Quick Quiz

On your answer sheet, write in or circle the correct letter for each question.

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1 Acids taste: 3 Red cabbage can be used as an indicator
A fishy because it:

B salty A changes colour

C sour B comes from a plant

C is an acid
D sweet.
D is an alkali.
2 The name of an acid in lemon juice is:
4 The colour of litmus in sulfuric acid is:
A citric acid
A blue
B ethanoic acid
B green
C lemonic acid
C purple
D sulfuric acid.
D red.
3 You can prevent acids from splashing into
your eyes by wearing:
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A an overall
1 The pH of pure water is:
B gloves
A 1
C long hair tied back
B 5
D safety spectacles.
C 7
4 What does this sign mean?
D 11
2 The colour of universal indicator in a
substance that is very acidic is:
A green

A corrosive B orange

B explosive C purple
D red.
C flammable
3 The pH of a substance that is slightly
D toxic alkaline could be:
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1 Which one of these is an acid? B 5
A oven cleaner C 9
B salt water D 13

C pure water Universal indicator is added to a solution.

The solution turns purple. The solution
D vinegar contains:
2 Which one of these is an alkali? A citric acid
A lemon juice B hydrochloric acid
B oven cleaner C sodium hydroxide solution
C sugar solution D only water.
D vinegar
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The reaction between an acid and an 1 Indigestion tablets always contain:
alkali is: A acids
A acidification B antacids
B condensation C antibiotics
C evaporation D indicators.
D neutralisation. 2 Which of the following is a base?
A solution of pH 3 was mixed with a A citric acid
solution of pH 9. The final pH could be:
B copper oxide
A 2
C pure water
B 6
D vinegar
C 10
3 A wasp sting has a pH of 10. You can treat
D 12 a wasp sting with:
An acid reacted with an alkali to form a salt A water
and water. Which of these are the
reactants? B toothpaste
A acid and alkali C vinegar
B acid and salt D sodium hydroxide.
C alkali and water 4 The salt formed when sulfuric acid reacts
with iron oxide (rust) is:
D salt and water
A iron chloride
Nitric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide
solution to form a salt and water. Which of B iron hydroxide
the following is the correct word equation? C iron nitrate
A nitric acid + sodium hydroxide -> salt + D iron sulfate.
water
B nitric acid + sodium hydroxide ->
sodium nitrate + water
C salt + water -»nitric acid + sodium
hydroxide
D sodium nitrate + water -> nitric acid +
sodium hydroxide

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