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The discovery and uses of reactive metals throughout history, and how their uses have defined the period in which they were discovered.Key facts
- The reactivity series ranks the chemical reactivity of elements.
- Reactive metals will combine with other elements to form a compound.
- Native elements are unreactive and found as pure elements in the earth.
- Heating and electrolysis are used to extract metals.
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Our relationships with different metals have defined whole periods of human history.
The order in which we have exploited metals comes down to their chemical reactivity – a ranking known as the reactivity series.
The more reactive a metal is, the more likely it is to combine with other elements to form …
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