C4- Chemical Changes Flashcards
What does the pH Scale show
Lower pH- more acidic, higher pH- more alkaline
Neutralisation
Reaction between acids and bases
Neutralisation between acids and alkalis
H+ + Oh- - >H20
Strong acids
Ionise completely in water
Weak acids
Do not ionise fully in solution
Strong acids and weak acids rate of reaction
Strong acids more reactive than weak acids of the same concentration
What is pH
pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution, for every decrease of 1 on the pH scale the concentration of hydrogen ions increase by a factor of 10
Reaction of acids with metal oxides and hydroxides
All reactions form a salt and water
Acids and metal carbonates
Produce salt, water and carbon dioxide
Make soluble salts using insoluble base (rp)
- Gently warm dilute acid using bunsen burner, then turn off bunsen burner
- Add the insoluble base to the acid a bit at a time until no more reatcs
- Filter out the excess to get the salt solution
- For pure crystals of salt, gently heat in water bath to evaporate water then leave to cool. Crystals should form this is called crystallisation
The reactvity series
The higher a metal is in the reactivity series the more easily if reacts water or acid
Metals react with acids
Produce salt and hydrogen gas, the speed of reaction is indicated by rate hydrogen bubbles are given off, the more reactive the faster
Metals react with water
Metal + water -> metal hydroxide + hydrogen
Reduction reaction
Reaction that seperates a metal from its oxide
Oxidation
Gain of oxygen
Reduction
Loss of oxygen
How position of metal in reactivity series determines whether it can be extracted by reaction with carbon
Metals higher than carbon have to be extracted by electrolysis (expensive), metals below carbon can be extracted by reduction using carbon because carbon can only take the oxygen away from metals which are less reactive
Oxidation and radiation in terms of electrons
Oxidation- loss of electrons
Reductiom- gain of elctrons
OIL RIG
Redox reactions
Reduction and oxidation at the same time
Displacement reaction
One metal kicking another out. A more reactive metal will displace a less reactive metal from its compound
What happens in displacement reactions
Metal ion gain electrons and is reduced. The metal atom always loses electrons and is oxidised
Ionic equation
The particles that react and the products they form are shown
Electrolysis
Splitting up with electricity
What happens during electrolysis
- An electric current is passed through an electrolyte. The ion moves towards the elctrodes where they react and the compound decomposes
- The positive ions move towards the cathode and gain electrons
- Negative ions move towards anode and lose electrons
- Creates flow of charged
- As ions gain or lose electrons, they form the uncharged element and are discharged from electrolyte