Predicting Single Displacement Reactions The Activity Series Predicting Single Displacement Reactions Thursday, February 1st, 2018
THE ACTIVITY SERIES Not every single-replacement reaction will happen. The element on the reactant side must be more “active” than the one it could replace. Scientists have listed the order of activity of elements in THE ACTIVITY SERIES.
Let’s look at several reactions: Fe + CuSO4 Cu + Fe2(SO4)3 Li + H2O LiOH + H2 Experiments reveal trends. - The activity series ranks the relative reactivity of metals. It allows us to predict if certain chemicals will undergo single displacement reactions when mixed: metals near the top are most reactive and will displace metals near the bottom. K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au
Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 . Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 Al + CuCl2 K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au
Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 . Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 Al + CuCl2 K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au Cu + Fe2(SO4)3 Yes, Fe is above Cu
Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au No, Ni is below Na Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 Al + CuCl2 Cu + Fe2(SO4)3 NR (no reaction)
Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 . Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 Al + CuCl2 K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au Yes, Li is above Zn Cu + Fe2(SO4)3 NR (no reaction) Zn + Li2CO3
.Q: Which of these will react? Fe + CuSO4 Ni + NaCl Li + ZnCO3 Al + CuCl2 K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au Cu + Fe2(SO4)3 NR (no reaction) Zn + Li2CO3 Cu + AlCl3 Yes, Al is above Cu
H is the only nonmetal listed. K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au H is the only nonmetal listed. H2 may be displaced from acids or can be given off when a metal reacts with H2O (producing H2 + metal hydroxide). The reaction with H2O depends on metal reactivity & water temp. cold H2O hot H2O steam acid
A: No for cold, yes if it is hot/steam Mg + H2O hot H2O K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au cold H2O Q: Will Mg react with H2O? A: No for cold, yes if it is hot/steam Mg + H2O hot H2O H2 + Mg(OH)2 steam Q: Will Zinc react with hydrochloric acid? A: Zn + HCl acid H2 + ZnCl2
Complete these reactions: Al + H2O(steam) Cu + H2O Ca + H2SO4 K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au cold H2O Complete these reactions: Al + H2O(steam) Cu + H2O Ca + H2SO4 Na + H2O hot H2O steam acid
cold H2O hot H2O H2 + Al(OH)3 steam NR H2 + CaSO4 acid H2 + NaOH K Na Li Ca Mg Al Zn Fe Ni Sn Pb H Cu Hg Ag Au cold H2O Complete these reactions: Al + H2O(steam) Cu + H2O Ca + H2SO4 Na + H2O hot H2O H2 + Al(OH)3 steam NR H2 + CaSO4 acid H2 + NaOH
Activity Series Review All metals will have a specific place in the activity series. For simplicity, only the most common metals are shown. The metals near the top of the activity series are more reactive because their valence electrons are more easily removed.