What is the name given to the reaction that turns calcium carbonate into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide?
Answer
Thermal decomposition.
Neutralisation.
Reduction.
Exothermic.
Endothermic.
Displacement.
Question 2
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Complete the list of carbonates which thermally decompose by filling in the blanks.
M[blank_start]agnesium[blank_end] carbonate.
C[blank_start]opper[blank_end] carbonate.
[blank_start]Zinc[blank_end] carbonate.
S[blank_start]odium[blank_end] carbonate.
Answer
Zinc
Iron
Nickel
Boron
Potassium
Steel
Aluminium
Titanium
Manganese
Nitrogen
odium
ulphur
ilver
trontium
opper
alcium
arbon
obalt
aesium
agnesium
anganese
ercury
Question 3
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[blank_start]Limestone[blank_end], mainly composed of the compound [blank_start]calcium[blank_end] [blank_start]carbonate[blank_end] (CaCO₃), is [blank_start]quarried[blank_end] and can be used as a [blank_start]building[blank_end] material.
Answer
Limestone
calcium
carbonate
quarried
building
Question 4
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Not all carbonates of metals in Group 1 of the periodic table decompose at the temperatures reached by a Bunsen burner.
Answer
True
False
Question 5
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Complete the symbol equation:
Calcium oxide (aq) + water (l) ==> calcium hydroxide (aq)
[blank_start]CaO[blank_end] + [blank_start]H₂O[blank_end] ==> Ca([blank_start]OH[blank_end])₂
Answer
CaO
H₂O
OH
Question 6
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What can calcium hydroxide be used for as a powder?
Answer
Neutralising acids.
Speeding up reactions.
Fertilising soils.
Indicating pollution levels.
Fighting diseases.
Question 7
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A solution of calcium [blank_start]hydroxide[blank_end] in water ([blank_start]limewater[blank_end]) reacts with [blank_start]carbon[blank_end] [blank_start]dioxide[blank_end] to produce calcium [blank_start]carbonate[blank_end]. [blank_start]Limewater[blank_end] is used as a test for [blank_start]carbon[blank_end] [blank_start]dioxide[blank_end]. [blank_start]Carbon[blank_end] [blank_start]dioxide[blank_end] turns [blank_start]limewater[blank_end] cloudy.
Answer
hydroxide
limewater
limewater
dioxide
carbon
carbonate
Limewater
dioxide
carbon
Carbon
dioxide
Question 8
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Fill in the table to complete the products of limestone.