Reactivity series
9.4What the syllabus asks of you
- State the order of the reactivity series as: 4 Describe the relative reactivities of metals in potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, terms of their tendency to form positive ions, aluminium, carbon, zinc, iron, hydrogen, by displacement reactions, if any, with the copper, silver, gold aqueous ions of magnesium, zinc, iron, copper and silver
- Describe the reactions, if any, of: (a) potassium, sodium and calcium with cold water (b) magnesium with steam (c) magnesium, zinc, iron, copper, silver and gold with dilute hydrochloric acid and explain these reactions in terms of the position of the metals in the reactivity series 5 Explain the apparent unreactivity of aluminium in terms of its oxide layer
- Deduce an order of reactivity from a given set of experimental results
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Chapter 9: Reactivity series
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