Qualitative analysis

1) When salt A2B(s) reacts with dil. HCl a ACl(aq) water and gas are formed, the gas oxidized
by using acidified potassium dichromate. By heating the precipitate resulting from the
reaction of solutions A2B with AgNO3 solutions, The color of the formed precipitate is …
a) White
b) Yellowish white
c) Yellow
d) Black
2) Detectors of less stable acid ions and moderately stable acid ions can be distinguished
by all of following except ………..
a) Iron filling
b) Sodium chloride
c) Potassium nitrite
d) Iron III oxide
3) The opposite table shows the result of adding dil. HCl t different salts, all of the
following is correct except ………..
Salt X Gas evolved turn into reddish brown at mouth of tube
Salt Y No gas evolved
Salt Z Gas evolved forming white ppt. with calcium hydroxide solution
Salt W Acidic gas evolved turbid lime water
a) X Solution is used to detect acidified potassium permanganate solution.
b) Both Z, W salts contain anions of the same acid.
c) Y Solution reacts with lead II acetate solution, forming a black precipitate
d) The acid from which Y derived, it is more stable than hydrochloric acid.
4) To practically distinguish between aluminum bicarbonate and ammonium carbonate
solutions, one can use.............
a) Sodium chloride solution
b) Potassium chloride solution
c) ammonium chloride solution
d) magnesium chloride solution
5) you have the following four items (Sodium chloride - potassium nitrate - iron fillings -
sodium nitrite). If you want to distinguish between concentrated sulfuric and
hydrochloric acids, the number of substances that can use equal ……..
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
6) It is possible to distinguish between dilute hydrochloric acid and dilute sulfuric acid
using a solution of .......
a) Na2S
b) NaNO3
c) NaCl
d) CaCl2
7) All of the following can be used to detect conc. Ammonia solution except …….
a) AgCl
b) HCl(g)
c) Ag3PO4
d) AgI
8) Solution containing a mixture of magnesium sulphate and sodium sulphate, On adding
sodium carbonate solution to it, precipitate (A) is formed and separated from the rest
of the solution by the filtration process, and upon adding Barium chloride solution to
the remaining filtrate solution forms precipitate (B) is formed. Choose from the table
what indicates previous experiences
A B
a) White soluble in HCl White soluble in HCl
b) White insoluble in HCl White insoluble in HCl
c) White soluble in HCl White insoluble in HCl
d) White insoluble in HCl White soluble in HCl
9) On adding solution A to solution Y a yellow precipitate is formed and on adding another
sample of A to solution X a white precipitate is formed, So A, X and Y are ………..
a) A: Na2S2O3 , X: KCl , Y: HCl
b) A: Na3PO4 , X: Ba(NO3)2 , Y: AgNO3
c) A: NaI , X: (NH4)2SO4 , Y: AgNO3
d) A: Na2SO4 , X: BaCl2 , Y: AgNO3
10) An inorganic salt of iron, when heated in air, produces 3 oxides to detect the basic and
the acidic radicals of the salt ………. are used
a) BaCl2(aq), (CH3COO)2 Pb(aq)
b) BaCl2(aq), NH4OH(aq)
c) HCl(aq) , NH4OH(aq)
d) H2SO4(aq), NaOH(aq)
11) Three solutions A, B and C were added to each of them separately, a solution of sodium
sulfate, and a precipitate was formed with A, B and no precipitate formed with C, so C
and A may contain ………
a) Mg2+,Ca2+
b) Pb2+ ,Ba2+
c) Ca2+ , Pb2+
d) Fe2+, Al3+
12) White salt of a metal, when exposed to a benzene flame, produces a brick red color.
The carbonates of this metal dissolve in ……………
a) Water
b) Dil. HCl
c) Lime water
d) Ammonia solution
13) A sample gives with dil. HCl no observation, with sodium sulphate solution a white
precipiatte and gives in flame test a pale green colour. the sample contains ...
a) Ba2+ ions
b) Ca2+ ions
c) Cu2+ ions
d) Fe2+ ions
14) Which of the following figures represents the addition of dilute hydrochloric acid to a
mixture of barium phosphate and iron III hydroxide?

Mass of precipitate
Mass of precipitate

Mass of precipitate

Mass of precipitate
Volume of acid Volume of acid Volume of acid Volume of acid
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15) A cup contains 5 grams of each of the following salts (calcium carbonate - aluminum
hydroxyl - barium sulphate - iron III hydroxide - barium phosphate – silver chloride)
excess hydrochloric acid was added to the cup and stirred for a while. The mass of the
expected precipitate at the bottom of the cup is ……… g.
a) 25
b) 15
c) 10
d) 5
16) When a solution of silver nitrate was added to a solution of sodium carbonate, it was
observed that a precipitate formed. The formed precipitate was divided into two parts,
then dilute nitric acid was added to the first part, and dil. HCl was added to the second
part. The observation is ……….
a) A clear solution without precipitate is formed in the two parts
b) The precipitate in the two parts is not affected
c) Absence of precipitate in the first part and presence of precipitate in the second part
d) Presence of precipitate in the first part and the absence of precipitate in the second part
17) When solution A was added to aluminum hydroxide and iron III hydroxide, it was
observed that both precipitates dissolved, While on adding solution B, it was observed
that none of the two precipitates dissolved, so the two solutions A, B are...
a) A: Sodium hydroxide, B: ammonium hydroxide
b) A: Ammonium hydroxide, B: sodium hydroxide
c) A: Hydrochloric acid, B: Sodium hydroxide
d) A: Hydrochloric acid, B: Ammonium hydroxide
18) Salt solution X gives a white precipitate with AgNO3 solution or with ammonium
carbonate solution. So the salt X is ………..
a) Na2SO4
b) CaI2
c) CaCl2
d) Fe3(PO4)2
19) From the opposite table A, B are
a) A: Ca(HCO3)2 , B: NaCl Indicator A B
b) A: BaCl2, B: CaBr2 H2SO4(aq) Precipitate formed Precipitate formed
c) A: BaCl2, B: Ca(HCO3)2 AgNO3 Precipitate formed No precipitate formed
d) A: Ca(HCO3)2, B: BaCl2
20) Salt solution X forming with silver nitrate solution black precipitate (A) and forming
with sodium sulphate solution white precipitate (B) insoluble in dil. HCl, so X, A and B
are ………..
a) X: Na2S, A: CuS, B: CuSO4
b) X: BaS, A: Ag2S, B: Ba3(PO4)2
c) X: Na2S, A: Ag2SO3, B: Ag2SO4
d) X: Na2S, A: Ag2S, B: BaSO4
21) …………. solution used to distinguish between a lead II nitrate solution and calcium
nitrate solution.
a) Sodium sulphate
b) Dil. HCl
c) Potassium bicarbonate
d) Calcium carbonate
22) Which of the following pairs can be distinguish by using ammonia solution:
(1) sodium chloride – hydrogen chloride (2) Silver phosphate - silver iodide
(3) Iron II hydroxide - aluminum hydroxide (4) Iron III sulphate - aluminum nitrate
a) all pairs
b) all pairs except first one
c) all pairs except third one
d) 1st and 2nd pairs only
23) When dilute hydrochloric acid is added to salt X a bad smell gas evolved, on passing X
in an organic salt A and in an inorganic salt B a black ppt. formed with both of them,
which of the following is correct?
a) The salt anion X may be sulphite
b) (A) may be copper II chloride and (B) may be lead II acetate
c) (B) It may be copper II sulphate and (A) It may be lead II nitrate.
d) (B) may be copper chloride) and (A) may be lead II acetate
24) If you know that an ammonia solution can be used to separate a mixture of the
compounds XCl2 and YCl3 dissolved in water, which of the following is correct?
a) X may be Ca2+ while Y may be Al3+
b) X may be Cu2+ while Y may be Al3+
c) X may be Fe2+ while Y may be Al3+
d) X may be Fe2+ while Y may be Fe3+
25) Which of the following is correct about following diagram?
a) X may be HCl(aq) and Y may be FeCl3
b) X may be Cl2(g) and Y may be FeCl3
c) X may be H2SO4(aq) and Y may be FeSO4
d) X may be H2SO4(l) and Y may be FeSO4
26) On adding caustic soda to salt solution X, a white gelatinous
precipitate formed and on adding solution Y to solution X a white precipitate formed
soluble slowly in ammonia solution. So X and Y are ………
a) X: AlCl3 , Y: AgNO3
b) X: FeCl2 , Y: AgNO3
c) X: AlBr3 , Y: AgNO3
d) X: FeBr3 , Y: AgNO3
27) On adding iron filling to X acid a solution Y is formed, and on adding excess of Y to
solution Z then adding drops of acid X a black ring compound is formed, which of the
following is correct?
a) X: HCl , Y: FeCl2, Z:NH4NO2
b) X: H2SO4 , Y: Fe2(SO4)3, Z:NH4NO3
c) X: H2SO4, Y: FeSO4, Z:NH4NO3
d) X: HCl , Y: FeCl2, Z:NH4NO3
28) On addition of a strong, concentrated mineral acid to solid salts (X) and (X) separately
results in a gas of a different color in both cases. The choice that does not express these
observations is:
a) X: potassium bromide, Y: potassium iodide
b) X: potassium bromide, Y: potassium nitrate
c) X: potassium chloride, Y: potassium carbonate
d) X: potassium iodide, Y: potassium nitrate
29) Three different salt solutions X, Y and Z are present in one container a silver nitrate
solution is added, and the X and Y anions precipitate. This means that solution Z may be
a) K3PO4
b) NaNO3
c) K2SO3
d) NH4I
30) Solution X is detect both radicals in salt AB2 which of the following is correct?
a) A: HCO3- , B: Pb2+ and X: HCl(aq)
b) A: Ca2+ , B: Cl- and X: H2SO4(aq)
c) A: Pb2+, B: HCO3- and X: HCl(aq)
d) A: Ag+ , B: HCO3- and X: H2SO4(aq)
31) Salt XY, on adding dil. HCl to it no gas evolved and on adding excess of strong alkaline
solution a precipitate is formed. Which of the following is correct?
a) X: Al3+ and Y: PO4-3
b) X: Fe2+ and Y: Br-
c) X: Fe2+ and Y: SO4-2
d) X: Ca2+ and Y: SO42-
32) Two soluble salts X nitrate and Y chloride, on adding conc. sulphuric acid to both of
them separately first salt gives reddish brown fumes and second salt gives white
precipitate insoluble in dil. hydrochloric acid. So X and Y respectively are ........
a) sodium and copper
b) calcium and sodium
c) iron and aluminum
d) sodium and barium
33) Which of the following is the correct pathway to separate Al3+ ions from its mixed
solution (Fe2+ , Pb2+ , Al3+)?
a) adding HNO3 then adding NaCl then filtration
b) adding HCl then filtration then adding excess ammonia solution then filtration
c) adding H2S then filtration then adding limited amount of caustic soda then filtration
d) adding HCl then filtration then adding excess caustic soda solution then filtration
34) Which of the following is the correct pathway to separate I- ions from its mixed
solution (Na+ , PO43- , Fe3+ and I-)?
a) adding silver nitrate solution then filtration
b) adding silver nitrate solution then dilute nitric acid then filtration
c) adding silver nitrate solution then barium chloride then filtration
d) adding caustic soda then filtration
35) Potassium nitrite can be distinguish from potassium nitrate by each of the following
except ..........
a) acidified potassium permanganate
b) acidified potassium dichromate
c) acidified iron III sulphate solution
d) dil. hydrochloric acid
36) Salt X gives the opposite obervation:
*When diluted sulfuric acid is added to its solution, a white precipitate forms.
*When concentrated sulfuric acid is added to it, a gas is released.
*When a solution of silver nitrate is added to its solution, no precipitate is formed from
it. We conclude that:
a) MgSO4
b) FeCl3
c) CaCl2
d) Ca(NO3)2
37) From the following data in the table for salt A, the salt A is ..........
a) Sc(NO2)3
b) Fe(NO3)3
c) AlBr3
d) Ti(SO4)2
38) All of the following reaction can be worked under
volumetric analysis experiments except .......
a) sodium carbonate solution with nitric acid solution
b) magnesium sulphate solution with sodium bicarbonate solution
c) potassium sulphate solution with barium chloride solution
d) sodium nitrite solution with acidified potassium permanganate solution
39) gas X is passed in liquid Y, hence violet fumes are formed. Which of the following is the
gas X and the role of liquid Y?
a) Gas X: HBr, Role of liquid Y: oxidizing agent
b) Gas X: HBr, Role of liquid Y: reducing agent
c) Gas X: HI, Role of liquid Y: oxidizing agent
d) Gas X: HI, Role of liquid Y: reducing agent
40) On adding dil. sulphuric acid to three solid salts A, B, C in case if A a gas evolved , in
case of B a gas evolved and precipitate while in case of C no reaction occurs. which of
the following is correct about the three salts?
a) A: KNO3, B:Na2SO3, C:Na2SO4
b) A: KNO2, B:CaCl2, C:Na3PO4
c) A: K2SO3, B:CaS2O3, C:Na2SO4
d) A: KNO3, B:Na3PO4, C:Na2SO4
41) All of the following precipitates soluble in dil. acids except ........
a) magnesium carbonate
b) calcium sulphate
c) barium phosphate
d) aluminum hydroxide
42) On adding barium chloride solution to salt solution X and Y on cold, salt X gives white
precipitate while no precipitate formed in case of Y. so x and Y are
a) X: sodium nitrite, Y: sodium thiosulphate
b) X: sodium carbonate, Y: sodium bicarbonate
c) X: sodium nitrite, Y: sodium sulphate
d) X: sodium carbonate, Y: sodium sulphate
43) Adding HI acid to salt X gives a gas and precipitate, so X may be all of the following
except ............
a) silver bicarbonate
b) sodium thiosulphate
c) silver sulphate
d) no correct answer
44) If we have two test tubes one of them contain conc. Sulphuric acid and the other
contain BaCl2 solution. All the following can be used to differentiate between them
except …….
a) Sodium chloride
b) Sodium sulphate
c) Silver nitrate
d) Dil.HCl
45) Salt Y gives black ppt. with acidified H2S and remove the red color of iodine solution, Y
is …………….
a) CuSO4
b) CuS2O3
c) FeS2O3
d) Ag2SO4
46) An unknown substances undergoes the following separated tests to identify it
- By adding barium chloride solution: white ppt. soluble in dil. HCl is formed
- By adding silver nitrate solution: white ppt. soluble in dil. HCl is formed
- By adding dil. H2SO4: white ppt. insoluble in dil. HCl is formed
a) Calcium phosphate
b) Aluminum sulphate
c) Calcium carbonate
d) Aluminum bicarbonate
Quantitate analysis
(Ag=108, Ca=40,K=39, Cl=35.5, C=12, O=16, S=32, Fe=56, Ba=137, Pb=208, Na=23, Cu=63.5, H=1)
1) Which of the following is correct on reacting 25 ml of 0.15 M silver nitrate solution with
3.58 gram of calcium chloride?
a) Silver nitrate completely consumed and calcium nitrate precipitated
b) Silver nitrate completely consumed and silver chloride precipitated
c) Calcium chloride completely consumed and calcium nitrate precipitated
d) Calcium chloride completely consumed and silver chloride precipitated
2) 25 ml of barium chloride 0.2 M adding to 18 ml of silver nitrate solution 0.15 M so the
mass of silver chloride precipitated equal …………
a) 0.194 gram
b) 0.387 gram
c) 1.13 gram
d) 0.0556 gram
3) we need ............ of oxalic acid to react with iron then heating the product in absence of
air to obtain 0.5 ton of iron II oxide
a) 1000 Kg
b) 625 Kg
c) 2000 ton
d) 1250 Kg
4) Hematite ore its purity 60%, How many ton of ore needed to obtain 3 ton of iron?
a) 7.5
b) 2.5
c) 7.14
d) 6
5) 50 ml of 0.5 M sulphuric acid was mixed with 75 ml of 0.25 M sulphuric acid so the
concentration of the resulting solution equal ………
a) 0.35 M
b) 0.5 M
c) 0.58 M
d) 0.87 M
6) Mixture of solid calcium hydroxide and potassium sulphate its mass 15 gram dissolved
in water and the solution completed to one liter by water. 50 ml of that solution titrate
against 0.25 molar hydrochloric acid consuming 40 ml of acid until end point. The
percentage of calcium hydroxide in the mixture = ......... %
a) 49.3
b) 50.6
c) 92.5
d) 7.2
7) Mixture 4ml of 0.2M KOH and 3 ml of 0.1M of Ba(OH)2, the mixture neutralized
completely with 0.05 M sulphuric acid, if end point at 40 ml so initial reading =……
a) 14 ml
b) 28 ml
c) 26 ml
d) 16 ml
8) Calculate the hydrogen ion concentration in sulphuric acid solution 15 ml of it titrate
against 30ml of 0.2 M sodium hydroxide solution?
a) 0.1 M
b) 0.2 M
c) 0.4 M
d) 0.8 M
9) unknown volume of X of water was added to 200ml of 0.5M KOH, if 20 ml of the
produced solution neutralized with 10ml of 0.1M sulphuric acid so the volume of X of
water equal ...........
a) 800 ml
b) 600 ml
c) 400 ml
d) 200 ml
10) When a strong dibasic acid is titrated with a strong mono-hydroxy base, if the volumes
are equal, for complete neutralization it must be ……………..
a) The conc. of acid is twice the conc. of base.
b) The conc. of the acid is three times the conc. of the base
c) Equal concentrations of acid and base.
d) The conc. of the base is twice the concentration of the acid.
11) drop of bromothymol blue indicator was added to 30ml of 0.2 M perchloric acid HCIO4
then added to the mixture 20ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide solution, the color of the
solution……………..
a) changes from yellow to blue
b) changes from yellow to green
c) Changes from blue to yellow
d) Not change
12) Adding 100 ml of sodium hydroxide 0.4 M to 200 ml of sulphuric acid then adding
drops of litmus solution, to turns litmus solution into blue we need to use sulphuric
acid its concentration ..............M
a) 0.05
b) 0.175
c) 0.15
d) 0.2
13) 20 ml of a base its concentration 0.03125 M consumed in titration till end point 25 ml
of acid its concentration 0.05 M so that titration between .................
a) NaOH , HCl
b) Ca(OH)2 , HCl
c) H3PO4 , KOH
d) H3PO4 , Ca(OH)2
14) Sample of hydrated barium chloride BaCl2.2H2O heated strongly releasing 9 gram of
water then the remain solid dissolve in hot water then treated with excess silver
nitrate solution so the mass of precipitate formed equal ...............
a) 52
b) 71.75
c) 35.87
d) 67.25
15) Add 0.1L of potassium hydroxide solution 0.5M to 0.2L of 0.5 hydrochloric acid, then a
AgNO3 solution was added, to reacted with the excess acid and formed a white
precipitate. So the number of moles of excess acid and the mass of the precipitate
formed
a) (0.1mol)- (14.35g)
b) (0.0025 mol) - (3.58g)
c) (0.05mol) - (7.175g)
d) (0.05mol) - (14.35g)
16) 17.16 gram of hydrated sodium carbonate (Na2CO3.XH2O) heated strongly and the
remaining mass dissolved in 500 ml water, 25 ml of that solution neutralized 30 ml of
0.2 M hydrochloric acid, so the value of X is ………….
a) 5
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
17) A sample of hydrated iron II chloride has a mass of 4 g and its percentage of water
crystallization is 36.18%. The percentage of iron in the sample is ..... and the chemical
formula of the salt………….
a) FeCl2.4H,O -28.1%
b) FeCl2.4H,O -63.82%
c) FeCl2.3H,O -63.82%
d) FeCl2.3H,O -28.1%
18) How many gram of iron oxide produces by roasting 0.58 gram of iron II carbonate?
a) 0.36
b) 0.8
c) 0.4
d) 0.2
19) A piece of iron its mass X left in humid air for a period of time, so its mass increase till
become 3.21 gram so the mass of the piece of iron X equal to ………….g
a) 5
b) 2.5
c) 1.68
d) 1.5
20) On dissolving 4.004 gram iron copper alloy in dil. hydrochloric acid 1.12 liter of
hydrogen gas evolved, dissolving the same alloy in conc. nitric acid ............liter of
reddish brown gas evolved
a) 0.65
b) 0.95
c) 1.12
d) 0.85
21) The ......... gram of coke needed to produce 1000 gram of iron in blast furnace
a) 321.428
b) 80.36
c) 214.28
d) 160.714
22) When a sodium hydroxide solution is added to 50ml of a 0.6 M aluminum chloride
solution, the mass of NaOH required for the reaction to obtain a clear solution equal …g
a) 0.96
b) 2.4
c) 4.8
d) 7.2
23) Excess amount of conc.H2SO4 is added to 0.1 mol of magnetite then excess NaOH is
added to the product so total mass of ppt. formed equal…………
a) 19.7
b) 30.4
c) 60.8
d) 152
24) Calculate the pH value for the solution obtain be mixing 50 ml of phosphoric acid 0.2 M
with 100 ml potassium hydroxide 0.01 M