Activity Series of Metals Prelab Questions
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ACTIVITY SERIES OF METALS DATA SHEET PRELAB


1. Answer these questions and write the equations for all reactions that occur.

a. Will sodium metal react with water?





b. Does nickel react with water? with HCl? with a tin nitrate solution?





c. Will gold react with a nickel nitrate solution?





d. Will tin react with water? with a gold chloride solution?





e. List the four ways we can identify that a chemical reaction has occurred.





2. Order the metals (platinum, chromium and tin) as they would appear in an activity series.