Reactivity and extraction of metals

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

What gas is always produced when a metal reacts with water?

• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Hydrogen
• Carbon Monoxide

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Metals can also react with acids. This produces a gas. What is the name of this gas?

• Hydrogen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrogen
• Oxygen

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

• Sodium Hydride
• Sodium Chloride
• Sodium Hydrochloric
• Sodium Chlorine

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When a metal salt reacts with a more reactive salt, what sort of reaction occurs?

• Displacement
• Neutralisation
• Combustion
• No Reaction

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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

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In nature, metals normally react with other compounds to form minerals. What is the metal that is found in the mineral Haematite?

• Copper
• Aluminium
• Iron
• Zinc

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In order to make use of the many useful properties of metals, we need to extract them so that they are in their pure form. A common way of extracting many of the less reactive metals is to heat their minerals with what?

• Carbon
• Helium
• Oxygen
• Silicon

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How do you test for hydrogen?

• relights a glowing splint
• pops a lit splint
• puts out a lit splint
• gives you a squeaky voice

Name a metal that occurs uncombined in the Earth�s crust.

• iron
• aluminium
• copper
• gold