Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Group 2

Group 2 — practice question

Barium has proton number 56 and is a Group II element; in nature it is found as the carbonate or the sulfate. Sir Humphry Davy first isolated the element in 1808. The reaction scheme below shows several reactions of barium and its compounds.
(a)[6]

State the formulae of the barium compounds R to W.

(b(i))[4]

Write balanced equations for the reactions below. compound T to compound W the roasting of V in air

(b(ii))[4]

Suggest a gaseous reagent for converting T into V, and write a balanced equation for the reaction.

(c)[1]

Suggest the formula of an aqueous reagent, other than an acid, that could be used for reaction 1.

(d(i))[2]

When barium is heated strongly in oxygen, oxide X forms. Oxide X contains 18.9% oxygen by mass. Calculate the empirical formula of X.

(d(ii))[1]

Suggest the identity of the solid Y.

(d(iii))[4]

Use your answers to (i) and (ii) to build an equation for the reaction of X with $\text{H}_2\text{SO}_4$.

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This 22-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: So, $R=\mathrm{BaO},\ S=\mathrm{BaCl_2},\ T=\mathrm{Ba(OH)_2},\ U=\mathrm{BaSO_4},\ V=\mathrm{BaCO_3},\ W=\mathrm{Ba(NO_3)_2}$

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