chem term 2 Flashcards
test for hydrogen
Use a burning splint held at the open end of a test tube of the gas
▪ Creates a ‘squeaky pop’ sound
test for oxygen
Uses a glowing splint inserted into a test tube of the gas
▪ Splint relights in oxygen
test for carbon dioxide
Bubble the gas through the limewater and it will turn milky (cloudy)
test for ammonia
Makes damp red litmus paper turn blue
o Forms a white smoke of ammonium chloride when hydrogen chloride
test for chlorine
When damp litmus paper is put into chlorine gas the litmus paper is bleached and turns white
describe how to carry out a flame test
take a sample of the metal on a wire and put it in a flame, the flame will turn a specific colour, showing what metal it is
flame test for Li+
lithium=red
flame test for Na+
sodium=yellow
flame test for K+
potassium=lilac
flame test for Ca+
calcium=orange red
flame test for cu2+
copper= blue green
tests for halide ions
First add dilute nitric acid, followed by silver nitrate solution o Chloride gives a white precipitate
o Bromide gives a cream precipitate
o Iodine gives a yellow precipitate
test for sulfate ions
o First add dilute hydrochloric acid, followed by barium chloride solution
o A white precipitate will form when sulfate ions are in this solution
test for carbonate ions
o Carbonates react with dilute acids to create carbon dioxide.
o This gas can be bubbled through limewater, if the limewater goes cloudy, the gas is CO2 .
test for the presence of water using anhydrous copper sulphate
● Anhydrous copper(II) sulfate is white
o When water is present, it turns blue
describe a physical test to show whether a sample of water is pure
The purity of water can be tested by evaporating it on an evaporating dish or by measuring its boiling point
what is an exothermic reaction
An exothermic reaction is one that transfers energy to the surroundings so the temperature of the surroundings increases.
● Examples of exothermic reactions include; combustion
what is an endothermic reaction
An endothermic reaction is one that takes in energy from the surroundings so the temperature of the surroundings decreases.
describe simple calorimetry experiments
● Salts dissolving in water can be either exothermic or endothermic
● Neutralisation reaction is exothermic
● Displacement is an exothermic or endothermic reaction
● Combustion is an exothermic reaction
increasing temp in a reaction
Increasing the temperature increases the rate of reaction. As increasing temperature increases the speed of the moving particles, so they collide more frequently and energetically.
increasing pressure in a reaction
ncreasing pressure in reacting gases increases the rate of reaction, as it increases the frequency of collisions.
increased conc in a reaction
Increasing concentration of reacting solutions increases the rate of reaction, as it increases the frequency of collisions.
increased surface area in a reaction
Increasing the surface area of solid reactants increases the rate of reaction, as it increases the frequency of collisions.
what is a catalyst
Catalysts are substances that speed up chemical reactions without being
changed or used up during the reaction