ANSWERS TO REVISION WORKSHEET 14

01. A The other 3 options are not correct.

02 A

03 B Because iron (being above copper in the activity series displaces copper from the solution,

04 B From the table we see that X is displaced from a solution of its salt by both nickel and iron,
therefore X must be the last metal. We also see that iron displaces Y from its solution, but
nickel does not. Therefore iron is more reactive than Y which is more reactive than nickel.
Finally we see that Z cannot be displaced (from its solution by either iron or nickel).
Therefore Z is the most active. Hence B shows the correct order

05 B From (i) W is more reactive than Z. From (ii) W is less reactive than X.
From (iii) Y is more reactive than Z and from (iv) Y is less reactive than W
Therefore, the order must be Z (least reactive), Y (more reactive than Z but less reactive than
W), W and X (more reactive than W)

06 B Since iron displaced metal X, iron must be above X in the activity series. But calcium,
magnesium and potassium are above iron in the activity series. Therefore, X must be copper

07 C According to the activity series, aluminium must react readily with water and dilute
hydrochloric acid, but the formation of the oxide layer (see page 177)

08 B When zinc foil is placed in an aqueous solution of copper(II) sulphate, zinc sulphate and
copper are formed (because zinc is above copper in the activity series). Therefore zinc
atoms are losing electrons to become zinc ions, hence zinc are oxidized.

SECTION B

B1 (a) (i) A (because it does not react with steam or dilute acids)
(ii) E (because it reacts violently with water and too violent to react with dilute acids)

(b) (i) E (because it floats on the surface of the water and reacts violently)
(ii) A (because it does not react with steam or dilute acids)
(iii) B (because it sinks in cold water and reacts with cold water)
(iv) C (because it reacts slowly with steam & dilute acids)
(v) D (because zinc oxide is yellow when hot and white when cold)

B 2. A is silver (because copper carbonate is green)

B is zinc (because it is above copper and silver in the activity series.
C is calcium (because it reacts with cold water to produce hydrogen gas and is the most reactive metal
among the four that are listed.)

B3. (a) Iron(III) oxide

(b) Because it has a protective layer of aluminium oxide

(c) Oxidising agents, because copper and iron have been oxidised

B4. (a) Magnesium, zinc, iron, copper, silver

(b) (1) Zn (s) + CuSO4 (aq) → ZnSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)

(2) Fe (s) + CuSO4 (aq) → FeSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)