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Acids, Bases and Salts quiz (Singapore N(A)-Level Science Chemistry, SEAB 5107) quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What do all acids release when dissolved in water?

  2. Which gas is produced when a dilute acid reacts with a reactive metal such as zinc?

  3. An acid reacts with a metal carbonate. Which set of products is formed?

  4. Which test confirms that a gas given off is carbon dioxide?

  5. What is the pH of a neutral solution such as pure water?

  6. What colour is universal indicator in a strongly acidic solution at about pH 1?

  7. What is the ionic equation for the neutralisation of an acid by an alkali?

  8. Which method is best for preparing an insoluble salt such as barium sulfate?

  9. In the acid-plus-excess-solid method, why is the solid added in excess?

  10. After reacting copper(II) oxide with excess sulfuric acid, what is the next step to obtain a pure salt?

  11. Which salt is produced when nitric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide?

  12. Which of these is an alkali?

  13. What does a lower pH value tell you about a solution?

  14. Why is titration, rather than the acid-plus-excess-solid method, used to make a soluble salt of a soluble base?

  15. Which observation indicates that all the acid has reacted in the acid-plus-excess-solid method?