Reactivity series

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1. pick your favourite way of preventing rust (they all work btw just so you know what they are)

  • painting
  • galvanising (coating a metal in another more reative metal)
  • greasing
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2. which of these metals is the most reactive?

  • sodium
  • zinc
  • lithium

3. what is a redox reaction?

  • when a substance goes through oxidation and reduction at the same time so that they cancel each other out
  • a reaction where both reduction and oxidation take place
  • a reaction where neither reduction or oxidation takes place

4. iron rusts when...

  • water and nitrogen are present (sped up by the addition of salt)
  • oxygen and water are present (sped up by addition of salt)
  • oxygen and acid are present (such as acid rain)

5. which of these metals is the most reactive?

  • zinc
  • iron
  • copper

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