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Reactivity series Flashcards

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Do alkali metals react in water?

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Yes. Alkali metals react vigorously in water, moving across the surface of the water, fizzing and bubbling (no for lead, copper and gold).

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Do alkali metals react with oxygen?

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Yes. Alkali metals react with oxygen (no for gold).

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Do alkali metals react with acid?

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Yes. Alkali metals react with acid (no for copper and gold).

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What is the product when alkali metals react in water?

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When alkali metals react with water, the product is metal hydroxide.
e.g.
potassium + water - Potassium hydroxide

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Can you sort them out according to how large the reaction is with water.

Lithium
Sodium
Potassium
Rubidium
Caesium
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Caesium
Rubidium
Potassium
Sodium
Lithium
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Can you arrange the reactive metals
Gold
Copper
Lead
Iron
Zinc
Magnesium
Sodium
Potassium
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Reactive metals
Potassium
Sodium
Magnesium
Zinc
Iron
Lead
Copper
Gold
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Why is magnesium used in a flare?

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Magnesium is used in a flare because it burns brightly.

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Group 1 reactivity - as you go down the periodic table the reactivity increases or decreases?

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Group 1 reactivity increases as you go down the periodic table:
Caesium
Rubidium
Potassium
Sodium
Lithium
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When you burn magnesium, what is the product?

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Magnesium oxide

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When you heat iron, what is the product?

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Iron oxide

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When you heat copper, what is the product?

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Copper oxide (black)

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Name three tests to find out the reactivity of metals

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Name three tests to find out the reactivity of metals:

  1. Reaction with oxygen
  2. Reaction with water
  3. Reaction with acid
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Which metal does not react with oxygen, water or acid?

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Gold is an unreactive metal

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Which three metals do not react with water?

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Gold, copper and lead do not react with water.

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Which two metals do not react with acid?

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Gold and copper do not react with acid.

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Which two metals are too reactive to add to acid?

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Potassium and sodium

17
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Metals react faster in acid or water?

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Metals react faster in acid than water.

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Sodium reacts in water. What are the products of the reaction?

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The products are sodium hydroxide + hydrogen

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