Reactivity recap
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1 of © Boardworks Ltd 2006 potassium sodium calcium magnesium aluminium zinc iron lead copper silver gold Please send Charlie’s monkeys and zebras in lead cages securely guarded! The reactivity series The reactivity series is the list of metals placed in order of their reactivity. One way to remember this order is to learn this silly sentence: increasing reactivity
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Recap of metal reactivity
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1 of 49 © Boardworks Ltd 2006
potassiumsodiumcalcium
magnesiumaluminium
zincironlead
coppersilvergold
Pleasesend
Charlie’smonkeys
andzebras
inlead
cagessecurelyguarded!
The reactivity seriesThe reactivity series is the list of metals placed in order of their reactivity. One way to remember this order is to learn this silly sentence:
incr
easi
ng re
activ
ity
3 of 49 © Boardworks Ltd 2006
potassiumsodiumcalcium
magnesiumaluminium
zinciron
copper
gold
incr
easi
ng re
activ
ity
lead
silver
How does reactivity affect extraction?
The reactivity of a metal determines how it is extracted.
(carbon)
(hydrogen)
platinum
Politelysend
Charlie’smonkeys
andcheekyzebras
inlovelyheavycages
securelyguardedplease!