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Area: Ciencias Naturales y ed. Asignatura/Subject: Química

ambiental
Actividad/Activity: REACTION TYPES LABORATORY NINNTH GRADE:
Profesor(a)/Teacher: LILIANA RAMIREZ Fecha/Date:
Nombre del estudiante/Student´s name:

OBJECTIVES:
b. Pour 5 ml of copper Sulfate solution
1. Identify different types of reaction (CuSO4) in each test tube. Fix test tube
through the interaction between different “A” on the clamp stand, and keep test
reactants and the products obtained. tube “B” as a reference solution in the
test tube stand.
MATERIALS
c. Take three iron nails and clean them
2 test tubes by rubbing with sand paper.
1 100 ml graduated cylinder d. Tie two iron nails with a thread and
2-5 ml graduated pipette immerse them carefully in the copper
Test tubes clamps sulfate solution in the test tube “A” for
Clamp stand about 20 minutes. Keep the third iron nail
Iron nails (Fe) aside.
Copper sulfate solution (CuSO4) e. After 20 minutes, take out the nails
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from test tube “A” and keep them beside
Lugol´s reactant the clean third iron nail.
Liquid soap f. Compare the changes occurred to both
Sand paper iron nails and copper sulfate solutions in
Test tube stand the test tubes “A” and “B”
Scissors g. Record the observation in the table
Permanent marker below on your notebook.
Masking tape
Reactants Appearance Chemical Type of
METHODOLOGY equation reaction
Reaction
1. Propose hypotheses about the Reactant Color:
laboratory activity 1: State:
_________________________________
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_________________________________ Reactant Color:
2. Gather round with some of your 2: State:
classmates forming groups of 5 people.
Hydrogen Peroxide reaction “Elephant
tooth paste”
a. Pour 10 ml of H2O2 into the graduated Reactant Color:
1: State:
cylinder
b. Pour 2-4 ml of liquid soap into the
graduated cylinder using a pipette.
c. Pour 5 ml of Lugo´s reactant into the Reactant Color:
graduated cylinder. 2. State:

d. Observe the changes occurred in the

reaction. Write down the characteristics
of the reactants and products (color,
ANALYSIS:
state).
1. Write the balanced equation for the
8. Record the observation in the table
two chemical reactions in the
below on your notebook.
experiences.
Copper Sulfate and Iron Nails reaction
2. What are the colors of the nails before
a. Take two test tubes and put some
and after the experience? What are those
masking tape around them. Mark them as
elements?
“A” and “B” using the permanent marker.
Put the test tubes in the stand.
3. Potassium Iodide is used as a
“Catalyst” for the production of “elephant
toothpaste”. Find the definition of a
catalyst and the importance of this kind of
substances for a chemical processes.