Edexcel Jan 2012 Paper 6 Q2

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2 A green crystalline solid, D, dissolves in water to give a pale green solution. (a) When dilute sodium hydroxide is added to the solution of D, a green precipitate, E, is observed. When ammonia solution is added to the solution of D, the same green precipitate, E, forms which does not dissolve in excess ammonia solution. Identify, by name or formula, substance E. PMT (1) (1) (1)(b) When a solution of D is warmed with dilute sodium hydroxide, a gas, F, which turns moist red litmus paper blue, is given off. Identify, by name or formula, the gas F.(c) When a solution of barium chloride is added to a solution of D, a white precipitate, G, forms which is insoluble in dilute hydrochloric acid. Identify, by name or formula, the precipitate G.(d) Deduce the formulae of the three ions present in the salt, D. (3)(Total for Question 2 = 6 marks) *P35988A0516* Turn over<br />

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