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Metals and acids

Name Class Date

1 Draw a line to join each of the following questions with the correct answer.

How do you test a solution to see if it

copper
is an acid?

Name a metal that does not react with

salt + hydrogen
dilute acids.

What gas is formed when metals react

magnesium chloride
with acids?

Complete the general equation: use colour of an

metal + acid → . indicator

Name a metal that reacts quickly with

hydrogen
dilute hydrochloric acid.

Name the salt formed between

magnesium
hydrochloric acid and magnesium.

2 Each of the following questions has a one-word answer.

(The starting letter has been given as a hint.)

a Which A reacts with many metals to give hydrogen and another product?

b Which G is a metal that doesn’t react with dilute acids?

c Which S is formed in solution when metals react with acids?

d Which S is the acid used to make magnesium sulfate?

e Which Z is a metal that reacts quite quickly with dilute acids?

f Which H is the gas formed when metals react with acids?

I can...
● describe the reactions of acids with metals.

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