COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

CHEM1PHL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY WITH QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS (LAB)

Midterm Examination

Name:__________________________________________
General Instructions:
1. Read and understand the instruction before answering.
2. Write the corresponding letter to the correct answer. Use black ink only.
3. Check your answers before submitting, any form of erasure or superimposition is strictly prohibited.
4. You are only given an hour to finish the exam.

I. MORSE TYPE. Choose the correct statement/s from the following choices. (2 point each, total of 50 points)
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I & II
E. I & III F. II & III G. I, II & III H. Not in the given choices

1. Which is not a preliminary test for the analysis of anions?

I. Physical Examination II. Test for the presence of precipitate III. Dry Heating Test
2. Which of the following is/are the reagents used in Qualitative Analysis of Group I Cations?
I. 3M HCl II. 6M NaOH III. 6M Potassium Chromate
3. Uses of centrifuge, except:
I. separation of whole blood components II. PH testing III. flame test
4. A technique used for the separation of particles from a solution according to their size, shape, density, viscosity of the medium
and rotor speed
I. Centrifugation
II. PH test
III. Qualitative analysis
5. What do you call the procedure wherein you will transfer the supernatant liquid to another container without disturbing the
precipitate?
I. Decantation
II. Centrifugation
III. Flame test

6-10. Experiment: Reaction and Analysis of Group III Cation Procedure

6. Which of the following is/are used in Reactions and Analysis of Group III Cations?
I. dil. HCl II. Centrifuge III. rubber tubing
7. The following procedures are related in the above-mentioned experiment?
I. Preparation of Hydrogen sulfide II. Separation of Hydrogen Chloride III. Confirmation test
8. Which of the following is/are reagents used in Preparation of Hydrogen sulfide?
I. dil. HCl II. conc. H2SO4 III. water
9. Which of the following pairs is/are incorrect?
I. Yellow ppt ofAs2S3 II. Black precipitate of PbS III. Orange Yellow ppt. of PbS
10. Procedures in confirmatory test of Lead?
I. Potassium iodide test II. Potassium Chromate test III. Potassium ferrocyanide test
11. Members of Group II Cations
I. Lead II. Mercurous ion III. Cuprous ion
12. Which of the following pairs is/are correct?
I. PbSO4 : White ppt. II. PbI2 : Yellow ppt III. PbCrO4 : Yellow ppt.

13-19. Experiment: Reactions and Analysis of Group III Cations

13. Which of the following ions is/are present in this Group?
I. Ferous II. Chromium III. Aluminum
14. Potassium ferrocyanide test, which of the following DO NOT correctly refer to the test?
I. Prussian blue colouration II. Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 III. Blood red colouration
15. Potassium sulphocyanide test, which of the following correctly refer to the test?
I. Prussian blue colouration II. Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 III. Blood red colouration
16. Charcoal cavity test
I. Put one or two drops of cobalt nitrate solution on the white residue left
II. small amount of salt in a watch glass
III. direct the reducing flame of the Bunsen burner on the cavity using the blowpipe
17. Which of the following statements is/are correct with regards to the use of Group III Cations?
I. conc. HNO3 is an antacid II. Chromium is an essential trace element III. Ferrous sulfate is for the
presention of Iron deficiency anemia
18. What was obtained in the charcoal cavity test?
I. Al2O3 CoO II. blue mass III. black residue
19. Refer to the following reaction below and then choose the related statement/s

I. 3 KCNS is the reagent needed to complete the reaction

II. Fe(CNS)4 is the molecular formula of Ferric sulfocyanide
III. Color of precipitate is blue

20. Describe cobalt:

I. pinkish-white II. hard III. brittle metal
21. In the analysis of cobalt ion, which of the following products are correctly matched with their precipitate?
I. CoS – white ppt. II. NiS – black ppt. III. MnS – Flesh colour ppt.
22. Negatively charged ions produced by acids and salts, except:
I. Cations II. Anion III. Electrons
23. Which of the following was/were used in the confirmatory test of Cobalt ion?
I. Potassium nitrite test II. Lake test III. Ammonium thiocyanate ether test
24. Physical appearance of Nickel, EXCEPT:
I. Silvery-white II. malleable and ductile metal III. bluish-white
25. Confirmatory test for Nickel
I. dimethyl glyoxime test II. Sodium hydroxide-Bromine test III. Potassium nitrite test

II. Modified True or False. Determine if the statements provided is correct. Choose the letter of your answer
(2 points each, total of 50 points)
i. Statement I is TRUE
ii. Statement I is a FALSE
iii. Statement II is TRUE
iv. Statement II is FALSE

A. i and iii B. I and iv C. ii and iii D. ii and iv

1-10. Experiments Involving Anions

26. I. anions are positively charged ions
II. produced by ionization of acids and salts
27. I. In Confirmation of Phosphate ion, concentrated nitric acid was used in the Ammonium molybdate test
II. Yellow precipitate is formed
28. I. The yellow precipitate in ammonium molybdate test is known as ammonium phosphate molybdate
II. The white precipitate in ammonium molybdate test is known as ammonium phosphate molybdate
29. I. Ammonium molybdate test and Magnesia mixture were used to detect Sulphate
II. Detection of sulphate ion involves Barium chloride and Conc. HCl
30. I. In the detection of carbonate ions, effervescence indicates its presence
II. It is described to be vigorous effervescence or formation of bubbles
31. I. Match stick test for detection of sulfate used sodium carbonate
II. Centrifugation was used
32. I. Potassium permanganate is pink in color
II. It decolorizes after heating and evolution of Carbon dioxide happens
For items no. 33-35 refer to the following reaction:

33. I. H2SO4
II. HCl
34. I. Acetic acid will produce white vapors
II. Acetic acid is commonly known as vinegar with putrid odor
35. I. acetate with oxalic acid smells like vinegar
II. It means acetate ion is present
11-20. Experiments Involving Cations
36. I. Phenolphthalein, an organic compound
II. Phenolphthalein chemical formula is C20H14O4
37. I. Potassium ferrocyanide test confirms the presence of Lead (II) ion
II. Potassium Iodide test confirms the presence of Lead (II) ion
38. I. Potassium chromate test is a test to confirm presence of Lead (II) ion
II. Potassium ferrocyanide confirms presence of Ferric (Fe3+) ion
39. I. Potassium sulfocyanide test is a test to confirm Ferric ion
II. Potassium iodide test is a test to confirm Ferric ion
40. I. In Lake test, Aluminum (III) ion is dissolved in diluted Hydrochloric acid
II. Blue color of litmus solution is adsorbed on the precipitate in Lake test
For item no. 41, refer to the chemical reaction below:

41. I. Final product is Calcium chloride

II. The final product produces white precipitate
42. I. Silver Chloride becomes gray when exposed to light
II. Addition of Ammonium hydroxide to Silver ion makes the solution turn to red
43. I. The product of adding Ammonium hydroxide to Silver ion leads to black precipitate
II. The product of adding Potassium chromate to Silver ion leads to black precipitate
44. I. Strontiumm sulfate is white precipitate
II. Calcium oxalate is white precipitate
45. I. HgCrO4 is yellow precipitate
 II. Cations are metals that form positive ions and gaining electrons
46. I. Ferrocyanide : Fe(CN)63-
II. Ferricyanide : Fe(CN)64-
47. I. CNS - Thiocyanate
II. S2O3 - Thiosulfate
48. I. Potassium chromate test for Barium will form yellow precipitate
II. The yellow precipitate is due to the formation of barium chromate, BaCrO4
49. I. Flame test for barium will yield a grassy green flame
II. Flame test for Barium will subject the loop wire to non-luminous flame
50 I. Group V Cations are known as Calcium Group
II. The group’s main precipitanr are Ammonium hydroxide and Ammonium carbonate

No. of items: _______50 items_____

No. of points: ______100 points_____