Neutralisation

Question 1

What are the three different types of compounds that can be used to neutralise acids?

Answer 1

• Metal oxides
• Metal hydroxides
• Metal carbonates

Question 2

Give an example of a metal oxide

Answer 2

Copper oxide

Question 3

Give an example of a metal hydroxide

Answer 3

Sodium hydroxide

Question 4

Give an example of a metal carbonate

Answer 4

Copper carbonate

Question 5

Complete the equation:

acid + metal oxide ——>

Answer 5

salt + water

Question 6

Complete the equation:

acid + metal hydroxide —–>

Answer 6

salt + water

Question 7

Complete the equation:

acid + metal carbonate ——–>

Answer 7

salt + water + carbon dioxide

Question 8

What is a salt?

Answer 8

A salt is a compound made from a metal and a nonmetal

Question 9

What does the non metal part of a salt come from?

Answer 9

An acid

Question 10

What does the metal part of a salt come from ?

Answer 10

The base or alkali used to try and neutralise the acid

Question 11

What types of salts does hydrochloric acid produce?

Answer 11

Chloride salts

Question 12

What types of salts does nitric acid produce?

Answer 12

Nitrate salts

Question 13

What types of salts does sulphuric acid produce?

Answer 13

Sulphate salts

Question 14

Complete the equation:

nitric acid + sodium hydroxide —–>

Answer 14

Sodium nitrate + water

Question 15

Complete the equation:

HNO3 (aq) + NaOH (aq) —–>

Answer 15

NaNO3 (aq) + H’little 2’O (l)

Question 16

When naming a salt does the metal take the first or second part of the name?

Answer 16

First