A reactivity series of elements is shown below.

sodium

calcium

magnesium

aluminium

carbon

zinc

iron

tin

lead

copper

The method of obtaining a metal from its oxide depends on the reactivity
of the metal.

(a) What is the method of obtaining zinc, iron, tin and lead?

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1 mark

(b) When sodium is obtained, great care is taken to prevent air

coming into contact with sodium. Give a reason for this.

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1 mark

(c) The diagram below shows a steel pipe which has been
repaired. At the point of repair, another metal has been
attached by a steel wire. This metal is more reactive than iron,
from which steel is made. The block of metal corrodes instead
of the steel of the pipe.
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soil

steel pipe

steel wire block of metal

(i) Name a metal from the reactivity series above which is

suitable for this purpose.

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1 mark

(ii) Name a metal from the reactivity series above which is

unsuitable for this purpose and explain why it is
unsuitable.

Name of metal
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It is unsuitable because

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1 mark

(d) Jam is made from fruit which contains natural acids.

(i) Aluminium is high in the reactivity series. Suggest why

aluminium saucepans should not be used for making
jam.

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1 mark

(ii) Tin-plated steel is used for jam-making pans. Suggest

why the steel is tin plated.

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1 mark
Maximum 6 marks

The diagram shows an outline of part of the Periodic Table of Elements.

 H

region 3
region
1
region 2

(a) What is the name of the element with the symbol H?

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1 mark

(b) In which regions of the Periodic Table are the following types of
element found?

(i) non-metals (such as oxygen and chlorine);

region …………
1 mark

(ii) very reactive metals (such as sodium and potassium);

region …………
1 mark

(iii) less reactive metals (such as copper and zinc).

Region …………
1 mark

(c) Why is copper sulphate not found in the Periodic Table?

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1 mark

(d) An iron nail is placed into some blue copper sulphate solution.
A reaction takes place between the iron and the copper sulphate.

(i) Complete the word equation for the reaction.

iron + copper sulphate  ………………… +………………

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 (ii) Describe one change you would see on the surface of the
nail.

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1 mark
Maximum 7 marks

The drawings show a weightlifter. The stages in weightlifting are labelled

A, B, C, D and E.

lifted hitting
floor
falling
preparing lifting

A B C D E

(a) (i) Complete the sentences below.

As the weights were lifted up, energy was transferred from

the man to the weights. This energy had been stored as

……………………… energy in the ………………………… of

the man’s arms.
2 marks

(ii) How was energy stored in the weights at stage C?

Tick the correct box.

as chemical energy as elastic energy

as gravitational potential
as kinetic energy
energy
1 mark

(b) Complete the sentences below.

(i) In stage D, as the weights were falling, the energy was

transferred

from ……………………… energy to……………………

energy.
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(ii) In stage E, as the weights hit the floor, the energy was
transferred

from …………………… energy to …………………… energy.

1 mark
Maximum 5 marks

Peter measured the current through each of three similar bulbs in a

parallel circuit.

A1

A2

A3

He had only one ammeter and he placed it first at A1, then A2, then A3,
in order to measure the currents.

The table shows his results.

position of ammeter current, in amps

A1 0.14

A2 0.16

A3 0.15

(a) He expected the current readings to be the same for each bulb but
found they were different.

Suggest two reasons why the readings were different.

1. ..................................................................................................

2. ..................................................................................................
2 marks
(b) Peter then measured the current at A4 and recorded it as 0.45 A.
He concluded that the current at A4 could be calculated by adding
together the currents through each of the bulbs at positions A1, A2
and A3.

A4

He added two more similar bulbs to his circuit, in parallel. The

current through each bulb was 0.15 A.
Use Peter's conclusion to predict the current at A4 with the 5 bulbs
in the circuit.

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A4

1 mark
(c) Peter left the circuit connected overnight. He used a datalogger to
measure the current at position A4 at regular intervals of time.
The next morning the bulbs were dim.

Using the axes below, sketch (do not plot) how the current at
position A4 might change with time.

Indicate on the graph:

(i) The correct labels for each axis, including the correct units.

(ii) The shape of the graph you would expect to obtain.

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2 marks
Maximum 5 marks