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9 Ftest
9 Ftest
Name
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Class
1 Draw lines to match the correct description with the name of the metal
a A metal which is used in jewellery because
it is shiny and unreactive.
copper
tin
iron
silver
sodium
[5 marks]
[1 mark]
d Iron objects coated with tar have not rusted very much. Why is this?
[1 mark]
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e Explain why archaeologists never find any objects that are made of magnesium
when they dig up ancient remains.
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[1 mark]
3 Tanya carried out an experiment in which she
placed some iron wool into some blue copper
sulphate solution.
iron wool
a Describe the two colour changes Tanya would see that would show that her
prediction was correct.
i
ii
[2 marks]
b Complete the word equation for the reaction
iron + copper sulphate
[1 mark]
c Tanya then repeated the experiment with zinc in place of iron.
Compare the result you would expect to the result for iron.
Explain why
[1 mark]
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Tanya then tried the experiment using calcium with the copper sulphate solution.
This is what she wrote:
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I saw some bubbles given off. I tested the gas with a lighted splint and it burned with a pop.
I was really surprised as this element is not in either calcium or copper sulphate. There were bits
coming off the surface of the metal. I think the bits were copper oxide.
d What is the name of the gas that was given off?
[1 mark]
e What substance is in the test tube that could react to give off this gas?
[1 mark]
f How could this also explain the formation of copper oxide?
[2 marks]
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a What would Sanjay have seen that would tell him that a reaction was
taking place?
[1 mark]
b Complete the word equation for the reaction:
magnesium + sulphuric acid
+
[2 marks]
[2 marks]
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