Question
True or False: General Activity Series For Metals : Given the activity series above, when a piece of silver is dropped into a container of hydrochloric acid, the reaction will take place, and produce hydrogen gas. True False
Answer
4.1
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Answer
False
Explanation
## Step 1The activity series of metals is a list of metals ranked in order of decreasing reactivity to form a metal cation. A metal can displace [H^+] from an acid if it is above hydrogen in the series.## Step 2From the activity series given in the problem, we can see that Silver (Ag) is below Hydrogen ([H_{2}]).## Step 3According to the general rule, metals that are above Hydrogen in the series can react with an acid to produce Hydrogen.## Step 4Since Silver is below Hydrogen in the series, it will not displace the Hydrogen in HCl.## Step 5Therefore, the reaction between silver and hydrochloric acid will not take place, and no hydrogen gas would be produced.