Understanding the activity series
There can be considerable confusion for standard level students over the position of certain metals in the activity series given in Section 25 the IB data booklet. One of the understandings in the IB Chemistry guide (Topic 9.1) states “The activity series ranks metals according to the ease with which they undergo oxidation.” Many searches online state that the activity series is the same as the reactivity series....
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