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CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS




Daily Life Experiences of Chemical Reactions:

1. Curdling Of Milk
2. Rusting of Metal
3. Fermentation of Fruits/ Grapes
4. Digestion of Food in the body
5. Cellular Respiration

ACTIVITY -1:
Clean a Magnesium ribbon with sand paper,burn it keeping away from eyes. We observe, dazzling white flames coming out and formation of white powder (MgO)   [ watch video here ]
                                   Mg + O2     è     2MgO
( BURNING OF MAGNESIUM RIBBON )
ACTIVITY-2:
Take Lead Nitrate solution in a test tube and add Potassium Iodide solution in it, we observe formation of yellow precipitate.
PRECIPITATE: It is a solid formed by a change in a solution due to some chemical reaction or change in temperature (that decreased the solubility of the solid)    [ watch video here ]




ACTIVITY-3:
Take Zinc granules in a boiling test tube, add dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid to it. We observe, small bubbles around Zinc granules ( Hydrogen gas liberation). Touch the flask, it will be warmer than before, hence it is an exothermic reaction (heat produced).

                                    [ watch video here ]





So, we conclude from above three reactions that, if in any reaction we observe:
1. Change in State
2. Change in Colour
3. Change in Temperature
4. Production of Gas

then it is a CHEMICAL REACTION...


Chemical Equation

Chemical Equation represents a chemical reaction in short either in Words or symbolically.




     




How to write a Balanced Chemical Equation


  •  An Equation must follow "LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS".
  • In other words, The Numbers of ATOMS of every chemical remains SAME before or after the Reaction.
            STEP-WISE WRITING:

STEP-1:-  First, write word equation for the reaction.
              Zinc + Sulphuric Acid   è  Zinc Sulphate + Hydrogen

STEP -2:  Write chemical equivalents using symbols and molecular formula.

                  Zn + H2SO4  è  ZnSO4 + H2
STEP 3: Compare the numbers of atoms of each type, on either side of arrow (LHS must be equal to RHS  for every atom)

ELEMENT
REACTANT (LHS)
PRODUCT (RHS)
Zn
1
1
H
2
2
S
1
1
O
4
4

                                                     (ITS A BALANCED REACTION )
   HOW TO BALANCE AN UNBALANCED EQUATION ?

                               Fe + H2O  è Fe3O4 + H2

ELEMENT
REACTANT (LHS)
PRODUCT (RHS)
Fe
1
3
H
2
2
O
1
4


STEPS TO BALANCE:
 1. Start with a compound having maximum number of atoms in it. (here Fe3O4) and the element OXYGEN ( LHS- 01 & RHS-04).

2. To balance OXYGEN,

Atoms of Oxygen
In Reactants (LHS)
In Products (RHS)
INITIALLY
1 (H2O)
2 (Fe3O4)
After Balancing
1 X 4
4

  •                       So,       Fe + 4 H2O è Fe3O4 + H2
33. ONLY COEFFICIENT CAN BE CHANGED NOT THE SUBSCRIPT)
 H2O can’t be written as H2O4 or (H2O)4   

4. Now, to Balance HYDROGEN

Atoms of Hydrogen
In Reactants (LHS)
In Products (RHS)
INITIALLY
8 (4 H2O   )
2 (H2 )

After Balancing
8
2 X 4 = 8



S                                                  SO,   Fe + 4 H2O è Fe3O44 H2
  5. TO BALANCE IRON (Fe):


Atoms of IRON
In Reactants (LHS)
In Products (RHS)
INITIALLY
1 ( Fe)
3  (Fe3O4  )
After Balancing
I X 3 = 3
3


   So,  ,   3 Fe + 4 H2O è Fe3O4 + 4 H2     (BALANCED)  

Finally Check :

         
ELEMENT
REACTANT (LHS)
PRODUCT (RHS)
Fe
3
3
H
8
8
O
4
4



                                 [ VIDEO: BASICS OF CHEMICAL EQUATIONS ]

 






Chemical Reactions – Types









1) Combination reaction.
(synthesis reaction.)- [ VIDEO ]
    Reaction in which two or more reactants combine to form a single product.






EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS: 


A reaction in which heat is released along with the formation of PRODUCT.







ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS: 

A reaction in which heat is utilised for the formation of PRODUCT.













(   2) Decomposition reaction.-  [ VIDEO ]

    Reaction in which one reactant breaks  into two or more products.
   





ACTIVITY-5:


Heat Ferrous Sulphate crystals in Dry Boiling Tube. Note the change in colour & odour.






(A) THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: 

 (ACTIVITY: 6) 


 HEAT  LEAD NITRATE POWDER IN BURNING TUBE AND OBSERVE BROWN FUMES COMING OUT.







      
(B) ELECTROLYTIC DECOMPOSITION:

ACTIVITY:1.7- 
Electrolysis of Water






(C) PHOTO-CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION:

ACTIVITY-8:
    Expose Silver Chloride to Sunlight for sometime.

(SILVER CHLORIDE: BEFORE (LEFT) & AFTER (RIGHT)




(PHOTOLYSIS OF SILVER BROMIDE)















                      

   (3) Displacement reaction.-    [ VIDEO ]

 Reactions in which one metal displaces the other metal from its compound in aqueous solution.

  




ACTIVITY: 9- 

Put some iron nails in Copper Sulphate solution for sometime. Observe the colour of the solution before and after the activity.






  (4) Double displacement reaction.-   [ VIDEO ]

  A double displacement reaction, also known as a double replacement reaction or metathesis, is a type of chemical reaction where two compounds react, and the positive ions (cation) and the negative ions (anion) of the two reactants switch places, forming two new compounds or products.












ACTIVITY: 10- 

When barium chloride combines with sodium sulphate in the form of their aqueous solutions, a white precipitate of barium sulphate is formed which is insoluble in water.







   (5) Oxidation and reduction reaction (REDOX).-  [ VIDEO ]


   Reactions where oxidation states of atom are changed, most often one component undergo oxidation and another reduction.    
                                                                            or
      An oxidation-reduction (redoxreaction is a type of chemical reaction that involves a transfer of electrons between two species. An oxidation-reduction reaction is any chemical reaction in which the oxidation number of a molecule, atom, or ion changes by gaining or losing an electron.






     


ACTIVITY-11:

    Heating copper powder change colour to brown.



         




    

COMMON REDOX REACTIONS IN LIFE:

CORROSION:[ VIDEO ]

 (An oxidation reaction which causes rusting of iron.)




Definition: 
Attacking of metals by surrounding substances like air,moisture,acids. For eg. Rusting of iron, a green coating on copper, a black coating on silver.


(IRON RUST)


(COPPER RUST)


Methods of preventing corrosion are paint, oiling. Greasing, galvanizing, anodizing, electroplating and alloying.


(METAL PRIMER)

(Hot-Dip GALVANIZATION)

(GREASING)



RANCIDITY: [ VIDEO ]


 Changing of the taste and smell of fatty foods due to oxidation of fats is called Rancidity.


(RANCIDITY- TYPES)



(FAT Hydrolysis)

(CELL Oxidation)


Methods to prevent Rancidity:

(1) Keep food in air tight containers.
(2) Add antioxidants to the food.
(3) Flush the packed foods with gases like nitrogen.




CHEMISTRY/SCIENCE TRICKS :

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vyboVwyzfU

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLp0NhNszQU












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