Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Water

Water — practice question

The list below gives some substances found in water from natural sources: - dissolved oxygen - calcium compounds - plastics - harmful microbes
(a)[1]

State which one of these substances supplies essential minerals for aquatic life.

(b)[1]

Explain why phosphates in polluted water are harmful to aquatic life.

(c(i))[1]

Name the negative ion that is present in the highest concentration.

(c(ii))[1]

State the name of the ion $\text{NO}_3^-$.

(c(iii))[1]

Calculate the mass of phosphate ions in 200 cm$^3$ of polluted water.

(d(i))[1]

State the purpose of sedimentation in this process.

(d(ii))[1]

State why chlorine is added to drinking water.

(e)[2]

Describe how to test the purity of water by using boiling point.

(f)[2]

Complete the symbol equation for the reaction between disulfur dichloride, $\text{S}_2\text{Cl}_2$, and water. $\text{S}_2\text{Cl}_2 + .... \text{H}_2\text{O} \rightarrow .... \text{HCl} + \text{H}_2\text{SO}_3 + \text{H}_2\text{S}$

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