make a chart of reactivity series.
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Explanation:
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+
Explanation:
K
K+
reacts with water
Na
Na+
reacts with water
Li
Li+
reacts with water
Ba
Ba2+
reacts with water
Sr
Sr2+
reacts with water
Ca
Ca2+
reacts with water
Mg
Mg2+
reacts with acids
Al
Al3+
reacts with acids
Mn
Mn2+
reacts with acids
Zn
Zn2+
reacts with acids
Cr
Cr2+
reacts with acids
Fe
Fe2+
reacts with acids
Cd
Cd2+
reacts with acids
Co
Co2+
reacts with acids
Ni
Ni2+
reacts with acids
Sn
Sn2+
reacts with acids
Pb
Pb2+
reacts with acids
H2
H+
included for comparison
Sb
Sb2+
highly unreactive
Bi
Bi2+
highly unreactive
Cu
Cu2+
highly unreactive
Hg
Hg2+
highly unreactive
Ag
Ag+
highly unreactive
Au
Au3+
highly unreactive
Pt
Pt+
highly unreactive
When a metal in elemental form is placed in a solution of another metal salt it may be more energetically feasible for this "elemental metal" to exist as an ion and the "ionic metal" to exist as the element. Therefore the elemental metal will "displace" the ionic metal and the two swap places.
Only a metal higher in the reactivity series will displace another.