Reactions Of Metals And Metal Compounds

Question 0

What is aluminium used for?

Answer 0

Power lines because it is a good electricity conductor

Question 1

Learn the metals song!!!

Answer 1

“Metals are shiny, metals conduct,
Metals are sonorous and malleable and ductile,
And metals have, And metals have, And metals have…
Generally high melting and boiling points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Question 2

What are bridges made out of?

Answer 2

Iron and steel

Question 3

What is gold used for?

Answer 3

Jewellery

Question 4

What gas Is given off when metals react with acid?

Answer 4

Hydrogen gas

Question 5

What salts are made when Hydrochloric acid is added?

Answer 5

Chlorides

Question 6

What salt is made when sulphuric acid is used?

Answer 6

Sulphates

Question 7

What salts are made when nitric acid is used?

Answer 7

Nitrates

Question 8

What is the general equation for reacting metals with acid?

Answer 8

Acid + metal ➡️ salt + hydrogen

Question 9

How do you test for hydrogen?

Answer 9

You put a burning splint inside a test tube of gas, and if hydrogen is present it will explode with a squeaky pop.

Question 10

What are bases?

Answer 10

Bases are compounds which react with acids.

Question 11

Name three types of bases

Answer 11

Metal oxides
Metal hydroxides
Metal carbonates

Question 12

What are bases which dissolve in water called?

Give example

Answer 12

Alkalis

Sodium hydroxide

Question 13

Give an example of the general equation for reacting acid and metal

Answer 13

Hydrochloric acid + zinc => zinc chloride + hydrogen

Question 14

What happens when a metal oxide or hydroxide react with and acid?

Answer 14

Water and salt are formed and this process is called neutralisation.

Question 15

What is the general equation for neutralisation?

Answer 15

Acid + metal oxide (or hydroxide) => salt + water

Question 16

Name an example of neutralisation

Answer 16

Hydrochloric acid + potassium hydroxide => potassium chloride + water

Question 17

How do you check for neutralisation?

Answer 17

Use universal indicator

Use litmus paper

See if the pH is 7 by seeing if it green

Question 18

A metal carbonate will also __________________ an _____ and this time the products are ______ , _______________ and _________ .

Answer 18

Neutralise 
Acid 
Salt
Carbon dioxide
Water

Question 19

What is the general equation for reacting metal carbonates and acids?

Answer 19

Acid + metal carbonate => salt + carbon dioxide + water

Question 20

How can you test for carbon dioxide?

Answer 20

Use limewater

It will go milky and cloudy

Question 21

Name a rock that contains calcium carbonate

Answer 21

Limestone

Question 22

What happens when acid is added to a rock with calcium carbonate in it?

Answer 22

The rock fizzes and erodes which is called weathering.

Question 23

What are the alkali metals??

Answer 23

Lithium
Sodium 
Potassium 
Ceasium
Rubidium

Question 24

As you go down the list, the metals….

Answer 24

Get softer
Get more reactive
React to air quicker

Question 25

What is the general equation for the alkali metals reacting with water?

Answer 25

Alkali metal + water => metal hydroxide solution (alkali) + hydrogen