GCSEChemistryOCRChemistry A (Gateway)Exam Questions4. Predicting & Identifying Reactions & ProductsIdentifying the Products of Chemical Reactions

Identifying the Products of Chemical Reactions (OCR GCSE Chemistry A (Gateway)): Exam Questions

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Damp litmus paper is used to test for chlorine gas.

Which statement describes the correct result of the test for chlorine gas?

  • Damp blue litmus paper turns red then white.

  • Damp blue litmus paper turns white then red.

  • Damp red litmus paper turns blue then white.

  • Damp red litmus paper turns white then blue.

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A student adds sodium hydroxide solution to a small sample of copper(II) chloride solution.

A precipitate is made.

What is the colour of the precipitate?

  • Blue

  • Green

  • Orange

  • White

Choose your answer

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1 mark

The table shows the stages in a flame test.

Stage

Process

1

Dip a nichrome wire loop into the test solution

2

Observe and record the flame colour

3

Clean a nichrome wire loop with hydrochloric acid, then rinse with distilled water

4

Hold the nichrome wire loop in the edge of a roaring blue flame

Which is the correct order for the stages in a flame test?

  • 1, 4, 2, 3

  • 1, 4, 3, 2

  • 3, 1, 4, 2

  • 3, 4, 1, 2

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1 mark

A student does a flame test with a sample of potassium chloride.

Which colour is the flame?

  • Lilac

  • Green-blue

  • Red

  • Yellow

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1 mark

What is the test for chlorine gas?

  • Damp universal indicator paper turns red then white

  • Decolourises bromine water

  • Limewater turns milky

  • Relights a glowing splint

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During the electrolysis of brine, chlorine gas forms at one electrode.

2Cl- (aq) rightwards arrowCl2 (g) + 2e-

Which test would be most appropriate to confirm that chlorine gas was produced?

  • Collect the gas and see if it extinguishes a glowing splint

  • Collect the gas and check if it is green

  • Collect the gas and see if it bleaches damp litmus paper

  • Collect the gas and check if it smells of swimming pools

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1 mark

Which is the correct method for testing for hydrogen gas?

  • Hold the tube containing the gas upright and place a lit splint at the end of the tube

  • Hold the tube containing the gas upright and place a glowing splint at the end of the tube

  • Hold the tube containing the gas angled down and place a lit splint at the end of the tube

  • Hold the tube containing the gas angled down and place a glowing splint at the end of the tube

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Which is not true about the test for carbon dioxide gas?

  • The gas is bubbled through limewater solution

  • Limewater is calcium hydroxide solution

  • The solution will turn cloudy due to the formation of a white precipitate

  • The colour will fade after a few minutes

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What is the correct observation when a glowing splint is held at the entrance of a tube of pure oxygen gas? 

  • A 'squeaky pop' sound can be heard

  • The glowing splint relights

  • The glowing splint keeps glowing

  • The glowing splint is immediately extinguished

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The electrolysis of fresh water produces hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.

The electrolysis of salt water (brine) produces hydrogen gas and chlorine, and leaves a solution of sodium hydroxide.

Which test would not help to identify a sample as being fresh water or salt water?

  • A gas collected makes a 'squeaky pop' when a lit splint is held in it

  • A gas collected relights a glowing splint

  • A gas collected bleaches damp litmus paper

  • The pH of the solution increases

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Scientists test a solution of compound X.

Table 1 shows their results.

Table 1

Test

Result

Add dilute nitric acid followed by silver nitrate solution

White precipitate

Add sodium hydroxide solution

Green precipitate

Which two ions are present in compound X?

  • Fe3+ and Cl-

  • Fe3+ and SO42-

  • Fe2+ and Cl-

  • Fe2+ and SO42-

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A compound is suspected of containing calcium ions, Ca2+.

Which test would not help to positively identify calcium?

 

Test

Result

A

Flame test

Orange-red flame

B

Add sodium hydroxide solution

White precipitate forms

C

Add nitric acid and silver nitrate

White precipitate forms

D

Flame photometry

Characteristic lines match the reference spectrum

    Choose your answer

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    1 mark

    Which is not an advantage of using instrumental methods rather than small-scale lab methods for identifying ions?

    • Instrumental methods are more accurate

    • Instrumental methods are faster

    • Instrumental methods are cheaper

    • Instrumental methods are more sensitive

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    Which element is present in this flame emission spectrum?

    emission-spectrum-of-mercury

    Reference line emission spectra chart

    reference-spectra

    • Helium

    • Mercury

    • Hydrogen

    • Neon

    Choose your answer

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    A student adds a few drops of sodium hydroxide solution to an unknown solution and a blue precipitate is made.

    Which metal ion is present in the original solution?

    • Calcium

    • Copper(II)

    • Iron(II)

    • Iron(III)

    Choose your answer

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    Which statement describes the test for chlorine gas?

    • A lighted splint makes a squeaky pop.

    • Limewater turns milky.

    • A glowing splint re-lights.

    • Damp litmus paper is bleached.

    Choose your answer

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    1 mark

    A student is testing sodium carbonate solution.

    She adds barium chloride solution followed by excess dilute hydrochloric acid.

    Which of these observations would not be seen?

    • Colourless solution at the end

    • Gas bubbles when the dilute acid is added

    • White precipitate formed when the barium chloride solution is added

    • White precipitate formed when the dilute acid is added

    Choose your answer

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    1 mark

    Which statement describes the advantages of instrumental methods of analysis?

    • Instruments can analyse very small amounts and carry out the analyses slowly.

    • Instruments are very accurate and use large amounts of substances.

    • Instruments are very accurate and carry out the analyses slowly.

    • Instruments are very accurate and can run all the time.

    Choose your answer

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    A student tests a solution for chloride ions.

    She adds dilute nitric acid to the solution. She then adds a few drops of silver nitrate solution.

    Why does she need to add dilute nitric acid in this test?

    • To increase the pH of the solution.

    • Nitrate ions are needed for the test to work.

    • To make sure that no carbonate ions are present.

    • The test only works in alkaline conditions.

    Choose your answer

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    Which statement about a mass spectrum of a molecule is correct?

    • Each peak represents an atom in the molecule.

    • The charge to mass ratio of the molecular ion peak is equal to the relative formula mass of the molecule.

    • The peak with the highest relative abundance represents the molecular ion.

    • The peak on the far right of the spectrum represents the molecular ion.

    Choose your answer

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    1 mark

    Look at the mass spectrum of a carbon compound.

    a-mass-spectrum

    Which carbon compound is this mass spectrum from?

    • C4H10+

    • C3H5O2+

    • C3H8O

    • C4H8

    Choose your answer

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    1 mark

    Look at the mass spectrum of a carbon compound.

    q6-paper-2-june-2018-ocr-gcse-chem

    Which carbon compound is the mass spectrum from?

    • C2H2

    • C2H5+

    • C3H7+

    • C4H10

    Choose your answer

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    Scientists test a solution from a bottle that is known to contain a copper (II) compound.

    Table 1 shows their results.

    Table 1

    Test

    Result

    Flame test

    Yellow flame

    Add sodium hydroxide solution

    Blue precipitate formed

    Add dilute nitric acid followed by silver nitrate solution

    Yellow precipitate formed

    Which statement below is true?

    • The flame test was performed incorrectly

    • Bromide ions are present, so the compound is CuBr2

    • The test tube was contaminated for the sodium hydroxide test

    • The copper compound in the bottle was contaminated with another metal compound

    Choose your answer

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    Calcium carbonate can react with hydrochloric acid by the following equation:

    CaCO3 (s) + HCl (aq) rightwards arrowCaCl2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)

    Which observation does not tell you that this reaction has occurred?

     

    Test

    Result

    A

    Add dilute nitric acid then by silver nitrate solution

    White precipitate forms

    B

    Bubble any gases present through limewater

    Limewater turns cloudy

    C

    Observe the solutions when they are mixed

    Solutions bubble and fizz upon mixing

    D

    Test pH of the solution at the start and after 30 s

    pH increases

      Choose your answer