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REMEDIAL CLASS T2S#3

Chapter : Reduction and Oxidation Secondary 3 Courage

Name : _________ Date __________

Part A. Multiple Choice Questions

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. The table gives information about three different metals G, H and J.

What is the order of reactivity of these metals?

2. Which property do all metals have?

A They are hard. B They conduct electricity.
C They form acidic oxides. D They react with water.

3. Stainless steel is an alloy of iron and other metals. It is strong and does not rust but it costs much more
than normal steel. What is not made from stainless steel?
A cutlery B pipes in a chemical factory C railway lines D saucepans

4. Which is not a typical property of an acid?

A They react with alkalis producing water.
B They react with all metals producing hydrogen.
C They react with carbonates producing carbon dioxide.
D They turn litmus paper red.

5. Which statement is correct for the element of proton number 19?

A It is a gas that dissolves in water.
B It is a hard metal that is not very reactive with water.
C It is a non-metal that burns quickly in air.
D It is a soft metal that is highly reactive with water.

6. The properties of a metal are important in deciding its use.

Which row lists a property that is not correct for the use given?

7. The table shows the results of adding three metals, P, Q and R, to dilute hydrochloric acid and to water.
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What is the order of reactivity of the metals?

8. Which substance is a metal?

9. Part of the reactivity series is outlined below.

Electrolysis is an expensive way of extraction. Which metal has to be extracted from its ore by electrolysis?
A aluminium B copper C lead D iron

10. Three different metals, Cu, Fe and Mg, are each added to an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid. The
graph shows how rapidly hydrogen is given off.

Which metal gives which curve?

Part B. Structure Questions

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1. Iron is extracted from its ore in a blast furnace using carbon (coke) as a reducing agent and as a source
of heat.
(a) The coke burns in hot air. The equation for this reaction is
2C(s) + O2(g) 2CO(g)
State the name of the gas produced in this reaction.

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(b) Near the top of the blast furnace, the iron(III) oxide in the iron ore gets reduced to iron.
Fe2O3(s) + 3CO(g) 2Fe(l) + 3CO2(g)
Use the equation to explain why the change of iron(III) oxide to iron is a reduction reaction.

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(c) In the hottest regions of the furnace, iron(III) oxide is reduced by carbon.
Complete the equation for this reaction.

Fe 2O3(s) + ___C(s) _____Fe(l) + 3CO(g)

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(d) The iron from the blast furnace contains up to 10% by mass of impurities. The main impurities are
carbon, silicon and phosphorus. The diagram below shows one method of making steel from iron.

A mixture of oxygen and basic oxides is blown onto the surface of the molten iron.
(i) What is the purpose of blowing oxygen onto the molten iron?

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(ii) A large amount of energy is released in the process of steelmaking.

What name is given to chemical reactions which release energy?

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(iii) The basic oxides react with the impurities in the iron and form a slag. What information in the
diagram suggests that the slag is less dense than the molten iron?

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(iv) Which one of the following is a basic oxide?

Put a ring around the correct answer.

calcium oxide carbon dioxide sulphur dioxide water [1]

(v) Why is steel rather than iron used for constructing buildings and bridges?

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(e) What is the name given to metals which are mixtures of more than one metal?

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2. Many metal oxides can be reduced with carbon.

The table shows the temperatures required to produce different metals from their oxides by heating with
carbon.

(a) Use the information in the table to arrange aluminium, iron, nickel and zinc in order of their reactivity.

(b) Suggest why aluminium is extracted by electrolysis rather than by heating with carbon.

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(c) State the name of the main ore of aluminium.

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3. The reactions of a metal and the thermal stability of some of its compounds are determined by the
position of the metal in the reactivity series.
(a) To find the order of reactivity of the metals, cobalt, magnesium, silver and tin, the following
experiments were carried out.
(i) Give as far as possible the order of reactivity of these metals.
Write the least reactive first.

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(ii) What additional experiment needs to be done to put all four metals in order of reactivity?

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(iii) Write an ionic equation for the reaction between tin atoms and silver(I) ions. Indicate on the
equation the change which is oxidation.

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(b) Sodium is a more reactive metal than magnesium. Sodium compounds are more stable than
magnesium compounds.
In an experiment, their hydroxides were heated. If the hydroxide did not decompose write no reaction
otherwise complete the equation.

NaOH .................................................

Mg(OH)2 ................................................. [2]