REDOX

The Reactivity Series Of Metal

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The more reactive the metal with an oxygen, the
more bright the flame when reacted
Study this reaction
Reaction of metal with oxygen

Solid Potassium
manganate(VII)
KMnO4

Glass wool Metal powder

Asbestos
paper
heated

heated

Retort
stand

METAL
Mg

Zn

Fe

Pb

Cu

OBSERVATION
- Burn very rapidly
- very bright white flame produces
- white powder formed
- burn rapidly
- brightly glow
- powder formed as yellow when hot
and white when cold
- burn less rapidly
- the glow is less than zinc
- reddish brown powder is formed
- burn slowly
- faint glow
powder formed as brown when hot
and yellow when cold
- burn very slow
- very faint(malap) glow
- black powder is formed

INFERENC
E
MgO formed

ZnO formed
iron(III)
oxide, Fe2O3
lead(II) oxide
is formed
copper(II)
oxide, CuO

connt
[Can you name all the metal P, Q, R, S, above?]
General equation for the reaction is as shown below;

metal + oxygen metal oxide

can you write the chemical equation for all reaction above?
Chemical equation

2Mg
2Zn
4Fe
2Pb

+
+
+
+

O2
O2
3O2
O2

2MgO
2ZnO
2Fe2O3
2PbO

2Cu + O2

2CuO

The brightness and glow of flame determine the

place of the metal in the reactivity series
can you produce the reactivity series of metal now?

Position of metal in reactivity series

K
Na
Ca
Mg
Al
Reactivity
of metal is
increase

Zn
Fe
Sn
Pb
Hg
Cu
Hg
Ag
Au

End

Metal that very reactive

* Extraction through
electrolysis

Metal that less reactive

Zn, Fe, Sn, Pb Extraction
through reduction of metal
oxide by carbon
Cu, Hg - Extraction through
burn of metal sulphide in air
Unreactive metals
* element that in crust layer of
earth