CHEMICAL REACTIONS

I. EXOTHERMIC AND ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS

Which reaction is exothermic or endothermic?
1. Jerry is baking homemade bread in the oven. ………………………………
2. A tree grows. ………………………………
3. A glass of water left out overnight evaporates. ………………………………
4. Wood burns in the fireplace on a cold winter night. ………………………………
5. An egg is cooked in a frying pan. ………………………………
6. Sodium and chlorine combine in an explosive reaction to form table salt. ………………………………
7. A plant carries out photosynthesis. ………………………………
8. Adds hydrochloric acid slowly to water and notices that the flask feels hot. ………………………………
II. METALS AND THEIR REACTION
1. Name the element that is always involved in oxidation reactions.
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2. What type of chemical reaction is represented by this equation? ………………………………
Fuel + oxygen  carbon dioxide + water
3. Explain how rust is formed.
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4. Magnesium burns very brightly when heated in air. Complete the word equation:
Magnesium + …………………………………  ……………………………………… (2)
What type of reaction is this? ………………………………… (1)
5. Describe what happens to magnesium when it is exposed to the air.
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6. Name two metals that react vigorously with oxygen from air.
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7. Dilute acids react with many substances.
a. Tick five boxes below with are true of acids:
 Acids react with limestone   Acids damage teeth 
 Acids always dissolve glass   Acids can be burned as fuels 
 Acids turn universal indicator blue   Acids may harm your skin 
 Acids are always poisonous   Acids react with metals such as

 Acids turn universal indicator red  magnesium 

b. Complete the passage below by adding words from the following list:
hydrogen oxygen oxidized oxide reduced water
When metals react with acids the gas produced is ………………………………………
When this gas burns, it is ………………………………………
The word equation for the reaction when this gas burn is
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c. How does magnesium react with dilute acids?
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8. Complete some equations:
a. Copper + Oxygen  ………………………………………
b. Zinc + ………………………………………  zinc oxide
c. Sodium + ………………………………………  sodium hydroxide + ………………………………………
d. potassium + water  …………………………………………….. + ………………………………………
e. zinc + hydrochloric acid  zinc chloride + ………………………………………
f. sodium + sulfuric acid  …………………………………………… + hydrogen
g. ……………………………………… + ………………………………………  magnesium chloride + hydrogen