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9. (a) The table below shows the pH of four acidic liquids.
acidic liquid pH
grapefruit juice 3.1
ethanoic acid 3.0
lemonade 4.4
dilute hydrochloric acid 1.0
Which of these liquids is the least acidic?
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(b) Emilio cooked an egg until it was hard-boiled.
He put the egg in a beaker of dilute hydrochloric acid as shown.
dilute bubbles
hydrochloric of gas
acid
egg
(i) The egg shell reacted completely with the acid.
After two days the pH of the liquid in the beaker was 2.5.
How did the acidity of the liquid in the beaker change?
Use the table above to help you.
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(ii) Emilio put another hard-boiled egg in some ethanoic acid.
It took longer for the shell to react completely.
Use the table opposite to suggest a reason for this.
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(c) The chemical formulae for four acids are shown in the table below.
sulphuric acid hydrochloric acid nitric acid ethanoic acid
H2SO4 HCl HNO3 CH3COOH
(i) Give the name of the element that is present in all four acids.
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(ii) Give the names of the two other elements present in sulphuric acid. 9cii
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2. _______________________
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(iii) How many atoms are there in the formula HNO3 (nitric acid)?
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maximum 7 marks
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