Color Test
1 A substance is heated with aluminium foil in aqueous sodium hydroxide. A gas is produced
which turns damp, red litmus paper blue.
Which anion is present in the substance?
A carbonate
B iodide
C nitrate
D sulfate
2 The results of two tests on solid X are shown.
What is X?
A copper (II) chloride
B copper (II) iodide
C iron (II) chloride
D iron (II) iodide
3 The following tests are carried out on an aqueous solution of salt X.
What is X?
A aluminium nitrate
B ammonium sulfate
C chromium (III) nitrate
D iron (II) nitrate
4 A solution containing substance X was tested. The table shows the results.
What is X?
A lithium bromide
B lithium iodide
C potassium bromide
D potassium iodide
5 A solution of compound Z gives a light blue precipitate with aqueous ammonia. The
precipitate dissolves in an excess of ammonia. A flame test is done on compound Z.
What is the colour of the flame?
A blue-green
B lilac
C red
D yellow
6 Which two gases each give the same result for the test shown?
7 Two separate tests are done on separate solutions of compound X.
1 Addition of aqueous sodium hydroxide forms a green precipitate that dissolves in an
excess of aqueous sodium hydroxide.
2 Addition of dilute nitric acid and aqueous silver nitrate forms a white precipitate.
What is compound X?
A chromium (III) carbonate
B chromium (III) chloride
C iron (II) carbonate
D iron (II) chloride
8 A white crystalline solid is dissolved in distilled water.
A small amount of dilute nitric acid is added followed by aqueous silver nitrate.
No visible change occurs.
What can be deduced about the white crystalline solid?
A It contains chloride ions.
B It does not contain ammonium ions.
C It does not contain carbonate ions.
D It must contain either sulfate or nitrate ions.
9 Aqueous sodium hydroxide is added to solid Q in a test-tube.
A gas is produced which turns damp red litmus blue.
What is Q?
A aluminium
B ammonia
C ammonium chloride
D sodium nitrate
10 The results of two tests on an aqueous solution of X are shown.
What is X?
A copper(II) chloride
B copper(II) iodide
C iron(II) chloride
D iron(II) iodide
11 A substance is tested with three different reagents.
Which row shows the results obtained with aqueous iron(II) nitrate?
12 Three metal compounds, P, Q and R, are heated using a Bunsen burner.
The results are shown.
P colourless gas produced, which relights a glowing splint
Q colourless gas produced, which turns limewater milky
R no reaction
Which row shows the identity of P, Q and R?
13 When aqueous ammonia is added to aqueous iron(II) sulfate a green precipitate is seen.
This green precipitate turns red-brown at the surface.
(i) Name the green precipitate. [1]
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(ii) Suggest why the green precipitate turns red-brown at the surface. [2]
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(iii) State what happens when an excess of aqueous ammonia is added to the green precipitate.
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14 A solution of compound Z gives a light blue precipitate with aqueous ammonia. The
precipitate dissolves in an excess of ammonia.
A flame test is done on compound Z.
What is the colour of the flame?
A blue-green
B lilac
C red
D yellow
15 An aqueous solution of a compound M is tested.
The results are shown.
● It gave a lilac colour in a flame test.
● It produced a white precipitate when tested with acidified barium nitrate.
What is M?
A copper(II) chloride
B copper(II) sulfate
C potassium carbonate
D potassium sulfate
16 potassium sulfate [2]
Test
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observations
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17 Ammonia is a gas at room temperature.
What is the test for ammonia gas? Describe the positive result of this test. [2]
Test
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Observations
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18 Sulfur dioxide is a reducing agent.
Give the colour change that occurs when excess sulfur dioxide is bubbled into acidified
aqueous potassium manganate(VII).
starting colour of the solution
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final colour of the solution
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19 Give the name of the ion which reacts with aqueous silver nitrate to give a cream precipitate.
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20 A white solid, J, is tested and the observations are shown.
What is J?
A lithium bromide
B lithium chloride
C sodium bromide
D sodium chloride
21 Nitrates decompose when heated. [2]
(i) When hydrated zinc nitrate is heated, oxygen gas is given off. Describe a test for
oxygen.
Test
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Observation
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22 Nitrates decompose when heated.
(i)When hydrated zinc nitrate is heated, oxygen gas is given off.
Describe a test for oxygen.
Test
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Observation
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23 Which statement about aqueous sodium hydroxide is correct?
A When it is added to a solution containing sulfate ions, a white precipitate is formed.
B When it is added to a solution of copper (II) ions, a blue precipitate is formed which
dissolves in excess to give deep blue solution.
C When it is added to a solution of iron (II) ions, a green precipitate is formed which does
not dissolve in excess.
D When it is added to ammonium chloride, a gas is produced which turns blue litmus red.
24 Describe a test for iron(III) ions. [2]
Test
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Observation
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