• Question: What is the Reactivity Series?

    Asked by SpiderMan to Angela, Claire, Ian, Robert, Sarah on 18 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Sarah Harris

      Sarah Harris answered on 18 Nov 2014:

      Hi Spiderman (wow! actual spiderman – i’m honoured)

      You do the reactivity series at KS3, and it’s a list of metals in order of how easily they take part in chemical reactions. So potassium is very reactive, whereas platinum is not.

    • Photo: Angela Stokes

      Angela Stokes answered on 18 Nov 2014:

      Hi Spiderman

      If you want to learn the reactivity series, you could try making up a mnemonic or silly sentence to help. Here’s one – can you do better?

      “People should care more about zebras in the lounge – can spill green pop”

      potassium
      sodium
      calcium
      magnesuin
      aluminium
      zinc
      iron
      tin
      lead
      copper
      silver
      gold
      platinum

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