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Patterns of Reactivity
Displacement reactions
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A
displacement reaction
happens when a
more
reactive element pushes out a
less
reactive element from a
compound
.
2 examples of displacement reactions:
I
r
o
n
+
Iron\ +
I
ro
n
+
C
o
p
p
e
r
S
u
l
f
a
t
e
s
o
l
u
t
i
o
n
→
I
r
o
n
S
u
l
f
a
t
e
s
o
l
u
t
i
o
n
+
\ Copper\ Sulfate\ solution\ \rightarrow\ Iron\ Sulfate\ solution\ +
C
o
pp
er
S
u
l
f
a
t
e
so
l
u
t
i
o
n
→
I
ro
n
S
u
l
f
a
t
e
so
l
u
t
i
o
n
+
C
o
p
p
e
r
\ Copper
C
o
pp
er
M
a
g
n
e
s
i
u
m
+
Magnesium\ +
M
a
g
n
es
i
u
m
+
H
y
d
r
o
c
h
l
o
r
i
c
A
c
i
d
→
M
a
g
n
e
s
i
u
m
C
h
l
o
r
i
d
e
s
o
l
u
t
i
o
n
+
\ Hydrochloric\ Acid\ \rightarrow\ Magnesium\ Chloride\ solution\ +
Hy
d
roc
h
l
or
i
c
A
c
i
d
→
M
a
g
n
es
i
u
m
C
h
l
or
i
d
e
so
l
u
t
i
o
n
+
H
y
d
r
o
g
e
n
G
a
s
\ Hydrogen\ Gas
Hy
d
ro
g
e
n
G
a
s
How can you predict the outcome of a displacement reaction?
By using the
reactivity
series,
a
more
reactive element will replace a
less
reactive one in a
compound.
