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