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reactivity series

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

A list that ranks metals according to how readily they react with substances such as water or acid.

"Because potassium sits near the top of the reactivity series, it reacts violently with water."

Metals higher up the reactivity series will displace metals lower down from their compounds.