Core & Ext. Metals: Displacement Rxns & Stability of Compounds
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Displacement Reactions
Copper was not able to displace any metals.
–Copper + Magnesium sulfate ¾® No reaction
–Copper + Zinc sulfate ¾® No reaction
–Copper + Iron sulfate ¾® No reaction
The results of the displacement reaction test confirmed the order of the reactivity, namely: Magnesium, then Zinc, then Iron and Copper.
Aluminum is more reactive than Zinc, Iron, and Copper but less reactive than Magnesium.
The order with aluminum placed in the series is thus: Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, Aluminum, Zinc, Iron, and Copper.