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HELP PLEASE WITH 1 QUESTION.

Use the activity series of metals to determine the reactivity order of the following
metals: Mg, Zn, Fe, Cu, Li, K, and Au.

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The activity series goes top to bottom, most active to least active elements, going: Li, K, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, Mg, Mn, Zn, Fe, Cd, Co, Ni, Sn, Pb, H, Cu, Ag, Hg, Au.

Thus, your list of metals would go from most reactive to least reactive: Li, K, Mg, Zn, Fe, Cu, Au
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