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O-LevelChemistryMetals & Reactivity5070/11 · May/June 2013 · Q211 Mark

A metal M forms a chloride which dissolves in cold water and has an oxide which dissolves in both strong acids and strong alkalis. What is M?

Airon
Blead
Csodium
Dzinc

✓ Correct answer

D: zinc

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Metals & Reactivity, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 21.

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