Answer key: Fizz or No Fizz?

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What the lab shows

MixFizzNo fizzWhat really happened
Potassium + Water✔Fizz! It makes potassium hydroxide + hydrogen gas.
Gold + Water✔No fizz: nothing happens.
Magnesium + Hydrochloric Acid✔Fizz! It makes magnesium chloride + hydrogen gas.
Copper + Hydrochloric Acid✔No fizz: nothing happens.
Calcium + Water✔Fizz! It makes calcium hydroxide + hydrogen gas.
Helium + Oxygen✔No fizz: nothing happens.
Zinc + Hydrochloric Acid✔Fizz! It makes zinc chloride + hydrogen gas.
Silver + Water✔No fizz: nothing happens.
Iron + Hydrochloric Acid✔Fizz! It makes iron(ii) chloride + hydrogen gas.
Silver + Hydrochloric Acid✔No fizz: nothing happens.