Test for Carbon Dioxide (OCR GCSE Chemistry A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What solution is used in the test for carbon dioxide?
What solution is used in the test for carbon dioxide?
Lime water
What is lime water a solution of?
What is lime water a solution of?
Calcium hydroxide
What happens to lime water when carbon dioxide is bubbled through it?
What happens to lime water when carbon dioxide is bubbled through it?
It turns cloudy or milky
What compound forms when carbon dioxide reacts with lime water?
What compound forms when carbon dioxide reacts with lime water?
Calcium carbonate
Why does lime water turn cloudy in the carbon dioxide test?
Why does lime water turn cloudy in the carbon dioxide test?
Insoluble calcium carbonate forms
How is the precipitate formed in the lime water test described?
How is the precipitate formed in the lime water test described?
White precipitate
Carbon dioxide is produced when acids react with which type of compound?
Carbon dioxide is produced when acids react with which type of compound?
Carbonates
What property of calcium carbonate causes the cloudiness in lime water?
What property of calcium carbonate causes the cloudiness in lime water?
It is insoluble