Groups and metals
Free ESAT Chemistry lesson. Worked examples, common mistakes and a self-check.
What the lesson covers
- Group 1: the alkali metals
- Group 17: the halogens
- Group 18: the noble gases
- The reactivity series of metals
- Extracting metals from their ores
- Uses of metals and alloys
- Transition metals
- Self-check questions with answers (8)
Specification: C7.1-7.3, C14.1-14.5. Codes follow the UAT-UK ESAT content specification.
How to use it
- Read a section, then cover the worked example and try it yourself.
- Check the common mistakes list: these are the slips the real test is built to catch.
- Do the self-check without looking back. Mark it against the answers.
- Then practise the topic under time, with the matching practice set.
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