Impact of Subscript Changes in Equations
Impact of Subscript Changes in Equations
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Module Overview: This module emphasized that there are infinite number of chemical reactions
possible. How do chemists cope with this overwhelming diversity? How do they predict which
compounds will react with one another and what products will be formed? The students then find
useful ways to categorize these reactions.
OBJECTIVES:
1. describe evidences that a chemical reaction has occurred and its equations
2. construct mole or mass ratios for a reaction in order to calculate the amount of reactant
needed or amount of product formed in terms of moles or mass.
3. Express the gas laws in equation form.
CONTENT FOCUS:
An earlier chapter of this text introduced the use of element symbols to represent individual atoms.
When atoms gain or lose electrons to yield ions, or combine with other atoms to form molecules,
their symbols are modified or combined to generate chemical formulas that appropriately
represent these species. Extending this symbolism to represent both the identities and the relative
quantities of substances undergoing a chemical (or physical) change involves writing and
balancing a chemical equation. Consider as an example the reaction between one methane
molecule (CH4) and two diatomic oxygen molecules (O2) to produce one carbon dioxide molecule
(CO2) and two water molecules (H2O). The chemical equation representing this process is
provided in the upper half of Figure 4.2, with space-filling molecular models shown in the lower
half of the figure.
2. The substances generated by the reaction are called products, and their formulas are placed
on the right side of the equation.
3. Plus signs (+) separate individual reactant and product formulas, and an arrow (⟶) separates
the reactant and product (left and right) sides of the equation.
4. The relative numbers of reactant and product species are represented by coefficients
(numbers placed immediately to the left of each formula). A coefficient of 1 is typically omitted.
• One methane molecule and two oxygen molecules react to yield one carbon dioxide
molecule and two water molecules.
• One dozen methane molecules and two dozen oxygen molecules react to yield one dozen
carbon dioxide molecules and two dozen water molecules.
• One mole of methane molecules and 2 moles of oxygen molecules react to yield 1 mole
of carbon dioxide molecules and 2 moles of water molecules.
Balancing Equations
The chemical equation described in section 4.1 is balanced, meaning that equal numbers of
atoms for each element involved in the reaction are represented on the reactant and product
sides. This is a requirement the equation must satisfy to be consistent with the law of conservation
of matter. It may be confirmed by simply summing the numbers of atoms on either side of the
arrow and comparing these sums to ensure they are equal. Note that the number of atoms for a
given element is calculated by multiplying the coefficient of any formula containing that element
by the element’s subscript in the formula. If an element appears in more than one formula on a
given side of the equation, the number of atoms represented in each must be computed and then
added together. For example, both product species in the example reaction, CO2 and H2O, contain
the element oxygen, and so the number of oxygen atoms on the product side of the equation is
The equation for the reaction between methane and oxygen to yield carbon dioxide and
water is confirmed to be balanced per this approach, as shown here:
A balanced chemical equation often may be derived from a qualitative description of some
chemical reaction by a fairly simple approach known as balancing by inspection. Consider as an
example the decomposition of water to yield molecular hydrogen and oxygen. This process is
represented qualitatively by an unbalanced chemical equation:
H2O ⟶ H2 + O2 (unbalanced)
Comparing the number of H and O atoms on either side of this equation confirms its
imbalance:
The numbers of H atoms on the reactant and product sides of the equation are equal, but
the numbers of O atoms are not. To achieve balance, the coefficients of the equation may be
changed as needed. Keep in mind, of course, that the formula subscripts define, in part, the
identity of the substance, and so these cannot be changed without altering the qualitative meaning
of the equation. For example, changing the reactant formula from H2O to H2O2 would yield balance
in the number of atoms, but doing so also changes the reactant’s identity (it’s now hydrogen
peroxide and not water). The O atom balance may be achieved by changing the coefficient for
H2O to 2.
The H atom balance was upset by this change, but it is easily reestablished by changing the
coefficient for the H2 product to 2.
These coefficients yield equal numbers of both H and O atoms on the reactant and product sides,
and the balanced equation is, therefore:
2H2O ⟶ 2H2 + O2
The physical states of reactants and products in chemical equations very often are indicated with
a parenthetical abbreviation following the formulas. Common abbreviations include s for solids, l
for liquids, g for gases, and aq for substances dissolved in water (aqueous solutions, as
introduced in the preceding chapter). These notations are illustrated in the example equation here:
This equation represents the reaction that takes place when sodium metal is placed in
water. The solid sodium reacts with liquid water to produce molecular hydrogen gas and the ionic
compound sodium hydroxide (a solid in pure form, but readily dissolved in water).
Special conditions necessary for a reaction are sometimes designated by writing a word
or symbol above or below the equation’s arrow. For example, a reaction carried out by heating
may be indicated by the uppercase Greek letter delta (Δ) over the arrow.
Given the abundance of water on earth, it stands to reason that a great many chemical reactions
take place in aqueous media. When ions are involved in these reactions, the chemical equations
may be written with various levels of detail appropriate to their intended use. To illustrate this,
consider a reaction between ionic compounds taking place in an aqueous solution. When
aqueous solutions of CaCl2 and AgNO3 are mixed, a reaction takes place producing aqueous
Ca(NO3)2 and solid AgCl:
This balanced equation, derived in the usual fashion, is called a molecular equation
because it doesn’t explicitly represent the ionic species that are present in solution. When ionic
compounds dissolve in water, they may dissociate into their constituent ions, which are
subsequently dispersed homogenously throughout the resulting solution (a thorough discussion
of this important process is provided in the chapter on solutions). Ionic compounds dissolved in
water are, therefore, more realistically represented as dissociated ions, in this case:
CaCl2(aq) ⟶ Ca2+(aq) + 2Cl−(aq)
Unlike these three ionic compounds, AgCl does not dissolve in water to a significant
extent, as signified by its physical state notation, s. Explicitly representing all dissolved ions results
in a complete ionic equation. In this particular case, the formulas for the dissolved ionic
compounds are replaced by formulas for their dissociated ions:
Examining this equation shows that two chemical species are present in identical form on
both sides of the arrow, Ca2+(aq) and NO3−(aq). These spectator ions—ions whose presence is
required to maintain charge neutrality—are neither chemically nor physically changed by the
process, and so they may be eliminated from the equation to yield a more succinct representation
called a net ionic equation:
Following the convention of using the smallest possible integers as coefficients, this
equation is then written:
This net ionic equation indicates that solid silver chloride may be produced from dissolved
chloride and silver(I) ions, regardless of the source of these ions. These molecular and complete
ionic equations provide additional information, namely, the ionic compounds used as sources of
Cl− and Ag+.
Familiarity with a few basic types of reactions will help you to predict the products that form when
certain kinds of compounds or elements come in contact.
Most chemical reactions can be classified into one or more of five basic types: acid–base
reactions, exchange reactions, condensation reactions (and the reverse, cleavage reactions), and
oxidation–reduction reactions. The general forms of these five kinds of reactions are summarized
in Table 3.1 "Basic Types of Chemical Reactions", along with examples of each. It is important to
note, however, that many reactions can be assigned to more than one classification, as you will
see in our discussion. The classification scheme is only for convenience; the same reaction can
be classified in different ways, depending on which of its characteristics is most important.
Oxidation–reduction reactions, in which there is a net transfer of electrons from one atom to
another, and condensation reactions are discussed in this section. Acid–base reactions and one
kind of exchange reaction—the formation of an insoluble salt such as barium sulfate when
solutions of two soluble salts are mixed together.
A reaction that occurs when aqueous solutions of anions (negatively charged ions) and cations
(positively charged ions) combine to form a compound that is insoluble is known as precipitation.
The insoluble solid is called the precipitate, and the remaining liquid is called the supernate.
Real life example: The white precipitate formed by acid rain on a marble statue:
A neutralization reaction occurs when an acid and base are mixed together. An acid is a
substance that produces H+ ions in solution, whereas a base is a substance that that produces
OH- ions in solution. A typical acid-base reaction will produce an ionic compound called
a salt and water. A typical acid-base reaction is the reaction between hydrochloric acid and
sodium hydroxide. This reaction is represented by the equation:
A redox reaction occurs when the oxidation number of atoms involved in the reaction are
changed. Oxidation is the process by which an atom’s oxidation number is increased, and
reduction is the process by which an atom’s oxidation number is decreased. If the oxidation states
of any elements in a reaction change, the reaction is an oxidation-reduction reaction. An atom
that undergoes oxidation is called the reducing agent, and the atom that undergoes reduction is
called the oxidizing agent. An example of a redox reaction is the reaction between hydrogen gas
and fluorine gas:
In this reaction, hydrogen is oxidized from an oxidation state of 0 to +1, and is thus the
reducing agent. Fluorine is reduced from 0 to -1, and is thus the oxidizing agent.
4. Combustion Reaction
A combustion reaction is a type of redox reaction during which a fuel reacts with an oxidizing
agent, resulting in the release of energy as heat. Such reactions are exothermic, meaning that
energy is given off during the reaction. An endothermic reaction is one which absorbs heat. A
typical combustion reaction has a hydrocarbon as the fuel source, and oxygen gas as the oxidizing
agent. The products in such a reaction would be CO2 and H2O.
5. Synthesis Reactions
A synthesis reaction occurs when one or more compounds combines to form a complex
compound. The simplest equation of synthesis reaction is illustrated below.
An example of such a reaction is the reaction of silver with oxygen gas to form silver oxide:
Real life example: Hydrogen gas is burned in air (reacts with oxygen) to form water:
6. Decomposition Reactions
There is more to it, however: pressure and volume of a given amount of gas at constant
temperature are numerically related. If you take the pressure value and multiply it by the volume
value, the product is a constant for a given amount of gas at a constant temperature:
If either volume or pressure changes while amount and temperature stay the same, then
the other property must change so that the product of the two properties still equals that same
constant. That is, if the original conditions are labeled P1 and V1 and the new conditions are
labeled P2 and V2, we have
where the properties are assumed to be multiplied together. Leaving out the middle part,
we have simply
This equation is an example of a gas law. A gas law is a simple mathematical formula
that allows you to model, or predict, the behavior of a gas. This particular gas law is called Boyle's
law, after the English scientist Robert Boyle, who first announced it in 1662.
Boyle's Law. A piston having a certain pressure and volume (left piston) will have half the
volume when its pressure is twice as much (right piston). One can also plot P versus V for a
given amount of gas at a certain temperature; such a plot will look like the graph on the right.
There are other measurable characteristics of a gas. One of them is temperature (T). Perhaps
one can vary the temperature of a gas sample and note what effect it has on the other properties
of the gas. Early scientists did just this, discovering that if the amount of a gas and its pressure
are kept constant, then changing the temperature changes the volume (V). As temperature
increases, volume increases; as temperature decreases, volume decreases. We say that these
two characteristics are directly related.
A mathematical relationship between V and T should be possible except for one thought:
what temperature scale should we use? We know from Chapter 2, that science uses several
possible temperature scales. Experiments show that the volume of a gas is related to its absolute
temperature in Kelvin, not its temperature in degrees Celsius. If the temperature of a gas is
expressed in kelvins, then experiments show that the ratio of volume to temperature is a constant:
This gas law is commonly referred to as Charles's law, after the French scientist Jacques
Charles, who performed experiments on gases in the 1780s. The tactics for using this
mathematical formula are similar to those for Boyle's law. To determine an unknown quantity, use
algebra to isolate the unknown variable by itself and in the numerator; the units of similar variables
must be the same. But we add one more tactic: all temperatures must be expressed in the
absolute temperature scale (Kelvin). As a reminder, we review the conversion between the
absolute temperature scale and the Celsius temperature scale:
K = °C + 273
where K represents the temperature in kelvins, and °C represents the temperature in degrees
Celsius.
Charles's Law. A piston having a certain volume and temperature (left piston) will have twice the
volume when its temperature is twice as much (right piston). One can also plot V versus T for a
given amount of gas at a certain pressure; such a plot will look like the graph on the right.
A third gas law may be derived as a corollary to Boyle's and Charles's laws. Suppose we
double the thermodynamic temperature of a sample of gas. According to Charles’s law, the
volume should double. Now, how much pressure would be required at the higher temperature to
return the gas to its original volume? According to Boyle’s law, we would have to double the
pressure to halve the volume. Thus, if the volume of gas is to remain the same, doubling the
temperature will require doubling the pressure. This law was first stated by the Frenchman Joseph
Gay-Lussac (1778 to 1850). According to Gay-Lussac’s law, for a given amount of gas held at
constant volume, the pressure is proportional to the absolute temperature. Mathematically,
Gay-Lussac’s law tells us that it may be dangerous to heat a gas in a closed container.
The increased pressure might cause the container to explode, as you can see in the video below.
The video shows very, very cold nitrogen gas in a bottle being warmed by the air. Since the bottle's
volume is relatively constant, as the temperature of the nitrogen gas (formed when the liquid
nitrogen boils) increases, so does the pressure inside the bottle until, finally, BOOM!
Note that it has a structure very similar to that of Charles’s law, only with different
variables—pressure instead of volume. Avogadro’s law introduces the last variable for amount.
The original statement of Avogadro’s law states that equal volumes of different gases at the same
temperature and pressure contain the same number of particles of gas. Because the number of
particles is related to the number of moles (1 mol = 6.022 × 1023 particles), Avogadro’s law
essentially states that equal volumes of different gases at the same temperature and pressure
contain the same amount (moles, particles) of gas. Put mathematically into a gas law, Avogadro’s
law is
(First announced in 1811, it was Avogadro’s proposal that volume is related to the number of
particles that eventually led to naming the number of things in a mole as Avogadro’s number.)
Avogadro’s law is useful because for the first time we are seeing amount, in terms of the number
of moles, as a variable in a gas law.
The variable n in Avogadro’s law can also stand for the number of moles of gas in addition to
number of particles.
One thing we notice about all the gas laws is that, collectively, volume and pressure are
always in the numerator, and temperature is always in the denominator. This suggests that we
can propose a gas law that combines pressure, volume, and temperature. This gas law is known
as the combined gas law, and its mathematical form is
This allows us to follow changes in all three major properties of a gas. Again, the usual
warnings apply about how to solve for an unknown algebraically (isolate it on one side of the
equation in the numerator), units (they must be the same for the two similar variables of each
type), and units of temperature must be in kelvins.
So far, the gas laws we have considered have all required that the gas change its conditions; then
we predict a resulting change in one of its properties. Are there any gas laws that relate the
physical properties of a gas at any given time?
PV = nRT
This equation is called the ideal gas law. It relates the four independent properties of a
gas at any time. The constant R is called the ideal gas law constant. Its value depends on the
units used to express pressure and volume
The ideal gas law is used like any other gas law, with attention paid to the unit and making
sure that temperature is expressed in Kelvin. However, the ideal gas law does not require a
change in the conditions of a gas sample. The ideal gas law implies that if you know any three of
the physical properties of a gas, you can calculate the fourth property.
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