Chemical Reactions Test Yourself 3
Exothermic or Endothermic?
The results table shows how the temperature changes when substances are dissolved in water. Write
down the names of the substances that dissolve endothermically.
Name of substance Temperature before Temperature after Endothermic or
dissolving °C dissolving °C exothermic?
Potassium chloride 18 12
Calcium chloride 18 42
Sodium carbonate 18 20
Thermal Decomposition
Pupils were carrying out the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate as shown in the
diagram below.
Clamp stand
Clamp
Metal carbonate
Delivery tube
Test tube
Bunsen burner
Limewater
Why did the pupils need limewater?
Name 2 safety precautions required when carrying out this experiment
Conservation of Mass
Complete the equations below:
zinc + oxygen zinc oxide
0.2g 0.36g ____
magnesium + oxygen magnesium oxide
0.3 g ____ 0.7g
Chemical Reactions Test Yourself 3 Answers
Exothermic or Endothermic?
The results table shows how the temperature changes when substances are dissolved in water. Write
down the names of the substances that dissolve endothermically.
Name of substance Temperature before Temperature after Endothermic or
dissolving °C dissolving °C exothermic?
Potassium chloride 18 12 Endothermic
Calcium chloride 18 42 Exothermic
Sodium carbonate 18 20 Exothermic
Thermal Decomposition
Pupils were carrying out the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate as shown in the
diagram below.
Clamp stand
Clamp
Metal carbonate
Delivery tube
Test tube
Bunsen burner
Limewater
Why did the pupils need limewater?
To show carbon dioxide was released
Name 2 safety precautions required when carrying out this experiment
Wear goggles, remove tube from limewater before removing heat
Conservation of Mass
Complete the equations below:
zinc + oxygen zinc oxide
0.2g 0.36g 0.56g
magnesium + oxygen magnesium oxide
0.3 g 0.4g 0.7g