Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Separation and purification

Separation and purification — practice question

The table shows the solubility of copper and selenium in water and in an organic solvent. The organic solvent boils at 30 ^{\circ}C.
(a(i))[4]

Use the information in the table to suggest how pure, dry samples of copper and selenium could be obtained from a mixture of copper powder and selenium powder.

(a(ii))[2]

Ethanol is an organic solvent. Draw the structure of ethanol. Include every atom and every bond.

(a(iii))[1]

Selenium reacts with fluorine to produce selenium(VI) fluoride. Balance the chemical equation for this reaction: Se + ....F$_2$ → SeF$_6$

(b(ii))[2]

One compound in this equation is a pollutant gas that contributes to acid rain. Identify the pollutant gas and state one common source of it.

(c)[1]

Solid hydrated copper(II) sulfate changes into anhydrous copper(II) sulfate when it is heated continuously. Is this an endothermic or an exothermic reaction? Explain your answer.

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