Metal Elements MCQs with Answers

Past Paper MCQ

Which is the second most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?

• A.Aluminium
• B.Sodium
• C.Calcium
• D.Iron

Past Paper MCQ

Ability to be hammered into sheet is called malleability. Which one of the following metals is most malleable?

• A.Gold
• B.Silver
• C.Copper
• D.Iron

Past Paper MCQ

Which of the following is the lightest metal?

• A.Potassium
• B.Sodium
• C.Lithium
• D.Magnesium

Past Paper MCQ

At room temperature, what is the physical state of most metals?

• A.Liquid
• B.Solid
• C.Gas
• D.Plasma

Which of the following contact point metals has the highest melting point?

• A.Silver
• B.Copper
• C.Tungsten
• D.Platinum

Which of the following is NOT a property of transition elements?

• A.They form colored compounds
• B.They show variable oxidation states
• C.Ions and compounds are colorless
• D.They act as good catalysts

Which diagram (see in detail) represents the structure of the metal sodium?

• A.A regular arrangement of negative ions surrounded by a sea of positive protons
• B.A giant covalent lattice of sodium atoms sharing electrons
• C.A random arrangement of neutral sodium atoms held by weak forces
• D.A regular arrangement of positive ions surrounded by a sea of delocalized electrons

Aluminum does not corrode due to the formation of _?

• A.Al₂O₃ layer
• B.Al(OH)₃ layer
• C.AlCl₃ layer
• D.AlN layer

Alkali metals are present in which group?

• A.Group 1
• B.Group 2
• C.Group 17
• D.Group 18

Magnesium keeps on burning in _?

• A.N₂ only
• B.CO₂ only
• C.N₂ as well as CO₂
• D.Neither N₂ nor CO₂