Displacement reactions between metals and their salts

Displacement reactions metals and salts index image

Source: © Royal Society of Chemistry

Learners will investigate competition reactions of metals and determine a reactivity series of the four metals used. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

There are many ways of carrying out this series of reactions. The one described here uses a spotting tile, but you can adapt the same procedure for use with test tubes. The experiment will take about 30 minutes.

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