Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Properties of metals

Properties of metals — practice question

Rhenium is one of the metals.
(a)[3]

Describe any three physical properties that rhenium has.

(b)[1]

Determine the empirical formula for this chloride of rhenium.

(c)[1]

What does the term sublimation mean?

(d(i))[1]

Which one of the following pH values shows an acidic solution? pH 2, pH 7, pH 9, pH 14

(d(ii))[1]

Complete the word equation below for this reaction.\n\nperrhenic acid + potassium hydroxide $\rightarrow$ potassium perrhenate + [BLANK]

(d(iii))[1]

Which one of the following compounds reacts with perrhenic acid? ethane; hydrochloric acid; potassium carbonate; sodium chloride.

(e)[2]

Describe a test for oxygen. State the test and the result.

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