Acid, Bases and salts, Mixtures and Detergents

Saraswati Vidya Niketan

Integrated Science

Name: Form:

Answer all questions. (25 marks) Time: 30 minutes.

Question 1

(a) Differentiate between an acid and a base. (2 marks)

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(b) Give one example of a household acid and state its use. (2 marks)
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(c) Give one example of a household base and state its use. (2 marks)
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(d) Write an equation to show the reaction between the acid and base named in question 1(a) and (b) above.
(2 marks)
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(e) What is the name of the reaction between an acid and a base? (1 mark)
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(f) The following is a list of different types of mixtures: sand and water, mayonnaise, chalk and water, salt and water,
shaving cream and water, sugar and water, potassium permanganate and water.
(i) Identify two solutions from the list above. (2 marks)
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(ii) Identify two suspensions from the list above. (2 marks)

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(iii) What is a colloid? Give an example. (2 marks)

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Question 2

Mr. Clean washes his clothes everyday with soap powder to get rid of dirt stains.

(a) Explain to Mr. Clean how the soap powder gets rid of the dirt stain. (2 marks)
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(b) Advise Mr. Clean on what he can use to get rid of the following stains: (3 marks)
(i) Paint stain
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(ii) Nail polish stain

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(iii) Fruit stain

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(c) Mr. Clean washes his clothes with the same soap powder one day but his clothes were not clean. His neighbor Mr.
Breeze tells him that he may have washed his clothes with hard water.
(i) What is the hard water? (1 mark)
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(ii) Name two methods which can be used to soften the water that Mr. Clean is using. (2 marks)
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(iii) Mr. Clean uses soapy detergents while Mr. Breeze uses soapless detergents. Which one of the detergents is
safer to use in the environment? Give one reason for your answer. (2 marks)
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