Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Elements, compounds and mixtures

Elements, compounds and mixtures — practice question

A selection of substances is given below. calcium calcium oxide carbon carbon dioxide chlorine copper gold iodine neon nitrogen oxygen potassium sulfur dioxide Use these substances to answer the questions that follow. Each substance may be chosen once, chosen more than once, or not chosen at all. State which substance is:
(a)[1]

An element that produces an ion with charge $3-$.

(b)[1]

Any element from the transition series.

(c)[1]

A gas for which limewater is the test.

(d)[1]

About $78\%$ of clean, dry air.

(e)[1]

Used for electrical wiring.

(f)[1]

The metal that is least reactive in the list.

(g)[1]

A diatomic molecule that is solid at room temperature and pressure.

(h)[1]

A compound that combines with impurities in the blast furnace to make slag.

(i)[1]

An element having a relative atomic mass of $12$.

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