The reactivity series

10 The reactivity series Vocabulary

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1 A list of metals in order of how vigorously they react is the __________

__________.
2 Magnesium burns in air to make magnesium __________.
3 Zinc reacts with __________ __________ to make zinc chloride and
hydrogen.
4 When an acid reacts with a metal, one of the products is __________.
5 Potassium reacts very vigorously with __________ to make potassium
hydroxide and hydrogen.
6 The reaction of potassium with water is more __________ than the reaction
of lithium with water.
7 __________ burns in air to make zinc oxide.
8 __________ is near the bottom of the reactivity series. It is a pink-brown
colour.
9 __________ reacts vigorously with water to make calcium hydroxide and
hydrogen.

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The reactivity series
10 The reactivity series Vocabulary

10 __________ is very near the bottom of the reactivity series. It is a yellow

colour.
11 Metals react with acids to make __________ and hydrogen.
12 Iron reacts with hydrochloric acid to make __________ __________ and
hydrogen.
13 A __________ reaction is one in which a more reactive metal displaces a
less reactive metal from its compound.
14 The reaction of aluminium with iron oxide is called the _________ reaction.

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