Q1.

(a)     Ruth put a piece of a different metal in each of four test tubes.

          She poured 10 cm3 of hydrochloric acid onto each metal.

          Look at the diagrams above.

(i)      How do these show if a metal reacts with the acid?

...........................................................the
bubbles....................................................
1 mark

(ii)     On the lines below, put the four metals in the order of how strongly they
react with the acid.

          most reactive  ..........magnesium........................

                                    ...............zinc...................

                                    ............iron......................

          least reactive  .............copper.....................

1 mark

(b)     Choose the name of a metal from the box below to answer each question.
 
copper         iron        magnesium         zinc

(i)      Which metal from the box is used for electrical wires?

..........copper.........................................
1 mark

(ii)     Which metal from the box goes rusty?

..................iron.................................
1 mark
maximum 4 marks

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Q2.
Joanne added iron filings to copper sulphate solution.
She observed the reaction after one week.

(a)     What evidence in the diagrams shows that a chemical reaction has taken place?

...................................metal
sunk.....................................................................................
1 mark

(b)     The reaction between iron and copper sulphate is a displacement reaction.

(i)      Give the name of the orange metal visible after one week.

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1 mark

(ii)     What is the name of the compound formed in this reaction?

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1 mark

(iii)     Joanne poured the green solution into another test tube. She added some
copper pieces to the solution.

         Will a displacement reaction occur?

                                           yes              no  

         Explain your answer.

....................................................it will
sink............................................................

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1 mark

(c)     Part of the reactivity series of metals is shown below.

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          Use the information above.

Which two metals would react with aluminium nitrate in a displacement reaction?

          Tick the two correct boxes.

          calcium                      potassium     

          zinc                            lead                

1 mark
maximum 5 marks

Q3.
A student was trying to extract the metals from lead oxide and aluminium oxide.

          She heated each oxide with carbon in a fume cupboard as shown below.

          She was able to extract lead from lead oxide but not aluminium from aluminium oxide.

(i)      Explain the results of these experiments.

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(ii)      Complete this word equation for the reaction between lead oxide and carbon.

lead oxide + carbon → ..................carhin dioxide.................. +

...........iron............................
(Total 5 marks)

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