Chem T3 Flashcards
How metals react with water
K- violently - melts into a shinny ball that dashes around the surface - burns with lilac colores flame Na- very quickly - bubbles of gas - melts into.... Li- quickly - bubbles of gas Ca- more slowly - bubbles - white precipitate
Reactions with acids
K, Na, Li, Ca- vigorously - bubbles - disappears Mg- quickly - bubbles -disappears -exothermic -colorless sol. formed Zn - more more slowly - bubbles - disappears - colorless sol. formed Fe- more slowly than Zn - bubbles - disappears - pale green sol. formed
Reactivity series order
K, Na, Ca, Li, Mg, Al, C, Zn, Fe, H, Cu, Ag, Au
Reactivity equations
Then most reactive metal has to be with the other substance, and the less reactive alone
Rust
Iron + Water ——-> hydrated iron oxide
How can rusting be prevented
Barrier methods: the iron can be coated with grease, oil or paint.
Galvanizing: iron is coated with a layer of zinc.
Sacrificial protection: Blocks of Mg or Zn are attached to the iron object. They are more reactive, so iron will not react.
Oxidation
Loss of electrons and gain of oxygen
Reduction
Gain of electrons and loss of oxygen
Redox
Reaction where oxidation and reduction occur
Practical: Investigate reactions between dilute hydrochloric and sulphuric acids and metals (write up)
Acids react with most metals when they do a salt and hydrogen gas is produced
Metal + Hydrochloric acid —-> metal chloride + hydrogen
Metal + Sulphuric acid —-> metal sulphate + hydrogen
Practical dilute acids and metals: method
Add acid into conical flask
Add metal into conical flask
Observe reaction and the rate in which bubbles are produced
Practical: dilute acids and metal (results)
MG- Quickly, bubbles of gas, disappears, exothermic, colorless sol. formed. H2SO4: Mg + H2SO4 —> MgSO4 + H2.
HCl: Mg + 2HCl —-> MgCl2 + H2
ZN- more more slowly, bubbles, disappears, colourles sol. formed
HCl: Zn + 2HCl —-> ZnCl2 + H2
H2SO4: Zn + H2SO4 —-> ZnSO4 + H2
FE- more slowly than Zn, bubbles, disappears, pale green sol. formed
HCl: Fe + 2HCl —-> FeCl2 + H2
H2SO4: Fe + H2SO4 —-> FeSO4 + H2
Litmus
Turns red in acidic sols.
Turns blue in alkaline sols.
Turns purple in neutral sols.
Phenolphthalein and Methyl orange
Phenolphthalein changes color around pH 8
Methyl orange is a solution and changes into a range of warm colors.
Universal indicator
Supplied as a solution or a paper has a range of color to specify the pH of a sol.
In sol. form, drops of indicator are added and the change is observed
In paper form paper is dipped into sol. and change is observed