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7.2 Preparation of Salts

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Course CIE IGCSE Chemistry

Section 7. Acids, Bases & Salts
Topic 7.2 Preparation of Salts
Difficulty Easy

Time Allowed 40
Score /29
Percentage /100

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Question 1
The salt copper(II) sulphate can be prepared by reacting copper(II) oxide with sulphuric acid.
Complete the list of instructions for making copper(II) sulphate using six of the words below.

blue cool dilute filter

saturated sulfate oxide white

Instructions
1 Add excess copper(II) oxide to .............................. sulphuric acid in a beaker and boil it.

2 .............................. to remove the unreacted copper(II) oxide.

3 Heat the solution until it is ..............................

4 .............................. the solution to form .............................. coloured crystals of copper(II) ..............................

[6 marks]

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Question 2a
Aqueous sodium hydroxide, NaOH(aq), is a strong alkali that reacts with dilute sulfuric acid exothermically.

Complete the equation for the reaction between aqueous sodium hydroxide and dilute sulfuric acid.

2NaOH + H2SO4 → ......................... + .........................

[2 marks]

Question 2b
A student investigates the rate of reaction of small pieces of calcium carbonate with an excess of hydrochloric acid of
concentration 1 mol / dm3.

CaCO3 (s) + 2HCl (aq) → CaCl2 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

Name the salt formed when calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid.
[1 mark]

Question 2c
Describe how you could prepare a pure sample of crystals of hydrated zinc sulfate using dilute sulfuric acid and an excess
of zinc.
[3 marks]

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Question 2d
A student investigates the rate of reaction of large pieces of magnesium carbonate with an excess of dilute nitric acid.

MgCO3 + 2HNO3 → Mg(NO3)2 + CO2 + H2O

Name the salt formed when magnesium carbonate reacts with dilute nitric acid.
[1 mark]

Question 3a
This question is about cobalt and compounds of cobalt.
Describe how you could prepare a pure sample of crystals of hydrated cobalt(II) sulfate using dilute sulfuric acid and an
excess of cobalt(II) carbonate.
[3 marks]

Question 3b
A student investigates the rate of reaction of magnesium ribbon with an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid.
Mg + 2HCl → MgCl2 + H2

Name the salt formed when magnesium reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.
[1 mark]

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Question 4a
A student prepares crystals of magnesium chloride by adding an excess of magnesium carbonate to 50.00 cm3 of 2.00
mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid.
The student filters the mixture and rinses the residue.
Why does the student add an excess of magnesium carbonate?
[1 mark]

Question 4b
Why does the student rinse the residue?
[1 mark]

Question 4c
Describe how the student would obtain pure crystals of magnesium chloride from the filtrate.
[3 marks]

Question 5a
Sulfuric acid has many uses.
Dilute sulfuric acid is used to make salts known as sulfates.
A method consisting of three steps is used to make zinc sulfate from zinc carbonate.
step 1 Add an excess of zinc carbonate to 20 cm3 of 0.4 mol / dm3 dilute sulfuric acid until the reaction is complete.
step 2 Filter the mixture.
step 3 Heat the filtrate until a saturated solution forms and then allow it to crystallise.

Suggest two observations which show that the reaction is complete in step 1.
[2 marks]

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Question 5b
State why it is important to add an excess of zinc carbonate in step 1.
[1 mark]

Question 5c
Define the term saturated solution.
[2 marks]

Question 5d
Name another zinc compound which can be used to make zinc sulfate from dilute sulfuric acid using this method.
[1 mark]

Question 5e
Separate: Chemistry and Extended Only
Suggest why this method would not work to make barium sulfate from barium carbonate and dilute sulfuric acid.
[1 mark]

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