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O-LevelChemistryMetals & Reactivity5070/11 · May/June 2020 · Q241 Mark

A lump of element X can be cut by a knife. During its reaction with water, X floats and melts. What is X?

Acalcium
Bcopper
Cmagnesium
Dpotassium

✓ Correct answer

D: potassium

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Metals & Reactivity, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 24.

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