Each of the following questions consists of two statements, I in the left-hand column and II in the right-hand column. For each question, determine whether statement I is true or false and whether statement II is true or false. Select the appropriate answer combination from the choices below. Choices with a filled CE oval denote that statement II is a correct explanation of the true statement I.
Zinc metal will reduce ![]() |
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zinc is a more active metal than copper is. |
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In the activity series, is relatively easy to oxidize
to , while
is relatively inactive. Therefore, if
metal were placed in a solution containing
ions,
would be oxidized to
ions and
would be reduced to
metal. Both statements are true, and statement II gives the reason that statement I is correct. The correct answer is therefore true, true, correct explanation.