required practicals Flashcards
Describe a practical to show the effect of the concentration of a reactant on the rate of the reaction. (hint: sulfur)
effect of concentration on rate (sulfur):
1) 10cm3 of sodium thiosulfate into conical flask
2) place this onto a printed bold black cross
3) add 10cm3 of hydrochloric acid, swirl and start stopwatch
4) look through top of conical flask, swirl and stop when you can no longer see the cross (sodium, a product, causes cloudiness)
5) repeat with lower concentrations of sodium thiosulfate
- may not be repeatable as different eyesights
Describe a practical to show the effect of the concentration of a reactant on the rate of the reaction. (hint: HCl)
effect of concentration on rate (HCl):
1) 50cm3 of HCl into conical flask
2) attach a bung and delivery tube
3) place the delivery tube in water and an upturned measuring cylinder filled with water over the delivery tube
4) add 3cm strip of Mg to HCl and start stopwatch
5) H will be trapped in the measuring cylinder, measure every 10s until no more produced
6) repeat with different concentrations of HCl
Describe a practical to produce a chromatagram.
chromatography:
1) draw a pencil line on chromatography paper about 2cm above the bottom (pencil as not soluble)
2) mark 5 pencil spots at equal spaces (at least 1cm) across the line
3) use a capillary tube (thin glass tube) to put a small spot of each substance on the spots (must be relatively small to prevent overlap)
4) pour water into a beaker at a depth of 1cm (this is the solvent)
5) attach the paper to a glass rod using tape and lower the paper into the beaker; the bottom should just dip into the water
- not above pencil line as will wash substance off of line
- sides of paper must not touch sides of beaker as it will interfere with how the water moves
- put a lid on the beaker to reduce evaporation
6) water moves up paper and colours carried up; DO NOT MOVE THE BEAKER
7) remove paper when water is about 3/4 up paper
- use pencil to mark where water reached
8) hang paper up to dry
Describe the test for hydrogen gas.
test for hydrogen gas:
- remove bung and insert burning splint
- hydrogen gas burns rapidly and produces pop sound
Describe the test for oxygen gas.
test for oxygen gas:
- insert glowing splint, it will relight
Describe the test for carbon dioxide gas.
test for carbon dioxide gas:
- use an aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide (limewater)
- draw some gas into plastic pipette
- bubble the gas through the limewater and repeat
- if carbon dioxide, it will go cloudy or milky
Describe the test for chlorine gas.
test for chlorine gas:
- insert damp litmus paper
- it will bleach the litmus paper and turn it white
Describe the test for lithium.
test for lithium:
- place small amount of lithium onto loop on a wire mounted on a handle and place in blue Bunsen flame
- flame will turn crimson
Describe the test for sodium.
test for sodium:
- place small amount of sodium onto loop on a wire mounted on a handle and place in blue Bunsen flame
- flame will turn yellow
Describe the test for potassium.
test for potassium:
- place small amount of potassium onto loop on a wire mounted on a handle and place in blue Bunsen flame
- flame will turn lilac
Describe the test for calcium.
test for calcium:
- place small amount of calcium onto loop on a wire mounted on a handle and place in blue Bunsen flame
- flame will turn orange-red
Describe the test for copper.
test for copper:
- place small amount of copper onto loop on a wire mounted on a handle and place in blue Bunsen flame
- flame will turn green
Describe the test for carbonates.
test for carbonates:
- add dilute acid
- the acid will react with the carbonate to form CO2, and will see fizzing (effervescence), but not definitely CO2
- bubble gas through limewater, if cloudy, it is CO2, so must have started with a carbonate
Describe the test for chloride ions.
test for chloride ions:
- add dilute nitric acid and dilute silver nitrate
- halide ions produce a precipitate of the silver halide
- chloride ions produce a white precipitate of silver chloride
Describe the test for bromide ions.
test for bromide ions:
- add dilute nitric acid and dilute silver nitrate
- halide ions produce a precipitate of the silver halide
- bromide ions produce a cream precipitate of silver bromide