Chemical Properties of Metals
Chemical Properties of Metals: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Aqua Regia, Amphoteric Oxides, Reaction of Sodium with Water, Reactions of Metals with Acids, Chemical Properties of Metals, Reactions of Metals with Water, Anodising of Aluminium and, Reaction of Aluminum with Water
Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Metals
How can you identify a metal with a flame test?
Silver react with oxygen when heated strongly.
What happens when copper is burnt in air?
Write the chemical equation for burning of copper in the air.
In the first step of dissolution of gold with aqua regia, the concentrated nitric acid in the aqua regia, converts the gold metal to their corresponding ions by oxidising them.
Explain the dissolution of gold in aqua regia.
Aqua regia is a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and concentrated sulphuric acid, optimally in a molar ratio of .
Write a definition of aqua regia.
Copper reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to form copper salt and hydrogen gas.
What are the advantages of anodising aluminium?
Describe the inert nature of copper with dilute hydrochloric acid.
Explain the process of anodising of aluminium.
Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction of zinc with dilute hydrochloric acid.
Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction of aluminium with dilute hydrochloric acid.
Select whether the following statement is True or False:
Zinc powder reacts with nitric acid that releases nitrogen dioxide gas, water and zinc nitrate.
Write the reaction of metals with nitric acid, with the help of a balanced chemical equation.
How do you safely store sodium?
What happens when sodium reacts with excess of oxygen?
Select whether the following statement is True or False:
Copper does not react with dilute hydrochloric acid even on heating, but it reacts with sulphuric acid.
Write the reaction of metals with acids, with the help of a balanced chemical reaction.
