Chemical changes Flashcards
What forms metal oxides?
Metal+oxygen
What is the type of reaction because the metals gain oxygens?
Oxidation
OIL RIG
Oxidation is loss of electrons, Reduction is gain of electrons
What happens when metals react with other substances?
Metal atoms form positive ions
What is the order of reactivity?
Potassium, Sodium, Lithium, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Iron, Copper
Potassium’s reaction with water
Violent
Sodium reaction with water
Very wuick
Lithium reaction with water
Quick
Calcium reaction with water?
More slow
Calcium reaction with dilute acid
very wuick
Magnesium reaction with dilute acid
quick
Zinc reaction with dilute acid
Fairly slow
Iron reaction with dilute acid
More slow
Copper reaction with dilute acid
Very slow
what can a more reactive metal do to a less reactive metal?
Displace it from a compound