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| | A listing of metals (and hydrogen) in order of decreasing activity.
The activity or electromotive series of metals is a listing of the metals
in decreasing order of their reactivity with hydrogen-ion sources such as
water and acids. In the reaction with a hydrogen-ion source, the metal is
oxidized to a metal ion, and the hydrogen ion is reduced to H2. The
ordering of the activity series can be related to the standard reduction
potential of a metal cation.
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