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Physical Chemistry

What is an activity series, and how is it used?

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11 Years ago
The activity series of metals is a series in which metals arranged in the decreasing order of reactivity. Thus the most reactive metal is placed at the top of the series while the least reactive metal is placed at the bottom of the series.
This series is prepared by performing displacement reactions between various metals and their salt solutions. The reactivity series is given as follows:

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