(a) Give one example of a metal which: (i) can displace hydrogen from cold water...

CHEMISTRY
WAEC 1997

(a) Give one example of a metal which:

(i) can displace hydrogen from cold water

(ii) at red-heat, reacts reversibly with steam

(iii) does not react with dilute hydrochloric acid

(b) When dry hydrogen was passed over lead (II) oxide, a greyish solid J was obtained.

(i) Identify J

(ii) What type of reaction was involved in the formation of J from lead (II) oxide?

Explanation

(a)(i) Sodium(Na)

(ii) copper (Cu)

(iii) magnesium (Mg)

(b)(i) J is lead (Pb)

(ii) Reduction.



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