Chemical Changes and Extraction · Chemical Reactions

The Reactivity Series

Ordering metals based on their reactions with water, acids, and other metal salts.

Key Questions

  1. 1What determines the position of a metal on the reactivity series?
  2. 2How can displacement reactions be used to prove the relative strength of chemical bonds?
  3. 3Why are some metals found in their native state while others are locked in ores?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Chemistry - Chemical ChangesGCSE: Chemistry - Reactivity of Metals
Year: Year 10
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Chemical Changes and Extraction
Period: Chemical Reactions

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