Ig-paper 1 acid,base and pH

1.The pH of some aqueous sodium hydroxide is measured. The solution

is then distilled as shown.4/j/30

How do the pH values of the distillate and of the solution left in the flask
compare with the original?

2.The chart shows the colour ranges of four different indicators.

Which indicator is blue in an acidic solution?4/o/20

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3.A sample of acid rainwater (pH = 4) is passed down a glass column
packed with marble chippings (calcium carbonate). The water coming
from the bottom of the column is collected in a beaker. The pH is now
6.4/o/34

What causes the change in pH?

A The acid has been filtered.
B The acid has been neutralised.
C The acid is made more concentrated.
D The acid is precipitated.
4.Which property does hydrochloric acid have?5/j/19
A It gives a pale blue precipitate with aqueous copper(II) sulphate.
B It gives a white precipitate with aqueous barium nitrate.
C It releases ammonia from aqueous ammonium sulphate.
D It releases hydrogen with zinc powder.
5.Hydrochloric acid is used to clean a metal surface by removing the
oxide layer on the metal. This is because hydrochloric acid has a
…..X….. pH and the metal oxide is …..Y….. What are X and Y?5/j/20

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6.In the experiment shown, the dilute sulphuric acid is run into the flask
of aqueous barium hydroxide until the reaction is complete.5/j/22

Which processes occur in this reaction?

7.An excess of acid in the stomach causes indigestion that can be cured
by an anti-indigestion tablet. What should the tablet contain to decrease
the acidity?5/o/16
A an acidic substance
B an alkaline substance
C a neutral substance
D Universal Indicator
8.A solution is made by adding sodium oxide to water.
Which pH change can occur?5/o/17

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9.Barium hydroxide is an alkali. It reacts with hydrochloric acid.6/j/16

What happens to the pH of a solution of hydrochloric acid as an excess

of aqueous barium hydroxide is added?
A The pH decreases from 14 but becomes constant at 7.
B The pH decreases from 14 to about 1.
C The pH increases from 1 but becomes constant at 7.
D The pH increases from 1 to about 14.
10.Acids react with bases, carbonates and metals. Which of these
reactions produce a gas?6/o/17

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11.Which properties does an acid have?6/o/18
1 reacts with ammonium sulphate to form ammonia
2 turns red litmus blue

12.Two indicators, bromophenol blue and Congo red, show the

following colours in acidic solutions and in alkaline solutions.7/j/21

A few drops of each indicator are added to separate samples of a

solution of pH 2. What are the colours of the indicators in this solution?

13.Dilute sulphuric acid is added to a mixture of copper, magnesium

and zinc in a beaker. The beaker is left for about 10 minutes and its
contents are then filtered. What does the filtrate contain?7/o/18
A copper(II) sulphate, magnesium sulphate and zinc sulphate
B copper(II) sulphate and zinc sulphate only

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 C magnesium sulphate and zinc sulphate only
D magnesium sulphate only
14.The diagram shows an experiment.8/j/15

Which terms describe the experiment?

15.Magnesium reacts with acids to produce hydrogen gas. Under which

set of conditions is hydrogen formed the most slowly?8/j/17

16.Dilute hydrochloric acid is added to aqueous barium nitrate in a test-

tube. What happens?8/o/20

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17.A colourless liquid in an unlabelled bottle is tested as shown.8/o/21
• Litmus paper turns red.
• Magnesium ribbon fizzed.
• Reaction with aqueous barium nitrate produced a white
precipitate.
What is the colourless liquid?
A aqueous sodium hydroxide
B aqueous sodium sulphate
C dilute hydrochloric acid
D dilute sulphuric acid
18.Which substances react with dilute sulphuric acid to form a salt?
8/o/23

19.The graph shows how the pH of soil in a field changed over time.
At which point was the soil neutral?9/j/21

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20.Some reactions of a substance, R, are shown in the diagram.9/j/23

What type of substance is R?

A an acid B a base C an element D a salt
21.The diagram shows the electrolysis of concentrated aqueous sodium
chloride.9/o/13

What is the colour of the Universal Indicator at each electrode after five
minutes?
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22.When an acid is added to an alkali the temperature rises.9/o/16
Which words describe this reaction?
A decomposition and endothermic
B decomposition and exothermic
C neutralisation and endothermic
D neutralisation and exothermic
23.The diagram shows the pH values of four solutions.9/o/21

Which of these solutions are alkaline?

A P only
B P and Q only
C Q, R and S only
D R and S only

24.Calcium carbonate was reacted with hydrochloric acid in a conical

flask. The flask was placed on a balance and the mass of the flask and
contents was recorded as the reaction proceeded. During the reaction,
carbon dioxide gas was given off. The reaction was carried out at two
different temperatures. Which row is correct?10/o/16

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25.Which reaction will result in a decrease in pH?10/o/20
A adding calcium hydroxide to acid soil
B adding citric acid to sodium hydrogen carbonate solution
C adding sodium chloride to silver nitrate solution
D adding sodium hydroxide to hydrochloric acid
26.The oxide of element X was added to an acid. It reacted to form a salt
and water.10/o/21

What is the pH of the acid before the reaction and what type of element
is X?

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27.The diagram shows the pH values of the soil in X and Y, two parts of
the garden of a house.6/j/34

The house owner wishes to use lime to neutralise the soil in one part of
the garden. To which part should the lime be added, and why?

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