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O-LevelChemistryAcids, Bases & Salts5070/12 · May/June 2015 · Q71 Mark

The table shows the results of two reactions of an aqueous solution of a salt. reagents: excess aqueous sodium hydroxide, final observation: white precipitate; reagents: dilute nitric acid and aqueous silver nitrate, final observation: white precipitate. What could be the identity of the salt?

Acalcium chloride
Bcalcium iodide
Czinc chloride
Dzinc iodide

✓ Correct answer

A: calcium chloride

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Acids, Bases & Salts, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2015 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 7.

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