reactivity series Flashcards
Which of the following is the most reactive: Magnesium, tin, zinc, lead, copper
Magnesium
What metal is more reactive than calcium: Magnesium, silver, potassium, aluminum
potassium
Which of the following is the least reactive: calcium, iron, magnesium, copper
copper
what does displacement mean?
A reaction where a more reactive metal takes the place of a less reactive metal in a compound
Magnesium chloride + Sodium –>?
Sodium Chloride + Magnesium
Lithium Chloride + Iron –>?
No change
Zinc Sulphate + Magnesium –>?
Magnesium Sulphate + Zinc
Copper oxide + iron –>?
Iron oxide + Copper
Put these in order of increasing activity: Mg, K, Li, Na
Mg, Li, Na, K
When scrap iron is added to blue copper Sulphate solution, a pinky-brown deposit is formed and a pale green solution is left above it. The pale green solution is of?
(Iron + Copper sulphate –> Copper + ?) Iron Sulphate
If the metal is more reactive than the metal in the compound it completes with the less reactive metal. Therefore, it can concluded that …
The more reactive metal pushes out or displaces the less reactive metal from its compound
What will be reaction if less reactive metal is added in a solution with more reactive metal compound?
No reaction
Zinc Metal + Zinc Oxide –>?
No change
When a metal reacts with oxygen gas, the product is …
Metal Oxide
