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Answer to: Name two metals which can displace hydrogen from dilute acids and two metals which cannot do so.

Sodium and calcium can displace hydrogen from dilute acids. Copper and silver cannot displace hydrogen from dilute acids.

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Answer to: What are amphoteric oxides? Give examples of two amphoteric oxides.

These are oxides that can act both as acid and base. For example, aluminium oxide (Al2O3) and zinc oxide (ZnO). The amphoteric character of zinc oxide...

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Answer to: You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, wires and a switch: (a) How could you use them to distinguish between samples of metals and non-metals?

(a) With the help of a hammer, convert both the metal arid non-metal (solid) into plates or rods. Metal will readily form these since they are malleab...

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Answer to: What are alloys?

Alloys are the homogeneous mixture of two or more metals, or even metals and non-metals.

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Answer to: Which metals do not corrode easily?

Metals such as gold (Au) and platinum (Pt) present at the bottom of the reactivity series do not corrode easily.

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Answer to: Metallic oxides of zinc, magnesium and copper were heated with the following metals. Metal - Zinc - Magnesium - Copper Zinc oxide - Magnesium oxide - Copper oxide -

Magnesium (Mg) will displace both zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) from their oxides Mg + ZnO ➝ MgO + Zn Mg + CuO ➝ MgO + Cu Zinc will displace copper ...

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Answer to: Define the following terms: (a) Minerals (b) Ores (c) Gangue

(a) Minerals: The naturally occurring com-pounds of metals along with some impurities are called minerals. (b) Ores: The minerals from which metals...

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Answer to: Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?

In the formation of ionic compounds, positive ions (cations) and negative ions (anions) participate. These are closely packed and the ionic compounds ...

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Answer to: What would you observe when zinc is added to a solution of iron(II) sulphate? Write the chemical reaction that takes place.

The green colour of the solution would slowly disappear. Zinc would gradually dissolve and iron would get precipitated at the bottom of the beaker. ...

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Answer to: Which gas is produced when dil. hydrochloric acid is added to a reactive metal? Write the chemical reaction when Iron reacts with dil. H2SO4.

Hydrogen gas (H2) is produced when a reactive metal reacts with dil. hydrochloric acid. Iron and dil. H2SO4 react as follow: Fe(s) + H2SO4(dil.) ➝ F...

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Answer to: Samples of four metals A, B, C and D were taken and were added to the following solutions one by one. The results obtained have been tabulated and answer the questions that follow:

Based on the activity series, the relative position of the metals involved in solutions is: Zn > Fe > Cu > Ag. On the basis of the results gi...

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Answer to: Write the equations for the reactions of: (a) iron with steam (b) calcium until water

(a) 3Fe(s) + 4H2O(g) ➝ Fe3O4(s) + 4H2(g) (b) Ca(s) + 2H2O(7) ➝ Ca(OH)2(aq) + H2(g)

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Answer to: Why is sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil?

It is a highly reactive metal. Sodium reacts both with air and water. When kept in open, it readily combines with the oxygen present in air to form it...

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Answer to: Explain the meaning of malleable and ductile.

Malleable: The property due to which a substance can be beaten into thin sheet is known as malleability. For example, gold and silver Ductile: T...

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