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Chemistry
9th -
10thgrade
C10 Properties and Uses of Metals IGCSE Chemistry
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is one of the reasons aluminum used in aircrafts?
Light
High heat conducitivity
Not corrosive
Light-weight
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the main reason that aluminum is used in food containers?
Low density
High heat conductivity
Not corrosive
Strong
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the main reason that copper is used in wiring?
Malleable
Strong
Good electrical conductor
Low density
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the main reason that copper is used to make cooking pans?
Malleable
Strong
Good conductor of heat
Good conductor of electricity
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the main reason that zinc is used for galvanizing?
Not corrosive
High density
Good heat conductor
Strong
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the best description for an alloy?
A mixture of two or more metals
A mixture of a metal with another element
A compound of two or more metals
A mixture of two or more non-metals
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is brass made out of?
copper and zinc
copper and iron
steel and zinc
iron and carbon
- 8. Multiple Choice
Car bodies are made from
mild steel
stainless steel
copper
aluminum
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a metallic bond?
attraction between cations and electrons
attraction between cations and anions
attraction between metal and non-metals
attraction between protons and electrons
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the best description of metallic structure?
a lattice of cations in a sea of electrons
layers of protons in a sea of electrons
layers of atoms in a sea of electrons
a lattice of anions in a sea of electrons
- 11. Multiple Choice
What happens when you mix different elements with a metal
only its physical properties change
only its chemical properties change
both its physical and chemical properties change
neither its physical nor chemical properties change
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is mild steel made from?
iron chromium and nickel
iron and carbon
copper and steel
iron and zinc
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is stainless steel made from?
iron chromium and nickel
iron and carbon
copper and steel
iron and zinc
- 14. Multiple Choice
Aluminium reacts quickly with oxygen in the air, this causes...
the aluminium to appear to be less reactive
the aluminium to appear to be more reactive
the aluminium to corrode
the aluminium to increase in density
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