Try This Chemistry Test
A few days ago I gave calpol25 a chemistry test to do. I won’t tell you how he got on at present. We’ll leave that till later!
I have prepared this test for you to try. Please put your answers in a ‘Comments’ box. I will give you the correct responses in 2 weeks.
NO GOOGLING!
Q1
If you react sodium hydroxide with sulphuric acid you get sodium sulphate and water. What would you get if you react potassium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid?
Q2
There is a series of chemicals called the alkenes. The first five members are listed below:
Ethene
Propene
Butene
Pentene
Hexene
Can you work out the names of the next FOUR members of this series?
Q3
If you react methanoic acid with ethanol you get ethyl methanoate and water. What do you get if you react pentanol with propanoic acid?
Q4
The Periodic Table contains many elements. Some have Latin names. Can you work out the present day names of these elements?
Plumbum
Aurum
Natrium.
I will not reveal peoples' answers for 2 weeks unless their comment does not contain any attempt at answering!
Callum – you are banned from Questions 2 and 3!
Good Luck everybody. Results in 2 weeks.
Ian.