Checked 04/01/16

7/12/15
Test
Reactivity Series Questions
1. Write down the order of reactivity series according to decreasing reactivity?
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Potassium
Sodium
Lithium
Calcium
Magnesium
Aluminum
Carbon
Zinc
Iron
Tin
Lead
Hydrogen
Copper
Mercury
Silver
Gold
Platinum
2. Give an example of displacement reaction?
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ZnO+H2
H2O+Zn
Oxygen is displaced from zinc to hydrogen
3. What is a Redox reaction? Give an example.
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Redox reaction is the reducing and oxidizing reaction.
Example: Mg+ZnO
MgO+Zn (magnesium is oxidized)
MgO+Zn

ZnO+Mg (magnesium is reduced)

4. How does the electron transfer of redox take place? Give 2 examples.
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Oxidation is the loss of electrons and Reduction is the gain of electrons.
Example: MgO2++Zn
ZnO2++Mg
Ca+CuO 2+
CaO2++Cu
5. What is a spectator ion? Give an example.
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Spectator ion is the element that replaces its place.

Zn+SO4+Cu
Cu+SO4+Zn
6. Show the reaction between zinc and copper II sulfate solution?
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Zn+CuSO4
ZnSO4+Cu
7. Give an example of reaction of metals with water? What is the result?
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2Al+2H2O
Al2(OH)2+H2
Aluminum hydroxide and Hydrogen is formed
8. What happens to iron in steam? Why?
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3Fe+4H2O
Fe3O4 +H2
9. What happens to reaction of metals
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Metal + Hydrogen chloride
Metal + Sulfuric acid
Copper + Hydrogen chloride
Copper + Sulfuric acid

with dilute acids? Give examples.

Metal chloride + hydrogen
Metal Sulfate +hydrogen
Copper chloride + hydrogen
Copper Sulfate + hydrogen

10.Why doesnt gold react with the dilute acids? Reason

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Gold doesnt react with dilute acids because gold is very low in reactivity
series so It do not react
With dilute acids.

11.Why does aluminum hardly react with dilute acids when cold but reacts
vigorously when it is heated? Explain?
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Aluminum does not react in cold but react vigorously in hot because
aluminum is covered with a
thin strong layer (aluminum oxide) that prevent acid from getting to it but
when it is heated the
aluminum oxide is removed and it shows its true reactivity.
12.How can you extract H2 from manganese and steam? Show reaction.
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Mn + H2O

MnO + H2

H2 is extracted