Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Water

Water — practice question

Table 3.1 gives the masses, in mg, of ions present in a $600\,\text{cm}^3$ sample of polluted water.
(a(i))[1]

Identify the positive ion with the greatest concentration.

(a(ii))[1]

State the name of the $\mathrm{PO_4^{3-}}$ ion.

(a(iii))[2]

Describe a test for the presence of nitrate ions, $\mathrm{NO_3^-}$, in a water sample. Include the test and the test result.

(a(iv))[1]

Calculate the mass of sodium ions, $\mathrm{Na^+}$, in $200\,\text{cm}^3$ of the contaminated water.

(a(v))[1]

State a source of a higher concentration of nitrate ions in river water.

(b)[1]

State one method of removing the insoluble substances from the water.

(c(i))[1]

Suggest a source of the microbes in the water.

(c(ii))[1]

State how the water is treated so that the microbes do not cause harm to people.

(d)[1]

State the name of a substance that is added to remove the bad taste and odour from the water.

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