Put the following metals in order of reactivity.
Iron, potassium, copper, zinc, lead, calcium, magnesium, sodium, gold
Most reactive
Least reactive
Complete the equations
metal + oxygen → …………………….
metal + water → ……………………. + …………………….
metal + acid → ……………………. + …………………….
What is formed when magnesium burns in air?
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What happens when copper is put into a beaker of water?
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How do you test for hydrogen gas?
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What is formed when sodium reacts with hydrochloric acid?
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How should metals more reactive than carbon be extracted from their ores?
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Why is gold used in jewelry?
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What is the rule for displacement reactions?
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Tick which reactions would happen
copper
Magnesium
zinc
copper sulfate
Magnesium
sulfate
Zinc Sulfate
Using the reactions from Q10. Choose 1 reaction you’ve ticked and explain why it happens. Choose 1 reaction you haven’t ticked and explain why it doesn’t happen.
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Write word and symbol equations for the first reaction from Q11.
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