Across: |
5 |
The costly method of extraction needed to produce very reactive metals. (12) |
6 |
Sodium does this as it floats and reacts with water. (5) |
7 |
The compounds formed when elements burn in oxygen. (6) |
8 |
The reactive part of air that corrodes metals! (6) |
9 |
A useful metal, once got from Cornwall, used to coat the inside of steel food cans to stop rusting. (3) |
10 |
The physical description of copper oxide. (5,5) |
12 |
The final universal indicator colour when sodium has finished wirth water! (6, not violet) |
15 |
The word describing the type of reaction: zinc + copper sulphate ==> zinc sulphate + copper (12) |
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You do NOT put this soft metal in acid!!!! (6, and NOT cesium!) |
20 |
This means to get the metal from its ore. (7) |
22 |
Salt formed when magnsesium carbonate dissolves in hydrochloric acid (9,8) |
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Its a pity it rusts so easily! (4) |
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Sodium is kept under this because it is so reactive to oxygen and water. (3) |
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Formed by reacting copper oxide with nitric acid (6,7) |