Chapter 5: Metals

Chemistry

Time: 30 minutes

Total: 50 marks

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a) What are native metals? Give one example.

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b) What is a metal ore? Give two examples.

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c) What are alloys? Give two examples.

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 d) Name an alloy that

i) Has a low melting point………………………………………………………

ii) Has an attractive silver colour………………………………………………..

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e) Which metals are used to make

i) Bronze?……………………………………………………………………………

ii) Brass?.....................................................................................................................

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2) a) Draw a diagram of the blast furnace. Show clearly on your diagram,

i. Where air is ‘blasted’ in

ii. Where the molten iron is removed

iii. Where the second liquid is removed

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b) i. Name the three raw materials added at the top of the blast furnace.

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ii. What is the purpose of each material?

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c) i. What is the second liquid removed from the bottom of the furnace called?

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ii. Does it have a use when the second liquid solidifies? If so, name it.

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d) Write a balanced chemical equation for the formation of iron from iron ore.

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3) The electrolysis of molten lead bromide can be investigated using the following

apparatus.

a) What must be done to the lead bromide before the bulb turns on?

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b) What would be seen at the positive electrode?

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 c) What is formed at the negative electrode?

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d) Write an equation for the reaction that happen at each electrode.

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e) i) Which substance is oxidized?

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ii) Which substance is reduced?

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4) The diagram shows an apparatus that can be used to purify impure copper by electrolysis.
 a) Describe what you would see during the electrolysis.

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b) What name is given to the copper(ii) sulfate solution in this apparatus?

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c) Write a half equation for the reactions that happen at each electrode.

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At the negative electrode……………………………………………………………….

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d) Name one use for highly purified copper.

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5) In an experiment to investigate the corrosion of iron, a nails are placed in three kinds of

containers.
a) I) Which tubes would contain the nails that would rust, X, Y or Z?

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ii) Why won’t the nails in the other two tubes rust?

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iii) Why did the nail rust in the tube you chose?

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b) Another nail was put in a test tube of water. Which of these metals could be put with

the nail to prevent it from rusting? Why?

Silver, Lead, Magnesium

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