Flashcard practice #2
What are the metals in the reactivity series?
Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Aluminum
Carbon
Zinc
Iron
Copper
Silver
Gold
What is reactivity?
How quickly or slowly a chemical reacts
What is reactivity series?
A list of metals rated from how reactive they are.
Which metal burns brightly in Oxygen?
Potassium and Sodium
Which burns brightly in air?
Magnesium and Calcium
Slow reaction wit Oxygen?
Zinc, Iron and Copper
No reaction(Oxygen)
Silver and Gold
Vigorous reaction with water
Potassium and sodium
Slow reaction with water
Calcium and magnesium
Reacts only with steam not water
Zinc and Iron
No reaction(Water)
Copper, Silver and Gold
Dangerous reaction with acid
Potassium, Sodium and Calcium
Reaction slows down with time.
Magnesium, Zinc, Iron and Copper
No reaction(Acid)
Silver and Gold
What is a displacement
When a reactive metal pushes out a less reactive metal