Mrs. Jenner's Class
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Double Replacement Reaction
Background
Information:
What
Is a Double Replacement Reaction?
Imagine going to a dance and having a dance partner. Once you
arrive to the dance, you interact with other people and you end up switching
dance partners with another person. Now you end up with a new dance partner.
The same kind of thing can be compared to what occurs in a double replacement
reaction in chemistry.
A double replacement reaction is a type of chemical reaction where two
compounds react, and the positive
metal ions and the negative nonmetal ions of the two reactants switch places, forming two new compounds or products.
Double replacement
reactions take the form:
A+B- + C+D- → A+D- + C+B-
A+B- + C+D- → A+D- + C+B-
Prelab Questions:
1.
What
happens in a Double Replacement Reaction?
Write in your own words.
2.
When
you mix chemicals together, how do you know that a chemical reaction has
occurred? (Evidence of a chemical reaction.)
Reaction #1:
Procedures:
1.
Goggles
On! No Lab Stools. Do not sit on lab tables.
2.
Get
a test tube of Sodium carbonate solution and a test tube of Calcium chloride
solution. Record their physical
properties on the data table.
3.
Pour
the two chemicals into a clean beaker.
Stir with a glass stir stick or plastic spoon.
4.
Record
what happens on your data table. What
proof of a chemical reaction do you see?
5.
Clean up: Return test tubes to
Mrs. Jenner. Clean out beaker and
clean stir stick or spoon.
6.
Answer
questions
Data:
Physical
Properties of
Sodium
carbonate
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Physical
Properties of
Calcium
chloride
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Proof
of a Chemical Reaction
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Conclusion Questions:
1.
Optional: Balance the chemical equation for this
reaction.
Na2CO3 + CaCl2
----------à CaCO3 + NaCl
2. Look at the two products of this
reaction. Sodium chloride is table
salt. Calcium carbonate is chalk. What can you see forming in this
reaction, table salt or chalk? How
do you know? Use specific evidence
from the lab.
3. How is this reaction an example of a
Double Replacement Reaction? Be
specific about reactants and products.
Reaction #2:
Procedures:
1. Get a test tube of Copper sulfate and a
beaker of Ammonia. Record the
physical properties of both.
2. Use a dropper to put drops of Ammonia into
the Copper sulfate. Record what
happens with the first drops and what happens as you add more Ammonia.
3. Clean up: Return Ammonia beaker to the tray. DO NOT CLEAN.
Rinse out the Copper sulfate test tube very well. Return to Mrs. Jenner.
Data:
Physical properties of Copper sulfate
solution
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Physical properties of Ammonia
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Reaction adding small amount of Ammonia
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Reaction adding lots of Ammonia
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1. Optional: Balance the chemical equation for this reaction:
CuSO4 + NH4OH ------------à Cu(OH)2 + (NH4)2SO4
2. What evidence do you have that a chemical
reaction occurred?
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Name
_________________________________________
Decomposition
Reaction:
Also Known As
Elephant Toothpaste
Purpose: To observe a decomposition reaction. A decomposition reaction occurs when one compound breaks down into two or more molecules or elements.
AB --------à A + B
We are also using a catalyst in
this reaction to encourage the reaction to happen quickly. The reaction will happen slowly but
it’s more fun for this reaction if it happens quickly. We are using Potassium iodide and/or
Manganese dioxide as catalysts in this reaction. They DO NOT bond to
any of the reactants. They exit
the reaction exactly the same so we do not write them into the reaction
equation.
Procedure:
1.
Put on goggles.
2.
Get one test tube with a small amount of Potassium iodide (KI).
3.
Obtain a graduated cylinder with 15 ml of concentrated Hydrogen peroxide
and soap.
BE CAREFUL WITH HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE! IT CAN CAUSE BURNS AT
THIS CONCENTRATION!
4. All together we are going to drop the Hydrogen peroxide
INTO the Potassium iodide. Watch and record the results.
THIS REACTION IS HIGHLY
EXOTHERMIC!!! DO NOT TOUCH THE
ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE! IT WILL TAKE
UP TO 5 MINUTES TO COOL ENOUGH TO MOVE.
5.
Wait until Mrs. Jenner says you can clean up
your lab. The contents of the test
tube will not hurt you (it’s mostly water with soap). The temperature is a
safety concern.
6.
Clean up by bringing the test tube, test tube
rack and tray up to the front of the class. Give Mrs. Jenner the rack and test tube. Take the tray to clean and dry.
7.
If everything is cleaned up in time, Mrs. Jenner
will do a large elephant toothpaste for the class.
Conclusions:
1.
This is the equation for the decomposition of
Hydrogen peroxide. Potassium
iodide (or Manganese dioxide) is a catalyst and it is not involved with the
chemical reaction. This is not
balanced. As a challenge, see if
you can balance the equation.
H2O2 ------à O2 + H2O
2.
Describe what happened when Hydrogen peroxide
decomposed into water and oxygen (what did the reaction look like).
3.
Why is the catalyst important in this reaction?
4.
Why is this a decomposition reaction?
5.
Why did we add soap? (Hint: The
reaction makes oxygen gas. Why is
having soap fun when a gas is produced?)
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Name ______________________________
Date _________
Single Replacement Reaction
Purpose:
To observe a
single replacement reaction and balance the equation for the reaction.
Background:
A single
replacement reaction occurs when a pure substance replaces another element in a
compound. One element kicks
another element out.
A + BC --------à AC +
B
There is one
thing ALONE on both sides of the equation.
Procedures:
1. Pour Copper II sulfate solution about 2/3
full in a test tube.
2. Unbend one side of an IRON paperclip so that there is a “hook” in the paperclip.
3. Hang the paperclip over the edge of the
test tube so that the long end of the paperclip is in the CuSO4
solution.
4. Observe what is happening to the
paperclip.
5. Follow clean-up directions and answer
questions.
Conclusions:
1. The formula for the reaction is
below. Is the equation
balanced? If not, balance it.
Fe + CuSO4 ----------à Fe2(SO4)3 + Cu
2. Why is this reaction considered a single
replacement reaction? Compare the definition to the actual chemical reaction.
3.
Describe
the reaction. The Iron (Fe) and the Copper (Cu) switch
places in the reaction. Did you see this? Explain.
4. Why do Iron and Copper switch places? (Hint: Why do chemical reactions occur? Why do we fill party balloons with Helium and not Hydrogen?)
5. In chemical reactions, compounds and
elements rearrange to form new chemicals and compounds with new properties.
Is this true of the reaction you viewed today? Explain.
Monday, March 27, 2017
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