CHEMISTRY SINGLE REPLACEMENT REACTION WORKSHEET
ACTIVITY SERIES REFERENCE CHART
METALS HALOGENS
MOST REACTIVE Lithium Fluorine
Rubidium Chlorine
Potassium Bromine
Caesium Iodine
Barium
Strontium
Calcium
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminum
Titanium
Manganese
Zinc
Chromium
Iron
Cobalt
Nickel
Tin
Lead
* Hydrogen
Copper
Mercury
Silver
Platinum
Gold
LEAST REACTIVE
In general, a metal can displace any of the metals which are lower in the reactivity
series.
Same rule applies for Halogens.
*Metals from Li to Na will replace H from acid and water
Metals from Mg to Pb will replace H from acids only.
CHEMISTRY SINGLE REPLACEMENT REACTION WORKSHEET
Using the Activity Series Table, complete the following reactions by
writing the products that are formed. Be sure to Balance each equation.
If No single replacement reaction occurs, write NR to the right of the
arrow.
1. Ag + KNO3
2. Zn + AgNO3
3. Al + H2SO4
4. Cl2 + KI
5. Li + H2O
6. Cu + FeSO4
7. Na + H2O
8. Fe + Pb(NO3)2
9. Cu + H2O
10. Cu + AI2(SO4)
11. Al + Pb(NO3)2
12. Cl2 + NaI
13. Fe + AgCH3COO
14. Al + CuCl2
15. Br2 + CaI2
16. Al + HCI
17. Mg + HCI
18. Zn + H2SO4
19. Fe + CuSO4
20. Cl2 + MgI2
Reactivity Series KS3 - Worksheet
1. Put the following metals in order of reactivity.
Iron, potassium, copper, zinc, lead, calcium, magnesium, sodium, gold
Most reactive
Least reactive
2. Complete the equations
a. metal + oxygen → …………………….
b. metal + water → ……………………. + …………………….
c. metal + acid → ……………………. + …………………….
3. What is formed when magnesium burns in air?
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4. What happens when copper is put into a beaker of water?
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5. How do you test for hydrogen gas?
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6. What is formed when sodium reacts with hydrochloric acid?
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7. How should metals more reactive than carbon be extracted from their ores?
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Reactivity Series
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8. Why is gold used in jewelry?
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9. What is the rule for displacement reactions?
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10. Tick which reactions would happen
copper Magnesium zinc
copper sulfate
Magnesium
sulfate
Zinc Sulfate
11. Using the reactions from Q10. Choose 1 reaction you’ve ticked and explain why it
happens. Choose 1 reaction you haven’t ticked and explain why it doesn’t happen.
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12. Write word and symbol equations for the first reaction from Q11.
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Reactivity Series
for KS3 Science