Name: ____________________ Section: __________
Displacement Reaction
1. Use the reactivity series attached below to fill in the table
Compound + Metal Displacement or No Explanation
Displacement
1 Magnesium + Sodium = Sodium Chloride Sodium is more reactive
Chloride Magnesium
2 Potassium + Iron = No displacement Potassium is the most
Chloride reactive metal
3 Zinc Chloride + Lead =
4 Aluminium + Calcium =
Chloride
5 Copper Chloride + Silver =
6 Calcium oxide + Zinc =
7 Gold oxide + Hydrogen =
8 Lead oxide + Carbon =
9 Aluminium oxide + Zinc =
2. When a copper wire is suspended in a solution of silver sulfate, the copper dissolves into
the solution to form copper sulfate and silver metal comes out of the solution and settles
on the wire.
a. What type of reaction is given above? __________________
(Displacement /endothermic/exothermic/redox)
b. What is copper sulfate solution? __________________
(Acid/base/salt solution)
3. Read the below passage and answer the following.
Carbon is included in the series because carbon is used in the extraction of several metals
from their ores (ores are usually metal oxides). If the metal being extracted is lower than
carbon in the series, such as iron, the carbon will displace it and the result will be:
Iron oxide + carbon → iron + carbon dioxide.
a. Can we extract sodium using carbon? Support your answer.
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