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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:ReactivitySeries.png|right|300px250px|thumb|The symbols and [[Atomic Number|atomic numbers]] of some [[element]]s in the '''reactivity series'''.]]
The [[Reactivity Series]] is a list of [[element]]s in order of their [[reactivity]].
===About The Reactivity Series===
: The '''Reactivity Series''' is used to predict the outcome of [[Displacement Reaction]]s. [[Element]]s higher on the '''reactivity series''' will [[Displacement Reaction|displace]] those lower down on the '''reactivity series'''.
: [[Carbon]] and [[Hydrogen]] are important in the [[Reactivity Series]] as they can indicate how a [[metal]] can be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] from a [[mineral]].
: [[Element]]s below [[Hydrogen]] are found [[Native]] which means the [[metal]] [[element]] can be found not as part of a [[compound]].
: [[Element]]s above [[Hydrogen]] but below [[Carbon]] are found in [[mineral]]s, which are [[metal]] [[compound]]s, so they need to be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] by using [[Carbon]] to [[Displacement Reaction|displace]] the [[metal]] from the [[compound]].
: [[Element]]s above [[Carbon]] are found in [[mineral]]s but they cannot be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] with [[Carbon]] because [[Carbon]] is less [[Reactivity|reactive]] than those [[metal]]s so we use [[electrolysis]] to [[Extraction of Metals|extract]] them.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
The [[Reactivity Series]] is a list of [[metal]] [[element]]s in order of how easily they can lose [[electron]]s to form [[Positive Ion|positive ions]].
===About The Reactivity Series===
: The [[reactivity]] of a [[metal]] is determined by how easily it can lose [[electron]]s to form [[Positive Ion|positive ions]]. When [[metal]]s are placed in order of their [[reactivity]] it is called the [[Reactivity Series]].
: The more easily a [[metal]] can lose [[electron]]s to become a [[Metal Ion|metal ion]] the more [[reactivity|reactive]] that [[metal]] is.
: The [[Reactivity Series]] can be found [[experiment]]ally by [[observe|observing]] the [[Chemical Reaction|reaction]]s between [[metal]]s and either [[water]] or [[acid]].
: [[Metal]] [[element]]s which can lose [[electron]]s more easily than [[Hydrogen]] is able to lose its [[electron]] will react with [[water]] and with [[acid]]s.
: The [[Rate of Reaction|rate of reaction]] and the [[energy]] released during a [[Chemical Reaction|reaction]] is directly related to the [[metal]]'s [[reactivity]]. The faster the [[Chemical Reaction|reaction]] and the more [[energy]] released during that [[Chemical Reaction|reaction]] the greater the [[reactivity]] of that [[metal]] [[element]].
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Reactivity series of metals, pages 200-1, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851346/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851346&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3ac654f4b0da781c49c855a1af4c92ea ''Reactivity series of metals, pages 98-9, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10231 ''Reactivity series, pages 130, 131, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158762/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158762&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a0fffa35b3ea49a63404f6704e0df7cc ''Reactivity series, pages 130-1, 134-5, 165, 182-3, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294639X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294639X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=51599bb45a2bfaf7c1b6a978b2ca2616 ''Reactivity series, pages 133, 138, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Chemistry, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945962/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945962&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=476bb5c8d1dfb5c08ac81b6d4d1c98d8 ''Reactivity series, pages 158, 163, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945571/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945571&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9e29fad914244909903e5e93f8a01d224 ''Reactivity series, pages 55, 56, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Reactivity series, pages 84-89, 120-121, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945741/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945741&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=30da4f2178da182547b62a7329d13b57 ''Reactivity series, pages 114, 117, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948147/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948147&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f63dcd8345f4e49c717b39a228a36c7c ''Reactivity series, pages 148, 155, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945725/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945725&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=694be7494de75af3349537d34e13f7f0 ''Reactivity series, pages 52, 55, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120215/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120215&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=8f96ddb76196848bafdb124354e4cf77 ''Reactivity series, pages 66, 86, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel '']
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359829/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359829&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=90e8d7b4f039d53035238fa0320fe00b ''Reactivity series, pages 125, 142, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945695/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945695&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ceafcc80bcad6b6754ee97a0c7ceea53 ''Reactivity series, pages 127, 136, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945679/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945679&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a2db42f7b4bdf10cafaafa3bb9120940 ''Reactivity series, pages 57, 76, Gateway GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']