Extracting metals and Equilibria Flashcards
What is Oxidation?
The addition of oxygen and loss of electrons.
What is Reduction?
The reduction of oxygen and gain of electrons.
What do Combustion reactions involve?
Oxidation.
What is Reactivity?
How easily positive ions form or how easily outer electrons are lost.
What Group in the periodic table has the most reactive metals?
Group 1 metals.
What happens when you react metals with acids?
You produce Salt and Hydrogen.
Most reactive metals produce the most…
Heat.
How do we compare the reactivity of the metals fairly?
By ensuring the metals have the same mass/surface area and that we use the same type and concentration each time.
What happens when you react metals with water?
You produce Metal hydroxide + Hydrogen.
What is a Displacement Reaction?
When a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal in a compound.
When metal reacts with acid, the more reactive the metal is…
the faster the reaction with the acid will go.
When very reactive metals react with acid what happens?
It will fizz vigorously. E.g. Magnesium
When less active metals react with acid what happens?
It will bubble a little bit. E.g. Zinc.
When unreactive metals are put in acid what happens?
It will not react at all.
How can you test for hydrogen?
Using a light splint.
The louder the squeaky pop… (lighted splint test)
The more hydrogen has been made in the time period and the more reactive the metal is.
What is the speed of reaction also indicated by?
The rate at which the bubbles of hydrogen are given off - the faster the bubbles form, the faster the reaction and the more reactive metal.