Sodium is higher in the reactivity series than magnesium and reacts more vigorously with water than magnesium reacts with water.
State why sodium is higher in the reactivity series and reacts more vigorously than magnesium, in terms of the number of electrons they lose.
110 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 5.1 Obtaining and using metals, covering 5.1.1 The reactivity series of metals, 5.1.2 Displacement reactions as redox reactions, 5.1.3 Extracting metals from ores by reduction, 5.1.4 Biological methods of metal extraction, 5.1.5 Resistance to oxidation and recycling metals, and 5.1.6 Life cycle assessment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.