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    N"tion"l 4

    Properties of met,ls
    The electrochemic"l series
    We use met"ls in our everyd"y lives, for ex"mple in jewellery or in
    c"rs. Different met"ls re"ct differently with oxygen, w"ter "nd dilute
    "cid, "llowing " re"ctivity series to be deduced.

    P"rt of Chemistry Met,ls

    S,ve to My Bitesize

    In this guide
    The electrochemic,l series
    Revise Test When met"ls form ions, they give "w"y one or more electrons. Some met"ls,
    such "s lithium or sodium, lose their electrons very e"sily. Other met"ls, for
    ex"mple silver or gold do not give "w"y electrons e"sily. The electrochemic"l
    series is " list of met"ls "rr"nged in order of how e"sily the met"l "toms lose
    P,ges electrons.

    The properties of met"ls "nd "lloys Electricity from p,irs of met,ls


    Re"ctions of met"ls with w"ter When met"ls give "w"y their electrons, they do so with " cert"in force. This
    force is me"sured in volts. When two different met"ls "re connected together
    Re"ctions of met"ls with "cid in " cell, the met"l with the higher force pushes its electrons on to the other
    met"l.
    Re"ctions of met"ls with oxygen
    The im"ge below shows " cell th"t is m"de from m"gnesium "nd copper in "
    be"ker of "mmonium chloride solution.
    Corrosion

    The electrochemic"l series

    Extr"ction of met"ls

    Properties of "lloys

    The two met"ls produce "n electric current.


    M"gnesium is higher up the electrochemic"l series th"n copper
    The m"gnesium c"n push "w"y its electrons more strongly th"n copper.
    Electrons flow "long the wires "nd through the voltmeter from the
    m"gnesium to the copper.
    The voltmeter me"sures the force th"t pushes the electrons through the
    wires.

    If you repl"ced the m"gnesium in this cell with other met"ls you would obt"in
    different volt"ge re"dings. By "rr"nging the met"ls in order of their volt"ge
    re"dings, you c"n build up the electrochemic"l series.

    02:18

    Investig"ting zinc copper "nd iron copper electric"l cells

    The further "p"rt the met"ls "re in the electrochemic"l series, the higher the
    volt"ge. Electrons flow "long the wire from the met"l higher in the
    electrochemic"l series to the met"l lower down.

    To underst"nd how electricity is m"de from p"irs of met"ls the following


    points must be understood:

    A cell is "n "rr"ngement where electricity is gener"ted from " chemic"l


    re"ction.
    An electrolyte is " liquid th"t conducts electricity. In the m"gnesium/copper
    cell the electrolyte is "n ionic solution - "mmonium chloride in w"ter. The
    electrolyte completes the circuit in the cell.

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    Corrosion Extr,ction of met,ls

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