Paper 2 Flashcards
What does a titration allow you to do
To find out the amount of acid needed to neutralise an alkali or vice versa
List the equipment needed for a titration
Pipette, pipette filler, burette, conical flask, indicator, acid, alkali (around 25cm3)
Steps of a titration
Add alkali using pipette and pipette filler to concical flask, and add two drops of indicator
Fill burette with acid below eye level
Add acid to alkali using burette, swirling conical flask, go slowly when colour change is about to be reached
Indicator changes colour when all alkali is neutralised (e.g. phenolphthalein is pink in alkali but colourless in acid)
Record volume of acid used to neutralise alkali
How can you make sure you get more reliable results of a titration
Repeat a few times making sure you get the same answer each time
How can you make soluble salts using an acid and an alkali
Perform titration adding alkali to acid, as well as indicator, then do it again without indicator to not contaminate the salt.
Evaporate some of the water and leave to crystalise
Filter off solid and dry it, you’ll be left with a pure, dry salt
How to convert from cm3 to dm3
Divide by 1000
What is metallic bonding
Electrostatic attraction between the nuclei of the positive ions and the electrons
Why can metals conduct electricity
Moving delocalised electrons
Why can metals conduct heat well
Electrons transfer energy quickly
Why are metals malleable
Layers of ions can slide over each other
What do iron copper and aluminium have in common
Density
Lustrous (shiny)
High melting point
High tensile strength (strong and hard to break)
Good conductors
Exclusive properties of iron
Malleable (gates and railings)
Corrodes easily
Used in steel
Exclusive properties of aluminium
Doesnt corrode easily
React quickly with oxygen to form a protective layer of aluminium oxide e.g. drinks can
Less dense (lighter) e.g. planes
Exclusive properties of copper
Good conductor of heat and electricity
Low resistance (efficient at transferring electricity) e.g. electrical components, underfloor heating
Why are alloys harder than pure metals
Because the ions cant slide over each other because the elements have different sized atoms and will distort the layers of pure metal atoms
Uses of low carbon steel
Easily shaped e.g. car bodies
Uses of high carbon steel
Very strong, inflexible, brittle e.g. bridges
Uses of stainless steel
Contains chromium and sometimes nickel, corrosion resistance and hard e.g cutlery
Example of other alloys
Bronze - copper and tin
Brass - copper and zinc