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Describe how dry crystals of zinc chloride can be obtained from a solution of zinc chloride.

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A student electrolysed molten zinc chloride. State the name of the product formed at the anode.
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A student electrolysed molten zinc chloride. State the name of the product formed at the cathode.
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When Group I elements react with water, hydrogen gas is given off. The diagram shows the reaction of lithium, potassium and sodium with water. 

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Which one of these three elements A, B or C is lithium?

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Apart from fizzing, describe two things that you would see when sodium reacts with water.
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After the sodium had reacted with the water, the solution was tested with red litmus paper. What colour did the litmus paper turn? Give a reason for your answer.
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Rubidium also reacts with water. How does the speed of reaction of rubidium with water compare with that of potassium with water?
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Sodium has only one stable isotope whereas potassium has several isotopes. What do you understand by the term isotopes?