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O-LevelChemistryMetals & Reactivity5070/11 · Oct/Nov 2012 · Q271 Mark

Metal M will displace copper from aqueous copper(II) sulfate solution, but will not displace iron from aqueous iron(II) sulfate solution. M is extracted from its oxide by heating the oxide with carbon. What is the order of reactivity of these four metals? Reactivity order table (least reactive to most reactive): A: copper, metal M, iron, sodium. B: copper, iron, metal M, sodium. C: sodium, metal M, iron, copper. D: sodium, iron, metal M, copper.

Asodium, metal M, iron, copper
Bsodium, iron, metal M, copper
Ccopper, iron, metal M, sodium
Dcopper, metal M, iron, sodium

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D: copper, metal M, iron, sodium

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Metals & Reactivity, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2012 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 27.

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