Simple Chemical Reactions – Test your understanding by filling in the missing

words.
Use the word bank to help you:

boiling bubbles colour compound condensation element equation gases heat

products reactants reaction reversed word copper corrosion dissolves hydrogen
lighted magnesium metal oxygen roofing rust splint new copper acid baking
carbon carbonate change chemical dioxide indigestion limestone limewater metal
milky pressure
carbon dioxide energy flammable fuel gas hazard hydrogen light natural
oxygen petrol reaction water word

Exercise 1:

1. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are ____________ . If they are formed in a reaction you will see __________________ . This can

be a sign that a chemical has happened.

2. Other signs of a chemical reaction might be an increase in temperature if __________________is released or a change

in____________________ .

3. Physical changes like ______________ do not make new materials and are easily __________________eg by cooling, which

causes __________________ .

4. The substances you start with are called _________________ , and after the chemical change, what is formed are called the

___________________ .

5. Zinc consists of only one type of atom, so it is called an _____________________.

6. Carbon dioxide is made up of combining the different atoms carbon and oxygen, and is known as a ______________________.

7. A shorthand way of representing a chemical change is to use a ___________ __________ . (13)

Exercise 2:

1. If a ______________reacts with acid the gas ________________ is usually formed.

2. The gas can be tested for by using a ____________ ______________ and the gas explodes with a pop!
3. The metal _________________ reacts fast with acids and completely ________________ in the acid. If all the metal

'disappears' it must have formed a _______________ substance.

4. Acid attack on metals is an example of ___________________ , which can also be caused by the gas

____________________dissolved in water.

5. The metal ______________________does not readily react with acids and so can be used as a ___________________material

because it will not ___________________ away like iron. (12)

Exercise 3:

1. The 'fizz' in drinks is due to the 'escape' of the gas ____________ ______________ which is dissolved under high

_______________at the factory.

2. This gas can be tested for using ______________________ . If the gas is carbon dioxide, when bubbled through this solution, it

turns it ____________________ .

3. The gas carbon dioxide is formed when any acid reacts with any_________________ ________________ compound.

4. Rocks such as ___________________ fizz with acid and dissolve over thousands of years in acid rain to form deep gorges.

5. Several substances in the home are also carbonates and 'fizz' with ______________________ . They include

__________________ powder and ____________________remedies.

6. When an acid reacts with something to form a gas, the fizzing is evidence of a _______________ __________________ .

(13)

Exercise 4:

1. This _________________ warning symbol means the substance is very _______________________ . A substance

like _____________________ should be labelled with this sign.

2a. When substances burn they react with the gas ___________________ and the reaction is fast releasing lots of heat

________________ .

2b. The release of heat is a sign that a chemical _________________ is happening. Energy is often given out as_____________

too in combustion reactions.

3a. Substances that give out heat _______________ on burning can be used as a _________________. Most fuels contain the

chemical elements ____________________ (C) and ________________________(H).

3b. Methane is fuel which we get from under the North Sea, and off the coast of Mossel Bay, and is also known as ____________

______________

4. Chemical reactions can be represented by _________________________equations, a sort of shorthand. When the fuel methane
burns in air, the word equation is ...

methane + oxygen ==> _______________ ____________ + _________________ (17)

TOTAL = 55 marks

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Exercise 1
1. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are gases. If they are formed in a reaction you will see bubbles. This can be a sign
that a chemical reaction has happened.

2. Other signs of a chemical reaction might be an increase in temperature if heat is released or a change in colour.

3. Physical changes like boiling do not make new materials and are easily reversed eg by cooling, which causes
condensation.

4. The substances you start with are called reactants, and after the chemical change, what is formed are called the
products.
5. Zinc consists of only one type of atom, so it is called an element.

6. Carbon dioxide is made up of combining the different atoms carbon and oxygen, and is known as a compound.

7. A shorthand way of representing a chemical change is to use a word equation.

Exercise 2
1. If a metal reacts with acid the gas hydrogen is usually formed.

2. The gas can be tested for by using a lighted splint and the gas explodes with a pop!

3. The metal magnesium reacts fast with acids and completely dissolves in the acid. If all the metal 'disappears' it
must have formed a new substance.

4. Acid attack on metals is an example of corrosion, which can also be caused by the gas oxygen dissolved in water.

5. The metal copper does not readily react with acids and so can be used as a roofing material because it will not rust
away like iron.

Exercise 3:
1. The 'fizz' in drinks is due to the 'escape' of the gas carbon dioxide which is dissolved under high pressure at the
factory.

2. This gas can be tested for using limewater. If the gas is carbon dioxide, when bubbled through this solution, it turns
it milky.

3. The gas carbon dioxide is formed when any acid reacts with any metal carbonate compound.

4. Rocks such as limestone fizz with acid and dissolve over thousands of years in acid rain to form deep gorges.

5. Several substances in the home are also carbonates and 'fizz' with acid. They include baking powder and
indigestion remedies.

6. When an acid reacts with something to form a gas, the fizzing is evidence of a chemical change.

Exercise 4:
1. This hazard warning symbol means the substance is very flammable. A substance like petrol should be labelled
with this sign.

2a. When substances burn they react with the gas oxygen and the reaction is fast releasing lots of heat energy.

2b. The release of heat is a sign that a chemical reaction is happening. Energy is often given out as light too in
combustion reactions.

3a. Substances that give out heat on burning can be used as a fuel. Most fuels contain the chemical elements carbon
(C) and hydrogen (H).

3b. Methane is fuel which we get from under the North Sea, and off the coast of Mossel Bay, and is also known as
natural gas.
4. Chemical reactions can be represented by word equations, a sort of shorthand. When the fuel methane burns in air,
the word equation is ...

methane + oxygen ==> carbon dioxide + water