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The [[Reactivity Series]] is a list of [[element]]s in order of their [[reactivity]]. | The [[Reactivity Series]] is a list of [[element]]s in order of their [[reactivity]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 13 January 2019
Key Stage 3
Meaning
The Reactivity Series is a list of elements in order of their reactivity.
About The Reactivity Series
- The Reactivity Series is used to predict the outcome of Displacement Reactions. Elements higher on the reactivity series will displace those lower down on the reactivity series.
- Carbon and Hydrogen are important in the Reactivity Series as they can indicate how a metal can be extracted from a mineral.
- Elements below Hydrogen are found Native which means the metal element can be found not as part of a compound.
- Elements above Hydrogen but below Carbon are found in minerals, which are metal compounds, so they need to be extracted by using Carbon to displace the metal from the compound.
- Elements above Carbon are found in minerals but they cannot be extracted with Carbon because Carbon is less reactive than those metals so we use electrolysis to extract them.