Lesson T5.2.1

T5.2.1 Acids reacting with metals Quiz: KS3 Chemistry, Unit 5

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The 20 questions

  1. What gas is produced when an acid reacts with a metal?

    • Chlorine
    • Oxygen
    • Hydrogen
    • Carbon dioxide
  2. Which gas is produced when zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid?

    • Hydrogen
    • Carbon dioxide
    • Nitrogen
    • Oxygen
  3. Which test confirms the presence of hydrogen gas?

    • Bleaches damp litmus
    • Limewater turns milky
    • Squeaky pop
    • Relights glowing splint
  4. Magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid to make magnesium chloride. What else is made?

    • Chlorine gas
    • Oxygen gas
    • Water vapour only
    • Hydrogen gas
  5. Which two words name the salt made when zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid?

    • Zinc sulfate
    • Zinc nitrate
    • Zinc chloride
    • Zinc carbonate
  6. Which salt is formed when magnesium reacts with sulfuric acid?

    • Magnesium chloride
    • Magnesium carbonate
    • Magnesium nitrate
    • Magnesium sulfate
  7. What salt forms when iron reacts with hydrochloric acid?

    • Iron carbonate
    • Iron sulphate
    • Iron nitrate
    • Iron chloride
  8. Why does copper not react with dilute sulfuric acid?

    • It is an alkali
    • Melting point too high
    • Forms a protective layer
    • Unreactive metal
  9. Which metal reacts fastest with the same dilute acid, using pieces of equal size and mass?

    • Magnesium
    • Tungsten
    • Platinum
    • Palladium
  10. Which change makes zinc react faster with dilute acid?

    • Diluting the acid
    • Cooling the acid
    • Using zinc powder
    • Using a larger lump
  11. What happens to a metal during an acid-metal reaction?

    • It gains electrons
    • It turns into a gas
    • It dissolves
    • It becomes magnetic
  12. What salt is formed when zinc reacts with hydrochloric acid?

    • Zinc nitrate
    • Zinc chloride
    • Zinc carbonate
    • Zinc sulfate
  13. What does a lack of gas bubbles indicate when adding metal to acid?

    • Metal is very pure
    • Acid is too hot
    • Acid is concentrated
    • Metal is unreactive
  14. Which gas is produced when an acid reacts with a metal?

    • Carbon dioxide
    • Oxygen
    • Nitrogen
    • Hydrogen
  15. Which salt is produced by calcium and hydrochloric acid?

    • Calcium sulphate
    • Calcium chloride
    • Calcium carbonate
    • Calcium nitrate
  16. A magnesium ribbon is dropped into acid and fizzes strongly. Which product is formed alongside the salt?

    • Carbon dioxide
    • Nitrogen
    • Hydrogen
    • Oxygen
  17. What happens to the pH of an acid as a metal reacts with it?

    • Stays constant at one
    • Drops to zero
    • pH increases
    • pH decreases
  18. Which type of metal reacts fastest with dilute acid?

    • Insoluble metal
    • Very reactive
    • Transition metal
    • Unreactive
  19. What is the general word equation for a metal and acid reaction?

    • Acid plus alkali
    • Metal plus oxygen
    • Metal plus acid
    • Metal plus water
  20. How do you obtain dry magnesium chloride from its solution?

    • Add universal indicator
    • Filter the solution
    • Heat with a catalyst
    • Evaporate the water

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