Nickel(II) sulfate - Quiz
Nickel II sulfate
  • 1. What is the chemical formula for the compound commonly referred to as nickel sulfate?
A) Ni(SO4)2
B) NiSO4
C) NiSO4(H2O)7
D) NiSO4(H2O)6
  • 2. What is the typical color of nickel(II) sulfate?
A) White
B) Blue
C) Yellow
D) Turquoise
  • 3. Approximately how many tonnes of nickel sulfate were produced in 2005?
A) 10,000
B) 5,000
C) 100,000
D) 40,000
  • 4. Between which temperature range does the tetragonal hexahydrate crystallize from aqueous solution?
A) 0.0 and 30.7 °C
B) 20.0 and 40.0 °C
C) 30.7 and 53.8 °C
D) 50.0 and 70.0 °C
  • 5. What is the color of the anhydrous form of NiSO4?
A) Green
B) Yellow
C) Turquoise
D) Blue
  • 6. At what temperature does anhydrous nickel sulfate decompose to NiO at standard pressure?
A) Above 100 °C
B) Above 330 °C
C) Above 1000 °C
D) Above 640 °C
  • 7. What is the melting point of anhydrous NiSO4 under high system pressure?
A) 330 °C
B) 1210 °C
C) 640 °C
D) 53.8 °C
  • 8. How can the anhydrous sulfate be produced?
A) Heating the hydrates above 330 °C
B) Reacting with sulfuric acid
C) Cooling the heptahydrate
D) Exposure to air
  • 9. What is the magnetic property of all nickel sulfates?
A) Paramagnetic
B) Diamagnetic
C) Non-magnetic
D) Ferromagnetic
  • 10. What is a common source of the Ni2+ ion for electroplating?
A) Nickel oxide
B) Nickel sulfate
C) Nickel carbonate
D) Ammonium sulfate
  • 11. What is the primary industrial origin of nickel sulfate?
A) Laboratory synthesis from iron
B) Natural mining of retgersite
C) By-product of copper refining
D) Atmospheric deposition
  • 12. Which substance is formed when nickel sulfate reacts with sodium carbonate?
A) Nickel oxide
B) Nickel ammonia complex
C) Nickel carbonate
D) Nickel heptahydrate
  • 13. What mineral is the hexahydrate form of nickel sulfate?
A) Morenosite
B) Dwornikite
C) Nickelhexahydrite
D) Retgersite
  • 14. Which mineral is a monoclinic dimorph of retgersite?
A) Nickelhexahydrite
B) Morenosite
C) Tetragonal hexahydrate
D) Dwornikite
  • 15. What is the name of the monohydrate mineral form of nickel sulfate?
A) Dwornikite
B) Retgersite
C) Morenosite
D) Nickelhexahydrite
  • 16. What is the name of the heptahydrate mineral form of nickel sulfate?
A) Morenosite
B) Retgersite
C) Dwornikite
D) Nickelhexahydrite
  • 17. What percentage of patch tests identified nickel sulfate as the top allergen in 2005–2006?
A) 50.0%
B) 10.5%
C) 5.0%
D) 19.0%
  • 18. Based on the text, what is nickel sulfate classified as?
A) Developmental toxin
B) Inert compound
C) Human carcinogen
D) Non-toxic substance
  • 19. What complex is formed by the reaction of nickel sulfate with ethylenediamine?
A) [Ni(NH3)6]SO4
B) [Ni(H2NCH2CH2NH2)3]SO4
C) [Ni(H2O)6]2+
D) Ni(NH4)2(SO4)2
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