Chemical Properties Of Metal Chemical Properties Of Metal Compounds

Reaction with Reduction of metal oxides

Reaction with dilute Action of By carbon
Reactivity Action of heat Extraction From
Cold water Steam acid heat on (to form By hydrogen
Series on metal Ores
(to form hydrogen + (to form hydrogen + (to form hydrogen + metal metal + (to form metal
carbonates
metal hydroxide) metal oxide) salt) nitrates carbon + steam)
dioxide)
Potassium Reacts very violently Decompose
(to form
Reacts explosively to Reacts explosively Stable to heat
Sodium Reacts violently metal nitrite
form *alkali and oxygen)
Calcium Reacts readily Reacts violently Not reduced From molten ores
Magnesium Reacts very slowly Reacts violently Reacts rapidly by carbon Not reduced by electrolysis
Aluminium Reacts slowly first (to by hydrogen
(inert due remove oxide layer)
No reaction
to oxide then fast (when metal
layer) No reaction underneath is exposed)
Reacts moderately Decompose
Zinc Reacts readily
fast (to form
Reacts very slowly in Decompose
metal oxide +
Iron the presence of air (to form
carbon
Reacts slowly Reacts slowly metal oxide,
(rusting) dioxide)
nitrogen
Tin
dioxide and
Reacts very slowly oxygen)
with HCl / H2SO4 (due From ores by
Lead to insoluble PbCl2 / Reduced by
reduction with
PbSO4 layer coating carbon Reduced by carbon
around Pb) hydrogen
Copper
No reaction Decompose Decompose
No reaction
(to form (to form
silver + silver,
Silver
No reaction carbon dioxide nitrogen
+ oxygen) dioxide and
oxygen)
- Occurs naturally in
Gold
uncombined state