Chemistry: The fun science
Metals
How do metals react?
Can we arrange them by their reactivity?
Previously...
You've learnt about the chemical and physical properties of metals in terms of their bonding and structure. Let us now look more closely at how metals react!
Let's Explore!
We can sort metals in a reactivity series based on their reactions with water, oxygen and with solution of other metal salts. Watch this video to learn the sequence in the metal reactivity series!
Recall the reactivity of halogens. The more reactive halogen would displace the less reactive halogen from its salt solution. Similarly, a more reactive metal would displace a less reactive metal from its salt solution!
How do we predict how metals react with other metal salt solutions, acid solutions, or with carbon?Watch this video to find out more!
