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Three Methods of Making Salts

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This diagram covers Three Methods of Making Salts within Making Salts for GCSE Chemistry. Revise Making Salts in Chemical Changes for GCSE Chemistry with 20 exam-style questions and 20 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 2 of 13 in this topic. Focus on the labels, the relationships between parts, and the explanation that turns the diagram into an exam-ready answer.

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Section 2 of 13

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🧭 Three Methods of Making Salts

Three methods of making salts side by side — acid plus metal with hydrogen bubbles, acid plus base turning blue, acid plus carbonate fizzing with CO2

Figure 1: Overview of the three methods for making soluble salts

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The Art of Crystal GrowingDeep Dive: Choosing the Right MethodHow It Works: The Practical Method for Making Pure, Dry Salt CrystalsRequired Practical: Preparing a Pure, Dry Sample of a Soluble Salt

Practice Questions for Making Salts

Which of the following is the correct method for making copper sulfate crystals from copper oxide and sulfuric acid?

  • A. Add excess copper oxide to acid, filter off unreacted solid, then evaporate to crystallise
  • B. Add excess acid to copper oxide, then boil to dryness
  • C. Use titration with an indicator to find the exact volumes, then repeat
  • D. Mix equal volumes of copper sulfate solution and sulfuric acid
1 markfoundation

Describe the steps involved in the required practical for preparing a pure, dry sample of copper sulfate crystals from copper oxide and dilute sulfuric acid.

4 marksstandard

Quick Recall Flashcards

What colour is copper sulfate?
Blue (as crystals and in solution)
What is crystallisation?
The process of forming solid crystals from a saturated solution

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