Acid Test
Acid Test
Instructions: This test consists of THREE sections. Answer all the questions in space provided.
1. Ethanoic acid, CH3COOH, is a weak acid. The questions 5-7 below refers to the following
Which of the following properties is NOT true diagram:
of CH3COOH?
9. A solid M was burnt in air. Combustion 14. Which compound is a strong acid?
produced two gases A and B which were passed A H2SO3
through water. The pH of the solutions were B CH3COOH
determined and the values were 6.2 and 7.1 C H2SO4
respectively. The gases A and B could be: D H2CO3
A B
A. CO CO2
B. CO2 CO
C. CO2 NH3 15. Choose the option which correctly describes the
D. NH3 CO2 following oxides.
10. Which reason below best explains why sodium ZnO, H2O, Na2O, NO2
sulphate is not an acid salt.
a) acidic, alkaline, amphoteric , basic
a. It is formed from a strong dibasic acid b) amphoteric, neutral, alkaline, acidic
b. It does not produce hydrogen cations in c) neutral, amphoteric, basic, acidic
solution d) basic, neutral, acidic, amphoteric
c. It is formed by the partial replacement of the
hydrogens on the sulphuric acid molecule.
d. It does not accept protons
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2. Q and R are white powders. Q is soluble in water but R is sparingly soluble and its solution has a pH of
10. A mixture of Q and R when heated liberates a colourless gas which forms dense white fumes when
it interacts with a glass rod dipped in concentrated hydrochloric acid solution.
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(iii) Name the substance formed when this gas reacts with hydrogen chloride
gas.
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