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Name the metal which has been placed at the top of the reactivity series.

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 Potassium is the metal that has been placed at the top of the reactivity series.

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 132]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 16.2 | Page 132

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