Reactivity Series:: O-Level
Reactivity Series:: O-Level
Reactivity Series:: O-Level
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Reactivity series:
Some metals are more reactive than others. A list of metals with the most active at the top
and the least active at the bottom is called the Metal Reactivity Series.
A metal high in the reactivity series replaces another metal lower in the series from its salt.
Replacement occurs most readily if there is a big gap between the two metals in the series.
For example, all elements higher than hydrogen in the reactivity series will displace hydrogen
from water or they will react with water to producing hydrogen gas.
Reactivity series
POEM NAME SYMBOL
Popular Potassium K
Scientist Sodium Na
Can Calcium Ca
Make Magnesium Mg
A Aluminium Al
Zoo Zinc Zn
In Iron Fe
Low Lead Pb
Humid Hydrogen H
Country Copper Cu
Marvellous Mercury Hg
Silver Silver Ag
gold Gold Au
Select
A. If both assertion and reason are true statements and the reason is a correct
explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true statements and the reason is not a correct
explanation of the assertion
C. If the assertion is true but the reason is not correct statement.
D. If the assertion is not correct but the reason is a correct statement.
Instruction summarized
Assertion
A. True True and a correct
B. True explanation
C. True True but not a correct
D. Incorrect explanation
Incorrect
Correct
For question 13 one or more of the answers given may be correct. Read each questions
carefully and then indicate the correct answer according to the following
A. If 1, 2, 3, only are correct
B. If 1 and 3 only are correct
C. If 2 and 4 only are correct
D. If 4 only is correct
13. The order of reactivity of metals Z, Y and X is Y>Z>X. which of the following
statements about the reaction of metals is/are true
1. Z displaces X from solution of its ions
2. An oxide of Z reacts with both X and Y
3. An oxide of Z reacts with Y but not with X
4. X dissolves in an aqueous solution containing ions of Y