Reactivity series

Question 1

What do more reactive metals have a higher tendency to do?

Answer 1

More reactive metals have a higher tendency to lose electrons and form positive ions.

Question 2

What is the mnemonic to remember the reactivity series?

Answer 2

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Question 3

What does something higher up in the reactivity series do to something lower?

Answer 3

It kicks the lower one out of its compound. A compound is when one or more element is joined together.

Question 4

What is oxidation?

Answer 4

Oxidation is the loss of electrons from a substance
E.g:
magnesium+oxygen->magnesium oxide

Question 5

What is reduction?

Answer 5

Reduction is the gain of electrons in a substance or the loss of oxygen from a substance.

Question 6

What is it called when both oxidation and reduction take place?

Answer 6

It’s called a redox reaction.