Which metals will displace hydrogen from an acid in the activity series of metals?

1 Answer

All metals above hydrogen in the activity series will displace hydrogen from an acid.

Explanation:

Here is a picture of the activity series.

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Thus, the list shows 14 metals that will displace hydrogen from acids.

The video shows an experiment to determine the placement of three different metals (Cu, Zn and Mg) on the activity series.

video from: Noel Pauller