale O Prelim P1 Q17
A few drops of Universal Indicator are added to solutions X and Y.
| solution | colour of Universal Indicator |
|---|---|
| X | red |
| Y | yellow |
Which conclusion is correct?
2024 Zhonghua O Prelim P1 Q19
The following statements about dilute sulfuric acid are all correct.
1 A white precipitate is formed when aqueous barium chloride is added.
2 The solution turns anhydrous copper(II) sulfate from white to blue.
3 Addition of Universal Indicator shows that the solution has a pH value of less than 7.0.
4 The solution reacts with copper(II) oxide, forming a blue solution.
Which statements confirm the acidic nature of the solution?
2024 BLSS O Prelim P1 Q15
Which statements about oxides are correct?
1 An aqueous solution of sulfur dioxide has a pH less than 7.
2 An aqueous solution of potassium oxide turns blue litmus paper red.
3 Carbon dioxide reacts with ammonia to make a salt.
4 Carbon monoxide reacts with hydrochloric acid to make a salt.
2024 QTSS O Prelim P1 Q15
Which oxide is insoluble in aqueous sodium hydroxide?
2024 SCSS O Prelim P1 Q16
A solid nitrate fertiliser reacts with an alkali to produce a gas which turns damp red litmus paper blue. What is the empirical formula of this fertiliser?
2023 CGSS O Prelim P1 Q12
Which mixture can be separated into its components by adding water, stirring and filtering?
Source: 2024 BLSS O Prelim P1 Q4
A student accidentally mixed 50 cm3 of oil and 5 g of solid calcium nitrate. Which sequence of procedures would allow him to obtain a pure sample of solid calcium nitrate most easily?
Source: 2024 NASS O Prelim P1-P2 Q2
Which sequence of procedures is used to separate a pure, dry sample of hydrated copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4.5H2O, from a mixture containing hydrated copper(II) sulfate and calcium carbonate, CaCO3?
Source: 2025 CCHY O Prelim P1 Q3
Which method is most suitable for preparing magnesium nitrate?
2024 Whitley O Prelim P1 Q20
Which method of preparation is suitable for making these salts?
| titration | metal + acid | metal carbonate + acid | precipitation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | potassium nitrate | silver chloride | copper(II) sulfate | zinc sulfate |
| B | potassium nitrate | zinc sulfate | copper(II) sulfate | silver chloride |
| C | zinc sulfate | sodium nitrate | silver chloride | copper(II) sulfate |
| D | zinc sulfate | copper(II) sulfate | potassium nitrate | silver chloride |
2025 CCHY O Prelim P1 Q21
Which three salts are all prepared by precipitation?
2024 YSS O Prelim P1 Q18
30 cm3 of 0.1 mol/dm3 aqueous sodium hydroxide is required to exactly neutralise 25 cm3 of dilute sulfuric acid. What is the concentration of the acid?
2024 CCHM O Prelim P1 Q16
BHydrochloric acid has the higher concentration of H+ ions.[1]
Both have the same concentration, but only hydrochloric acid is fully ionised, so it gives more H+ and has the lower pH.
Ethanoic acid is weak: only some of its molecules ionise.
Caluminium oxide[1]
Aluminium oxide is amphoteric, so it reacts with acids and with alkalis.
Copper(II) oxide is basic, carbon dioxide is acidic and carbon monoxide is neutral.
BSO42−[1]
A conjugate base has one H+ fewer than its acid: HSO4− loses H+ to give SO42−.
H2SO4 is the conjugate acid of HSO4−.
ABa(NO3)2(aq) and Na2SO4(aq)[1]
One solution gives Ba2+ ions and the other gives SO42− ions, which join as insoluble BaSO4.
Barium carbonate is insoluble, so it gives no Ba2+ ions, and C and D contain no sulfate.
C0.160 mol dm−3[1]
nH₂SO₄ = 0.100 × 0.0200 = 2.00 × 10−3 mol, and each H2SO4 neutralises 2NaOH, so nNaOH = 4.00 × 10−3 mol.
c = 4.00 × 10−3 ÷ 0.0250 = 0.160 mol dm−3. Option B forgets the 2 : 1 ratio.
Zinc chloride and hydrogen[1]
The solid has no free ions. In water the acid ionises, and the ions carry the current.[1]
Mg(OH)2(s) + 2HCl(aq) → MgCl2(aq) + 2H2O(l)[1]
No. Only bases that dissolve in water are alkalis. Copper(II) oxide is a base but not an alkali.[1]
Three pH units: 10 × 10 × 10 = 1000 times[1]
Yellow[1]
HSO4−[1]
NH4+[1]
HCl, because it gives a proton to NH3.[1]
There is no water, so no H+(aq) or OH−(aq) forms.[1]
Excess copper(II) oxide or carbonate with dilute sulfuric acid, filter, crystallise.[1]
Potassium hydroxide or carbonate with dilute nitric acid by titration, then crystallise.[1]
Precipitation: aqueous silver nitrate with a soluble chloride such as sodium chloride, then filter, wash and dry.[1]
nHCl = 0.250 × 0.01500 = 3.750 × 10−3 mol = nNaOH
c = 3.750 × 10−3 ÷ 0.0250 = 0.150 mol dm−3[2]
Methyl orange.
Hydrochloric acid is strong and ammonia is a weak base, so the sudden pH change at the equivalence point lies in the acidic range.[2]
HCl added 0.05000 mol, left over 0.01000 mol, so 0.04000 mol reacted.
CaCO3 + 2HCl, so nCaCO₃ = 0.02000 mol, mass = 2.002 g
purity = 2.002 ÷ 2.50 × 100% = 80.1%[3]
CThe pH of ethanoic acid is higher.[1]
Ethanoic acid is weak and only partly ionised, while sulfuric acid is strong, so at the same concentration ethanoic acid has fewer H+ ions and the higher pH.
Weak acids also react with carbonates. Group 1 oxides are basic. Nitric and hydrochloric acids are both strong and monobasic, so they have the same pH at the same concentration.
DHydrochloric acid releases more H+ ions in water.[1]
Hydrochloric acid is fully ionised, so at the same concentration it gives more H+ ions and a lower pH.
Hydrochloric acid ionises completely, not partially, and the pH depends on the H+ ions, not on the size or elements of the molecule.
DThe HNO3(aq) is more concentrated.[1]
Both acids are strong and fully ionised, so the lower pH of the nitric acid means it has more H+ per volume: it is more concentrated.
Neither acid is weak, and relative molecular mass does not set the pH.
AX < W < Y < Z[1]
Sulfuric acid is strong and dibasic, so it gives the most H+ and the lowest pH, then hydrochloric acid (strong, monobasic).
Ethanoic acid is weak, so its pH is higher, but still below 7. Sodium hydroxide is an alkali, pH above 7.
Crow C[1]
pH 13 is strongly alkaline: there are far more OH− ions than H+ ions.
Every aqueous solution contains some H+ ions, so the concentration is low, not zero.
DThe concentration of hydrogen ions in X is higher.[1]
Red means a very low pH and yellow a pH a little below 7, so both are acidic and X has the higher concentration of H+.
Y is acidic too, not alkaline, so it also reacts with zinc, more slowly.
D3 and 4[1]
A pH below 7 and a reaction with a base (copper(II) oxide) to form a salt are properties of acids.
Statement 1 shows sulfate ions (BaSO4 precipitates) and statement 2 shows water. Neither shows it is an acid.
B1 and 3[1]
Sulfur dioxide is an acidic oxide, so its solution has pH below 7. Carbon dioxide is acidic and ammonia is an alkali, so they react to make a salt.
Potassium oxide dissolves to form an alkali, which turns red litmus blue. Carbon monoxide is neutral and reacts with neither acids nor alkalis.
BMgO[1]
MgO is a basic oxide, so it does not react with an alkali.
Al2O3 is amphoteric, and P4O10 and SO2 are acidic, so all three react with sodium hydroxide.
DN2H4O3[1]
The gas is ammonia, so the fertiliser is an ammonium salt. An ammonium nitrate is NH4NO3.
NH4NO3 has 2 N, 4 H and 3 O: N2H4O3, already the simplest ratio.
Acalcium carbonate and sodium chloride[1]
The method separates an insoluble solid from a soluble one. Sodium chloride dissolves in water and calcium carbonate does not, so filtering leaves calcium carbonate as the residue.
Magnesium and iron are both insoluble. Sodium chloride and copper(II) sulfate are both soluble. The two acids are both liquids that mix with water.
Cdissolve in water, then separating funnel, then crystallisation[1]
Calcium nitrate dissolves in water. Oil does not mix with water, so the two liquids form layers and the separating funnel removes the oil.
Crystallisation then gives pure solid calcium nitrate from the solution. Filtration is not needed, because there is no insoluble solid to remove.
Bdissolve in water, filtration, crystallisation[1]
Copper(II) sulfate dissolves in water but calcium carbonate does not, so filtration leaves the calcium carbonate behind as the residue.
Crystallising the filtrate gives the hydrated crystals. Heating to remove all the water would destroy the water of crystallisation, and distillation does not separate one solid from another.
BAdd excess magnesium carbonate to nitric acid.[1]
Magnesium nitrate is soluble and magnesium carbonate is insoluble: excess carbonate uses up all the acid and the leftover solid is filtered off.
Excess acid would stay in the product. Magnesium hydroxide is insoluble, so it cannot be titrated, and mixing two soluble salts gives no precipitate.
Brow B[1]
Potassium salts are made by titration. Zinc reacts with dilute sulfuric acid. Copper does not react with dilute acids, so copper(II) sulfate is made from its carbonate.
Silver chloride is insoluble, so it is made by precipitation.
Ccalcium sulfate, lead(II) sulfate, silver chloride[1]
Precipitation makes insoluble salts: calcium sulfate (sparingly soluble), lead(II) sulfate and silver chloride.
Every nitrate is soluble, so calcium nitrate and silver nitrate cannot be made by precipitation.
C0.06 mol/dm3[1]
nNaOH = 0.1 × 0.030 = 0.0030 mol. 2NaOH + H2SO4, so nH₂SO₄ = 0.0015 mol.
c = 0.0015 ÷ 0.025 = 0.06 mol/dm3.