Chemistry
Lab 4.1 Metal Reactivity’s
Data Table
Metal Cu(NO
3
)
2
Names: ______________________
Block: ______________________
Mg(NO
3
)
2
Solutions
Zn(NO
3
)
2
AgNO
3
Cu
Mg
X
X
Zn X
Ag
Questions:
1. Which metal reacted with the: most solutions? ______
X fewest solutions? _____
2. List the four metals in order, placing the most reactive metal first (the one that reacted with the most solutions) and proceeding in order to the least reactive metal (the one that reacted with the fewest solutions). Such a tanking of elements in order of chemical reactivity is called an activity series.
Most reactive 1. _____ 2._____ 3. _____ 4._____ Least Reactive
3. Write chemical reactions for each test tube where an actual chemical reaction took place.
Copper metal reactions
Magnesium metal reactions
Zinc metal reactions
Silver metal reactions

4. What type of reactions took place in this lab?
5. Predict whether these reactions will take place, if they will then give the products. If no reaction will take place, write “No reaction”
* Hint think about the activity series to do this.
A. Au + Cu(NO
3
)
2

B. Li + Cu(NO
3
)
2

C. Mg + Pb(NO
3
)
2

D. Ca + Al
2
(SO
4
)
3
