C5 Chemical changes

Cards (4)

  • What is the pneumonic to remember the reactivity series?
    Please Send Lions, Cats, Monkeys And Zebras Into Lovely Countries, Signed General Penguin
  • What metals are in the reactivity series?
    Potassium, Sodium, Lithium, Calcium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Zinc, Iron, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum
  • How can metals that are more reactive than carbon be extracted?
    Electrolysis
  • How can metals that are less reactive than carbon be extracted?
    Reduction with carbon E.g iron oxide + carbon -> iron + carbon dioxide