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KHCO3(aq)
(iv) Acid salt
9. (a) It is an acid salt. Because it contains funnel. Wash the residue (i.e.
ionizable hydrogen atoms. magnesium carbonate) with a
(b) It is acidic because hydrogen large amount of distilled water.
sulphate ions (HSO4) can ionize to Dry the residue with a piece of
form hydrogen ions (H+) in water. filter paper, an oven or an
(c) H3PO4(aq) + KOH(aq) infrared lamp.
KH2PO4(aq) + H2O(l)
(d) (i) An increase in temperature is (c) (i) Soluble
measured. (ii) Potassium hydroxide and nitric
(ii) KH2PO4(aq) + KOH(aq) acid
K2HPO4(aq) + H2O(l) (iii) KOH(aq) + HNO3(aq)
KNO3(aq) + H2O(l)
10. (a) (i) Soluble (iv) Mix the exact amounts of
(ii) Zinc and copper(II) sulphate potassium hydroxide solution
(iii) Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) and nitric acid through titration.
ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s) Heat the solution to
(iv) Add zinc to copper(II) concentrate it. Every minute,
sulphate solution until zinc is dip a glass rod into the
in excess. Filter off the excess solution and take it out. If the
zinc. Heat the solution to immersed end becomes
concentrate it. Every minute, “cloudy” within several
dip a glass rod into the seconds, the solution is
solution and take it out. If the concentrated enough. Then,
immersed end becomes stop heating. On cooling the
“cloudy” within several hot concentrated solution,
seconds, the solution is crystals of potassium nitrate
concentrated enough. Then, form. Filter the saturated
stop heating. On cooling the solution to obtain potassium
hot concentrated solution, nitrate crystals. Wash and dry
crystals of zinc sulphate form. the potassium nitrate crystals.
Filter the saturated solution to
obtain zinc sulphate crystals. 11. HKCEE Question
Wash and dry the zinc sulphate
crystals. 12. Soil pH control / Industrial waste disposal
(b) (i) Insoluble / Medicinal use of anti-acids / Production
(ii) Magnesium hydroxide and of fertilizers (Any two)
carbonic acid
(iii) Mg(OH)2(s) + H2CO3(aq) D. Essay-type Question
MgCO3(aq) + 2H2O(l)
(iv) Mix magnesium hydroxide 1. HKCEE Question
and carbonic acid together in a
beaker and stir thoroughly
with a glass rod. Filter the
reaction mixture with a piece
of filter paper in the filter