Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Corrosion of metals

Corrosion of metals — practice question

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

State one additional physical property shared by all metals.

(b)[1]

Name the two substances, apart from iron, that need to be present for iron to rust.

(c(i))[1]

What can be inferred about the reactivity of zinc from this reaction?

(c(ii))[2]

Identify the oxidising agent in this reaction. Explain your answer in terms of electron transfer.

(d)[3]

Describe two simple experiments that show zinc oxide is amphoteric. Name the reagents you would use and describe the observations you would make.

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