2.1 Metals And Reactivity Series

Potassium sodium lithium calcium magnesium aluminium zinc iron tin copper (silver gold)

Metal oxide

These soft metals can be cut easily to give a shiny surface which tarnishes auickly

Burns with a lilac flame, forming a white solid

Burns with a yellow/orange flame, forming a white solid

Reacts slowly forming a layer of oxide on the surface

Burns with a brick red flame forming a white solid

Burns with a bright white light forming a white solid

As a POWDER burns with white sparks forming a white solid

Burns steadily forming a yellow solid which becomes white on cooling

The oxide layer is easily rubbed off

As iron WOOL/FILLINGS burns with orange sparks, forming a black solid

Glows reds but does not burn, to form a black layer of copper oxide. A blue green flame may be observed

Metal hydroxide + hydrogen

Floats on the surface, moves rapidly about the surface, burns with a lilac flame, fizzes - gives off a gas, heat is released, crackles, eventually disappears, forms a colourless solution

Floats on the surface, moves rapidly about the surface, melts and forms a silvery ball (due to so much heat being released), fizzes - gives off a gas, heat is released, crackles, eventually disappears, forms a colourless solution

Grey solid granules sinks initially then rises, fizzes - gives off a gas, heat is released, grey solid disappears, forms a colourless/milky solution (colourless solution containing a white precipitate

Very slow reaction, a few bubbles of gas produced

Metal oxide + hydrogen

Heated ribbon burns with a bright white light, forms a white solid, heat is released

No reaction as a foil unless the oxide layer is removed As a POWDER burns to form a white solid, heat is released

As a POWDER glows to form a yellow solid which turns white when cooled, heat is released

As a POWDER glows at strong heating, forms a black solid

These elements are very reactive and therefore too dangerous to be attempted