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MgSO4 + Na2CO3 MgCO3(s) + Na2SO4
magnesium + sodium sulfate carbonate
magnesium +
carbonate
sodium sulfate
Clear liquid
Word Equation
When solutions of two soluble salts are mixed, a solid may form. This solid is called a precipitate. and the reaction is called a precipitation reaction. Precipitation reactions are used to make insoluble salts. In this example the soluble salts are magnesium sulfate and sodium carbonate, and the insoluble salt formed is magnesium carbonate.
Instructions
1. Measure 5 g of baking soda and put into a flask. 2. Measure 20 mL of vinegar and carefully pour it into a balloon. 3. Carefully attach the balloon to the top of the flask without spilling the vinegar into the flask. 4. Place the flask with balloon on a weighing scale and record the mass of the system. 5. Tip the vinegar from the balloon into the flask and record your observations. 6. Measure the mass of the system after the reaction. 7. Pop the balloon and measure the mass again.
Summary
1. Explain whether your results support the Law of Conservation of Mass.
There are times when mass might appear to change during a chemical reaction.
If you experience this during an experiment, be sure to remember the Law of Conservation of Mass. The change in mass must be accounted for in a way other than destroying or creating atoms.
O Energy is released (produces heat) when a bond forms Exothermic o Energy is absorbed from the surroundings to break the bonds in a molecule
Endothermic
In your notebook:
Draw a diagram of the set-up Make a data table Make a graph Calculate temperature change as a function of time
Endothermic Reaction
1. Make a blank table for recording results. 2. Pour 25 mL of acetic acid into a 400 mL beaker. 3. Record the temperature of acetic acid as the starting temperature. 4. Keep the thermometer in the acetic acid and add 5 g of baking soda into the beaker. 5. Watch the thermometer carefully and record the time for each degree Celsius drop. 5. Graph the rate of temperature change. 6. Calculate the rate of temperature change.
Temperature/T degrees C
Starting temperature- ex. 27 26 25 24 23 28
Time/sec
Endothermic Reaction
Summary:
Explain how this lab shows a chemical reaction. How does the graph show that the reaction is endothermic? Explain.
Exothermic reactions
The reaction produces heat.
In this reaction vinegar is used to remove the protective coating from steel wool, allowing it to rust. When the iron combines with oxygen, heat is released.
4 Fe + 4Fe +
___ O2 3O2 =
2 Fe2O3 2Fe2O3 4 Fe + 6 O
4 Fe + 6 O