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Reactions of Metals

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name

Class

Date

Metals that react quickly/strongly with water and acids are called?

Reactive

Unreactive

Dangerous

Corrosive

What are the reactants for the reaction of metal with water?
Metal + water ---> metal hydroxide + hydrogen

Metal

Water

Metal and water

Metal hydroxide and hydrogen

What are the products for the reaction of metal with water?

Metal + water ---> metal hydroxide + hydrogen

Metal

Water

Metal and water

Metal hydroxide and hydrogen

How can you tell that a metal is reacting with water?

Colour change

Bright light

Fizzing

It gets colder

How can you test to show that when a metal reacts with water, hydrogen gas is produced?

Relights a glowing splint

A lit splint produces a squeaky pop

Puts out a burning splint

Is cold to the touch

What metal hydroxide is produced when magnesium reacts with water?

Copper hydroxide

Magnesium oxide

Magnesium

Magnesium hydroxide

What gas is produced when sodium reacts with water?

Hydrogen

Carbon dioxide

Carbon monoxide

Water vapour

What gas is produced when a metal reacts with an acid?

Water vapour

Acidic gas

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Which salt will be produced if magnesium react with hydrochloric acid?

Magnesium oxide

Magnesium sulfate

Magnesium sulfide

Magnesium chloride

10.

An acid reacts with metal to produce

Carbon dioxide

Hydrogen gas

Hydrogen gas and water

Salt and hydrogen gas

11.

Complete the following reaction:
Hydrochloric acid + magnesium hydroxide -->

Magnesium chloride + water

Magnesium + water

Magnesium chloride + hydrogen gas

Magnesium chloride + water + carbon dioxide

12.

The alkali metals are in group 1, on the far left of the periodic table. Which of these is NOT an alkali metal?

Lithium

Iron

Potassium

Francium

13.

What else is produced when a metal reacts with water? (HINT: Water has the formula H₂O)

Metal Oxide

Metal Carbonate

Metal Hydride

Metal Hydroxide

14.

When sodium reacts with hydrochloric acid, what is the name of the salt formed?

Sodium Hydride

Sodium Chloride

Sodium Hydrochloric

Sodium Chlorine

15.

When potassium reacts with sulphuric acid, what is the name of the salt produced?

Potassium Sulphide

Potassium Sulphur

Potassium Sulphuric

Potassium Sulphate

16.

When magnesium reacts with copper sulphate, there are two products. What are they?

Magnesium and Copper

Magnesium Sulphate and Copper

Magnesium Sulphate and Copper Sulphate

Magnesium and Copper Sulphate

17.

When copper and magnesium sulphate are mixed together, there is no reaction. Why?

Magnesium is more reactive than copper

Copper is more reactive than magnesium

Copper never reacts with metal salts

Magnesium Sulphate never reacts with metals

18.

Magnesium chloride + Sodium → ?

Sodium chloride + Magnesium

Magnesium chloride + Sodium (No change)

Sodium magnesium + Chlorine

19.

Zinc sulphate + Magnesium → ?

Magnesium + Sulphur + Hydrogen

Zinc sulphate + Magnesium

Magnesium sulphate + Zinc

20.

Lithium chloride + Iron → ?

Lithium chloride + Iron (No change)

Iron chloride + Lithium

Lithium oxide + hydrogen

21.

A displacement reaction will occur when...

a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from its aqueous salt solution.

A less reactive metal displaces a more reactive metal from its aqueous salt solution.

Displacement only occurs when two of the same metals are reacted

Displacement reactions will only occur in metals above iron in the reactivity series

22.

Which metal is more reactive than calcium?

magnesium

potassium

silver

aluminum

100 %

Reactions of Metals

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

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