Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Ions and ionic bonds

Ions and ionic bonds — practice question

The table gives the masses of several ions found in $1000\text{ cm}^3$ of water collected from a lake.
(a(i))[1]

State which negative ion has the smallest concentration.

(a(ii))[1]

Name the compound that contains Na$^+$ and NO$_3^-$ ions.

(a(iii))[1]

Calculate the mass of chloride ions present in $250\text{ cm}^3$ of lake water.

(b)[2]

Describe a test to detect sulfate ions. test .................... observations ....................

(c(i))[1]

Deduce the number of carboxylic acid groups in one molecule of citric acid.

(c(ii))[2]

Complete the table to calculate the relative molecular mass of citric acid.

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