IGCSE Chemistry Revision Notes Reactivity series

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Syllabus Objectives

IGCSE: Chemistry

Topic: Metals

Sub Topic:9.4 Reactivity series

Syllabus Objectives:

CORE:

State the order of the reactivity series as: potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, carbon, zinc, iron, hydrogen, copper, silver, gold Describe the reactions, if any, of:
(a) potassium, sodium and calcium with cold water
(b) magnesium with steam
(c) magnesium, zinc, iron, copper, silver and gold with dilute hydrochloric acid and explain these reactions in terms of the position of the metals in the reactivity series
Deduce an order of reactivity from a given set of experimental results

EXTENDED:

Describe the relative reactivities of metals in terms of their tendency to form positive ions, by displacement reactions, if any, with the aqueous ions of magnesium, zinc, iron, copper and silver
Explain the apparent unreactivity of aluminium in terms of its oxide layer

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IGCSE Chemistry Revision Notes Reactivity series

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