Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Elements, compounds and mixtures

Elements, compounds and mixtures — practice question

A set of substances is given below. aluminium ammonia argon bromine carbon dioxide fluorine iron magnesium magnesium chloride nitrogen oxygen potassium Use the list to answer the questions that follow. Each substance can be chosen once, more than once, or not at all. State which substance is:
(a)[1]

an element that forms a $1+$ ion

(b)[1]

a metal extracted in the blast furnace

(c)[1]

a soft metal that is more reactive than sodium

(d)[1]

about $78\%$ of clean, dry air

(e)[1]

a gas that can be identified with damp red litmus paper

(f)[1]

a liquid at room temperature and pressure

(g)[1]

an element used in food containers because it is resistant to corrosion

(h)[1]

one of the transition elements.

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