Burning elements in air or oxygen . . .
A look at what happens when you burn various metals in air or oxygen.
An introduction to the Reactivity Series . . .
A very brief summary of what the Reactivity Series consists of.
The reactions between metals and other metal oxides . . .
Shows how the Reactivity Series helps you to predict what happens when you heat one of the metals with the oxide of another one, and why that matters.
Oxidation and reduction . . .
A careful look at the important ideas of oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen and electron transfer.
Reactions between metals and the salts of other metals . . .
Shows how the Reactivity Series helps you to predict what happens when you place one metal in a solution of a salt of another one.
Reactions between metals and water or steam . . .
Shows how the Reactivity Series helps you to predict what happens when you react one of the metals with water or steam.
Reactions between metals and simple acids . . .
Shows how the Reactivity Series helps you to predict what happens when you add an acid to one of the metals.