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Chapter 6 Chemical Reactions: An Introduction. Chemical Reactions. Reactions involve chemical changes in matter that result in new substances. Reactions involve rearrangement and exchange of atoms to produce new molecules. Reactants Products. Evidence of Chemical Reactions.
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Chemical Reactions • Reactions involve chemical changes in matter that result in new substances. • Reactions involve rearrangement and exchange of atoms to produce new molecules. • Reactants Products
Evidence of Chemical Reactions • A chemical change occurs when new substances are made. • Visual clues (permanent): • Color change, precipitate formation, gas bubbles, flames, heat release, cooling, light • Other clues: • New odor, permanent new state
Chemical Equations • Shorthand way of describing a reaction • Provides information about the reaction: • Formulas of reactants and products • States of reactants and products • Relative numbers of reactant and product molecules that are required • Can be used to determine weights of reactants used and of products that can be made
Conservation of Mass • Matter cannot be created or destroyed. • In a chemical reaction, all the atoms present at the beginning are still present at the end. • Therefore, the total mass cannot change.
O H H O + + C O O C H H H H O 1 C + 4 H + 2 O 1 C + 2 O + 2 H + O 1 C + 2 H + 3 O Combustion of Methane • Methane gas burns to produce carbon dioxide gas and liquid water • Whenever something burns, it combines with O2(g). CH4(g) + O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(l)
O O O O H H H H + + + C C + H H O O O O H H 1 C + 4 H + 4 O 1 C + 4 H + 4 O Combustion of Methane Balanced • To show a reaction obeys the Law of Conservation of Mass, it must be balanced. CH4(g) + 2 O2(g) CO2(g) + 2 H2O(l)
Writing Equations • Use proper formulas for each reactant and product. • Proper equation should be balanced. • Obey Law of Conservation of Mass. • All elements on reactants side also on product side. • Equal numbers of atoms of each element on reactant side as on product side • Balanced equations show the relationship between the relative numbers of molecules of reactants and products. • Can be used to determine mass relationships
Symbols Used in Equations • Symbols used after chemical formula to indicate state: • (g) = gas; (l) = liquid; (s) = solid • (aq) = aqueous, dissolved in water • e. g. NH3(aq) indicates ammonia dissolved in water
Sample – Recognizing Reactants and Products • When magnesium metal burns in air it produces a white, powdery compound, magnesium oxide. • Burning in air means reacting with O2 • Metals are solids, except for Hg, which is liquid.
Recognizing Reactants and Products(cont.) • Write the equation in words • Identify the state of each chemical magnesium(s) + oxygen(g) magnesium oxide(s) • Write the equation in formulas • Identify diatomic elements • Identify polyatomic ions • Determine formulas Mg(s) + O2(g) MgO(s) (unbalanced)
Balancing by Inspection • Count atoms of each element • Polyatomic ions may be counted as one “element” if they do not change in the reaction. Al + FeSO4Al2(SO4)3 + Fe 1 SO4 3 • If an element appears in more than one compound on the same side, count each element separately and add. CO + O2 CO2 1 + 2 O 2
Balancing by Inspection (cont.) • Pick an element to balance. • Avoid elements from 1b • Find least common multiple (LCM) and factors needed to make both sides equal. • Use factors as coefficients in equation. • If already a coefficient, then multiply by new factor • Recount and repeat until balanced.
Example #1 • When magnesium metal burns in air it produces a white, powdery compound, magnesium oxide. • Burning in air means reacting with O2
Example #1 (cont.) • Write the equation in words. • Identify the state of each chemical magnesium(s) + oxygen(g) magnesium oxide(s) • Write the equation in formulas. • Identify diatomic elements • Identify polyatomic ions • Determine formulas Mg(s) + O2(g) MgO(s) (unbalanced)
Example #1 (cont.) • Count the number of atoms of on each side • Count polyatomic groups as one “element” if on both sides • Split count of element if in more than one compound on one side Mg(s) + O2(g) MgO(s) 1 Mg 1 2 O 1
Example #1 (cont.) • Pick an element to balance • Avoid element in multiple compounds • Find least common multiple of both sides & multiply each side by factor so it equals LCM Mg(s) + O2(g) MgO(s) 1 Mg 1 1 x 2 O 1 x 2
Example #1 (cont.) • Use factors as coefficients in front of compound containing the element • If coefficient is already there, multiply them together Mg(s) + O2(g) 2 MgO(s) 1 Mg 1 x 2 1 x 2 O 1 x 2
Example #1 (cont.) • Recount Mg(s) + O2(g) 2MgO(s) 1 Mg 2 2 O 2 • Repeat 2 Mg(s) + O2(g) 2MgO(s) 2 x 1 Mg 2 2 O 2
Example #2 • Under appropriate conditions, at 1000°C ammonia gas reacts with oxygen gas to produce gaseous nitrogen monoxide and gaseous water.
Example #2 (cont.) • Write the equation in words. • Identify the state of each chemical ammonia(g) + oxygen(g) nitrogen monoxide(g) + water(g) • Write the equation in formulas. • Identify diatomic elements • Identify polyatomic ions • Determine formulas NH3(g) + O2(g) NO(g) + H2O(g)
Example #2 (cont.) • Count the number of atoms of on each side. • Count polyatomic groups as one “element” if on both sides • Split count of element if in more than one compound on one side NH3(g) + O2(g) NO(g) + H2O(g) 1 N 1 3 H 2 2 O 1 + 1
Example #2 (cont.) • Pick an element to balance • Avoid elements in multiple compounds • Find least common multiple of both sides & multiply each side by factor so it equals LCM NH3(g) + O2(g) NO(g) + H2O(g) 1 N 1 2 x 3 H 2 x 3 2 O 1 + 1
Example #2 (cont.) • Use factors as coefficients in front of compound containing the element. 2 NH3(g) + O2(g) NO(g) + 3 H2O(g) 1 N 1 2 x 3 H 2 x 3 2 O 1 + 1
Example #2 (cont.) • Recount 2 NH3(g) + O2(g) NO(g) + 3 H2O(g) 2 N 1 6 H 6 2 O 1 + 3 • Repeat 2 NH3(g) + O2(g) 2 NO(g) + 3 H2O(g) 2 N 1 x 2 6 H 6 2 O 1 + 3
Example #2 (cont.) • Recount 2 NH3(g) + O2(g) 2 NO(g) + 3 H2O(g) 2 N 2 6 H 6 2 O 2 + 3
Example #2 (cont.) • Repeat • When you are forced to attack an element that is in 3 or more compounds, find where it is uncombined. You can find a factor to make it any amount you want, even if that factor is a fraction. • We want to make the O on the left equal 5, therefore we will multiply it by 2.5 2 NH3(g) + 2.5 O2(g) 2 NO(g) + 3 H2O(g) 2 N 2 6 H 6 2.5 x 2 O 2 + 3
Example #2 (cont.) • Multiply all the coefficients by a number to eliminate fractions • x.5 2, x.33 3, x.25 4, x.67 3 2 x [2 NH3(g) + 2.5 O2(g) 2 NO(g) + 3 H2O(g)] 4 NH3(g) + 5 O2(g) 4 NO(g) + 6 H2O(g) 4 N 4 12 H 12 10 O 10