Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Identification of ions and gases

Identification of ions and gases — practice question

The table gives the masses of several ions present in 1000 cm$^3$ of water taken from a river.
(a(i))[1]

State which cation is present at the lowest concentration.

(a(ii))[1]

Name the compound made from Ca2+ and NO3- ions.

(a(iii))[1]

Calculate the mass of sulfate ions contained in 500 cm$^3$ of river water.

(b)[2]

Describe a test you could carry out for iron(III) ions. reagent used observation made

(c(i))[1]

On the structure, circle the alcohol functional group.

(c(ii))[1]

Deduce the formula of compound A so that the numbers of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen atoms are shown.

(c(iii))[2]

Complete the table in order to calculate the relative molecular mass of this compound.

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