Metals and reactions Flashcards
What happens in displacement reaction
When one more reactive metal takes the element from the less reactive metal
Definition of atom
The smallest bit of matter that forms an element
Definition of element
A substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance
Definition of compound
A mixture of two elements
Metal + oxygen
Metal oxide
Metal + acid
Metal salt and hydrogen gas
List the sentence to remember the reactivity series
Please stop calling me a careless zebra instead try learning how copper saves gold
List the metals in the reactivity series
Potassium sodium calcium magnesium aluminum carbon zinc iron tin lead hydrogen copper silver gold
How is iron extracted from its ore
It’s mixed with zinc because zinc is more reactive
Where is carbon in the reactivity series
it is in fifth just below calcium
4 properties of metals
Shiny , High melting points , conductors of heat , High densities
List the flame test colours for the metals below copper lithium sodium Potassium calcium
copper: green
lithium: red
sodium: yellow
Potassium: purple
calcium: orange
Write the word equation for metals reacting with water
Metal + water = Metal hydroxide + hydrogen
balance the equation of potassium + water
It turns into potassium hydroxide + hydrogen KOH+H2o
What are the following symbols for magnesium tin copper and sodium
MG SN CU NA
two useful displacement reactions
zinc displacing iron ions from iron (II) sulfate solution
nickel displacing copper from copper (II) nitrate solution
copper displacing silver from silver (I) nitrate solution
What happens to the reactivity of alkali metals as you go down
They become more reactive