Zinc is ________ in the activity series than copper.

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Solution

The activity series is a list of elements with the most powerful element at the top.
Zinc is higher in activity series than copper as zinc is able to lose its outer electron more easily than copper.
The loss of outer shell electrons is made zinc more reactive than copper.
Zinc is higher in the activity series than copper.

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