Identifying the Products of Chemical Reactions (OCR Gateway GCSE Chemistry: Combined Science)

Topic Questions

11 mark

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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21 mark

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

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11 mark

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.

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11 mark

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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21 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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31 mark

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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41 mark

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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51 mark

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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61 mark

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

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71 mark

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

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81 mark

Which element is present in this flame emission spectrum?

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Reference line emission spectra chart

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  • Helium

  • Mercury

  • Hydrogen

  • Neon

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91 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

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101 mark

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)

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111 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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121 mark

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.

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131 mark

Look at the mass spectrum of a carbon compound.

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Which carbon compound is the mass spectrum from?

  • C2H2

  • C2H5+

  • C3H7+

  • C4H10

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