Lesson 5.4.1.3

5.4.1.3 Extraction of metals and reduction Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 11

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  1. Why is gold found in the Earth as the pure metal?

    • It forms soluble oxides
    • It is very dense
    • It reacts with carbon
    • It is unreactive
  2. Which metal can be extracted from its oxide by reduction with carbon?

    • Sodium
    • Calcium
    • Iron
    • Potassium
  3. What does reduction involve during the extraction of a metal?

    • Loss of carbon
    • Loss of oxygen
    • Gain of carbon
    • Gain of oxygen
  4. Which equation shows zinc oxide being reduced by carbon?

    • ZnO + C -> Zn + CO2
    • ZnO -> Zn + O2
    • ZnO + C -> Zn + CO
    • Zn + CO -> ZnO + C
  5. In the extraction of iron, which substance is oxidised?

    • Iron
    • Carbon
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Iron oxide
  6. Which metal is extracted by heating its oxide with carbon?

    • Sodium
    • Potassium
    • Aluminium
    • Copper
  7. Why cannot aluminium be extracted by heating its oxide with carbon?

    • Aluminium is a liquid
    • Aluminium is more reactive
    • Carbon is more reactive
    • Aluminium is unreactive
  8. In the reaction Fe2O3 + 3CO -> 2Fe + 3CO2, which substance is reduced?

    • Iron(III) oxide
    • Carbon monoxide
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Iron
  9. Why is carbon used to extract zinc from zinc oxide?

    • Zinc is unreactive
    • Carbon is less reactive
    • Zinc is more reactive
    • Carbon is more reactive
  10. Which metal is found in the Earth as the element itself?

    • Iron
    • Gold
    • Zinc
    • Aluminium
  11. How are most metals found in the Earth's crust?

    • As dissolved gases
    • As pure liquids
    • As chemical compounds
    • As pure elements
  12. Which chemical change represents reduction during copper extraction?

    • Carbon loses oxygen
    • Copper gains oxygen
    • Copper oxide loses oxygen
    • Copper oxide gains oxygen
  13. In PbO + C -> Pb + CO, which substance is oxidised?

    • Carbon
    • Carbon monoxide
    • Lead(II) oxide
    • Lead
  14. In the equation ZnO + C -> Zn + CO, what happens to zinc oxide?

    • It remains unchanged
    • It is reduced
    • It dissolves
    • It is oxidised
  15. A student reduces copper oxide with carbon and obtains 6.4 g of copper from 8.0 g of copper oxide. What mass of oxygen is lost?

    • 8.0 g
    • 14.4 g
    • 1.6 g
    • 6.4 g
  16. What mass of copper forms when 16 g of copper(II) oxide (Mr 80) is reduced by carbon? (Cu = 64)

    • 16 g
    • 8 g
    • 6.4 g
    • 12.8 g
  17. Which of these metals is extracted from its oxide by reduction with carbon?

    • Lithium
    • Sodium
    • Iron
    • Potassium
  18. Which equation is balanced for copper(II) oxide reduced by carbon to copper and carbon dioxide?

    • 2CuO + C -> Cu + CO2
    • CuO + 2C -> Cu + 2CO
    • CuO + C -> Cu + CO2
    • 2CuO + C -> 2Cu + CO2
  19. 10.0 g of iron(III) oxide (Mr 160) is reduced completely to iron. What mass of iron forms? (Fe = 56)

    • 5.6 g
    • 7.0 g
    • 3.5 g
    • 10.0 g
  20. What is the primary chemical role of carbon in metal extraction?

    • Adding hydrogen
    • Melting the ore
    • Removing oxygen
    • Providing electrons

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