7H Solutions

Multiple-choice main test

For each question, circle the correct answer.

Question 1
The only type of water that is pure is...
A)
B)
C)
D)

distilled water
mineral water
tap water
sea water

Question 2
Sugar dissolves in water because it is...
A)
B)
C)
D)

insoluble
saturated
solid
soluble

Question 3
A pupil mixed the following solids into water and stirred until nothing else happened.
Mixture

Solid

chalk

flour

salt

sand

Choose the mixture A B C or D that cannot be separated using filtration.

Question 4
A solid can be separated from a solution using...
A)
B)
C)
D)

condensation
evaporation
freezing
melting

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Question 5
The chemical name for common salt is...
A)
B)
C)
D)

calcium carbonate
copper sulfate
potassium nitrate
sodium chloride

Question 6
The flow diagram shows how a pupil extracted pure, dry salt from rock salt.

Choose the word that completes the flow diagram.

A)
B)
C)
D)

condensation
distillation
evaporation
freezing

Question 7
A pupil extracted 3 g of pure, dry salt from 5 g of rock salt. The mass of salt obtained was less
than the mass of rock salt because the rock was removed by...
A)
B)
C)
D)

dissolving
distillation
evaporation
filtration

Question 8
A pupil made a salt solution using the following amounts of salt and water.
Mass of salt 2 g.
Mass of water 8 g.
The mass of the solution formed was...
A)
B)
C)
D)

4g
6g
10 g
16 g

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Question 9
In a salt solution the particles of salt and water are...
A)
B)
C)
D)

combined
in rows
intermingled
spread out

Question 10

This method of separation is called...

A)
B)
C)
D)

condensation
distillation
evaporation
fractionation

Question 11

The piece of equipment labelled X is called...

A)
B)
C)
D)

a condensation tube
a condenser
an evaporator
a round bottomed flask
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Question 12

The boiling point of the pure water produced is...

A)
B)
C)
D)

0 C
50 C
100 C
150 C

Question 13
A mixture of different coloured inks can be separated using...
A)
B)
C)
D)

chromatography
distillation
evaporation
filtration

Question 14
A spot of black ink was placed on a strip of filter paper. The end of the filter paper was placed
in water and left. This is the result.

Direction of movement

Choose the pigment A B C or D that is the most soluble in water.

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Question 15

Ink X is mixture of colours...

A)
B)
C)
D)

1 and 2
1 and 3
2 and 4
3 and 4

Question 16
A solution in which no more solid will dissolve is called...
A)
B)
C)
D)

insoluble
saturated
solubility
soluble

Question 17
A pupil slowly mixes salt into 25 cm3 of water until no more will dissolve. The pupil could
make more salt dissolve in the solution by...
A)
B)
C)
D)

cooling it
evaporating it
heating it
stirring it

Question 18
The table shows the solubility of four different solids at 20 C.
Solid
Solubility per 100 g of water

11 g

8g

21 g

2g

Choose the solid A B C or D that has the highest solubility.

Question 19
Gravel is insoluble in water. The solubility of gravel in 100 g of water at 20 C is...
A)
B)
C)
D)

0g
20 g
100 g
120 g

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Question 20
The table shows the solubility of lead nitrate at different temperatures.
Solid

10 C

30 C

50 C

70 C

Solubility per 100 g of water

44 g

61 g

79 g

98 g

As temperature increases the solubility of lead nitrate...

A)
B)
C)
D)

decreases
becomes zero
increases
stays the same

Total marks [20 marks]