Lesson 4.8.2.4

4.8.2.4 Test for chlorine Quiz: AQA Chemistry, Unit 8

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the chemical test used to identify chlorine gas?

    • Glowing splint
    • Burning splint
    • Damp litmus paper
    • Limewater test
  2. What happens to damp blue litmus paper when placed in chlorine gas?

    • Turns red
    • Bleached white
    • Turns green
    • Turns dark blue
  3. What colour does damp litmus paper turn when tested with chlorine gas?

    • Blue
    • White
    • Colourless
    • Red
  4. Which colour is litmus paper bleached to by chlorine?

    • Black
    • Blue
    • Green
    • White
  5. Which gas bleaches damp litmus paper?

    • Hydrogen
    • Oxygen
    • Chlorine
    • Carbon dioxide
  6. What happens to damp litmus paper when exposed to chlorine gas?

    • It turns blue
    • It stays unchanged
    • It bleaches white
    • It turns red
  7. Which observation confirms the presence of chlorine gas?

    • Pops with a splint
    • Turns limewater milky
    • Relights glowing splint
    • Bleached damp litmus
  8. What is chlorine's appearance as a gas?

    • Blue and flammable
    • Dark purple
    • A yellow-green gas
    • Colourless and odourless
  9. A gas is tested with damp litmus, which turns white. What is the most likely gas?

    • Carbon dioxide
    • Hydrogen
    • Chlorine
    • Oxygen
  10. Which paper is used in the chlorine test?

    • Wax paper
    • Filter paper
    • Litmus paper
    • Chromatography paper
  11. What is used to test for the presence of chlorine gas?

    • Limewater
    • Damp litmus paper
    • Glowing splint
    • Burning splint
  12. Why is damp litmus paper effective for identifying chlorine?

    • It provides bleaching
    • It creates bubbles
    • It produces a pop
    • It turns cloudy
  13. A gas leaves damp litmus paper blue. What does this indicate?

    • Chlorine is absent
    • Oxygen is present
    • Chlorine is present
    • Hydrogen is present
  14. What causes damp litmus paper to bleach in a gas mixture containing chlorine?

    • Oxygen gas
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Chlorine gas
    • Nitrogen gas
  15. Which specific item is required to test for chlorine gas?

    • Universal indicator
    • Cobalt chloride paper
    • Litmus paper
    • Starch paper
  16. What is a key hazard associated with handling chlorine gas?

    • It is radioactive
    • It is flammable
    • It is explosive
    • It is toxic
  17. Which chemical is used to test for the presence of chlorine gas?

    • Litmus paper
    • Limewater
    • Glowing splint
    • Squeaky splint
  18. Which test result is consistent with the presence of chlorine?

    • Relit splint
    • Milky limewater
    • Bleached litmus
    • Squeaky pop
  19. What does bleaching mean in the context of the chlorine test?

    • Adding blue colour
    • Producing effervescence
    • Removing dye colour
    • Creating a precipitate
  20. Which test distinguishes hydrogen from a gas that bleaches damp litmus?

    • Flame test
    • Limewater test
    • Burning splint
    • Universal indicator

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