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Question
procedure
- measure 200 ml of water using a graduated cylinder and carefully pour it into the empty plastic bottle.
- measure the mass of half an alka-seltzer tablet and the plastic bottle containing 200 ml of water.
- with the bottle on the lab bench, place a half tablet in the bottle and immediately screw the cap on.
- wait until the alka-seltzer tablet has completely dissolved. place the closed bottle back on the balance and measure its mass again.
discussion
- did the mass change after the reaction occurred? why or why not?
- did a chemical change occur at any time during this experiment? how do you know?
section 6.1.1 formative assessment
reviewing main ideas
- answer the following questions about the chemical equation shown below:
\\(2\text{h}_2 + \text{o}_2 \longrightarrow 2\text{h}_2\text{o}\\)
a. what are the reactants?
b. what is the product?
c. what do we call the number \2\ in front of the \\(\text{h}_2\\) (and \\(\text{h}_2\text{o}\\))?
d. is the reaction balanced?
- balance the following chemical equations:
a. \\(\text{fe} + \text{o}_2 \longrightarrow \text{fe}_2\text{o}_3\\)
b. \\(\text{h}_2 + \text{cl}_2 \longrightarrow \text{hcl}\\)
c. \\(\text{ag} + \text{h}_2\text{s} \longrightarrow \text{ag}_2\text{s} + \text{h}_2\\)
d. \\(\text{ch}_4 + \text{o}_2 \longrightarrow \text{co}_2 + \text{h}_2\text{o}\\)
e. \\(\text{hgo} \longrightarrow \text{hg} + \text{o}_2\\)
1. a.
In a chemical equation, reactants are the substances on the left side of the arrow, which undergo the reaction. For the equation \(2\text{H}_2 + \text{O}_2
ightarrow 2\text{H}_2\text{O}\), the substances on the left are \(\text{H}_2\) (hydrogen) and \(\text{O}_2\) (oxygen).
In a chemical equation, the product is the substance formed from the reaction, located on the right side of the arrow. For \(2\text{H}_2 + \text{O}_2
ightarrow 2\text{H}_2\text{O}\), the substance on the right is \(\text{H}_2\text{O}\) (water).
The number in front of a chemical formula in a chemical equation is called a coefficient. It represents the number of moles (or molecules) of that substance involved in the reaction. Here, the "2" in front of \(\text{H}_2\) and \(\text{H}_2\text{O}\) is a coefficient.
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The reactants are \(\boldsymbol{\text{H}_2}\) (hydrogen) and \(\boldsymbol{\text{O}_2}\) (oxygen).