Worksheet 11cgt
Worksheet 11cgt
Worksheet 11cgt
2. Solid sulfur is ignited and burns in oxygen gas with a blue flame to form sulfur
dioxide. Determine the class of reaction. The choices are decomposition,
combination, single-displacement, double-displacement, and combustion.
6. Complete and balance the equation for the following decomposition reactions. All
reactions are heated.
a. Cu(OH)2 (s) Æ
b. HgO (s) Æ
7. Sodium metal reacts with chlorine gas in a combination reaction. Write a balanced
equation to describe this reaction.
9. Zinc metal reacts with a solution of tin (II) chloride in a single- replacement reaction.
Write a balanced equation to describe this reaction.
10. Iron metal reactions with a solution of copper (II) sulfate in a single-displacement
reaction. Write a balanced equation to describe this reaction.
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11. Consider the following metals. Determine which will react with water and which will
react with a solution of hydrochloric acid. Write a balanced equation to describe any
equation that occurs.
a. Cr b. Bi c. K
13. Which of the following single-replacement reactions will actually occur if the
indicated reagents are mixed?
a. Ni (s) + FeCl2 (aq) Æ NiCl2 (aq) + Fe (s)
b. 2 Al (s) + 3 NiCl2 (aq) Æ 2 AlCl3 (aq) + 3 Ni (s)
c. Fe (s) + CuCl2 (aq) Æ FeCl2 (aq) + Cu (s)
d. 3 Sn (s) + 2 AlCl2 (aq) Æ 3 SnCl2 (aq) + 2 Al
Answers to Worksheet # 11
1. From the description we learn that the there are two reactants: sodium chloride
and lead(II) nitrate. These are both compounds. There are also two products:
lead(II) chloride and sodium nitrate. Since these are also compounds, the reaction
is double-displacement (2 compounds as reactants and 2 compounds as products).
2. The reactants are solid sulfur and oxygen gas. These are both elements. Since
there is only one product, sulfur dioxide, which is a compound, this is a
combination reaction (2 elements or compounds as reactants and 1compound as
the product).
3. For help classifying reactions, refer to Table 5.1 (Bauer p. 167). We can classify
two of the types on the number of products and reactants in the chemical
equation. In combination reactions, 2 substances combine to form 1 new
substance; in decomposition reactions, 1 compound forms several new
substances. Equations indicating 2 reactants and 2 products represent either
single- or double-displacement reactions. If 1 of the reactants and 1 of the
products is an element, the reaction is single-displacement.
(a) combination: GaH3 + N(CH3)3 → (CH3)3NGaH3
(b) combination: GeCl2 + Cl2 → GeCl4
(c) single-displacement: N2(g) + CaC2(s) → 2C(s) + CaNCN(s)
(d) combination: N2(g) + 3Mg(s) → Mg3N2(s)
(e) decomposition: NH4Cl(s) → NH3(g) + HCl(g)
(f) combination: CaO(s) + SO3(g) → CaSO4(s)
(g) decomposition: PCl5(g) → PCl3(g) + Cl2(g)
(h) double-displacement: Ca3N2(s) + 6H2O(l) → 3Ca(OH)2(aq) + 2NH3(g)
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4. Carbonate-containing compounds (except Group IA (1)), when heated, produce
the metal oxide and carbon dioxide gas (Table 5.2). In this case, we know that
nickel has a 2+ charge to balance the charge of the 2− carbonate ion. The oxide
will be NiO. The balanced chemical equation is NiCO3(s) → NiO(s) + CO2(g).
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hydroxide would result from the combination of calcium ions, Ca2+, and
hydroxide ions, OH−. The product for this reaction is Ca(OH)2.
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(b) Cs is higher in activity than H2 so a reaction occurs. In reactions of active
metals with water, hydrogen gas is formed. Cs forms a 1+ ion, and H+ is
displaced as H2(g). When metals displace H+ from H2O (or HOH), the
product is a metal hydroxide.
2Cs(s) + 2H2O(l) → 2CsOH(aq) + H2(g)
13. In a single displacement reaction, 1 element displaces its ionic counterpart from a
compound. That is, a metal displaces the metal ion, or a nonmetal displaces the
nonmetal ion. To determine whether a reaction occurs, we compare the activities
of the metals involved (Figure 5.21). If the metal is more active than the metal
whose ion appears in the compound, a reaction occurs.
(a) Nickel is less active than iron. No reaction occurs.
(b) Aluminum is more active than nickel. The reaction occurs.
(c) Iron is more active than copper. The reaction occurs.
(d) Tin is less active than aluminum. No reaction occurs
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