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    SIM 1

    Subject:

    Chemistry

    Type of Lesson:

    Lecture and Demonstration

    Grade:

    10

    CSEC OBJ:

    Students should develop or determine


    an order of reactivity of the metals.

    Term:

    UNIT:

    Reactivity of Metals

    Duration:

    80 minutes

    Lesson:

    Week:

    Objectives
    As a result of this lesson, you will be able to:
    1)
    2)
    3)
    4)

    discuss the reactivity of metals.


    state the products formed when metals react with oxygen.
    state the products formed when metals react with water or steam.
    state the products formed when metals react with dilute acids.

    Prerequisite Student Knowledge


    You should be familiar with:
    1) Metals as elements that react by losing electrons to form ions.
    2) Metals as elements found mainly to the left of the Periodic Table in
    the first three groups.
    3) Some reactions of metals.
    4) The terms acidic and basic.

    Important Points
    Important points in this lesson:
    1) Some metals are unreactive and others are very reactive.
    2) The reactivity of a metal can determined from its position in the
    Periodic Table.
    3) Metals can undergo reactions with oxygen, water and dilute acids.
    Key Terms
    Reactivity

    Valency

    Electropositive

    Amphoteric

    Student Instructional Material

    Challenge Areas
    1. Does water react with
    (i) Sodium
    (ii) Magnesium?
    In each case, if a reaction occurs, state the conditions required
    and name the products formed.
    2. Use the following elements to answer the questions below:
    aluminium, bromine, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iodine, iron,
    magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen.
    Each element can be used once, more than once, or not at all.
    Name an element which:
    (a) Forms two different positive ions
    (b) Has an amphoteric oxide
    (c) Is the most reactive in the list

    Equipment/Material Needed
    Basin of water, small piece of sodium, magnesium ribbon, tongs,
    Bunsen burner, dilute sulphuric acid, dilute hydrochloric acid, boiling
    tube of boiling water, zinc, calcium, iron, lighted splint.

    Note to Student
    While the teacher is performing the demonstrations, carefully observe
    the techniques for heating solids, trapping gases and working with
    dilute acids.

    Student Instructional Material

    Introduction
    1) Introductory Activity
    a. You are provided with a list of elements and you must:
    i. Sort the elements into two groups: metals and nonmetals. ( oxygen, magnesium, chlorine, sulphur,
    calcium, carbon, sodium, nitrogen, hydrogen,
    aluminium, fluorine, lithium)
    Give reasons for the decisions made.
    ii. You will then answer the following questions:
    iii. Where in the Periodic Table are metals found?
    iv. Why are these elements called metals?
    v. Do metals become more or less reactive down a
    group?

    Notes
    Remember that
    metals lose
    electrons readily
    while non-metals
    gain or share
    electrons.

    b.

    Discuss the answers to these questions with your


    classmates to form a framework on which to build the
    concepts to be taught through this activity.
    i. Magnesium, calcium, sodium, aluminium and
    lithium are metals while oxygen, chlorine, sulphur,
    carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and fluorine are nonmetals.
    ii. Metals are found to the left of the Periodic Table in
    Groups 1 to 3.
    iii. They are called metals because they react by losing
    electrons to form positively charged ions.
    iv. The reactivity of metals decrease across the period.
    v. Metals become more reactive down the group as the
    outer electrons become further away from the
    nuclear pull of the nucleus and so become easily
    detached from the atom.

    Notes
    Reactivity of
    metals decreases
    across the period
    but increases
    down the group.

    c.

    Some metals are unreactive and others are very reactive.


    Based on the position of metals in the Periodic Table,
    predict how reactive you think some selected metals are.
    (Copper, platinum, sodium, iron, zinc, magnesium,
    aluminium).
    Your teacher will discuss the predictions.

    Student Instructional Material

    Body of Lesson
    1) Discussion - Reactivity of metals.
    a. Your teacher will discuss the following points:
    i. Metals are generally defined as elements which can
    form ions by electron loss. The number of electrons
    lost per atom is the valency of the metal and the ion
    carries an equal number of positive charges. Metals
    are therefore described as electropositive.
    ii. This ionization behaviour of metals results in
    important chemical properties of metals. The first
    chemical property is the reaction of metals with
    oxygen in the air. This results in the formation of a
    metallic oxide.
    2) Demonstration Reactions of metals.
    a. Your teacher will demonstrate the burning of magnesium
    ribbon in air.
    i. What product is formed?
    ii. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction
    when magnesium is heated in oxygen.
    iii. You may also visit the following link to observe
    this reaction.
    http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/chemistry/metals-the-reactivity-series/reactions-of-metals.html
    Click on the video clip of the reaction of
    magnesium in oxygen.
    iv. Note carefully all the changes the magnesium
    ribbon undergoes. Do you know the name of the
    substance formed?
    Magnesium when heated in oxygen from air
    produces magnesium oxide. If the oxide formed is
    soluble in water then an alkaline solution is formed
    (pH greater than 7). Some metals such as zinc,
    aluminium and lead form amphoteric oxides. This
    means that these oxides react with both acids and
    alkalis.

    Student Instructional Material

    Write the word equation for the reaction in your


    book and confer with your classmates for a
    consensus.
    b. The second chemical property is the reaction of metals with
    water. Most metals react with water to form the hydroxide
    and hydrogen gas or with steam to form the oxide and
    hydrogen gas.
    c. Your teacher will demonstrate the reaction of a tiny piece
    of sodium in a large basin of water or you may visit the
    following link to watch this reaction.
    http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/chemistry/metals-the-reactivity-series/reactions-of-metals.html
    Click on the video clip showing the reaction of sodium with
    water. You may also want to observe the reaction with
    calcium and water.
    d. Write the chemical equation for the reaction of:
    i. sodium and water and
    ii. zinc and steam
    e. Metals also react with dilute acids by displacing the
    hydrogen ion in acids to form salts and hydrogen. Your
    teacher will demonstrate the reaction of calcium with dilute
    sulphuric acid and iron with dilute hydrochloric acid. You
    may visit the following link to watch a demonstration of the
    reaction of an acid with a metal. Carefully observe the
    correct method of trapping and testing the gas to confirm it
    is hydrogen.
    http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/chemistry/metals-the-reactivity-series/reactions-of-metals.html
    i. Write the chemical and ionic equations for the
    reactions of: (a) calcium and dilute sulphuric acid
    and (b) iron and dilute hydrochloric acid in their
    notebooks.

    f. Answer the following question:

    Student Instructional Material

    1. For the reactions observed with oxygen, which metal,


    sodium or zinc, would you consider to be the more
    reactive? Give a reason for your answer.

    2. For the reactions observed with water or steam, which


    metal would you consider to be more reactive? Give a
    reason for your answer.

    3. For the reactions observed with dilute acids, which metal


    would you consider to be more reactive? Give a reason for
    your answer.

    Closure
    In-Class Assignments
    1) Write the word equations for the reactions of the following metals
    with oxygen:
    Potassium, calcium, iron and copper
    2) Write the word equations for the reactions of the following metals
    with water: sodium, magnesium, calcium and aluminium
    3) Write the word equations for the reactions of the following metals
    with dilute hydrochloric acid: calcium, magnesium, zinc and
    copper.
    Out-of-Class Assignment
    1) For the word reactions written in class, write a balanced
    equation for each reaction.
    Supplemental
    Glossary of Terms
    Valency

    The number of electrons an atom has to lose,


    gain or share to attain a stable electronic
    structure.

    Electropositive

    The tendency of an atom to lose electrons to


    attain a stable electronic configuration

    Amphoteric

    Can react with both acids and alkalis

    Student Instructional Material

    Reactivity

    the relative capacity of an atom, molecule, or


    radical to undergo a chemical reaction with
    another atom, molecule, or compound.form new
    compounds.

    CSEC Questions
    1) Describe three different chemical properties of metals, using a
    different metal to illustrate each property (equations are essential).
    2) June 2006, question 4 part a(i) (ii) inserted below

    Recommended Materials
    Video clip showing reaction of sodium with water, video clip showing
    reaction of magnesium in oxygen, video clip showing reaction of
    calcium with dilute HCl. http://www.scool.co.uk/gcse/chemistry/metals--the-reactivity-series/reactions-ofmetals.html
    Bibliography
    Tindale Anne (1998), Chemistry: A concise revision course for CXC,
    Stanley Thornes Ltd.
    Holderness & Lambert (1992), A New Certificate Chemistry, 8th
    Edition, Heinemann Educational Books.

    Student Instructional Material

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