Chemical Reactions Lab Essay

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Purpose The Purpose of this lab is to observe and discover how different chemicals and substances react with each other and how their physical and chemical properties change. Procedure Before beginning the experiment, I reviewed the instructions and the goals of the experiment and re -reviewed the safety procedures when conducting lab experiments After I prepared myself with the requirements, I laid out each item that was needed to perform the experiment- test tubes, bunsen burner, 100-Ml Glass Beaker, Stirring Rod, test tube clamp holder, cleaning brushes, 24 well plate, 96/well plate, blue litmus paper, red litmus paper, Copper (II) Carbonate, Copper (II) Nitrate Crystals, Copper Metal, Magnesium, Magnesium Oxide Powder, Sodium…show more content…
Answer: Mg bubbled and increased in temperature when HCl was added Zn bubbled and smoked when HCl was added CU(NO3)2 changed from blue to green when HCl was added (4) Question: Classify the following properties of sodium metal as physical or chemical Answer: Silver Metallic Color: Physical Turns Gray in air: Chemical Melts at 98 C: Physical Reacts explosively with Chlorine Gas Chemical (5) Question: Classify the following changes as physical or chemical Answer: Water freezes at 0 C Physical Baking soda when combined with Vinegar produces butter Chemical Mothballs gradually disappear at room temperature Physical Ice cubes in a freezer get smaller with time Chemical Tarnishing of Silver Chemical (6) How would you show that dissolving table salt is a physical change? After table salt is dissolved in water it can be extracted again by letting the water evaporate since it doesn’t chemically
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