Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · The characteristic properties of acids and bases

The characteristic properties of acids and bases — practice question

What characteristics does aqueous ethanoic acid possess?

  • Adecolourises bromine water: ✓, reacts with calcium carbonate to make carbon dioxide: ✓, turns damp red litmus blue: ✗
  • Bdecolourises bromine water: ✓, reacts with calcium carbonate to make carbon dioxide: ✗, turns damp red litmus blue: ✓
  • Cdecolourises bromine water: ✗, reacts with calcium carbonate to make carbon dioxide: ✓, turns damp red litmus blue: ✗
  • Ddecolourises bromine water: ✗, reacts with calcium carbonate to make carbon dioxide: ✗, turns damp red litmus blue: ✓

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