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reactivity2

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 28mins

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.
What gas is always produced when a metal reacts with water?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Carbon Monoxide
3.
When a metal salt reacts with a more reactive salt, what sort of reaction occurs?
a)
Displacement
b)
Neutralisation
c)
Combustion
d)
No Reaction
4.
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
5.
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
6.

Alkali metal + Water —> _____________ + ____________

a)

metal hydroxide and oxygen gas

b)

metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas

c)

metal oxide and oxygen gas

d)

metal oxide and hydrogen gas

7.

Lithium + Oxygen —> _________________

a)

Lithium hydroxide

b)

Lithium oxide

c)

Hydrogen gas

d)

Oxygen gas

8.

What is the correct decreasing order of metal reactivity with water ?

a)

Mg > Na > Li > K

b)

Mg > Li > Na > K

c)

Na > Li > Mg > K

d)

K > Na > Li > Mg

9.

Which of the following does not react with water?

a)

Copper

b)

Lithium

c)

Sodium

d)

Potassium

10.

A reaction in which more reactive metal displaces less reactive metal is called ________________ reaction.

a)

Endothermic reaction

b)

Exothermic reaction

c)

Displacement reaction

d)

Combination reaction

11.

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

12.

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.

13.

Which equation correctly shows the displacement of copper from copper(II) sulfate by zinc?

a)

copper + zinc sulfate --> copper(II) sulfate + zinc

b)

zinc sulfate + copper --> copper(II) sulfate + zinc

c)

copper(II) sulfate + zinc --> zinc sulfate + copper

d)

copper(II) sulfate + zinc --> zinc sulfate + water

14.

Which equation correctly shows magnesium displacing copper from it copper(II) sulfate?

a)

2Mg + O2 --> 2MgO

b)

Mg + CuSO4 --> MgSO4 + Cu

c)

Mg + MgSO4 --> MgSO4 + Mg

15.

In the following reaction, which metal has been displaced?

copper sulfate + magnesium → magnesium sulfate + copper

a)

magnesium

b)

copper

c)

sulfate

16.

Complete the word equation:

lead + calcium sulfate →

a)

lead + calcium sulfate

b)

lead + calcium sulfide

c)

calcium + lead sulfate

d)

calcium + lead sulfide

17.

Lithium chloride + Iron → ?

a)

Lithium chloride + Iron (No change)

b)

Iron chloride + Lithium

c)

Lithium oxide + hydrogen

18.

Which can displace Calcium from calcium sulphate?

a)

Sodium

b)

Copper

19.
Which gas is required for something to burn?
a)
Carbon dioxide 
b)
Hydrogen 
c)
Oxygen 
d)
Water 
20.

Iron nails + copper oxide → ?

a)

Iron nails + copper oxide

b)

Iron oxide + copper oxide

c)

Iron oxide + copper

d)

Magic

21.

Complete the word equation below.


Magnesium + oxygen --> .....

a)

Magnesium

b)

Magnesium oxide

c)

Oxides

d)

Magnesium oxide + water

22.

Complete the word equation below.


Zinc oxide + carbon --> ..........

a)

Zinc + carbon

b)

Zinc oxide + carbon

c)

Zinc + carbon dioxide

d)

No change

23.

Magnesium chloride + Sodium → ?

a)

Sodium chloride + Magnesium

b)

Magnesium chloride + Sodium (No change)

c)

Sodium magnesium + Chlorine

d)

Magnesium sodium chloride

24.

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)

25.

Oxidation is the _________ of electrons.

a)

loss

b)

gain

c)

sharing

d)

transfer

26.

Reduction is the ___________ of electrons.

a)

loss

b)

gain

c)

sharing

d)

transfer

27.

In the reaction; 2Ca(s) + O2(g) --> 2CaO(s), calcium is __________

a)

Reduced

b)

Synthesized

c)

Oxidized

d)

None of the above

28.

What is the substance that oxidizes another substance by accepting its electrons.

a)

Reducing agent

b)

Oxidation number

c)

Combustive agent

d)

Oxidizing agent

29.

What is the substance that reduces another substance by losing electrons.

a)

Reducing agent

b)

Half-reaction

c)

Electronegative atom

d)

Oxidizing agent

30.
Is calcium oxidized or reduced in the following reaction? 
2 CaO--> 2 Ca + O2
a)
Oxidized
b)
Reduced
31.
Which of the following half reactions correctly represents a reduction half reaction?
a)
Fe →Fe2+ + 2e-
b)
Pb4+ + 2e- →Pb2+
c)
2O-2 →O2 + 4e-
d)
Fe + 3e- →Fe3+
32.

Reduction is the ___________ of electrons.

a)

loss

b)

gain

c)

sharing

d)

transfer

33.

Which of the following represents oxidation?

a)

C → CH4

b)

Fe3+ → Fe2+

c)

Cl2 → 2Cl-

d)

Zn → ZnO

34.
Which statement is true:
Mg → Mg2+ + 2e
a)
Mg gains 2 electrons
b)
Mg2+ loses 2 electrons
c)
Mg loses 1 electron
d)
Mg loses 2 electrons
35.
What element is being Oxidized?
a)
N
b)
H
c)
O
d)
S
36.
What substance is oxidized in the following reaction?
4Fe + 3O2 --> 2Fe2O3
a)
Iron
b)
Fluorine
c)
Oxygen
37.
What is the species that gain electrons in a redox reaction?
a)
oxidizing agent
b)
reducing agent
c)
is oxidized
d)
increases in oxidation number