Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Preparation of salts

Preparation of salts — practice question

Which method is used to obtain a pure sample of copper(II) sulfate crystals?

  • AAdd an excess of copper(II) carbonate to dilute sulfuric acid, filter and evaporate the filtrate until crystals start to appear.
  • BAdd an excess of copper(II) carbonate to dilute sulfuric acid, filter off the remaining solid and dry it in an oven at $100^\circ\text{C}$.
  • CWarm an excess of copper(II) oxide with dilute sulfuric acid and evaporate the mixture to dryness.
  • DWarm an excess of copper(II) oxide with dilute sulfuric acid and filter off the crystals formed.

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