Chemical Properties of Metals Quiz

What type of oxides do metals typically form when they react with oxygen?

• Neutral oxides

• Acidic oxides

• Amphoteric oxides

• Basic oxides

Which metals form a protective oxide layer when reacting with oxygen?

• Copper and iron

• Gold and silver

• Magnesium, aluminium, and zinc

• Potassium and sodium

What do metals form when they react with water?

• Metal hydroxides and oxygen gas

• Metal oxides and oxygen gas

• Metal hydroxides and hydrogen gas

• Metal oxides and hydrogen gas

Which metals react with hot water but not cold water?

• Gold and silver

• Calcium and iron

• Magnesium and zinc

• Potassium and sodium

What is formed when metals react with dilute acids?

• Metallic salts and oxygen gas

• Metallic salts and hydrogen gas

• Metal oxides and hydrogen gas

• Metal hydroxides and oxygen gas

Which of the following metals will react vigorously with dilute acids?

• Gold and silver

• Copper and zinc

• Sodium and potassium

• Iron and lead

What happens in a displacement reaction involving metals?

• A more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from its salt

• A metal reacts with water to form a hydroxide

• A less reactive metal displaces a more reactive metal from its salt

• Two metals combine to form an alloy

Which metal will displace copper from copper sulfate solution?

• Silver

• Gold

• Zinc

• Lead

What do reactive metals form when they react with hydrogen?

• Metal hydroxides

• Metal hydrides

• Metal oxides

• Metallic salts

Which of the following metals can react with hydrogen to form hydrides?

• Iron and lead

• Potassium and sodium

• Copper and zinc

• Gold and silver