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    Reactivity of Metals: IGCSE Chemisty

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    Metals react with water and acids in different ways. When metals react with water, they produce metal hydroxides and hydrogen gas. More reactive metals like potassium and sodium react vigorously with water, while less reactive metals like zinc and iron do not noticeably react. When metals react with acids, they produce metal salts and hydrogen gas. The type of acid determines the type of salt produced. Based on experimental results, potassium is the most reactive metal while copper and iron are the least reactive when placed in water and hydrochloric acid.

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    Metals react with water and acids in different ways. When metals react with water, they produce metal hydroxides and hydrogen gas. More reactive metals like potassium and sodium react vigorously with water, while less reactive metals like zinc and iron do not noticeably react. When metals react with acids, they produce metal salts and hydrogen gas. The type of acid determines the type of salt produced. Based on experimental results, potassium is the most reactive metal while copper and iron are the least reactive when placed in water and hydrochloric acid.

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    Metals react with water and acids in different ways. When metals react with water, they produce metal hydroxides and hydrogen gas. More reactive metals like potassium and sodium react vigorously with water, while less reactive metals like zinc and iron do not noticeably react. When metals react with acids, they produce metal salts and hydrogen gas. The type of acid determines the type of salt produced. Based on experimental results, potassium is the most reactive metal while copper and iron are the least reactive when placed in water and hydrochloric acid.

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    Reactivity of Metals

    IGCSE Chemisty
    STARTER
    • Complete the table below:
    • Test the three solutions in the test tube rack
    using the Universal Indicator solution
    • What pattern do you see?
    Compound Metal or pH Acid or alkali?
    non/metal

    MgO

    CaO

    H2O2
    Reacting metals with water
    Potassium and sodium are metals that react
    vigorously with water even when a small
    amount of each metal is used.
    When a metal reacts with water, the products
    are a metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas.

    GROUP QUESTION?
    Which is more reactive – K or Na?
    How do you know this (link it back to atomic
    structure)?

    The general equation for the reaction of a metal


    with water is:

    metal + water  metal hydroxide + hydrogen

    What is the test to show that a metal hydroxide has been produced?
    Products of metals reacting with water
    Can you complete the word equation for each reaction?

    potassium
    potassium + water  hydroxide + hydrogen

    lithium
    lithium + water  hydroxide + hydrogen

    sodium
    sodium + water  hydroxide + hydrogen
    GROUP CHALLENGE – BALANCE THE EQUATION!

    2 K + 2 H 20 2 KOH + H2
    1
    2 KK 221

    42 H 43

    21 O 21
    Investigating reactivity with water (I)
    James investigated how reactive some metals are when they react with water and
    made these observations:

    Metal Reaction with water

    Bubbles of gas are given off quite quickly.


    lithium When tested with universal indicator the
    water is now alkaline.
    The sodium melts and skims over the
    sodium surface producing a stream of small
    bubbles. Sometimes a yellow-orange
    flame appears.
    Potassium immediately produces a lilac
    potassium flame as it skims around the surface
    making a fizzing noise.
    Which of these metals is the most reactive with water?
    Which of these metals is the least reactive with water?
    Now you try
    • Place each of the following metals in a small
    dish of water

    • Fill in your table to show what happens


    Metal Reaction with water
    Magnesium
    Copper
    Zinc
    Iron
    Products of metals reacting with acid
    Metals react with acid producing bubbles of gas.

    The “squeaky pop” test shows that this gas is


    hydrogen.

    When a metal reacts with acid, the products are a metal


    salt and hydrogen.

    What is the general equation for the reaction of a metal


    with acid?

    How does the type of acid affect the type of salt produced?

    metal + acid  metal salt + hydrogen


    Metals and hydrochloric acid – equations
    Can you complete the word equation for each reaction?

    hydrochloric magnesium
    magnesium + acid  chloride + hydrogen

    hydrochloric aluminium
    aluminium + acid  chloride + hydrogen

    hydrochloric zinc
    zinc + acid  chloride + hydrogen
    Metals and sulfuric acid – equations
    Can you complete the word equation for each reaction?

    sulfuric magnesium
    magnesium + acid  sulfate + hydrogen

    sulfuric aluminium
    aluminium + acid  sulfate + hydrogen

    sulfuric zinc
    zinc + acid  sulfate + hydrogen
    Metals and nitric acid –
    Can you complete the word equation for each reaction?
    equations

    magnesium
    magnesium + nitric acid  nitrate + hydrogen

    aluminium
    aluminium + nitric acid  nitrate + hydrogen

    zinc
    zinc + nitric acid  nitrate + hydrogen
    Now you try
    • Place each of the following metals in a small
    dish of concentrated hydrochloric acid

    • Fill in your table to show what happens


    Metal Reaction with HCl
    Magnesium
    Copper
    Zinc
    Iron
    Based on the results from all your experiments can
    you list the following metals from most reactive to
    least reactive?

    copper
    Most Potassium
    potassium reactive
    Sodium
    zinc Magnesium
    Zinc
    magnesium Iron
    Copper
    sodium Least
    reactive
    iron

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