Lesson 5.8.2.3

5.8.2.3 Test for carbon dioxide Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 15

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  1. What chemical solution is used to test for carbon dioxide?

    • Bromine water
    • Limewater
    • Litmus solution
    • Copper sulfate
  2. What observation shows a positive test for carbon dioxide?

    • Turns blue
    • Relights splint
    • Turns milky
    • Bleaches paper
  3. Carbon dioxide is shaken with or bubbled through:

    • Limewater
    • Oxygen
    • Water with salt
    • Damp litmus
  4. Which gas makes limewater milky?

    • Carbon dioxide
    • Hydrogen gas
    • Oxygen gas
    • Nitrogen gas
  5. What is the chemical name for limewater?

    • Calcium hydroxide
    • Calcium oxide
    • Calcium chloride
    • Calcium carbonate
  6. What substance causes limewater to turn milky during the test?

    • Calcium sulfate
    • Calcium oxide
    • Calcium carbonate
    • Calcium hydroxide
  7. A gas gives milky limewater. The gas is:

    • Chlorine gas
    • Oxygen gas
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Hydrogen gas
  8. Which test identifies carbon dioxide?

    • Pop test
    • Limewater test
    • Litmus test
    • Glowing splint test
  9. Limewater stays clear when added to which gas?

    • Hydrogen chloride
    • Oxygen
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Sulfur dioxide
  10. Calcium hydroxide in limewater is:

    • A metal oxide
    • Dissolved in water
    • Pure oxygen gas
    • A gas, not a solid
  11. Milky limewater shows:

    • A positive oxygen test
    • A positive hydrogen test
    • A positive chlorine test
    • A positive CO2 test
  12. Bubbling CO2 through limewater produces:

    • A cloudy white mixture
    • A bright flame
    • A pink solution
    • A clear blue solution
  13. The correct reagent for testing carbon dioxide is:

    • A splint
    • Limewater
    • Bleach
    • Litmus
  14. Which result would confirm CO2 rather than oxygen?

    • Litmus paper bleaches
    • Splint pops loudly
    • Splint relights brightly
    • Limewater turns milky
  15. A gas turns limewater cloudy. Name the gas.

    • Carbon dioxide
    • Chlorine
    • Hydrogen
    • Oxygen
  16. Which gas is produced during complete combustion of carbon fuels?

    • Carbon monoxide
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Methane
    • Hydrogen
  17. What type of chemical test is the limewater test?

    • Qualitative
    • Quantitative
    • Titration
    • Gravimetric
  18. A gas passed through limewater stays clear. This indicates:

    • Oxygen is present
    • Hydrogen is present
    • CO2 is absent
    • CO2 is present
  19. Why does limewater turn cloudy when reacting with carbon dioxide?

    • Gas dissolves fully
    • Precipitate is insoluble
    • Liquid turns acidic
    • Solution boils
  20. Which type of reaction occurs when limewater tests for carbon dioxide?

    • Precipitation
    • Neutralisation
    • Combustion
    • Thermal decomposition

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