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A-LevelChemistryGroup 29701/12 · May/June 2023 · Q211 Mark

Solutions P and Q each contain a different Group 2 ion at the same concentration. One contains Mg²⁺ and the other contains Ba²⁺. Tests are carried out on separate 5 cm³ samples of P and Q. test 1: add 1 cm³ of 0.1 mol dm⁻³ Na₂SO₄(aq) test 2: add 1 cm³ of 0.1 mol dm⁻³ NaOH(aq) What are the results of these tests?

Amore precipitate with Ba²⁺ more precipitate with Ba²⁺
Bmore precipitate with Ba²⁺ more precipitate with Mg²⁺
Cmore precipitate with Mg²⁺ more precipitate with Ba²⁺
Dmore precipitate with Mg²⁺ more precipitate with Mg²⁺

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B: more precipitate with Ba²⁺ more precipitate with Mg²⁺

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Group 2, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 21.

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