Metal Activity Series - The Experiment
| H
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| He
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| Li
| Be
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| B
| C
| N
| O
| F
| Ne
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| Na
| Mg
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| Al
| Si
| P
| S
| Cl
| Ar
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| K
| Ca
| Sc
| Ti
| V
| Cr
| Mn
| Fe
| Co
| Ni
| Cu
| Zn
| Ga
| Ge
| As
| Se
| Br
| Kr
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| Rb
| Sr
| Y
| Zr
| Nb
| Mo
| Tc
| Ru
| Rh
| Pd
| Ag
| Cd
| In
| Sn
| Sb
| Te
| I
| Xe
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| Cs
| Ba
| La*
| Hf
| Ta
| W
| Re
| Os
| Ir
| Pt
| Au
| Hg
| Tl
| Pb
| Bi
| Po
| At
| Rn
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| Fr
| Ra
| Ac#
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| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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| *Ce
| Pr
| Nd
| Pm
| Sm
| Eu
| Gd
| Tb
| Dy
| Ho
| Er
| Tm
| Yb
| Lu
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| #Th
| Pa
| U
| Np
| Pu
| Am
| Cm
| Bk
| Cf
| Es
| Fm
| Md
| No
| Lr
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The metals for this experiment are shown on the periodic table with a gray background.
Complete the experiment in two steps:
1. Click on each metal and record your observations about the metal and the color of solutions containing its ions. Do not perform the reactions until you have done this for all of the metals.
2. Click on each metal, perform all the reactions shown and record all your observations. Make sure to compare what you see with what the reactants looked like. Write equations for all reactions that occur.
When you are finished with the experiment, proceed to the postlab.
