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Reactivity series

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The alkali metals are in group 1, on the far left of the periodic table. Which of these is NOT an alkali metal?
a)
Lithium
b)
Iron
c)
Potassium
d)
Francium
2.
How can you tell that a metal is reacting with water?
a)
Colour change
b)
Bright light
c)
Fizzing
d)
It gets colder
3.
What else is produced when a metal reacts with water? (HINT: Water has the formula H2O)
a)
Metal Oxide
b)
Metal Carbonate
c)
Metal Hydride
d)
Metal Hydroxide
4.
What gas is always produced when a metal reacts with water?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Carbon Monoxide
5.
When a metal salt reacts with a more reactive salt, what sort of reaction occurs?
a)
Displacement
b)
Neutralisation
c)
Combustion
d)
No Reaction
6.
When magnesium reacts with copper sulphate, there are two products. What are they?
a)
Magnesium  and Copper
b)
Magnesium Sulphate and Copper
c)
Magnesium Sulphate and Copper Sulphate
d)
Magnesium and Copper Sulphate
7.
When copper and magnesium sulphate are mixed together, there is no reaction. Why?
a)
Magnesium is more reactive than copper
b)
Copper is more reactive than magnesium
c)
Copper never reacts with metal salts
d)
Magnesium Sulphate never reacts with metals
8.
What is the correct equation when potassium reacts with water?
a)
2K (s) + H2O (l) -->  KOH (aq) + H2 (g)
b)
K (s) + 2H2O (l) -->  KOH (aq) + 2H2 (g)
c)
2K (s) + 2H2O (l) -->  2KOH (aq) + H2 (g)
d)
K (s) + H2O (l) -->  KOH (aq) + H2 (g)
9.
Which of the following is arranged according increasing reactivity?
a)
Mg > Li > Na > K
b)
Mg > Na > Li > K
c)
Na > Li > Mg > K
d)
K > Mg > Na > Li
10.
Which of the following does not react with water?
a)
lithium
b)
magnesium
c)
lead
d)
calcium
11.
Which of the following the most reactive in dilute acid
a)
magnesium
b)
calcium
c)
aluminum
d)
zinc
12.
Which of the following is the correct equation when aluminum reacts with sulfuric acid?
a)
2Al (s) + 3H2SO4 (aq) -->  Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + 3H2 (g)
b)
2Al (s) + 3H2SO4 (aq) -->  Al2(SO4)3 (l) + 3H2 (s)
c)
2Al (s) + 3H2SO4 (l) -->  Al2(SO4)3 (l) + 3H2 (g)
d)
2Al (s) + 3H2SO4 (s) -->  Al2(SO4)3 (l) + 3H2 (g)
13.
The least reactive in oxygen in the list is 
a)
iron
b)
zinc
c)
copper
d)
lead
14.
Complete the following equation: 
2Cu (s)  +  O2 (g)  -->
a)
2CuO (s)
b)
2CuO (g)
c)
4CuO (s)
d)
2CuO (g)
15.
Complete the following equation: 
4Fe (s)  +  3O2 (g) -->
a)
4Fe2O3 (s)
b)
2FeO (s)
c)
2Fe2O3 (s)
d)
4FeO (s)
16.
Which one of the following metals reacts most vigorously with cold water?
a)
Sodium
b)
Magnesium
c)
Copper
d)
Zinc
17.
Which one of the following metals could produce zinc metal, if heated with zinc oxide?
a)
Copper
b)
Aluminium
c)
Iron
d)
Silver
18.
When scrap iron is added to blue copper sulphate solution, a pinky-brown deposit is formed and a pale green solution is left above it. The pale green solution is of?
a)
 iron oxide
b)
copper chloride
c)
sulphuric acid
d)
iron sulphate
19.
Which metal is more reactive than calcium?
a)
magnesium
b)
potassium
c)
silver
d)
aluminum
20.
If the metal is more reactive than the metal in the compound it completes with the less reactive metal. Therefore, it can concluded that ...
a)
The less reactive metal repel the more reactive metal from its compound
b)
The more reactive metal bonded with  the less reactive metal from its compound
c)
The less reactive metal pushes out or displaces the more reactive metal from its compound
d)
The more reactive metal pushes out or displaces the less reactive metal from its compound
21.
What will be reaction if less reactive metal is added in a solution with more reactive metal compound?
a)
vigorous reaction
b)
fizzing gas produced
c)
burns moderately
d)
no reaction
22.
Will silver react with magnesium chloride solution?
a)
yes
b)
no
23.
Which of the following will not undergo reaction?
a)
zinc metal  +  zinc oxide 
b)
iron metal  +  copper oxide
c)
zinc metal +  iron oxide
d)
magnesium  +  iron oxide
24.

Metal A is more reactive than Metal B. The following displacement reaction takes place.


Metal A + Metal B in compound ---> Metal B + Metal A in compound.


True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

A more reactive metal will displace a less reactive metal from a metal compound. Which metal is more reactive - copper or iron?

a)

copper

b)

iron

26.

Copper is less reactive than iron. What do you expect to happen when copper is placed inside a solution of iron(II) sulfate?

a)

No reaction takes place.

b)

A reaction takes place. And a colour change is observed.

27.

Copper is less reactive than iron. What do you expect to happen when iron is placed inside a solution of copper(II) sulfate?

a)

No reaction takes place.

b)

A reaction takes place. And a colour change is observed on the iron nail.

28.

Which gas gives out a 'squeaky pop' when a lighted splint is placed in it?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

nitrogen

29.

A copper coil is placed inside a solution of silver nitrate. What would you expect to see after 5 minutes? Choose 2 options.

a)

There is no visible change because no displacement reaction took place. Copper, being less reactive than silver, cannot displace silver from silver nitrate.

b)
c)
d)

Silver crystals were formed on copper coil, because copper (being more reactive than silver) displaced silver from silver nitrate.

30.

What is the most likely identity of the metal on the filter paper?

a)

Copper, because it is grey.

b)

Potassium, because it can be cut with a knife showing it is soft.

c)

Iron, because it looks grey and all iron looks grey.

31.

Read the underlined words carefully. Rank the metals according to decreasing reactivity (most reactive to least reactive).

a)

Metal A, B, C, D

b)

Metal A, C, B, D

c)

Metal B, C, D, A

d)

Metal D, B, C, A

32.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
33.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
35.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
a)
1 = Fe
2 = Mg
3 = Cu
b)
1 = Fe
2 = Cu
3 = Mg
c)
1 = Mg
2 = Cu
3 = Fe
d)
1 = Mg
2 = Fe
3 = Cu
37.
a)
5g of copper
b)
5g of iron
c)
5g of magnesium
d)
5g of zinc

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