The Reactivity Series

• which metals react very rapidly with water at room temperature

  potassium,sodium,lithium
• which metal reacts quite rapidly with water at room temperature

  calcium
• which metals have no reaction with water at room temperature

  copper,iron,zinc,magnesium
• what is calcium's reaction with a dilute acid 


  extremely vigorous reaction
• what is magnesium's reaction with a dilute acid

  rapid reaction
• what is zinc's reaction with a dilute acid

  quite rapid reaction
• what is iron's reaction to a dilute solution

  quite slow reaction
• what is copper's reaction to a dilute solution

  no reaction
• what are potassium,sodium,lithium's reaction with acid

  dangerously fast reaction with acids
• what happens when a metal reacts

  they lose electrons+form a positive ion
• what does the reactivity of a metal depend on

  it depends on its ability to lose electrons+form a positive ions