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Analytical Chemistry question types

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Analytical Chemistry questions

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Q 1MCQ1 Mark
A chloride which forms a precipitate that is soluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide is $.......$
  • A
    Calcium chloride
  • B
    Ferrous chloride
  • C
    Ferric chloride
  • Copper chloride

Answer: D.

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Q 2MCQ1 Mark
When dilute sulphuric acid reacts with iron sulphide, the gas evolved is $.......$
  • Hydrogen sulphide
  • B
    Sulphur dioxide
  • C
    Sulphur trioxide
  • D
    Vapour of sulphuric acid

Answer: A.

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Q 3MCQ1 Mark
Hydroxide of this metal is soluble is sodium hydroxide solution $.......$
  • A
    Magnesium
  • Lead
  • C
    Silver
  • D
    Copper

Answer: B.

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Q 4MCQ1 Mark
The metal oxide which can react with acid as well as alkali is $.......$
  • A
    Silver oxide.
  • B
    Copper $(II)$ oxide.
  • Aluminium oxide
  • D
    Calcium oxide

Answer: C.

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Q 5MCQ1 Mark
Which salt solution is soluble in excess of $NH _4 OH$ ________ .
  • A
    Iron (II) salts
  • B
    Iron (III) salts
  • C
    Lead salts
  • Copper (II) salts

Answer: D.

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One chemical test that would enable you to distinguish between the following pair of chemicals. Describe what happens with each chemical or state no visible reaction.
Sodium sulphate solution and sodium chloride solution.
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Write the observation, and balanced equation for the following reaction:
A paper dipped in potassium permanganate solution is placed at the mouth of a test tube, containing sulphur dioxide gas.
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Write the observation, and balanced equation for the following reaction:
Excess of ammonium hydroxide is added to a substance, obtained by adding hydrochloric acid to silver nitrate solution.
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Write the observation, and balanced equation for the following reaction:
Ammonium hydroxide is added first in a small quantity, and then in excess, to a solution of copper sulphate.
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Identify the substance Q based on the information given below:
The pale green solid R turns reddish brown on heating. Its aqueous solution gives a white precipitate with barium chloride solution. The precipitate is insoluble in mineral acids.
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Identify the substance Q based on the information given below:
The white crystalline solid Q is soluble in water. It liberates a pungent smelling gas when heated with sodium hydroxide solution.
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State your observations when ammonium hydroxide solution is added drop by drop and then in excess to each of the following solutions :
1) Copper sulphate solution
2) Zinc sulfate solution.
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From the list given below, select the word (s) required complete the blanks (i) to (v) in the following passage :
Note : words chosen from the list are to be used only once. Write only the answers. Do not copy the passage
[reddish brown, ammonium, nitrogen dioxide, hydroxyl, dirty green, ammonia, acidic, alkaline]
Nitrogen and hydrogen combine in the presence of a catalyst to give (i) ________ gas. When the above mentioned gas is passed through water it forms a solution which will be (ii) ______ in nature and the solution contains (iii) ______ ions and (iv) _______ions. The above solution when added to iron (II) sulphate solution gives a (v) _________coloured precipitate of iron (II) hydroxide.
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The questions (i) to (v) refer to the following salt solutions listed A to F :
A. Copper nitrate
B. Iron (II) sulphate

C. Iron (III) chloride
D. Lead nitrate
E. Magnesium sulphate
F. Zinc chloride
(i) Which two solutions will give a white precipitate when treated with dilute hydrochloric acid followed by barium chloride solution/
(ii) Which two solutions will give a white precipitate when treated with dilute nitric acid followed by silver nitrate solution?
(iii) Which solution will give a white precipitate when either dilute hydrochloric acid or dilute sulphuric acid is added to it?
(iv) Which solution becomes a deep/inky blue colour when excess of ammonium hydroxide is added to it?
(v) Which solution gives a white precipitate with excess ammonium hydroxide?
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Sodium hydroxide solution is added first in a small quantity, then in excess to the aqueous salt solutions of copper (II) sulphate, zinc nitrate, lead nitrate, calcium chloride and iron (III) sulphate. Copy the following table and write the colour of the precipitate in (i) to (v) and the nature of the precipiatate (soluble or insoluble) in (vi) to (x)
Aqueous salt SolutionColour of Participitate when NaOH is added in a samll quantityNature of precipitate(soluble or insoluble) when NaOH added in excess
Copper (II) Solution
Zinc nitrate
Lead nitrate
Calcium chloride
Iron(III) sulphate
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You are given three white powders-calcium carbonate, lead carbonate and zinc carbonate. Describe the tests you would carry out in solution, to identify the metal ion in each of the above compounds. Indicate clearly how you would prepare the solutions for the tests.
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Match the following :
Column AColumn B
1. A substance that turns moist
starch iodide paper blue.
A. Ammonium sulphate
2. A compound which releases a reddish brown gas on reaction
with concentrated sulphuric
acid and copper turnings.
B. Lead carbonate
3 . A solu tion of this compound gives a dirty green preci pi ta te
with sodium hydroxide.
C. Chlorine
4 . A compound which on heating with sodium hydroxide
produces a gas which forms
dense white fumes with
hydrogen chloride.
D. Copper nitrate
5 . A white solid which gives a
yellow residue on heating.
E. Ferrous sulphate
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