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6.2 Metals and non-metals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What happens in all chemical changes?

a)

A gas is produced.

b)

Heat energy is given out.

c)

Elements change into a compound.

d)

One or more new substances are formed.

2.

Metals like aluminium are used to make cooking pots because they are …

a)

brittle and good conductors of heat.

b)

malleable and good conductors of heat.

c)

brittle and poor conductors of heat.

d)

malleable and poor conductors of heat.

3.

The reaction between calcium and oxygen forms:

a)

calcium oxate.

b)

calcium oxide.

c)

calcium oxygen.

d)

calcium carbonate.

4.

What is the missing substance in the equation below? copper carbonate and sulfuric acid --> copper sulfate +

a)

carbon

b)

copper oxide + carbon

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide + water

5.

Which list contains only typical properties of metals?

a)

good conductor of heat, brittle, low melting point

b)

poor conductor of heat, strong, high melting point

c)

good conductor of electricity, strong, high melting point

d)

poor conductor of electricity, weak, low melting point

6.

Which list contains only non-metal elements?

a)

oxygen, nitrogen, argon, silicon

b)

chlorine, oxygen, sulfur, iron

c)

bromine, helium, carbon, air

d)

gold, silver, platinum, mercury

7.

All metals are …

a)

solids.

b)

strong.

c)

brittle and easily broken.

d)

conductors of electricity.

8.

When scratched to remove its surface, which of the following metals will react most quickly with the air?

a)

aluminium

b)

copper

c)

lead

d)

tin

9.

What must be present for iron to rust?

a)

water alone

b)

oxygen alone

c)

air alone

d)

water and oxygen

10.

Which of the following metals is so reactive it is stored under oil?

a)

aluminium

b)

copper

c)

magnesium

d)

sodium

11.

Complete the word equation: calcium + water -->

a)

calcium oxide + oxygen

b)

calcium sulfate + hydrogen

c)

calcium + oxygen

d)

calcium hydroxide + hydrogen

12.

A copper coin is shiny when it is new, but will eventually go black and dull. The two words which best describe this process are:

a)

neutralisation and rusting

b)

rusting and corrosion

c)

corrosion and oxidation

d)

oxidation and neutralisation

13.

The products of the reaction of iron and hydrochloric acid are:

a)

iron sulfate and hydrogen.

b)

hydrogen and iron chloride.

c)

iron chloride and iron oxide.

d)

iron oxide and sulfuric acid.

14.

Which of the following is the correct order of reactivity with acids (most reactive first)?

a)

sodium, magnesium, iron, copper

b)

copper, iron, sodium, magnesium

c)

magnesium, sodium, iron, copper

d)

sodium, iron, copper, magnesium

15.

When zinc is added to copper sulfate solution, zinc sulfate and copper are produced. Which are the products of the reaction?

a)

Zinc and copper sulfate

b)

Copper and zinc sulfate

c)

copper

d)

sulfate

16.

When zinc is added to copper sulfate solution, zinc sulfate and copper are produced. What is this reaction known as?

a)

Neutralisation

b)

Oxidation

c)

Displacement

d)

Thermal decomposition

17.

When zinc is added to copper sulfate solution, zinc sulfate and copper are produced. Why is the copper displaced?

a)

Because zinc is more reactive than copper

b)

Because the copper is more reactive than zinc

c)

Because they are equal in their reactivity

d)

Copper is unreactive.

18.

When magnesium ribbon reacts with steam a solid called magnesium oxide and hydrogen gas are formed. Which of the following completes the word equation for this reaction which starts: magnesium + ...

a)

hydrogen --> magnesium + water

b)

water --> magnesium oxide + hydrogen

c)

water --> magnesium + hydrogen

d)

magnesium oxide --> hydrogen + water

19.

When magnesium is heated and reacts with oxygen gas…

a)

it glows red and forms magnesium oxide gas.

b)

it burns brightly and forms magnesium oxide gas.

c)

it glows red and forms solid white magnesium oxide.

d)

it burns brightly and forms solid white magnesium oxide.

20.

Which list contains three typical properties of non-metals?

a)

good conductor of heat, brittle, low melting point

b)

good conductor of electricity, strong, high melting point

c)

poor conductor of heat, strong, high melting point

d)

poor conductor of electricity, weak, low melting point