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1.3 Properties of transition metals

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Copper is used to make the water pipes in a house. Sodium is not used to make water pipes.

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Copper is a transition metal. Explain why copper is suitable for making water pipes.

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Sodium is a Group 1 metal. Explain why sodium is not suitable for making water pipes.

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c.

Give one property, other than reactivity, that makes copper more suitable than sodium for making water pipes.

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1.3 Properties of transition metals Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /1.3 Properties of transition metals

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 1.3 Properties of transition metals, covering 1.3.1 Comparison with Group 1 elements and 1.3.2 Typical properties of transition metals. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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