Hydrogen Flashcards
Metal + water = ( for potassium sodium and calcium )
Metal hydroxide + hydrogen
Potassium in cold water
It floats It fizzes It moves around the surface It melts into a silvery ball It burns with a lilac flame
Calcium in cold water
It bobs up and down
It fizzes
Not all of the calcium dissolves so it gives us a milky solution
Magnesium reaction with steam
Magnesium glows bright white
White solid remains
Colourless gas is collected
Metal + acid =
Salt + hydrogen
What is a salt
An acid in which the hydrogen has been replaced by a metal
Sulphuric acid
H2SO4
____ sulfste
Hydrochloric acid
HCl
______ chloride
Nitric acid
HNO3
____ nitrate
Why is copper sulphate used to prepare hydrogen
It is added to speed up the reaction (catalyst)
Chemical test for water
Anhydrous copper sulphate turns from white to blue
Why is anhydrous calcium chloride used in burning hydrogen
A drying agent - it removes water
Soluble basic oxides
Dissolve in water to form hydroxides React with acids to form salts Do not react with other alkalis Oxides at the top of the reactivity series Eg Na2O K2O CaO
Insoluble basic oxides
Do not dissolve in water React with acids to form salts Do not react with alkalis Low in the reactivity series Eg copper oxide, iron (|||) oxide, silver oxide
Acidic oxides
Usually dissolve in water to form acids React with alkalis to form salts Do not react with other acids Non metal oxides Eg carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide