Scientia Academy Metals – Test Name:

1. About 400 years ago the Bronze age started in Britain. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.
(a)(i) suggest a reason why bronze axe is better than a copper axe [1]

(ii)Brass is another copper alloy. Name the other metal in brass [1]

(b)The diagram below shows the arrangement of particles in a pure metal

(i)What is the name given to a regular arrangement of particles in a crystalline solid? [1]

(ii)draw a diagram which shows the arrangement of particles in an alloy [2]

(iii)Explain the term malleable [1]

(iv)Why are metals malleable? [2]

2. The common ore of tin is tin(IV) oxide and an ore of copper is malachite CuCO3.Cu(OH)2
(i)Write a word equation for the reduction of tin(IV) oxide by carbon [1]

(ii)Malachite is heated to form copper oxide and two other chemicals. Name these chemicals [2]

(iii) Copper oxide is reduced to copper which is then refined by electrolysis. Label the diagram of the apparatus
which could be used to refine copper [3]

(iv)Give one use of copper, other than making alloys [1]

 3. Steel is an alloy made from impure iron.
(a) Both iron and steel rust. The formula for rust is Fe2O3.2H2O. it is hydrated iron(III) oxide.
(i)Name the 2 substances that must be present for rusting to occur. [2]

(ii)Painting and coating with grease are two methods of preventing iron or steel from rusting. Give two other
methods [2]

(b) (i)Name a reagent that can reduce iron(III) oxide to iron [1]

(ii) Write a symbol equation for the reduction of iron(III) oxide to iron [2]

(c)Iron from the blast furnace is impure. Two of the impurities are carbon and silicon. These are removed by
blowing oxygen through the molten iron and adding calcium oxide.
(i)Explain how the addition of oxygen removes carbon [1]

(ii)Explain how the addition of oxygen and calcium oxide removes silicon. [2]

4. Zinc is extracted from zinc blende, ZnS

(a)Zinc blende is heated in air to give zinc oxide and sulphur dioxide. Most of the sulphur dioxide is used to make
sulphur trioxide. This is used to manufacture sulphuric acid. Some of the acid is used in the plant, but most of it is
used to make fertilizers.
(i)Give another use of sulphur dioxide. [1]

(ii)Describe how sulphur dioxide is converted into sulphur trioxide. [3]

(iii)Name a fertilizer made from sulphuric acid [1]

(b)Some of the zinc oxide was mixed with an excess of carbon and heated to 1000⁰C. zinc distills out of the
furnace

(i)Name the two changes of state involved in the process of distillation [2]

(ii)Why is it necessary to use an excess of carbon? [2]

(c)The remaining zinc oxide reacts with sulphuric acid to give aqueous zinc sulphate. This is electrolysed with inert
electrodes (the electrolysis is the same as that of copper(II) sulphate with inert electrodes)
 (i)Zinc forms at the negative electrode (cathode). Write the equation for this reaction [1]

(ii) Write the equation for the reaction at the positive electrode (anode) [1]

(iii) The electrolyte changes from aqueous zinc sulphate to ______________ [1]

(c) Give two uses of zinc [2]

5. Two of the elements in chalcopyrite are the metal copper and the non-metal sulphur. These two have
different properties. Copper is an excellent conductor of electricity and is malleable. Sulphur is a poor
conductor and is not malleable, it is brittle. Explain in terms of their structures, why this is so.
Difference in electrical conductivity: [2]

Difference in malleability: [2]

6. The reactivity series of metals given below contains both familiar and unfamiliar elements. For most of the
unfamiliar elements, which are marked *, their oxidation states are given

Choose metal(s) from the above list to answer the following questions
(i)Which two metals would not react with dilute hydrochloric acid? [2]

(ii)Which two unfamiliar metals (*) would react with cold water [2]

(iii)What is the oxidation state of barium? [1]

(iv) Name an unfamiliar(*) metal whose oxide cannot be reduced by carbon. [1]

(v)Why should you be able to predict that metals such as iron and chromium have more than one
oxidation state? [1]

7. Iron is extracted in a blast furnace. The list below gives some of the substances used or formed in the
extraction.
Carbon dioxide coke iron ore limestone slag
(i)Which substance is a mineral containing largely calcium carbonate? [1]
 (ii)Which substance is formed when impurities in the ore react with calcium oxide? [1]

(iii)Which substance is also called hematite? [1]

(b)State two functions of the coke used in the blast furnace. [2]

(c) Most of the iron is converted into mild steel or stainless steel. Give one use of each. [2]

8. Some reactions of metals W,X,Y and Z are given below

(a)Arrange the metals in order of reactivity (Most reactive to least reactive) [2]

(b)Which of these metals could be:

(i) Magnesium (ii) Copper [2]

9. The equation for the reaction X with cold water is given below

(i)Describe the test you would use to show the gas evolved is hydrogen [1]

(ii)How could you show that the water contained a compound of the type XOH? [2]

(iii)In which group of the periodic table does metal X belong? [1]

(iv)The ore of X is its chloride. Suggest how metal X could be extracted from its chloride [2]