Hydrogen is commonly used as a standard for comparing the activity of metals. The reactivity series of metals is often based on their ability to displace hydrogen from acids or water.
An activity series is used to predict whether metals will displace hydrogen gas from water and acid solutions. It is also used to predict whether metals will displace other metals.
An element that has properties of both metals and non-metals is called Metalloid. Example is Germanium.
This element is iron.
Element group 1 is called the alkali metals, while element group 7 is called the halogens.
Alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals
An activity series is used to predict whether metals will displace hydrogen gas from water and acid solutions. It is also used to predict whether metals will displace other metals.
An activity series of metals can predict whether a replacement (displacement) reaction will occur. You use the activity series to compare the reactivity of different metals in order to predict whether a replacement reaction will occur. A metal that is above another metal in the series will replace that metal in a compound.
in a single dispacement reaction, the lower metals are replaced by the upper metals in the metal activity series. for ex: copper sulphate + iron ----- iron sulphate + copper (copper is replaced by iron in this chemical reaction)
Non metals
An element that has properties of both metals and non-metals is called Metalloid. Example is Germanium.
An element that has characteristics of both metals and nonmetals is a metalloid.
Metals are elements.
The metals activity series is important in determining the reactivity of different metals because it shows the relative ability of metals to undergo chemical reactions. Metals higher in the activity series are more reactive and can displace metals lower in the series from their compounds. This helps predict which metals will react with each other and in what way.
The metals highest on the list are the least stable.
Beryllium (Be) is an element. It is part of the alkaline earth metals.
Elements can be classified as metals, metalloids, and non-metals.
Metal,Non-metals,Metalloids,Transition Metals