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Anna tests chemical X in a flame test. The flame is orange. Which cation is it?

A

sodium

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Mary adds sodium hydroxide to solution Y and warm I up. Moist red litmus paper turns blue. Which cation is in Y?

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ammonium

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Isabelle has made a gas. She adds moist litmus paper. The paper turns red and then bleaches. Which gas has she made?

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chlorine

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Henry does a flame test. The colour is red. Which cation is it?

A

lithium

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Tina has produced a gas. She tests it with a glowing splint which relights. Which gas has she produced?

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oxygen

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Dr Haywood investigates a salt; The flame test produces a brick red flame. When she adds hydrochloric acid the solution starts to fizz. Which salt is in the solution?

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calcium carbonate

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Mrs Jones adds sodium hydroxide to a salt solution and a green precipitate forms. What is the cation?

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iron (II) or Fe2+

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Copper turns a flame green. Describe another test for copper ions and its outcome.

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add sodium hydroxide to a solution of the salt. It produces a blue precipitate

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Salt Z produces a lilac flame and a white precipitate when acidified barium chloride is added. What is the salt?

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potassium sulfate

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Salt Z produces a lilac flame and a white precipitate when acidified barium chloride is added. What is the name of the precipitate?

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barium sulfate

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Salt P produces an orange flame and a yellow precipitate when acidified silver nitrate is added to a solution of P. What is the name of the salt?

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sodium iodide

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Salt P produces an orange flame and a yellow precipitate when acidified silver nitrate is added to a solution of P. What is the name of the precipitate?

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silver iodide

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Salt G produces a white precipitate when acidified silver nitrate is added to a solution and an orange/brown precipitate when sodium hydroxide is added. What is the symbol formula of this salt?

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FeCl3

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Sodium hydroxide is added to a solution of salt M and when heated it turns red, moist litmus paper blue. When acidified silver nitrate is added to a fresh solution a cream coloured precipitate is made. What is the name of salt M?

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ammonium bromide

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Sodium hydroxide is added to a solution of salt M and when heated it turns red, moist litmus paper blue. When acidified silver nitrate is added to a fresh solution a cream coloured precipitate is made. What is the name of the precipitate?

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silver bromide

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Tommy produces a gas. He thinks it is carbon dioxide. What is the test for CO2 and its positive outcome?

A

add lime water, turns cloudy

17
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A salt solution produces a white precipitate when acidified barium chloride is added and it produces an orange/brown precipitate when sodium hydroxide is added. What is the exact name of the salt?

A

iron(III)sulfate

18
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Mary produces a gas. Using a lit splint it makes a squeaky pop. Which gas is it?

19
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Jonah heats up a solution. A moist red litmus paper turns blue. Which gas was given off?

A

ammonia, not ammonium

20
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Mark adds sodium hydroxide into a salt solution and a green precipitate is formed. Into a fresh salt solution he adds hydrochloric acid. The solution starts to fizz. What is the exact name of the salt?

A

iron (II) carbonate

21
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Mark adds sodium hydroxide into a salt solution and a green precipitate is formed. What is the exact name of the precipitate?

A

iron (II) hydroxide

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Mark adds sodium hydroxide into a salt solution and a green precipitate is formed. What is the symbol formula of the precipitate?

23
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Describe the test for copper 2+ ions and its positive outcome

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add an alkali/hydroxide, blue precipitate forms

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Describe the test for bromide ions and its positive outcome

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add acidified silver nitrate, cream precipitate forms

25
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Describe the test for carbonate ions and positive outcome

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add acid, fizzing occurs

26
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Describe the test for Fe3+ ions and positive outcome

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add alkali/hydroxide, orange, brown precipitate forms

27
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Describe the test for sulphate ions and positive outcome

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add acidified barium chloride, white precipitate forms

28
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Describe the test for Fe2+ ions and positive outcome

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add alkali/hydroxide, green precipitate forms

29
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Describe the test for iodide ions and positive outcome

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add acidified silver nitrate, yellow precipitate forms

30
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Describe the test for alkenes and positive outcome

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add bromine water, water decolourises, not: becomes clear!

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