Unit 4 - Chemical Reactions Flashcards
Physical Processes
Involve changes in intermolecular interactions
Properties change but composition remains the same
Physical Processes examples
Phase changes
Formation/separation of mixtures
Chemical Processes
Involve the breaking and/or formation of chemical bonds
Gray Area b/t physical & chemical processes
Dissolving a salt in water involves breaking ionic bonds and creating ion-dipole interactions
Phase change
Changes in intermolecular interactions result in changes in properties but the composition remains the same
Phase change examples
NO(s) -> NO(l)
Making a solution
Changes in intermolecular interactions result in changes in properties but the composition remains the same
Making a solution examples
NH3(l) -> NH3(aq)
Chemical Processes
Involve the breaking and/or formation of chemical bonds
Substances are transformed into new substances that may have different properties
Chemical processes may be indicated by…
Temperature changes Production of light Formation of a gas Formation of a precipitate Changes in color
Chemical process b/t Sodium & Chlorine may be represented by what equation?
2Na(s) + Cl2(g) -> 2NaCl(s)
What is the gray area b/t chemical & physical processes?
Dissolving a salt in water involves breaking ionic bonds and creating ion-dipole interactions
Gray area example of dissolving of table salt
NaCl(s) -> Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq)
In chemical reactions, the mass and atoms are
Conserved
Mass of reactants = Mass of products
Procedure for Balancing Chemical Equations
1- Write chemical formulas for all reactants & products
2- Balance elements that do not exist independently first by adding coefficients
3- Balance elements that exist independently last
4- Check to make sure that both sides are balanced