Honors Chemistry Kato

Name Kevin Shenk, Tomoki Period 3 Date Nov 6th, 2013

Single Replacement Reactions Lab

Unit 3: Chemical Reactions

Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to determine which metals are most reactive and to create an order from most reactive to least reactive. Part I: Reactions with Aqueous Solutions Materials: Metals: Copper Lead Zinc Magnesium Silver

Solutions: Copper (II) sulfate Silver nitrate Lead (II) nitrate Zinc sulfate Magnesium nitrate

Procedures 1. Using a well plate and the chemical given, determine which reactions will occur between the metals and the solutions. 2. Add to each of the wells a small piece of the appropriate metal which has first been cleaned with sand paper. Note: Your teacher will provide the calcium when you are ready for it. 3. Create a data table to record your observations of before and after reactions. 4. Observe and record any evidence of a replacement reaction (i.e. a thin coating appears on the surface of the metal) occurring each of the test tubes. If no change is visible within five minutes, record this as no reaction

Copper Copper (II) Sulfate Silver Nitrate Lead(II) nitrate Zinc Sulfate Magnesium Nitrate n greenish powder n

Lead rusty silverish powder black cc grey powder/gre y white precipitate green cc

Zinc black silver powder silverish powder black cc n n

Magnesium fizz rust brown and rust fizz and silver powder fizz n

Silver n n

Calcium

n n

n n

Lead + Silver Nitrate: Pb (s)+2 Ag NO3 (aq) -> Pb(NO3)2(aq)+ 2Ag (s) Silver metal precipitate was observed Reacted because Lead is more reactive than silver. (Activity series) Zinc + Zinc Sulfate: Zn (s)+ ZnSO4 (aq) -> Zn (s) +ZnSO4 (aq) Nothing was observed. Did not react because Zinc isnt more reactive than Zinc. Its the same element. (Activity series) Net ionic equation: Pb (s) + 2Ag+ (aq) + NO3- (aq) -> Pb2+(aq)+ 2NO3- (aq) + Ag (s) Oxidized : Pb(s) Reduced: Ag+ (aq) Oxidizing agent: Ag+ (aq) Reducing agent: Pb(s) 8. A metal was found in the lab that was missing its labeling tape. In order to determine the identity of the metal several reactions were performed. When the metal was placed in hydrochloric acid, it bubbled. No reaction was noticed when placed in a solution of calcium nitrate. A reaction was observed when placed in a solution of zinc chloride. What could the metal possibly be? What further test could you run to determine the identity of the metal? In order to determine what metal it was, you should perform a few more tests so that you can narrow your choices down to one metal. You know that the metal must be between Hydrogen and Zinc on the activity series, which leaves you which quite a few choices. Although it may be tedious, the best way you can determine what element it is to place the metal which a solution of each of the metals on the activity series and see when reactions stop taking place. For

example, if you performed tests and identified that the metal reacts with Tin but not Lead, you would know that the metal is Lead because it would just mean that it was swapping. Conclusion: A statement about the activity series you discovered. In order for a reaction to happen between elements and a solution, the solution you are dissolving it into must be less reactive.