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O-LevelChemistryMetals & Reactivity5070/12 · May/June 2015 · Q271 Mark

The following facts are known about four metals, P, Q, R and S. 1 R displaces both P and S from aqueous solutions of their ions. 2 Q reacts with water but R does not react with water. 3 S does not react with acid but P does react with acid. What is the correct order of reactivity, the most reactive first?

AP→S→Q→R
BQ→R→P→S
CQ→S→P→R
DS→P→R→Q

✓ Correct answer

B: Q→R→P→S

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Metals & Reactivity, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2015 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 27.

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