Long Tabular Form of the Reactivity Series

The reactivities of metals are tabulated below (in the descending order) along with their
corresponding ions. Note that the metals in Red react with cold water, those
in Green cannot react with cold water but can react with acids, and those in Blue only
react with some strong oxidizing acids.

Reactivity Series of Metals Ions Formed

Caesium Cs+

Francium Fr+

Rubidium Rb+

Potassium K+

Sodium Na+

Lithium Li+

Barium Ba2+

Radium Ra2+

Strontium Sr2+

Calcium Ca2+

Magnesium Mg2+

Beryllium Be2+

Aluminium Al3+

Titanium Ti4+

Manganese Mn2+

Zinc Zn2+
 Chromium Cr3+

Iron Fe3+

Cadmium Cd2+

Cobalt Co2+

Nickel Ni2+

Tin Sn2+

Lead Pb2+

Hydrogen H+ (Non-Metal, Reference for Comparison)

Antimony Sb3+

Bismuth Bi3+

Copper Cu2+

Tungsten W3+

Mercury Hg2+

Silver Ag+

Platinum Pt4+

Gold Au3+

Despite being a non-metal, hydrogen is often included in the reactivity series since it
helps compare the reactivities of the metals. The metals placed above hydrogen in the
series can displace it from acids such as HCl and H2SO4 (since they are more reactive).