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4.1 Predicting chemical reactions

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The list shows part of the reactivity series, from most reactive to least reactive.

sodium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, lead, (hydrogen), copper

A student tests metal X.

  • X does not react with cold water.
  • X reacts slowly with dilute hydrochloric acid.
  • X displaces lead from lead nitrate solution.
  • Zinc displaces X from a solution of a salt of X.

Which metal could X be?

[1]
A

Magnesium

B

Iron

C

Lead

D

Copper

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4.1 Predicting chemical reactions Questions

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60 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 4.1 Predicting chemical reactions, covering 4.1.1 Properties and trends in Groups 1, 7 and 0, 4.1.2 Properties of the transition metals, 4.1.3 Reactivity predicted from position in the Periodic Table, and 4.1.4 Reactivity of metals and the reactivity series. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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