Single Displacement Lab

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Purpose How can one prove the activity series of metals is correct? Design Choosing The Metals And Solutions How Why 1. Chose and Obtain Magnesium, Zinc, Iron, Nickel and rub with steel wool One of the more reactive metals Less reactive than magnesium but there is a considerable difference in there reactivity when compared to the other metals. Less reactive than zinc but there is a considerable difference in there reactivity when compared to the other metals One of the less reactive metals and there is a considerable difference in reactivity when compared to the other metals Rubbed with steel wool so no oxidization occurs 2. Chose and Obtain Sulfate Solution will form aqueous compound as sulfate when combined with anything is aqueous · Is an anion 3. Chose and Obtain Nitrate Is an anion · Need another anion to test and see if order of reactivity is correct for each anion Solution will always form an aqueous compound according to Alchem Table 4. Chose and Obtain Copper Used by different lab partners whose data was observed Carrying Out The Reactions & Collecting Data How Why 5.Place 10ml of water in a test tube Done so aqueous solution may be made 6. Take magnesium nitrate and place 3 drops into test tube with water Done to have one part of the reaction 7. Repeat step 5 and 6 but replace magnesium with zinc Done so 2 metals can be tested at the same time 8. Place magnesium in one test tube and place zinc in the other test tube Done to start the reaction Done to have two reactions occurring at once 9. Look for a chemical change to occur Includes a color change, precipitate forming, or bubbles forming 10. Repeat steps 5-6 but test iron and nickel in the solution instead solution Done to test the reactivity of the two other metals, iron and nickel 11. Take zinc

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