When aqueous zinc nitrate is reacted with a limited amount of potassium hydroxide, insoluble zinc hydroxide forms. 2 [pic] + [pic] [pic] Zn[pic] [Eq. 1] Zinc hydroxide behaves as a base when it reacts with acids to form salts and water. In a solution containing excess [pic] ions, Zn[pic] acts like an acid and dissolves forming the complex ion[pic]. 2 [pic] + Zn[pic] [Zn[pic]][pic] [Eq.
Main – group metals usually for one cation (positive ion). In a binary ionic compound the metal (cation) is named first. Then the nonmetal (anion) is named, and the suffix -ide is added. To create the formula, you switch the charges, and that tells you how many of each element you will need. For example: Cation Anion Formula Name of Compound Ba2+ I- Ba2+ I- Barium Ion Iodide Ion BaI2 Barium Iodide Type 2: Binary Ionic Type 2 Binary Ionic compounds consist of a metal and a nonmetal.
The pre-1983 penny was made of an alloy of copper and zinc. An alloy is “a substance that has metal characteristics and consists of two or more different elements”. (Coordinated Science, pg.1005) Our objective is to find the metal used inside a post-1983 penny. The accepted value of the density of a post-1983 penny is 7.05g/cm3. “Density is the mass per unit volume of a material”.
The copper is then fed to electrolysis for refining. In an aqueous solution copper is dissolved at the anode, the ion moves across the electrolyte to the cathode and plates out. Cu → Cu2+ + 2 e- (anode) Cu2+ + 2 e → Cu (cathode) Aluminum are commercially extracted mainly from bauxite, which is mostly gibbsite (Al(OH)3). The Bayer process is used to refine the bauxite into alumina or aluminum oxide, which
During the combustion reaction the ribbon of magnesium metal is heated, it reacts with oxygen from the air in a crucible, producing magnesium oxide: magnesium + oxygen → magnesium oxide We measure the mass of magnesium we use for the reaction, and the mass of magnesium oxide produced at the end of it, then we can work out the mass of oxygen that has been combined with the magnesium. Hypothesis: As we know, the empirical formula of a compound indicates the simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element present in it. According to Lewis formula of ionic bonding: ionic bonding and the formula of oxidation reaction of Mg: 2Mg + O2 => 2MgO indicates that in one molecule of a magnesium oxide chemical compound there is only one atom of magnesium and one atom of oxygen, therefore by carrying out the experiment the molar ratio of Mg and O is predicted to be 1:1. Method: The materials used in conducting this experiment are as follows: safety goggles, a porcelain crucible with a lid, a length of magnesium ribbon (about 25 cm in length), emery paper, a laboratory balance, a pipeclay triangle, a tripod, a Bunsen burner, and crucible tongs. 1.
This means that they can be bent, and when released, they will spring back to their original figure. * CNTs are chemically related, by the definition of an allotrope of carbon, to the lead of a pencil, graphite, diamond, and more. To visualize this structure we can use graphite as an example. Graphite is a flat sheet of carbon atoms in the form of molecular wires and one of these sheets rolled into a cylinder is the basic structure of a carbon nanotube. This hallow molecular wire is extremely conductive as all of the atoms are on the surface and when something else interacts with the surface it could have a dramatic effect on the flow of molecules through the nanotubes.
Chemistry Lab Types of Chemical Reactions OBSERVATION DATA TABLE Step|Name of Reactants|Description of Reactants|Description of reaction taking place (evidence of chemical reaction)|Description of Products| 1|Zn|Solid, small chunky bits, Silvery-grey, dull|As the Zinc and Sulfur heated up it expanded in the test tube and shot out Zinc Sulfide.-light and heat are produced|White powder was created and the leftovers of the reactions was a black powder.| |S|Solid, resembles powder, Off-yellowOpaque||| 2|KI|-dull yellow liquid-transparent|Instantaneously changed colour to a bright yellow.|-Bright yellow liquid-Opaque| |Pb(NO3)2|-liquid, transparent, very clear-bubbly||| 3|H2O2|-liquid-clear-transparent|A dark grey bubbling liquid was created. It got hotter as it reacted.gas test observations:The splint relit. Oxygen was present.|Oxygen gas was created and a dark grey opaque liquid was left behind in the test tube. | |MnO2|-solid-powder-black||| 4|AgNO3|A clear, transparent liquid.|As the copper reacted with the Silver Nitrate, the ball of Copper changed colour to grey and subsequently developed a ‘furry-like’ characteristic on its coating.|-Clear liquid-Copper changes to a grey colour, ‘furry-like’.| |Cu|-brown/red-solid-stringy||| 5|HCl|A clear, transparent liquid.|When the Magnesium was inserted the HCl liquid started to bubble and fizz releasing Hydrogen. The Magnesium strip dissolved in the process and the test tube got hotter.
Obtain a boiling tube, a large test tube and a small test tube. Label the boiling tube “R” 2. Using an electronic balance, weigh out two grams of granular zinc and record the mass. Weigh out two grams of iodine crystals, record the mass and add this all to the boiling tube labeled “R”. 3.
The zinc is oxidized inside the lemon, exchanging some of its electrons with the acid in order to reach a lower energy state, and the energy released provides the power. In current practice, zinc is produced by electrowinning of zinc sulfate or pyrometallurgic reduction of zinc with carbon. The energy produced in the lemon battery comes from reversing this reaction. Calculation Assuming that zinc and copper electrodes are used (such as a copper coin and a zinc plated nail) then a lemon
The mole can be also defined as the number of atoms in exactly 12g of Carbon. In this experiment, the magnesium will be heated and this magnesium will react with the oxygen in the air to form magnesium Oxide. DIAGRAM: METHOD: 1. An empty crucible and its lid were weighed on an electrical balance. The mass of the crucible and its lid were recorded.