level: Reaction of Metals
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Reaction of Metals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is formed from the reaction of a metal and oxygen | metal oxide |
| what is formed from the reaction of a metal and water | metal + water --> metal hydroxide + hydrogen |
| what is formed from the reaction of metals with dilute acids | metal + acid --> salt + hydrogen |
| what metals react with oxygen | all |
| what metals react with acid | all except copper, mercury, silver and gold |
| what metals react with water | potassium sodium lithium calcium magnesium |
| how can metals be used to produce soluble salts? | excess metal is added to the appropriate acid, the mixture is filtered and the filtrate evaporated to dryness |