C2.3 metals and acids test

Tick the boxes next to three properties that are typical of ceramics.

• HIgh melting point
• bendy
• insulator of electricity
• do not react with water
• shiny

a) Name one piece of apparatus that Roisin could put the acid in.

b) Give two things Roisin must do to compare the reactions fairly.

c) Give two safety precautions Roisin must take.

a) Small pieces of iron burn in the air to form iron oxide. Name the gas in the air that iron reacts with.

b) Name one metal that burns more vigorously in air than iron.

c) Does platinum burn in the air?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe

d) Explain how you made up your mind to the question 'Does platinum burn in the air?'

a) Complete the word equation for the reaction. Write the two words in order in the answer box.

b) Name the two products formed when zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.