Chemistry 2 - Reactivity Topic: Lesson 1 Physical and Chemical Changes
Chemistry 2 - Reactivity Topic: Lesson 1 Physical and Chemical Changes
Chemistry 2 - Reactivity Topic: Lesson 1 Physical and Chemical Changes
Whilst
we have covered all the required parts of the lesson content, we have rushed through much of it due to
the shortened lessons in Ramadan. You will have to use this resource as well as going through the slides
on the VLE, completing the relevant worksheets mentioned in the VLE and any other resources such as
Seneca, Youtube, and any iGCSE exam question papers I can find for you.
Also please be aware that sometimes ‘chemical equation’ is called ‘symbol equation’ but they mean the
same thing
5. Compare a physical change and chemical change by referring to the substances formed
A physical change is one where no new substances are formed, and there is only a change in the
appearance of the chemical
7. Define an explosion
Something that causes a sudden, almost instantaneous release of pressure, gas, heat and light
when subjected to sudden shock, pressure or high temperature
10. Explain why the reaction between coke and mentos is a physical reaction instead of a chemical
reaction. Use the word catalyst in your answer.
Coke has dissolved carbon dioxide that is exiting the solution as a gas
The mentos act as a catalyst for the change speeding up the reaction without being used up
This leads to the rapid production of bubbles
15. Complete the following table describing different properties of solids, liquids and gases (6
marks)
16. Suggest one way in which the particle theory is limited in its usefulness
Does not consider, any from:
size, shape or mass or space between particles, forces, charges, energy
18. State the three factors that can affect gas pressure
Temperature
Number of particles
Volume
19. For each of your factors describe how increasing an increase in this factor will affect the gas
pressure
An increase in temperature increases pressure
An increase in particle number increases pressure
An increase in volume decreases pressure
20. For one of your factors suggest one assumption you have made
Answer should be along the lines of’ when you increase the any of the factors, the other
factors are assumed not to change’
For example, ‘as the volume is increase, the pressure decreases, assuming that particle number
and temperature remain constant’
25. State the environmental benefit of using hydrogen as a fuel instead of fossil fuels
It is clean energy producing only water
It easy source hydrogen (by electrolysis of water)
28. Hydrochloric acid is neutralised with potassium hydroxide to form water and potassium chloride
(and some heat). Write this as a word equation.
Hydrochloric acid + potassium hydroxide water + potassium chloride
32. How could you tell is the potassium chloride and water solution left over was neutral? Explain
what would be shown.
Use a universal indicator, if it stays green (pH 7) then the solution is neutral
33. Challenge: Write the chemical equation. Does it need balancing, why/why not?
HCl + KOH H2O + KCl
Does not need balancing as same number of atoms in products and reactants
34. The following table describes the imploding can experiment (slightly different to the one
demoed in class) Place a number next to each statement from 1 to 7. The first has been done for
you.
Statement Order
The volume of liquid water is much less than the volume of water vapour – creating a 5
vacuum
Before heating, the can was filled with air and water. The gas pressure inside and 1
outside the can were equal
The pressure of the air pushing from outside the can is great enough to crush it 7
During heating, the water boiled and changed to water vapour 2
The gas pressure inside the can is much lower than the air pressure outside the can 6
When the can was placed in the cold water, the water vapour condensed back into 4
liquid water
The water vapour pushed the air out of the can 3
35. There are different ways to separate mixture, give two examples:
Any from:
Distillation, filtration, crystallisation (evaporation), chromatography
Lesson 2 Reactivity
36. You have been tasked to recall 11 metals in a reactivity series. Write down the mnemonic you
have used to remember the order of the elements you were provided in this lesson.
Please Stop Calling My African Zebra Into Lab Class Silly Guys
Accept whatever mnemonic the student has written as long as its in correct order
37. State the 11 elements in the reactivity series corresponding (linked) to the mnemonic above
Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Zinc, Iron, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold
38. The reactivity index relates to different elements reactivity with certain substances. State three
of these substances.
Water, Acids, Oxygen
39. When a substance is lower on the reactivity index, how will it behave in these substances.
It will not react readily with these substance.
accept no reaction
40. Rubidium is an extremely reactive element in group 1 (the alkali metals) when placed in water it
reacts violently and the hydrogen released catches fire spontaneously. State where in your
reactivity index strontium would go and why.
Above potassium as it is more reactive
42. Challenge: A substance is found between zinc and aluminium on the reactivity index. Describe
how you might expect it to react with water, acid and oxygen
water – reacts quickly
Acid – reacts quickly
Oxygen – reacts very quickly / accept quickly
43. Complete the following simplified word equations for metal reactions with substances:
a. Metal + water metal hydroxide + hydrogen
b. Metal + acid metal salt + hydrogen
c. Metal + oxygen metal oxide
44. Complete the following word equations for specific metal reactions with substances:
Hint: you may want to use the reactivity table in textbook page 88 to help as some of these
reactions wont work 😉
a. Lithium + water lithium hydroxide + hydrogen
b. Calcium + water calcium hydroxide + hydrogen
c. Mercury + water no reaction (mercury unreactive with water)
d. Iron + water + oxygen iron oxide (rust)
e. Zinc + oxygen Zinc oxide
f. Copper + oxygen copper oxide
g. Platinum + oxygen no reaction (platinum unreactive)
h. Potassium + sulphuric acid Potassium Sulphate + Hydrogen
i. Gold + Sulphuric acid no reaction (gold unreactive)
j. Iron + hydrochloric acid Iron chloride + hydrogen
k. Aluminium + Nitric acid Aluminium nitrate + hydrogen
45. Describe the difference between rusting and corrosion
Corrosion is the oxidation of metal whereas rusting is a type of corrosion specific to iron which
requires the additional presence of water
46. State another material besides pure iron that would rust
Steel
accept any alloy of iron (a material that contains iron)
49. Sacrificial protection is used on boat hulls because salt speeds up the process of rusting. State a
metal that could be used on the hull
Accept any answer above iron but below magnesium
52. Rocks of the same age found on the Moon and Mars that contain similar amounts of iron have
very different colours. Those on the Moon are grey-black whilst those on Mars are orange red.
Explain this observation
The Moon does not have an atmosphere (that contains oxygen or water) whereas Mars does.
Therefore, the iron on the Moon has not rusted, but the iron on Mars has.
53. Challenge (geology booyah!): Similar observations have been made on the Earth when deep
rock cores have been taken of iron rich rocks within the Earth compared to those at the surface.
Suggest what this means about the ancient atmosphere on Earth
It did not contain any/much oxygen or water compared to now
Lesson 3 Oxidation
54. Describe the test used to test for oxygen with a positive result
Capture the gas in a test tube
Place a glowing (smouldering) splint in the test tube
If it relights then oxygen is present
55. Describe the test used to test for carbon dioxide with a positive result
Use a delivery tube and a test tube filled with limewater (calcium hydroxide)
Direct the gas through the limewater
If carbon dioxide is present it will react with the limewater (to produce calcium carbonate –
chalk)
The limewater will go cloudy in a positive result
56. Describe the test used to test for chlorine gas with a positive result
Use (red or blue) litmus and place in the collected liquid
The litmus will remain the same colour if the liquid is neutral
Water is neutral and so will a positive result will be no change
57. Describe the test used to test for hydrogen with a positive result
Capture the gas in a test tube
Use a lit splint and place into the test tube
The hydrogen will ignite causing a squeaky pop
58. Challenge: Litmus paper can be used to test if a substance is acidic or alkaline. When blue litmus
is placed in an acidic solution it will turn red. When red litmus is placed in an alkaline solution it
will turn blue. Using this knowledge. Describe a test used to test for water with a positive result
Use (red or blue) litmus and place in the collected liquid
The litmus will remain the same colour if the liquid is neutral
Water is neutral and so will a positive result will be no change
60. Challenge: State the type of oxidation that causes apples to turn brown in the presence of
oxygen
Enzyme oxidation
61. State the type of oxidation that occurs when a match is lit
combustion
62. When magnesium substance oxidises, it appears to gain mass. Explain why
the mass of magnesium before is less than the mass of the magnesium oxide afterwards
this is because oxygen from the air has bonded with the magnesium
Forming a solid compound, increasing the mass of the product
64. The mass of magnesium before combustion is 1.00g and the mass of the magnesium afterwards
is 1.40g. Calculate the mass of oxygen gained.
1.40-1.00 = 0.40g
65. Calculate the mass of magnesium in this sample. Give your answer to 2 significant figures
change∈mass 0.4
x100 = x 100 = 40% (2.s.f)
starting mass 1.00
67. 124 g of zinc carbonate was heated and lost 35% of its mass. Calculate the mass of solid left
percentage loss 35
Mass lost = startingmass x = 124 x = 43.4g
100 100
Mass of solid left = 124 – 43.4 = 80.6g
70. Combustion requires a energy to start them off. State the name given to this starting energy.
Activation energy
73. A chemical formula is written as 2Fe2O3 state what each number means
The first 2 means there are two molecules of Fe2O3
The second 2 means there are two iron atoms in each molecule
The 3 means there are there oxygen atoms in each molecule
76. There are two types of combustion. Complete and incomplete. Explain the difference
Complete combustion occurs when there is excess oxygen available
Only water and carbon dioxide are produced
Incomplete combustion occurs when there is not enough oxygen present
Water, carbon monoxide and unburnt fuel (e.g. soot) are produced.
77. Complete the table below, calculating the temperature change and stating the type of change.
78. You react two substances together and the reaction feels cold to the touch. Explain what type of
reaction this is.
Endothermic because energy is being taken in from the surroundings
79. Challenge: Thermal decomposition is when a substance breaks up into simpler substances when
it is heated. For example calcium carbonate decomposes when it is heated to give calcium oxide
and carbon dioxide. Write this as a chemical equation.
CaCO3 CaO + CO2
81. When copper and silver nitrate are placed together in a beaker, the copper displaces the silver
in the compound. Write this as a word equation
Copper + Silver Nitrate Copper Nitrate + Silver
83. Complete the following word equations for displacement reactions. Hint: some may not work.
a. Potassium sulphate + Iron No change
b. Tin chloride + calcium Calcium chloride + tin
c. Copper sulphate + lead Lead phosphate + copper
d. Zinc + sodium nitrate No change
e. Platinum + calcium bromide No change
f. Aluminium + gold oxide Aluminium oxide + gold
g. Magnesium + Magnesium oxide no change
84. Thermite reaction is a special type of displacement reaction that involves the vigorous reaction
between aluminium and iron oxide. Write the displacement reaction word equation.
Aluminium + Iron oxide aluminium oxide + iron
85. The thermite reaction requires a fuse. This provides a starting energy called…
Activation energy
87. State the type of substance that speeds up reactions without being used up. Then give an
example of where they are found in human industry and in nature
catalysts
Used in catalytic converters
Found in nature as digestive enzymes
94. The word and chemical equation for a reaction is given below. Balance it.
potassium + water → potassium hydroxide + hydrogen
K + H2O → KOH + H2
2K + 2H2O → 2KOH + H2
95. For the following reactions, write the balanced chemical equations. Use the formula below to
help.
ZnO, Li2O, NaOH, Ca(OH)2, H2SO4, ZnSO4, AlCl3
a. zinc + oxygen → zinc oxide
2Zn + O2 → 2ZnO
96. Challenge: the following chemical equation needs to be balanced and written then as a word
equation
chemical equation: MgCL2 + ____ AgNO3 (aq) ____AgCl (s) + ____ Mg(NO3)2 (aq)
Balanced equation: 2MgCL2 + 4 AgNO3 (aq) 4 AgCl (s) + 2Mg(NO3)2 (aq)
Word Equation: Magnesium chloride + Silver Nitrate Silver Chloride + Magnesium Nitrate
97. Describe what is meant by (aq) and (s) in the equation above.
(aq) means aqueous solution
(s) means solid
100. Iron occurs as iron oxide in the rock ore haematite. Explain how carbon can be used to
extract the iron.
Carbon and iron oxide are placed together and heated
As carbon is more reactive than iron it will displace iron in the compound to produce carbon
dioxide
101. State a metal that occurs as a native element in the earths crust
Platinum, gold, silver
102. Using the words oxidised and reduced explain the reaction
The carbon has gained oxygen and so is oxidised
The iron loses oxygen and so is reduced
105. Zinc can be extracted from zinc oxide using a blast furnace. Suggest a suitable reducing
agent for the reaction
e.g. carbon as more reactive than zinc
107. State the reason why carbon cannot be used to extract aluminium from its ore
carbon is not reactive enough/ carbon is less reactive than aluminium
108. Iron oxide (Fe2O3) is reduced using carbon to produce iron and carbon dioxide. Write
this as a balanced chemical equation
2Fe2O3 + 3C 4Fe + 3CO2
Lesson 8 Electrolysis
109. Electrolysis is used instead of carbon reduction. Describe this process
The compound is heated until molten which frees the ions from their solid structure
Electricity is passed through the molten compound
The ions are split up based on their charges
Positive ions move to the negative electrode
Negative ions move to the positive electrode
110. What are the products formed from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide
aluminium and oxygen
112. Name two metals, other than aluminium, that could be extracted from their ores using
electrolysis
Any from:
potassium, sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium
113. To separate a metal from a compound you can either heat the compound until it is
molten or dissolve the substance
114. Explain why a current will flow in electrodes even though they are not connected
The molten ions carry a charge and will move due to the charges on the electrodes
This moving charge is a current
117. A student completes an investigation to see how the concentration of an acid affects the
rate of a reaction with a metal. State the variables
Independent – concentration of acid
Dependent – rate of reaction
Controls – type of metal, type of acid, temperature, volume of solution, time measured, mass of
metal, surface of metal etc…
118. Name a ceramic material that is useful for lab equipment. Give the property that is the
reason it is used here.
Glass, because it is unreactive
119. In the table below, a number of readings have been collected for the reaction of 1g of
some metals in an acid. Calculate the mean times.
123. When drawing graphs you must follow a number of rules. Identify the mistake in each of
these sentences. Write the correction below each one.
a. Use a pen and a protractor
Use a pencil and a ruler
b. Draw a sensible scale in multiples of 1, 2, or 3 with different sized spaces
Draw a sensible scale in multiple of 1, 2, or 5 with even sized spaces
c. Title must be as short as possible
Title must be descriptive
d. Graph must not fill up more than half the grid
Graph must fill up more than half the grid
e. Plots may be within one square of the correct value
Plots must be accurate and within half a square
f. A line of best fit is done by connecting the dots
Line of best fit is done by drawing a line that evenly divides the dots
g. The axes must be oriented correctly with the independent on the y-axis and dependent
on the x-axis
The axes must be oriented correctly with the independent along the x-axis and the
dependent along the y-axis
h. Don’t forget to include numbers in your axes labels!
Don’t forget to include units in your axes labels!
124. A valid test is one where the correct thing has been measured. When the results are
close to the real value it is accurate. When results are close together they are precise. When the
experiment is repeated and the results are the same then it is repeatable. When another
scientist does the experiment with the same equipment and they get the same result it is
reproducible. The more accurate, reproducible and repeatable an experiment is, then the more
reliable it is. Taking repeats will improve the precision and check the reliability of an
experiment.
125. The following tables provide information on some of the more common chemicals that
you may need to know about.
a. For the following metals, use their location in the periodic table to work out the charge
of their ions
b. GCSE Challenging: For the following table, use the charges in the first table and you
knowledge of charges in the periodic table to construct the molecular formula for the
following compounds