Igcse Science Reactivity Series

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

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

• Colour change
• Bright light
• Fizzing
• It gets colder

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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

• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Hydrogen
• Carbon Monoxide

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

• Metal Oxide
• Metal Carbonate
• Metal Hydride
• Metal Hydroxide

When the alkali metals react with water, which reacts most vigorously?

• Francium
• Rubidium
• Potassium
• Sodium

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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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

As well as a gas, there is another product made when an acid reacts with a metal. What is the name for this?

• Salt
• Water
• Alkali
• Carbon

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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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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

• Potassium Sulphide
• Potassium Sulphur
• Potassium Sulphuric
• Potassium Sulphate

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

• Displacement

• Neutralisation

• Combustion

• No Reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2