What is Activity Series?

The Activity Series is a list that ranks metals based on their reactivity, or how easily they can undergo chemical reactions.

Key Points

1. Reactivity Order

• Description: The series lists metals from most reactive to least reactive.
• Illustration: Potassium (K) is highly reactive, while gold (Au) is less reactive.

2. Displacement Reactions

• Description: More reactive metals can displace less reactive ones from compounds.
• Illustration: If zinc (Zn) is placed in a copper sulfate solution, it displaces copper because it is more reactive.

3. Applications

• Description: The activity series helps predict how metals will react in various chemical reactions.
• Illustration: Knowing that magnesium (Mg) is above hydrogen (H) in the series, we can predict that magnesium will react with acids to produce hydrogen gas.

The activity series is crucial for understanding metal reactivity in chemistry!