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Reactivity Series Flashcards

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1
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What is the most reactive metal in the reactivity series?

A

POTASSIUM🥳

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Least reactive?

A

Gold💸

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Name first 6 in order

A

Potassium, sodium,lithium,calcium,magnesium, aluminium

😎. 😇. 😍. 🤪. 🤠. 😑

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Name last 7 in order least to most

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Gold,silver,copper,lead,tin,iron,zinc

🤩. 😟. 🤭. 😈. 😴 😲. 🤐

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Which ones are transition metals??

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Iron,copper,silver,gold🤨

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Metals + oxygen —> ?

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Metal oxide 😳

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Metal + water —> ?

A

Metal hydroxide + hydrogen gas🥺

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Metal + acid —> ?

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Metal salt + hydrogen gas😷

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9
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Displacement reactions?

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More reactive metal + less reactive sulphate —> more reactive sulphate + less reactive

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10
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Which metals react with cold waer?? (3)

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Potassium,sodium,calcium🤯

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What metal cant react with water cause its protected by oxide layer? (1)

A

Aluminium🤥

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What metals react with steam? (3.5)

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Magnesium,zinc,iron🤒

Lead reacts very slowly with steam

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What metal doesnt react with steam or water?? (4)

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copper, silver, platinum, gold💀

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What metal reacts vigorously with acid (3)

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Potassium, sodium, calcium🦷

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What metal reacts with acid but with decreasing vigour? (5)

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Magnesium, aluminium, zinc, iron, lead👾

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16
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What metals dont react with acid (4)

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Copper, silver, platinum, gold💩

17
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What reacts heated in air? (6)

A

Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, zinc 👏👏

18
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What reacts slowly in air (3)

A

Iron, lead, copper ✍️

19
Q

What doesnt react in air (3)

A

Silver, platinum, gold🖖

20
Q

Which metals isnt in the list? ( 2)

A

Lithium, tin 🥘

21
Q

Which metal was added in?

A

Platnium🔪

22
Q

A piece of zinc was added to a copper sulphate solution and left for about 20 mins

What changes would u see during this time?

A

The copper sulphate solution fades/turns green

The metal/solid dissolves

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