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AP Chemistry
4.9 Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Reactions
4.7 Types of Chemical Reactions
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A student investigates the relative reactivity of four unknown metals, \(\text{W}\), \(\text{X}\), \(\text{Y}\), and \(\text{Z}\). Strips of each solid metal are cleaned and placed into separate test tubes containing \(1.0 \text{ M}\) aqueous solutions of the nitrate salts of the other metal ions (\(\text{W}^{2+}\text{(aq)}\), \(\text{X}^{2+}\text{(aq)}\), \(\text{Y}^{2+}\text{(aq)}\), and \(\text{Z}^{2+}\text{(aq)}\)). The table below summarizes the student's observations after \(15 \text{ min}\).

Solid metal\(\text{W}^{2+}\text{(aq)}\)\(\text{X}^{2+}\text{(aq)}\)\(\text{Y}^{2+}\text{(aq)}\)\(\text{Z}^{2+}\text{(aq)}\)
\(\text{W(s)}\)—No reactionReactionNo reaction
\(\text{X(s)}\)Reaction—ReactionReaction
\(\text{Y(s)}\)No reactionNo reaction—No reaction
\(\text{Z(s)}\)ReactionNo reactionReaction—

Based on the observations, which of the following lists the four metals in order of decreasing strength as reducing agents?

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