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Chemical Reactions Worksheet

Different metals have different amounts of reactivity.

Very reactive Somewhat reactive Less reactive Unreactive

Sodium Magnesium Silver Gold
Potassium Aluminium Copper
Calcium Iron
Zinc

Use the reactivity table in your exercise book to answer these questions.

Metal and oxygen reactions

1. What is the general formula for a metal + oxygen?

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2. Magnesium reacts with oxygen to make magnesium oxide.

a. What are the two reactants? ……………………………………………………

b. What is the product? ……………………………………………………

c. Write a word equation for this reaction.

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3. Which is the most reactive metal? Iron, magnesium or copper. Why do you think this?

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4. Complete the equations below

a. iron + oxygen  ……………………………

b. aluminium + oxygen ……………………………

c. …………………………… + ……………………………  zinc oxide

d. …………………………… + oxygen  calcium oxide

Metal and acid reactions
1. Students set up a practical and record the following observations:

Each container has hydrochloric acid in it along with a metal.

1 – magnesium 2 – copper 3 – zinc 4 – iron 5 – aluminium

a. How do you know a reaction is happening in the containers?

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b. What do the bubbles in the container mean is being produced in the reaction?

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c. Which is the most reactive metal? How do you know?

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d. Rank the containers in order or reactivity – highest first.

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e. Describe one way to make sure the experiment the students completed was fair.

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Metal and water reactions

1. Write a description of the reaction between sodium and water

2. Some metals are very reactive with water

a. Write the equation for a metal + water for these reactive metals

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b. Compete the equations for reactive metals below

i. lithium + …………………………… → ……………………………+ ……………………………

ii. sodium + …………………………… → ……………………………+ ……………………………

iii. potassium + …………………………… → ……………………………+

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3. Other metals are less reactive, but do react with steam

 a. Write the equation for a metal + steam

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b. Compete the equations for less reactive metals below

i. magnesium + …………………………… → ……………………………+

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ii. aluminium + …………………………… → ……………………………+

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iii. zinc + …………………………… → ……………………………+ ……………………………

4. Why do you think metals like gold and silver are used for jewellery?

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Endothermic & Exothermic reactions

1. Define exothermic

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2. Define endothermic

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3. What is the scientific term for burning?

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4. A scientific research group carried out a number of reactions and collected the data in the table below. Can you
decide if the reactions are endothermic or exothermic? Explain your choices

Reaction Temperature Change/0C

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