Magnesium reacts more vigorously with dilute hydrochloric acid than zinc does.
Which explanation is correct?
Magnesium atoms lose electrons to form positive ions more easily than zinc atoms.
Magnesium atoms gain electrons to form negative ions more easily than zinc atoms.
Zinc atoms lose electrons to form positive ions more easily than magnesium atoms.
Magnesium ions gain electrons to form atoms more easily than zinc ions.
60 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 4.1 Predicting chemical reactions, covering 4.1.1 Properties and trends in Groups 1, 7 and 0, 4.1.2 Properties of the transition metals, 4.1.3 Reactivity predicted from position in the Periodic Table, and 4.1.4 Reactivity of metals and the reactivity series. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.