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1
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how are metal oxides formed?

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by reacting metals and oxygen

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what is reduction and oxidation in terms of oxygen?

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  • reduction: loss of oxygen
  • oxidation: gain of oxygen
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what is the reactivity series?

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a series arranged metals based on their reactivity which is based on their tendency to make positive ions

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reactivity series

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Please - potassium
Stop - sodium
Calling - calcium
Me - magnesium
A - aluminium
Careless - carbon
Zebra - zinc
Instead - iron
Try - tin
Learning - lead
How - hydrogen
Copper
Saves - silver
Gold

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5
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what is a displacement reaction?

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when a more reactive element displaces another one from its compound

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6
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reactions of metals with water

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  • potassium, sodium, lithium, calcium+ magnesium (highly reactive)=metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas=a lot of heat/explosive
  • more reactive the metal=more violent the reaction.
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reactions of metals with acids

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  • potassium, sodium and lithium react explosively with acids=a lot of heat energy is released in the reaction=hydrogen to explode.
  • magnesium, zinc and iron react less explosively=bubbles of hydrogen gas can be seen on the metal surface.
  • copper is extremely unreactive=below hydrogen in the reactivity series= x displace hydrogen from the acid
  • More reactive metals will react at a faster rate than less reactive metals
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how are metals extracted?

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Unreactive metals eg. gold= found in the Earth as metal
itself
- most metals are found as compounds (ores)
- metals less reactive than carbon extracted by reduction with carbon
- metals more reactive than carbon are extracted by electrolysis

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9
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what is OILRIG?
(electrons)

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Oxidation
Is
Loss
Reduction
Is
Gain

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10
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what is neutralisation?

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a reaction between an acid and an alkali/base

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what is the difference between a bas and an alkali?

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bases - insoluble metal hydroxides and metal oxides
alkalis - soluble metal hydroxides

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12
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neutralisation reaction

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acid+base –> salt+water

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13
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required practical: soluble salts (copper crystals)

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14
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what is the pH scale?

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a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, and can be measured using universal indicator or a pH probe

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15
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what are the ions of acids and alkalis?

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acids - H+
alkalis - OH-

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16
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what is the neutral pH?

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7

17
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what is the pH of an acid?

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anything below 7

18
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what is the pH of an alkali?

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anything above 7

19
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required practical: titrations

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20
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what is a strong acid?

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an acid that fully dissociates into its H+ ions eg. hydrochloric, nitric, sulfuric

21
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what is a weak acid?

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an acid that partially dissociates into its H+ ions eg. ethanoic, citric, carbonic

22
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relationship between pH and H+ ion abundance

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pH decreases by one, H+ ion concentration of the solution increases by a factor of 10

23
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what is the pH of an aqueous solution for a given concentration?

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stronger acid=lower pH

24
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what is electrolysis?

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electrolytes - liquids
and solutions are able to conduct electricity
- pass electric current through electrolytes causes the ions to
move to the electrodes
- positively charged ions move to the negative electrode (the cathode)
- negatively charged ions move
to the positive electrode (the anode)
- ions are discharged at the
electrodes producing elements

25
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what happens during electrolysis of molten ionic compounds?

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the metal is produced
at the cathode and the non-metal is produced at the anode

26
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how are metals extracted with electrolysis?

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  1. aluminium extracted from ore (bauxite) by electrolysis
  2. Bauxite has aluminium oxide in it= very high m.p= mixed with cryolite to down m.p
  3. molten mixture= free ions=conduct electricity
  4. positive Al+3 ions= cathode=pick up 3 3lectrons=Al atoms=sink to bottom of tank
  5. negative O-2 ions=anode=lose 2 electrons=oxygen atoms combine to form O2 molecules

half equations
Al+3 + 3e- –> Al
2O-2 –> O2 + 4e-

27
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electrolysis of aqueous solutions

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  • because it’s aqueous H+ and OH- ions from water
  • at cathode=hydrogen is produced if the metal is more reactive than hydrogen
  • at anode= oxygen is produced unless solution contains halide ions
28
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required practical: electrolysis

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