CAIE IGCSE Chemistry 9.4.2 Reactions of Metals with Questions

Work through real CAIE IGCSE Chemistry questions to predict products, observations and equations from metal reactivity.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Chemistry 0620

Exam points

  • use the reactivity series to predict reactions with water, steam, acids and oxides
  • write balanced equations with state symbols for metal–water and metal–acid reactions
  • identify gases, alkaline solutions and solid products formed by reactive metals
  • infer an unknown metal from its position in the reactivity series and its reaction observations

CAIE IGCSE Chemistry 9.4.2 Reactions of Metals with Questions question 1

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A metal M is between sodium and magnesium in the reactivity series.
Which reactions occur with M and its oxide?

M reacts with steam

M can be extracted
by heating its oxide
with carbon

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

yes

yes

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