A student is given zinc carbonate powder and dilute sulfuric acid. The student wants to prepare a pure, dry sample of zinc sulfate crystals.
The apparatus available is a Bunsen burner, a tripod and gauze, a beaker, a conical flask, a filter funnel, filter paper, an evaporating basin, a water bath and a glass rod.
Name the gas produced when zinc carbonate reacts with dilute sulfuric acid.
Plan a method the student could use to prepare a pure, dry sample of zinc sulfate crystals.
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 4.2 Reactions of acids, covering 4.2.1a Reactions of acids with metals, 4.2.1b Redox in acid-metal reactions, 4.2.2 Neutralisation of acids and salt production, 4.2.3 Soluble salts, 4.2.4 The pH scale and neutralisation, 4.2.5a Titrations, 4.2.5b Calculating quantities in titrations, and 4.2.6 Strong and weak acids. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.