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

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

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Potassium (K)

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 164]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 16. (b) | Page 164

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