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Chemical Detective Lab Today we are chemical detectives creating chemical reactions involving single and/or double replacement reactions. As a detective, it is your job to predict whether a reaction will occur and if so write the name and formula of the product. You must make your predictions before you place the two reactants together. You will work together with your lab partner using your Activity Series and Solubility charts to make your predictions. When you have recorded your predictions, you will then test your predictions to determine if they were correct. Materials: -Chemplate -Toothpicks -Waste container -Paper towels -Hydrochloric acid -Silver nitrate -Magnesium - Copper - Lead(II)nitrate -Sodium hydroxide -Sodium chloride -Copper(II)sulfate -Zinc nitrate - Barium chloride -Sodium carbonate Procedures: 1. Use your activity and solubility tables to predict if a reaction will occur in each of the reactions below. 2. If you decide no reaction will occur between the reactants you will write No Rxn in your data table and move to the next reaction. 3. If you determine that a reaction will occur you will record Rxn in your data table. Then, you will write the name and the formula of the product(s) in your data table. (Do not worry about balancing equations at this time). 4. Make your predictions for all reactions before conducting the lab. 5. Conduct each of the reactions using a Chem plate. Make sure the wells of the plate are clean before you begin. 6. Place two drops of each reactant in the correct spot on the Chem plate and stir with a clean end of a toothpick. Wait a few minutes to check whether your prediction was correct or incorrect. Record observations and determine if your predictions were correct. Indicate on data table. Do this for each reaction. When using copper or lead beads remove one from Ziploc bag only using scoopula. When using Magnesium, use forceps to extract one small piece from the Ziploc bag. 7. When you have finished, pour contents of Chem plate into the waste container, not the sink. 8. Follow clean-up procedures on the board. Data Table: 1: Single and Double Displacement Reactions Reactants (1-10) Reactant Chemical Formulas Prediction: RXN or No RXN Products (Chemical Formulas) Observations Result: RXN/No RXN 1.Cobalt (II) chloride & silver nitrate 2.magnesium & copper (II) sulfate 3. lead (II) nitrate & sodium hydroxide 4. silver nitrate & calcium chloride 5. barium chloride & sodium carbonate 6. lead & Cobalt (II) chloride 7. magnesium & HCl 8. copper & zinc nitrate (When writing product formulas, assume that *Copper, Lead and Tin all have a +2 ion charge.) Page 1 of 2 11/7/2014
Calculations: 1. Write and balance the chemical equations for each reaction. If the reaction could not occur write “No Reaction” on the product side of the equation. 2. Use your number of correct predictions to calculate your % error. (10 possible correct answers). Analysis Questions: 1. In the single displacement reactions, explain how you predicted whether the metals would react with the solution? 2. In this lab, you observed several double displacement reactions that go to completion and produce a precipitate. What are two other types of products that can be produced in a double displacement reaction that will cause the reaction to occur? 3. In the double displacement reactions, explain how you predicted whether the reaction would go to completion. Conclusion: Follow lab write-up guidelines for conclusion paragraph. Number of Correct Predictions: (How did you do as a Chemical Detective?) 10 - you're a real Sherlock Holmes 9 - you're a Watson 8 - you're Watson's helper 7 – Let’s Study some more! Page 2 of 2 11/7/2014
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