A student puts a glowing splint into a test tube of gas. The splint relights. The student says the gas must be hydrogen. Why is the student wrong?
Hydrogen does not burn in air.
A glowing splint is not used on gases.
Hydrogen would turn the splint black.
A relighting splint shows oxygen.
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 8.2 Identification of common gases, covering 8.2.1 Test for hydrogen, 8.2.2 Test for oxygen, 8.2.3 Test for carbon dioxide, and 8.2.4 Test for chlorine. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.