1. Displacement reactions – examples
Will magnesium react with copper chloride?

2. Displacement reactions – examples
Will magnesium react with copper chloride?
magnesium
copper
chloride
copper+ 
magnesium
chloride
+

3. Displacement reactions – examples
Will magnesium react with copper chloride?
Magnesium is a more reactive metal than copper, so
magnesium displaces the copper from its compound.
magnesium
copper
chloride
copper+ 
magnesium
chloride
+

4. Displacement reactions – examples
Will magnesium react with copper chloride?
Magnesium is a more reactive metal than copper, so
magnesium displaces the copper from its compound.
Will silver react with magnesium chloride?
magnesium
copper
chloride
copper+ 
magnesium
chloride
+

5. Displacement reactions – examples
Will magnesium react with copper chloride?
Magnesium is a more reactive metal than copper, so
magnesium displaces the copper from its compound.
Will silver react with magnesium chloride?
magnesium
copper
chloride
copper+ 
magnesium
chloride
+
magnesium
chloride
+  no reactionsilver

6. Displacement reactions – examples
Will magnesium react with copper chloride?
Magnesium is a more reactive metal than copper, so
magnesium displaces the copper from its compound.
Will silver react with magnesium chloride?
Silver is a less reactive metal than magnesium, so silver does
not displace the magnesium from its compound.
magnesium
copper
chloride
copper+ 
magnesium
chloride
+
magnesium
chloride
+  no reactionsilver

7. Displacement in extracting metals
Displacement reactions can
be used to extract metals
from their ores.
For example, iron and
copper are extracted from
their oxides by reacting the
ores with carbon:

8. Displacement in extracting metals
Displacement reactions can
be used to extract metals
from their ores.
For example, iron and
copper are extracted from
their oxides by reacting the
ores with carbon:
iron oxide carbon carbon dioxide iron+  +

9. Displacement in extracting metals
Displacement reactions can
be used to extract metals
from their ores.
For example, iron and
copper are extracted from
their oxides by reacting the
ores with carbon:
iron oxide carbon carbon dioxide iron+  +
copper oxide carbon carbon dioxide copper+  +