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Copper is a transition element. Tick (✓) the three correct statements about copper. copper acts as a catalyst copper forms coloured compounds copper has a low density copper has a low melting point
See it on the paper →Name the noble gas with an atomic number of 8.
See it on the paper →Which property of lead is not a property of a transition element?
See it on the paper →Iron is an element in Period 4 of the Periodic Table. State the name of the collection of metals in Period 4 that contains iron.
See it on the paper →Copper and sodium are metals. Copper is a transition element. Sodium is not a transition element. It is found in Group I of the Periodic Table. Some properties of metallic elements are listed. A act as a catalyst B form coloured compounds C good conductor of electricity D good conductor of thermal energy E malleable F...
See it on the paper →Which property is not shown by transition elements?
See it on the paper →Predict whether the solution formed when copper( II ) oxide reacts with the acid is coloured or is colourless. Explain your answer.
See it on the paper →Copper is a transition metal. Calcium is not a transition metal. State two properties of transition metals that are not properties of calcium.
See it on the paper →Most candidates gained partial credit on this question but many of these either did not complete the number of responses required or included an incorrect tick. There was no clear pattern in the incorrect responses and all the alternatives proved to be tempting to the candidates.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0654/32 Q7(b) (Cambridge)
Many candidates were able to name the collection of metals as transition elements/metals. A few candidates gave a list of transition elements, usually nickel, copper and zinc.
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0654/32 Q11(b) (Cambridge)
The question required candidates to identify two properties of transition elements that are not shown by other metals. Candidates that read all the information carefully successfully identified A and B.
— Examiner report, February/March 2021, 0654/32 Q2(a) (Cambridge)
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