Positve ions - Metal Hydroxides (Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Combined Science): Quizzes

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8.3.2 Metal Hydroxides
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Which reagent is added to a solution to identify metal ions?

Sodium hydroxide

What do metal ions form when sodium hydroxide is added?

Metal hydroxide precipitates

What colour precipitate does calcium ion (Ca2+Ca^{2+}) form with sodium hydroxide?

White

What colour is the magnesium hydroxide precipitate formed with NaOH?

White

What happens to aluminium hydroxide in excess sodium hydroxide?

It dissolves forming a colourless solution

What colour precipitate does copper ion (Cu2+Cu^{2+}) form with sodium hydroxide?

Blue

What colour precipitate does iron(II) ion (Fe2+Fe^{2+}) form with NaOH?

Green

What colour precipitate does iron(III) ion (Fe3+Fe^{3+}) form with NaOH?

Brown

Are metal hydroxides generally soluble or insoluble in water?

Insoluble

Which metal hydroxide dissolves in excess NaOH, unlike the others?

Aluminium hydroxide

Which three metal ions form white precipitates with sodium hydroxide?

Calcium, magnesium, aluminium

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