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Chapter 4.1. Chemical Reactions. Get it?. http://images.mnn.com/sites/default/files/user/134790/chemistry-cat-mhBjFn.jpg. Chemical Reactions. Chemical Change– the rearrangement of the atoms in a substance that creates new products with different chemical properties
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Chapter 4.1 Chemical Reactions
Get it? http://images.mnn.com/sites/default/files/user/134790/chemistry-cat-mhBjFn.jpg
Chemical Reactions • Chemical Change– the rearrangement of the atoms in a substance that creates new products with different chemical properties • Chemical Reaction-- the process in which one or more substances undergo a chemical change • Change in energy Energy can be released (heat, light, sound) or absorbed • Occur at different rates: a reaction can be slow or fast (a catalyst is used to speed up reactions)
Demos Q: How do we know a chemical change has occurred? Observe: Demo 1– lead nitrate + potassium iodide Demo 2– baking soda + citric acid solution
Clues to a Chemical Reaction • Change in colour • Precipitate forms • Energy is released or absorbed • Gas is produced • Difficult to reverse REMEMBER: A change in state or dissolving a substance is a physical change-- NOT a chemical change
How can we speed up a chemical reaction? • Increase the temperature • Increase the surface area • Increase reactant concentration • CATALYST: A substance that makes a chemical reaction go faster WITHOUT being consumed.
Chemical Equations • Using words or symbols and formulas to represent a chemical reaction • Starting materials= “reactants” • New substances= “products” • An arrow is read as “produces” • States of matter are in brackets (s)= solid (l)= liquid (g)= gas (aq)= dissolved in water REACTANTS PRODUCTS
Word Equations • Words represent the chemical reaction REMEMBER: any compound that is not molecular, check the criss cross rule first. Example: Lithium + Aluminum Chloride Aluminum + Lithium Chloride
Skeleton Equations • An unbalanced equation that represents the chemical formulas of reactants and products Ex. Na + O2 Na2O Rules: • Write the symbol of a metal NOT in a compound • If the non-metal is part of hockey stick and puck, write it as a diatomic molecule (H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2) • Write the formula of other compounds using rules you have learned
Law of Conservation of Mass • In a chemical reaction…The total mass of reactants EQUALS the total mass of products because elements cannot be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. They can only be rearranged!
Formula Equations • Formulas represent reactions • Include states of matter • Coefficients show how the ratios of different substances in the chemical reaction Ex. 2 N2 (g) + 5 O2 (g) 2 N2O5 (s)
Balancing Chemical Formulas Some tips: • Balance polyatomic ions first if the same ion is on both sides of the equations • Balance all other elements other than H and O • Balance H • Balance O
Examples • FeCl3 + NaOH Fe(OH)3 + NaCl • Cu + AgNO3 Cu(NO3)2 + Ag • C5H12 + O2 CO2 + H2O • C2H6 + O2 CO2 + H2O
Some Helpful Videos • Elephant toothpaste (catalyst example): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N0m95PExHY • Balancingchemicalequations:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB6cG7bQew0 • Practicebalancingchemicalequations:http://www.sky-web.net/science/balancing_chemical_equations_examples.htm
Homework - Balancing chemical equations worksheet - p. 155 # 3, 5