Reactions with acid - Chemical Changes Flashcards
What is the atomic radius?
Distance between the centre of the atom to the outermost electron
What is the equation when a metal reacts with an acid?
metal + hydrochloric acid → metal salt + hydrogen
What acid is used during the practical?
Hydrochloric acid
What are the products of magnesium and hydrochloric acid?
Magnesium chloride + hydrogen
What happens to magnesium when it reacts with hydrochloric acid?
- Fizzing
- Dissolves quickly
- Hydrogen present
What does it mean when you light a splint and put it inside a test tube with a metal and HCl and it pops?
It means hydrogen gas is present
What happens to zinc when it reacts with hydrochloric acid?
- Very little fizzing
- Hydrogen present
What happens to iron when it reacts with hydrochloric acid?
- Slow fizzing
- Hydrogen present
What happens to copper when it reacts with hydrochloric acid?
- No reaction
- No Hydrogen present
How can you know how reactive a metal is (in water)?
One that produces the most bubbles is the most reactive
What is produced when a metal reacts with water?
Metal + water → Metal hydroxide + hydrogen
What does it mean when the universal indicator (water reactions) turn purple?
The solution is alkaline
How does lithium react with water?
- Bubbling
- Slowly dissolves
- Purple with UI
How does sodium react with water?
- Fizzing
- Moves quickly around surface
- Purple with UI
How does potassium react with water?
- Flames/ catches fire
- Vigorous fizzing
- Moves quickly
- Purple with UI