THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, DUBAI

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
Year

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Worksheet No:

Name : .
Topic : Carbonates
Level 1:

Date:..

Level 2:

Level 3:

1. Quicklime is produced from limestone in a rotating kiln.

Limestone
Coal dust is
blown into
the kiln where
it ignites

Limestone is added at the top of the kiln. Turning the kiln lets the limestone moves
slowly downwards as it is heated. Quicklime is formed and is taken from the bottom of the kiln.
a) Give the chemical name for:
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(i)

Quicklime -------------------------------------------

(ii)

Limestone -------------------------------------------

b) State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.

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c) Some students investigated this reaction. They heated a piece of limestone on the
edge of a gauze. Describe what they would see.

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d) Some limestone comes from a quarry in a National Park. This quarry is to be extended.
(i)

Give one problem that may be caused by extending the quarry.

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(ii)

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Suggest one way in which the area may benefit from extending the quarry.
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2. The question is about the limestone cycle.

Heat
Limestone

Compound A + Carbon dioxide

CO2(g)

water

water
limewater

Compound B
(slaked lime)

a) Name and give the formula of:

(i)

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(ii)

Compound B -------------------------------------

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b) Write the balanced chemical equations for the formation of both the compounds A and B.

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c) Name and give the symbol/formula for the ions present in limewater.
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d) Describe with the aid of a balanced chemical equation what happens if carbondioxide is
bubbled through limewater.

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3. Limestone is an important raw material used in many different industries.

a. One of the properties of limestone is that it reacts with acids.

(i)

Why do farmers spread powdered limestone on their fields?

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(ii)

How can building made of limestone get affected by the acid rain?
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(iii)

Write an ionic equation which would represent the reactions taking place in both
(i) and (ii).
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b. Limestone is used in the manufacture of iron.

(i) Why is it added to the blast furnace along with coke and haematite?
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(ii) Write chemical equations for the reactions involved in this process.

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c. (i) Name a buiding material made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay in
a rotaryklin.
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(iii)What substance is the dry product produced in the rotary klin added to?
Explain why this substance is added.

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