Name the metal which has been placed:(a) At the bottom of the reactivity series
(b) At the top of the reactivity series
(c) Just below copper in the reactivity ser
(a) Gold (Au) is the metal placed at the bottom of the reactivity series.
(b) Potassium (K) is the metal at the top of the reactivity series.
(c) Mercury (Hg) is the metal placed just above the copper in the reactivity series.
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