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O-LevelChemistryMetals & Reactivity5070/11 · May/June 2013 · Q271 Mark

Aluminium and copper are often used to make coins but iron is not. Which statement explains this?

AIron is above both aluminium and copper in the reactivity series.
BIron is more expensive to manufacture than aluminium or copper.
CIron is rarer than both aluminium and copper.
DIron reacts with water.

✓ Correct answer

D: Iron reacts with water.

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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 27.

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