GCSE Chemistry

  1. what two raw materials are used to make cement
    • limestone
    • clay
  2. what 3 substances is cement mixed with to make concrete
    • sand
    • water
    • aggregate (crushed rock)
  3. what raw material is mixed with limestone and heated in a kiln to produce cement
    clay
  4. in the kiln the raw materials are heated to about 1500°C . The limestone (calcium carbonate) is broken down at this temperature . Complete the word equation for this reaction
    calcium carbonate ==> ------- ---- + carbon dioxide
    calcium carbonate ===> calcium oxide + carbon dioxide
  5. suggest one major cost of this process (making cement by nmixing clay and lim estone and heating them in a kiln) other than the cost of the raw materials
    the cost of the fuel needed to power the kiln
  6. name a naturally occuring form of calcium carbonate
    limestone
  7. what does thermal decomposition mean
    the breaking down of a substance using heat
  8. an old lime kiln made in the ground is shown
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    suggest and explain the purpose of the coal
    the coal will react with the oxygen , and the coal will , burn this will help keep the temperature high
  9. write a word equation for the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate
    calcium carbonate ==> calcium oxide + carbon dioxide
  10. when drops of cold water are added tocalcium oxide cracks appear in the white solid , give the chemical name of the white solid formed , give a use of this solid
    • name : calcium hydroxide
    • use : to neutralise acidic fields , or to make cement or mortar
  11. limestone has many uses . choose from the list two important materials made from limestone
    cement , disel , glass , poly(ethene) , sodium hydrocide , sulphuric acid
    • cement
    • glass
  12. the diagram shows a lime kiln . the limestone is heated by burning coal
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    suggest why hot air is blown into the lime kiln
    to allow the coal to burn
  13. give two reactions which produce carbon dioxide in the lime kiln
    • calcium carbonate ==> calcium oxide + carbon dioxide
    • carbon + oxygen ==> carbon dioxide
  14. calcium oxide can be converted into calium hydroxide by adding water . write a word equation to represent this reaction
    calcium oxide + water ==> calcium hydroxide
  15. why do farmers sometimes add calcium hydroxide to acidic soil
    to neutralise the soil
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GCSE Chemistry
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