Salts

Question 1

What is a salt?

Answer 1

A compound formed when some or all of the hydrogen from an acid is replaced by a metal.

Question 2

What gives the salt its first name?

Answer 2

The metal gives the salt its first name. Eg: copper oxide + hydrochloric acid = copper chloride (so copper would be the first name).

Question 3

What gives the salt it’s second name?

Answer 3

The acid gives the salt it’s second name. Eg: sodium hydroxide + sulfuric acid = sodium sulfate (so sulfate would be the second name).

Question 4

Copper Sulfate + Water =…

Answer 4

Copper Oxide + Sulfuric Acid

Question 5

How do you detect if something is a metal or not?

Answer 5

If something is a metal, it is:
- Good conductor of heat and electricity
- Ductile
- Lustrous appearance
- High tensile strength
- Sonorous
- Hard

Question 6

How do you test for hydrogen?

Answer 6

You will hear a squeaky pop when a burning splint is held over the open end of a test tube containing hydrogen.

Question 7

Magnesium Sulfate + Hydrogen =…

Answer 7

Magnesium and Sulfuric Acid