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Elements by their tendency to lose electrons
Most reactive at top, least reactive at bottom
Hydrogen half-cell
0.00 volts
K, Na, Ca, Mg, Al
Cu, Hg, Ag, Au
Greater tendency to lose outer electrons
More reactive metal displaces less reactive metal
Mg2++Cu\text{Mg}^{2+} + \text{Cu}Mg2++Cu
Coating iron/steel with zinc
Zn is higher in series, corrodes preferentially
Attach more reactive metal (sacrificial anode) to steel
Iron displaces copper from solution
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