SCIENCE 10 ACTIVITY SHEET No.

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Chemical Reaction

I. Learning Competency with Code

Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions (S10MT-IVe-g-23).

II. Background Information for Learners

Substances undergo chemical bonding in order that atoms can become more
stable. Chemical bonding results to breaking of bonds and formation of new bonds, thus
new substances are formed. Formation of new substances means a chemical reaction has
taken place.
When a physical change occurs, there is no breaking and forming of bonds. There
are certain things that will help you determine if a chemical reaction has taken place. You
call these evidences of chemical reactions. These are: production of light, evolution of gas,
change in temperature, change in intrinsic properties (color, odor), and formation of
precipitate.
In a chemical reaction there are reactants and products. The substances that
undergo reaction are called reactants and the substances produced at the end of the
reaction are called products.
In this learning activity you will learn how are chemical reactions represented, the
types of chemical reactions and what happens to the mass of the reactants and products
after a chemical reaction had taken place.

III. Accompanying Deped Textbook

Department of Education (2015). K-12 Basic Education Curriculum, Science 10
Learners Material (p. 411 - 414). Pasig City, Philippines.

IV. Activity Proper:

Activity 1
“What’s in a Reaction?”

Example:
Word equation: Sodium reacts with chlorine to form Sodium chloride
Chemical Formula: Na + Cl NaCl

Directions:
1. Listed below (A) are examples of chemical reactions. Determine the reactants and the
products in every reaction.
2. Copy and fill in Table 1 with the reactants and products from the chemical reactions in A.
3. Below each number on the table, write the symbol or formula of the reactant and
products. Number 1 is given as an example.
A. Chemical Reactions
1. Iron reacts with copper sulphate (CuSO4) and forms iron (II) sulphate (FeSO4) and
copper
2. Magnesium combines with oxygen gas (O2) to produce magnesium oxide
3. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the presence of manganese dioxide (MnO2)
produces water and oxygen gas.
4. Acetic acid (CH3COOH) and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) produce
sodium acetate with the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas and water.
5. Copper sulphate (CuSO4) reacts with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to
produce insoluble copper (II) hydroxide Cu (OH)2 and sodium sulphate
(Na2SO4) solution.
Activity 2
“WHAT’S MY SYMBOL?”
Directions: Using the symbols and formulas in Activity 1, write the chemical reaction using
the symbols to complete chemical equation.
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A chemical equation is a chemist’s shorthand for a chemical reaction. The
equation distinguishes between the reactants, which are the starting materials and the
products which are the resulting substance/s. It shows the symbols or formulas of these
substances, and the ratio of the substances as they react.
According to Antoine Lavoisier's 1789 discovery a chemical reaction must conform
to the Law of Conservation of Mass which states that mass is neither created nor destroyed
in chemical reactions. In some other words, the mass of any one element at the beginning
of a reaction will equal the mass of that element at the end of the reaction.
Example: Na + Cl NaCl
Word equation: Sodium reacts with chlorine to form sodium chloride.
Atomic no: Cl=35, Na=23
No. atoms X atomic number of each element
1 (23) g + 1 (35) g = 1(23)g + 1 (35) g
23g + 35 g = 23 g+ 35 g
58 g = 58 g Therefore: Reactant= Product = 58 g
The chemical equation must also balance in order to follow the Law of
Conservation of Mass. But before that, we must know first the symbol used in a chemical
equation, know how to distinguished between reactant and product in a chemical reaction
and the different types of chemical reaction.
Symbols used in Chemical Equation There are other symbols used in writing a
chemical equation:
 A chemical equation is a chemist’s shorthand for a chemical reaction. The
equation distinguishes between the reactants, which are the starting materials and the
products which are the resulting substances/s. It shows the symbols or formulas of the
reactants and products, the phases (solid, liquid, gas) of these substances, and the ratio of
the substances as they react.

ACTIVITY 3
WE SIMPLY CLICK TOGETHER

Directions. Refer to Activity 1 What’s in a Reaction?” and answer the following.

Guide Questions:
1. In the second chemical reaction, how many reactants are used? How many product/s
is/are formed?
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2. In the third chemical reaction, how many reactants are used? How many product/s is/are
formed?
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3. In the first chemical reaction, what changes did copper and iron undergo during the
reaction? What can you conclude about iron?
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4. In the fourth chemical reactions, how many reactants and products are involved? What
kind of substance are they?
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5. In the fifth chemical reaction, both the reactants and products are compounds made of Types of Chemical Reactions
positive and negative ions, what did you notice with the pairing of positive and negative
ions in the reactant and product side? Directions. Using your answers in Activity 2. – What’s MY Symbol- determine the type of
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 Activity 4
“Balancing Act”
Procedure:
1. Analyze the information that can be gathered in the chemical equation:
2H2 + O2 2H2O

2 molecules of H2 + 1 molecule of O2 2 molecules of H2O

2 moles of H2 + 1 mole of O2 2 moles of H2O
4 atoms of H + 2 atoms of O 4 atoms of H and 2 atoms of O

Note that the coefficient (number) placed before the formulas indicate the number
of molecules or moles. Determining the correct coefficients balances the number of atoms
in the reactant and the in the product side, allowing it to follow the Law of conservation of
mass

Directions. Copy and complete the table in your answer sheet. Balance the chemical
equations indicated. Be guided by the steps in balancing equations below this table.

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 For a chemical reaction to conform to the Law of Conservation Mass, it has to be balanced.
Chemical reactions are balance by placing the appropriate coefficients before the symbols
or symbols or formulas of reactants and products.

V. Reflection
Have you observed simple chemical reactions in your daily chores at home?
Identify common chemical reactions in your home and explain how these reactions happen.
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