1.

Which statement about acids is not c) carbon monoxide Neutral

correct? An acid CO basic
a) contains hydrogen ions in solution d) lead(II) oxide PbO
b) contains oxygen
c) has a pH of less than 7
d) gives off carbon dioxide from a
carbonate

2. If a liquid has pH 7,
a) it must be colorless
b) it has a boiling point of 100oC

c) it must be a solution
d) it must be neutral

3.
Solution I II III IV V
pH 4 5 6 9 10
Which two solutions would produce a
neutral solution when mixed together in
equal volumes?
a) II and III b) II and IV
c) II and V d) III and IV

4. If dry citric acid crystals are placed on

dry litmus paper, they will
a) turn yellow b) turn green
c) turn red d) remain unchanged

5. A strong acid
a) is always partially inonised when in
solution
b) is always fully ionized when in
solution
c) always decomposes carbonates
d) always contains oxygen

6. A base is a substance which will

neutralize an acid. Which of these
substances is not a base?
a) aqueous ammonia
b) copper(ii) oxide
c) potassium chloride
d) sodium carbonate
9. If 25 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 nitric acid is
added to 50 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3
potassium hydroxide solution, what would
be the pH of the resulting solution?
a) 5 b) 7
c) 9 d) 14

10. Which of the following oxides is

classified incorrectly?
Oxide Type
a) zinc oxide ZnO Amphoteric
b) carbon dioxide CO2 Acidic
7. When air is bubbled through pure water, conjugate base. Which one of the
the pH is lowered from 7.0 to 5.6. Which following particles would be the conjugate
gas in the air is responsible for this base for HSO4-?
change? a) H2SO4 b) HSO4
a) argon b) carbon dioxide c) SO42- d) SO32-
c) nitrogen d) oxygen

8. When a hydrogen ion is lost from an

acid, the resulting particle is called its

20 Which substance reacts with calcium to form a salt?

A hydrochloric acid
B oxygen
C sodium hydroxide
D water

21 The incomplete equation shows a reaction.

CuCO3 + H2SO4 products

What are the products of this reaction?

A copper(II) oxide, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen

B copper(II) oxide, sulphur dioxide, water
C copper(II) sulphate, carbon dioxide, hydrogen
D copper(II) sulphate, carbon dioxide, water
19 Which substance does not form copper(II) sulphate with warm, dilute sulphuric acid?

A copper
B copper(II) carbonate
C copper(II) hydroxide
D copper(II) oxide
17 The graphs show the mass of a beaker and its contents plotted against time.

Which graph could represent the reaction between magnesium and dilute hydrochloric acid in an
open beaker?

A B
mass mass

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D
mass mass

0 0
0 time 0 time
18 Zinc reacts with steam to form zinc oxide and hydrogen.

Zn + H2O ZnO + H2

During the reaction, which substance is oxidised?

A hydrogen
B water
C zinc
D zinc oxide

19 Hydrochloric acid is used to clean metals.

The acid reacts with the oxide layer on the surface of the metal, forming a salt and water.

Which word describes the metal oxide?

A alloy
B base
C element
D indicator