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Reactivity Series - Grade 8

The document outlines the reactivity of metals with oxygen, water, and dilute acids, introducing the reactivity series and its applications. It includes objectives for understanding the reactivity series, general reactions involving metals, and various laboratory experiments to observe these reactions. Additionally, it poses questions to assess understanding of metal reactivity and displacement reactions.

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Reactivity Series - Grade 8

The document outlines the reactivity of metals with oxygen, water, and dilute acids, introducing the reactivity series and its applications. It includes objectives for understanding the reactivity series, general reactions involving metals, and various laboratory experiments to observe these reactions. Additionally, it poses questions to assess understanding of metal reactivity and displacement reactions.

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5.

1 Reactivity and OBJECTIVE: To describe


Displacement reactionsthe reactivity of metals
with Oxygen, Water and
Dilute acids.

THE REACTIVITY SERIES


Starter – True or false,

+ Metals are on the right hand side of the Periodic Table.


+ Hg is a liquid at room temperature.
+ Carbon can be used as a conductor.
+ Some metals are as soft as cheese.
+ Most non-metals are lustrous.
+ U is used to make electricity.
+ Alloys are a mixture of more than one metal.
+ coins are made only of Cu.
Objectives

+ To understand what the reactivity series is and


explain how it has been generated.
+ To be able to use the reactivity series to make
predictions.
General 3 reactions:
1. Metals and water
2. Metals and oxygen
3. Metals and dilute Acid

+ Do all metals react with water?


+ What is the general equation for this reaction?
Metals and acids

+ What is the general equation for the reaction of a


metal with acid?
+ Do all metals in the reactivity series react with
acid?
Metals and oxygen

+ What is the general equation of a metal reacting


with oxygen?
+ Do all metals react with oxygen in the air?
+ Why is the reaction faster in a gas jar of oxygen?
LAB 1: Reaction of metal with water
Objective: To check the reaction of metals with
water and put them in order of reactivity
Tube 1: Mg
Tube 2:Fe
Tube 3:Zn
Tube 4: Cu
Observation: general equation + Table
Lab 2: Reaction of metal with
oxygen and dilute acid
+ Objective: To check the reaction of metals with
oxygen by burning and put them in order of
reactivity
+ Tube 1: Mg
+ Tube 2:Fe
+ Tube 3:Zn
+ Tube 4: Cu
Lab 3: Displacement reactions
1. Place iron nail in copper sulphate solution.
2. Write the word equation for the reaction.

Answer the following


3. Which is more reactive metal : Zinc or copper?
4. Can Zn displace the copper in copper sulfate?
5. Which is more reactive – silver or magnesium?
6. Can silver displace the magnesium in magnesium
sulfate?
Lab 4: Think like a scientist
(pg 173)
Copper Magnesium Iron Zinc sulfate
sulfate sulfate sulphate

Iron
Zinc
Coppe
r
Mg
Questions?
1. How do you know that one metal has displaced
from another from its salt?
2. Which of the four metals are reactive?
3. What are safety ?
Lab 5: Identify the mystery metal
+ Plan an investigation page no 175
+ Follow the instructions given in 175

+ Thermite reaction (Exothermic reaction)


Aluminium + Iron oxide______Aluminium oxide + iron

Page 178:

HW: Page 177 Q 1, 2 3

The
temperature → so
high that the iron that
is
produced ismolten (in
a liquid state).

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