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Unit 4 Formulae and Equations: Summary Questions

This document contains questions and practice problems about chemical formulas and equations for the Cambridge IGCSE Essential Chemistry curriculum. It covers topics like writing chemical formulas, naming ionic compounds, balancing chemical equations, and identifying oxidation states. Sample questions are provided to test students' understanding of chemical formulas, equations, reactions, and states of matter.

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Unit 4 Formulae and Equations: Summary Questions

This document contains questions and practice problems about chemical formulas and equations for the Cambridge IGCSE Essential Chemistry curriculum. It covers topics like writing chemical formulas, naming ionic compounds, balancing chemical equations, and identifying oxidation states. Sample questions are provided to test students' understanding of chemical formulas, equations, reactions, and states of matter.

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E s s e n t i a l C h e m i s t r y f o r C a m b r i d g e I G C S E ® 2 nd E d i t i o n

Unit 4 Formulae and equations


SUMMARY QUESTIONS:
1 (a) Magnesium + chlorine → magnesium chloride
Potassium + oxygen → potassium oxide
Sodium + bromine → sodium bromide
Carbon + oxygen → carbon dioxide (ALLOW: carbon monoxide)
2 (a) NaCl
(b) MgO
(c) Al2O3
(d) CaCl2
(e) AlCl3
3 Oxide O2−
Hydrogen H+
Calcium Ca2+
Chlorine Cl2
Chloride Cl−
Oxygen O2
4 (a) 2Ca + O2 → 2CaO
(b) 2SO2 + O2 → 2SO3
(c) 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl
(d) C4H8 + 6O2 → 4CO2 + 4H2O
(e) Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2
(f) 2PbO + C → 2Pb + CO2
5 (a) Zinc + copper sulfate → zinc sulfate + copper
(b) Iron + oxygen → iron oxide / iron(III) oxide
(c) Ammonium chloride + sodium hydroxide → ammonia + sodium chloride + water
(d) copper nitrate + magnesium → copper + magnesium nitrate
6 (a) Cl2(aq) + 2Br−(aq) → Br2(aq) + 2Cl−(aq)
(b) Fe2+(aq) + 2OH−(aq) → Fe(OH)2(s)
(c) Mg(s) + 2H+(aq) → Mg2+(aq) + H2(g)

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PRACTICE QUESTIONS:
1 D: MgCl2
2 A: Ga2O3
3 (a) NaCl; KBr; LiBr; KI
(b) (i) Potassium chloride
(ii) Lithium bromide
(c) 2(KBr); Br2
(d) (i) Iodide
(ii) Oxide
(iii) Chloride
4 (a) (i) HCl(aq) (ALLOW: HCl)
(ii) H2SO4
(iii) MgSO4
(b) (i) 2(HNO3)
(ii) Magnesium + nitric acid → magnesium nitrate + hydrogen
(c) 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
5 (a) 2(HCl); CO2 ; H2O
(b) Calcium carbonate → calcium oxide + carbon dioxide
(c) CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
6 (a) N2(g) +3H2(g) → 2NH3(g)
(b) NH3(g) + HCl(aq) → NH4Cl(aq)
(c) Cu2+(aq) + 2OH−(aq) → Cu(OH)2(s)
(d) Ca(OH)2 + 2HNO3 → Ca(NO3)2 + 2H2O
7 (a) 2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) → 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
(b) (i) AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO3(aq)
(ii) Ag+(aq) + Cl−(aq) → AgCl(s)
8 (a) Oxidation number / explanation of oxidation number
(b) Fe2O3 + 2Al → 2Fe + Al2O3
(c) (i) Dissolved in water / in aqueous solution / aqueous
(ii) Gas

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