Core & Ext. Metals: Displacement Rxns & Stability of Compounds
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Position of hydrogen in the Series
What did you find out?
Was hydrogen able to displace copper from it’s oxide?
What about iron, zinc?
You should have noted that hydrogen was able to displace only copper but not iron nor zinc.
–Hydrogen + copper oxide ¾® copper + water
–Hydrogen + iron oxide ¾® no reaction
–Hydrogen + zinc oxide ¾® no reaction
Based on these results, hydrogen can be placed between iron and copper in the series.