Reacting acids with bases

3 marks · Easy

The table below shows three reactions of different metal oxides with acids. For each reaction, complete the table by writing the salt and water produced.

Acid	Metal oxide	Salt	Water produced?
sulfuric acid	calcium oxide
nitric acid	zinc oxide
hydrochloric acid	magnesium oxide

(a)

Complete the table.

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Must show: salt name, water

Also accept: formula for salt instead of name

Common mistakes: wrong salt names; omitting water

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Marking points

B1 · 1 mark · Correctly completes: calcium sulfate, water.

B1 · 1 mark · Correctly completes: zinc nitrate, water.

B1 · 1 mark · Correctly completes: magnesium chloride, water.

Worked solution

Acid	Metal oxide	Salt	Water produced?
sulfuric acid	calcium oxide	calcium sulfate (CaSO4)	water (H2O)
nitric acid	zinc oxide	zinc nitrate (Zn(NO3)2)	water (H2O)
hydrochloric acid	magnesium oxide	magnesium chloride (MgCl2)	water (H2O)