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Water Problems

The document discusses various aspects of water, including its importance as a raw material and its uses. It outlines steps for purifying drinking water, the sources of ammonium and nitrate ions in natural waters, and the problems associated with nitrate ions in drinking water. Additionally, it includes questions about the solubility of copper sulfate in water at different temperatures and the formation of crystals from saturated solutions.

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Water Problems

The document discusses various aspects of water, including its importance as a raw material and its uses. It outlines steps for purifying drinking water, the sources of ammonium and nitrate ions in natural waters, and the problems associated with nitrate ions in drinking water. Additionally, it includes questions about the solubility of copper sulfate in water at different temperatures and the formation of crystals from saturated solutions.

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Water problems Water problems

1) Water is an important raw material. Give three uses for water. (3) 1) Water is an important raw material. Give three uses for water. (3)

2) a) Outline the two main steps in the purification of water for drinking. (4) 2) a) Outline the two main steps in the purification of water for drinking. (4)

b) How might ammonium and nitrate ions get into natural waters? (2) b) How might ammonium and nitrate ions get into natural waters? (2)

c) What problem can nitrate ions in drinking water cause? (1) c) What problem can nitrate ions in drinking water cause? (1)

3) The graph shows how 3) The graph shows how


much copper sulphate much copper sulphate
dissolves in water at dissolves in water at
different temperatures. different temperatures.

a) Name the solute and solvent in this solution. (2) a) Name the solute and solvent in this solution. (2)

b) What is the solubility of copper sulphate in water at 70C? (2) b) What is the solubility of copper sulphate in water at 70C? (2)

c) What is the mass of a saturated solution of copper sulphate in 100 g of water at c) What is the mass of a saturated solution of copper sulphate in 100 g of water at
70C?(2) 70C?(2)
d) At what temperature will 30 g of copper sulphate just dissolve in 100 g of water? (2) d) At what temperature will 30 g of copper sulphate just dissolve in 100 g of water? (2)

e) Explain why crystals of copper sulphate form if a saturated solution of copper e) Explain why crystals of copper sulphate form if a saturated solution of copper
sulphate is cooled down. (1) sulphate is cooled down. (1)

f) What mass of copper sulphate will crystallise if a saturated solution in 100 g of f) What mass of copper sulphate will crystallise if a saturated solution in 100 g of
water was cooled from 90C to 40C? (2) water was cooled from 90C to 40C? (2)

g) What mass of copper sulphate dissolves in 500 g of water at 80C? (2) g) What mass of copper sulphate dissolves in 500 g of water at 80C? (2)

h) At what temperature will 6 g of copper sulphate just dissolve in 10 g of water? (2) h) At what temperature will 6 g of copper sulphate just dissolve in 10 g of water? (2)

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