C5 Flashcards
The reactivity series
Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, aluminium, carbon, zinc, iron, tin, lead, hydrogen, copper, silver, gold, platinum
a more reactive metal can ____ a less reactive metal from a ___
displace, compound
The reactivity of metal is related to ____
tendency to form positive ions
more reactive metals form positive ions faster/slower
faster
reactions of metals with acids
metal + acid -> salt + hydrogen (MASH)
reactions of a metal with oxygen
metal + oxygen -> metal oxide
reactions of metal oxides with acids
metal oxide + acid -> salt + water
reactions of metal carbonates with acids
metal carbonate + acid -> salt + water + carbon dioxide
zinc + hydrochloride acid ->
zinc chloride + hydrogen
iron + oxygen ->
iron oxide
magnesium oxide + sulfuric acid ->
magnesium sulfate + water
tin carbonate + hydrochloric acid ->
tin chloride + water + carbon dioxide
what is oxidation?
when a metal forms a bond with a non metal and loses its outer shell electrons
what is reduction?
when a metal is in a compound and reacts to form an element, gaining electrons
what is this an example of: (oxidisation/reduction)
zinc + hydrochloric acid -> zinc chloride + hydrogen
oxidisation
what is this an example of: (oxidisation/reduction)
copper oxide + carbon -> copper + carbon dioxide
reduction
Metals can be split into three groups, based on how easy it is to extract them, which are:
- the most unreactive metals are found native in the Earth’s crust
- Metals less reactive than carbon can be extracted from compounds by reduction with carbon. this is a special example of a displacement reaction
(e.g. iron oxide + carbon -> iron + carbon dioxide) - metals more reactive than carbon may require electrolysis to extract them. this is expensive and requires a lot of energy
t/f? salts are ionic compounds
true
hydrochloric acid (symbol and what it reacts to make)
HCl, reacts to make chloride salts
sulfuric acid (symbol and what it reacts to make)
H2SO4, reacts to make sulfate salts
nitrate acid (symbol and what it reacts to make)
HNO3, reacts to make nitrate salts
iron + hydrochloric acid ->
iron chloride + hydrogen
zinc + sulfuric acid ->
zinc sulfate + hydrogen
magnesium + nitric acid ->
magnesium nitrate + hydrogen