F3 SCIENCE CHAPTER 4 TEST

1. The test is not an official school test, it is created to test

examinees’ understanding of F3 KSSM SN Chapter 4.

2. Try not to look at the textbook or any notes while you

are doing the test, imagine that it is a real school
examination.

3. There are 32 questions (sub-questions are not counted)

in this test.

4. Examinees are recommended to complete the test in 1

hour.

1. 本测试并非学校的正式考试，只是为了测试考生对中三
KSSM 科学第四课的了解程度。

2. 如果可以的话，尽量不要翻课本或其他笔记资源（勿作
弊，不然考试 “考神不附体”）。把它想象成一场真正
的学校考试。

3. 本测试一共有 32 道问题 （子问题并没有算在里面）。

4. 建议完成时间 : 1 小时

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F3 Science Chapter 4 : Reactivity of Metals

- Calculate the total score based on the marks given by the questions.

1. What is meant by minerals? [1m]

2. What is meant by elements? [1m]

3. What is the definition of compounds? [1m]

4. Classify the following minerals into natural elements of natural compounds. [6m]

Bauxite Gold Silver Hematite Quartz Pyrite

Natural elements Natural compounds

i. i.
ii. ii.
iii.
iv.

5. Complete the tree map below with the minerals given. [6m]

Hematite Cassiterite Silver Calcite Gold Diamond

Minerals in ores

Natural elements Natural compounds

i. i.
ii. O ii. O
iii. OO iii. OO

6. Galena is a combination of elements __________ and __________. [1m]

7. Mark (/) the elements in the following minerals compound. [7m]

Eg : China clay (kaolinite) Silicon / (a) Pyrite Iron

Oxygen / Carbon

Aluminium Sulphur

Sulphur / Oxygen
 (b) Hematite Tin (c) Bauxite Aluminium

Oxygen Carbon

Iron Silicon

Aluminium Oxygen

(d) Galena Carbon (e) Cassiterite Tin

Oxygen Oxygen

Sulphur Calcium

Lead Silicon

(f) Quartz Silicon (g) Calcite Iron

Lead Oxygen

Oxygen Carbon

Aluminium Calcium

8. Diagram shows a mineral.

(a) Name the mineral in the diagram above.

[1m]
(b) State two characteristics of the mineral.

[2m]
(c) Is the mineral in the diagram an element or a compound?

[1m]
9. Complete the sentence below. [1m]

Reactive series of metal is an arrangement of metals according to the reactivity of their

reactions with __________ to form __________.

10. Arrange the reactivity metals below from the least reactive metal to the most reactive
metal towards oxygen. [2m]

Mercury Potassium Gold Tin Lead Iron

Increasing reactivity

11. Arrange the reactivity metals below in descending order. [2m]

Zinc Mercury Iron Silver Copper Calcium

Decreasing reactivity

12. Write the word equation between metal and oxygen. [1m]

13. The most reactive metal in the reactivity series of metals is __________. [1m]

14. The least reactive metal in the reactivity series of metals is __________. [1m]

15. Name the two non-metal elements that are included in the reactivity series of metals. [2m]

i. Bb
ii. B

16. (a) What will form if magnesium reacts with oxygen?

[1m]
(b) Based on your answer in (a), state the word equation for the reaction.

[1m]
17. Diagram 1 shows the apparatus set up used to investigate a property of metals.

Diagram 1

(a) Based on the apparatus set up, what is the property of metals that is being
investigated?

[1m]

(b) State the function of potassium manganite (VII) in this experiment?

[1m]

(c) What would have happened if glass wool had been absent from this experiment?

[2m]

18. Diagram 2 shows an experiment carried out to study the reaction between magnesium
powder and oxygen.

Diagram 2
 (a) Name the substance released by burning of potassium permanganate.

[1m]
(b) What happens to the magnesium powder during the reaction?

[1m]

(c) The magnesium powder is replaced with lead powder.

i. What happens to the lead powder during the reaction?

ii. Write the word equation for this reaction.

[2m]

19. Write the word equation between metal oxide and carbon. [1m]

20. Mark (/) for the correct statements and (X) for the wrong statements regarding the
reactivity of these metals. [6m]

(a) Potassium oxide can be reduced by carbon to potassium.

(b) Carbon can reduce zinc oxide to zinc.

(c) Potassium is more reactive than sodium.

(d) Aluminium oxide is reduced by carbon to aluminium.

(e) Copper reacts with oxygen to form copper oxide.

(f) Gold is more reactive than mercury.

21. Diagram 3 shows an experiment of a reaction between carbon and metallic oxide.

Diagram 3

(a) State your inference if the metallic oxide used is

i. Magnesium oxide : ________________________________________________

ii. Zinc oxide : ______________________________________________________
[2m]

(b) Based on your inferences in (a), conclude the position of carbon in series of metal
reactivity towards oxygen.

[1m]

22. (a) In an experiment, zinc powder has been heated in oxygen flow. All changes in the
experiment are recorded. This experiment is repeated by using copper powder,
iron powder, magnesium powder and powder X alternately. The experimental
results are shown in the table below.

Powder Observation

• Burns with a bright light.

Zinc
• White residue is formed.

• Burns with a dim light.

Copper
• Black residue is formed.

• Burns with a bright light.

Iron
• Reddish-brown residue is formed.

• Burns with a very bright light.

Magnesium
• White residue is formed.

• Burns with a bright light.

X
• No residue is formed.
 i. Suggest one method for the production of oxygen gas in this experiment.

[1m]
ii. As an observation, there is no residue formed when powder X is being heated.
What is powder X?

[1m]

iii. Explain your answer in (a) (ii).

[1m]

(b) Based on the results above, arrange those metals included X following the
ascending order of reactivity.

[1m]

(c) Define the reactivity series of metals.

[1m]

23. What is the word equation between metal oxide and hydrogen? [1m]

24. Complete the following word equations. [3m]

(a) Hydrogen + Zinc oxide Hydrogen + Zinc oxide

(b) Hydrogen + Tin oxide +

(c) Hydrogen + Potassium oxide +

(d) + Iron + Water

(e) Hydrogen + Magnesium oxide (no chemical reaction occurs)

25. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer regarding the extraction of tin. [2m]

coke cassiterite Tin tin oxide blast furnace

__________ is extracted by heating tin ores or __________ and __________. The

extraction is carried out in __________. In this reaction, carbon reduces __________
to tin. This is because carbon is more reactive than tin.

26. Answer the following questions.

(a) Carbon is used to extract iron and tin from their ores. Can carbon be used to extract
magnesium from its ore? Explain your answer.

[2m]

(b) State one example of mining issues in Malaysia.

[1m]

(c) What is the way to overcome the mining issues that stated in (b)?

[1m]

27. What the three main substances added into a blast furnace through the top in an iron
extraction? [1m]

i. Bb
ii. B
iii. nn

28. What is coke made from? [1m]

29. What is limestone made from? [1m]

30. State the function of coke and limestone in blast furnace. [2m]

Coke –
Limestone –
31. Diagram 4 below shows a blast furnace used to extract iron.

Diagram 4

(a) What are the three examples of substances put into the blast furnace through the part
labelled P.

[3m]
(b) State the uses of each substance stated in (a)?

[3m]

(c) The blast furnace maintained at a high temperature. Explain.

[1m]

(d) Why is hot air used in this process?

[3m]
31. The diagram below shows an extraction of tin in blast furnace.

(a) What are the substances added in P.

[3m]
(b) What substance is put into blast furnace through Q?

[1m]

(c) Name the substance that flows out from

S – ____________________
R – ____________________
[2m]

(d) Complete the word equations for the formation of tin in the blast furnace.

+ Carbon +

+ Carbon monoxide +

[2m]
32. The following diagram shows a blast furnace for tin extraction.

(a) Cassiterite, coke and material X are fed into the blast. What is material X?

[1m]
(b) What is the function of carbon in this process?

[1m]

(c) What is the uses of slag produced from this process in our daily lives?

[1m]

(d) The water and air pollution caused by the unplanned bauxite mining in Kuantan is
uncontrollable. The color of the river and sea water is changing due to the presence of
red dust from the mining area. Based on this situation, what are the effects of the
unplanned mining to the living beings on Earth?

[2m]
ANSWERS
ZONE
F3 Science Chapter 4 : Reactivity of Metals

- Calculate the total score based on the marks given by the questions.

1. What is meant by minerals? [1m] Natural elements or compounds found in Earth’s crust.

2. What is meant by elements? [1m] Made up of one type of atom only.

3. What is the definition of compounds? [1m] Made up of more than one type of atom.

4. Classify the following minerals into natural elements of natural compounds. [6m]

Bauxite Gold Silver Hematite Quartz Pyrite

Natural elements Natural compounds

i. Gold i. Bauxite
ii. Silver ii. Hematite
iii. Quartz
iv. Pyrite

5. Complete the tree map below with the minerals given. [6m]

Hematite Cassiterite Silver Calcite Gold Diamond

Minerals in ores

Natural elements Natural compounds

i. Gold i. Hematite
ii. Silver
O ii. Cassiterite
O
iii. Diamond
OO iii. Calcite
OO

lead
6. Galena is a combination of elements __________ sulphur [1m]
and __________.

7. Mark (/) the elements in the following minerals compound. [7m]

Eg : China clay (kaolinite) Silicon / (a) Pyrite Iron /

Oxygen / Carbon

Aluminium Sulphur /

Sulphur / Oxygen
 (b) Hematite Tin (c) Bauxite Aluminium /

Oxygen / Carbon

Iron / Silicon /

Aluminium Oxygen

(d) Galena Carbon (e) Cassiterite Tin /

Oxygen Oxygen /

Sulphur / Calcium

Lead / Silicon

(f) Quartz Silicon / (g) Calcite Iron

Lead Oxygen /

Oxygen / Carbon /

Aluminium Calcium /

8. Diagram shows a mineral.

(a) Name the mineral in the diagram above.

Gold.
[1m]
(b) State two characteristics of the mineral.

Hard / yellow in colour / malleable / do not rust.

[2m]
(c) Is the mineral in the diagram an element or a compound?

An element.
[1m]
9. Complete the sentence below. [1m]

Reactive series of metal is an arrangement of metals according to the reactivity of their

oxygen
reactions with __________ oxide
to form __________.

10. Arrange the reactivity metals below from the least reactive metal to the most reactive
metal towards oxygen. [2m]

Mercury Potassium Gold Tin Lead Iron

Increasing reactivity

Gold, Mercury, Lead, Tin, Iron, Potassium

11. Arrange the reactivity metals below in descending order. [2m]

Zinc Mercury Iron Silver Copper Calcium

Decreasing reactivity

Calcium, Zinc, Iron, Copper, Mercury, Silver

12. Write the word equation between metal and oxygen. [1m] Metal + oxygen metal oxide

potassium [1m]
13. The most reactive metal in the reactivity series of metals is __________.

gold
14. The least reactive metal in the reactivity series of metals is __________. [1m]

15. Name the two non-metal elements that are included in the reactivity series of metals. [2m]

i. Carbon
Bb
ii. Hydrogen
B

16. (a) What will form if magnesium reacts with oxygen?

Magnesium oxide.
[1m]
(b) Based on your answer in (a), state the word equation for the reaction.

Magnesium + oxygen magnesium oxide

[1m]
17. Diagram 1 shows the apparatus set up used to investigate a property of metals.

Diagram 1

(a) Based on the apparatus set up, what is the property of metals that is being
investigated?
Reactivity of metals towards oxygen.
[1m]

(b) State the function of potassium manganite (VII) in this experiment?

Supply oxygen
[1m]

(c) What would have happened if glass wool had been absent from this experiment?
Metal powder and potassium manganite (VII) will mix together. Mixture of
both substances will cause an explosion when being heated.

[2m]

18. Diagram 2 shows an experiment carried out to study the reaction between magnesium
powder and oxygen.

Diagram 2
 (a) Name the substance released by burning of potassium permanganate.

Oxygen.
[1m]
(b) What happens to the magnesium powder during the reaction?

Magnesium powder burns very brightly and vigorously.

[1m]

(c) The magnesium powder is replaced with lead powder.

i. What happens to the lead powder during the reaction?

Lead powder burns slowly.

ii. Write the word equation for this reaction.

Lead + oxygen lead oxide
[2m]

19. Write the word equation between metal oxide and carbon. [1m]
Metal oxide + carbon metal + carbon dioxide
20. Mark (/) for the correct statements and (X) for the wrong statements regarding the
reactivity of these metals. [6m]

(a) Potassium oxide can be reduced by carbon to potassium. X

(b) Carbon can reduce zinc oxide to zinc. /

(c) Potassium is more reactive than sodium. /

(d) Aluminium oxide is reduced by carbon to aluminium. X

(e) Copper reacts with oxygen to form copper oxide. /

(f) Gold is more reactive than mercury. X

21. Diagram 3 shows an experiment of a reaction between carbon and metallic oxide.

Diagram 3

(a) State your inference if the metallic oxide used is

i. Magnesium oxide : ________________________________________________

Carbon cannot reduce magnesium oxide.
ii. Zinc oxide : ______________________________________________________
Carbon can reduce zinc oxide.
[2m]

(b) Based on your inferences in (a), conclude the position of carbon in series of metal
reactivity towards oxygen.

Carbon is below magnesium and above zinc.

[1m]

22. (a) In an experiment, zinc powder has been heated in oxygen flow. All changes in the
experiment are recorded. This experiment is repeated by using copper powder,
iron powder, magnesium powder and powder X alternately. The experimental
results are shown in the table below.

Powder Observation

• Burns with a bright light.

Zinc
• White residue is formed.

• Burns with a dim light.

Copper
• Black residue is formed.

• Burns with a bright light.

Iron
• Reddish-brown residue is formed.

• Burns with a very bright light.

Magnesium
• White residue is formed.

• Burns with a bright light.

X
• No residue is formed.
 i. Suggest one method for the production of oxygen gas in this experiment.
By heating up potassium permanganate (VII) crystals.

[1m]
ii. As an observation, there is no residue formed when powder X is being heated.
What is powder X?

Carbon.
[1m]

iii. Explain your answer in (a) (ii).

Carbon reacts with oxygen to carbon dioxide.

[1m]

(b) Based on the results above, arrange those metals included X following the
ascending order of reactivity.

Copper, iron, zinc, carbon (X), magnesium

[1m]

(c) Define the reactivity series of metals.

A series of metal arranged in decreasing order of reactivity.

[1m]

23. What is the word equation between metal oxide and hydrogen? [1m]
Hydrogen + metal oxide metal + water
24. Complete the following word equations. [3m]

(a) Hydrogen + Zinc oxide Hydrogen + Zinc oxide

(b) Hydrogen + Tin oxide Tin + Water

(c) Hydrogen + Potassium oxide Hydrogen + Potassium oxide

(d) Hydrogen + Iron oxide Iron + Water

(e) Hydrogen + Magnesium oxide (no chemical reaction occurs)

25. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer regarding the extraction of tin. [2m]

coke cassiterite Tin tin oxide blast furnace

Tin
__________ is extracted by heating tin ores or __________ coke
cassiterite and __________. The
extraction is carried out in __________. tin oxide
blast furnace In this reaction, carbon reduces __________
to tin. This is because carbon is more reactive than tin.

26. Answer the following questions.

(a) Carbon is used to extract iron and tin from their ores. Can carbon be used to extract
magnesium from its ore? Explain your answer.
No, because magnesium is more reactive than carbon / carbon is less
reactive than magnesium.

[2m]

(b) State one example of mining issues in Malaysia.

Air pollution.
[1m]

(c) What is the way to overcome the mining issues that stated in (b)?

Shutting down mine operations during extreme weather.

[1m]

27. What the three main substances added into a blast furnace through the top in an iron
extraction? [1m]

i. Coke
Bb
ii. Limestone
B
iii. Hematite
nn / iron ore / iron oxide

28. What is coke made from? [1m] carbon

29. What is limestone made from? [1m] calcium carbonte

30. State the function of coke and limestone in blast furnace. [2m]

Coke – Carbon is to displace iron or tin / remove oxygen.

Limestone – React with impurities to form slag.
31. Diagram 4 below shows a blast furnace used to extract iron.

Diagram 4

(a) What are the three examples of substances put into the blast furnace through the part
labelled P.

Hematite, coke and limestone.

[3m]
(b) State the uses of each substance stated in (a)?

Hematite contains iron. Carbon is to displace iron / remove oxygen from

iron oxide. Limestone will react with impurities to form slag.

[3m]

(c) The blast furnace maintained at a high temperature. Explain.

So that chemical reaction in the extraction of iron from hematite happens.

[1m]

(d) Why is hot air used in this process?

To provide oxygen and allow carbon to burn and release enough heat
above 1500 °C.

[3m]
31. The diagram below shows an extraction of tin in blast furnace.

(a) What are the substances added in P.

Cassiterite, coke and limestone.

[3m]
(b) What substance is put into blast furnace through Q?

A very hot blast of air.

[1m]

(c) Name the substance that flows out from

S – Molten tin
____________________
R – Slag
____________________
[2m]

(d) Complete the word equations for the formation of tin in the blast furnace.

Tin (IV) oxide + Carbon Tin + Carbon dioxide

Tin (IV) oxide + Carbon monoxide Tin + Carbon dioxide

[2m]
32. The following diagram shows a blast furnace for tin extraction.

(a) Cassiterite, coke and material X are fed into the blast. What is material X?

Limestone.
[1m]
(b) What is the function of carbon in this process?

To displace tin / remove oxygen.

[1m]

(c) What is the uses of slag produced from this process in our daily lives?

To make the base of buildings and roads.

[1m]

(d) The water and air pollution caused by the unplanned bauxite mining in Kuantan is
uncontrollable. The color of the river and sea water is changing due to the presence of
red dust from the mining area. Based on this situation, what are the effects of the
unplanned mining to the living beings on Earth?
Destruction of habitat / Soil erosion / Sound pollution / Air pollution /
Water pollution / Usage of large amount of electrical energy.

[2m]