Chemical Change - C5 Flashcards
What does OILRIG stand for
Oxidation is loss
Reduction is gain
What groups are very reactive
1,2 and 3
Name some metals which are unreactive
Gold, copper, silver and platimun
Name some methods of metal extraction
Smelting -carbon
Leaching
Phytomining
Electrolysis
How to prepare salts
From acid + metal - use excess metal
From acid + base - use excess base
From acid + alkali - use indicator
What is an alkali
A soluble base
What is a base
A substance that reacts with an acid and neutralies it
What is a salt
It is a compound formed when the hydrogen in acid is replaced by a metal
What do acids produce when placed in water
H+ ions
what do alkalis produce when placed in water
OH- ions
What happens when the pH decreases by 1
the hydrogen ion concentration increases by a factor of 10