Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alloys and their properties

Alloys and their properties — practice question

This question concerns metals and metal compounds.
(a(i))[1]

Use the data in Table 5.1 to predict rubidium's melting point.

(a(ii))[1]

Use the data in Table 5.1 to predict sodium hydroxide's solubility at room temperature.

(a(iii))[1]

Use the data in Table 5.1 to predict what you would observe when potassium reacts with water.

(a(iv))[2]

Use the data in Table 5.1 to decide the physical state of caesium at 20 ^{\circ}C. Give a reason for your answer.

(b(i))[1]

Explain in what way this equation demonstrates that carbon dioxide is reduced.

(b(ii))[1]

Name the type of chemical reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur at the same time.

(b(iii))[2]

State what the term thermal decomposition means.

(c(i))[1]

State one reason why alloys are often more useful than pure metals.

(c(ii))[1]

Choose the diagram, A, B, C or D, in Fig. 5.1, that most accurately represents the structure of brass.

(d)[2]

Arrange the four metals in order of reactivity, with the least reactive metal at the front.

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