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Acids, bases and salts
CORE questions
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ALTERNATIVE TO PRACTICAL question
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Paper 1 Question 11
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Paper 1 Question 14
Paper 1 Question 19
Paper 1 Question 20
Paper 1 Question 21
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Paper 1 Question 22
Paper 1 Question 36
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Paper 3 Question 4
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Paper 3 Question 6
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Paper 5 (Practical Test) Question 2
• Tests for anions
• Tests for aqueous cations
• Tests for gases
• Flame tests for metal ions.
These tests include the expected
results.
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ALTERNATIVE TO PRACTICAL question
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EXTENSION question
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Paper 2 Question 22
Paper 2 Question 23
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Paper 2 Question 33
Paper 4 Question 6
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Acids, bases and salts – answers
Core 1
(d) (i) B
(ii) B
(iii) C
(iv) A
(v) B
(e) add hydrochloric acid to sodium hydroxide until neutralised / idea of titrating /
neutralising
boil off / evaporate (some) water
leave to crystallise / allow to cool
Core 2
(a) several different substances present (not elements or compounds), which
can be separated by physical means / not chemically bonded
(b) two (or more) elements / more than one type of atom, not substances
chemically combined / bonded / joined
(c) (i) (thermal) decomposition
(ii) carbon dioxide / CO 2
(d) (i) slaked lime
(ii) pH above 7
(iii) turns red litmus paper blue
Alternative to practical 1
Plan to include five of the following points.
Measured equal amounts of tablets
Added specified volume of acid to tablet, e.g. drop by drop until stops fizzing /
indicator is neutral
Repeated
Compared with other tablet
Concluded the most effective tablet requires the most acid
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Specimen Paper 1
11 B
14 B
19 C
20 C
21 B
22 B
36 A
Specimen Paper 3
4 (a) calcium oxide
allow: CaO
(b) thermal decomposition
(c) carbon dioxide has been removed from the limestone / it comes from the
limestone / carbon dioxide is a product
(d) neutralising acidic soils / treating acidic lakes / flue gas desulfurisation
allow: any suitable use
(g) add acid to carbonate;
bubble gas or carbon dioxide (evolved) through limewater / test gas or
carbon dioxide with limewater;
limewater goes milky or cloudy;
6 (e) (iii) (damp) litmus (paper) / Universal Indicator (paper);
allow: indicator paper / pH paper
(f) (i) calcium chloride + water
not: calcium chlorine
(ii) 2 on left;
H 2 on right; not: 2H
Specimen Paper 5 (Practical Test)
2 (a) (i) white precipitate
(ii) no change / precipitate remains
(b) no precipitate / slight (white) precipitate
(c) Any two from:
effervescence / fizz / bubbles;
(damp) pH paper blue / purple;
ammonia smell;
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(d) calcium;
nitrate;
(e) yellow / brown / orange colour when hot;
colour fades / goes white when cool;
(f) (i) effervescence / bubbles / fizz;
limewater turns milky;
(ii) white precipitate;
precipitate dissolves in excess / colourless solution formed;
(iii) white precipitate;
precipitate dissolves in excess / colourless solution formed;
(g) zinc;
allow: aluminium dependent on (f)(iii)
Specimen Paper 6 (Alternative to Practical)
4 (a) (i) white precipitate
(ii) precipitate dissolves in excess;
(iii) white precipitate;
no change / precipitate remains;
(b) contains water / hydrated
(c) ammonia
not: ammonium
(d) Any two from:
nitrate;
hydrated salt / contains water;
it is not a sulfate;
(e) sodium hydroxide is hazardous / irritant / caustic;
allow: toxic
boiling causes mixture to spit / blow-out;
Extension 1
(iii)
R NR
R R
NR R
Specimen Paper 2
22 D
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23 D
33 B
Specimen Paper 4
6 (a) filter / centrifuge / decant;
(partially) evaporate / heat / boil;
allow to crystallise / cool / let crystals form;
dry crystals / dry between filter paper / leave in a warm place to dry;
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