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9.4 Reactivity series

Syllabus
0620–2026–2027
Topic
9.4
Level
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9.4.1—Order of the reactivity series as

  • State the order of the reactivity series as: potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, carbon, zinc, iron, hydrogen, copper, silver, gold

9.4.2—Reactions of metals with

  • Describe reactions of metals with water/steam/acids: potassium, sodium and calcium with cold water; magnesium with steam; magnesium, zinc, iron, copper, silver and gold with dilute hydrochloric acid; link to reactivity series

9.4.3—Deduce an order of reactivity from a

  • Deduce an order of reactivity from a given set of experimental results

9.4.4—Relative reactivities of metals in

  • Describe 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

9.4.5—Apparent unreactivity of aluminium in

  • Explain the apparent unreactivity of aluminium in terms of its oxide layer

Objective notes

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