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1
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What is the number range of the pH scale?

A

1-14

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2
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What does the pH scale measure?

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The acidity or alkalinity of a substance

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3
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What is the pH range for acids?

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Less than 7

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4
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What is the pH range for alkalis?

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Greater than 7

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5
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True or false? The pH scale can only measure in whole numbers.

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False

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6
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Name 3 indicators used in the lab

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pH paper universal indicator red cabbage indicator

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7
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What is the pH value for neutral solutions?

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7

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8
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Name 2 ways of neutralising an acid

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Dilution with water Reacting with an alkali

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9
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What are the 3 ways of extracting metals

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Heating Heating with carbon Electrolysis

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10
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What do we call the substance formed when iron reacts with oxygen and water?

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Rust

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11
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What are produced when a metal reacts with water?

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An alkali and hydrogen

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12
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What are produced when a metal reacts with an acid?

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A salt and hydrogen

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13
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What is the test for oxygen?

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It relights a glowing splint

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14
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What is the test for hydrogen?

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It burns with a pop

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15
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What are the products of neutralisation?

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A salt plus water

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16
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What type of substance would you take if you had acid indigestion?

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A substance with a pH above 7

17
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Name 2 metals that do not react with oxygen

A

Gold Silver Platinum

18
Q

name 4 metals that react with water

A

Potassium Sodium Lithium Calcium

19
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what is produced when metals react with oxygen?

A

A metal oxide

20
Q

What is an ore?

A

A naturally occuring metal compound

21
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What is displacement?

A

When a metal replaces another less reactive metal in a compound

22
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What is the reactivity series?

A

A table of metals with most reactive at top and least reactive at bottom

23
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Name 2 metals that do not react with acids

A

Copper Silver Gold Mercury Platinum

24
Q

What is meant by neutralisation?

A

The pH value moves towards and reaches 7

25
Q

How do you test for pH value?

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  1. Add some suitable indicator to substance 2. Match colour to appropriate colour chart 3. Read off pH value matching that colour
26
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Do strong acids have a higher or lower pH than weak acids?

A

Lower

27
Q

Do strong alkalis have a higher or lower pH than weak alkalis?

A

Higher

28
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What type of substance would be used to treat an alkaline wasp sting?

A

A substance with a pH below 7

29
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What are produced in a neutralisation reaction?

A

A salt plus water

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