5.2 Making salts from metals or bases Flashcards
1
Q
What metals will acids react with?
A
Ones above hydrogen in the reactivity seris
2
Q
When metals react with acid what they produce?
A
Salt and hydrogen gas
3
Q
Name a metal other than zinc that can safely react with an acid to produce salt?
A
Any metal that is more reactive than hydrogen, but less reactive than calcium.
4
Q
Why do be add excess of the base when making a salt?
A
To use up all of the acid or to neutralize all of the acid.
